Wed Feb 6, 2013, 06:32 PM
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 President Obama is the Best President in My Lifetime. (Original post) |
David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | OP |
| watercolors | Feb 2013 | #1 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #34 | |
| gcomeau | Feb 2013 | #2 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #35 | |
| gcomeau | Feb 2013 | #78 | |
| leveymg | Feb 2013 | #103 | |
| KoKo | Feb 2013 | #3 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #57 | |
| demwing | Feb 2013 | #58 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #59 | |
| hopemountain | Feb 2013 | #168 | |
| blkmusclmachine | Feb 2013 | #4 | |
| flamingdem | Feb 2013 | #5 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #36 | |
| quinnox | Feb 2013 | #6 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #42 | |
| xtraxritical | Feb 2013 | #135 | |
| Autumn | Feb 2013 | #7 | |
| 840high | Feb 2013 | #13 | |
| tblue | Feb 2013 | #134 | |
| bigwillq | Feb 2013 | #17 | |
| Plucketeer | Feb 2013 | #118 | |
| magic59 | Feb 2013 | #8 | |
| Jamaal510 | Feb 2013 | #9 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #37 | |
| Sirveri | Feb 2013 | #76 | |
| tblue | Feb 2013 | #132 | |
| otohara | Feb 2013 | #92 | |
| milwaukeelib33 | Feb 2013 | #10 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #41 | |
| leftstreet | Feb 2013 | #11 | |
| forestpath | Feb 2013 | #15 | |
| Puzzledtraveller | Feb 2013 | #40 | |
| Post removed | Feb 2013 | #12 | |
| dionysus | Feb 2013 | #23 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #131 | |
| Number23 | Feb 2013 | #143 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #149 | |
| Number23 | Feb 2013 | #154 | |
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| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #159 | |
| Number23 | Feb 2013 | #162 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #164 | |
| dionysus | Feb 2013 | #160 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #165 | |
| dionysus | Feb 2013 | #171 | |
| Tarheel_Dem | Feb 2013 | #172 | |
| woo me with science | Feb 2013 | #28 | |
| Lizzie Poppet | Feb 2013 | #52 | |
| Beacool | Feb 2013 | #69 | |
| woo me with science | Feb 2013 | #70 | |
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| leftstreet | Feb 2013 | #110 | |
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| woo me with science | Feb 2013 | #157 | |
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| Catherina | Feb 2013 | #137 | |
| 840high | Feb 2013 | #153 | |
| iamthebandfanman | Feb 2013 | #82 | |
| tpsbmam | Feb 2013 | #128 | |
| dsc | Feb 2013 | #14 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #38 | |
| freshwest | Feb 2013 | #72 | |
| EC | Feb 2013 | #16 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Feb 2013 | #20 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #45 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #43 | |
| DrewFlorida | Feb 2013 | #18 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #44 | |
| DrewFlorida | Feb 2013 | #60 | |
| riverbendviewgal | Feb 2013 | #19 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #46 | |
| Ian Iam | Feb 2013 | #21 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #48 | |
| dionysus | Feb 2013 | #22 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #49 | |
| juajen | Feb 2013 | #90 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #98 | |
| Starry Messenger | Feb 2013 | #24 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #50 | |
| Starry Messenger | Feb 2013 | #67 | |
| RainDog | Feb 2013 | #25 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #93 | |
| Cleita | Feb 2013 | #26 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #95 | |
| Whisp | Feb 2013 | #27 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #124 | |
| graham4anything | Feb 2013 | #29 | |
| madokie | Feb 2013 | #30 | |
| Politicub | Feb 2013 | #31 | |
| ismnotwasm | Feb 2013 | #32 | |
| sulphurdunn | Feb 2013 | #33 | |
| Boomerproud | Feb 2013 | #54 | |
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| Cha | Feb 2013 | #63 | |
| sulphurdunn | Feb 2013 | #77 | |
| MineralMan | Feb 2013 | #111 | |
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| JoePhilly | Feb 2013 | #39 | |
