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4Q2u2

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29. Against the Wind

Reply to FrenchieCat (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 11:44 AM

Apr 2016

Did all of this with non-stop opposition from the party of NO.
A Battle and Fight at every turn.

Also while his first year at least was filled up with fixing what that idiot Bush destroyed.

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today, I was asked what has Pres. Obama ever done for the African-American Community [View all] FrenchieCat Feb 2016 OP

Thank you. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #1

You more than welcome! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #2

Thank you for this. thucythucy Feb 2016 #3

I left here because of the impatience and the daily criticism Obama received.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #4

This happened with Hillary, too. Many blacks were down with Hillary until the Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #23

Stay away from the crime, welfare, economic equality nonsense... Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #24

And More stephensolomita Jun 2017 #46

Thank you once again. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #5

#21 means a lot to me. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #6

Also special bonus for farmers markets IbogaProject May 2024 #50

I'll post my same reply I did on your post in the BOG, Frenchie~ Cha Feb 2016 #7

To My Fellow Hosts JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #8

Excellent OP! Spazito Feb 2016 #9

Kick! JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #10

And another Kick! Kind of Blue Feb 2016 #11

I am so damn glad you are back!!!!! Number23 Feb 2016 #12

Thanks Number23! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #13

Bookmarking thread because I'm tired and frustrated by the number of black Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #14

Just wanted to say thanks for this... Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #16

Not enough rtm_trium Feb 2016 #17

Tavis Smiley JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #18

Well isn't that "rich"! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #20

Let me address your issues one by one.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #19

Did you just create an account Coolest Ranger Jun 2016 #33

You need to come off your high horse Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #44

#23 stone space Feb 2016 #21

The greatest! DemocratHeart Feb 2016 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author YoungDemCA Mar 2016 #25

Thank you, FrenchieCat. brush Mar 2016 #26

Thanks Frenchie for the hard work you put into this. I forgot to bookmark lamp_shade Mar 2016 #27

KnR. nt tblue37 Mar 2016 #28

Against the Wind 4Q2u2 Apr 2016 #29

There's a part of me that was frustrated by Obama's no drama persona forjusticethunders Apr 2016 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #31

Excellent list but 12? Canesfan May 2016 #32

This part right here: freshwest Jun 2016 #34

Some of these can be taken off this list as they're for everybody and not specifically for blacks. craigmatic Jul 2016 #35

His accomplishments FOR the Black community doesn't have to be FrenchieCat Jul 2016 #36

One example of what I'm talking about is marriage equality. That policy did nothing for me as a craigmatic Jul 2016 #37

LOL! FrenchieCat Jul 2016 #38

What your missing here is that less discrimation benefits AAs as well... bettyellen Aug 2016 #39

Just because it did not affect you Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #45

What has OBama done for African Americans? Pebbie Sep 2016 #40

Solid. oasis Oct 2016 #41

I wish Coolest Ranger Oct 2016 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #43

Thank you for that. President Obama did everything he could and he accomplished much. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #47

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Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2023 #49

I think one of the best things (former) President Obama did was show the world that there are beautiful, classy, LoisB May 2024 #51