I stand with Barack Obama.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I hold him in the same reverence as the martyred Kennedy brothers, Abraham Lincoln, and Dr. King and am not ashamed to say so. He was the fundamentally most decent man to ever hold that office.

[JanetLovesObama]

1. I adore President Obama !!!!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Me too.

I miss him. America was a happier place.

[demigoddess]

65. +1

[cyndensco]

87. Exactly!

[CatMor]

21. Same here ...

miss him and his wonderful wife. He is the best.

[Chin music]

89. +1

I felt a heck of a lot safer. Like i did in the 90's really. The 90's were overall good for America. PLUS Clinton created a surplus....imagine THAT if you can. I remember it well.
Pres Obama was a sight for sore eyes everytime I saw him and Mrs. O.

I'm not a practicing Christian but, I seem to remember somewhere a colloqiol? question..."When Jesus returns (ahem) what will he look like and how will we recognize him.?" meaning, be good to people in general bc you never know if it's the Big J. Pres obama was SUCH a fine representative for all of us. The world was SO proud of us. Rightfully so.
Democrats pick people who govern everybody fairly, even the gop. The gop elect people, to abolish abortion and pump up corporations that are destroying our land.

[Cha]

37. No way does President Obama deserve this

bogus smear by Omar.

Link to tweet

"They only seperated families when it was determined that the children would be in danger in prison, and the parent couldn't be released due to criminal charges. They always placed children either with relatives or sponsors who were thouroughly vetted."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11901011

[SunSeeker]

71. Omar lost me. Obama never put kids in cages. Obama is not a "murderer."

It is inexcusable to say the only difference between Obama and Trump policy is "polish." Obama never instituted a Muslim ban. Obama did not lie 8,000 times in 2 years. Obama did not forsake our allies and cozy up to murderous dictators. Obama did not engage in nepotism to staff his White House. Obama did not seek to profit from the presidency.

Anyone who says there is no substantive difference between Obama and Trump has just killed their credibility.

[Cha]

73. She certainly did blow her

credibility in one fell swoop, SunSeeker.

It's a gaslit travesty to say that about President Obama.. and then evidently she's saying it was "distorted" which is proven not to be the case..

Transcript of the recording Rep. Omar released in support of her claim

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211902312#top

[SunSeeker]

74. That transcript is exactly what I was referring. It is horrible.

She accuses Obama of putting kids in cages (never happened) and of being a "murderer" with "polish." Those statements are inexcusable.

[Cha]

75. Where is she getting her

talking points from?

She's owes President Obama a huge apology instead of claiming what she said was "distorted".

[kag]

86. No shit, Cha!

Wow, I hadn't seen that. Does she really believe that's going to win her any friends...or voters?

[oldsoftie]

96. Because its how she really feels. I have yet to see a true apology for any rude statement.

And when you lose most of DU, you've got a major problem

[liberalnarb]

112. First of all, English is her second or third language.

I don't think she intended to suggest that Obama and Rumps policies were the same. However, I think she was addressing the unfortunate fact that Immigration Policy under Pres Obama's administration was quite harsh and the drone program should be criticized.

[Cha]

119. Just Stop It.

Ilhan Omar Backtracks After Calling Obama a "Pretty Face" Who "Got Away with Murder"

Democrats didn’t abandon Omar over her comments about Israel. Her criticism of Barack Obama is another matter.

Omar says the “hope and change” offered by Barack Obama was a mirage. Recalling the “caging of kids” at the U.S.-Mexico border and the “droning of countries around the world” on Obama’s watch, she argues that the Democratic president operated within the same fundamentally broken framework as his Republican successor.

“We can’t be only upset with Trump . . . His policies are bad, but many of the people who came before him also had really bad policies. They just were more polished than he was,”

Omar says. “And that’s not what we should be looking for anymore. We don’t want anybody to get away with murder because they are polished. We want to recognize the actual policies that are behind the pretty face and the smile.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/ilhan-omar-barack-obama-pretty-face

Link to tweet

"They only seperated families when it was determined that the children would be in danger in prison, and the parent couldn't be released due to criminal charges. They always placed children either with relatives or sponsors who were thouroughly vetted."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11901011

[liberalnarb]

122. Stop what?

The truth is that innocent civilians, hundreds, were killed in drone strikes during Obama's terms. Do I think Obama ever intended for any innocent person to be killed by drone strikes? Absolutely not. But they were killed as a result nonetheless and that's a fact. I place the blame on the CIA's ruthlessness (until 2016) rather than Obama. A major differentiator of Rump from Obama's drone programs is that Obama made a real effort to avoid civilian casualties. Trump on the other hand (as revealed by intelligence leaks) WANTS more civilian deaths as a result of strikes. On immigration policy, no, Obama did not separate families and and cage children, no way. However, Omar's intention in criticizing Obama era immigration policy is probably right minded as the administrations policies were extremely harsh, probably because of POTUS 44's inclination toward bipartisanship and "compromise".

