Poll. DU, I want to know what you think. Obama is~

[sheshe2]

27 votes, 4 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Obama, best President of your life time.
	15 (56%)
	Obama, best President of your lifetime with caveats.
	1 (4%)
	Obama=Bush
	0 (0%)
	Obama, worst President ever.
	0 (0%)
	Obama faaaaaaaiiiiillled me~ Can I insert a fainting gif here?
	1 (4%)
	Obama, lied to me.
	6 (22%)
	Obama, I voted for him once, twice, threetimes a loser.
	0 (0%)
	sheshe2, go back to the BOG and stay away from us progressives in GD!
	0 (0%)
	sheshe2 posts the best picture threads ever! love her~
	4 (15%)
	ROFLMAO....in a very nice way~ Lol~ Sid, I need you here! I love ya!
	0 (0%)
	4 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[hrmjustin]

1. She posts the best pics and ops.

[sheshe2]

2. Hey justin....

I want to give you a huge hug and kiss.

I love you.

[hrmjustin]

3. I love you too She!

[shenmue]

15. Yeah

Squee!

[Jackpine Radical]

4. FDR was the best President of my lifetime.

And I even have a lot of reservations about him.

[pampango]

41. I don't go back quite that far. I have to go with Truman with Obama at #2. n/t

[KMOD]

5. Other

One of the best Presidents of my lifetime.

[sheshe2]

6. Best President of my lifetime!

LOL~

[freshwest]

10. Best prez ever!

[sheshe2]

18. Tis so true............

I so love that gif.

Snort~

fresh~

[napkinz]

36. great pics!

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Best Democratic President elected this century

And I say that with little fear of contradiction.

[Jamastiene]

44. I agree with that.

He is definitely the best one elected this century.

[sheshe2]

47. Why, thank you Manny.

What a nice thing to say~

[fadedrose]

8. He's not done yet

Ask us again next year . . .

He is a joy and has done much to change the country....

It remains to be seen what TPP will do if passed or not passed...

Not a mindreader

[sheshe2]

9. He ain't done faderose.

Never.

And this, I posted it tonight, this is where he goes when he leaves office~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110228781

[MADem]

11. One of the best Presidents of my lifetime, certainly. nt

[sheshe2]

13. I Love You MADem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MADem]

16. Backatcha!!!!!

[murielm99]

12. Not ready to say yet.

His Presidency is not over.

Also, this answer might depend a great deal on the age of those responding.

[sheshe2]

14. Okay...........respect that.

Yet, what has age got to do with it? I gotta ask what age you believe the peeps are that are responding?

I await your response. Thanks.

Not ready to say yet.
His Presidency is not over.

Also, this answer might depend a great deal on the age of those responding.

Why would your answer depend on other peoples ages? You can't answer what you believe without knowing their age? What?

[murielm99]

17. There may be some people here

who were alive when FDR was President. He was a giant. I like Truman, too. There may be people here who favor JFK, or Carter. Surely we have people responding to this poll who were born after those Presidencies. Their lifetimes may be briefer than mine, or others' lifetimes. That makes a difference.

I think there are things Obama may yet accomplish. I was disappointed by the bipartisanship crap of his first term. I admire the way he is being tougher now.

Also, it takes time to judge. There may be some long-term positive effects of Obama's Presidency that we cannot yet see.

Of course, I voted for him twice. I would not be here otherwise.

[Jamastiene]

45. Some are older and may have had different political experiences in the

years before a lot of us were born. I happened to have been born in the time period where we have only had 3 Democratic Presidents in my lifetime, Carter, Clinton, and now Obama. It has all been Republicans other than only those three. I was kind of young when Carter was president, so I have a hard time there.

That leaves me with Clinton and Obama. Despite some of Clinton's policies that I thought leaned too far right later on in his presidency (I despised Workfare, NAFTA, and some of his other later policies), I did overall like him as president at that time. The times were different back then though. Instead of WHEN are gay people going to get some basic rights, it was ARE gay people ever going to even have a seat at the table to try to get rights.

