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sheshe2

(87,544 posts)
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 08:37 PM Oct 2014

My President!



Thousands of people gather on the tarmac at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport while waiting for the arrival of President Obama and the start of a campaign rally October 25, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio







Pete Souza: “At a late night rally in Cleveland, supporters react as the President delivered his remarks.” Oct. 25, 2012



http://theobamadiary.com/

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My President! (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2014 OP
Barack Obama is a fine person, we are lucky to have him serve as our president. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #1
To you~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #4
Yes it would have been a nightmare again. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #6
He's the coolest head in America - by far! SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #2
Thanks, as always, sheshe classof56 Oct 2014 #3
What is this? I thought he was universally hated! Who are these thousands of people, anyway? freshwest Oct 2014 #5
Yes sweetie...The furture! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #8
Hey! I mailed you but may not be online much longer tonight. Gale force winds. Fingers crossed! freshwest Oct 2014 #12
stay safe... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #18
Get some sleep... Know you have to work tomorrow. Stay warm and dry as you can! freshwest Oct 2014 #23
BO - My President Too leftieNanner Oct 2014 #7
I too have a lot of respect for him Samantha Oct 2014 #9
"dignity" love that word to describe Potus flamingdem Oct 2014 #27
So, What the heck has Obama done so far?.. rofl.. Cha Oct 2014 #10
Yup! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #17
Great toon! Frustratedlady Oct 2014 #29
I loved it when it was called Obamacare flamingdem Oct 2014 #28
Yeah, I never had a problem with "Obamacare".. sounded Cha Oct 2014 #33
Gosh, I love my President! Stellar Oct 2014 #11
lets send him a congress that is in their right fucking minds, eh? mopinko Oct 2014 #13
not in their district yet we need them all mopinko! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #19
da Man! flamingdem Oct 2014 #14
YES HE IS! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #20
But...but...but...I thought everybody hated him catbyte Oct 2014 #15
... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #21
They must get Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #35
FIRED UP! READY TO GO! ffr Oct 2014 #16
Yup~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #22
must be those low approval ratings???? mountain grammy Oct 2014 #24
That was my first thought, too, mountain grammy. brer cat Oct 2014 #25
I honestly can't remember any President since Kennedy mountain grammy Oct 2014 #30
Right. I am old enough to remember Kennedy brer cat Oct 2014 #31
Look at those enthusiastic crowds--what a great turnout!!!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #26
I stand, as ever, rock-solid behind President Obama. Aristus Oct 2014 #32
well said, aristus hopemountain Oct 2014 #34
Sorry I don't have a link to offer, IrishAyes Oct 2014 #36
He is my President, Irish! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #37

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Barack Obama is a fine person, we are lucky to have him serve as our president.
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 08:45 PM
Oct 2014

I admire his Cool Hand Luke attitude, I feel better about his decisions, they are made with thought and consideration. Now that we have experienced his actions on the bin Laden action I know he is working hard even though we do not see him doing so.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
3. Thanks, as always, sheshe
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:00 PM
Oct 2014

Our President is awesome, and you've ended my Saturday on a wonderfully positive note.

Cheers and blessings.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. What is this? I thought he was universally hated! Who are these thousands of people, anyway?
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 09:07 PM
Oct 2014

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THE FUTURE!



sheshe2

(87,544 posts)
8. Yes sweetie...The furture!
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:05 PM
Oct 2014

Our future!

So incredibly beautiful!



Pride. Yes, change takes time. I never expected that would happen over night. Nor did you, it happens slowly, yet it is here, you just need to listen.

leftieNanner

(15,699 posts)
7. BO - My President Too
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 10:55 PM
Oct 2014

I like him

I respect him

OK, so I also have a huge crush on him.

But it's all right, my husband knows.

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
9. I too have a lot of respect for him
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:14 PM
Oct 2014

First, let me say I have not agreed with every decision he has made. However, I did hear him warn us in his speech right after the 2008 election that we would not like everything he did, but regardless, he had gotten so much from us than he could give us. I took that to mean he was overwhelmed with the show of support the public had given him in his first election, and it saddened him to think there would be times he would disappoint his admiring base.

But inevitably, when we have a crisis situation and he gives a speech, I think back to the George W. Bush* days and what an embarrassment, even at times a disgrace that man was to the Office. President Obama has restored dignity to the Oval Office and has been a wonderful reflection on this Country and the population's choice of him to run the store.

I think perhaps when he finishes up this term, it will be difficult for anyone to step into his shoes and present the calm, cool deliberative posture to the office President Obama has shown. I do think he will go down as one of the greatest presidents of our time. It is simply a shame there are some Americans who cannot see past the color of his skin to the goodness of his heart. That is their loss.

