I'm Yours~

[sheshe2]

President Obama doesn't want to lead a conversation about race

I think this is one of the things that pisses off the President's African American critics on the left. He didn't seek this job to be a civil rights movement leader. He sought it to be POTUS - and to be the best damn POTUS he could possibly be.

If you want to know what is absolutely driving the white male patriarchy nuts about our first African American president - its that he's succeeding in doing that. Their freak-out is all about the fact that their game of dismissing this black man as a "boy" who is out of his league is up.

That's the role Barack Obama chose to play in this struggle. It doesn't mean that its the only one that is needed in this country for us to continue on the path to a more perfect union - that requires an "all hands on deck" approach. But the integrity and competence he's bought to the office is an important piece of the puzzle.

And beyond that, there's this...

I'm Yours~

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/07/president-obama-doesnt-want-to-lead.html

To my friends at the BOG~

Yes~ This is posted in the Barack Obama Group~

[handmade34]

1. makes me smile

[sheshe2]

2. It makes me smile to handmade~

Thanks

[IrishAyes]

26. Beautiful sig line, btw.

[juajen]

3. Yep, that man is a baby whisperer.

In spite of the primary election where my candidate lost, I think he's been a great President, in spite of the obstacles constantly thrown in his path.

[sheshe2]

8. He is juajen! nt

[freshwest]

4. Another great video! I love it! Thought for sure it was this one:

Signed Sealed Delivered Obama Inauguration with lyrics

Published on Mar 28, 2012

Will.i.am, Mary J Blige, Maroon 5, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill and Sting performing "Signed Sealed Delivered" at Neighborhood Inaugural Ball Barack Obama Inauguration Day 20 January 2009

[sheshe2]

9. I love this one too!

I do believe I saw the President doing "The Bump" for a second there!

freshwest~

[IrishAyes]

10. Another treasure for my Happy Box

When I feel down, which can get to be a pretty deep ditch, that will always lift me up. Thanks.

[sheshe2]

11. You are so welcome IrishAyes~

[freshwest]

17. Another to lift you up. Remember this?

U2 City Of Blinding Lights Live (Obama Inaugural Celebration)

It was directly after singing their first song, Pride (In The Name Of Love) ~ U2 and they spoke about and to Obama. There is more at the link at the end of this post.

In a post-concert interview, Bono said that the 'Ideal of America' belongs to the world. That we own the country, but not the 'Ideal of America.'

Martin Luther King, Jr. said:

'I say to you that our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom.'

America is an Ideal in the process of being fulfilled. I believe that and it lifts me up.

City of Blinding Lights ~ U2

The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

Neon heart dayglo eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground....

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see

I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time... time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110212121#post9

BTW, that was a great OP you wrote yesterday or the day before, I was unable to reply to it at the time I read it. Could you post the link to it here? TIA.

[IrishAyes]

20. Be still, my heart.

I may be an old lady, yet I'd still be willing to chase Bono down the street! Not that I'd stand a chance, but the exercise might do me good.

His version of Bloody Sunday is the best ever. In a direct line of descent from Irish patriots, I still feel that's a second national anthem for me. (You can take someone out of Ireland, but you can't take Ireland out of them or their descendants for untold generations.)

And I'm still grinning from ear to ear knowing there's even a drop of Irish blood in my favorite President.

[IrishAyes]

21. What OP? I'll look it up.

That's one reason I journal almost everything. Maybe it was my first GD OP, written in the grip of white-hot fury.

Death By Slow Strangulation http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023285457

Was that it? I write very few OP's anywhere. Mostly replies to others.

[freshwest]

23. That's the one, thanks. Please put it in your Journal! I don't see many posts, loved those!

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The 'follow friends' function isn't enabled at DU yet. I miss a lot of people's posts as they are off in other caverns of DU. Feel free to PM me if you've found a good thread or post and I'll take a look.

When the infamous Meta forum was part of DU, it was how I found many threads that were 'below the fold' to use the newspaper term, of how they show on the indexes. Would see people talking about something good or bad and had no idea what was being debated.

Sometimes there was a argument on a Jury hide or a lack of one, would be in Meta and I'd find threads that had taken many turns and were fascinating and insightful on other people's experiences.

In the end, though, Meta was getting me soured on DU. There would be people I'd had on Ignore I saw a different side of expressed there and took off Ignore. We don't see all a person posts, we don't know them personally, either.

I'll mail you with the rest of this post for giggles, hahahhaha!

[IrishAyes]

24. Because gremlins do seem to invade electronics on occasion,

I double checked my journal to make sure it actually appeared as indicated; currently it's on page 6. Might be page 7 if I write much today.