I do also feel that Obama has furthered some of the things that Clinton started. Believe it or not, one of the things people beat Clinton over the head with is DADT. Before that, there was no move by any major politician to change the policy the military had before that, which was if they found out you were gay, you were screwed with no recourse legally. They could just give you a dishonorable discharge if they merely found out you were gay. It was much worse before DADT. As bad as DADT was, it did open the door to make change later, which is why I thought Clinton did that; to open the door to something better later. Also, other issues Clinton was good on, Obama was able to advance further too. So, I have appreciated those. I can't choose between them though as which one is "best" in my lifetime, because they really are very similar in their policies and how they have/had govern(ed). Both seem to have worked together to make some good changes and both have some policies I don't like too much.

I guess you just have to remember what it was like before to know how to compare now. Some people on DU were alive while Kennedy was president. You can bet if they were, most likely they loved him and he will be their favorite.

So, the answer could possibly depend on the age of the person responding to your poll and personal experiences they may have noticed in regards to a particular president through the years.

[Quayblue]

24. this is true.

and I hope things keep improving. It may be those pesky children I have, you know, caring about their futures and all.

[LeftyMom]

19. Nice push poll.

[sheshe2]

22. You are so very welcome!

[Jamaal510]

20. I cast my first ever vote for him,

saw Bush II's administration wreck the country as a teenager, and Clinton when I was a kid. His agenda out of those 3 has pretty much been the best in my lifetime hands-down. Clinton had more cross-over appeal to the rural and conservative crowd, but O's agenda was a little more progressive, as he seemed to pay more attention to social issues that no other incumbent acknowledged before.

[sheshe2]

48. Sigh~

You are so young, Jamaal. I am old enough to be your mother.

Thanks for your words, I agree with you!

[gwheezie]

21. yes best in my lifetime

That's not to say I havent gotten frustrated with him a few times. My presidents started with Truman so yes Obama has been the best.

[sheshe2]

23. Hey, gwheezie....

that's why I added the caveats~

Thanks for loving my picture threads!

Hugs! Ya know I love you!

[gwheezie]

26. I can count on the pics

I think the whole family is terrific. When he got elected I thought finally a family like mine. Multiracial,hard working, positive role models.

[sheshe2]

31. My brother in laws family....

they are the multiracial side of our family. Black. My side, Japanese, Hispanic, Irish, so white.

The rest of my family, German, Swiss, Irish, Canadian, English and Mohawk.

I love us. We are a mixed race.

[Quayblue]

25. yep nt

[akbacchus_BC]

27. Have no idea why you posting this!

President Obama is not going to be elected again. He sure did not walk the talk that he campaigned on!

[sheshe2]

28. You~

Have no idea why you posting this!

Well, because I wanted to. Are you censoring what can be posted here now? Are you the high school hall monitor?

You...

President Obama is not going to be elected again.

Yup, I know that. I got an A in civics class~

He sure did not walk the talk that he campaigned on!

Care to be a tad specific here? LOL. I am so sad you were sorely disappointed. He did not walk the talk? I want links. Thank so very much for your input. I learned a lot here from your post... or not.

[akbacchus_BC]

29. The point is whether he achieved what he intended is yet to be seen but the good

news is that he tried his best and I was being sarcastic, he would not be elected for a third term!

Goodluck to Hilary!

[sheshe2]

30. Well~

If you’re one of those folks who thinks President Obama is a “disappointment,” you haven’t been paying attention the last few years. And those of you who try to draw comparisons with the Bush Administration should put away the hallucinogens and have your memory checked. If you were in a coma for the eight Bush Years, I apologize and forgive you. But please join the real world. So far, this president has done most of what he said he would do if elected; imagine what he could have done by now if progressives had supported him and not given him a Congress that doesn’t look at him as if he’s the demon seed.
Not only is Obama NOT a “disappointment,” he’s pretty much the opposite.

