Obama why do we not question him?

[Remember]

First I will state I am a liberal Democrat. Second, we need to ask Obama hard questions as to why he does what he does. If we had a Republican who continued wars the previous administration started we would raise cain. If a Republican took away some of our rights, we raise hell. If a Republican used drones to kill Americans overseas we scream why. If financial treaties such as the Pacific ream agreement was being done behind closed doors, we have marches to the White House. If a Republican allowed the CIA to work with local law enforcement to brutalize the Occupy movement we support the ACLU. If a republican allowed disasters such as Wall Street or the Gulf oil we would rally the troops to want punishment. If a Republican would not enforce rules set by the EPA people would rally and Democrats would stand with them, coal mining in West Virginia.
I want to know do we only want to win the election or have we forgot that we are the little guys protector? Where are we Democrats?

[WinkyDink]

1. Could use some proof-reading.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. ...

[MADem]

65. Let's not even get down to capitalization and the importance of same...

The "I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse" phrase comes to mind....!!!!

[MadHound]

3. We who?

There are lots of liberals, including myself, who question Obama's actions every day. Liberals who write and email him with these questions.

The fact is, a lot of liberals, while not liking Obama or what he has done, are stuck in the position of having to vote for the lesser of two evils. Of course that has been the case for decades now, and it is a major reason why our society is in the position it's in now.

[DJ13]

18. Complete agreement

[ThomThom]

30. instead of the negative "lesser of two evils

why don't we say he comes closest to my ideals?

[MadHound]

49. Why don't you state the situation in the form that you find agreeable,

And I will state the situation in the form I view as closest to reality?

Sorry, I don't do doublespeak or any of its Orwellian derivatives.

[Robb]

52. Are you affected by this stuff?

Seriously, what does that mind of yours tell you when troll after troll you agree with -- you know, rethugs pretending to be criticize Democrats from the left -- get the granite pizzas?

What are we to think? I mean, *I* know you're sincere. But does it ever make you scratch your head that you sound just like them?

[MadHound]

53. Does it ever make you scratch your head

That you come across as authoritarian and rigidly doctrinaire as the most rigid of freepers?

Seriously you keep tiptoeing up to that line of calling me a troll, or worse. At least have the courage of your convictions and say what you think, plainly and concisely rather than continuing this coward's dance.

[Robb]

56. So, no?

[grantcart]

64. whish, it cleared by about 7 feet.

[ThomThom]

62. So you think our President is evil?

You maybe right. I don't really have a grasp on evil.
Didn't mean to pull your tail Hound, just thought people might want to consider an alternative to negativity all the time.
I have definitely wanted more from this administration and am sorry things have not gone exactly as I wished/hoped.
Peace Out Man

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I'll Ask Him After The Election If You Don't Mind

It reminds of what Joe Louis said when they asked him while he was serving in the Army during WW ll how he could serve a nation that was persecuting his people. He answered "It ain't nothing Hitler can fix."

[Jackpine Radical]

14. Thank you for that one!

I had never heard that Joe Louis quote before.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. They Asked Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali Essentially The Same Question At The 60 Olympics

He said "We (the United States) have some really smart people working on it."

[Smickey]

54. Sorry this does not add much but

YEP!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Right now we are in the middle of a tough election.

The questions we would want to ask a President Romney would be far more disturbing.

But thanks for your concern.

[Robb]

6. "We Democrats."

Thanks, needed a laugh this morning.

[Curtland1015]

7. Plenty of people question President Obama's policies.

But we are right up against an election here. Even if you disagree with a lot of what the president has done, it would be nothing compared to what a President Romney would do.

First we need to get Obama reelected, assuming you want that (your call). Then we can focus on the parts of his policy we disagree with.

In my opinion anyway.

[landolfi]

8. O is the best we got

and that's an understatement, he's 100x more electable than Kerry or Gore and I liked them both. I too am a liberal democrat, and though I was somewhat disappointed with the first term, he delivered on many of his promises (despite what the right says). He will have the latitude to lean considerably more liberal knowing he doesn't have to worry about being re-elected. If he'd been as liberal as we'd all like during his first term, I doubt the race would be where it is now even with Mittens the Clown running.

[daleanime]

9. OK, those are your questions for Obama.....

now what would you ask rMoney?



Now compare,......... any other questions?

[trumad]

10. First off.

I have found from my years of DU participation---those who start out by saying they are "Liberal Democrats" are just the opposite.

Alerted

[Tennessee Gal]

41. That's what I thought too. nt

[Pisces]

45. You are absolutely correct.

[Scuba]

11. Nice try. Most of us are not 100% satisfied with Obama but know he's waaay better than the vulture.

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Oy vey

Desperate and transparent.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. A Lot Of Trolls Lately

Like lice...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. They aren't even very good at trolling any more.

Kind of like the Romney campaign in miniature.

[pinboy3niner]

38. "He's dead, Jim." :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=285705&sub=trans

[Honeycombe8]

60. They think we're as stupid as they are. nt

[bluestate10]

13. Typical bullshit.

A Calderon of opinion and half truths masked as policy questions. The simple answer is that a republican will be fucking worse on every claim made. Who the fuck started two wars and who want the USA to get involved in two more wars? Obama lived up to his promise to get out of Iraq and is winding down the war in Afghanistan, those are facts. Unfortunately wars can't just be dropped cold as many liberal want, that is fucking suicidal. I have no concerns with killing terrorists leaders with drones, none at all, I will double up to say that I want more efficient drones for killing their asses, drones that target an individual and eliminate collateral damage. Your claim about the CIA acting locally sounds like paranoid bullshit, I seriously doubt that you have one ounce of facts to prove it.

