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In reply to the discussion: How Can Obama Deliver This Speech on Racial Profiling While Considering Ray Kelly for DHS? - FDL [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)methods Obama employs. I'll note, Joe that you have typed 'Obama bad' at those who have been assisting Obama on nearly every major piece of progress made. When LGBT people were unrelenting in our criticism of DADT you said 'Obama bad' at us, then along with the President we won repeal. Got what we wanted, what we sought. I don't think the President minded playing the part he played. Same thing with marriage equality. We criticized his wrongheaded blather about 'Sanctity'. You typed 'Obama bad' at us. We pressured, we pulled strings, Obama said he might 'evolve' you typed 'Obama bad' some more. Then we saw Obama open his mouth and explain how and why he decided he had been wrong and now supported full marriage equality.
See, there is a two way action to political progress. It is wildly helpful to have a guy who will stand up and be the backboard for the argument. By 'opposing' repeal, Obama allowed us to have a dialog between Democrats, by playing the opposition himself we had an opposition that was engaged and thinking in front of the nation rather than cement minded Republicans playing that role. Obama and the activists played out some theater, it worked, you typed "Obama bad" many times, even as he was being active in his partnership in that play about evolution and ethics.
I say Obama is really good at this. You say 'Obama bad' but you fail to see how the whole gig works.
Thus far, I've had expected, planned and large progress on several of my major political objectives due to having a President who is skilled at the actual making of change. The President seems very happy about it, I'm happy about it, the only folks who are bent out about it are self declared protectors of Obama's image. I see Obama as having no need for such chattering protection from random snark merchants. I don't think he gets anything out of 'Obama bad'. I think you get a charge out of it, and if that helps you please continue, it costs nothing and it keeps you and yours out of the way of those of us who are accomplishing things while we can....you type what you type for Joe, not for O. And that's just fine.
Not sure what your major objectives are politically, nor if you have won them by typing 'Obama bad' at every activist in sight. Maybe you have.