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In reply to the discussion: Why I'm Ready for President Obama to Leave the White House [View all]A HERETIC I AM
(24,366 posts)26. I didn't just fall off the yam wagon.
I have been paying attention for the last little bit, I assure you.
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I think just about anyone who spent 8 years doing that job feels the same way. n/t
A HERETIC I AM
Aug 2016
#5
Don't diminish the significance of this particular president's experience. He has been the most
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#25
"Last little bit"? He has been treated like shit his entire 7-year term!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#29
If you were truly paying attention, you would know what he has faced and stop diminishing and
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#34
Your personal insults notwithstanding. I'm not as petty as you and won't alert.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#36
You took an innocuous comment as an opportunity to derisively wag your finger at them...
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2016
#41
No. What I'm tired of is people dismissing the racism directed at this president. It's not petty or
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#45
Yes, people here at DU will go out of their way to explain away racism. And when confronted,
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#48
If the poster said the job is difficult even for people of privilege..
Act_of_Reparation
Aug 2016
#55
Interesting exercise in projection. The people who deny racism are the ones with the blinders on.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#64
This was uncalled for. It has been hard to watch what people have thrown at our President, and
Squinch
Aug 2016
#8
Seems to be on me too then b/c I have found these 8 years to be very ugly.
MichiganVote
Aug 2016
#22
Sit tight. You ain't seen nuttin' yet with a female prez. especially one named Clinton.
MichiganVote
Aug 2016
#4
In years to come, it will be great to see his name in the "Top Ten Presidents" lists.
Squinch
Aug 2016
#11
I am glad that President Obama is not as whiny as the author of the Huffington post piece.
Vattel
Aug 2016
#10
I disagree. Hillary won't face 1/2 of the hatred this man has received.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#30
I think they would be more willing to work with HRC than they DID President Obama.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#46
Please refrain from telling DUers to "shut up" especially one like sheshe2
Bongo Prophet
Aug 2016
#20
Any Democrat (and probably McCain too) would have bathed in the same vitriol
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Aug 2016
#56