America - He's Your President for Goodness Sake!

[DearAbby]

There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round their president. Once elected, the man who won the White House was no longer viewed as a republican or democrat, but the President of the United States. The oath of office was taken, the wagons were circled around the country’s borders and it was America versus the rest of the world with the president of all the people at the helm.

Suddenly President Barack Obama, with the potential to become an exceptional president has become the glaring exception to that unwritten, patriotic rule.

Four days before President Obama’s inauguration, before he officially took charge of the American government, Rush Limbaugh boasted publicly that he hoped the president would fail. Of course, when the president fails the country flounders. Wishing harm upon your country in order to further your own narrow political views is selfish, sinister and a tad treasonous as well.

Subsequently, during his State of the Union address, which is pretty much a pep rally for America, an unknown congressional representative from South Carolina, later identified as Joe Wilson, stopped the show when he called the President of the United States a liar. The president showed great restraint in ignoring this unprecedented insult and carried on with his speech. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was so stunned by the slur, she forgot to jump to her feet while clapping wildly, 30 or 40 times after that.

Last spring, President Obama took his wife Michelle to see a play in New York City and republicans attacked him over the cost of security for the excursion. The president can’t take his wife out to dinner and a show without being scrutinized by the political opposition? As history has proven a president in a theatre without adequate security is a tragically bad idea.

Remember: “Apart from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?”

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[Jennicut]

1. They started on day one.

They gave him a hard time from day one. No other President got that treatment at a SOTU address.

[pinto]

2. Kick

:kick:

[Doctor_J]

3. The Civil War cometh

unless of course we're just going to give in

[TBF]

4. Treasonous to disagree with the president?

Whatever happened to the first amendment? I suppose you would be happier with fascism? (as long as it's a dem at the helm of course)

[BlueCaliDem]

11. Wake up, TBF. America's already suffering under fascism

or haven't you noticed how powerful corporate money has bought our elections with the blessing of a corporate-bought SCOTUS?

And btw, every civilized country, and not so civilized country, has accepted that fascism is an ultra-right ideology, hence Mussolini having coined it, believing in corporate powers to replace elected governments.

And he was ultra-right.

[pocoloco]

5. "Promise and then follow through"

Would have been a good strategy!

[democracy1st]

6. No matter how ignorant or stupid americans are,one thing is certain they love a fighter! Don't

expect respect if you don't fight for what you believe in.

[XOKCowboy]

7. Of course this has nothing do do with racism....

Joe Wilson knew he would gain Repug "street cred" for calling the President a liar and he did. Same with Limbaugh. Both knew that most of the voters they were pandering to just hate the fact that someone that didn't have white skin was actually elected. I know these people. Before the 2008 election they were smug that no "n______" would ever be elected because they were positive that everyone in the country were as backwardass as they are. They were shocked in 2008 and that shock has turned to hate towards anyone who would support such a travesty.

It's the new "Southern Strategy" but it's still the same old racism.

[jaxx]

8. I bookmarked this page, it's good to know the rest of the world doesn't

hate President Obama like some Americans do. Maybe people will stop and think before they speak out with the constant criticisms. It's not at all hidden anymore, look at the AP and the crap they publish. I guess the more the naysayers piss and moan, the more acceptable it is for the next one to out do the last. It's a real shame that this President is treated like dirt.

K&R

and thanks for the post.

[MisterP]

9. er, had Americans not stopped rallying around the president and against the rest of the world,

we'd still be in Vietnam after 44 or 56 years

[MisterP]

10. duplicate nt