Sam

Cha

(305,440 posts)
10. So, What the heck has Obama done so far?.. rofl..
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:14 PM
Oct 2014
http://whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com/


Noam Levey: Number Of Latinos With Insurance Coverage Surges Under Healthcare Law

"The federal healthcare law has dramatically increased coverage among Latinos, according to a new report that provides a comprehensive look at the effects of the Affordable Care Act on a historically underinsured community. Overall, the percentage of Latinos ages 19 to 64 lacking health coverage fell from 36% to 23% between summer 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in coverage that has taken place since insurance marketplaces opened last fall and states began expanding Medicaid under the healthcare law.

The overall uninsured rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from 20% to 15% in the same period, according to the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit group that studies U.S. and global health systems. Other surveys have shown similar declines. “The Affordable Care Act appears to be working for millions of Latinos who, as a group, have long faced the nation’s highest uninsured rates,” said the Commonwealth Fund’s Michelle Doty, the report’s lead author. “These substantial improvements will mean better health and healthcare for millions of people.” The Medicaid expansion proved particularly important for Latinos, the Commonwealth Fund report indicates. In states that expanded Medicaid, including California, the uninsured rate among working-age Latino adults dropped by about half, from 35% to 17%."

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/25/latino-uninsured-rate-plunges-thanks-obamacare/

A year ago on this day..


On This Day – Pete Souza: “A young girl captures the President’s attention as he greeted customers at Junior’s Cheesecake with New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn.” Oct. 25, 2013


Mahalo, she, for your OP~

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/25/rise-and-shine-the-week-ahead-18/

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
29. Great toon!
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 10:41 AM
Oct 2014

Problem is, how many papers will publish good news for Obamacare?

Probably on the next to last page in small print. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Go Obama!

flamingdem

(39,926 posts)
28. I loved it when it was called Obamacare
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 10:31 AM
Oct 2014

because I'll always remember who took the risk to make it happen. (healthy drinks!)

Cha

(305,440 posts)
33. Yeah, I never had a problem with "Obamacare".. sounded
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 05:12 PM
Oct 2014

good to me. LOL@"healthy drinks" Kombucha)

sheshe2

(87,544 posts)
19. not in their district yet we need them all mopinko!
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 12:10 AM
Oct 2014

we need them all...

Vote vote vote!

Add yours for all offices. Mine ...Coakley for Governor Markey back to the Senate in Ma! I want Maura as our AG~

I want Wendy in Texas and Alison in Kentucky! And go Kelly for Wisconsin!

We Vote! We Vote!

catbyte

(35,779 posts)
15. But...but...but...I thought everybody hated him
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:26 PM
Oct 2014

M$M at its worst. I'm proud he's my President.

Thanks for posting these pics.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
35. They must get
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 10:06 PM
Oct 2014

their polling data on Obama from either the YouTube comments section or from the DailyPaul.

mountain grammy

(27,277 posts)
24. must be those low approval ratings????
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 09:10 AM
Oct 2014

the bobble heads on the teevee keep telling me how unpopular this President is. Maybe they should leave the studio once in a while, hey?

brer cat

(26,290 posts)
25. That was my first thought, too, mountain grammy.
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 09:31 AM
Oct 2014

You can see the low approval in that crowd. Just like Mitch, he must be paying people to show up.

mountain grammy

(27,277 posts)
30. I honestly can't remember any President since Kennedy
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 11:02 AM
Oct 2014

who could draw those kinds of crowds by simply landing at an airport and stepping off the plane. Unpopular? Bullshit!

Aristus

(68,378 posts)
32. I stand, as ever, rock-solid behind President Obama.
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 11:47 AM
Oct 2014

There was a time in this country when, if the President was a good man, worked hard, and tried to do the greatest good for the greatest number of Americans, we stood behind him and supported his work.

And if he was a mediocrity, neglectful, incurious, made bad decisions, followed the advice of unreliable people, and deliberately did bad things to the people of America and the world at large, we opposed him, expressed our dissatisfaction, protested his perfidy, and voted against him in the next election.

These days, it seems the more good things President Obama does, the more bad people oppose him, obstruct him and disrespect him in the most filthy and despicable ways imaginable.

Not me.

I've got the President's back...

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
34. well said, aristus
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 05:57 PM
Oct 2014

he is a good thinking man trying to maintain a democracy. "my president" ~ i, too, have his back.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
36. Sorry I don't have a link to offer,
Mon Oct 27, 2014, 08:49 PM
Oct 2014

and I also know that polls are wickedly unreliable.

That said, however, some major outfit came out with a poll lately showing that if the haters' votes were disregarded, President Obama's approval rating shot up to the high 80's somewhere.

So he IS wildly popular and beloved by non-racists.

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