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| AgingAmerican | Feb 2013 | #79 | |
| still_one | Feb 2013 | #51 | |
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| Cha | Feb 2013 | #66 | |
| Son of Gob | Feb 2013 | #74 | |
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| WillyT | Feb 2013 | #65 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #100 | |
| Cha | Feb 2013 | #68 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #113 | |
| sheshe2 | Feb 2013 | #71 | |
| Rowdyboy | Feb 2013 | #73 | |
| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #127 | |
| Number23 | Feb 2013 | #145 | |
| ellisonz | Feb 2013 | #75 | |
| rivegauche | Feb 2013 | #80 | |
| Cracklin Charlie | Feb 2013 | #81 | |
| zentrum | Feb 2013 | #83 | |
| kudzu22 | Feb 2013 | #139 | |
| Coolest Ranger | Feb 2013 | #85 | |
| MineralMan | Feb 2013 | #86 | |
| zipplewrath | Feb 2013 | #97 | |
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| David Zephyr | Feb 2013 | #112 | |
| MineralMan | Feb 2013 | #114 | |
| Lydia Leftcoast | Feb 2013 | #87 | |
| libodem | Feb 2013 | #88 | |
| RedstDem | Feb 2013 | #89 | |
| S.A.M | Feb 2013 | #91 | |
| Zorra | Feb 2013 | #94 | |
| ScreamingMeemie | Feb 2013 | #125 | |
| Zorra | Feb 2013 | #166 | |
| zipplewrath | Feb 2013 | #96 | |
| maddiemom | Feb 2013 | #121 | |
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| hue | Feb 2013 | #109 | |
| rhett o rick | Feb 2013 | #115 | |
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| Greybnk48 | Feb 2013 | #122 | |
| ScreamingMeemie | Feb 2013 | #126 | |
| dembat | Feb 2013 | #133 | |
| Catherina | Feb 2013 | #140 | |
| OldDem2012 | Feb 2013 | #142 | |
| Number23 | Feb 2013 | #144 | |
| graham4anything | Feb 2013 | #151 | |
| apocalypsehow | Feb 2013 | #147 | |
| kentuck | Feb 2013 | #148 | |
| Loge23 | Feb 2013 | #152 | |
| Scurrilous | Feb 2013 | #150 | |
| YoungDemCA | Feb 2013 | #155 | |
| Yavin4 | Feb 2013 | #161 | |
| blackspade | Feb 2013 | #163 | |
| hopemountain | Feb 2013 | #167 | |
| Yavin4 | Feb 2013 | #170 |
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 06:38 PM
1. I agree!I cast my first vote in 1954.
Response to watercolors (Reply #1)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:40 PM
34. 1954!!!
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Thanks for all your years of pushing and pulling and staying at it. Proud to know you.
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Response to KoKo (Reply #3)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:39 PM
57. You couldn't disagree more, so who is the best in your lifetime?
Response to demwing (Reply #58)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:01 AM
168. please, no more presidents on rushmore
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 07:48 PM
flamingdem (39,201 posts)
5. Nice to hear from you!
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:01 PM
7. He's interesting and a nice man, but in my opinion he is not the
Response to 840high (Reply #13)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:00 PM
134. Me too. I really couldn't care less how he's ranked.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:08 PM
9. There have only been 4 presidents in my lifetime;
Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #9)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:51 AM
76. DADT was seen as a step forward during that era by many folks.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:14 PM
10. We worked for him, time for reciprocation
Response to milwaukeelib33 (Reply #10)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:57 PM
41. I like your list.
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Think of what he faced the day he was sworn into office. Think of all he accomplished without the help of Congress.
I like your list. And I like your hope! |
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:19 PM
11. Meh. He's not really a president, he's more like a CEO
Response to leftstreet (Reply #11)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:55 PM
40. That's what the office has become, if they aren't like that going in
Response to Post removed (Reply #12)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:12 PM
23. your bitter tears are nectar to my soul...