Not only is he NOT a “disappointment,” he’s pretty much the opposite. And no, I don’t just say that because he took out Osama bin Laden, helped Libya determine their own destiny for the first time in a while, and because he seems able to handle international incidents without starting a new war. The guy does nearly everything we elect a president to do, and he doesn’t brag about it constantly.


A LONG List Of President Obama’s Accomplishments (With Citations)
Author: Milt Shook February 15, 2013 12:07 am
President Obama 2012 official portrait Oval Office.

If you’re one of those folks who thinks President Obama is a ‘disappointment,’ you haven’t been paying attention the last five years. Photo of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office cc 2012 Pete Souza via Wikimedia Commons.

If you’re one of those folks who thinks President Obama is a “disappointment,” you haven’t been paying attention the last few years. And those of you who try to draw comparisons with the Bush Administration should put away the hallucinogens and have your memory checked. If you were in a coma for the eight Bush Years, I apologize and forgive you. But please join the real world. So far, this president has done most of what he said he would do if elected; imagine what he could have done by now if progressives had supported him and not given him a Congress that doesn’t look at him as if he’s the demon seed.
Not only is Obama NOT a “disappointment,” he’s pretty much the opposite.

Not only is he NOT a “disappointment,” he’s pretty much the opposite. And no, I don’t just say that because he took out Osama bin Laden, helped Libya determine their own destiny for the first time in a while, and because he seems able to handle international incidents without starting a new war. The guy does nearly everything we elect a president to do, and he doesn’t brag about it constantly.

Is he perfect? No, he’s human. Does he deserve some criticism? I suppose, but I must admit I haven’t seen any complaints that were of based on anything having to do with the real world. One I can’t forgive him for is pulling Janet Napolitano out of Arizona. But the thing is, on balance, he’s mostly stellar. Besides, criticism about certain specific problems is one thing; taking on an overall “Obama sucks” meme not only has the potential to put Willard Romney into power, it’s also a lie. Just because you wanted a president who would give you a glitter-farting unicorn and didn’t quite get that doesn’t mean he’s not doing well at the job we hired him for.

What follows is a PARTIAL list of Obama’s accomplishments so far. Unlike many such lists, there is a link to a citation supporting every single one.

Please read more~http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/02/15/a-long-list-of-president-obamas-accomplishments-with-citations/

[akbacchus_BC]

32. No, I do not feel President Obama is a disappointment, I just feel that he did not walk the talk.

Millions of Americans and youths believed in him and he failed them. You can stand by him for emotions but I prefer a ruler!

That is why in 2010, the teaparty gained ground. President Obama failed the American people by reneging on medical care and thought he could work with Replugicans, big mistake!

[sheshe2]

35. Do not tell me no! You just said no.

No, I do not feel President Obama is a disappointment, I just feel that he did not walk the tal

Millions of Americans and youths believed in him and he failed them. You can stand by him for emotions but I prefer a ruler!

That is why in 2010, the teaparty gained ground. President Obama failed the American people by reneging on medical care and thought he could work with Replugicans, big mistake!

Who exactly are you speaking for?

You are uninformed. Could be the reason we lost in 2010.

I am to tired and have to work in a few hours.

Start here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026611268

Then maybe you can do some more research on Obama. To me, I think you are clueless. If you stay that way, we will continue to lose.

If you are so worried about the young ones, then you need to become informed. I have great nieces and nephews. I care about their future. That is why I STAY INFORMED!

[woo me with science]

42. Okay, here are some links.

Enjoy your vapid commercial. I see most are wisely ignoring it, but since you did request some links...

Trojan horses are really quite easy to identify.


