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sheshe2

(83,934 posts)
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:39 PM Sep 2015

I appreciate my President.

Gabe Ortíz @TUSK81
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Pres Obama: "We didn't raise the Statue of Liberty with her back to the world." #ImmigrationAction




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President signs two Memoranda associated with his Executive Actions on immigration on Air Force One today


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What you look like when you use the power the American ppl entrusted to you to live up to our values. @TheObamaDiary

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"Christian" #tcot going nuts because people get health care and immigrants will be treated as humans. Just like Jesus said.

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So I guess Obama has now poisoned the well of cooperation with GOP. You know, the well GOP filled in and covered with concrete 6 yrs ago.




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Obamacare - and now #ImmigrationAction?

How's that hopey changie thing working out for ya?

Majestically, thank you!


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Thank you Mr President. Thank you, you have lead with grace and dignity. You have given us a quiet calm, we can finally breathe again. You have been attacked with filth. Yet you get up every morning and take us another step forward. Me, I thank you for that.

















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I appreciate my President. (Original Post) sheshe2 Sep 2015 OP
So do I! brer cat Sep 2015 #1
I would love to be a kid again, brer. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #13
They are the surest sign of whether someone is genuine. brer cat Sep 2015 #15
Yep I like Obama malaise Sep 2015 #2
"the kids love him. That tells me all I need to know" sheshe2 Sep 2015 #4
I agree--I think there's something quite deep there. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2015 #10
Hugs, Blanche. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #26
Thanks for the pics........ sent the winking one to my racist brother in law KentuckyWoman Sep 2015 #3
Lol~ sheshe2 Sep 2015 #5
Good for you, KentuckyWoman! Kath1 Sep 2015 #12
Great!!!! George II Sep 2015 #20
Good for you. Love to see some Kentucky progressivism. Aristus Sep 2015 #24
Thanks for being here. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #27
It's a privilege. Aristus Sep 2015 #29
President Barack Obama has stood firmer against the oligarchs than Clinton and Todays_Illusion Sep 2015 #6
Yes, indeed! Kath1 Sep 2015 #7
K&R... spanone Sep 2015 #8
The best. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2015 #9
Love him with kids mcar Sep 2015 #11
I love our President madokie Sep 2015 #14
Many times I wish I could hug him tblue Sep 2015 #16
History will recognize that he's done a great job under very difficult circumstances. pnwmom Sep 2015 #17
Sometimes, we are so busy fighting over Marie Marie Sep 2015 #18
It is one of the reasons I can't stay away from here. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #25
I'm usually not that emotional of a guy (well, maybe I am!) but.... George II Sep 2015 #19
Hey George. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #33
Thank you, Sheshe2- Many times you promote the good and dissipate the acrimony around here. NBachers Sep 2015 #21
NBachers. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #34
Now why would I mind a sweet little life-affirming thang like that? NBachers Sep 2015 #39
He is a wonderful man, husband, and leader passiveporcupine Sep 2015 #22
Kids know the real thing when they see him. Aristus Sep 2015 #23
"Crazy about our President" sheshe2 Sep 2015 #31
He will make a great school teacher / principal / gym teacher in his next job Botany Sep 2015 #28
K&R nt LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #30
i like him. nt DesertFlower Sep 2015 #32
I appreciate him too. herding cats Sep 2015 #35
The man who saved America flamingdem Sep 2015 #36
flamingdem!!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2015 #40
Lucky kids! madamesilverspurs Sep 2015 #37
Hey you, they are lucky, aren't they. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #38
For youngsters, it was kind of perceptual whiplash madamesilverspurs Sep 2015 #41
Truly a class act and the second best President in my lifetime tularetom Sep 2015 #42
I may not.... WiffenPoof Sep 2015 #43
Gigantic K & R. What an amazing human being--leading by example. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #44

brer cat

(24,620 posts)
1. So do I!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:45 PM
Sep 2015

I also want to be kid again so I can jump in the middle of one of those piles always around him!

brer cat

(24,620 posts)
15. They are the surest sign of whether someone is genuine.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:58 PM
Sep 2015

They can spot the fakers a mile away. And they adore PBO!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
10. I agree--I think there's something quite deep there.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:45 PM
Sep 2015

Not to mention he's brilliant, decent, compassionate, funny, and works harder than any president ever.

KentuckyWoman

(6,697 posts)
3. Thanks for the pics........ sent the winking one to my racist brother in law
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:53 PM
Sep 2015

You know, just to piss him off.