[Ikonoklast]

15. Punctuation why is that fake liberals never seem to know what it is

[PCIntern]

16. Your concerns are duly noted. Nt

[porphyrian]

17. You know that there are basically two choices for President this election.

There are others, but they are statistically so unlikely to win that they are not worth discussing at this time, though their messages may be better; I'm not judging that. Of the two likely future-Presidents, which is the best choice? The differences are very clear and this should not be difficult for anyone. If you vote against one, you are basically voting for the other. So, if you do not agree with all of President Obama's positions, do you prefer Romney's? If not, you need to hold your nose and vote for President Obama anyway or you are voting for Romney. We aren't voting for Romney.

[randome]

19. And the part about 'allowing' the Gulf disaster to happen.

[porphyrian]

37. Yeah, they don't seem to know what a "tell" is. n/t

[Walk away]

20. This is "Democratic Underground" during an election season.

[ibegurpard]

21. oh we do

[Jackpine Radical]

23. Aw, Jeez, I never thought of any of that stuff before.

Now that you've brought me to the light, though, I guess I got no choice but to vote for rMoney, or at the very least stay home in order to express my disappointment with Obama.


Hey, maybe your handlers will pay you a little bonus if you send them a copy of this post as evidence of how effective and clever you are.

[ProSense]

24. This OP is incoherent

"If a Republican took away some of our rights ...If a Republican used drones...If a republican allowed disasters such as Wall Street...If a Republican would not enforce rules set by the EPA"

...Republican apologist bullshit.

Republicans did destroy the economy. In fact, Republicans did all those things. They're the friggin reason the country is screwed up.

That last one is a gem given that Republicans are trying to kill the EPA.

[MineralMan]

25. "the Pacific ream agreement"

Well, that's the one I'm most concerned about.

[Autumn]

26. I don't question him at this time for one reason only.

I am a very liberal Democrat and right now there is one thing and one thing only that stands between me and complete and utter bat shit crazy and very bad things that would happen if Mitt and his ilk gain power, and that one thing that stands between me and that, is Barack Obama. Now after he gets reelected I will raise hell but right now, all that matters is him being reelected.

[still_one]

35. ++++++1

[MjolnirTime]

28. Nice try. Obama will still be reelected. Romney sucks.

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. First, what's the Pacific "ream"???

Second, the Wall Street debacle started in the late summer of 2008 -- before President Obama was elected.

He "let" the Gulf oil spill happen? Now that's funny!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. This would seem to be a drive-by.

Quelle surprise.

[Xipe Totec]

33. Welcom to DU - Challenging Democratic candidates since Jan 2001. nt

[still_one]

34. maybe you haven't been following posts here, but many do. However, at this stage of the game with

less than 2 months left until election, it doesn't serve much purpose unless we can get him re-elected along with a Democratic Congress

If that doesn't not happen, as troubling as those issues are, it would be 100 times worse if the republicans won.

Not only would Medicare and Social Security be dismantled, our involvement in new wars would be almost a certainty, and right of labor, women, and civil rights in general would be thrown back decades.

No things could get a lot worse. Let's get in first, and give him a Democratic Congress so there is no excuse

[TBF]

36. "we"? I'd bet not ...

enjoy your stay.

Well you convinced a DU jury which must be why MIRT is sitting on this -

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this post at Sun Sep 23, 2012, 10:29 AM, and voted 2-4 to keep it.


That ought to be worth a quarter or something ...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. Well, it looks like we won't have to remember Remember.

He's outta here.

[randome]

44. But I will always remember his inciteful (sic) nature!

[NoPasaran]

40. We see you on Pacific ream!

[nobodyspecial]

42. OMG! I've had a revelation!

Thanks to your incisive questioning, I will NOT be voting for Obama. You're absolutely right.

[skeewee08]

43. WT heck is a Pacific Ream?????

There sure seems to be a lot of trolls lately.....

[DemocratSinceBirth]

46. Pacific Ream Sounds Vaguely Pornographic

LOL

[Demonaut]

47. sex threads are banned

sexy posters are not

[madokie]

48. Obama is not who or what we need to question

racism is.
Can you imagine what would have happened if the black Obama would have instigated charges against the white former administration for what the racist in this country see as them saving us from the Muslims when in reality they started two illegal and unnecessary wars that have cost us dearly. I could go on but surely you can see why Obama has done what he's done and why he hasn't done what he hasn't done.

[MadHound]

50. Sorry, but the accusation of racism is no excuse to deny justice,

Which is worse, the president being insulted, or people continuing to die because justice simply wasn't served?

[malaise]

51. Enjoy your stay

and don't forget to let me know your favorite flowers

[LiberalAndProud]

55. Yea, I thought I recognized you.

Thanks EarlG.

[DainBramaged]

57. Another worm goes down with the rotten apples, bye Draconian Puke.

[lonestarnot]

58. R you kidding me.

[spanone]

59. spend some time here. he's questioned all the time. and the democrats are right fucking here.

[DainBramaged]

61. He gone flushed with the rest of the shit today

[quinnox]

63. Plenty of us do

I have said it many times, Obama is a big disappointment, speaking as a liberal Democrat. I have never changed my position regarding this. Why others don't question him, well, some are sheepish, some think it is not their place to question their "betters", and so on. Some are zealous in being a Democratic party member and consider any questioning a form of disloyalty.There are many reasons why people wouldn't question a president.

[ohheckyeah]

66. Remember has left the building.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

67. There is a young marine in the next room visiting my son

And safely home from Afghanistan. He tells me things are winding down and
I believe he is telling me the truth to the best of his ability. We have a president to
Re-elect or perhaps you'd prefer Willard who is baiting Russia and Iran at a time
When current events in the ME have never been more fragile and unpredictable.

You're timing stinks.