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DonCoquixote

(13,979 posts)
15. damned right
Sun Dec 27, 2015, 08:40 PM
Dec 2015

When Obama reached out to those who hated him, not only did he get hated on by them, but even our beloved left began to dogpile on him as some sort of fake black person (as ifwhites like Ted Rall and Ralph Nader were somehow in a position to judge if Obama could be called black.) IMHO, when the Bernie supporters started yelling at BLM and wondering "why don't you people understand!" a lot of Afro Americans remembered the way many on the LEFT also fired at Obama because he was not THEIR version of what a Black president should be!

While I myself wish Obama was more of a leftist, I would say humbly, at this point, he owes people NOTHING. In terms of practical results, long lasting results, like Gay Marriage, increased access to Medical care, and killing Osama Ben Ladin, he has gotten results that will NOT be washed away by history. Yes, he dragged his feet on some, but after that foot dragging, he got up and walked, which is something a hell of a lot of so called "liberals" never did. He had to deal with attacks on all sides, including especially from the DINOS who often get lauded right here on this page (such as Reid, Pelosi, Landrieu et al )

The sad fact is, even after the whites finally are no longer the numerical majority, many of them will still expect to be the favored children, the ones that get everything they want for xmas and the biggest slice of cake. Want Proof?, see the way many people recoil at immigration, both of Syrians (whose country we helped ruin thanks to our then sec of state declaring "Assad must go&quot to Mexicans (those whose country we cut in half and took the part that had all the gold.) After we get used up, the best place for many of these fools to call will be the call centers in China, which is, after all, where they allowed the wealth of the nations to be moved to. The true equality will be the the PRC will hate and have contempt for both black and white Americans.

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Most excellent essay ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #1
I know, right? Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #3
Because white folks neeed to be reassured, and everybody knows ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #4
I love his Three White Americas comment: Number23 Dec 2015 #6
I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #9
If I had a cigar. randys1 Dec 2015 #19
It is sad. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #7
LOL ... "Might have a problem in the racism department" ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #10
Not without a stiff drink, one hopes! Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #11
Or, a well developed sense of humor! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #12
He was hilarious on Bear Grylls. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #13
No ... I didn't see it ... But I will watch it in a few. eom 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #14
Saw it, awesome and funny and attention to climate change. randys1 Dec 2015 #20
It was great. They should show it in classrooms. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #21
Can you remember a time when a POTUS was so singularly reviled that he is verbotten in many... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #28
I agree. I was thinking as I posted that, in many Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #29
I highly recommend reading the underlying Bailey essay, as well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #2
Yeah, because those folks have always been so receptive to the guy and treated him with such honesty Number23 Dec 2015 #5
Bailey was a republican until recently: Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #8
"Bailey was a republican until recently" Number23 Dec 2015 #23
damned right DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #15
^^^ Yes, this ^^^ ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #16
Peoples Republic of China DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #17
Ahhh. The People's Republican of China ... I should have made the connection! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #18
thank you, and DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #22
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Somehow a comma got added to the end 1SBM's link. Here you go: emulatorloo Dec 2015 #27
thank you DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #34
There is so DAMN MUCH truth in this post Number23 Dec 2015 #25
So does this mean President Obama should underthematrix Dec 2015 #26
PBO is so much more tolerant and long suffering than me. I would've told them, in the most polite.. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #30
I would have enjoyed being a fly on the wall Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #31
I think I know exactly how FLOTUS felt about it, the same as me. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #32
Love that gif!! Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #33
Such a funny shot in time! Cha Dec 2015 #35
So good. betsuni Dec 2015 #36
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