The President is being treated with callous disrespect...

[kentuck]

With a few hours to think about it, it is shameful the way the Republicans used race as a strategy to win an election. All may be fair in love, war, and politics, but this was beyond the bounds.

And now, the media is acting as if this election is so different from the election of 2008 and 2012. If you recall, the President won a landslide victory, the Democrats won the House by a good majority, and had 59 seats in the Senate. Republicans were demolished.

But what was the response of the Republicans? The Republicans met secretly in a restaurant, with strategists like Newt Gingrich and Frank Luntz, and Mitch McConnell vowed that his number one goal was to make Obama a one-term President. And what was the response of the media at that time?

FOX News and talk radio is attempting to create a stampede to now blame Obama if Republicans do not get their agenda through and the rest of the media is sliding into a crowd mentality of blaming the President. Rush Limbaugh, in a moment of truth, said the election was all about Obama. This morning a caller to C-SPAN said "Republicans hate that n***** Obama". The host hung up on him. But it was plain to see that the election was all about Obama, and the Republicans knew exactly what they were doing. It is a disgrace.

[bullwinkle428]

1. I was really surprised that the story about McConnell not taking the President's

congratulatory phone call didn't get more discussion here. That was a total slap in the face by the Turtle, and he knew exactly what he was doing.

[kentuck]

3. He poisoned the well...

in my opinion.

[kelliekat44]

11. I didn't see that story. Where was it published and is it really true? nt

[B2G]

16. Dude's old. He was tired.

"President Barack Obama called to congratulate Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell on winning the job of Senate leader between 12:30 and 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. The only problem: By then, McConnell and his wife, former Secretary Elaine Chao, had already left for home and some much needed sleep after a grueling campaign, McConnell aides say."

http://time.com/3558682/mitch-mcconnell-barack-obama/

[yeoman6987]

2. Well we certainly make it easy for them

We can't complain that they showed up. Everyone knew they would. Our voters wanted the Republicans apparently.

[kentuck]

4. Our side has racists too.

We are not pure.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Any comment on the actual post or do you just want to bash Democrats?

[UTUSN]

5. R#5 & K n/t

[kentuck]

8. What do you mean?

Like he said in his presser, he has the authority to sign an executive order but the Republicans have the authority to supersede his executive order by passing legislation. Sounded pretty straight forward to me.

[Orsino]

7. It's a good reminder of the last president...

...who panicked at the slightest criticism. Privileged man-children don't belong in the office.

[kentuck]

9. What do you mean?

GWB?

[Orsino]

21. That would be he. n/t

[underpants]

10. Just like last year the CMA hosts did it again

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/11/06/cma-awards-2014-country-singers-take-aim-at-president-obama-again-carrie/

[yeoman6987]

18. Very funny and classy

You do know Brad Paisley is a huge President Obama supporter and liberal. Why did you post this here? I thank you because the laugh was needed but seems out of place on this OP.

[underpants]

19. Disrespectful

It was

[yeoman6987]

20. Oh come on

Brad has been to the White House numerous times. Heck he probably got some of the lines from the President himself. One thing the President has is a sense of humor. Every President gets razed during these type of things.

[bigwillq]

22. Presidents usually get criticized at award shows

Just watched a clip of Chris Rock when he was the host at the Oscars poking fun at Bush.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. You're just noticing this?

[myohmy2]

14. "The President is being treated with callous disrespect..."

....does anyone truly believe the 'republican beast' is ever going to changes it's stripes?....the Prez got two choices, sign right-wing legislation or confrontation....

[Bandit]

15. And it appeared to me Democrats accepted that premise

None of them bragged about DEMOCRATIC policies that were approved. None of them said it wasn't about Obama but about Democratic goal and policies, both in place and yet to be enacted. All they did was run from Obama. Remember it was not Obama that passed ACA or got rid of DADT or bailed out GM or passed the Stimulus Package. It was Democrats that did all that. All Obama did was sign them into Law. When Democrats run away from their own damn Legislation there is a problem...

[kentuck]

17. I don't disagree...

But it is only after the fact that we see it more clearly. It was a cynical, racist tactic, in my opinion.