Can we stop with the "Obama needs to ..." complaints now?

[EffieBlack]

President Obama is going way above and beyond to deliver the midterms to the Democrats.

So, instead of the complaints we've been hearing that he's not doing enough, I hope the only thing we hear is: "THANKS, Obama!"

[Sherman A1]

1. Obama Needs To

Worry about what is posted on DU.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Nice satire.

[Sherman A1]

16. Really wasn't

I get tired of the lectures about what I should post and what I should think.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

32. I'm w you. I hear Effie, but, from those whom a lot is given, a lot is expected in return.

I love the man more than my right arm, but, the Obama weve seen the last few weeks has been needed the last year or so.
Go ahead and bury me DU, but, thats how i feel. We need his moral support and example to counter-act the trum-principle.

[EffieBlack]

39. Obama has more than paid his full measure for anything you think he's been "given"

And we don't need his "moral support" - we need to figure things out for ourselves, get off of our asses and stop looking to magical political heroes to guide us.

Yet people - especially those who refused to lift a finger to help him when he needed support during his presidency - keep demanding more and more and more. He doesn't owe us jack squat anymore, but I appreciate that he is still rolling up his sleeves to pull more than his weight.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

41. You speak for you. I'll speak for me. Thank you Miss Effie.

Respectfully, past presidents have a moral debt to pay to their country for the rest of their lives. That includes every living one.
That's my position. I think everyone here knows how I feel about Pres Obama. I don't lie when i say i'd take a bullet for him

[sheshe2]

51. You know?

Sadly.

past presidents have a moral debt to pay to their country for the rest of their lives. That includes every living one.

We haven't had enough moral Presidents.

[Sherman A1]

60. I won't bury you here, but I'm not disputing what or what not Obama did or didn't do

My point is that I have had enough lectures about what I should post or think. I'm an adult and can figure that out for myself. The OP is entitled to their thoughts, posts and opinions just as is anyone else here or elsewhere. Calling for this or any group to suppress (and that is precisely what the OP is suggesting) those opinions from my point of view is simply wrong and counterproductive to a discussion board and the free exchange of ideas.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

61. Couldn't agree more.

Pres Obama and his family needed a break. it's been 2 years of destroying everything he's done for this country, and nobody stopped it. Certainly not the D's. He has a perfect legacy that I was so disappointed he didnt stand up and remind people about, and what it was like before. I renew what I said about taking a bullet for him. Not quite sure how much more I could adore the guy. Have a good Sunday Sherm.

[EffieBlack]

62. If you think President Obama "didnt stand up and remind people about" his legacy,

you weren't paying attention.

The question is why more Democrats didn't themselves get off the sidelines and crow about his legacy instead of directing so much of their energy to running as far away from him as they could and yelling at him to do and say more.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

63. I pay attention. You need to check yourself effie. Quit badgering me. If you don't want to hear

comments...don't solicit them I guess. My posts stand as they are. I've been polite, but, i'm through talking w you. Have a nice day.
PS...You have ZERo idea of how much i've been trying to keep his legacy alive. Your OP assumes we were picking on Obama somehow and I for one and tired of people lecturing D's as a whole about what they should and should'nt do. I'm a good D, I assume you are too. Pres Obama is the man. The GOP cheats and then lets us devour each other in self examination. I've had enough of the mantra myself that D's are somehow doing politics wrong (generally). If you want to lecture someone...start w the repubs. My guess is you know dang well they won't listen. Nuff said.

[EffieBlack]

66. Wow. Speaking of checking oneself, you might want to check your sensitivity.

I said nothing about what you are or aren't doing "to keep his legacy alive" nor did did I criticize or address you impolitely.

FYI, responding to comments you post in a thread I started isn't "badgering." But given how sensitive you seem to be about responses that you don't agree with, it's just as well that you disengage with me.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

68. You assume a lot.

Be well.

[betsuni]

71. ...

[Sherman A1]

77. Agreed

You are completely correct.

[thesquanderer]

76. I agree, "Can we all..." posts come off as presumptuous and condescending.

But I think Obama did just fine.

[cwydro]

53. You're not the only one. nt

[LanternWaste]

75. I'd pretend that's what the OP was as well

if I was about to slip into a diabetic coma, and my thought processes were confused.

