For my 50K post: Miss Me Yet?

[sheshe2]

OMG! You Have to Ask? Hell yes!


When I first arrived at DU, almost six years ago, I was an Obama supporter. Always was. He had me at his keynote speech in 2004. When I got here I was amazed at the vitriol toward Obama. I joined The Barack Obama Group that gave members some protection, not much. For many, he just never did anything fast enough or good enough. For me, best President of my lifetime.

So, when I first got here I supported him in many ways, one was in pictures and I posted a lot of them. Sadly it pissed off a lot of people that disliked, to put it mildly, him. One member that left before my time did the same. Her DU name escapes right now (Jackeen?), yet she went on to be a very successful blogger by the name of chipsticks....her site The Obama Diary.

So anyway, I am still here and want to mark my 50K post with a picture or two.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Barack Obama
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/barack_obama_409128

Safe hands:



@dougmillsnyt: Obama’s hands are seen as he talks with small business owners at the White House

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/11/safe-hands/


I believe his quote to this day. Yes, someone threw us off a few steps, Russian and the trump Mafia. However we are the ones that we have been waiting for, so get the hell off your asses and vote as if your life, our future and our planet's survival depends on it. BECAUSE IT DOES!




Luv ya DU~

[Beartracks]

1. Hella yes, and congrats on 50K!

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[sheshe2]

13. Thank you, beartracks!

[FM123]

2. I miss him. Every. Single. Day.

Congrats on your 50K post - we luv ya too!

[Marie Marie]

3. Is that his wedding ring?

I really like it. Oh, and everything else about him.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

46. It is a beautiful and storied ring AND the Repugs circulated a conspiracy theory about it.

Tried to claim a Muslim connection, if my poor memory serves me correctly.

It's a wonder they all don't go out and try to start an argument with the sun every morning. There appears to be no end to their evil.
.

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[sheshe2]

58. Remember the Communist fist bump?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

64. Awwww, thanks. You're turning a rough day into a good one.

Those two are always good for an uplift of the heart and soul. They should still be America's First Couple!....

And The New Yorker's cover made their point quite well. Still love their 'toons every week.....

.............

[pazzyanne]

68. They are America's first couple because don the con and Melania sure aren't.

The White House is no longer a living, breathing place that we can love and take pride in. I remember posts from deplorables saying they needed to fumigate the White House before the trumps moved in. If that was needed then, are we going to do when this cabal moves on? We really can't burn it down, but man what it is going to take to get it back to what it once was.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

81. Seriously, I would worry about it being bugged by...

Russian and GOP spy groups.......

I'm sure President Obama had things thoroughly checked after W, too...... .......

[Squinch]

4. Love ya back, sheshe2! Happy 50k!

[a kennedy]

5. Yeeehaaaaa what an accomplishment......

and really look forward to ALL your posts in the future.

[2naSalit]

6. Of course!

[Hekate]

7. Love ya, She

[sheshe2]

10. Love ya too hon.

You have been such a good friend here.

[eleny]

8. Hey, love u right back!

He had me at the 2004 speech, too. Good times.

[sheshe2]

12. I was standing up and cheering that night.

[MontanaMama]

19. Right?

I remember looking at my husband after that speech and saying “THAT man will be president.”

[eleny]

31. Me, too! He had the right ideas and the magnetism

[MontanaMama]

32. Oh yes.

Like Stephanie Miller says...he smells like cookies and freedom.

[eleny]

40. Aisha Tyler's quote!

I'm a Steph-head, too.

[MontanaMama]

41. Oh! My mistake.

So noted and thank you.

[shenmue]

9. Mazel tov

[Tumbulu]

11. I love you and our president Obama

and like you, I always loved him. But you post a lot more than I do- that's for sure!

Thank you for all your good posts here!!!!

[sheshe2]

55. I blush here.

Thanks, Tumbulu.

[blue neen]

14. Oh, if only he could come back!

We need you, Barack Obama!

Congrats, sheshe. I, too, have loved him since 2004!

[JHan]

15. +++++++++++++

[sheshe2]

18. Back at ya, JHan.

[Totally Tunsie]

16. Congratulations on your 50K, sheshe2!

Most of all, thank you for your pride and support in the Presidential GOAT, Barack Obama! I have to wonder how BHO's early detractors feel about him now...like you, I love him and miss him daily. For those who doubted, "You don't know what you have until it's gone." He's THE man!

[sheshe2]

22. You don't know what you got til it's gone.

Sadly they paved paradise and put up a parking lot...

Hey, thanks TT.

[NBachers]

17. "The skinny guy with the funny name"

I'm glad you stuck it out, sheshe2

[sheshe2]

24. Ooooh and the big ears...

Thanks to Skinner I was able to, NBachers.

[MLAA]

20. Genuine...that man is genuine. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on 50k! next milestone 100k.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏿👏🏿

[MelissaB]

21. Yes, I do!

Congrats on the 50k!

