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Missing you (Original Post) sheshe2 Apr 2017 OP
. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #1
I know, NCT, sheshe2 Apr 2017 #2
To be entirely fair Bettie Apr 2017 #3
Amen to that! blue neen Apr 2017 #19
I am with you Bettie! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #26
Well-put, Bettie ailsagirl Apr 2017 #42
Well put NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #53
Feels like he gave up politics... SticksnStones Apr 2017 #4
Feeling safe because you trusted him. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #11
Yes, that. Exactly. SticksnStones Apr 2017 #18
You said that really well. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #12
This is for you, SticknStones sheshe2 Apr 2017 #27
Aw, thanks She SticksnStones Apr 2017 #29
All yours sheshe2 Apr 2017 #30
I love the bat signal! yardwork Apr 2017 #5
LOL sheshe2 Apr 2017 #8
How did we end up here. The US has flipped with this monster tRump and his cohorts at the helm. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #6
I've been reflecting on this very question... mtngirl47 Apr 2017 #25
Yes, I agree with all you say, especially pure racism. I think many in the past have felt the RKP5637 Apr 2017 #38
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #46
I do not know, RKP. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #28
Dubya:::: Miss me yet? keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #7
.. Cha Apr 2017 #9
Ummm hmm sheshe2 Apr 2017 #13
.. Cha Apr 2017 #16
backatcha sheshe2 Apr 2017 #17
i miss him so much. DesertFlower Apr 2017 #10
For evah Hekate Apr 2017 #14
K & R Grassy Knoll Apr 2017 #15
Missing him...AND his wonderful family... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2017 #20
those girls! mopinko Apr 2017 #44
such a beautiful family! LongTomH Apr 2017 #45
Mom! Dad! Please come home! charlyvi Apr 2017 #21
Ha,,, sheshe2 Apr 2017 #23
Missing US too. There's no reflection of us anywhere. nolabear Apr 2017 #22
we are still here. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #33
I miss him MontanaMama Apr 2017 #24
1000 sheshe2 Apr 2017 #32
Miss him so much.... Heartstrings Apr 2017 #31
Aww, the bat signal DesertRat Apr 2017 #34
It feels like a different world since he left.. whathehell Apr 2017 #35
I want a Leader again. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2017 #36
Aw damn, you guys... this thread made me cry. Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #37
It took me a while to stop the longing for Barack and Michelle. CTyankee Apr 2017 #52
Always elegant. Both of the Obamas. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #39
K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Apr 2017 #40
Me too. (So much!) NurseJackie Apr 2017 #41
Love that GIF, Jackie! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #50
I don't believe I've ever seen that photo of President Obama ailsagirl Apr 2017 #43
You are welcome. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #48
So much. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #47
I know what you mean smirkymonkey. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #49
Definitely. Aristus Apr 2017 #51
K&R Cary Apr 2017 #54
I am also missing having a sane and competent POTUS Gothmog Apr 2017 #55
That too. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #56
Missing you. Stellar Apr 2017 #57
Plus Infinity! ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #58

Bettie

(16,109 posts)
3. To be entirely fair
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:17 PM
Apr 2017

I think I'd miss him even if a lunatic wasn't in charge.

He's an amazing man in so many ways and a great role model for all of us.

The lunatic just makes it hurt more!

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
53. Well put
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 05:06 PM
Apr 2017

To go from him and his amazing family to what's in the White House now is just hearbreaking.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
4. Feels like he gave up politics...
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:18 PM
Apr 2017

Really miss the way he led this country with such grace, intelligence, patience and kindness ~

I miss the way he'd deliver remarks ~ who knew fully coherent, smart sentences would become so rare?

I miss that feeling of knowing no matter what, cooler heads would prevail.

Trust. I miss trust.


sheshe2

(83,771 posts)
8. LOL
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:33 PM
Apr 2017

I 'borrowed' it from someone here a while ago. Loved it. I use it as my avatar on another site.

mtngirl47

(989 posts)
25. I've been reflecting on this very question...
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 11:11 PM
Apr 2017

I can find no other explanation than pure racism. They spent eight years accusing Obama of "dividing" the country when in actuality they were projecting and laying the groundwork for the racism and hatred that Trump espouses. And almost 63 million people voted for it--loved it and cheered for it.

Nationalism is fascism. The right wing is working towards an authoritarian form of government and they have succeeded in dominating the local, state and now federal levels. And at every level they are chipping away at anything remotely progressive.

It is insidious and pervasive how they have taken over the narrative in the news media. We can call it corporate media all day long, but it is in actuality the propaganda machine for the Republicans.

Thankfully we are now woke. Hopefully we can be as strong and brave as those who came before us to fight for our beliefs and rights and freedoms.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
38. Yes, I agree with all you say, especially pure racism. I think many in the past have felt the
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 08:29 AM
Apr 2017

government just runs along day to day, not realizing there is always the potential for a character like tRump to seize the reins of government and usher in his cohorts. We've seen this happen in other countries for eons, but I think many felt this could never happen in the US. What is startling is, Obama and tRump are polar opposites and in such a short span of time. Much of it is, as you say, republican controlled media, the mouthpiece of their endless propaganda to bring the US down, install an authoritarian government and bury democracy.


sheshe2

(83,771 posts)
28. I do not know, RKP.
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 11:59 PM
Apr 2017

We had a man that truly reached out to all of us. Sadly, many were to blind to see that.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
22. Missing US too. There's no reflection of us anywhere.
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 10:45 PM
Apr 2017

But it doesn't mean we're not here and ready to rise.

MontanaMama

(23,315 posts)
24. I miss him
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 11:02 PM
Apr 2017

And the first family terribly. What was it like to bounce out of bed and hit the day running without a deep fear of what fresh hell the orange anus released while we all slept? Every day is like that now.


Silver Gaia

(4,544 posts)
37. Aw damn, you guys... this thread made me cry.
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 06:20 AM
Apr 2017

I'm not just saying that. Real tears are flowing.

I miss that feeling of being safe. The "hands" pix really got to me.

These are good tears. Sad, but good.

He is, and will remain I am sure, the best president of my life.

I miss Barack and Michelle SO MUCH.

Damn.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
52. It took me a while to stop the longing for Barack and Michelle.
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 04:40 PM
Apr 2017

It was getting me down, part of my shock and immediate sadness of losing the election to this madman. It was like losing a part of my life.

Today the shock gets less and less. You can only mourn so long before you have to dry your eyes and go on living...

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
47. So much.
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 04:26 PM
Apr 2017

I have almost forgotten what it was like to wake up in the morning without an impending sense of doom.

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