Media keeps trying to analyze why Obama was crying the other day

[scheming daemons]

It is simply this....

He looked around, saw a bunch of idealistic 20-somethings who worked their asses off for 18 months...

...and he knew the country was going to be OK. The future will be bright.


Just like Kennedy inspired a generation in the 60s... Obama has done the same 50 years later.

Those staff members in Chicago will be the ones running the Democratic party for the next several decades...

And everything is going to be OK.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. to understand, you need a heart and soul. Media has neither. n/t

[Whisp]

4. that would be my answer

if they have to ask why he was crying they have stones for hearts and mush for brains.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

19. Yep. Exactly! n/t

[heaven05]

33. +

+10000

[freshwest]

44. True, it didn't pay them as well.

[LukeFL]

46. Best answer. If I see a wingnut questionning

It will copy this for sure. You needful deal with them where they cab get hurt- calling them heartless will do just that.

[uponit7771]

52. +1!

[Lex]

2. that, and he was freakin' EXHAUSTED

and he has actual heartfelt emotions (unlike Mitt) . . .

[Frustratedlady]

5. Oh, but...but...but, Mitt has emotions.

He cancelled the credit cards right after he conceded. His emotions may be anger-based, but he's got `em.

Obama, on the other hand, is cool, collected and compassionate about what he does. He has a big and loving heart. Those tears were from his soul. He truly cares. I think they even surprised him.

May Obama accomplish all he wants to do in his second term and leave the Republicans in his dust. Bless him!

[tanyev]

13. Yes, but he never gets his tear duct reservoirs refilled when he goes in for maintenance.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

50. ROTFLMFAO!!!

[NMDemDist2]

7. +1 n/t

[morningglory]

24. And not a breakdown blubberfest, such as Boner throws over spilt milk.

He deserves a good cry after what he has been through. God bless him.

[ailsagirl]

35. Boner's bizarre blubbering

For the longest time, I thought Boner's penchant for weeping was exaggerated-- until I watched Diane Sawyer interview him and saw it for myself. It was the most bizarre thing!

As I recall, serial killer Ted Bundy also exhibited the same oddball behavior of becoming visibly emotional when speaking to authorities--not about the dozens of women he murdered--but about inanimate objects, such as an abandoned bicycle. When it came to his victims, he was cold as ice--no remorse--not a flicker of emotion. It was chilling.

Now I'm not saying Boner is a sexual psychopath, but he is one cold SOB, who breaks down sobbing over essentially nothing, and yet is glacially apathetic when it comes to the suffering of millions of 'fellow Americans.' I find it deeply disconcerting having him in such a position of power.

He seems a bit unbalanced, to say the least. IMO.

[liberalhistorian]

37. Yeah, it's really interesting, isn't it,

how you almost never hear any "analysis" of Boehner's constant crying. Especially since it's over stupid shit, and he NEVER EVER sobs over his horribly damaging policies, or the countless people they harm and damage.

[ailsagirl]

38. Smacks of sadism, methinks

Repukes have made it abundantly clear that the word 'empathy' is not in their vocabulary. I believe the Nazis had a similar mindset.

[morningglory]

62. Great post, ailsa! nt

[ailsagirl]

63. Thank you, morningglory-- I appreciate it

[SaveAmerica]

39. Boner cries for himself, Obama for the country

[elehhhhna]

41. he's usually very tightly disciplined, so yeah, exhaustion was a factor --

it was moving to see his emotions. as someone who's trained people and is raising two daughters, I totally got his feeling. it was unmistakeable.

[loyalsister]

47. Not only that

The parent in him saying goodbye to people he mentored and cared about is bound to inspire some sadness. It was a totally natural response similar to parents sending their kids off to college.

[oldhippydude]

3. we grok.........n/t

[barbtries]

6. and he was exhausted.

remember when hilary cried in 2008? it's fricking grueling trying to be president in this country.

when i am short on sleep i might be a little more emotional than at other times. perfectly understandable imo. i'm not trying to imply that the president didn't mean every word he said.

