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Johonny

(26,772 posts)
14. I don't think we even get that deep
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 03:45 PM
Mar 2015

How does Obama get credit for the economy when the press spent the past 4 years telling everyone the economy was the worst it has ever been, it was Obama's fault (or maybe Clinton), and wouldn't recover unless we cut food stamps and elected Republicans. Now that the economic gains are fucking obvious... no one dare talk about the economy. Its 24/7 bomb Iran and ISIS might be under your bed. We spend all our time calling him a socialist, keep your hands off my medicare, death panels, Benghazi, tax and spend, lost in diplomacy losing Iraq... as I said yesterday about Cheney. Unless Cheney is a fucking idiot then the man's investments, and thus most of his net worth, probably at least doubled since Obama took office. WTF is Cheney complaining about? But the lazy media never focuses on what Obama actually does. Obama has one of the most under reported Presidencies in the last 100 years, but we sure know a shit lot about all the crap Obama didn't do, like death panels. Then people wonder why Obama doesn't get credit. I tire of the media's policy debates between the Conservative view and the Strawman Obama's view. Just once it would be nice to actually see the democratic party's opinion and position actually debated. Did Obama's tax hike actually lower the budget deficit (it sure fucking did), did it cripple the economy as predicted by every Republican (it sure fucking didn't).... but we won't hear that or about policy and the consequences until IDK Obama's presidency is 20 or 30 years in the rear view mirror.

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It definitely is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #1
Absolutely LyndaG Mar 2015 #2
The world is chaotic but he isn't the world's sheriff nor can he be expected to be./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #3
We are a better nation because of President Obama. Matterate Mar 2015 #4
" " " " n/t MBS Mar 2015 #6
Well, this country can't have a discusion about the real Obama and his policies Johonny Mar 2015 #5
He rescued the United States from the greatest economic crisis in eighty years./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #7
And ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #11
I don't think we even get that deep Johonny Mar 2015 #14
Sorry, but it's true. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #17
I know the growth numbers ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #19
Point taken, and I agree that the numbers can be misleading. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #20
And, I hate to quibble; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #21
Hey, quibbling is half the fun of DU. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #23
I'm agreed your are so open ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #24
did you even read the reponse you replied to, past the subject line Skittles Mar 2015 #27
True enough azurnoir Mar 2015 #8
Dingdingding! We have a winner! riqster Mar 2015 #9
Perhaps. Maedhros Mar 2015 #10
except we arent. mopinko Mar 2015 #13
PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #18
Perhaps you can speak more to this ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #25
He really doesn't DSB mcar Mar 2015 #12
Their disregardance proves just how much they've become blinded by hatred. great white snark Mar 2015 #15
Meh. blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #16
history will reflect it. spanone Mar 2015 #22
And many here will ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #26
"The nation is in infinitely better shape than the one he inherited." napkinz Mar 2015 #28
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