Give it up for Barack Obama, The Ever Loving Best President of the United States of AMERICA!

[freshwest]

[big_dog]

1. he's slowly rising to the rafters near Truman and Roosevelt...

[freshwest]

3. Love the rainbow! Thanks, big dog! n/t

[big_dog]

4. keep on truckin' with ACTION Mr President

[malaise]

44. That rainbow was in Kingston Jamaica

as he was departing from the Norman Manley Airport.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

111. Such a cool pic

[Cha]

17. I remember that.. that's a good one, big dog!

Mahalo!

[big_dog]

20. somewhere under the rainbow!

[sheshe2]

84. Ha!

Love it~

[INdemo]

52. Will Never happen and please..Obama is far from being compared to FDR and Truman

and reaching the heights they did.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. The TPP will be his capstone. nt

[big_dog]

5. arent they passing protections for workers in the newest bill

or something to help with the anticipated job losses?

[MannyGoldstein]

6. A fig leaf

Funded by cutting entitlements.

Our children are so, so @#$%ed.

[Maraya1969]

14. I knew there would be people spoiling this thread. No matter what he does

now it doesn't matter because of the TPP.

We have great accomplishments. Actually our president has great accomplishments in the last few days. Don't be a spoiled sport.

[MannyGoldstein]

16. Is what I said true, or false? nt

[joshcryer]

22. "Funded by cutting entitlements." = False.

Ryan put cuts in there to make the Democrats back off of increasing assistance to $175 million and adding in more aid. He takes the cuts out, the Democrats take the original deal (Pelosi messed that one up badly, she knew the Republicans wanted the bill, she could've got a lot more, I can't believe she didn't even fight). Everyone "compromises."

[AgingAmerican]

24. Everone 'compromises'

...except the Republicans.

[joshcryer]

25. Pelosi messed up.

Maybe Obama gave her a talking to since TPP is his baby. I can't say.

But she had a strong hand and didn't bet.

[MannyGoldstein]

45. You are right on Medicare cuts, I am wrong

Last edited Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Still leaves the TPP, though.

[emulatorloo]

67. You're deliberately wrong most of the time. That's why you're so good for DU

Your half-truth flame bait OP's bring in everybody you've fooled and everybody who sees your potstrirring agenda for what it is.

That allows Skinner and Earlg to charge more and more money for ad space, which helps keep DU running. That's why I love you, Manny. You are a great contributer to DU's bottom line.

[JTFrog]

74. Nailed it. n/t

[Bobbie Jo]

82. Drop the mic.

Perfect summation.

[sheshe2]

85. Boom!

Thank you.

[Number23]

92. Own it. Just OWN IT.

That would be you in the center and the dudes all reacting around him are the rest of us reading that epic and 1000% true pwnage in this thread. The only part I disagree with you on is your second to last line. I certainly don't feel that way about that person and don't know anyone here that does. But if that was sarcasm instead of honesty, then that just makes the pwnage that much sweeter.

Own it. You deserve all the high fives and "ooooooooohhs!" that post will receive. Just own them.

[Andy823]

101. Very well put. [phone] nt

[zappaman]

124. Nailed it.

[JI7]

127. "deliberately"

yup

[joshcryer]

81. You are rarely correct.

I can't even think of a time you didn't get it wrong at least in some substantive way.

[Number23]

93. And did you notice how blissfully quiet it was for the last few weeks? It was nice, wasn't it?

The number of vanity and "LOOK AT MEEEEEE!!" OPs had been reduced by at LEAST 12%!

And then all of a sudden GD starts getting encrusted with OPs again from that person. But there was Obama, I mean...TPP slamming to do despite the fact that majorities of Americans support it.

But we know it's not about the TPP and never has been. That person's decision to interrupt this thread does nothing but prove that. Not that there was ever any doubt.

[sheshe2]

98. That has what to do with the OP?

[msanthrope]

135. Here's where you were dead wrong on the TPP, since you brought it up.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4550863

in that thread you blame President Obama for legislation passed 16 years ago.....claiming that it was part of the TPP.


To the jury...its not against the Terms of Service to refer to prior threads especially when the person is holding themselves out as an expert on a particular matter such as the TPP

[Maraya1969]

46. It doesn't freaking matter! Do you not know decorum? Must you always

Last edited Sat Jun 27, 2015, 03:00 PM - Edit history (1)

throw negativity in people's faces? Especially when they are celebrating?

