What Obama showed me, throughout the elections..... [View All]

[FrenchieCat]

As some will admit, oftentimes Obama was treated as less than...

But what Obama showed me; when he was questioned about his "citizenship"; when he was was questioned about his lack of a flag pin, and his choice of preacher (Rev. Wright).

When he was called an elite, effete, and too Black and than not Black enough.

When he was caricatured on a waffle box, hung in effigy, called the Antichrist, made into a monkey shirt and a monkey doll, as well as called a Communist, a Socialist, a Marxist.

When threats are made on his life, and racist websites and magazines have his photo in a bullseye.

When even his beloved wife's picture was morphed into a monkey, called unpatriotic, un-american, and lied on about what she didn't say (there's a non existent tape somewhere).

when he reached out to Joe Lieberman (who betrayed him), Hillary Clinton (made her SOS although she said he wasn't ready to lead) and even to John McCain and Palin (who incited crowds to near violence against him....

When through it all, at no point did he lash out or lose his temper or even attempted retribution.

When he did not react to those who clearly lashed out at him which was the constant source of our panic here at DU. We were worried and disappointed because we wanted to see him get more incensed; go for the jugular; kick ass bigtime......

But what Obama showed me is that he's leading by example,
even if many don't want to acknowledge it...yet

What Obama showed me is that he epitomizes tolerance.

That's the conflict here today, in fact.
Some find him to be too tolerant.
They'd rather see him be less so.