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Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts)
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 11:18 AM Jun 2013

I support our President. . . and he NEEDS us




. . . to do our job.

This is bigger than "our team" vs "their team".




"The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism. It's because that's who we are. That's what we're protecting. . . Don't mock the Constitution. Don't make fun of it. Don't suggest that it's not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It's worked pretty well for over 200 years."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/obama-to-palin-dont-mock-the-c.html








"Your job is to hold my feet to the fire. . . So, you need to be out there everyday raising these issues, telling us when we’re doing the right or wrong thing. . . My role is to be President of the United States. . . "

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/12/01/a-foot-in-two-worlds/






We campaigned for our President because of the values we share.

In attempting to implement those values in a political context, should be follow a path of blind loyalty to party, country or personality - - - "My country, right or wrong.", or, "My President, right or wrong"?




My President has repeatedly made it very clear that he NEEDS us to perform our role - - - to be true to our shared values which are bigger than all of us, to tell him when he is wrong, and to hold his feet to the fire.







That is how to support our President.
















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