It was the wrong place at the wrong time. You want to bitch about TPP why don't you go to a thread about it and bitch?

[MannyGoldstein]

54. Is there not a group for that purpose?

The BOG?

This is GD.

[Andy823]

104. Here you go Manny

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1277

The prefect place to complain about everything Obama, Hillary, democratic party, overthrowing the party and turning DU into PU. Enjoy.

[sheshe2]

108. I am so loving you Andy!

You nailed it!

[Bobbie Jo]

55. False, apparently.

No surprises here...

[treestar]

32. He couldn't help himself

His hatred runs so deep.

[SidDithers]

50. +1...

how much energy do you think it takes to be so bitter all the time?

Sid

[randys1]

53. A shitload...But Obama, wow, WHAT A GUY (consider the obstruction, then be AMAZED)

[emulatorloo]

68. It isn't hatred, it is a strategy

Using half-truths to Pot stir and divide and conquer. Don't know what the end game is, only he knows for sure.

[treestar]

88. Yep, good point.

[Egnever]

130. Absolutely! And has been going on for years.

He didn't get the nickname third way many out of the blue. He got that when shrub was in office and he was all about the excuses for shrub.

If I was to guess who actually was a paid operative on du well ole third way would be the top of my list.

[cui bono]

70. If disagreement wasn't wanted this could have been posted in a 'safe haven'.

You don't like discussion, stay off political message boards.

[JTFrog]

73. Not the first one he's taken a dump in. n/t

[joshcryer]

18. The cuts were removed.

[WillyT]

76. Jury Results:

On Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:37 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

A fig leaf
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6912303

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Disruptive bullshit. This guy is being deliberately rude and divisive. And using lies to do it. This is beyond inappropriate.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Jun 27, 2015, 01:43 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not lies. The TAA is pretty much ineffective at re-employing people into well paying jobs. Great if you wanna work at McDonalds.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I saw it when it first appeared in the thread. Although many (including myself) might not agree with it, it doesn't call anyone in particular out. It's easy to just ignore. Not really worth deleting.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The alerter should be alerted on. He/she is using the alert process to attack political opponents.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[treestar]

33. The TPP is probably going to work out perfectly fine

and the internet's purposeful shit storm over it just a tempest in a teapot.

Not so clever trying to use a trade agreement as a wedge issue. The right has abortion and gay rights but the left has nothing sexy and simple to use. Trying to use a random trade agreement is pathetic. Nobody is falling for it.

[Adrahil]

35. Thee is always some dude pinching one off

In the punchbowl.

Seriously.... You just couldn't let us have a moment here? There is plenty of other pllaces for you to talk about TPP.

[onehandle]

41. And yet he is our sitting Democratic President.

And here's the one for the next eight years.



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[Thinkingabout]

83. Agree, Obama was for hope and change, we had hope and now we have change.

I am a optimist, my glass is half empty. I refuse to be pessimistic where the glass is half full. We are better today than when Obama took office.

[geek tragedy]

64. Lol. nt

[Sheepshank]

75. OMG. TPP!!!! What the hell is that and why hasn't any Obama critic brought that up before?

Or......we got it. Seriously 10,000 vs 10,001 makes no matter. Someone always needs to try and crap this piece of shit on every thread.

So fwiw it's not Obama's capstone. The most ridiculous statement of the day

[pscot]

79. You must be THE most alerted on

member of this site, Manny. Nice.

[sheshe2]

97. ...

[Andy823]

103. I knew you would be the first Manny

[swilton]

107. ++++++++++++

[zappaman]

123. You should see someone about your ODS.

It's not good to leave untreated.

[Cha]

7. Mahalo freshwest! Thank you, President Obama~ When the Prez found out about the ACA Decision..

petesouza
✔ ?@petesouza
Read my post on when the President heard about yesterday's scotus decision on ACA: http://go.wh.gov/SPVhe2
11:08 AM - 26 Jun 2015
667 667 Retweets 740 740 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/06/26/tweets-of-the-day-30/

[SunSeeker]

8. Cool.

I'm so happy for him and for our country.

[Cha]

12. SunSeeker! I know.. good for him.. good for our Country and vice versa!

[big_dog]

9. this is the best week ever, the right may not ever recover from this

whew!

[Cha]

26. Imagine the whining fundraising they'll be doing after having their collective a$$ handed to them..

Two days in a row.. Bam Bam!

[AnnetteJacobs]

86. Well, many thought the same thing on August 9, 1974

and look what we got just 6 short years later...30 years of rightwing domination.

