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In reply to the discussion: the lies of David W, Corn [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)Obama has been working his ass off for US.
Give me a break.
He CHOSE to NOT fight. How is that working his ass off? He was supposed to be our champion, yet he waved the white flag and made a "deal" instead of fighting.
I would have had more respect for him if he fought and lost, than I do for his refusal to even fight.
And that he spews a bunch of bullshit about how good his deal is?
That just adds insult to injury.
That most Democrats support him is puzzling to me. But in many ways it shows the power of mass media.
Those who support him from the left are in three groups
1. they are unaware of the lies and betrayals
2. they believe the lies about the betrayals
3. they make excuses for the lies and lack of effort
And you are wrong about DADT. Obama got praised to the skies when DADT ended, AND, I also believe that ending DADT quieted a lot of his liberal critics here. For the last year, this site has been almost ALL rah rah Obama, and fuck Rmoney.
Obama is rich and famous. You know who is not rich and famous? Me. You know who VOLUNTEERS 100+ hours a year for we the people to serve on the water board? Me. You know who spends his own money to run for office and donates money to others who are running for office? Me. You know who has spent most of his 30+ years of working life in the bottom 20%? Me again.
I am working my tail off, my heart out, and I would love nothing better than to get some help from people like Obama, people like Tammy Baldwin who keeps writing me asking for more money (as did Elizabeth Warren, and Sheldon (from Ohio, whose first name escapes me, okay it is Sherrod Brown, not Sheldon) and the DSCC and the Obama campaign.) I would love to see some effort from those people.
You know, the people who rallied around Lieberman when we, the people, wanted to defeat him in a primary.
Yeah sure, those people, even Lieberman, are working their asses off for us. Even Leonard Boswell is working his ass off for us.