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39. What exactly did his parents warn?

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:37 PM

Aug 2020

That we can be both peaceful and prosperous? Or that we can make progress without getting everything we want all the time? Messages like that are meant to degrade Obama. It's BS.

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Obama is the centrist our parents warned us about [View all] StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 OP

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

This message was self-deleted by its author StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #18

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