Dear Mr. President,

[lonestarnot]

On the in case that you were to visit DU, I would like for you to know that no matter what the blank the polls say, lonestarnot still loves you! You are my favorite President eva! Love you! lonestarnot

P.S. I never use the word blank here, ask my friends.

[Gravitycollapse]

1. He's the goddamn President of the United States, not a pop star.

[lonestarnot]

2. That is fucking right!

[Gravitycollapse]

3. I don't think you understand what I'm saying.

[lonestarnot]

7. Yes. Yes I do. Snort.

I'm putting that part on ignore.

[PhilSays]

4. That's why he's worthy of more respect. nt

[Gravitycollapse]

6. You're absolutely right. And showing him respect is treating him like an elected official

Who answers to the demands of the public who elected him...

Rather than some sort of mindless teenage heart throb.

[lonestarnot]

10. So you think my post is treating Mr. President like a mindless teenage heart throb. Yeah like I

fucking said, I put that part on ignore. But be sure to tell everyone what you think.

[Gravitycollapse]

12. Yes, your love letter is treating the President of the United States like a member of One Direction.

[lonestarnot]

16. And you have the right to your opinion which I also have the right to ignore as I have to be civil.

[treestar]

13. So you think it is disrespectful of the office

to state something along the lines of you are my favorite president and I love you? What terms are decorous to use for admiration or respect for the President?

[Gravitycollapse]

17. I think it's disturbing to tell a sitting President he's your "favorite" and that you love him.

Such statements are reflective of someone with an extreme lack of critical perspective.

[treestar]

20. Why is that disturbing?

It is disturbing to have positive thoughts about anything? You think it disturbing for anyone to prefer one President over another, like those lists of who are the 10 greatest and who do you think was the best? That's "disturbing?"

[Gravitycollapse]

27. "It is disturbing to have positive thoughts about anything?"

Is that what you're asking me? Do I think it's disturbing that anyone has positive thoughts about anything?

[treestar]

35. Apparently you find it disturbing that anyone would

see a President in a positive light?

[Gravitycollapse]

39. As I've already state, it is the extent of the admiration, not that someone likes the President.

The OP is a love letter. And that is highly inappropriate, and rather dangerous, to be so uncritical of the single most powerful person in the US government.

[treestar]

44. Oh baloney.

The OP is not a "love letter." In today's culture, people saying they love things they like is very common. It is not "dangerous" to like the current or any President. One does not have to be a critical person. I can say I think Obama does a great job in the Presidency. You seem to have a standard that one has to look at the President as All Powerful and Dangerous.

[functioning_cog]

29. Gravitycollapse has previously copped to being young and immature

And who am I to argue?

[Gravitycollapse]

31. Yes, I was a freshman in college when I helped elect Obama to his first term...

Young and idealistic. Hopeful that the president elect would somehow live up to the grandiosity of his campaign. I'm just a little older now, incomparably more educated and possess a far firmer grasp on political reality.

If you want to call that "immature," then I don't know what "maturity" would look like to you.

[lumpy]

32. You have a lot to learn and it won't come easily I assume.

[Gravitycollapse]

33. Of course, the easy dismissal is to say I " have a lot to learn."

Everyone has a lot to learn. Including yourself.

[treestar]

34. Whoah

Even a College Freshman knows of the three branches and the separation of powers.

[Gravitycollapse]

38. Are you saying everything Obama has failed to accomplish...

Is because of the separation of powers?

Excepting my own statement in defense, my age is now irrelevant to this discussion (as it is technically a violation of TOS to harass me over it). Please do not bring it up again.

[treestar]

14. So you think it is disrespectful of the office

to state something along the lines of you are my favorite president and I love you? What terms are proper to use for admiration or respect for the President? Or is it simply uncool to ever do so and one much always look for the negative and look for ways to feel like we are all being screwed?

I was watching Obama's speech on the minimum wage and someone in the crowd yells "I love you!" He will say in those situations, "I love you back." Is this a terrible, indecorous proceeding, not worthy of the office of the Presidency?

[lonestarnot]

18. You did that very civilly twice.

[treestar]

21. Something went wrong the first time

I didn't even know it posted - the shorter version, lol.

[lonestarnot]

24. I know. DU had a brain fart for a moment. I experienced the same issue a few minutes ago.

Cooking right along now though.

[Gravitycollapse]

19. I think it is inappropriate for an informed citizen to so strongly admire their political leaders.

If you think I'm a killjoy it's because reality isn't so endearing as fantasy.

[treestar]

22. Really?

You really are against our liking our own elected leaders?

[Gravitycollapse]

25. Is that how you read my post? That's the problem.

I find the extent of the admiration disturbing, its overabundance, not the fact that someone likes the President.

[treestar]

36. What extent?

You think it's a terrible thing to find one president preferable to another? To like any current officeholder?

[Gravitycollapse]

41. Repeating the same bullshit strawman doesn't make it true.

Just an FYI.

[treestar]

43. What is the straw man?

There is none here. Some people are not negative about everything and some people like other people/things. Some people don't hate everyone else.

[lonestarnot]

23. Nope still ignoring.

And yes sometime reality is just as endearing as fantasy. Sorry you've missed that though.

[Gravitycollapse]

26. The reality of a Presidential administration is NEVER as endearing as fantasy.

That goes for every single one since the founding of this nation.

[lonestarnot]

28. Funny. I have never considered the reality of holding the office of President of the United States

as endearing or I would have run for office. Keep trying. I'm not biting.

[JaneyVee]

5. He's polling at 86% among Liberals.

Welcome to where the other 14% hang out, apparently.

[lonestarnot]

8. WTH is with that?

check your in box.

[treestar]

15. No see 85% of them are lying to the pollsters

They are very disappointed but don't want anyone but DU to know.

[WillyT]

9. Alrighty Then...

[lonestarnot]

11. Yes. And I love Pink too!

[functioning_cog]

30. I do believe that is your favorite smiley

Does that mean there is much about life you don't understand?

[lonestarnot]

37. Are you talking to me? What smiley?

Plenty of things in life I do not understand, so what are you on about?

[functioning_cog]

40. I thought I was replying to WillyT

[lonestarnot]

42. I thought you might be talking to someone else. Soright bobalouie.