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What did he do? Oh that's right. Helped millions of Americans get health care. No wonder you hate him.the absolute worst human being to walk this earth. a liar, no better than a street thug. divider, creep and loser we had to deal with for eight OF THE MOST miserable years of my political life. and I've been voting since Carter
I don't know how he can stand himself
That's all Republicans left him...........and the country.And he was given so much to work with, wasn't he?Like the community disorganizerthat he is. Massive unemployment, record numbers on welfare, double the national debt.
He had a pen and a phone.
Seems that is all he needs
The majority already had health care, and for those that didn't? Fuck 'em. Let them die. I'm not paying for them. Who cares?What did he do? Oh that's right. Helped millions of Americans get health care. No wonder you hate him.the absolute worst human being to walk this earth. a liar, no better than a street thug. divider, creep and loser we had to deal with for eight OF THE MOST miserable years of my political life. and I've been voting since Carter
I don't know how he can stand himself
Health care that the majority already had. That the ones who didn't, are going to have a difficult time finding doctors to see them, but that will enrich the CEO's of the insurance companies that actually wrote the law. You truly are one of the stupidest people on the planet derpy. Are you able to wipe your own ass or do you need help with that too?
The 1% got even wealthier. Silly, that's been the GOP plan for decades.14 million jobs
Mostly within the private sector
10% to 5% unemployment =huge improvement!
Millions of more people on health insurance.
No he didn't go far enough economically, but I'd judge him as decent. Republicans have a long history of causing recessions and depression...They shouldn't even be considered. A utter joke.
The one percent got even wealthier.
The middle class lost net worth for the first time in decades.
US net GDP dropped.
Fewer American working than was seen since the 1970's due to loss of jobs.
Middle class folks being forced to work two or three jobs because obamacare forced employers to cut hours to avoid the law.
Yeah matthew, he's one of the worst POTUS's this country has ever seen. But you would have to take your blinders off to acknowledge the truth of it.
The majority already had health care, and for those that didn't? Fuck 'em. Let them die. I'm not paying for them. Who cares?What did he do? Oh that's right. Helped millions of Americans get health care. No wonder you hate him.the absolute worst human being to walk this earth. a liar, no better than a street thug. divider, creep and loser we had to deal with for eight OF THE MOST miserable years of my political life. and I've been voting since Carter
I don't know how he can stand himself
Health care that the majority already had. That the ones who didn't, are going to have a difficult time finding doctors to see them, but that will enrich the CEO's of the insurance companies that actually wrote the law. You truly are one of the stupidest people on the planet derpy. Are you able to wipe your own ass or do you need help with that too?
Brought to you by American Republicans everywhere.
He didn't have an easy way of it, and believe it or not, I was praying for him and the country that first year.And he was given so much to work with, wasn't he?Like the community disorganizerthat he is. Massive unemployment, record numbers on welfare, double the national debt.
How will we judge Obama?
A commentator Erin Aubry Kaplan, for the Chicago Tribune wrote an article titled "How will we judge Obama?" Certainly, she has the facts identified and neatly lined up, but her conclusions are so small scale and lack vision.
For instance:
That hoped-for change was not just political but also spiritual — it was supposed to finally forge One America across racial lines. But the racial lines have held. The clearest evidence of this is that from the beginning, Obama has always meant something different to black people than he does to everyone else.
What the hell is she talking about. I don't know anyone who thought right wing racist southern confederate Republicans would be anything else but who they have always been. Their views on blacks is very similar to their views on gays. They may hold "kill the gays" rallies, but they are not nearly bold enough to do that to blacks, at least not any more.
Simply negotiating the space of the presidency for two terms, Blow wrote, will bolster blacks’ self-image for generations to come. But that is only part of the picture, and not the most important part. (The title of Blow’s column, “The Other Obama Legacy,” acknowledges as much.) Chiefly white opponents of the first black president view him as immeasurable in another way: an utter failure, an abomination or something worse.
Black's self-image is not that important? I suspect to blacks, it's very important. And why this "blacks and whites"? I know lot's of white who are just as fond of Obama as blacks. And not all blacks are fond of him. It's crazy. But the Tribune is a conservative paper who endorsed Bush twice. And when it came to "an utter failure, an abomination or something worse", Republicans felt that way when he was running the first time, just because he is black.
simply another black man trying to find his way in a hostile white environment. In this way he followed in the modern folk-hero tradition of Jackie Robinson and other gifted black “firsts” whose main task, besides playing baseball or being president, was to overcome overwhelming odds and gain acceptance in the face of racial adversity
Jackie Robinson was a transformational figure. To think otherwise is crazy. What he did went far, far beyond base ball. And this idea that blacks want to gain the acceptance of whites is simply silly beyond belief. This is white racism at it's worst. To assume black people's goal is to petted by whites. Hello, most black don't give a flying fuck what whites think.
The gaze of white supremacy prevails. No matter how much Obama resonates with black folks — no matter how much he has transformed us — it is his resonance, or lack of it, among whites that is assumed to matter more. Black support is a given, the reasoning goes; white buy-in is the brass ring that will ultimately determine Obama’s importance.
So much arrogance with these crazy assumptions. And the author is a black woman. Strange.
The gaze of white supremacy prevails. No matter how much Obama resonates with black folks — no matter how much he has transformed us — it is his resonance, or lack of it, among whites that is assumed to matter more. Black support is a given, the reasoning goes; white buy-in is the brass ring that will ultimately determine Obama’s importance.
Oh give me a break. So transformation is blacks being liked by white people. Ridiculous beyond belief.
There are children who have only known a black president. That in itself is transformational. Something that will last far beyond the end of Obama's second term. Without even trying to, Obama has exposed the racisim of the GOP. Obama just existing was enough for them to show the world who they are. Trump's "wall" proves it.
Because of Obama, America will now have to work with the Middle East. No more invasions and random bomb drops.
Obama getting millions of Americans covered exposed the GOP immoral policy of "let them die" for what it is. UnAmerican and Satanic.
Voter suppression has shown America how far Republicans are willing to go to keep America white. Well, it's not going to work. They have been "exposed" and just that makes Obama transformational.
How will we judge Obama?
I honestly think he will get credit for turning the economy around from almost certain disaster in 2008. However, the next pot of fish depends on the success and longevity of the Health Care Act. After that, he will fail miserably in the racial divide, inability to curb immigration, instead allowing illegals to come over the border without consequence and the illegals taking the jobs of Americans which, in real unemployment is still high towards the end of his administration.
Todd, I agree there were "bribes" given to pass both the stimulus and the Health Care Act and I am not going to fool you, I didn't like either. But we were in sad shape after the Home mortgage bubble burst. I thought we were in real trouble, and even though, he spent more time on the Health Care Act than the economy, by the grace of God, we came out of it. He'll get credit for that.I honestly think he will get credit for turning the economy around from almost certain disaster in 2008. However, the next pot of fish depends on the success and longevity of the Health Care Act. After that, he will fail miserably in the racial divide, inability to curb immigration, instead allowing illegals to come over the border without consequence and the illegals taking the jobs of Americans which, in real unemployment is still high towards the end of his administration.
I honestly think he will get credit for turning the economy around from almost certain disaster in 2008.
His union/crony payoffs in the "stimulus" bill had nothing to do with the turnaround.