Aristus

(66,467 posts)
24. Good for you. Love to see some Kentucky progressivism.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:32 PM
Sep 2015


I have a lot of fond memories of Kentucky. But I don't like its red-state status. Thank you for being Blue in Kentucky...

Todays_Illusion

(1,209 posts)
6. President Barack Obama has stood firmer against the oligarchs than Clinton and
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:59 PM
Sep 2015

Some did not support President Obama during those first six years on constant attacks, all day every day all media.

I am trying to say, why did so many of you fall for the lies and doubt the President to the level that you were ashamed or bashful about being a supporter with that old bs. I support the President, but?


It isn't too late and it is important, budget battle on the horizon.

ps

Why have they shut up with the attacks? It makes me nervous. /s paranoia

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
7. Yes, indeed!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:04 PM
Sep 2015

He has come under so many ridiculous and racist attacks on so many issues that I love him now more than ever!



I will ALWAYS be very proud that I voted for him in 2008 and 2012!

madokie

(51,076 posts)
14. I love our President
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:55 PM
Sep 2015

and appreciated that he didn't and won't get down in the dirt with the dirtbag 'CONs like they so much want him too. The man is all CLASS

tblue

(16,350 posts)
16. Many times I wish I could hug him
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:02 PM
Sep 2015

I think of all the weight on his shoulders. I don't know how he does it without losing his cool and with his mind always so sharp.

Sending all the best vibes to him and his gorgeous family. I just want to thank him for showing how classy and brilliant a Democratic president can be. He will be missed.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
18. Sometimes, we are so busy fighting over
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:11 PM
Sep 2015

who might become our next President, we forget to appreciate the one we have.

sheshe2

(83,934 posts)
25. It is one of the reasons I can't stay away from here.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:35 PM
Sep 2015

I can't and won't leave him. He has been the best and has done so much for this country. He has served with dignity and grace.

He took us from the brink of the worst recession. He never received credit for that. He and his family have been ridiculed and maligned and weathered the most hideous racist attacks. I love my President, has he been perfect? No. He made mistakes, yet he is not a pos, he is no Trojan Horse. People left the voting booth and never looked back, they left him alone to do it all.


Obama "We are the ones we have been waiting for"




WE WE WE. WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

George II

(67,782 posts)
19. I'm usually not that emotional of a guy (well, maybe I am!) but....
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:15 PM
Sep 2015

.....that OP made me choke up. Thanks!

I particularly thought this quote was unbelievably perceptive:

"We didn't raise the Statue of Liberty with her back to the world."

President Obama never ceases to be the leader we all need.

sheshe2

(83,934 posts)
33. Hey George.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:23 PM
Sep 2015

I support Hill with the same passion I supported Obama. Can't let him go yet. I love him.

He was vilified as a black man. She will be vilified as a woman. Hmmm wonder why, not.

"We didn't raise the Statue of Liberty with her back to the world."







Hey you, thanks, love ya George.

Aristus

(66,467 posts)
23. Kids know the real thing when they see him.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:29 PM
Sep 2015

In 2008 and 2012, we elected the best person for the job. I know we can do it in 2016...

Crazy about our President!...

herding cats

(19,568 posts)
35. I appreciate him too.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:40 PM
Sep 2015

He's dealt with so much, and done it with such grace and calm. I couldn't have stayed as focused and chill as he has if I'd have been in his position. I deeply respect that he's that much better than I am as a person.

sheshe2

(83,934 posts)
40. flamingdem!!!!!
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:08 AM
Sep 2015

Holey Moley.... I remember it all. Debate called off. Rush to Washington. McCain, caught like a deer in the headlights. No clue, no clue at all.

Obama, yes we were very lucky.

madamesilverspurs

(15,809 posts)
37. Lucky kids!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:45 PM
Sep 2015

They will have vibrant memories of their first President.

Quite a difference between their first and mine:

madamesilverspurs

(15,809 posts)
41. For youngsters, it was kind of perceptual whiplash
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:11 AM
Sep 2015

going from Ike and Mamie to JFK and Jackie. That was even more of a culture shock for my parents, who had come of age with FDR, then Truman. JFK broke the mold. The Obamas jettisoned those shards for good.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
42. Truly a class act and the second best President in my lifetime
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:59 AM
Sep 2015

(I was born three months before Pearl Harbor).

WiffenPoof

(2,404 posts)
43. I may not....
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:10 AM
Sep 2015

...have been the greatest supporter of President Obama. However, your post helps me to understand that despite my disappointment, he is a great man and I am proud he is our President.

Paige

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
44. Gigantic K & R. What an amazing human being--leading by example.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 06:31 AM
Sep 2015

He towers above everyone in the GOP camp, bar none.

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