Barack Obama

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51. That is the title of the HuffPo piece.

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 10:04 PM

Aug 2013

It was posted for its content, to be discussed by folks who support the President. You've got the whole rest of the site for your snark. This is our one little spot to enjoy a little respite from the snark and Obama hate.

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Lay Off Obama [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2013 OP

This post is meaningless without photos. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2013 #1

Not if you can read. Cha Aug 2013 #2

***************** THIS IS POSTED IN THE BARACK OBAMA GROUP**************** sheshe2 Aug 2013 #5

You know how they Cha Aug 2013 #7

Oh, sorry I corrected my spelling! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #9

Great story! giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #3

giftedgirl~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #16

Also seeing a lot of Sarah Palin, Louie Gohmert, etc. support on DU the last few days. DOH! freshwest Aug 2013 #22

Now that's just nuts giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #38

You have got to be kidding me! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #40

Nope. Two on Gohmert, Sarah's quotes used as posts and OP, an OP with Sarah's view on Syria... freshwest Aug 2013 #43

Sarah Palin and Louis Gohmert were K&R on DU???? Un fugging believable! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #50

actually, commentary is allowed within the rules and you don't roguevalley Aug 2013 #137

+1000 RC Aug 2013 #144

you and me both, honey. Only in the west are the elders roguevalley Aug 2013 #164

You don't have to "March in step" but we don't have to Cha Aug 2013 #168

Wow. That's poisonous n/t politicasista Aug 2013 #63

No, YOUR BEHAVIOR IS POISONOUS IrishAyes Sep 2013 #186

I think you may have me confused politicasista Sep 2013 #208

Perhaps. However, it would help if you clearly designate the behavior or person to whom you refer IrishAyes Sep 2013 #209

I still don't understand politicasista Sep 2013 #210

And peace to you as well. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #211

Thank you for the clarification politicasista Sep 2013 #212

You'll be a good influence on me, thanks! IrishAyes Sep 2013 #213

Aww. You're welcome politicasista Sep 2013 #214

Youll hafta provide a link iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #142

Sometimes it feels like we have been invaded by the far right mud slingers. It wouldn't be so lumpy Aug 2013 #41

Thanks lumpy, sheshe2 Aug 2013 #42

Yes, I would not mind that. And the extremes of both 'sides' have merged. freshwest Aug 2013 #44

Only sometimes? MADem Aug 2013 #163

K & R, good post, I am ready to start building a good base to win the House in 2014. I think Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #4

Thanks Thinkingabout! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #52

I like this Robert Brustein, she.. and I've only just been introduced. Cha Aug 2013 #6

He writes an awesome piece! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #10

What an intelligent, distinquished chap! Cha Aug 2013 #13

When I see some of the attacks from both sides of the aisle, I remember Lao Tze: freshwest Aug 2013 #8

This! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #11

The words are startlingly applicable to this particular man. Hekate Aug 2013 #12

Hekate~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #18

Mahalo for your post, freshwest! Cha Aug 2013 #14

No education is well advanced w/o reading Lao Tze IrishAyes Sep 2013 #187

It sure beats Atlas Shrugged for teens. freshwest Sep 2013 #203

"Hold my feet to the fire." nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #15

BOG POST. nt sheshe2 Aug 2013 #17

I did not say anything critical of POB. Bonobo Aug 2013 #23

I know you didn't. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #30

Thank you Bonobo Aug 2013 #33

Thank you Bonobo. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #37

This is the bog. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #20

Go away and play in GD Hekate Aug 2013 #25

yeah, so you don't want to be here. Bye. Cha Aug 2013 #95

Please kindly "f" off outta here. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #73

I might just stay now. Bonobo Aug 2013 #74

We'll see how long you're able to continue posting here Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #78

LOL. Bonobo Aug 2013 #79

Then it does indeed sound like you enjoy being Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #81

Nope. Bonobo Aug 2013 #82

your bitter tears are nectar to my soul. nt dionysus Aug 2013 #98

Haha!! DevonRex Aug 2013 #105

Ya think? Bobbie Jo Aug 2013 #133

I tried to tell you~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #85

+1 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #152

Boring slogan treestar Aug 2013 #122

Ha! When I read "Lay Off Obama", I interpreted it as a call to pink-slip him! Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #19

Go away and play in GD Hekate Aug 2013 #26

I'll play where I want, thank you very much. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #27

That's what you think Hekate Aug 2013 #29

Oh, now I see the light! I will now march in lockstep with you! Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #31

Are you aware? sheshe2 Aug 2013 #35

And I have not done anything to make the members feel unsafe. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Aug 2013 #48

no you won't. nt dionysus Aug 2013 #54

No, you won't. Cha Aug 2013 #56

This ought to be good. Poster with prehistoric animal Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #83

