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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
34. This part right here:
Thu Jun 30, 2016, 12:44 PM
Jun 2016
But most important of all, he has represented the African-American community superbly in how he has carried out his duties in the office, coming off as one of the most blemish free administration in recent history!

Not just recent history, he's been more effective since anyone after LBJ... Although LBJ was unable to escape the power structures and the philosophies that insisted on the Vietnam War continuing.

Obama has set us on the path to world peace and people invested in the war business or complaining about it hate him for doing so, when all is said and done. I've found, oddly enough, that the same energy infects boths. Nothing will ever be able to satisfy or please them.

The thing I have noticed most is the attitude of the administration in handling the public. Much more respect and flexibility. During the Bush years, when one had to get help for a family member in the social services, one was treated as suspect, almost a criminal.

The change was dramatic and it felt good to see the way the word came from on high (Obama) to focus on that. I talked with a HUD guy who told me on the side that Obama was the best, he was determined to get people into housing. Of course the GOP has fought him tooth and nail.

I found that the ignoratti, who kept on accusing Obama no matter what he did, gave him no credit for what Obama was getting done. Including his work to get alternative energy, wind and solar, etc., going. Or anything else he did, the economy, or social justice. They did not follow the day-to-day events that he did, only focused on what could be negative.

Like Keystone, which if they had looked into his words, reasoning and deeds, was always going to prevent it happening. Part of the reason for he creation of the Koch front group, the Tea Party, to siphon off 'liberal, green' voters was their use of the dread of what it would do. The fact that we are being sued by a firm in Canada for his vetoing the pipeline, is now seen as another of his faults.

Really, these folks ought to listen to what they have said and decide what they want. This means that Obama definitely stopped it and of course everyone else knew there would be repercussions. The fact is that Obama has not lost ithese suits, and they may not win this one. It is also proof Obama is not a tool of the fossil fuel industry, a corporatist, etc. Eventually they will run out of things to smear him with... No, not really.

He took the beating on that, like everything else, but kept on his goal. They still trot a lot of lies out about his good works that shows they are just parroting rightwing or leftwing memes or else have deep seated prejudices.

Obama is the best president we have ever had. Period. And when I was born Truman was POTUS. He couldn't stand up against the MICC and he could do half of the things Obama has.

Obama really cares about this country, African Americans, and POC, women and all those who lived through generations of exclusion, discrimination and outright disrespect and the voters who hate him. That's called being a democrat, being in equality and that all people should be treated the same by government. He is a much better man than his detractors.

I hope some of this post is fitting to your list, it's not as specific as your OP is Frenchie.

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