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In reply to the discussion: Glenn Greenwald never passes up an opportunity to take a crack at Pres. Obama [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)I've seen Rachel and Ed give him props where it was due. But I'm with you about how they covered the 1st debate; Ed just went way over the top, and Rachel pretty much chalked it down as a loss for Obama even though Romney got caught in more lies.
The people who I can't really stand though (who are on the Left) are Cornel West and Cenk Ugyur. Those are the type of people whom every time I hear from them, it is more often than not, something against Obama. They talk about the bad news more than they do about the positives, even if the bad news is old news. They'll say something like "he isn't progressive enough" or "he isn't doing enough for the Black community" or "he is going to cut entitlements" blah blah blah... First of all, he is everyone's president, not just the Black president. Secondly, he has had over 4 years and an opposition party that is more than happy to help him eliminate the Big 3. Third, there is very little a president can do on his own without the help of Congress. And even all the stuff he has accomplished thus far (such as lowering UE and health care reform) is in spite of the GOP, yet that doesn't get discussed as much. This is something that I wish more progressives would understand instead of acting like we elected a king. And the point where Cenk really lost me was when he was actually talking about voting for Gary Johnson in the 2012 election because he is a "true progressive". Never mind that Johnson is basically a Ron Paul clone when it comes to fiscal policy and drugs. The common misconception about libertarians is that they want to legalize all drugs, but all they really want to do is leave it up to the states and quit enforcing federal laws.