IMHO this was Obama's biggest blind spot.... (Reply #37)

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Sun Apr 1, 2018, 12:33 PM

vi5 (13,305 posts)

37. IMHO this was Obama's biggest blind spot....

I really do (want to) believe that he was just naive about how bad it had gotten, and (and the whole party's) ability to overcome it. And since one of his main jobs is to set the tone for the rest of the party, he set the tone that turning the other cheek on this stuff was the way to go. I respected so much his ability to just float above it all and not let the hatred and anger and racism fluster him. But I think too many others took their cues from that and rather than rabidly defending and pushing back they just thought(as he seemed to) that there was still good out there in the media and the Republican party.

There wasn't.

There isn't.

Going high when they go low as an overarching Democratic party method didn't work.

We need people that can and will go unapologetically low when they are attacked by low. Not lie. Not smear. Just fight fire with fire instead of turning the other cheek politically.

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89 replies	Author	Time	Post
German Newspaper Hits Trump with Brutal Takedown; Said What No American Media Has Dared [View all]	syringis	Apr 2018	OP
And they said it almost a year ago	dalton99a	Apr 2018	#1
Hi Dalton	syringis	Apr 2018	#10
Glad you reposted it	dalton99a	Apr 2018	#16
But why include the lying dig at our domestic media?	Hortensis	Apr 2018	#22
Because there is no one to hold him accountable	onit2day	Apr 2018	#80
Yes, it sounded familiar..	mountain grammy	Apr 2018	#39
The article in Der Spiegel is from last May.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2018	#2
Yes, much worse	dalton99a	Apr 2018	#7
I suspect it may be a vehicle for the agitprop header.	Hortensis	Apr 2018	#29
The piece was actually published a year ago, and it's even worse now.	PSPS	Apr 2018	#3
...	Anon-C	Apr 2018	#4
Eek!	davekriss	Apr 2018	#11
The irony was lost on me!	Anon-C	Apr 2018	#26
ha!	davekriss	Apr 2018	#30
So am I.	calimary	Apr 2018	#50
Reading Fire and Fury	treestar	Apr 2018	#5
Donald Trump: Ugly American, even in his own country.	Baitball Blogger	Apr 2018	#6
Going down, down, down, down	Angry Dragon	Apr 2018	#8
That Was A Jam Night Song For Us	ProfessorGAC	Apr 2018	#83
You are welcome	Angry Dragon	Apr 2018	#84
I wish we had a brave media.	AJT	Apr 2018	#9
The MSM help sell our endless war..	SallyHemmings	Apr 2018	#12
when we have the next world war	DBoon	Apr 2018	#21
I wish we were "the home of the brave"	world wide wally	Apr 2018	#14
I can.	Aristus	Apr 2018	#77
I never said a word about noble,,, just brave	world wide wally	Apr 2018	#78
Why would we expect a brave media?	davekriss	Apr 2018	#24
K&R	Scurrilous	Apr 2018	#13
Here's something I didn't know	FakeNoose	Apr 2018	#15
It's time for some prominent Dems to start working the refs....	vi5	Apr 2018	#17
This.	CrispyQ	Apr 2018	#32
IMHO this was Obama's biggest blind spot....	vi5	Apr 2018	#37
Again, this!	CrispyQ	Apr 2018	#40
Thank you	LittleGirl	Apr 2018	#42
AND This, too!	calimary	Apr 2018	#52
There's a line from a country song...	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 2018	#58
I understand why he had to do it...	vi5	Apr 2018	#70
We need 1,000 of Howard Dean to fight fire with fire.	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 2018	#81
And that is exactly the reason why Dean was treated the way he was....	vi5	Apr 2018	#86
I'm afraid we may goodie-goodie our way into oblivion unless...	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 2018	#88
+1, I think we can still go high but not in the dumbest most weak kneed way possible. The MSD kids .	uponit7771	Apr 2018	#76
Yes, the Dems need to push back on the Inbalance. n/t	whathehell	Apr 2018	#57
THIS!	calimary	Apr 2018	#51
+1	uponit7771	Apr 2018	#75
Yes, this is not just an American issue	PatSeg	Apr 2018	#18
Absolutely.	dalton99a	Apr 2018	#23
Hi PatSeg	syringis	Apr 2018	#27
Exactly	PatSeg	Apr 2018	#34
Sums up how I've felt for over a year.	triron	Apr 2018	#19
Der Spiegel rarely pulls punches	DFW	Apr 2018	#20
+1	LittleGirl	Apr 2018	#43
There must be a safe way to paraphrase the message	Lionel Mandrake	Apr 2018	#64
K&R! nt	Mountain Mule	Apr 2018	#25
whadoyoumean? i've been saying that every day!	certainot	Apr 2018	#28
Thank you for that link.	PoindexterOglethorpe	Apr 2018	#31
Well considering how much of his "base" lies, cheats, steals, and commits adultery...	Initech	Apr 2018	#33
"He is a danger to the world."	workinclasszero	Apr 2018	#35
Thank you syringis!	smirkymonkey	Apr 2018	#36
This blog seems really suspect to me	BadGimp	Apr 2018	#38
Good point	dalton99a	Apr 2018	#45
Thanks for a critical analysis	leanforward	Apr 2018	#47
Hi BadGimp	syringis	Apr 2018	#49
That will just make trumpers say "See! He's getting to them!"	7962	Apr 2018	#41
Small note - Der Spiegel is not a newspaper; it's a magazine.	bobbieinok	Apr 2018	#44
Damn, preach it!!!	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2018	#46
Kick and recommend.	bronxiteforever	Apr 2018	#48
Why don't any of the wealthy Progressives	Upthevibe	Apr 2018	#61
I was in Frankfurt recently and they had a Chinese news station in English, no CNN international	kimbutgar	Apr 2018	#53
K&R	defacto7	Apr 2018	#54
..	Demovictory9	Apr 2018	#55
Bravo	Hulk	Apr 2018	#56
They forgot to mention: He's a Russian agent. nt	hvn_nbr_2	Apr 2018	#59
Often when you are nearer in proximity you tend not to notice your surroundings as well	nolabels	Apr 2018	#60
Well, the Russians certainly seem to be willing to say so ...	eppur_se_muova	Apr 2018	#63
This article is like the term "deplorables" . . .	MrModerate	Apr 2018	#62
Here's the original (in German)	Lionel Mandrake	Apr 2018	#65
Absolut wahr!!!!	ailsagirl	Apr 2018	#66
They're not wrong.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2018	#67
K&R	red dog 1	Apr 2018	#68
Danke Schoen Der Speigel. rec, nt.	Mc Mike	Apr 2018	#69
Germans Know	The River	Apr 2018	#71
A well-honed blade	rock	Apr 2018	#72
Thank you, syringis!	Cha	Apr 2018	#73
If this happened in another country - We'd be pursuing Regime Change !!!	Civic Justice	Apr 2018	#74
kick for visibility	triron	Apr 2018	#79
Der Spiegel often has cover stories about America, such as this:	DFW	Apr 2018	#82
Yup. Das ist richtig.	Nitram	Apr 2018	#85
OK, except its not really saying what a gazillion other people here havent already been saying -what	Kashkakat v.2.0	Apr 2018	#87
So glad press somewhere	Meowmee	Apr 2018	#89

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