No...never, ever let your guard down.

[Cha]

95. Wouldn't that be beneficial!

[brer cat]

11. Thanks for sharing

Pete Souza's pictures, Cha. Love them!

[Cha]

15. You're Welcome, brer cat! Candid, Extremporaneous Shots of the ACA/Obamacare being upheld Again!

Here was the first one!..

[onehandle]

42. 44 and 45. nt

[Cha]

43. ..

[Tarheel_Dem]

128. "44 and 45"

[lunatica]

78. I'm proud to be an American today

[Cha]

96. What a week, lunatica!

[sheshe2]

87. I am so loving this~

And you Cha.

[Cha]

99. Mahalo she! And, the first time President Obama heard ACA passed with SOS Hillary Clinton..

she

[ismnotwasm]

10. Yes indeed

Incredible man!

[brer cat]

13. Absolutely!

Thanks, freshwest. K&R

[shenmue]

19. Yeah!!

[Maedhros]

21. I disagree.

Way too many military adventures, too many civilian drone deaths, too many whisteblowers prosecuted, too many secrets.

[nirvana555]

23. Thank you, President Obama and V.P. Biden! N/T

[Maraya1969]

47. Perhaps you should go up and read the responses to Manny Goledstein

[Maedhros]

58. Not into gushing or hero worship when it comes to politicians.

Obama has done a few nice things...and a whole bunch that are horrible, but generally ignored by his fan base.

[treestar]

90. Well you certainly aren't

All Presidents have to do something about national defense. May as well drop Bernie now. He would not allow us to sit there and let Al Qaeda or whoever do their thing without going after them, drones or otherwise.

[cui bono]

71. Too much spying on US citizens.

[Ken Burch]

27. This was one of his best days.

Lighting up the White House in the rainbow stripes was epic.

[JonLP24]

28. To borrow from Jon Stewart -- like saying he's the thinnest person in fat camp

just because they have all been awful, especially recently but do I agree and certainly consider myself someone who is focused on the change that matters and the kind of change that will make a (positive) impact on people's lives...

[madokie]

29. I put President Obama

right up there at the top of the heap along with a couple of our other super good Presidents. This man is as solid as they come, as fair as anyone ever and more forgiving than he ought to be, (which is good in my book.) He stands head and shoulders above the more recent republiCON presidents.

I love my President, thank you

[Gothmog]

30. I am proud and happy that this man in our President

[treestar]

31. He did well yesterday!

And most days!

[Peacetrain]

34. You get no arguments from me on that!!

[sheshe2]

36. KnR

A hit and run~

Sorry, late for work.

[Scurrilous]

37. K & R

[GummyBearz]

38. Shouldn't we be giving it up for the Supreme Court?

Is Obama a justice of the court now?

[RiverLover]

57. Thank you.

Wow. Its hard to believe this is a forum for people who are into politics, but are ignorant of how there is a separation of power btn the judicial branch of govt & the executive branch.

Obama didn't have a say in their decision, and that is by design.

We're supposed to be the intelligent party....

Btw, here's Obama's stance 7 yrs ago on marriage equality...or should I say, his belief in marriage inequality...

Would you support a constitutional amendment to allow same sex marriage?

Obama: No I would not.

"Core beliefs in marriage."

[Mojorabbit]

66. +1000 nt

[Marr]

119. Thank you... this is what's been confusing me all week.

Why are Obama's big fans gushing with praise for Obama on the SC's ruling...? He had nothing to do with that.

It's particularly weird when you stop and consider these are the same people who regularly insist that Obama has nothing to do with the actions taken by various agencies that actually are within the Executive branch.

[treestar]

91. Who appointed two of the the Justices who voted the right way?

Anything to avoid giving Obama credit, lol.

Suddenly the Court is a big good thing. Oh but they weren't with Citizens United. Funny how it is not so simple is it?

[YOHABLO]

113. 5 to 4 vote with the usual corporatist judges in support ... go figure

If Kennedy had vote against, Citizens would not have passed. This time around he voted in favor of marriage rights. Obama did not appoint Kennedy.

[treestar]

122. Well he did appoint Kagan and Sotomayor

and that mattered here.

[mcar]

39. K&R

[onehandle]

40. Nice graphic of a great Democratic President. nt

[U4ikLefty]

48. Obama is getting credit for SCOTUS rulings now? nt

[SidDithers]

49. DU rec for pissing off the right people...nt

Sid

[DCBob]

51. I have remained positive on this President throughout.

He is the best President, by far, in my lifetime and I have been voting since Carter.