[progressoid]

18. +1 ^this^

[Patiod]

43. Being President AND campaigning

all Mitt had to do was run

[chuckstevens]

8. Contrast Obama's Tears of Gratitude

Let's compare President Obama's heartfelt, emotional thanks to the people who worked so hard to Mitt's Romney's campaign canceling the workers credit cards before the sun came up on Wednesday morning.

Let's also compare the President's tears for the hopes of so many working people who have no voice against powerful, evil forces to John Boehner's blubbering "I lived the American Dream"; meaning hooray for me, I'm so wonderful!

Who would you rather have leading the country?

[JenniferJuniper]

9. Exhaustion, relief, gratefulness, and even Mr. Spock

and Data broke down every now and again.

[TalkingDog]

11. He was TIRED. Every pic of him at the end of the campaign showed a tired man.

And being as gracious as he is, grateful and relieved.

[mopinko]

10. and because he loves his country.

another thing the other side doesn't really get.

[hughee99]

12. I can just imagine Faux news suggesting

it was because he was laughing so hard at the thought of a communist muslim from Kenya getting elected president TWICE.

[vermont farmguy]

14. What would be really cool is not to waste that organization

but turn it into the new campaign for taking back the house and adding to the Senate in 2014. But I am afraid they are now going to be dumped... if only he would give that to folks here (you helped pay for it) ,,, that great campaign organization shoud not be allowed to die.

[elleng]

15. Media is stupid.

He was exhausted at the end of a grueling effort, met young friends who'd worked hard for him along the way, wanted to thank them for their work, and the combination resulted in emotional non-outburst.

[sibelian]

16. For once, for a very short period, someone *else* had given *him* hope.

I wonder how that must have felt.

[lunatica]

17. It's because he was and is grateful to them

He's never been one to tout himself only. He thinks in terms of 'we', not 'me'. And he probably knows them quite well by now.

[Bucky]

20. Is it possible he was feeling some of those, whatchamacallits... um... emotions?

[ejbr]

21. I also imagined

that he reflected back on the day when he heard that there would be unlimited money used against us. He thought, "Well, I am going to do my best to win against these odds, but will others? And will hard work even matter against such odds?" And to find out that others would do their best and that their best was indeed enough must have been an emotional watershed.

[George II]

22. Which media?

I've seen reports on several networks and political discussion shows, they all say pretty much as you do, and as Obama said himself. He saw a bunch of young idealistic people with nowhere to go but up in their lives and do great things, like he did.

I think just about everyone but those on Fox News recognized that and said so it their own way.

[DollarBillHines]

23. He cried because he's a human being with a heart, that's why.

[inamatteroftime]

25. How can those who are mechanical understand heart and soul? nt

[leveymg]

26. The tears were sincere, and IMHO, endearingly human.

There is nothing unmanly or unPresidential about it. Many Generals have wept with their troops at the end of campaigns. It's a sign of good mental health that someone can come in touch with such powerful feelings after a difficult shared experience.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

51. Exactly. Whoever was interpreting this as anything in any way negative should not be given the

platform to dispense that nonsense. I think it's just the usual tendency of "news" media to take the easiest, least meaningful way out when it comes to filling their hours or columns.

[pnwest]

27. trying to find the words to thank people who

volunteered so much of themselves to help you, because they truly believe in you, would make any normal person with a beating heart cry. What a humbling honor to look into the face of such selflessness on your behalf.

Plus, yeah, he has to be exhausted....lol! Takes a lot of energy and self control to remain stoic and classy against the RW hate. It was ok to let it go.

I love our Prezizzle. We could not custom-order a more compassionate, intelligent, charismatic guy.

[AlbertCat]

28. Perhaps he cried because...

... he can't run again and beat the crap out of some dreadful Repug again.

[Harriety]

29. I kept that picture of him with the tear running down his face.

I used it as a screen saver on election day. I think I'm going to frame it and put it up on my wall to remind me just how hard this man has and will work for our country.

[Milliesmom]

30. In three words

Sentiment, Exhaustion, Relief.

[Major Nikon]

31. Shit I cried too

However, I probably should say I was at least half in the bag at the time.

[madamesilverspurs]

32. Sometimes gratitude just touches the heart like that.

He well knows where he came from and that he didn't get to where he is on his own. Damned refreshing to see that in a President. As for those idealistic twenty-somethings, their unflagging enthusiasm energized a whole bunch of sixty-somethings over the last eighteen months; I know because I'm one of those oldsters.