[Cha]

123. Omar Lied about President Obama. stop covering

for that shit.

[liberalnarb]

124. That was quick. Did you even read what I wrote?

[SunSeeker]

121. Why doesn't she come out and say she didn't mean it?

Instead, she posted the transcript, in essence confirming what she said. Her English is perfect. That was not the problem.

[McKim]

93. Remember a Smear Campaign is Ramping Up

Remember a smear campaign is ramping up against Rep. Omar. I am keeping an open mind. Obama’s Iran Nuclear Agreement was a triumph of diplomacy. At the same time he did not end the wars on the Middle East. He represented us well and mostly I will never ever forget my joy at seeing little Black kids lining his innagural parade with their faces shining with hope. But about going along with Neocon foreign policy, he could have been more daring in opposing them. Remember the Democratic Party needs to be a BIG tent.

[samnsara]

3. me too! He made me feel safe and proud to be an American...

...orange turd makes me vomit...

[lapucelle]

4. I stand with Barack Obama.

[sprinkleeninow]

76. As do I. He was the best.

💙🇺🇸🗽

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Always.

[CrossingTheRubicon]

6. Me too.

[Historic NY]

38. Work for me.

[DAMANgoldberg]

7. #IStandWithBarackObama

I'm of an age to remember the Carter years. His presidency wasn't the greatest, but his post-presidency, there is no comparison. B & M Obama has the best chance to get there.

#IStandWithJimmyCarter

[True Blue American]

79. Carter was actually too decent

To fight the vicious Republican Party. I saw what Bush and Reagan did to hold the hostages.

I actually was able to listen to one of them and asked questions when on a Convention where he spoke.

I do not admire the Bush family. Old man Bush was involved in all kinds of dirty tricks, and his Son lied us into an 18 year war.

I see Congress is trying to end the War Power. Bush lied to Congress when he asked for it. I also remember Hillarys speech about how hard that vote was. “ The President promised to use war as a last resort and we have to trust the President!” We know how that lie went.

[redstatebluegirl]

8. I slept so much better when he was President.

[maxsolomon]

9. Equivalent in decency to Jimmy Carter.

Every President makes bad choices. The system forces it. The world forces it.

The Perfect is the enemy of the Good.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Equivalent in decency to Jimmy Carter and Abraham Lincoln.

I took poetic license.

[lostnfound]

10. Me too. As good as they get. He did his best and was a worthy worthy man to hold that office. Nt

[aikoaiko]

11. Of all the Presidents I hold Obama in highest esteem.

But that doesn't mean that I won't criticize Obama policy or actions. Or those of Kennedy or Lincoln policy.

[sheshe2]

12. My President.

I miss him. He was the best in my lifetime.

[Cha]

41. President Obama and First Lady Michelle, she..

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

43. I saw they were going to do that, Cha.

That is awesome and well deserved. She honored our WH and our people.

Brava!

[Cha]

47. Yes, just like her husband the President!

Link to tweet

That is what Omar was saying 2 years ago.. now she's smearing the President with bogus attacks.

[sheshe2]

52. Thanks to smartypants for pointing her quote out.

[True Blue American]

80. Wonderful!

[grantcart]

45. +1

[Pepsidog]

14. Obama is a national hero. Hard to find a more gracious, disciplined and dignified man.

[onit2day]

66. He revealed the true face of the repub party who tried to make him a one term president

According to Mitch McConnell that was their primary goal...not helping America, just obstructing Obama.

[Adelante]

15. Agreed

No doubt about it.

[Dream Girl]

16. Love him! Always will.

[treestar]

17. Fundamentally decent, fit for it by talent and temperament

He may not have always made the best decision or the exact one we thought we wanted, but he did his best. Going from him to that cynical, money grubbing, rude, ignorant, vile, loud-mouthed, self-centered lout is the biggest turnaround in the history of turnarounds.

