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In reply to the discussion: Quick! Take something that has happened continuously for 7 years and blame it on Obama on 6/6/13! [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)37. Best (or worst) one yet. Stumbled on this satire of 'It's all Obama's fault' yesterday:
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Goodness knows, that is how I looked during the Bush years. Almost every day, an unending nightmare. Since the GOP media created the Tea Party and have not stopped insulting the 'have nots' and women and minorities, the media picture is more bleak. Real life, no.
Personally, my life has changed very much for the better since Obama has been in office. Most people like myself, do have less money but we are being treated with more respect. No longer do we bear the stigma of not being wealthy or called losers, shamed by those with more.
Things are freer in all the ways that affect our lives and we welcome the changes we've seen take place. Those who may not struggle day by day to make ends meet, may have the luxury of being angry about things that don't affect them. But what we with less have dealt with, made us despair in the Bush years.
Life isn't easy, but we are no longer treated like criminals for the crime of being less well off or different. The greater diversity, being treated as equals with respect and sharing hope make us feel more valued.
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Quick! Take something that has happened continuously for 7 years and blame it on Obama on 6/6/13! [View all]
FSogol
Jun 2013
OP
You keep saying things like "illegal" and "warrantless". Can you elaborate, or are you too outraged?
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#128
Oh, really? That's the first hint you've given on this threat that you're not OK with it
Jack Rabbit
Jun 2013
#61
Quick! Take something that has happened continuously for 7 years and exonerate Bush on 6/6/13!
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2013
#11
The only problem I EVER had with the Bush admin (on this) was the surveillance was "warrantless"...
phleshdef
Jun 2013
#31
Best (or worst) one yet. Stumbled on this satire of 'It's all Obama's fault' yesterday:
freshwest
Jun 2013
#37
many of obama's most ardent supporters weren't here during bush's reign of terror..
frylock
Jun 2013
#119
"Going Away"? Who cares? Were any laws broken? Why would he stop something that's legal?
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#54
We know, we know. It wasn't OK when Bush did it but IT'S OK WHEN OBAMA DOES IT.
MotherPetrie
Jun 2013
#81
Breastfeeding and toilet training your child and eating fried chicken made with (banned word)...
freshwest
Jun 2013
#130
Quick! Pretend that no one notices that more than half of that time it was happening under
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#110
I want to know what business it is of the government who and when I call someone?
neverforget
Jun 2013
#138
Frankly I find the invasion of privacy just voted on by the Supremes to be 100x worse ...
brett_jv
Jun 2013
#140