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In reply to the discussion: If it's not racism, then what is it? [View all]Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Obama may not be perfect on gay rights, but he has done more for the gay community than all the other presidents COMBINED, including the great Clinton that gave us DOMA and DADT. And most people here, including those in the LGBT community consider Bill Clinton to be a really great president.
There seems to be an odd double standard.
Maybe it is hindsight? After 8 years of Bush/Cheney, the previous Democratic president looks great.
Maybe there is still some hurt feelings over Hillary Clinton not getting the nomination? Certainly there was enough internecine warfare to support that theory.
Maybe we just go so used to bitching about the presidency we got addicted to it? Lord knows that enough blame gets pushed onto the president when really it is the republicans in Congress stopping so much of our agenda, but it easier to pick one person and turn him into our "whipping person".
Maybe there is some racism (implicit or explicit)? I've been around a few too many democrats (including my own father before he died) that toss the n-word around like it was nothing at all. Let's not pretend there might not be some beam in our own eye that might need removing.
I could go on and on with this. Naivety? Foolishness? Impatient?
The funny thing is, I'm wondering how that will all play out in the future.
When our next Republican is elected, will Obama be placed on the somewhat undeserving pedestal that Bill Clinton is currently on?
I think we'll at least have our answer then about the racism question if nothing else.
But, at least we can all go back to being a united party again as we heap our scorn on the republican and yearn for the good old days of having a Democratic president.
It seems to be what we are best at.