I certainly hope you're well and your blood sugar levels are optimal.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Yes. The ODS is still running rampant here on DU

[sheshe2]

6. Umhm.

[mcar]

3. Thanks Obama!

I have never said Obama should. IMO, Obama did. Best president of my lifetime.

[SkyDaddy7]

17. I could not agree more!

And I really get SICK of all the pundits who you hear saying “THIS COUNTRY IS IN DESPARATE NEED OF A PERSON WITH A MESSAGE OF UNITY...The voters want it too!”

They can all FUCK OFF...President Obama NEVER ONCE gave up on trying to unify this country shy of painting himself WHITE!!! …And despite the HATRED & RACISM he had to endure like no other POTUS in American History President Obama NOT ONCE demeaned himself by engaging in gutter politics…NEVER!!!

Some people act as if Obama was never POTUS!

[mcar]

19. They told us he was divisive

While they divided.

[SkyDaddy7]

20. Right!!!

The only thing “divisive” about President Obama was the FACT he was not white!!

Also, It really sucked when he POTUS not to see Obama get the credit he deserved for LEADING THE COUNTRY out of the countless catastrophic cesspools we were in...And it sucks now to still see it happening!

[sheshe2]

5. Thanks Obama!!!!!!

You are inspirational!!!! 🤗

GOTV

[Fullduplexxx]

7. We're lucky he doesnt give us all the finger for what happened in 2010

Randi rhodes played his speech for bill in fla .... it was so nice to hear him again

[SkyDaddy7]

18. You're 100% correct!!

We farked ourselves...President Obama was a once in a lifetime POTUS who should’ve had a massive army of unwavering support behind him not just in good times but bad...That is the ONLY WAY shit gets done! But, NOPE, he was all but left on his own in 2010 after all he had accomplished in under 2yrs!

Geez...It is still painful to think about.

The GOP NEVER EVER does such stupid petty cry baby shit like we do & that is why coat hanger abortions are coming back, same sex marriage is vulnerable & the rights & welfare of 10s of million of Americans are in serious jeopardy...FOR DECADES TO COME!!!

[Hortensis]

29. Boy, is that true. That dreadful failure of Democratic

voters may have turned his hair gray and replaced his optimism with grim lines in his face all by itself.

[betsuni]

8. K&R

[Bob Loblaw]

9. He was just great today

nt

[George II]

10. Yes, indeed........

[kimbutgar]

11. I was at my hospital pharmacy and a lady was waiting for her prescription and she had a

Handbag with the Obama family. I asked her if she had heard the speech, she said no but she had taped it and couldn’t wait to see it. I said I missed having a real president. She agreed and I heard other people who were nearby saying, yes.

[Hortensis]

30. :) Nice to hear.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

33. Brings a tear to my eye.

Old folks...older than me...should'nt spend their remaining years watching a country they helped hammer out, squandered by a rich kid who owes russia, and a group of money grubbers who already want for very little the common man will ever see. The gains in labor rights ALONE are being pissed away at such an alarming rate. The new generation has NO idea how hard those things were to get.
Have a nice weekend...BROUGHT TO YOU BY A UNION THAT FOUGHT FOR YOU...RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA.

[jberryhill]

12. Obama needs to tell people to quit saying that

[Cha]

13. Let's call it what it is: it's a lie." Thanks Obama!

Link to tweet

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

34. +1

[Cha]

14. "While you're distracted with all this stuff they're making up, they're also robbing you blind

Link to tweet

[BeckyDem]

23. I am SO HAPPY he used the word ROBBED!

Sorry for the caps!

GOP equals ROBBER BARONS.

[Cha]

25. Caps are Good.. use

them all the time when I feel like it!

Thanks for pointing that out, BeckyDem!

[BeckyDem]

74. Thank you too!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

35. +1

[elmac]

15. He said he was going to be there for us

and he has kept his promise, what more could we want?

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

43. 8 more years???

i know I know...just sayin.

[Wounded Bear]

22. Never paid much attention to those kinds of posts, anyway...

[treestar]

24. Especially at this point - he doesn't have to do anything

He could travel the world or go surfing - he doesn't have to do this voluntary work.

[Lunabell]

26. Thank you Obama.

You're a good man.

[Me.]

27. First Off

People don't actually know how much he is or isn't doing. As a guest on MSNBC pointed out, no one really knows who's doing what, saying or not saying because for the most part it's not being reported. Mainly all we see are clips of the White House Comrade over and over.

