President Obama called Shirley Sherrod

[malaise]

Very good

[Beetwasher]

1. But Some People Are Saying It Was A VERY Unstrong Phone Call

n/t

[jah the baptist]

5. he should resign

and she become president

and fire them all

make that us all

[BootinUp]

9. LOL nt

[Scurrilous]

40. K & R

:thumbsup:

[BurtWorm]

14. Then apologize and hire us all back.

:think:

[jah the baptist]

23. with better jobs

where all we do is talk about this

[BurtWorm]

24. Yeah! And she should call it something like the Department of Us

so we can continue to spend all our days at DU.

:woohoo:

[jah the baptist]

30. and apologize

to one another

at the white house

every day

[KittyWampus]

37. I had to recommend this thread just on the strength of this sub-thread!

:D

[mkultra]

15. i hate unstrong phone calls.

lol

[ecstatic]

46. Of course. The bar must constantly be moved

in order to maximize bashing time.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

2. Good News!!!

:applause:

[SidDithers]

3. K&R...nt

Sid

[gateley]

4. I think he should invite her and the Spooners to the WH. But whatever. I'm glad he

phoned her.

[Cleita]

8. Me too. Maybe we need to email or phone the WH

suggesting it.

[Warpy]

6. Now he needs to talk to the country about what happened

He really shouldn't let this chance go by, even as an aside in another speech about the financial reform bill.

I hope he told Ms. Sherrod to get a lawyer and sue. In fact, I hope he recommended one.

[gateley]

11. I'd like to see that. That's the only way to really get it out in the open (Obama

talking to the country.)

I also hope he shreds Breitbart and Fox, and others of their ilk, but that's probably hoping for too much. As Eugene Robinson said yesterday, when a bully pushes you, you push back. I'd like to see us push back.

[jah the baptist]

16. this should be all democrats talk about until election day

it should be the sum total of our platform

it is what americans really care about

[SidDithers]

33. WTF are you blathering about?...nt

Sid

[jah the baptist]

36. the most important issue that ever faced our republic

the wrongful termination and rehiring of an individual federal employee

this must be the lead story

always

[ieoeja]

43. The most important issue currently facing our nation ...

... is the Fox News Channel spreading propaganda and inciting violence.

So, yes, it is very important.

[jah the baptist]

12. the country?

he should talk to the world about it

on every teevee on the planet

forever

[cbdo2007]

13. He does owe an explanation over who made these decisions.

We know they didn't come to Obama and say "this lady who works for someplace said something racist..." and he said "well you better make her resign!"

I know the buck stops with the President, but there is no way he is the one who made the call on this. He should just be honest about it.

[DevonRex]

27. Vilsack already said he's the one who did it. nt

[cottonseed]

39. The "country" doesn't give rat's ass about this. Cable TV and left/right fringe, but certainly not..

the country.

[ecstatic]

47. I gathered a different moral to this story than the media's narrative

Mrs. Sherrod is one of millions of black women and men who have been unfairly fired in this country. If the President could discuss that aspect to Americans who are open to hearing it, I'd welcome it. But something tells me most people won't want to hear it, so why bother?

[Warpy]

48. Why bother?

Because it is the right thing to do.

[bluestateguy]

7. It won't be enough to appease the critics

They'll just keep moving the goalposts back.

[DevonRex]

10. Yup, yup. There will always be something else he must do.

:eyes:

[Beetwasher]

19. Where's MY Apology???? And Why Hasn't He Apologized For Slavery Yet?

HUH????

[jah the baptist]

42. because

he supports slavery

and opposes you

[CTyankee]

20. Well, I'm sure he sees his responsibility here. He is the Chief Executive

and Vilsack works for him. So in that sense Obama has to make sure he is satisfied with the answers he is getting on the substance of this affair. I do not believe he was involved in the firing but Obama knows where the buck stops...

[EFerrari]

21. Yeah, like lead.

It's not just Obama by any stretch. The Democrats don't lead in the media. They leave the field to the Breitbarts and as we have seen, the casualties are piling up.

We can't very well continue to complain about the right wing media if the Democrats refuse to even show up to the game. I don't want Obama to come and see me in the hospital. I want him and the Democrats to get drunk drivers off the road.

[Spazito]

17. Yep, it is already happening...

The demand that Vilsack and the Administration publicly apologize, done. The demand Ms. Sherrod be re-instated, offered her job back, done.
The demand the President speak to Ms. Sherrod himself, done.

Now the demand is the President must speak to the American public about this is the cry.

If he were to do so, the meme 'he does pretty speeches' would begin immediately.

Same old, same old.

[TwilightGardener]

29. That's a pretty good summary. I think they actually get disappointed

when he does the right thing--takes away their excuse to hurl every insult they can think of at him. Oh well. And demanding that he speak to the public--about WHAT? Be careful to get the full facts before you terminate someone's employment? Is that a national crisis that needs to be addressed so America can move on? No, what it's really about is wanting to make sure this stays in the news so that Obama can keep getting whacked over the head for what amounts to one government employee's wrongful termination. Make him grovel, public mea culpas...I'm sure the RW would love to keep this going, too.

[Wednesdays]

34. He should get on national TV and talk about the oil leak!

That'll fix it!

Oh, wait...

[bluestateguy]

45. I'm starting to come to the conclusion that many of his leftist critics are themselves racist

nt

[Forkboy]

41. At least you know who she is this time.

[DURHAM D]

18. I wonder if he took this action because his staff showed him KO's special comment? nt

[ljm2002]

22. 18 replies so far...

...and of those, about 16 are a pity party about what all the mean Obama critics are gonna say.

Pathetic.

[jah the baptist]

25. obama has yet to make her a facebook friend

not unlike

bush

[sufrommich]

26. lol. nt

[Wednesdays]

35. Pity party? Where?

If there's free booze, I'm in! :party:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

38. Fixed....

"16 are a laugh fest about all the stupid things butthurt Obama haters say."

Hilarious.

[ljm2002]

44. Now that response is truly pathetic...

...it absolutely mirrors the stupid adulation that GWB's followers heaped upon him, and the vitriol spewed at anyone who would dare question Our Great Leader.

I have a lot of respect for President Obama; however, he has some definite failings, and you bet I feel free to call them out. Not because I think I could do a better job; I do not think that at all. But because I have certain expectations. Among those expectations is that anyone in the office of the President of the United States should know how to play hardball with the political opposition. Unfortunately I don't see much of that.

So, not to put too fine a point on it, you can take your rewrite and stuff it where the sun don't shine.

[n2doc]

28. Can you imagine W doing this during his term?

I sure can't. Give Obama props on this one.

[Texasgal]

32. I will never be good enough.

*sigh*

[alcibiades_mystery]

31. BUT what about the NEXT TIME!!!??? Who's NEXT??/!!!

The next time, you see, is the most important of times!!! I'll believe it when I see what happens the NEXT TIME!

Ineluctable modality of the POSSIBLE NEXT TIME!!!!