Does Anyone Have Obama's Back?

[radhika]

It doesn't look like anyone - Democrat, Repug or otherwise - has this guy's back. Even when he is accomodating! Organized HATE + GREED makes a powerful foe.

Obama's facing an unprecedented (in my lifetime) barrage of hate, lies, bigotry and outright war against everthing he wants to do.
I do not hear a LION roaring in Congress, making it tough for wayward Dems to block the people's agenda and stand up for the platform that got the Presidency.

Frankly, senior Dems are cautiously mute, ineffective and blocking anything that would ruffle a special interest. Harry & Nancy are not twisting arms or raising political or committee rank hell for rabidly bigoted or insurrectionist mouthing off by elected officials. Yes we have Kucinich, and Barney Frank - but they don't have the thud of the screaming racists on the Right. Waxman has always played it quiet and tentative, close to the chest - and didn't enforce subpoenas as I recall. No bold vision or effective oratory is coming from the left. I think they are riding out the clock, hoping for a return to business in usual in 2012.

Obama is clearly ON HIS OWN. He's not going to win without some back-up. Where are they?

The MSM plays along with birthers, tea-baggers, C Street and Family machinations(compare media's soft response to the FOX treatment of Reverend Wright which played non-stop during the campaign; only Rachel Maddow is digging into this). Only the world of liberal blogs really goes deals with small-d democratic issues and works for the agenda, limited as it is.

[HopeOverFear]

1. I got his back

[elocs]

10. To be honest, I believe that there are many here who do not have his back. n/t

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. You're right

There's not- if all of the negative threads I read here daily are any indication.

[BlooInBloo]

2. I do....

I do wish he'd speed things up on gay rights, though.

[derby378]

3. As long as he's got our back, I've got his

Gobama! :hi:

[Doremus]

25. +1 nt

[Enrique]

4. Obama's working very well with the Congress

lots of congressfolks in his administration, determined to learn lessons from previous dem administrations. And his popularity has pressured Congress to very quickly get legislation to him as he requests it. Stimulus, cap and trade, health care, etc.

[zulchzulu]

5. We always knew the Repigs and the MSM would be acting this way

I have Barack's back big time. He is a big boy and can handle them too.

[scheming daemons]

6. I do... and so does roughly 57-60% of the American public

..according to Gallup.

[Saturday]

7. Ed Schultz is doing his best to have Obama's back. nt

[ellacott]

8. You don't see a lot of congresspersons or senators on tv defending him

I wonder if they have his back.

[brentspeak]

9. More people would have his back if he'd kick out lobbyists and fight for the little guy

Advocate for single-payer, give the finger to Wall Street. stop the offshoring of America's manufacturing, the outsourcing of America's tech sector, and bring the troops home.

Until then, he's got only himself to blame for any back-biting.

[Mrs. Overall]

11. Are you related to brentlive?

[brentspeak]

14. Not that I'm aware of, no

[FrenchieCat]

12. I'm there......

cause I need me some health care reform, as does the 50 million uninsured!

As much of a "fan" as I can be, this ain't about this one man right now,
this is about my monthly budget and the future state of the economy....big time!

In essence, this is about Life vs. Death for just too many.


So as much of a broken record as I have been these past couple of days,
I am requesting folks to drop a simple email to
some of the folks listed in the media contact list below.
You can also call the media. Leave them a detail message.
Let them know that they are being transparent....
and mention that we already pay for healthcare, so that is not the issue.
Also tell them that they sold us a trillion dollar war, but yet they are against
a trillion dollar health care reform package, which doesn't make sense.

and folks should remember, if we don't do this, perhaps no one else is doing it either,
although sometimes it is easy to be lazy and to believe that someone else is doing
exactly what we ought to do.

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[damntexdem]

13. Does anyone have the Democratic Congresspersons' spines?

They need them back -- fast!

[Hippo_Tron]

17. There is no such thing as a spine

There is only "what is best for me". Sometimes that happens to coincide with what is good for the vast majority of Americans.

[salguine]

27. Not bloody often! Once in your lifetime, if you're lucky...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. Sure as heck don't see a lot of people defending him pretty much anywhere

The lack of people defending Obama out there in the media and in Congress is deeply concerning. Repukes everywhere and always seemed to have Buscho's back (and front) pretty much down to the end of his (mis-)administration. Utterly shameful. I can only guess (or hope) that their lack of visible support has to do with playing the "cautious game" and waiting to see how the public is responding to the debate before voicing full-throated support for it. What they SHOULD be doing, however, is getting out there and showing people what a crappy deal sticking with the so-called status quo is and how much better things *could* be with some much needed changes not to mention demanding some accountability from the Repukes for not having a plan of their own to cover uninsured people to present and/or forcing the Repukes to explain to the rest of why we should keep the status quo and why it is a better deal for the rest of us.

[Phx_Dem]

18. I do.

[stlsaxman]

19. According to FOX and it's "liberal bureau" NPR- no.

[Avalux]

20. I do. n/t

[mecherosegarden]

21. I am just one... tiny... but I do have his back! N/T

[PopSixSquish]

22. I Think Nancy Pelosi Has His Back

I know that she's not the most popular person here at DU, but she seems to be able to hold the House Dems together and is very supportive of the President in all her public statements. She can also arm-twist with the best of them to get the votes...

[blaze]

23. What pisses me off about all this

is that we're in a position of *defending* our position at all!!

With a majority in both houses and a Dem in the White House, we should be framing and controlling the conversation and the Republicans should have their backs against the wall and be defending *their* position.

Damn the corporate media.

[salguine]

24. When we just find out today that the White House is refusing to disclose

who was at the White House meeting on health care, he's making it pretty fucking hard to have his back. I had enough of this closed-door shit with Bush.

[blm]

26. If you watched Cspan, read REAL newspapers instead of relying on EntertainmentNews, you'd KNOW

there are some great senators and congressfolk doing everything Obama asks and MORE.

But, maybe hard, real news and senate hearings aren't your cup of tea.

[ehrnst]

28. Michelle. nt

[LWolf]

29. He doesn't have my back. nt