Wanda Sykes: Ya know...at first I wanted a female President.

[kpete]

@iamwandasykes
Ya know...at first I wanted a female President. Then I thought another black President would be good, but now I just want an American President.

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[democratisphere]

1. As opposed to a russian sympathizer so-called president.

[mgardener]

2. Don't forget

Nazi sympathizer president!

[Honeycombe8]

3. To her credit, she was leaving the Roseanne show before Roseanne did that racist tweet.

She saw where things were going.

She's so funny, too.

[IronLionZion]

4. They don't make Presidents like they used to

[calimary]

8. They sure don't.

[Soxfan58]

16. Yes they do.

They are just not able to beat the repervs and russians.

[lunatica]

17. I wouldn't compare the dipshit in office to a President

They do make them like they used to. This one wasn’t made in America. He was made in Russia and passed off as the genuine article. But it didn’t take long for intelligent Americans to figure it out.

[heaven05]

5. oooohhh!!!!!!

SMACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRUE.

[Joe Nation]

6. The bar does just keep getting lower and lower in this country.

The best and the brightest are not rising to the top.

[DemocracyMouse]

9. Maybe we're all down here in the "underground"

Time to rise up and change the definition of what constitutes "the best" or simply "being better."

(Which also suggests we keep self-improving)

[Wounded Bear]

13. The bar is only lower on one side...

don't fall into the 'both sides do it' bullshit here.

[lunatica]

18. President Obama was still in office only

a year and a half ago. According to a recent poll he’s considered the best President.

I know. It seems such a long time ago. But the bar wasn’t lowered. It was stolen by Putin and company while we weren’t looking. But now they have our attention.

[pansypoo53219]

20. lower for the GOP. fux gnewz created a monster & they vote.

[The Wizard]

7. We now have a cruel and unusual president (NT)

[DemocracyMouse]

12. Nice phrasing! It suggests he's torturing us.... and the planet.

I keep thinking about how the rest of the planet must see Trump as a product of both our lousy education system, but also our materialsitic, shallow, TV and games-addicted culture. Can I get anyone here on the DU to second the motion that in addition to voting like a tidal wave, we also actually start addressing – deeply – what constitutes meaningful cultural change.

(HINT: it doesn't mean gutting media/arts programs in the schools and it encourages more socializing around real tables over food EVERYONE helps prepare)

[The Wizard]

27. Stole it from

Michael Avenatti

[elmac]

10. well, I'm not going to lower the bar

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just because we have a Russian fascist running the country. Some so called progressives are even saying they would give Mitt Romney a vote (Bill Mahers) but not me. Nope, I want a progressive women president because I'm tired of men fucking things up.

[DemocracyMouse]

14. That hurts my male feelings!

And I've had dreadful bosses who were both male AND female. That statement is a great conversation starter, however. Kudos for that!

[bronxiteforever]

11. She speaks for me! Love Wanda!

[trusty elf]

15. Well, Drumpf's an "American".

.

[Jakes Progress]

19. Wanda for President. Woman. Black. American.

There you go.

[oberliner]

28. Not to mention a member of the LGBTQ community

[LiberalFighter]

21. That is good!

[BlueJac]

22. Right fucking on!!!

[uponit7771]

23. K&R

[UTUSN]

24. Rec #201 & k

[IronLionZion]

25. Deplorables think American means white

and many of them still think Obama was born in Kenya and is not American (by white supremacist definitions).

[Achilleaze]

26. too horribly serious to be truly funny

but worth a chortle all the same