Secondly...he's doing just fine

[BumRushDaShow]

28. THIS

Unfortunately for many on DU, if they don't "see it" personally at whatever random time they happen to turn on the teevee then the assumption is "Well the Democrats aren't doing anything".

Fortunately there is social media where people themselves are recording and tweeting about some Democratic "event" going on in their localities. I know there are organizations that have some "aggregator" twitter accounts that actually post pics and videos of canvasing/town halls/rallies.

And no I don't have a twitter account myself but DO look at tweets (people can do that as long as the profile isn't completely closed down/private or whatever they do to lock the public out).

[Cha]

46. Just like we thought, BRDS!

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

58. Mahalo Cha!

[Cha]

36. Excellent Points, Me!

Link to tweet

[Hermit-The-Prog]

37. that's why I read instead of watching tv

I learned years ago that watching tv leaves you woefully ignorant of reality. I monitored ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS during the runup to 2016 election of infamy and concluded that it's worse than it was even 10 years ago. From what I've read here, the cable "news" networks are likewise terrible at reporting and good at ginning up ratings.

Obama's been very busy since before leaving office. He's making those voice-destroying public speeches at exactly the right time to remind people what a real President talks about and acts like in public, in the face of hecklers.

Thanks Obama!

[Cha]

45. Cases in Point, Me!

Link to tweet

[Me.]

47. See There

Was that on the 6 pm news or any of MSNBC's shows? No...just clip after clip of the orange menace. Good find Cha.

[Cha]

48. Exactly.. I found it on the Obama Diary..

and Retweeted..

https://theobamadiary.com/2018/11/02/votingsquad/

Thank You, President Obama!

[Afromania]

31. This needed to be said, thanks for the post.

Folks been trying to get Obama to come back and fight for Democrats since he left office. That's not his job, he did his job.

Thanks Obama, and thanks again for putting the cape back on to help save this idiot country from itself again.

[EffieBlack]

40. This

[Gothmog]

38. I miss having a real POTUS

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

42. +1

Me too.

[Cha]

44. Aha! Barack Obama has recorded dozens of last-minute messages--more than 50--for Democratic..

Link to tweet

[EffieBlack]

49. Yeah, but that's STILL not enough

Do MORE, Obama!

[mtnsnake]

50. Each and every time Barack Obama speaks

his words add some much needed dignity and comfort to a country that has been sorely lacking in it since Trump took over.

[MFM008]

52. This!

[Stellar]

54. Thanks, Obama...he lost his voice too.

Well, he was losing his voice, last I heard.

[Awsi Dooger]

55. Obama needs shorter sound bite sentences

I won't shy from emphasizing that. In watching Obama in recent days the glaring difference between his speaking style and Trump's style is that Trump knows how to use short memorable sound burst sentences and then pause for effect. Obviously they are lies and everything despicable, but the delivery is masterful.

Obama, in contrast, keeps going and going, thinking he needs to grin and use terms like "folks" all the time.

In watching Obama it stood out to me that we really need a 2020 nominee who is not only charismatic but knows how to apply the brief memorable sound bite style.

2020 is too early for Gillum but he is excellent at the quick summary sentences

[betsuni]

57. OP: "Can we stop with the 'Obama needs ...'" You: "Obama needs ..."

[BumRushDaShow]

59. ...

[EffieBlack]

64. There he goes again speaking in full sentences with so many words

He probably lost a whole lot of people who couldn't keep up with with that incomprehensible word salad.

[BumRushDaShow]

65. Yeah. And it's interesting how Biden saying the same sort of thing

makes him a "straight shooter" who "cuts to the chase".

[EffieBlack]

67. Biden's different

... for some reason.

[BumRushDaShow]

72. Must be a Scranton, PA thing.

That must be it!!!111!!!

[EffieBlack]

73. Yeah, that must be it ...

[Tarheel_Dem]

56. I couldn't agree more. It smacks of a sense of ownership. I think some of us feel that because....

they merely voted for him, it gives them license to direct his actions for the rest of his life. As a person of color, that makes me very uncomfortable.

[EffieBlack]

69. Interesting, isn't it?

But, at the same time, many of these same people demand that Hillary Clinton shut the hell up whenever she opens her mouth. I guess SHE'S not supposed to speak up and defend her legacy or say anything else.

More sense of ownership.

[betsuni]

70. +1