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Response to dionysus (Reply #23)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:50 PM
131. Careful dion, the conspiracy tag team has arrived, and they brought friends!
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Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #131)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:11 PM
143. The sub-thread of half-literate hate directly below our posts truly says it all.
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But the insults and hearty chuckles from the known haters on this site (who's number dwindle ever more so daily) are kicking the thread...
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Response to Number23 (Reply #143)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 08:05 PM
149. The dwindling numbers speak volumes. No one here, even the haters, believe that this is about....
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drones. Drones, Soc Sec, Medicare are all proxies for Obama hate. It is, and has always been, about Obama. It doesn't matter what the topic is, whatever position Obama takes, they have to take the opposite, just on general principle.
The good news, however, is that they kept up the pressure for all of his first four years, to no avail. The Jill Stein/Roseanne/Gary Johnson/Rocky show got blown out of the water, which tells me America doesn't really give a shit what they're talking about. We're not listening to 'em, and they're even more pissed. They remind me of the gun nuts on the other side, who howl at the moon that "Obama's coming to take our guns".  It's ridiculous. |
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #149)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:32 PM
154. Well, as I said downthread there are lots of issues that I would have liked to have seen him handle
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #149)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:38 PM
156. Forgot, these same folks hated Bill Clinton and always will. And he is more revered, more respected
Response to Number23 (Reply #156)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:55 PM
159. We just had an election where 75% of Americans agree with the POTUS' use....
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of drones, and a whopping 83% agree with targeted strikes of bad American actors abroad. Does anyone want to kill people? No, especially innocents. I understand your conflict re: the use of drones, but if it limits our military's exposure to attacks and loss of life, I'm all for it, with rigid oversight. I don't want any one person to be the sole arbitor of someone's guilt, but Congress gave that power, and they're the only ones who can take it away.
All that being said, I don't think the histrionics we're witnessing here do anything to further the debate, or change anyone's mind. That election I spoke of, you know the one where the Jill/Roseanne/Gary/Rocky Horror Show could barely garner 2% of the vote COMBINED? They were written off as nutjobs, and quite rightly so. What we're seeing is just a continuation of that lost battle, and a whole bunch of sour grapes. I mean, didn't we know about the drone program on election day? Didn't we already know about the "kill list"? The answer is, of course, YES. And we gave this president a resounding & uncontested victory over his opponents. Haters gonna hate! It's one of the primary symptoms of ODS. |
Response to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #159)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 12:38 AM
162. Not only 75% of Americans agree with the use of drones, 77% of LIBERAL DEMS do as well
Response to Number23 (Reply #162)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:39 AM
164. "they don't even represent a majority of the fringe??"
We've reached Alex Jones territory here. One side screaming that Obama's gonna take your guns away, and the other side declaring he's gonna drop a drone in downtown Kansas City. And both sides screaming he's either trying to make Grandma eat catfood, or kill her off with healthcare reform.
Is there any wonder why the modern day liberal fringe is so ineffective? People think they're as nuts as the baggers, and unfortunately, the media tends to group "the left" into one big clump, when nothing could be further from the truth. Sadly, most of the public faces and voices of "the left" have the microphone, but thankfully they don't seem to move public opinion much, one way or the other. |
Response to dionysus (Reply #160)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:41 AM
165. Not even in jest, dion! Not Even In Jest!!!!!
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Response to dionysus (Reply #171)
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 05:08 PM
172. How about some warning, dion? Can u imagine waking up to that in the middle....
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of the night?
No wonder he has 3 or 4 ex wives.
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Response to Lizzie Poppet (Reply #52)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:59 PM
70. They have to be out for blood tonight.
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Response to woo me with science (Reply #70)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:10 PM
120. +1...interesting insight...in last paragraph.