[sheshe2]

95. Me too!

Thank you~

[brer cat]

23. Congrats!

K&R

[LakeArenal]

25. Here! Here!

Congrats. I remember when you were sheshe (1).

I think it takes dedication to post 50,000 +

Posts that spark interest and debate.

However pics of the Best Family are always sure winners.

When we take back the gov. I want to amend the Const. to only two terms consecutively so B and Joe can run again.

Best wishes for your next 50,000.

[murielm99]

26. Congrats, sheshe!

I have always loved your posts.

[sheshe2]

30. Thank you!

And a Happy Birthday to you, muriel!

[PatrickforO]

27. OK, I'm 59 years old.

So...presidents in my lifetime:

Ike - Not that good.
JFK - Didn't have long enough but could have been truly great.
LBJ - Nope. Great society was great, but sending 500,000 soldiers to Vietnam, really bad.
Nixon - Created EPA, but was dangerously paranoid.
Ford - Pardoned Nixon, not good.
Carter - Don't get mad at me. Carter is a truly GREAT man now, but not all that good a president.
H.W. Bush - No.
Clinton - FMLA is a good law, ran solid surplus, was good president. Didn't get to keep the 'peace dividend,' because of Newt.
W. Bush - Cheated in 2000. Dirty politics against McCain. Gore should have been prez.

OBAMA:
- Saved us from worldwide depression with ARRA.
- Passed Affordable Care Act.
- Paris Agreement.
- Iran deal.
- Countless good policy decisions.

Trump - not even worth mentioning in the same breath with these prior 10 presidents.

Obama? Yes, the greatest in my lifetime as well. Of course, I can't post in the Obama room, having been banned...but still Obama was the greatest in my lifetime as well. A great man, and a great president. I sure wish he was back in the WH.

[sheshe2]

36. I just unblocked you.

We don't really use the group anymore as we don't need to hide as he is no longer President.

PS...a few of the hosts, after Hill won purged every blocked member in the Hill Group one by one. It took us hours and is a two step process. We did it for unity and it was not one that was shown to all of us by another.

Thanks for your kind words, Patrick. Best ever.

[PatrickforO]

45. THANK YOU!!!!!!

I really appreciate that!

[sheshe2]

49. If I had the energy I would purge all of you.

Mom is now a 24/7 job. I just don't have the time.

Thanks Patrick. You are a good peep.

[The Polack MSgt]

28. Congrats Sheshe2

50K is amazing - at my current posting rate I should get there around November - - - Of 2061

[sheshe2]

39. LOL!

I will be dead then, so will offer an early congrats on your 50K.

[stonecutter357]

29. K&R

[Aristus]

33. Every single day...

[sheshe2]

75. Hey

Hugs

[Aristus]

76. And to you...

[sheshe2]

78. Back at you my sweet friend.

[Aristus]

79. Mmmmm...

[MontanaMama]

34. DU wouldn't be the same

without you here, she. Thanks for all you say and do.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. Like I always say when I reach a threshold...thats

A whole lot of BS

[greytdemocrat]

37. Whoa!!!

Congrats on 50K!!! That's a big milestone.

[Different Drummer]

38. Miss him every day! Congrats on the 50K, sheshe2! n/t

[madamesilverspurs]

42. Great big HUGE congrats!

And, like you, I loathe the traumatic plunge from "Yes WE Can" to "It's all about ME!"

That said, in my heart of hearts I believe that whats-his-yuck is temporary, that WE will learn from this horror, that WE will vote and work hard to clean up the mess and rebuild wherever we must, and that WE are going to be okay because WE (as in We the People) are better than anything he can throw at us.

Meanwhile, get yourself busy on the next 50K!


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[sheshe2]

47. I think you are right.

I think this shook a lot of people to the core. Yes, there are some that just want to rip it all down, The Susans. Yet there are many more that want to build on our solid Democratic foundation.

PS...I still have that tee shirt. Thank you.

[R B Garr]

43. So awesome! Thank you she.

Yes, he is missed. I miss all the smart people.

Edit: congrats on the 50k! Most excellent

[sheshe2]

67. Thanks, R B!

[SallyHemmings]

44. Thank you!

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Congrats sheshe!

And thank you for something that was easy on the eyes too!

You have truly been a great contributor to DU!

[sheshe2]

53. Very easy on the eyes. ;)

Thank you, BRDS! Luv ya too.

[BumRushDaShow]

54. LOL

[Ohiogal]

50. Hi She

Congrats on the 50K,. Well Done!

Love your posts!

[sheshe2]

56. Thank you, Ohiogal.

Back at you!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

51. 'Bout scared hell out of me, SheShe...

You said "miss me yet?" and my first thought was that you were retiring from DU...... ...... .......

I know that wasn't what you meant, but will let you know any way:

We really, really need you here and appreciate all your contributions!....

Congrats on you benchmark! Your tribute to our last real President was very appropriate. I often wonder what he and Michelle are doing, almost every day. It's guaranteed to be something good for humankind and the planet.


