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Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts)
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:47 PM Jun 2014

President Obama is truly a great man

I may not agree with many choices he makes. But I am glad to see that he is doing what he believes is right for our country. Obama has done some bold moves this last week or so which was pretty much not the case for many years of his Presidency. As I have said before, he has already secured a second term and there is no need to play it safe anymore. So, he is finally revealing what he wants people to remember him for when he leaves the office and that is inspiring. Obama has nothing to lose but everything to gain moving forward with what he believes is best for our country. On that, he has my support because it is rare to see a moderate politician (which is the majority of politicians in the American political theater) take such bold moves during an election year or even mid term election year. Taking a stand for what you communicate is imperative to inspire and create a base that are passionate about what they believe and practice. Lets hope he can carry this momentum over the summer into the fall IMO.

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President Obama is truly a great man (Original Post) Harmony Blue Jun 2014 OP
K and R!!!! mylye2222 Jun 2014 #1
He is a great man. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #2
And he certainly dosn't deserves the storm of hatred trown at him by GOP, and even lefty followers mylye2222 Jun 2014 #3
He has always been a Skidmore Jun 2014 #4
I remember babylonsister Jun 2014 #5
Maintain with you, babylonsistah~ Cha Jun 2014 #6
hear, hear! Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #19
Cheers! Cha Jun 2014 #20
Odd that the left wouldnt be supportive. Immediately upon being elected, he turned his back on rhett o rick Jun 2014 #18
What crap this statement is... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #7
Good grief Aerows Jun 2014 #8
it is a backhanded compliment....cannot say anything nice without couching it at all! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #9
Jury results, from Juror #7 stone space Jun 2014 #10
Oooooh How they hate me! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #12
Be more gracious, VR ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2014 #14
Why should I? When a concerted effort is occurring....I'm not stupid! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #15
I am not joking when I tell you... ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2014 #31
At the end, I believe this will be his legacy. But I will fight hard to keep him on the path riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #11
He's on a roll, he's more popular than the polls show. I believe that and I think it could mountain grammy Jun 2014 #13
indeed! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #17
The usual crap from the Flying Monkeys Media. I watch a couple times a week mountain grammy Jun 2014 #26
He is the great American colossus of our time. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #16
Please tell me this is satire. woo me with science Jun 2014 #24
lol nt m-lekktor Jun 2014 #27
Best President Ever mwrguy Jun 2014 #21
The man has done so much considering that on the night he was sworn in Jan. of 2009 ..... Botany Jun 2014 #22
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #23
All Praises be to Obama, the most gracious, the most merciful. 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #25
The US was very close to a second great depression Gothmog Jun 2014 #28
K&R treestar Jun 2014 #29
Agreed, but I disagree he hasnt made any "bold moves" or has been "playing it safe" before last week DCBob Jun 2014 #30

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
4. He has always been a
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:10 PM
Jun 2014

great man, albeit with a huge task dumped on him and just as little support from the left as the right.

babylonsister

(171,042 posts)
5. I remember
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:21 PM
Jun 2014

how thrilled I was at him becoming President, and how quickly that went downhill.

I maintain he's an exceptional man with our interests at heart.

Cha

(297,027 posts)
6. Maintain with you, babylonsistah~
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:38 PM
Jun 2014

President Barack Obama raises his glass in a toast during the Solidarity Dinner at the Royal Palace in Warsaw today

tod
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
18. Odd that the left wouldnt be supportive. Immediately upon being elected, he turned his back on
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:59 PM
Jun 2014

the left. Howard Dean was dismissed w/o a thanks. He made it clear that he didnt need the left. Rick Warren, really? Rahm, really? They were just the beginning. Conservative after conservative were appointed. Tim Geitner, Lawrence Summers, Ben Bernanke, William M. Daley, Jeff Immelt, Dave Cote, Jeb Bush, Robert Gates, Gen Stanley McChrystal, Jacob Lew, Jeremiah Norton, Gen Petraeus, John Brennen, Chuck Hegal, Michael Taylor, James Comey, James R. Clapper, Robert Mueller, Michele Leonhart (DEA), Lois Lerner (IRS)

And >>> Penny Pritzker.

Not a single one that the left would approve.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
7. What crap this statement is...
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:57 PM
Jun 2014

"which was pretty much not the case for many years of his Presidency"


He ALWAYS has been....you apparently haven't been paying enough attention. Obamacares is HUGE and is much more than Health Insurance reform....