The Obama administration's escalation of police militarization
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/aclu-police-militarization-swat_n_2813334.html

The record shows aggressive, proactive pursuit of a corporate agenda,
(This list does not show a president trying to enact a liberal agenda and being obstructed. No, it shows him aggressively and proactively implementing policies for the banks and corporations at the expense of the 99 percent.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3202395

CUT THE CRAP! Your Month in Review from the most "progressive" administration ever.
Whoa! More proactive corporatism!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025006297

Just a Republican thing, huh? Assaulting the Constitution itself
("Good god. I can't stop!&quot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5554112

Study: Obama's "Trade" Deal (TPP) Would Mean a Pay Cut for 90% of U.S. Workers
("A Republican is making me do it?!&quot
http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2013/09/the-verdict-is-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-a-sweeping-free-trade-deal-under-negotiation-with-11-pacific-rim-coun.html

Obama’s Latest Betrayal of America and Americans in Favor of the Big Banks: TISA
("Oh, shit. Here I go again!&quot
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/26/1309671/--Obama-s-Latest-Betrayal-of-America-and-Americans-in-Favor-of-the-Big-Banks-TISA-by-Bill-Black

Bombing Syria: The next step in the PNAC playbook, remember?
("They're Democratic peace bombs: TOTALLY different!&quot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025520459

The "Justice" Department under Obama
("Please, Mr. Holder! Stop! Stop!&quot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025587151
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025586874

After the financial looting of 2008, Obama twists arms for FURTHER deregulation of Wall Street
through Cromnibus
("Just because we deliberately opened the door even wider doesn't mean the robbers will come back!&quot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025944988

Look at the OFFERS.
("God I hate when this happens!&quot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022060108

Pres. Obama Never Rescinded Bush Memo On Torture- Still Part of Military Interrogation Doctrine
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025347198

Obama Justice Department indicts ex-CIA agent for exposing torture
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002528908

Obama has stated flat out the USA does not Torture, BUT does it ...
(original discussion missing)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8817920

Obama's Torture Problem (Cover-up of torture at Guantanamo and CIA black sites)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9640662
(original discussion missing)
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2010/nov/18/obamas-torture-problem/

Fellow Nobel Peace Laureates to Obama: Stain of US Torture Your Job to Repair
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025722026

Obama's Torture Bind (Torture, CIA "black sites&quot
(original discussion missing)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5454518

What Is Obama Doing At Bagram? (Part One): Torture Under the Obama Administration
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x540433

Target of Obama-era rendition alleges torture
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6277906
(original discussion missing)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/11/target-of-obama-era-rendi_n_256499.html

The ACLU on Obama and Core Liberties
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2069714
(original discussion missing)
http://www.salon.com/2011/09/07/liberties_3/

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111

Barret Brown was just sentenced for his part in disclosing the goverment sponsorship of the propaganda state
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6193809

Petition Calls On Obama Stop Intimidation Of Journalists And Whistleblowers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025509395

Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023300531

James Clapper Calls Journalists "Criminal Accomplices" -
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017174990

Reporters without Borders: 'Security interests threaten press freedom'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11333723

US Plummets In Press Freedom Rankings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024487392

Obama's escalating war on Freedom of the Press
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023314296

Risen Case: War on Journalism coming to a head
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101699216

Government Surveillance Is Crippling Press Freedoms, Report Shows
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023902153

Mission Creep: When Everything is Terrorism
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023279560

US Uses Espionage Act To Convict Manning Using Words Added In 1990: "with a computer"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023375845

Fed Court: Just changed interpretation of Espionage Act to cover leaks that are NOT Harmful To USA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023365713

NY Times: White House Uses Espionage Act to Silence Employees, Press
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101616764

Obama Has Charged More Under Espionage Act Than All Other Presidents Combined
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023080388

Govt's slimy tactics to silence journalism: Claim to establish "protections" for whistleblowers, when what you are actually doing is creating categories through which you can exclude from protection those you don't want to protect.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023708417
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4976955
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4976082
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4976955

The Obama administration/DOJ war on whistleblowers, federal unions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586389

Watergate whistleblower Daniel Ellsburg: Snowden would not get a fair trial today, was right to flee US
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11784497
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023198130

Bradley Birkenfeld, UBS Whistleblower, Finds Himself in Federal Prison
http://www.cnbc.com//id/41257962

Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796

Editor of major German newspaper says he planted stories for CIA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026163872

Salon: Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/

The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097

Insincere, massively publicized speeches about reining in military power, followed immediately by huge escalations in military power, a new war in Syria, a new war in Iraq, carpet bombing of captive populations in Gaza, a continuation of the unconscionable droning of civilians in multiple countries with which we are not at war, and a new TRILLION DOLLAR ramp-up of nuclear weapons...That's not acceptable.

