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that President Obama is a Muslim.
I can't believe how unsophisticated a vast majority of Republicans are. Either they're very stupid or they think the rest of us are.
Let me get this straight. Mohama Khadafy admits he took down an American plane, killing hundreds of civilians while Reagan was President, and is killed under policies and tactics approved and directed by the Obama Administration, and President Obama is a "sympathizer". It was just 5 years ago that Condi Rice made a "good will" mission to Libya to hold Khafafy's hand. Now that country is rid of its dictator and a terrorist that killed Americans was brought to justice.
Do I have to go through "9/11" and who was President when that happened, and who brought bin Laden to justice?
Scores of al Queda leaders have been killed by drone attacks ordered by President Obama. He has even been criticized by many in his own party for these actions (not me). Drone attacks have increased by 3 or 4 times under President Obama. That doesn't sound like a "sympathizer" an "apologist" or an "appeaser" to me.
Barack Obama has a very tough job. He inherited a nation is crisis. Some say the worst handover since FDR took over from Hoover. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it was worse than even 1933.
FDR had a "Great Depression" handed over to him. But the country was at peace in the world. The budget was relatively balanced and he had super majorities in both branches of Congress. I admit, it's a close call on how bad it was in March of 1933 as compared to January of 2009, but FDR had a financial and economic crisis. Obama had nearly all of that and he was handed 2 wars, terrorist threats, the largest deficit and debt in American history and a united opposition that could block anything in the Senate with a filibuster. He had "blue dog" Democrats against him, and, oh, by the way, did I mention that he is African-American in a country that still has a sizable minority of racists and bigots?
I admire this President. His courage, commitment, intelligence and cool demeanor under pressure. His family, his Christian faith, his social values, his love of country and his place in history.
I'm proud to stand with this man as he stands for re-election. I'm proud to be an American and an Obama supporter.
Nobody's perfect, but for me, Barack's as close as we're ever going to get.
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elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)I suspect hearing Americans call him a (dirty)Muslim is deeply insulting to them.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)other words, 1 out of every 4 able-bodied Americans was out of work then. Capitalism itself (and bourgeois liberal democracy) was on the ropes.
As bad as January 2009 was, it was nowhere near as bad as March 4, 1933.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)were also stronger). But there was no national unemployment insurance, nor many of the social safety net programs we now take for granted, like Social Security. Life in rural America was pretty brutal with major portions unelectrified and with hunger and disease rampant.(See Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" for descriptions of the downside of rural America.)
louis c
(8,652 posts)FDR is still my favorite President.
but Barack has difficulties even FDR didn't have. The economy, no doubt, was worse off in 1933.
but Obama took on problems that even FDR would have had difficulty dealing with all at once.
FDR got us out of the depression and defeated the German Fascists and the Imperial Japanese. In the end, his 13 years were trans-formative.
Obama is not at the FDR level yet, and may never get there, but the dimensions of the problems he inherited should not be lost on anyone.
slackmaster
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louis c
(8,652 posts)The more I watch him, the better I like him.
He's better at explaining his actions and policies than anyone else.
I feel real good about this election.