[brandnewday2009]

18. Thank you.

I met and shook the hand of Barack Obama in 2004 in Urbana, IL when he was running for the Senate.
Strong, compassionate, and personable--I had a feeling then he'd make a great POTUS. He is only human, and not perfect. But for me and my LGBTQ community he will always be a hero.
He and Michelle and his whole family made me proud. I truly wish I could feel that way again.

[sheshe2]

53. Lucky you for shaking his hand.

Welcome to DU, brandnewday2009.

[riverine]

19. Me too. I will now support and donate to a primary challenger

to Rep Omar.

Enough is enough.

President Obama would be choice #1 if he could run again.

[The Genealogist]

20. He served this country, ALL of us, with dignity, grace and strength

Easily the best president in my lifetime. All this while suffering through eight years of nonsense hurled at him, from tan suits to the ridiculous birtherism. That thing squatting the White House isn't fit for anything.

[Dem2theMax]

22. He will always be my president,

no matter who is in office. I respect that man beyond all measure.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

48. STILL my president.

I don't consider the current occupant LEGITIMATE.

As well as this . . . presidents LEAD. This buttplug wouldn't know where to begin.

[George II]

23. He is one of a kind. My favorite photograph from his first campaign in 2008:

People just wanted to touch him!

[crazytown]

31. Oh isn't that someting?

A glimpse of the promised land.

[Doreen]

24. I never was scared to turn the news on or

read the paper every single day to see what horrible thing has been done or being worked at being done. I felt so safe with him. I miss him.

[Tiggeroshii]

25. me too but

even he likely knows he was quite liberal in his use of predator drones.

[Cha]

39. No way does he deserve to be smeared

by Omar like this.

Link to tweet

"They only seperated families when it was determined that the children would be in danger in prison, and the parent couldn't be released due to criminal charges. They always placed children either with relatives or sponsors who were thouroughly vetted."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11901011

[True Blue American]

81. I am finished with her!

I know we are not supposed to speak ill of a Democrat but she needs to be criticized. How can we not when President Obama is a hero to all of us?

[dawn5651]

26. rep llhan omar

i think its time that rep omar put a filter on her mouth. president barack obama did a job while having to deal with turtle and the rest of the republicans all the while being smack talked about his birth certificate and love him or just like obama he is a man of honour unlike the troll that sits in the oval office now.

[crazytown]

27. Amen

[sheshe2]

49. I love that picture.

When I posted this picture Skinner replied and said it looked like he was ready to drop an album.

[crazytown]

55. Movie Star looks. Obama was blessed in so many ways

He could have done anything, but chose a life of public service with all the uncertainties that entails. Thank god he decided to run.

[sheshe2]

57. Fell in love at the Key Note in 2004.

Had a few reservations that he was to young, then backed him all the way.

Love him.

[Niagara]

100. I love that picture, Sheshe

[sheshe2]

110. Thanks, Niagara!

[Gothmog]

28. I miss having a real POTUS

I also stand with President Obama

[stonecutter357]

29. K&R

[stonecutter357]

30. I stand with Barack Obama.

[mcar]

32. Best President of my 60 years!

[mcar]

33. Although...

he did wear a tan suit once.

[sheshe2]

50. He looked great in it.

?itemid=7201820

[mcar]

58. He did indeed

The man could wear a suit.

[sheshe2]

59. Suits him. :)

[Quackers]

34. Well said! NT

[Livluvgrow]

35. I stand with President Obama

He is obviously a great man, a lovely father, and best of the 9 presidents in my lifetime. A class act and a true intellectual as well.

[EllieBC]

36. The world, the US, and it's appearing that some in the Democratic Party did not deserve him.

I will always stand with him.

[Honeycombe8]

40. A decent family man, and one of the best Presidents the country's ever had!

I feel lucky to have been alive when he was President, and be witness to his Presidency. I am so proud of our country for voting for him! TWICE!

I LOVE OBAMA.

[MadDAsHell]

42. Lincoln used the N word; fuck him. nt

[BannonsLiver]

114. He also put down a rebellion by traitors and emancipated the slaves.

But by all means judge him on using a word commonly used at the time. That makes a lot of sense..

[MadDAsHell]

115. By all means let racism slide.

And he didn't emancipate shit; slaves freed themselves.

[EX500rider]

127. "slaves freed themselves" How'd they do that exactly? nt

[MadDAsHell]

128. Ah, the ol' White Savior myth.

Thank God the White Savior came along to free all those helpless black people.

