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In reply to the discussion: Obama Doesn't Owe This Country Shit [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,615 posts)9. But we owe him a hell of a lot.
I think history will recognize that sooner or later. While it wouldn't surprise me if he starts becoming more politically active when he finds it appropriate to do so, he isn't obligated to do so. He put up with eight years of crap from the right wing (and some from the left, too, as from someone who called him a "piece of shit used car salesman" - even more infuriating because it came from "our" side). And he never blinked. He doesn't owe us any more than he's already given.
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So Cornell is back to not having completely irrational contempt for President Obama?
BannonsLiver
May 2018
#67
When have the country ever expected a former President to fix the mistakes of the current one?
Blue_true
May 2018
#13
I remember teeth gnashing by late March. They didn't even give him 3 full months before the attacks
Afromania
May 2018
#25
And I remember those folks saying "oh we're only holding his feet to the fire"
stevenleser
May 2018
#82
Besides, I'm pretty sure he IS working quietly to help the Resistance, just not seeking
tblue37
May 2018
#18
Bashing Obama started AT ONCE on DU i went to balloon-juice b/c the commenters viewed him positively
bobbieinok
May 2018
#80
he will be busy raking in the big bucks, made possible by his being president. If he
msongs
May 2018
#45
Guarantee there will be a claque here pissing and moaning that No True Dem works for big money...
Hekate
May 2018
#54
The Fusion Media Group playbook: 1. Publish some clickbait garbage on one platform
oberliner
May 2018
#61