But I guess saving thousands of lives doesn't register in your world view...

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
8. Good grief
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:00 PM
Jun 2014

Can't even take a complement to Obama. Back to ignore, you are truly antagonistic regardless of whether someone agrees with you or not.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
9. it is a backhanded compliment....cannot say anything nice without couching it at all!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:03 PM
Jun 2014

pathetic.....

He spent the first few years getting the ACA passed.....but some seem to discount HOW big that really is...and I am sick to death of this...


I was unemployed for the last 3 months....this is the third time in less than 10 yrs. This time was different....this time I had affordable health insurance. I went on Obamacares....DO NOT try to tell me that wasn't a HUGE relief. I personally KNOW the difference.

I started back to work just THIS week.....this period of unemployment was sooooo much less stressful BECAUSE of what this President did for ME!

Thank you President Obama....I for one will NOT stand by and let others minimize your work!

 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
10. Jury results, from Juror #7
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:10 PM
Jun 2014

On Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:03 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

What crap this statement is...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5046392

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Troll. Can't even decide that Obama is a good president and insults everyone that thinks he is a good president.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:08 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Explanation: lol, this one turned on me when I was agreeing with him/her. Odd bird, but I'm gonna leave it.
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Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I tried, but I really can't figure out the reason for the alert. I can't even figure what the controversy here is, which is really, really weird.




Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

ConservativeDemocrat

(2,720 posts)
14. Be more gracious, VR
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:30 PM
Jun 2014

Please.

When someone partially agrees with you, it's better to speak positively of that agreement than complain about the parts they didn't or still don't agree.

This also goes for dealing with Republicans as well.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
15. Why should I? When a concerted effort is occurring....I'm not stupid!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:36 PM
Jun 2014

it was a compliment on one hand and a backhand on the other.....

Like I said....I am not going to allow his good work to be marginalized.


By the way....would you dare ask a man to "be more gracious"? Sounded sexist to me....

ConservativeDemocrat

(2,720 posts)
31. I am not joking when I tell you...
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:21 PM
Jun 2014

...that until now, I did not know you were a woman.

Yes. I would tell a man to be more gracious in victory.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
11. At the end, I believe this will be his legacy. But I will fight hard to keep him on the path
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:13 PM
Jun 2014

a Progressive path.



And I'll call him out whenever he strays...

mountain grammy

(26,605 posts)
13. He's on a roll, he's more popular than the polls show. I believe that and I think it could
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:21 PM
Jun 2014

carry us into November and a new Congress.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
17. indeed!
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:59 PM
Jun 2014

how's it playing in Flying Monkeys Media? I don't watch, so I don't know if he's getting covered at all, or if it's "coverage", as in, 5 sec. of video, and hours upon hours of repuke "critique".

hmmmm....I wonder how Harry Truman, or FDR or Lincoln would have looked if every breath they took, 24/7 was sent into the blogosphere kaleidoscope, echochamber, hall of mirrors, propaganda Ma$$Media, and micro-analyzed, torn to shreds, rewritten?.....

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
16. He is the great American colossus of our time.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:46 PM
Jun 2014

Unparalleled intelligent and genius, he stands alone as the wise helmsman of our nation.

Many times I go to bed praying for a tenth of his wisdom, yet I awake as a mere citizen, fundamentally unable to manage my own affairs.

He guides us and gives us his wisdom.

Botany

(70,476 posts)
22. The man has done so much considering that on the night he was sworn in Jan. of 2009 .....
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 11:39 PM
Jun 2014

.... the republicans got together and set up a plan to work so as to hurt the American economy
and the American people and they set up a blue print to block everything The President would
try to do in order to hurt him politically.

Sure I have some issues w/ his agenda but his inner core of kindness shines through his
very being. I have always thought after being President he would make a great school teacher
or principal or even a great middle school gym teacher because he really loves kids and at times
he is a kid at heart.



BTW under President Obama the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons has been cut in half.

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
25. All Praises be to Obama, the most gracious, the most merciful.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 11:57 PM
Jun 2014

I bear witness that there is no President but Obama and I bear witness that President Obama is the messenger for All.

Amen.

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McCain just wants a taste.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
30. Agreed, but I disagree he hasnt made any "bold moves" or has been "playing it safe" before last week
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:26 PM
Jun 2014

That's a rediculous statement. On numerous occasions over the past 5 years he has made very tough "bold" decisions that were not politically safe and went against the grain. I guess you werent paying attention.

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