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Obama urged us to "stop the namecalling" in his inauguration speech and yet there is post after post here posting RW stuff for no reason than to whip up hatred to point the finger "over there." Why do it when Obama said not to...unless what you say...which was interesting insight. Considering that Obama won...why post crap from the RW when we already heard enough during the almost two year primary unless it's to distract Progressive Democrats from their own issues that we hope that our second term elected Democratic President, whom we voted for, will listen to?
Quote from you: "And today was a biggie. So what can they do? Rally the troops. Make emotional bids for loyalty to Obama and to the Blue Team. There was also a thread today, out of the blue, to rally hatred for the Reds. It wasn't about any particular news item or recent event. It was simply a bid for the Two Minutes Hate. Because when a corporate-purchased/hijacked party must admit a betrayal of the people and the Constitution of the magnitude we saw today, it is imperative to the hijackers that our emotional loyalty to the Blue Team (and willingness to circle the wagons and defend *anything* it does) is fierce and reflexive and defensive enough to override our loyalty to the Constitution and the fundamental civil rights they are destroying before our eyes." |
Response to woo me with science (Reply #70)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:39 PM
129. I'm thoroughly disgusted at the jury's hiding Doctor_J's post
Response to woo me with science (Reply #28)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:31 PM
128. wmws......you get my awesome post of the day award.....
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:45 PM
dsc (51,930 posts)
14. I don't think we can put anyone on Rushmore
Response to dsc (Reply #14)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:52 PM
38. Mt. Rushmore can easily handle President Obama: He's really skinny.
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Response to David Zephyr (Reply #38)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:24 AM
72. Agree with that and your OP. I've been telling people BO is the best in my lifetime for a while now.
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #20)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:05 PM
45. I am beginning to believe that America has tipped...
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:05 PM
18. My sentiments exactly, I am proud to call Obama my President!
Response to David Zephyr (Reply #44)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:54 PM
60. Mine too, but Obama is the first President in my lifetime who I have full faith and trust.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:10 PM
riverbendviewgal (4,208 posts)
19. I agree
Response to Ian Iam (Reply #21)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:08 PM
48. Ha!
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You are funny. "Even greater than Reagan???" Imagine that!
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Response to dionysus (Reply #22)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:08 PM
49. dionysus, you rule!
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Love the Garcia, too.
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Response to juajen (Reply #90)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:38 PM
98. I really like your avatar, juajen.
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The Arab Spring didn't just happen in a vaccum. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton nurtured that and helped it without the bravura and chest thumping of the Bush/Cheney days. These two brought respect world-wide back to our country when there was so little left.
And President Obama is now going to deliver Immigration Reform and bring 11+ million Americans (yes, they are Americans in my eyes) out of the shadows and into the bright sunshine of the nation they love so much they sacrificed it all to be here. |
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:14 PM
Starry Messenger (32,339 posts)
24. Nice to see you, David.
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Response to David Zephyr (Reply #50)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:16 PM
Starry Messenger (32,339 posts)
67. Now I'm crying.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:17 PM
26. I remember FDR. That's how old I am and I wish
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:18 PM
27. yes
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There was no other like him and there may not be again.
I haven't lost faith in him for all this time because he is, like you say, a good man and I am fully confident that the difficult decisions he must make every day, is done by a good man. He is an extraordinary person, unbelievably jammed packed with the most fantastic qualities a person can have. |
Response to Whisp (Reply #27)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:24 PM
124. I'm standing with him because I know the crowd that won't.
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Thank you.
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:25 PM
31. Easy to k&r!
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And thumbs up on Mount Rushmore!
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 09:26 PM
ismnotwasm (41,516 posts)
32. Nice
Response to sulphurdunn (Reply #33)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:29 PM
54. You have many examples to bolster your argument, that is true
Response to sulphurdunn (Reply #33)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:13 PM
Cha (289,531 posts)
63. Your post shows how ignorant you are of President Obama's Accomplishments..
Response to sulphurdunn (Reply #77)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:07 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
111. That list is widely available, right here on DU.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:19 PM
still_one (89,161 posts)
51. I agree, voted since 1968
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:29 PM
55. my lifetime? i`d say ike,then johnson.