[Iliyah]

56. As millions upon millions of others, including myself, Pres O evolved

and led. Props to all the activists who struggled for years to make this happen.

Cheers

[RiverLover]

62. "He led" for same-sex marriage? How?

I'd love to know.

[Bobbie Jo]

59. K&R!

Excellent post, freshwest!

[GOLGO 13]

60. I blame OBAMA!

Wait, that came out wrong. How is it supposed to go again? It's been a while.

[onehandle]

63. Enjoy your stay.

[BumRushDaShow]

65. I think it's time

for some ppr'ing. There is a whole cadre on DU who has essentially hijacked the entire board for one issue.

[Cha]

109. Awww I didn't get to see what the little sad bitter person had to say. I love it.. it really

bothers some people that President Obama is appreciated by so many!

[cui bono]

69. If he believes that quote why did he just go against the Dems and side with the GOP

on such a horrific issue as the TPP? And why does he refer to himself as a moderate Republican?

[rufus dog]

72. What detractors miss is the general trajectory he has guided the Country towards

Those who are pissed that he "praised" Reagan as a Transformational President may start to comprehend what he meant now.

He/we changed the path and direction and that change has both short and long term benefits.

[Cha]

110. they're so bitter right now.. they cannot stand that President Obama is appreciated by so many.

I love it!

[still_one]

77. Unfortunately, and much to do with the MSM distortions many

Americans will fail to recognize his accomplishments until after he leaves office.

[Stellar]

80. K&R

[sheshe2]

89. I am proud of this President, freshwest.

And so proud of the achievements today. Marriage Equality.

Great Op~

[greatauntoftriplets]

94. K&R!!!

[sheshe2]

100. Kick

[Thinkingabout]

102. K & R

[okasha]

105. Given that the first thing he had to do as President

was clear out the wreckage left by eight years of Bush, Obama has laid a strong foundation and begun rebuilding.

That is no mean feat.

[UTUSN]

106. R#102 & K. And that quote says it *exactly* for me, what I've said about Bill CLINTON

What I've said is that I learned from the Bill experience that his type of leader is somebody who gets distracted by his own problems, that he -- AND WE-- have to expend all of our energies in defending *him* instead of using our precious time in power focused on our Democratic agenda. It's fine, whenever we win even if it's a Bill scenario, but in that case the most we can hope for, aside from maintaining with the Defensive game, is the power of nominating thousands of policy bureaucrats down the line and a few judges.

The biggest thing I appreciate about OBAMA is that he has kept away from all the personal baggage stuff and stayed focused even in the face of such extreme obstructionism. And the quote says it totally:

[font size=5]"I’m proud that DEMOCRATS are [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]focused[/FONT] on change [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"] that matters[/FONT]... the kind of change [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]that will make an impact on people’s lives for decades to come.” (= The Agenda) [/FONT] [/font]

[MisterP]

112. Lincoln defeated the Slave Power and FDR revolutionized the country and defeated Hitler

Obama endorses fracking

[Liberal_in_LA]

116. ..

[Fearless]

118. Like opposing the TTP.

[greyl]

120. The UNITED States of America.

Loved how he hit that.

[flamingdem]

121. noticed it too! nt

[Hekate]

125. Kickety kickety kickety

[lovemydog]

126. I'm proud of democrats focusing on change that matters too, freshwest.

President Obama and his family and Administration have had a very positive impact on me personally as well. I appreciate that he can evolve and understands that inclusiveness can only keep growing. Here's to the Affordable Care Act and here's to all the democrats who say let it be the first step toward universal health care. Here's to the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, to President Obama's wonderful comments and support, and here's to all the democrats who say let us always struggle for more civil rights. Here's to all the democrats who identify issues like voting rights and wealth inequality and share those issues here. Let us all keep striving for change that matters.

[Tarheel_Dem]

129. Thanks for this Fresh.

[Historic NY]

131. Some people are just pissed he sold all the used cars on the lot this week....

[Gothmog]

132. President Obama will be remembered as a truly great POTUS

[Bobbie Jo]

133. Kick!

[RichGirl]

134. It was love at first sight....

Remember his speech at 2004 Dem convention...who didn't swoon!

Obviously I haven't always agreed with him...but always remembered that he has had a much, MUCH rougher ride than any other president before him. That always needs to be taken into consideration.