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42. they realized too late that their smears didn't affect public opinion and since they let him

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:29 PM

Feb 2016

propose and sign conservative initiatives, he won the confidence of the only people who seem to matter in Washington--the filthy rich.

With Obama, they realized that if they let him carry their water, the rich would see that the GOP was obsolete a bit ahead of demographics turning the party out to pasture.

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Pic Of The Moment: Barack Obama: A President Of "Firsts" [View all] EarlG Feb 2016 OP

The 'you lie' moment was shocking to me. onehandle Feb 2016 #1

+1 geardaddy Feb 2016 #3

If the glare shooting out of Nancy Pelosi's eyes had been... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #51

That would have been a good SNL skit. geardaddy Feb 2016 #55

Me as well pandr32 Feb 2016 #13

That was unforgivable. Moostache Feb 2016 #15

Oh, hell yes.... daleanime Feb 2016 #17

And re-elected him three times since. nt onehandle Feb 2016 #31

Proof that.... daleanime Feb 2016 #33

oh yeah, Mbrow Feb 2016 #38

The 'you lie' moment was shocking to me. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #19

STILL pisses my husband and me off. narnian60 Feb 2016 #39

Get thee to the Greatest Page! geardaddy Feb 2016 #2

makes me ashamed of my extended family members who support the GOP...... NoMoreRepugs Feb 2016 #4

Ugh. I feel your pain. I'm one of the only blues in my family. liberalnarb Feb 2016 #32

I can totally relate. narnian60 Feb 2016 #40

hugs...eom LittleGirl Feb 2016 #44

A well-deserved K and an R! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #5

First president to show us the Cyrano Feb 2016 #6

Trump hibbing Feb 2016 #30

Brilliant. Thanks! n/t yellerpup Feb 2016 #7

The First President my daughter will remember underpants Feb 2016 #8

Now THAT..... MyOwnPeace Feb 2016 #50

She was 3 when Obama walked W's sorry ass out to the helicopter underpants Feb 2016 #53

I remember watching..... MyOwnPeace Feb 2016 #56

I vote that the U.S. Congress is renamed the U.S. Sewer! nt valerief Feb 2016 #9

Shameful.... KelleyD Feb 2016 #10

4 More years! world wide wally Feb 2016 #11

Nailed it completely. BumRushDaShow Feb 2016 #12

Obama was the first president to prove... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #14

Republicans embody the Seven Deadly Sins Fritz Walter Feb 2016 #16

In the future.... AlbertCat Feb 2016 #18

Ah! Yup! longship Feb 2016 #20

In a nutshell, yep. 2naSalit Feb 2016 #21

four more years!!! KT2000 Feb 2016 #22

No kidding. That poor man has taken more sh*t than any President in history liberalnarb Feb 2016 #34

Do you realize the ego required to think you can be president? MadDAsHell Feb 2016 #49

"If we're able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him," 90-percent Feb 2016 #23

You forgot one! jaxind Feb 2016 #24

The Republicans are beyond the pale. gademocrat7 Feb 2016 #25

K&R yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #26

And they are proud of those "accomplishments" progressoid Feb 2016 #27

hell yes its racist. so SAY IT! pansypoo53219 Feb 2016 #28

As I used to write on my students' drafts of research papers . . FairWinds Feb 2016 #29

If Obama had been a white guy named Joe Smith... Initech Feb 2016 #35

yep heaven05 Feb 2016 #36

Actually Chester Arthur was accused of being born in Canada & thus disqualified Bucky Feb 2016 #37

they impeached Bill Clinton Enrique Feb 2016 #41

they realized too late that their smears didn't affect public opinion and since they let him yurbud Feb 2016 #42

Not to mention being accused of... 63splitwindow Feb 2016 #43

Just 4 comparison ... nikto Feb 2016 #45

K&R betsuni Feb 2016 #46

One of the much nicer firsts is that he is the first president to-- eridani Feb 2016 #47

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First President to successfully push an Affordable Care Act through Congress. raging moderate Feb 2016 #52

Republicans Demand Obama Vacate White House to Prep it for New President LS_Editor Feb 2016 #54

If This Keeps Up, Obama Will Be Almost As Reviled As Jefferson. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2016 #57