Our local OFA team is planning a get-together, just to revel in our victorious outcome and to enjoy the company of those field operators who will be moving on. I guarantee there will be tears!


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[Cha]

34. It's quite understandble! Pres Obama said it all in his Thank YOu, to them..

what doesn't the "media" get about that?

Are they really that obtuse? Or is it just "willfully"?

[liberalhistorian]

36. Good gravy, these twits just never

give up and never "get it", do they? What the FUCK is there to "analyze"? Anyone with two brain cells would understand why he was teary and emotional. Then again, these are the people who claimed that the race would be a "nail-biter" and likely wouldn't be decided until the next morning, who claimed that Obama hadn't energized the base this time and that the youth vote and Dem morale wasn't as high so voter turnout wouldn't be as much, who bought into the hype about "energized conservatives" who'd have "huge turnouts", who denigrated, disdained and dismissed Nate Silver and many of the nonpartisan, legitimate polls that showed Obama's edge, etc., etc. Idiots.

[Incitatus]

40. Because he's not a psychopath like Romney

and many other Republican leaders.

[Tigress DEM]

59. I'll drink to that!

[ailsagirl]

42. You'd have to be a ROBOT not to feel (and show) some emotion after all they'd been through

In fact, it was pretty subtle-- if I were he, I wouldn't be able to open my mouth without sobbing!!

Yes, the "cool" President is human-- and caring. Just one of the many reasons I love him.

[catbyte]

45. Morans. Could it be he's human? Exhaution? Gratitude? Hope for the future?

President Obama is everything Republicans are not. A decent human being.

[Tabasco_Dave]

48. Look at this crybaby

What a wimp.

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[Raine]

49. Anyone who has to ponder on it is an IDIOT. nt

[randome]

53. Rove wasted all that Super PAC money on a voodoo doll.

Some kid who found it keeps sticking pins in it.

[ebbie15644]

54. He was sincere and emotional and proud! He was also dam tired!!!

[etherealtruth]

55. ... because he is human.

Why would anyone analyze a show of humanity?

[onecent]

56. People in the media have NO EMPATHY!!!! n/t

[Tigress DEM]

57. It's where HE started and a full circle back with gratitude for everything Chicago means.

There were tough times there and good times. It's the place he and Michelle call home.

It's where Harold Washington fought the same tough battles as Obama and FINALLY won.

It's where life is hard and beautiful.

It's where if you walk from neighborhood to neighborhood you see a lot of wonderful people willing to work, willing to heal but in the economy we have now sometimes unable to do either.

And he is SO grateful to his supporters and these guys have a special place in his heart. They DO remind him of himself (IF he'd had someone like an Obama to look up to for guidance.)

He'd just successfully paved the way for kids like these to do even more. Like a parent knowing that you've been able to do SOME things to make your kids lives better, it suddenly becomes "worth it" to have faced the pain and struggles that ALMOST but DID NOT destroy you. It was a hard fought battle and here was one important reminder of why he started it in the first place.

THAT and for goodness sake, he's only human after all.

[mfcorey1]

58. Anyone would break after four years of sheer hate, disrespect, threats and

lack of support from those who he reached across the aisle to meet. Carrying the pain in public without even a frown had to have been difficult. But to see that the majority of the American people still supported him and believed in his ability to bring about change, pierced that part of his inner being that succumbed to it all.

[AAO]

60. I think you are pretty close there

The complete filthy crap thrown at him for 4-5 years now has to do something to you. He has to be "Presidential" so he grins and bears it, but now that his last campaign is over, it must be a great weight off his mind, and a great vindication. Talking about the long way they came to be elected again and the adversity was too much for his exhausted mind to deal with, hence a few tears.

Christ, it's not like he starts blithering over nothing like the Bone man.

[rocktivity]

61. Newsflash, media: Tears are NOT uncommon when you're really REALLY happy and grateful

even when you're a tough, macho pro football player being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

In fact, it can be downright healthy.

After all, neither Obama or Emmit Smith built their successes themselves.

P.S. That's not booing -- Daryl Johnston's nickname was "Moose."

rocktivity