[EX500rider]

130. So you think the Civil War was about what then?

State's Rights I suppose?

[MadDAsHell]

129. Get woke:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1992/12/27/how-the-slaves-freed-themselves/7d58b82c-3446-4f96-a07d-52fc868eb960/?utm_term=.c8cd4629e33a

[brer cat]

44. I'm there with you.

K&R

[betsuni]

46. Me too.

[deek]

51. He is the epitome of President. eom

s

[R B Garr]

54. Amen! Thank you for this.

[byronius]

56. The Best American President, period.

[Cha]

60. KICK!

[jcmaine72]

61. If only the XXII Amendment allowed for 12 years or 3 terms instead of 8/2.

But I guess that works both way. We probably would've had three terms of St. Ronnie to look back on with dread today instead of two, which is more than bad enough.

[Jarqui]

62. I still miss him in the Oval Office.

I hold no other President living or dead in higher regard

[herding cats]

63. He was most definitely the best president of my voting life so far.

I fail to understand the need to castigate our good ones just because they weren't 100% perfect in all ways to all people. Life, and by extension humans, are not perfect and never will be. Also, our big tent means we have to be more tolerant of our leaders not being able to mirror our idealized beliefs, and views at all times.

We're still more alike than we are different, and likening Obama to Trump is a ridiculous comparison. It truly is an apples and oranges moment.

[onit2day]

64. We all know he wasn't perfect -plus disagreed but he was the most decent

intelliegent and honest POTUS of the modern age. Bernie Sanders will be just as good, standing for the rights of people since taking office and before he remains a man of the people.

[Trumpocalypse]

67. I stand with Obama too

but that is not to say he is above any criticism. Saying he is not is cult of personality thinking. We must be honest with ourselves and mistakes made by our leaders in the past.

[seta1950]

68. Exactly

A decent man we love and appreciate

[Puzzledtraveller]

69. He was a great pragmatist president

He understood subtlety and also patience, I think maybe we have lost some of that.

[Niagara]

70. I stand with Barack Obama

The epitome of class, compassion, decency and honor.

[yellowwoodII]

82. Kids and Dogs

Kids and dogs have good instincts. They know good when they see it.

[Niagara]

99. +1

I agree that kids and dogs are excellent judges in character.

Welcome to DU!

[SunSeeker]

72. Obama was the best President of my lifetime. By a lot. nt

[musicblind]

77. I support term limits on principle alone

but man, what I wouldn't give for a third term.

[nightwing1240]

78. I too stand with Barack Obama!

And agree with ever word the OP said about him! Excellent post, well done!

[katmondoo]

83. I have tears in my eyes thinking we may not see anyone like him again

He is so underappreciated it blows my mind

[lark]

84. Love Obama, but Carter is the most decent caring committed ex-presedent ever.

Carter has devoted his life to helping others in very tangible ways, Obama isn't, so on that std. Carter wins. Though Obama was more effective as president, Carter, so far, has been the far superior ex. Hoping with time that Obama will also step up and use his vast intellect and understanding to help the country and it's people.

[KewlKat]

88. I totally agree.

[louis c]

85. I am an Obama guy...

...I supported Hillary in 2008, but went all out for Barack after the convention. He was a great two term president and he made me proud to be a Democrat when he was in office.

[bluestarone]

90. Barack was the BEST!!

In my eyes he saved the country from complete collapse, caused by the reTHUGS!!! Now the NEXT DEM. president will have to do the SAME!! Why can't people see this shit?

[Gothmog]

91. I stand with our last real POTUS, President Obama

[trixie2]

92. Me too!

He will be lauded forever.

He was the fundamentally most decent man to ever hold that office.

Exactly!

I hate that I'm not supposed to say that he is well educated, soft spoken, articulate, humorous....... But he is all of those things and nothing smashes those words being passive stereotype than Trump.

[Maru Kitteh]

94. I too stand with Barack Obama. nt

[Skidmore]

95. He remains my President.

I truly miss him and his family.

[bitterross]

97. I sincerely doubt Obama wants your worship.

I suspect HE's not entirely happy with everything he did or had to do in office.

I noticed he took a sharp turn on a few things after he was sworn in. There is a huge difference between a campaign and the reality of office. It was pretty clear to me that Obama actually listened to his intel people and the senior career people in addition to his political appointees. He carried on Bush-era programs and deportations that I thought he would stop when he became President.

