"Americans are very lucky people."

[sheshe2]

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[classof56]

1. Well and truly said, Frankie. Thank you!

[sheshe2]

5. Classof56...

you do indeed have class~

[classof56]

25. Sheshe, what an awesome way to end my day.

You are one of the brightest lights on the DU board, y'know! Cheers and hi back!

[sheshe2]

32. You, classof56, just made my day as well.

Thank you.

[Isoldeblue]

2. I've read a couple of his books

and he truly says it like it is. I enjoyed reading someone who was saying just what I was thinking about the evangelicals of today.

[sheshe2]

4. I just read some of his Bio at Wiki,

rather interesting, Isoldeblue.

[Aristus]

3. Well said.

And very true...

[Cha]

6. I love that quote from Frank Schaeffer, she!

NICE it was made into a Gorgeous Graphic!!



Mahalo, she~

[sheshe2]

7. You're back....

[Cha]

8. For just another minute..

I had to check in before I went on my next errand.. which is running.

Great OP!

[sheshe2]

9. Enjoy, the light of day, Cha...

It's dark and cold here.

Thank you, have a great run!

[IrishAyes]

10. Always did admire and appreciate Frank Schaeffer

Not only for his moral development, but simply for escaping the situation into which he was born.

Good man. A good, good man.

(Both of 'em, President Obama and Schaeffer)

[sheshe2]

11. Hi Irish~

I didn't know all that much about Schaeffer, but read his bio at wiki. Wow an amazing history.

You are so right, they are both good men.

Thanks Irish~

[Diclotican]

12. sheshe2

sheshe2

I suspect if I put this picture on my face book account a few of my acquaints would be nuts before the next day But then again, they do know I like this President far better than the last one...

Diclotican

[sheshe2]

16. I say post away, Diclotican.

[yuiyoshida]

13. I don't think we are lucky, we DEMOCRATS made this happen

with our votes. I don't think luck comes into it at all.

[Tikki]

14. In some of his photos he looks so much like his momma...

I bet his wife and daughters mean the World to him.


Tikki

[sheshe2]

19. He does look like his mom, Tikki.

They really are a close loving family despite the stress of the job.

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R

[sarge43]

17. So say we all

Thank you, Mr President

[blue14u]

18. We will just have to keep

the eye on the prize of 2014!!! I have been so excited

about our POTUS and all he can still accomplish in the next years...
Think what a great life we can all have with him at the helm and

lots and lots of Dems replacing the miserable repuks!!!!

Dream big and vote!!! ! It will be here before we know it!!

For now I will relish in the moment and send love to Mr. Obama!!

[sheshe2]

24. "Eyes on the prize"

You got that right, blue14u.

GOTV 2014!

Welcome to DU, blue~

[blue14u]

26. Thank you for the welcome sheshe2

I like to campaign, so its never to early to start!!!


2014 and 2016 here we go!!!

[sheshe2]

27. You've certainly come to the right place for that!

We are having a special election here in Mass. December 10th, we fill the congressional seat, of Edward Markey. We elected him this summer to fill Kerry's Senate seat.

Katherine Clark (D) just won the primary. You can help us start here!

blue14u

[blue14u]

29. I had kept up with that

race at the time Markey was running.. I pulled for

him, and posted on my FB about him and his win, celebrating

all the way. Sorry to hear he is already leaving.. We do

need more women in Washington, and I will certainly

do what I can to help Clark.. Count me in.

Just to let you know, I have been here reading on DU sense the Presidential

election, but just recently came on board. I love being here!!

Thanks for the update on the race Dec 10..

[Iliyah]

20. K & R

[JEFF9K]

21. You won't be hearing that quote on talk radio and Fox News ...

... aka the Conservative Fraudcasting Network!

[calimary]

31. OUCH! "The Conservative Fraudcasting Network"! That's simply BRILLIANT!!!!

Bravo, JEFF9K!!! Fraudcasting - no kidding!!!!

[freshwest]

22. What a beautiful soul shines through those eyes in that picture.

And Schaeffer has been a big supporter all along. He 'gets it.'

Journaling for those eyes, the window to the soul. Yes, we are blessed.

As one of our BOG folks said, that is the meaning of his first name, too.

[sheshe2]

23. "those eyes, the window to the soul"

They are freshwest, they truly are.

On October 10, 2008, a public letter to Senator John McCain and Sarah Palin from Schaeffer was published in the Baltimore Sun newspaper. The letter contained an impassioned plea for McCain to arrest what Schaeffer perceived as a hateful, and prejudiced tone of the Republican Party's election campaign. Schaeffer was convinced that there was a pronounced danger that fringe groups in America could be goaded into pursuing violence. "If you do not stand up for all that is good in America and declare that Senator Obama is a patriot, fit for office, and denounce your hate-filled supporters ... history will hold you responsible for all that follows."


Soon after Obama's inauguration, Schaeffer criticized Republican leaders:
How can anyone who loves our country support the Republicans now? Barry Goldwater, William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan defined the modern conservatism that used to be what the Republican Party I belonged to was about. Today no actual conservative can be a Republican. Reagan would despise today's wholly negative Republican Party.


In February 2010, Schaeffer accused President Obama's critics of being racist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Schaeffer

Schaeffer is a good man freshwest.

[mwrguy]

28. AMEN!

We are so lucky to have Obama!

[Kablooie]

30. Something that just occurred to me ...

If Obama had been a selfish, cruel person the demonizing of him would be effective because he would absorb it.

But because he's a good, honorable person, the demonizing bounces off and reflects back to demonize the demonizers.
Ergo, the Tea Party has demonized itself in it's futile attempts to demonize Obama.

[Whisp]

33. '...dim witted and/or hate filled...'

o my stars, the two qualities do seem to go hand in hand...


I won't say more.