Lying, manipulative claims to care about the environment, while selling off expanses of the Gulf of Mexico for drilling, opening the Atlantic Coast for drilling, relentless support for fracking, and defense of the most environmentally predatory "free trade" agreements in this nation's history.....That's not acceptable.

Shameless, lying speeches extolling the government's transparency and protection of whistleblowers and respect for journalism, when we have all seen the treatment of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden by this administration, and when we have all witnessed the outrageous targeting of investigative journalists through abuse of the Espionage Act....That's not acceptable.

Disgusting claims to represent the interests of the 99 percent, while stuffing the cabinet with predatory corporatists, signing cuts in aid for the poor and disabled repeatedly, putting SS on the table as a "greater evil" to justify the imposition of austerity greater even that that Paul Ryan initially requested, giving nauseating speeches about the need to eat our peas while repeating Republican LIES tying SS to the defiicit, personally lobbying to gain settlements for criminal bankers, and then unconscionably lobbying for the criminal CRONYBUS to even further deregulate banks and allow the looting of America to happen again.....That's not acceptable.

The Bait and Switch
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026164464

Twenty Pounds of BS in a Ten-Pound Bag
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026123287

Lies upon lies upon lies
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6165449

The Democratic Party's Deceitful Game":
They are willing to bravely support any progressive action as long as there's no chance it can pass.
http://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/


Obama Pentagon Employs Bush-Era Propagandists to Screen Embedding Journalists
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6380567

Obama the Conservative: Little Hope for Change
http://www.obamatheconservative.com/

Obama: After 911, we tortured some folks.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014860709''

Obama and GOPers Worked Together to Kill Bush Torture Probe
http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/12/wikileaks-cable-obama-quashed-torture-investigation

"My Head Exploded When Obama Sanctimoniously Said, 'We Tortured Some Folks'"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025339047

Obama Administration: Further Legitimizing Targeted Assassinations by Drones
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/05/02/further-legitimizing-targeted-assassinations-by-drones/

Washington gets explicit: its 'war on terror' is permanent
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/endless-war-on-terror-obama

President Obama’s Dragnet (New York Times Editorial)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022960012

Obama Justice Dept. declines to pursue allegations that CIA spied on Senate Intelligence Committee
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014843337

Obama DOJ Asks Court to Grant Immunity to George W. Bush For Iraq War
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781446

NDAA on trial: Obama Administration DOJ fights ban on indefinite detention of Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101748688

DEA and DOJ Struck Deal with Mexico's Most Notorious Drug Cartel
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4410768
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-government-and-the-sinaloa-cartel-2014-1#ixzz2qKWem3w8

Chilling Legal Memo From Obama DOJ Justifies Assassination of US Citizens
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654954

DOJ lied to Supreme Court about domestic surveillance
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140514/06214727229/doj-still-trying-to-hide-fact-it-flat-out-lied-to-supreme-court-about-domestic-surveillance.shtml

The Obama administration/DOJ war on whistleblowers and federal unions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586389

DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust Investigation
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021911441

Holder/Obama administration seeks to legalize lying in response to Freedom of Information requests.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586380

NSA Phone Spying Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say ..
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/1014542562

The Obama DOJ urged the Supreme Court's endorsement of strip searches for minor traffic stops.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586369
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002521527

Holder overlooks DEA abuse of spying information, construction of false evidence trails against Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1168570

DOJ goes all the way to the SC to argue for warrantless GPS tracking on cars
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586375

Obama/Holder War on Journalism coming to a head (Risen)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101699216
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/04/obamas-war-journalism-coming-head
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1269998

Obama/Holder more hostile to medical marijuana patients than any president in history
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002650922
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5585204

Feds seek hard prison time for rural Washington pot growers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014801804