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[sheshe2]

82. Hey.

I can't be rid of so easily. I am here til the end, one way or another.

Thanks.

[Glamrock]

52. Congrats mama!

[lapucelle]

57. Congrats on the milestone!

Right back atcha!

[sheshe2]

61. I love that picture.

Thanks hon...so many smiles during his Presidency. The children know good when they see it.

[yuiyoshida]

92. These kids will grow up knowing how lucky they were

to have hugged the Greatest Modern President of our time. Congrats Sheshe, おめでとう ございました。

[sheshe2]

93. Yes, I agree.

And thank you, yuiyoshida.

[Scurrilous]

59. Happy 50 thou.

[Me.]

60. WOOHOO

50,000!...

[Gothmog]

62. Congratulations

[sheshe2]

65. Ha!

Thanks!

[mcar]

63. Congratulations and you know I do!

[peggysue2]

66. Great pix, sheshe

And wow! 50K. I'm impressed, girl!

[world wide wally]

69. You post a lot!

That's good for all of us

[sheshe2]

73. Yep.

I do. Ha.
I participate in the threads I post.

Thank you, www!

[oasis]

70. Sheshe, posters like you make DU a nice place to be.

Happy 50k

[Power 2 the People]

71. Great 50K post sheshe2

I miss him and his family beyond words. I wish there was a way to get him a 3rd term.

Hope you stick around for another 50K.

[grantcart]

72. I look for every single post

[sheshe2]

80. From you.

That means a lot to me.

Thank you, grantcart.

[Caliman73]

74. President Obama, for his flaws, and he had them, understood very well...

The nature of governance. We need leaders because they inspire, but leaders are nothing without people who do the work, who put in the hours to get things done.

President Obama constantly implored us as a party and as a people, to "Push me" he would say, "Make me do things" and make your representatives do the right things. Government that is not participatory is just tyranny, no matter if it is benign or destructive. People in charge often want a docile and malleable constituency. It is sometimes easier, more expedient for making decisions. That however is not democracy (an yes I know we are a representational republic, not a direct democracy) the point is that without an active and informed electorate, we end up with Trump, we end up with CEO's making hundreds of times more than the average worker. We end up with people believing the immigration is actually a problem when the real problem is that most of the nation's wealth and income is concentrated in the hands of the very few. We think that because there were Civil Rights Acts, that the problem of racism, sexism, and other exclusionary "isms" and privilege has been dealt with and people are just being too sensitive.

We are not where we are because "President Obama didn't do enough..." or "The Democrats didn't do enough" or even because, "Republicans are evil..." we are where we are because too many people expect leaders to "do the right thing" instead of forcing them to do the right thing by voting and protesting, and letting them understand that we are giving them the privilege of representing us because we want them to help make life better for as many of us as possible.

He will, I think, in the end, get his place in history as a very good president. He like most other Presidents, is complex but he is a decent human being and he was a good leader.

Congratulations on the 50,000th post.

[sprinkleeninow]

77. Wunnerful! 🎉 🥂

[Cha]

83. Beautiful 50,000th OP post, she! We were so glad when you

arrived on the scene!

Fond memories of the BOG!

It was Jackeens! She had Awesome Pics of President Obama, family, and his Admin that she posted on DU. But, she was not one to be insulted for doing this.. and went off to create her own site, The Obama Diary, in 2009. I posted on it from 2010 to 2012.. when I came back to DU.

They're still posting apres President Obama..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

https://theobamadiary.com/2018/08/31/a-queens-homegoing/

Love you.. here's to many more years

[Hortensis]

84. Happy 50th, Sheshe. Great party.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

85. Congrats she...

Wow, 50k. At times that period seems like another life ago. Great man, great family, great times.

Thank you for the glimpse back at a sane time, it was much needed

-Greg-

[NurseJackie]

86. You rock!

[yallerdawg]

87. "Nevertheless, she persisted."

Great commitment to core Democratic values and those who truly represent them!

[sheshe2]

89. Hey!

[denvine]

88. Congratulations sheshe2!

Yes, I miss him every day. I miss his classiness, his level headed thinking, him compassion, his smile, his intelligence and his ability to shine in any given circumstance. I miss feeling comfortable with our leader on the world stage or in moments that need a sympathetic ear. I miss the fact that he brought all of our allies together and most of all, I miss being proud of our President. I agree with the belief that he was the greatest President in my lifetime.

[radical noodle]

90. Great OP sheshe2

and congrats on 50,000!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

91. Luv ya she!

I remember the Obama hate here...microscopical scrutiny of every move, every word he said. I humbly admit it sometimes sucked me in. Me? How could that be? I’m the person who got goosebumps the first time I heard him speak! But, it’s unfortunately true.

You and others stood up—again and again—to some very nasty vitriol, I remember. You Rock! 👍🏾

[sheshe2]

94. Hey, Blanche!

Luv ya back. Thank you~

How I miss him.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

96. Me too. 💙