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In reply to the discussion: I will never, ever fucking ever understand supporting everything a president says and does. [View all]Puglover
(16,380 posts)129. You bet I did!
One thing but wholeheartedly.
The No Call List.
I support probably 90 percent of what President Obama is for.
His fans that attack Democrats on this website? Not at all.
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I will never, ever fucking ever understand supporting everything a president says and does. [View all]
cali
Feb 2014
OP
So you try to shift the discussion to ODS and not answer the question about
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#188
I think the OP is referring to the BFBO syndrome. "Blindly Following Barack Obama." It's just an
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#203
No no, they arent that terrible. But good for a bit of an amuse once in a while.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#219
Sadly lives are at stake, but those that wallow in the comfort of the status quo dont
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#229
I dont think she will commit. It's easier to take pot-shots at other posters. nm
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#189
But yet you wont commit to whether or not you agree with blindly following a leader.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#199
Naw, it doesnt matter to me. BytheWay do you guys keep track of who uses the ROFL emoticon
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#221
Oh for God’s sake.. Only uninformed idiots follow their political leaders blindly.
busterbrown
Feb 2014
#258
I think there are good leaders, in fact Pres Obama is a good leader, but no leader should
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#343
But who are YOU to decide WHEN a person is "blindly following" someone YOU even say is a good leader
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#347
It's simple to tell if someone is a blind follower. And I think most blind followers are proud of
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#385
a person who BARELY likes anything about the Democratic party in general
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#386
I think a good Democrat is one with principles. One that decides issues on the basis of those
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#387
Bottom line; I think most of us know who the sick poster is on this forum. Sick with negativity.
lumpy
Feb 2014
#266
There are a lot of free thinkers here. They often get shouted down by "The Group".
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#320
this "joint" was founded on Democrats....you all don't get to decide what that is...
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#335
Much as you woke up Monday morning and decided this would be a good response.
LanternWaste
Feb 2014
#23
Misery always needs company like a dog needs a bone. Be kind to those working things out... n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#292
Me, too. The whole team was great! They never saw it coming. And check this out here:
freshwest
Feb 2014
#325
And it is the Legion of Doom to the GOP! WA has Medicaid expansion and ACA programs at work!
freshwest
Feb 2014
#344
I agree with the OP. Its a blindness that afflicted the country with Bush/Cheney and every
roguevalley
Feb 2014
#168
you either don't get what I am suggesting or you don't want to. When he's wrong, I don't support him
roguevalley
Feb 2014
#302
If I were to think of the politician I personally admired most of any other - it would
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2014
#2
Well said, and, if I may say so, I think this reflects how most of us feel.
mountain grammy
Feb 2014
#45
I believe that you are mistaking agreement with support. The latter isn't conditional on the former.
ancianita
Feb 2014
#308
Nor do you have to give up your support because a few perpetual malcontents
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2014
#337
I think we all know it exists, so what is the point? Those who believe as you do don't follow anyon
kelliekat44
Feb 2014
#18
I suggest that there is also BLIND OPPOSITION on the loose here as well. And really it is as
kelliekat44
Feb 2014
#241
I think the point is that people without their own moral compasses can allow
A Simple Game
Feb 2014
#60
If Hitler was a democract they would support him. OMG LMFAO sadly and possibly true
L0oniX
Feb 2014
#63
Hitler got a lot of his power by catering to the working people, nearly eliminating unemployment
jtuck004
Feb 2014
#255
Sorry if you got the impression I disagreed with them. For the most part I agree with them.
A Simple Game
Feb 2014
#211
Even Canadians support our president blindly like every policy decision is manna from heaven.
L0oniX
Feb 2014
#61
I like Obama but I do not like many of his policies and some of what he trys to do and not do.
L0oniX
Feb 2014
#402
Cali was a staunch supporter of President Obama during the first few years of his term.
bvar22
Feb 2014
#145
I just have never been able to "get with the program." Maybe if they offered a different flavor of
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#383
The media was looking forward to a non-stop horror show. Peace is just sooo boring. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#295
Yep. That DU member does seem to have a problem with the President. I haven't
bluestate10
Feb 2014
#318
I shall remain loyal to ideals, and politicians/parties that support those ideals.