Obama DOJ spying on AP reporters, editors re: leaks; other news organizations
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/opinion/spying-on-the-associated-press.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014487549

Obama/Holder DOJ drags out Tesoro investigation (Refinery Explosion) for 4 years; no criminal charges vs. Big Energy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025407823

Obama DOJ drags feet at accountability on Deepwater Horizon
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/04/22/doj-sits-on-its-thumbs/

Obama DOJ Allows Bank of America to Deduct $12 Billion of $17 Billion Settlement
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5427407

Exporting Corruption (Asset Forfeiture), DOJ Looks for Lucrative Overseas Partnerships
http://www.forfeiturereform.com/exporting_corruption_doj_looks_for_lucrative_overseas_partnerships

Obama/Holder Leak Investigations Outrageous and Unprecedented
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/05/obama_s_justice_department_holder_s_leak_investigations_are_outrageous_and.html

The DoJ under Obama/Holder refused to prosecute anyone for torture...but Holder had no problem prosecuting a CIA agent who leaked the name of a torturer
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022846735
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/former-cia-officer-pleads-guilty-in-leak-case.html?_r=0

Too Big to Jail: Letting criminal banks and bankers off the hook
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024906501
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017201343
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025558689
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014571503
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025503531

Obama Justice Department Sues Telecom for Challenging National Security Letter
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014170619

Obama DOJ Argues ‘No Constitutional Right Not to Become an Informant’
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10025309330

Operation Choke Point- The DOJ using banks to shut down industries they don't like
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024880788

Obama/Holder DOJ Looks To Overturn Ruling That Would Apply Fair Sentencing Act Retroactively
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023334909

How Eric Holder Facilitated the Most Unjust Presidential Pardon in American History
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023253563

Holder and Obama Dishonesty On Mandatory Minimums, the Drug War and Mass Incarceration
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023492539

US & NSA Accused of (Holder defends) Criminal Privacy Violations in Dozens of Nations
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023086724

Obama DOJ defends NSA's Associational Tracking Program; No justification even in Patriot Act
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023455121

US declares socialists Freedom Road a terrorist organization
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/09/raid-s29.html

ACLU sues as DOJ ignores surveillance transparency law
https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/aclu-sues-doj-ignores-surveillance-transparency-law

Obama Justice Department has launched twice as many Espionage Act prosecutions against domestic leakers as all previous administrations combined.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276941

The only official punished by Obama DOJ for the illegal NSA program was the one who discussed it. The same is now true of torture.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/27/obama-war-on-whistleblowers-purpose

DOJ Drone Memo revealed: Government can overrule 4th amendment
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11784727

Heavy Redactions in DOJ Memo leave doubts on Data Surveillance Program
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016101952

Justice Department And NSA Memos Proposing Broader Powers For NSA To Collect Data
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023114180

DOJ's outrageously aggressive prosecution of internet activist, Aaron Swartz
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/al-franken-eric-holder_n_2934627.html

Under Obama DOJ, Bradley Birkenfeld, UBS Whistleblower, Finds Himself in Federal Prison
http://www.cnbc.com//id/41257962

Obama/Holder DOJ sided with Rove in politically motivated prosecution of fr. AL governor, Don Siegelman,
Then, the person who handled the paperwork, got onto the Supreme Court.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Elena-Kagan--Willing-Acco-by-Michael-Collins-100622-971.html

Chilling Legal Memo From Obama DOJ Justifies Assassination of US Citizens
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654954

Obama seeks longer PATRIOT Act extension than Republicans (December 2013)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x380450

When it comes to civil liberties, apparently Democrats are just as bad as Republicans.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022101960

OUTRAGEOUS: Our Tax Money Funds Gov Surveillance Center In Lower Manhattan--& Wall St Is Part Of It!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2178769

NSA's Massive New Spy Center to Track Your Emails, Internet Activity, and Phone Calls
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101620852

Obama Quietly Signs Abusive Spy Bill He Once Vowed to Eliminate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022104861

Obama repeals Magna Carta, asserting powers our forefathers denied to Kings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101655620

Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654919

Obama no better than Bush when it comes to security vs. civil liberties.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022355307

Obama Admin Seeks Permission TO LIE In Response To FOI Requests - Even To The COURTS
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2185303

NDAA on trial: Obama Administration fights ban on indefinite detention of Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101748688

Obama administration complicit with private prison industry: President Obama's IncarcerNation
http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-s-incarcernation-1335274655

Obama, Democrats Push to Make Bush Spying Laws Permanent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022084702

NDAA, signed by Obama, is a direct attack against legitimate protest and dissent
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022064803

NSA Whistleblower: All Americans under constant surveillance, all info. stored, no matter the post
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002193487; http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021935289

While Public & Media Focused on 2nd Amendment, 5th Amendment Quietly Dismantled
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022390581

How the Obama administration justifies extrajudicial killing of Americans,
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022318187

Judge Says Under Law Executive Branch Can Commit Acts That Sure Do Seem Unconstitutional
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022122464

Obama Justice Dept. says wiretap lawsuit should not proceed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014337039

NDAA Lawsuit- Hedges v. Obama, The Last Thin Line of Defense
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022357078

Federal authorities step up efforts to license surveillance drones for law enforcement
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022383596

Big Banks and FBI worked together vs Occupy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022095056]

FBI Investigated 'Occupy' As Possible 'Domestic Terrorism' Threat, Internal Documents Show
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022061578

FBI Documents Reveal Secret Nationwide Occupy Monitoring (Updated the OP)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022057064

Street artist behind satirical NYPD 'Drone' posters arrested
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021920967

The Obama DOJ urged the Supreme Court's endorsement of strip searches.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002521527

Obama Administration Fights to Allow Warrantless GPS Tracking
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1074474

Anonymous to FBI: hey, dudes, maybe you could take a break from...investigating activists....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022145621

Half a billion dollars for drones to spy on Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021876414

From Bradley Manning to Aaron Swartz -- The Government's Inhumane Persecution of Brave Truth Tellers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276941

The sight of Army helicopters and the sound of gunfire...on Houston's south side
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276742

Kiriakou and Stuxnet: the danger of the still-escalating Obama whistleblower war
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022275570

Can the DEA Hide a Surveillance Camera on Your Property?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022237059

Social Media and the Stasi
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021888029

Homeland Security Wants to More Than Double Its Predator Drone Fleet Inside the US, Despite Safety/Privacy Invasions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014312823

CIA Behind Bizarre Censorship Incident At Alleged 9/11 Plotters’ Gitmo Trial
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022280285

Obama Quietly Issues Ruling Saying It's Legal For The FBI To Break The Law
http://election.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7545687

US Pulls Plug on Iran Cable News (Press TV)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014394770

DHS Watchdog OKs 'Suspicionless' Seizure of Electronic Devices Along Border
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022339091

One Of The NSA's Original Whistleblowers Says The Goal Is 'Total Population Control'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025225549

Petition Calls On Obama Stop Intimidation Of Journalists And Whistleblowers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025509395

U.S. Plunges in Global Press Freedom Rankings As Obama Wages War on Whistleblowers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024488178

Obama Promises, Including Whistleblower Protections, Disappear
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014549454

President Obama on Whistleblowers: Then and Now -
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x536574

Obama's unprecedented war on whistleblowers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101613051

James Risen: Obama Is 'Greatest Enemy To Press Freedom In A .
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025401662

An Assault from Obama's Escalating War on Journalism
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025030391

Obama administration to reveal legal justification for killing Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014808253

Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654919

NSA Phone Snooping Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Obama's Feds Say ..
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/1014542562

Democratic establishment unmasked: prime defenders of NSA bulk collection
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/10023337088

N.S.A. Examines Social Networks of U.S. Citizens (Decision Made In Secret 2010)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014605329

PBS Frontline Exposes (Softly) Bush's and Obama's Authorization and Coverup of NSA Spying
http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/eric-zuesse/55928/pbs-frontline-exposes-softly-bushs-and-obamas-authorization-and-coverup-of-nsa-illegal-surveillance-of-

Stopping police militarization = confronting corporate politicians (increased under Obama)
...http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025416709

Obama administration federal grants drive the militarization of police departments
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025383806

[merrily]

33. I am very glad he beat McCain Palin and Romney Ryan.

I hope Sanders succeeds him in office.