Sorta like pigeon droppings. But evolution has its ways. Or something: freshwest Sep 2013 #201

Du rules comprehension FAIL, troll. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #153

Stop the threats and just fucking delete people demwing Aug 2013 #134

So why the fucking hell did YOU come here, KNOWING it's a group? DevonRex Aug 2013 #139

Read what I wrote demwing Aug 2013 #141

We can't delete posts. Where the fuck did you get THAT idea? Do you DevonRex Aug 2013 #143

So "block" me demwing Aug 2013 #145

So you don't take responsibility for your own behavior? Others are responsible to stop you? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #189

If yo don't like the DU group rules, YOU need to leave. Go start your own kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #154

Have I broken one of your group rules? demwing Aug 2013 #166

You're a prime example of why Groups have the option Cha Aug 2013 #167

I got my DevonRex Aug 2013 #175

My pleasure, Devon.. Cha Aug 2013 #177

You are free to join protected groups if you would like--no one is stopping you. MADem Aug 2013 #162

So you think you're entitled to shoot everything you see? Nihilist crap. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #188

.. Cha Sep 2013 #191

Only the freakshow do nothing rw teabaggers want to Impeach Obama Cha Aug 2013 #60

I reserve the right to criticize my President. another_liberal Aug 2013 #21

This is the BOG. It's a group, not a forum. Hekate Aug 2013 #28

That's your call? another_liberal Aug 2013 #34

Wrong! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #55

Yeah, if you had actually read the OP you would know it's not about Cha Aug 2013 #66

Seems like see it as a personal type of relationship treestar Aug 2013 #123

Don't you DARE come into BOG and criticize Obama. You do that in GD. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #155

Or what? What happens? demwing Aug 2013 #165

That's not what we're saying at all. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #190

Lay off, yes! mehrrh Aug 2013 #24

Welcome to DU, mehrrh. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #169

Mahalo for your post, mehrrh.. and yes Cha Aug 2013 #171

The lie that MSNBC is the liberal equivalent to Faux News is just that: A FUCKING LIE!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #32

I know that too, but the hero worship of whoever, makes sure it is forgotten. freshwest Aug 2013 #68

I have never read an ad hominem sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #36

Obama is frequently called things creeksneakers2 Aug 2013 #62

Well, I have. And, if you read the OP.. the wrtier is mainly talking about asshole Cha Aug 2013 #64

lol grantcart Aug 2013 #87

See how funny it is Coolest Ranger Aug 2013 #119

It's an opinion treestar Aug 2013 #124

Then you have been sleeping or can't read, because DU is a viper's nest of anti-Obama ad hominem kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #156

+1234 Hekate Sep 2013 #183

It's a statement of opinion - yours. Not holy writ. And yes, it's personal. Don't lie. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #192

lol fascisthunter Aug 2013 #45

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2013 #46

Does BOG have to be told to lay off BO? tblue Aug 2013 #47

That is the title of the HuffPo piece. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #51

I meant no snark. tblue Aug 2013 #59

That's nice you "meant no snarK". But, as SunSeeker said Cha Aug 2013 #65

It's your BOG? Okay. tblue Aug 2013 #86

Of course it's our BOG.. we are the ones who formed it and made our Mission Cha Aug 2013 #88

The BOG is actually the most tolerant group at DU. We wish all well but enjoy this forum for grantcart Aug 2013 #89

"Guess what. We aren't" sheshe2 Aug 2013 #107

+ 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #158

You can piss all over Obama an the entire rest of DU. You CANNOT come into BOG and do it. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #157

Laying it on pretty thick yourself, aren't you? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #193

Have you seen the kind of snarks we deal with here on a regular basis? I didn't take your first post freshwest Aug 2013 #99

Who is being "told" anything? treestar Aug 2013 #127

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #49

Gee, how classy. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #57

"Stick up your ass and spin on it." Seriously. Cha Aug 2013 #61

And a jury seriously left it alone. Real nice community "standards" DevonRex Aug 2013 #69

And you know they're running back to GD highfiving each for 'sticking it to the man' like juveniles. freshwest Aug 2013 #71

Hey fresh.. I just saw Cha Aug 2013 #76

Yeah, how did that happen? MIRT or Skinner? freshwest Aug 2013 #90

Not sure how that works but it Cha Aug 2013 #92

Posts are removed automatically when MIRT or Admin ban a newbie. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #117

I read a response from Skinner in ATA. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #206

Thankfully one of the Admins or MIRT tombstoned the asshole above. DevonRex Aug 2013 #84

Really. Well, I'm glad we have the option of telling him Cha Aug 2013 #72

Guess what, Devon! It was auto removed.. it must have gone Cha Aug 2013 #75

. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #91

... Cha Aug 2013 #93

You're good. DevonRex Aug 2013 #102

Thank goodness for DevonRex Aug 2013 #103

FDR had a relatively easy time being POTUS SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #53