Scuba
Feb 2014
#16
It's been amusing watching the adoption of BDS as the chosen dismissive epithet of the claque
Fumesucker
Feb 2014
#22
Several smarmy retorts from you in this thread and you've yet to say anything of substance.
cui bono
Feb 2014
#166
It does happen other places but where it happens here it happems to an extreme!....
marble falls
Feb 2014
#30
Gotta admit, that mystery thingie there looks odd. I can't figure it out... n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#298
I would listen to Obama if he would stop compromising and giving in to backstabbers.
Crowman1979
Feb 2014
#38
And when their argument is dismantled in one thread, they use the exact same one on the next thread,
Maedhros
Feb 2014
#336
Yep. If they can't bring themselves to say they disagree, then they simply deny
arcane1
Feb 2014
#121
Pretty sad when you have to compare to something far worse, to show we really don't have it so bad.
RC
Feb 2014
#114
It's especially odd to assume a politician always has your well-being in mind, and attacking
Dash87
Feb 2014
#64
I would think the normal person would praise what they like and critique what they don't like.
Rex
Feb 2014
#71
There is nothing "intelligent" about the OP. It's divisiveness built on strawman BS. n/t
ProSense
Feb 2014
#82
Cali was a vocal supporter of President Obama during the first few years of his term.
bvar22
Feb 2014
#151
Yeah, it sucks that lots of people think the President has actually done good things
shenmue
Feb 2014
#79
For myself, it's not adoration or loyalty. It's the benefit of the doubt when there's a screw-up
TwilightGardener
Feb 2014
#83
The desperation is setting in. Wait until the Pres pardons Bush. Watch them jump thru
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#317
Individuals matter because your vote is to delegate political power to them for a term
FarCenter
Feb 2014
#94
In a democracy, it is the peoples' responsibility to hold public servants accountable.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#122
Some people are addicted to negativity; what is sick is when it slops over into other peoples lives
lumpy
Feb 2014
#171
You might as well say you don't understand people who kick babies. You get no objections here.
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#140
I am not interested in an "opinion" which is, in fact, an algorithm. In that case I already know
GoneFishin
Feb 2014
#141
And if he said the sky is never blue, you'd make an argument about why that statement is right.
merrily
Feb 2014
#154
Unquestioning support of ANY President or Politician "is both base and servile."
bvar22
Feb 2014
#149
Defending the administration is a way to sway people to think positive things about it.
merrily
Feb 2014
#216
The best thing about this thread is you can tell who thinks they are doing this
cui bono
Feb 2014
#167
I responded directly to what you said. If that's not what you meant then perhaps you can clarify.
cui bono
Feb 2014
#185
Are you willing to accept that many on DU may well disagree with the president
stopbush
Feb 2014
#172
I have never met anyone in real life who agrees with the President at all times.
NCTraveler
Feb 2014
#181
I dont know if blind devotion is a sickness, but it's certainly the lazy way out for some.
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#197
Some people must keep their realities very limited because they cant handle
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#227
I prefer to call them the Lieberman Wing. They would endorse Chris Christie if he became
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#277
It not only is not apparent, it's flat wrong. It describes no one here or anywhere else. nt
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#222
You have to pay very close attention indeed to tell some posters are ever critical
Fumesucker
Feb 2014
#236
Neither does the OP. This is just to curry favor with a group of loud mouths here
Number23
Feb 2014
#283
So you are saying that in spite of the epic failures of past trade agreements
SomethingFishy
Feb 2014
#265
Oh Noes! Someone didn't like having their nonsense call out, so they're going
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#257
And I will never understand the people, like yourself, who complain bitterly about every
kestrel91316
Feb 2014
#272
I will never understand those who spend every waking moment criticizing the President...
Drunken Irishman
Feb 2014
#276
Rec'd, because it brought out all the conservatives and their name-calling
Corruption Inc
Feb 2014
#279
It is our JOB to lead the Prez in a positive direction, away from Republican failures, towards FDR
grahamhgreen
Feb 2014
#281
To me, the important fact is that they work for US, not the other way around.
alarimer
Feb 2014
#306
I don't think support means what you think it means. Support is often confused with agreement.
ancianita
Feb 2014
#309
Supporting things like TPP, KXL, chained CPI for the SS, and other Republican ideas is bad
Doctor_J
Feb 2014
#311
Interesting is that cali takes a position and will espouse that position. The Group will criticize
rhett o rick
Feb 2014
#369