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AmericanCanuck

(1,102 posts)
17. Obama is 100% progressive
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:44 PM
Aug 2020

He took pragmatic positions to make his agenda pass. That makes him smart.

Get off attacking Obama please. He was the best POTUS one could have.

I don't get the Obama disdain. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #2
Keep walking that line... hlthe2b Aug 2020 #26
Same greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #45
Somebody really has issues Hekate Aug 2020 #105
Yeah, really.. trying to label President Obama a "centrist" & Cha Aug 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #8
Obama is a liberal and actually cares about getting things done rather than playing JI7 Aug 2020 #11
X a fucking Bazillion. Maru Kitteh Aug 2020 #13
Way more than a bazillion. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #20
Snap! Cha Aug 2020 #33
+1000 Sunsky Aug 2020 #35
Exactly. betsuni Aug 2020 #46
No President Obama is NOT a "centrist" & no Parents Warned us Cha Aug 2020 #24
Obama engineered the largest increase in the role of the Federal Government grantcart Aug 2020 #76
Obama: 'I am a New Democrat' Celerity Aug 2020 #29
Thanks for posting. Very helpful. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #63
Another important fact to keep in mind about Obama - HE GOT ELECTED! Twice!! George II Aug 2020 #130
That's the meme my Trump-supporting neighbor plays & Obama wasn't a Democrat or Republican too. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 2020 #15
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Bull.. you don't Get President Obama AT ALL. No rec. & no Rt. Cha Aug 2020 #4
So, I am wrong to love him? StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #5
That's not my point. Cha Aug 2020 #10
He himself has said as much. aidbo Aug 2020 #28
Yeah, exactly. I take the man at his word. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #64
Your OP is not a loving thing to say. It's dismissive, & belittling. nt Hekate Aug 2020 #106
Exactly, Hekate.. Mahalo nui loa for saying that so Cha Aug 2020 #120
You're so cool JI7 Aug 2020 #9
No true liberal warns people about Obama. JI7 Aug 2020 #12
This! mcar Aug 2020 #19
"I am......warning you about centrists" Skittles Aug 2020 #14
... milestogo Aug 2020 #131
What the hell is going on here lately? smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #16
It's DU during election season mcar Aug 2020 #21
Right.. It doesn't make sense to post that "that Obama is the centrist our Cha Aug 2020 #23
Reading on Twitter that some are still pushing the mcar Aug 2020 #32
Yes, I've seen that, too.. They're FULL OF SHIT. Getting trump Cha Aug 2020 #34
No, it's ridiculous why we let these posts stand. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #25
It's quite bizarre BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #65
No.. her post is Excellent. Cha Aug 2020 #80
Been a particular flood today greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #47
Obama is 100% progressive AmericanCanuck Aug 2020 #17
Thank you for that, AC.. That's exactly right.. & for someone Cha Aug 2020 #22
... Keth Aug 2020 #27
What kind of crap is this? Who needs to be "warned" about Obama? tritsofme Aug 2020 #30
Nobody Needed to Be "Warned" about "Obama" except Cha Aug 2020 #31
Purity dead enders BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #42
pity... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #36
That shows a lack of understanding of the time.. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #37
Thank you! Obama had 60 Senate votes for all of four months and ten days in his first two years. betsuni Aug 2020 #52
Obama... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #70
He had a filibuster-proof majority in the senate for only four months and ten days. betsuni Aug 2020 #73
This is what it boils down to for the dead enders BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #78
... betsuni Aug 2020 #79
yes... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #118
And four months and ten days is enough to "have taken this country into a whole new betsuni Aug 2020 #125
Obama was definitely not a "true Bernie" DFW Aug 2020 #86
Saw that. When did Obama ever claim to be a Bernie? Solomon Aug 2020 #88
I wasn't aware that he said any such thing DFW Aug 2020 #89
A "true Bernie" betsuni Aug 2020 #90
You seem to have contempt for Obama. Why are you here? hlthe2b Aug 2020 #91
+1 betsuni Aug 2020 #93
no contempt for Obama... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #117
THis discussion is about your comments/attitudes expressed toward Obama hlthe2b Aug 2020 #127
what I say... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #133
You certainly seem to have contempt for Obama in post #70: George II Aug 2020 #129
don't... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #134
Just repeating your words bashing Obama. MOST of us here feel that Obama was great. It's a pity.... George II Aug 2020 #137
Christ on a Trailer Hitch Hekate Aug 2020 #107
