Potus With The Mostest
Very funny. Look at that applause too -- don't see that on the news much do you? I remember seeing cheering crowds of (white only) flag waving supporters almost every night for President Bush even when his support was at 10%, but here's a guy with genuine actual fame and appreciation around the country, and it's burried as deep as possible by our media gatekeepers.
Somehow a random black person committing a crime somewhere is tied back to Obama more in todays climate than the man himself speaking to his constituents.
We As A People Will Get There
It hasn't been that long. Don't forget. 2 wars. The al-Qaeda and Bin Laden boogieman. No hope for healthcare or tax breaks for the folks. Anti-intellectual, anti-science screamers in charge. I remember very clearly how scary it was for america.
Are we out of the nightmare yet? Bad trip hangover done? Not quite. The economy can be better but it's been turned around as of late, just like GM. Our health and education systems will take another decade to modernize. Racism has new blood but their grasp on logic continues to dwindle. SuperPacs and the power of big money in politics are on the lips of regular Americans again so perhaps with this knowledge will come reform. Ya right!
Look how young he looked. Look how happy and hopeful we were. Realistically the man has affected huge change and has more to accomplish. I've been to socialist countries, I've spoke in length with people who live or lived under socialist systems. America is not and will never be such a system. The smear of 'socialist' at Obama needs to be countered. Just keep that in mind as the general election starts to heat up.
The Obama Argument
Here's a well made argument on why and how Obama is far more successful than the current narrative in the news allows. Give it a read if you are interested in straight talk and a factual review over hyperbole. If you are a basketball fan you know the 'long game'. The game is four quarters and every team has a run in them. Obama seems to play politics like it's The Finals, not theater (or a scrimmage).
Politics 101
Pulled from the headlines and translated by me:
President Obama: I want a new agency to protect US consumers against predatory lending and other financial exploitations. I ran on this idea, won, and will get to work setting up the agency and naming a director, as specified by the passed Wall Street reform legislation.
Republican Congress: We don't like the idea of this agency and more regulation. Most of the companies and industries it might regulate are supporters of ours. We are going to fight this agency and give no support to this (even though the law passed last year).
Modern American Racism
It's the end of 2011 in America. Some say "post-race". Some of us were raised to treat people based on the value of their character, while some still use skin color and cultural differences to separate. Don't believe me? Here's some names used regularly to describe President Obama and first lady Michelle, pulled at random from the comments on any right-wing web site:
That’s Skrillion, With A Skrill
The Truth Comes Out
They held out for a couple of years by hiding behind anonymous internet postings and various code words, but the right wing media in the US has finally let loose on what they think of President Obama and his wife Michelle. "Uppity-ism". Then double down and read it again. "A little uppity". If you have ever seen that word before you know what it applies to, and it ain't pretty. The racism is pure, direct, and unequivocal. To be called "uppity" you have to belong to a lower social class in the first place. Since The Obama's are both well educated and wealthy, and hold jobs at the highest level of American life, what is it about them that is over-reaching?
Their skin color(s) of course. (I only type it for non-US speakers who might not know the term). Barrack is mixed African/Caucasian and Michelle is African-American, and both Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck have no issue calling them "Uppity" across the american airwaves.
Online and at rally's I've seen pictures of Obama turned into a gorilla, a suicide bomber, a pimp, and a gangster rapper. I've read and seen more insulting things about Michelle in 2 years than anyone even bothered to write about Mrs. Bush in 8 years. They literally can't even call her by her first name, usually using the name "Moochelle" or "Moose". And the references to her rearend crack me up - the republicans are on this trip that her ass is too big. What kind of men are these?
Watching Incorrect News Makes You Ignorant. Imagine That.
Faux science from Fox news causes general scientific ignorance. This has been obvious to me but now we have data to back it up. I've posted this before but it bears screaming digitally:
- Global warming/climate change is not equivalent to your local weather forecast.
Idiots that rant about global warming being a hoax on the days it's snowing in their neighborhood (and use the snowfall as their evidence) are idiots. Pure idiots. How?
- By not understanding the size of the planet verse their local weather system; by not understanding that climate change causes extremes in all ways;
- By not understanding that the weather changes everywhere all the time, which is why we have averages and statistical computer programming analyzing everyone's neighborhood (not just yours you stupid yahoo);
- By believing that science/math/physics is open to 'opinion';
- By not knowing that the scientific method addresses doubt and skepticism immediately. The very nature of the scientific method is to work from a position of doubt and prove things to be not true.
I know I'm screaming into an empty room because people who watch Fox news weren't very interested in science or math class to begin with. But just sayin (again).
How To Speak Republican
Finally, a translation guide. It's under the comedy category but I swear most of these are 100% accurate and used daily by our republican candidates and politicians. Nothing funny about that.
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