Grow thicker skin. Coyotl Aug 2013 #58

you're right.. President Obama can handle it. However, it's still a good Cha Aug 2013 #67

Or you could grow thicker skin. Since it seems to piss you off if DevonRex Aug 2013 #70

Could I have made it any clearer? sheshe2 Aug 2013 #77

How am I supposed to know what the BOG is? Coyotl Aug 2013 #97

Well Coyolt sheshe2 Aug 2013 #100

So what. I still don't know what the BOG is beyond what I've read here. Coyotl Aug 2013 #104

First and Foremost. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #108

No, you could't have. DevonRex Aug 2013 #101

They are coming out of the woodwork tonight. "Snark" hardly covers it. nt Hekate Aug 2013 #110

It doesn't. DevonRex Aug 2013 #111

I do remember Hekate Aug 2013 #112

Sigh. DevonRex Aug 2013 #113

I've gone nuclear and am rigorously putting Obama haters who crash BOG on ignore. And I don't care kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #161

Works for me, kestrel. Someone complained... Hekate Sep 2013 #179

Well, if you put them on ignore IrishAyes Sep 2013 #196

I saw it last night, what they do is someone giftedgirl77 Aug 2013 #173

Good assessment, giftedgirl. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #176

It's kind of like having our very own Elm Tree right here in DU's front yard, isn't it? Hekate Sep 2013 #180

They want to take over DU treestar Aug 2013 #126

Yep. DevonRex Aug 2013 #138

The post was titled that, it's not Sheshe's statement. If you'd read before dissing her, you'd know. freshwest Aug 2013 #94

What makes you think I'm addressing a specific poster here? Coyotl Aug 2013 #96

Please specify who you are addressing then? freshwest Aug 2013 #106

I'm getting tired of you telling Coolest Ranger Aug 2013 #120

You're using such carte blanche advice as an excuse to behave like a 2 year old? IrishAyes Sep 2013 #194

Why thank you. Now on to alert on this post. Coyotl Sep 2013 #195

Fail davidpdx Sep 2013 #197

Excellent piece. Thanks for sharing. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #80

Thank you PW! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #109

We can't lay him off Flying Squirrel Aug 2013 #114

Unacceptable reply to a post in the BOG. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #115

Oh come on... that was funny, admit it. Flying Squirrel Aug 2013 #116

It's not funny Coolest Ranger Aug 2013 #121

I'd enjoy it more if there weren't DUers calling for his impeachment. great white snark Aug 2013 #128

Bless you for posting this Coolest Ranger Aug 2013 #118

You are welcome CR. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #170

Great article and a good measure of it's veracity is how many haters are hating on it. great white snark Aug 2013 #125

Thanks GWS~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #172

I read the thread by 1sbm in GD LostOne4Ever Aug 2013 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot Aug 2013 #130

Biden does Rock! Mahalo for your support for the Prez, LostOne4Ever.. Cha Aug 2013 #146

"Can we lay off this personal abuse of our president" Ocelot Aug 2013 #131

It's obvious you didn't read the OP because the writer, Robert Brustein, is Cha Aug 2013 #147

Such bullshit. This is just like the posts accusing people who disagree with Obama of being racists Th1onein Aug 2013 #132

you beleived you were voting for a liberal, thats your fault. pasto76 Aug 2013 #135

Thank you for your Excellent post, pasto! Cha Aug 2013 #150

If you had bothered to read the OP you would know that the writer Cha Aug 2013 #149

You are disgusting in your contemp of this group Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #178

"You willfully stampede in here because a pro-Obama post made it to the greatest page and front page Grateful for Hope Sep 2013 #207

He'd just be yet another American getting laid off. nt valerief Aug 2013 #136

Yeah, right.. because that's what the OP is about. Actually uniemployment Cha Aug 2013 #148

They never will. MADem Aug 2013 #140

the statement PBO made this morning in Cha Aug 2013 #151

I loved the comment about "the dog has caught the car..." that Axelrod made. MADem Aug 2013 #159

Yes, Congress is the dog who caught the car. They're pissed they Cha Aug 2013 #160

Oh I can't wait for this show to start! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #174

Now this is a popcorn party I will be happy to attend Hekate Sep 2013 #181

Yum! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #182

heartening to read an opinion piece hopemountain Sep 2013 #184

thank you hopemountain~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #185

Great OP IrishAyes Sep 2013 #198

Hi Irish~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #199

You know I'm in your corner. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #200

I know that Irish. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #202

I agree with the lay off President Obama underthematrix Sep 2013 #204

Yes, I know. :) Cha Sep 2013 #205