Response to madrchsod (Reply #55)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:37 PM
still_one (89,161 posts)
56. With Medicare and civil rights good point. Those who went to Nam, maybe not
Response to alarimer (Reply #61)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:15 PM
Cha (289,531 posts)
66. Yeah, you should have voted for John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:30 PM
Cha (289,531 posts)
68. Bless your heart, David Z..
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I'm so glad you appreciate and understand what this President means for our Country at the time in History.
Who knows if they'll make room for him and FDR on Mt Rushmore but I'm just Grateful we've had him for the last four years and four more to come. It's going to be a bumpy ride and a lot of activism to make sure we have his back too.. like he and VP Biden have ours! 
h/t she
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Response to Cha (Reply #68)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:10 PM
113. It is blessed with Cha!
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I don't have to fight as many battles anymore because you are here! Go Cha!
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:20 AM
sheshe2 (80,796 posts)
71. Heart and Soul, David.
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:21 AM
73. I was born early in the first Eisenhower term. Obama is the best in my life and I expect his
Response to Rowdyboy (Reply #73)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:30 PM
127. Don't mess with the Rowdyboy! He's the man!
Response to Rowdyboy (Reply #73)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:23 PM
145. "I expect his 2nd term to be better than his 1st." Couldn't agree more
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:15 PM
80. *APPLAUSE*!!! Great post! I agree with everything you wrote. nt
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:28 PM
81. I am in total agreement with your opinion.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:55 PM
zentrum (9,865 posts)
83. How is he any different from Clinton?
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:06 PM
85. If I could rec your post 1000 times I would.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:08 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
86. Prepare for the Deluge.
Response to zipplewrath (Reply #97)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:40 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
99. It is the poster's opinion about the President.
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You may not share it, but it is the poster's opinion. Opinions do not necessarily need to be backed up.
As I look it appears that many agree with the poster's opinion. I'm sure some agree with yours, too. |
Response to zipplewrath (Reply #102)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:54 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
104. Yes, it is, and there has been a good deal of
Response to zipplewrath (Reply #105)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:02 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
106. I believe you may be overanalyzing here.
Response to zipplewrath (Reply #107)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:21 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
116. Do you get that "sense?"
Response to MineralMan (Reply #86)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:09 PM
112. There's my guy!
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Never stop posting. My eyesight is not so good anymore, so I can't spend a lot of time at monitors, but just a note here to tell you that I admire you and your tenacity and mind.
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Response to David Zephyr (Reply #112)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:10 PM
MineralMan (145,707 posts)
114. Wow! Thanks for that.
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Don't worry 'bout me, though. I'll be here. Writing is what I do, and DU is where I'm doing it whenever I'm not being paid to do it. So, I'll be here, posting away. I'm sorry your vision is keeping you from posting as much, but I've always enjoyed your posts.
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:11 PM
87. Sorry, David, I know people who have met him, and they say he's terrific in person, BUT...
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:34 PM
94. Let's see...Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Bush.
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Obama may turn out to be the best President of my lifetime also, but that's no reason to paint a giant mural of him on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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Response to Zorra (Reply #94)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:26 PM
125. Were you in a coma when Carter was president?
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...or having an out of body experience?
I'm just teasing... |
Response to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #125)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:47 AM
166. LOL ~ yeh, back then I was having more than a few
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out of body experiences, but not enough of them to completely miss the Carter Presidency.