Yes, I too anticipate the day when DU lets us follow friends so we don't miss so much. I have to admit that overall, there's more worthy material on DU than I can keep up with. A lot carries the odor of a city dump, true. But there are so many jewels to be found. Since I live alone and have less disposable income by the hour it seems, I do all the work that gets done at home (never enough) and try to control my reading passion by setting reasonable limits - otherwise I'd stare at a computer screen or book all day long. Anyway, I used to go through 3 or 4 books a week until I discovered DU. Now it's down to more like one book a week. Still time well spent - but a 'follow friends' function would help a lot.

[sheshe2]

22. I do~

Thank you freshwest

[Cha]

5. Smartypants has it so well analyzed, she.. it's worth repeating..

"I think this is one of the things that pisses off the President's African American critics on the left. He didn't seek this job to be a civil rights movement leader. He sought it to be POTUS - and to be the best damn POTUS he could possibly be.

If you want to know what is absolutely driving the white male patriarchy nuts about our first African American president - its that he's succeeding in doing that. Their freak-out is all about the fact that their game of dismissing this black man as a "boy" who is out of his league is up.

That's the role Barack Obama chose to play in this struggle. It doesn't mean that its the only one that is needed in this country for us to continue on the path to a more perfect union - that requires an "all hands on deck" approach. But the integrity and competence he's bought to the office is an important piece of the puzzle."

"..An all hands on deck approach.." That's where we all come in.


Jason Marz singing "I'm Yours" at a 2011 Fundraiser for Pres Obama..

Mahalo, she, from a thrilled BOG dweller~

[sheshe2]

12. It is worth repeating Cha!

Thank you for another great rendition of I'm Yours~

Here's to " Integrity and Competence"

to all the hands on deck...

[Cha]

14. I forgot to comment on

the "I'm Yours" that was sung to the Obama Collage of pics with our most valuable assets.. our kids, she!

Some of my favorite pics and new ones I had never seen! Always so guaranteed to bring heartwarming smiles and feelings to the viewer.

Integrity and Competence" with..

All Hands On Deck Please!

[IrishAyes]

13. SmartyPants is spot on with that assessment.

I've had my eye on this man since forever it seems, and I remember all the foolish things his detractors said about how he was too young, too soft, too inexperienced, too out of touch - you name the barb, they flung it. And now, oh how that blows back in their faces. They must've forgotten Karma kicks like a mule, and it hurts! How it hurts! Now of course they've switched to saying he's too mean and autocratic. Etc., just so it's the opposite of what they tried to peg him before. Can't they ever make up their little minds?

God Bless Barack Obama! I say prayers for him all the time, for safety and guidance. If anyone had told me when I was young that I'd live to see such a day, I'd have thought they were only dreaming even if it was a good dream.

[Cha]

15. To add to that.. "too" business, IrishAyes..

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"Too White" "Too Black" and definitely that "too inexperienced" accusation.

The more I read about Senator Barack Obama.. the more I learned that he was taking real life experiences to heart at a very young age. It wasn't important that he hadn't been a US Senator that long.

And, some of his best "experience" came from being a "community organizer".

I appreciate him to no end and that means having his back and VP Biden's as they do ours.

h/t

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110212533

[IrishAyes]

16. Despite the certain attacks it will bring,

even though I certainly know one person from the other, I dearly love to remind people that Jesus was a community organizer and that Lincoln was an 'inexperienced' senator as well.

The statement I make a little less often because I can't run quite so fast as in my salad years is this: "BTW, didja know Jesus is a socialist too?" If you ever hear a rumble from the MidWest, that's everybody in town running me out on a rail.

[Cha]

18. Love it!

[IrishAyes]

25. Just a couple more 'too's', okay?

I'm sure they hate President Obama also because he's too handsome and too smart, not to mention too principled.

They know somewhere in that coal sack they use for a heart that he's the better man, and nothing they ever do can change that.

[Cha]

27. Spot on IrishAyes! "Too" Funny, too.. lol

[IrishAyes]

6. What a happy way to end my day

Agree entirely with the OP. Enjoyed the music and slide show. That's one reason so many of us do love President Obama so dearly; he gives himself to us, and we only reflect that love back to him.

[Politicub]

7. BOG love!

[Cha]

19. P ..

"BOG love!"

[sheshe2]

29. You got that right~ Politicub.

BOG

BOGers

[SunSeeker]

28. The little girl saluting him brought me to tears.

Great song. Great man. Great president.

Thanks, she.

[sheshe2]

30. That one, yes...

I also love the one when PBO is shaking hands, right before the salute picture.

He is shaking with his left because a sweet little child is hanging on to his index finger. It's so natural for him.

Thanks SunSeeker. He is a great man and he is our President!