[napkinz]

34. did you watch him on David Letterman last night?

[sheshe2]

37. I gotta go, do you have a link?

I don't watch TV~



Damn I love that pic!

[napkinz]

38. some funny and moving moments ...

[sheshe2]

39. Hey sweets...

Will watch tomorrow, thank goddess I work the late shift. I need some sleep. Third time this week I have gone to bed at dawn.

[napkinz]

40. pleasant dreams

[Jamastiene]

43. I wish you would have added hasn't always gotten it right, but

hasn't always gotten it wrong either. He has overall been good. He has done some I liked and some I didn't. I would not call him a bad president, but good overall would fit my description of him a bit better than great. Then again, I haven't thought any president is great out of the ones I have had in my lifetime. Most of the presidents in my lifetime have been either Republicans or what I consider conservative or centrist Dems. Neither of those excite me very much at all. He is certainly better than a Republican most of the time. That much is for sure, but there are a few things he has conceded to the Republicans way too soon for my taste. I think he could have won a few more if he had fought them harder in his first term, but I see why he probably had to handle it the way he did. So, all in all, he has been a good president.

[sheshe2]

50. Thanks, Jasmastiene.

I know he is not perfect, I just wanted to have some fun. I had just finished reading several posts that trashed this President to bits. The sole reason they were posted was that they then, would soar to the top of the page. I find that sad.

Peace~

[CTyankee]

46. Clinton's 2 terms were at a great time in this country but we know how that all turned

out, so I have to give Obama a big thumbs up. He inherited a very bad situation and did what he could. I fault him on not pushing for another stimulus but I realize the stone wall he was facing. I underestimated the amount of racial bigotry we still have in this country and admire him for being so strong.

[sheshe2]

49. Thanks for this CTyankee~

I underestimated the amount of racial bigotry we still have in this country and admire him for being so strong.

[RandySF]

51. I can't call him the best of my lifetime..

because a lot of circumstances beyond hid control kept him from realizing his potential, plus he tried to work with Republicans too hard for too long.

[rock]

52. Obama is certainly a pretty good president

Of course he is a Democrat, so that's pretty much a given. I certainly give him full credit for being affable and a great speaker. I don't criticize him in many areas, but I think he should have figured out what the repiggies meant by the word compromise a lot sooner than he did.

[ballabosh]

53. I picked other.

Right now I can't say he was the best, but I am very happy with him. Only 4 Dems in my lifetime: Johnson (1 year old when he left office, but he did some good things), Carter, Clinton (may be tied for #1 in my mind), Obama.

[treestar]

54. Best President ever!

[Terra Alta]

55. I was born in 1981

I can say, without doubt, that Obama was the best President of my lifetime. Clinton a close second.

[jwirr]

56. I think he is one of the best but I as born in 1945 and the signed picture of FDR is still on the

wall above my desk.

Actually I have FDR's picture, RFK's signed picture and someday I want to add President Obama to that collection. They remind me what my values are.

[Drunken Irishman]

57. Obama is the best of my life-time. Of course, I've only been alive for the Bushes and Clinton.

So...

[sheshe2]

58. I love you!

And you are just a baby. Keep it going for us elders after we are gone, DI~

[Hekate]

59. Best picture threads of the best president

I'm 67, so I think I have a good basis for comparison.

President Obama seems to be really hitting his stride -- so much so that I find myself wishing he could run for a third term. Now that's an opinion that if I made it an OP I'd have to go into witness protection...

[Cha]

60. "Obama lied to me"..

Boo HOO The clueless who spread untruths about the President.. but, "oh, he lied to me".

Oh, and I voted that the President is the best in my life time. that's the most important to me.


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