I thought President Carter was a good Prez, and I think if he had gotten a second term, this country would be much more evolved and on a much better course. |
Response to zipplewrath (Reply #96)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:16 PM
121. LBJ knew how to handle Congress and made good use of the Bully Pulpit
Response to maddiemom (Reply #121)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:23 PM
123. Oh, and I'd love to have seen Lyndon take care of Mitch McConnell and the like
Response to maddiemom (Reply #123)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:31 PM
141. He wouldn't have had to "take care of" Mitch McConnel.
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He would have only had to "take care of" Joe Lieberman and and a couple of scumbag Blue Dog DEMOCRATS,
and he WOULD have done so quickly. Can you IMAGINE Joe Lieberman standing up and telling LBJ, NO! I'm NOT going to vote for Medicare? LOL. We would STILL be finding little pieces of Lieberman's ass from Texas to Connecticut! 
Read Up on "The Johnson Treatment". http://thejohnsonpost.blogspot.com/2009/08/johnson-treatment.html "Johnson was the catalyst, the cajoler in chief. History records him as the nation's greatest legislative politician. In a great piece on the Daily Beast website, LBJ aide Tom Johnson, writes about how his old boss would have gotten a health care reform bill through the current congress. It's worth reading to understand the full impact of the "Johnson treatment" and how effective LBJ could be in winning votes for his legislation."
http://thejohnsonpost.blogspot.com/2009/08/johnson-treatment.html The American People gave President Obama everything he needed to do what he promised during Campaign 2008. White House support for Blanche Lincoln "The Arkansas primary fight illuminates some unpleasant though vital truths about the Democratic establishment " "So what did the Democratic Party establishment do when a Senator who allegedly impedes their agenda faced a primary challenger who would be more supportive of that agenda? They engaged in full-scale efforts to support Blanche Lincoln. Bill Clinton traveled to Arkansas to urge loyal Democrats to vote for her, bashing liberal groups for good measure. Obama recorded an ad for Lincoln which, among other things, were used to tell African-American primary voters that they should vote for her because she works for their interests. The entire Party infrastructure lent its support and resources to Lincoln — a Senator who supposedly prevents Democrats from doing all sorts of Wonderful, Progressive Things which they so wish they could do but just don’t have the votes for.
<snip> What happened in this race also gives the lie to the insufferable excuse we’ve been hearing for the last 18 months from countless Obama defenders: namely, if the Senate doesn’t have 60 votes to pass good legislation, it’s not Obama’s fault because he has no leverage over these conservative Senators. It was always obvious what an absurd joke that claim was; the very idea of The Impotent, Helpless President, presiding over a vast government and party apparatus, was laughable. But now, in light of Arkansas, nobody should ever be willing to utter that again with a straight face. Back when Lincoln was threatening to filibuster health care if it included a public option, the White House could obviously have said to her: if you don’t support a public option, not only will we not support your re-election bid, but we’ll support a primary challenger against you. Obama’s support for Lincoln did not merely help; it was arguably decisive, as The Washington Post documented today:" <much more> http://www.salon.com/2010/06/10/lincoln_6/ |
Response to bvar22 (Reply #141)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:58 PM
158. I'm not sure that Obama's support for Blanche Lincoln was decisive
Response to bvar22 (Reply #141)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:15 AM
169. Thanks! Great illustrative pictures. And you're right. If he'd handled "Dems"
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:04 PM
108. Best Republican President in my lifetime...
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Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:05 PM
109. Yes I completely agree! Everything considered (it's a different world today) He is the best!
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:00 PM
119. couldn't agree more. good to see you around again.
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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:17 PM
Greybnk48 (10,018 posts)
122. I'm with you David! n/t
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:55 PM
133. President Obama is the best President of my Lifetime
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:29 PM
140. David, we've laughed together, we've cried together
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:46 PM
142. Agreed. And I've watched them all since JFK....
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:19 PM
144. K&R I llike him alot, though I have to admit to loving Michelle more
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:37 PM
147. Well said: I agree entirely.
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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:51 PM
kentuck (110,446 posts)
148. It may be a little premature to make that pronouncement but...
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 01:03 AM
163. Carter was best in my opinion.
Response to David Zephyr (Original post)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:57 AM
167. yes, he is the right man for the times
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i shudder to think .....uh, no, not going there....
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