I suspect that once he was sworn in and fully briefed the landscape changed and he felt it was in the best interest of the nation to do those things. Does that make him the same sort of "murderer" as Bush-Cheney? Yes and no.

Obama strikes me as a man who would never want to be considered a martyr.

I whole-heartedly agree with your statement: He was the fundamentally most decent man to ever hold that office.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

101. "Obama strikes me as a man who would never want to be considered a martyr. "

I didn't say President Obama was a martyr. A martyr is someone who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs. John and Robert Kennedy took a bullet in their heads for their beliefs as did Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. Thankfully Barack Obama is still with us and will be with us for a very long time.

-notespeciallybitterbrian


P.S. Thanks for the kick.

[sheshe2]

107. This.

Thank you for the thread, DSB. I miss him terribly and don't appreciate Rep Omar's comments about him.

[Gothmog]

111. I agree -Obama was a public servant who did what was best for the Nation

The man saved us from a possible depression

[SunSeeker]

120. Thank you. Well said.

[mcar]

105. Worship?

Standing with president Obama when he is being attacked is hardly worship.

[greatauntoftriplets]

109. Huh?

Where was "worship" mentioned in DSB's OP? No one is suggesting that he's a martyr. You're reading way too much into this post.

[Cha]

118. Oh Good Grief.. Do you Ever have it Wrong, bitterross.

No One said or thinks anything about President Obama being a "martyr" except you.

You either stand with President Obama in this thread or don't.. but don't come accusing the OP of trying to make President Obama a "martyr".

And, Omar got called out because she lied about Obama.

Ilhan Omar Backtracks After Calling Obama a "Pretty Face" Who "Got Away with Murder"

Democrats didn’t abandon Omar over her comments about Israel. Her criticism of Barack Obama is another matter.

Omar says the “hope and change” offered by Barack Obama was a mirage. Recalling the “caging of kids” at the U.S.-Mexico border and the “droning of countries around the world” on Obama’s watch, she argues that the Democratic president operated within the same fundamentally broken framework as his Republican successor.

“We can’t be only upset with Trump . . . His policies are bad, but many of the people who came before him also had really bad policies. They just were more polished than he was,”

Omar says. “And that’s not what we should be looking for anymore. We don’t want anybody to get away with murder because they are polished. We want to recognize the actual policies that are behind the pretty face and the smile.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/ilhan-omar-barack-obama-pretty-face

Link to tweet

"They only seperated families when it was determined that the children would be in danger in prison, and the parent couldn't be released due to criminal charges. They always placed children either with relatives or sponsors who were thouroughly vetted."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11901011

[Paladin]

98. As do I. (nt)

[murielm99]

102. One of the best.

I stand with him, too.

[FM123]

103. I miss him so much! Every. Single. Day.

[CDerekGo]

104. President Barack Hussein Obama

I've now lived 58 years, and to my knowledge, never has a President in my lifetime, ever been without personal/political scandal while in Office. Yes, there were a few hiccups along the way, but PBO was always first to acknowledge that mistake, take responsibility and do everything in his power as President to remedy the situation. I will go to my deathbed remembering PBO singing at the funeral for the Charleston Mass Murder victims. I still cry. The excuse of a 'president' illegally occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, undoubtedly doesn't even begin to know the words to Amazing Grace, much less even begin to sing it out loud. So proud that I was able to see our Nation's first Black President. Even though kkkonservatives did everything in their power to single him out on a daily basis, as well, do their best to bring him down, he persevered and proved who was the better man.

[lillypaddle]

106. Ditto nt

[ooky]

108. Obama worked tirelessly for the people. For that I will always be grateful.

And he was a trail blazer in ending discrimination against sick people. He was a good president and more importantly a very good man.

[Bleacher Creature]

113. Always and forever. NT

[titanicdave]

116. ........I could not agree with you more.....

.......I worked on both of his campaigns, 2008 & 2012......he is the epitome of grace and truth and honesty.......I wish we could put him on the ballot again for 2020, but he'd be the first to say, "no, that is not what the constitution mandates"......and he would.....very respectfully.....decline .....Barack Obama is.......one of the most amazing and gracious men or our time.......I wish there were more of him waiting in the wings.......he is....simply......THE.....VERY....BEST.....

[Turin_C3PO]

117. I agree with ya there.

Great man.

[Joe941]

125. Count me in too.

[quickesst]

126. two things that I know

#1. Barack Obama was one of the best presidents to ever hold the office.

#2. Anyone who does the work of the republicon party for them is not a Democrat.