Hmm sheshe2 Aug 2020 #112
Sanders has been in Office for Decades. Long Before Obama yet it was Obama who got more done JI7 Aug 2020 #123
Plus, Obama ran for President twice, won twice. One can't get anything done as President if.... George II Aug 2020 #135
Don't try to rewrite history.. Not with the Fucking HATEFEST TEA Cha Aug 2020 #50
hi Cha... myohmy2 Aug 2020 #71
My guess is that Obama wasn't interested in becoming "the incarnate of FDR". This is 2020.... George II Aug 2020 #132
Look, I love Obama. Lunabell Aug 2020 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #66
President Obama got Shit Done.. so he was Progressive. Progress.. Cha Aug 2020 #82
I consider him a Pragmatic Progressive, like me dansolo Aug 2020 #84
Obama was the person that the rank and file Democrats and Americans chose to be their President! George II Aug 2020 #136
What exactly did his parents warn? Renew Deal Aug 2020 #39
+1 BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #43
he said "No" when asked down thread "if his parents warned him?". Cha Aug 2020 #69
Our parents didn't warn us about the dangers of centrism StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #72
Don't tell me "what my Problem" is.. I have No Problem Cha Aug 2020 #103
Evidently some mama and papas read "The Scary Centrist Under the Bed" to their children. betsuni Aug 2020 #75
It's mind boggling.. I never heard of this "warning from parents Cha Aug 2020 #77
As if Obama and not Biden were running for president. betsuni Aug 2020 #81
Did they mean black man instead of centrist? sheshe2 Aug 2020 #113
Some people seem to have projected a hell of a lot of things on Obama. betsuni Aug 2020 #126
He seems like the good old days now mvd Aug 2020 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #67
Silly purity post. BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #41
That's a generous reading greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #48
Yeah, exactly what was Accomplished with the Divisionary "faint Cha Aug 2020 #54
Maybe it salves their wounds BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #56
Exactly what I was thinking.. But at what Cost? Cha Aug 2020 #58
The red rose is an avatar for stupidity BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #60
Omg.. The RED ROSE! I've seen them on Twitter. They aren't Cha Aug 2020 #68
Here are the Parents that Warn People about obama JI7 Aug 2020 #49
loved the guy RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2020 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #53
Needz moar "neoliberal." I thought that was in the script. betsuni Aug 2020 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #57
Did your parents warn you about him, too? betsuni Aug 2020 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #61
That's it? betsuni Aug 2020 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Aug 2020 #94
Gee, the Russians must be getting really desperate. And some parents are really dumb. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2020 #83
Actually, we could use a lot more vocal centrists. RelativelyJones Aug 2020 #85
We must have had different parents DFW Aug 2020 #87
My parent forgot to tell me that winning elections is something I should be warned about. Snake Plissken Aug 2020 #92
I will not apologize for being a liberal who loves Obama. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #95
Cute bit Obama was not a centrist...and so the entire post is wrong. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #96
You're entitled to your opinion. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #99
That's true BannonsLiver Aug 2020 #98
Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #101
What kind of garbage is this? EllieBC Aug 2020 #97
Obama was and is a quintessential progressive GeorgiaPeanut Aug 2020 #100
I would vote for him, too. StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #102
Your OP still stinks - calling him a centrist GeorgiaPeanut Aug 2020 #104
Did I miss something? sheshe2 Aug 2020 #114
Seriously, what is the point? Obama's not running for president. betsuni Aug 2020 #122
I thought WE were the people our parents warned us about? SammyWinstonJack Aug 2020 #108
My parents never warned me about Obama, nor is he a "centrist". George II Aug 2020 #109
Hypothetical question: Why would a white guy appropriate the BLM label to use on twitter lapucelle Aug 2020 #111
Seriously? sheshe2 Aug 2020 #115
What purpose would there be to spreading this stuff on twitter other than to stoke division? lapucelle Aug 2020 #128
I've never heard of Strictly BLM, but lapucelle Aug 2020 #110
Omg.. That's Perfect! ".. gratuitous", Indeed! Cha Aug 2020 #119
The Dem party has always been center-left. radius777 Aug 2020 #116
I don't think Obama was a centrist. He was trapped in a centrist world In It to Win It Aug 2020 #121
Please notice the number of LPC posters claiming Obama is a centrist, looks like DU got sludge uponit7771 Aug 2020 #124
I Don't Get RobinA Aug 2020 #138
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