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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 01:30 AM Jan 2015

Watch: Obama Levels With Republicans, Red State Crowd Goes Wild



January 22, 2015 by Omar Rivero

Shortly after his wildly popular State of the Union address, Pres. Obama took his populist plan to rebuild the middle class straight to the Republican red state of Idaho — and wait until you see how the crowd reacted to it.

As it turns out, even red state voters are tired of their own party putting politics over people and obstructing the hard-fought economic progress that we have achieved.

After chiding Republicans for refusing to present their ideas to fix America’s pressing issues, Pres. Obama wrapped it up all with, “Whoever we are — whether we are Republican, or Democrat, or independent, or young or old, or black, white, gay, straight — we all share a common vision for our future. We want a better country for your generation, and for your kids’ generation. And I want this country to be one that shows the world what we still know to be true — that we are not just a collection of red states and blue states; we are still the United States of America. That’s what we’re fighting for. That’s what we’re pushing for.”

Instead of boos and jeers, he was met with roaring applause and cheers.


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http://www.occupydemocrats.com/watch-obama-makes-a-republican-red-state-crowd-go-wild/

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Watch: Obama Levels With Republicans, Red State Crowd Goes Wild (Original Post) freshwest Jan 2015 OP
Red State~ Red State~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #1
Notice how loudly the GOP clings to their last remaining threads. arcane1 Jan 2015 #2
Yes, David Duke is threatening to run for office for a second time. GOP again? freshwest Jan 2015 #3
Lol~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #6
Believing: freshwest Jan 2015 #4
Brava! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #7
Believing, and I will leave it at that. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #12
The could be after all the only way they won the senate and managed to keep the house cstanleytech Jan 2015 #8
They can not do anyting, they cant go anywhere without lieing. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #10
They won because we ran terrible campaigns. jeff47 Jan 2015 #16
"Are they in their death throes, I sure as hell hope so." Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #9
It takes time. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #11
As always, I take my hat off to you, sir! Aristus Jan 2015 #5
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2015 #13
this makes me smile BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #14
So there's an entire collective audience of Red Staters who don't think he's the Anti-Christ? M Kitt Jan 2015 #15
Those cynical "journalists" & Pundits who think him naive, SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2015 #17
I was there. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #18
awesome, major hogwash! hopemountain Feb 2015 #19
It was indeed a great day. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #20
I would just like to add this here. Major Hogwash Feb 2015 #21

sheshe2

(83,341 posts)
1. Red State~ Red State~
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 01:49 AM
Jan 2015

They are loving him.

Silly me, yet I do believe the GOP has overplayed there hand.

Are they in their death throes, I sure as hell hope so.

I had not seen it freshwest, I thank you.

BOG

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
2. Notice how loudly the GOP clings to their last remaining threads.
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 01:55 AM
Jan 2015

The more "out there" they get, the more I know we're winning

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Yes, David Duke is threatening to run for office for a second time. GOP again?
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:11 AM
Jan 2015

Last edited Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:03 AM - Edit history (1)

Please, please, let it happen... It will be epic... Platform will be much as Tim Wise described... Same insane clown posse.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
8. The could be after all the only way they won the senate and managed to keep the house
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:37 AM
Jan 2015

was by gerrymandering the hell out of the varies states plus they had millions in financial backing from people like the Koch brothers.

sheshe2

(83,341 posts)
10. They can not do anyting, they cant go anywhere without lieing.
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:43 AM
Jan 2015

Not without cheating and stealing. What an ugly party and yes they are dying.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
16. They won because we ran terrible campaigns.
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 11:45 AM
Jan 2015

You can't gerrymander the Senate. The "districts" are the states.

What you can do is run a terrible campaign, where you flee from all of your accomplishments and pretend you are "not as bad" as the other candidate. Leads to a terrible turnout among people who would have voted for you, because "not as bad" does not work anymore. We've seen too many results of that.

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)
9. "Are they in their death throes, I sure as hell hope so."
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:41 AM
Jan 2015

We were saying the same thing when Obama got elected for his first term. What has happened since then? The repugs took both houses.

sheshe2

(83,341 posts)
11. It takes time.
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:46 AM
Jan 2015

People are seeing them now. All Dems need to stand up now and say no. All dems collectively.

 

M Kitt

(208 posts)
15. So there's an entire collective audience of Red Staters who don't think he's the Anti-Christ?
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 10:13 AM
Jan 2015

That's fairly surprising Nice video, hadn't seen it.

Also, this gives some measure of hope to those of us who wish that today's bigotry had long since died the quiet death of resolved ignorance.

Thanks, recommended of course.

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,996 posts)
17. Those cynical "journalists" & Pundits who think him naive,
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 08:32 PM
Jan 2015

for trying to unite the country, may be in for a shock. Succeeding in turning away diviseness would make for much crow being eaten.

Down the hatch!


Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
18. I was there.
Sun Feb 1, 2015, 04:39 AM
Feb 2015

Last edited Sun Feb 1, 2015, 05:17 AM - Edit history (1)

Along with about 6600 other people who knew this was the one in a million chance of a lifetime to be at an event where the current President of the United States was speaking.
The event was electrifying.
Tons of college students filled the pavilion to hear their President.
And there were many women, a bunch of them that were over 30 years of age, and you could just tell that they really loved the President for his political stances and for him fighting for their equal workpay rights.

President Obama hit on all of the same issues affecting the middle class and the poor in his speech in Boise that he had outlined in his State of the Union speech the night before.
He added quite a few comments about Boise State University's technological growth, and their football team's blue turf, during his speech to make his speech seem more local, so that we would realize that he was truly aware of all of us living here in Idaho.
It was not a canned speech in any regard.
He spoke from the heart.
His demeanor during the speech was comfortable and easy, and you could tell what he was saying was coming from deep within his soul.

The speech was broadcast live by at least 2 local tv stations.
And each station tried to outdo the other, acting as if they really had supported President Obama all along.
It was sort of humorous to watch the evening forecast and watch the news anchors fall over themselves praising President Obama.
Yet, at the same time, it gave me an enormous sense of pride, and gratitude, that they both displayed a proper level of respect towards President Obama's visit here, even though they have disagreed with his policies over the years.

Yes, Idaho is a red state.
But, the biggest takeaway from President Obama's speech was that the United States is not a conglomeration of red states and blue states.
You could sense the urgency in his words explicating how members of Congress should stop acting only as Republicans, or only as Democrats, and instead to act like Americans, working together to solve the issues we face today.

We had a really heavy fog that set in the valley early that morning.
But, it burned off about an hour before the President's plane touched down in Boise.

For the rest of the day, the skies were clear blue.
Not a cloud in the sky.

Man, it was magnificent.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
20. It was indeed a great day.
Tue Feb 3, 2015, 03:14 AM
Feb 2015

My friend said that it was the best day for Democrats in this state in the last 20 years!
That's because President Obama's speech was filled with so much hope.

Most of the people that attended this event were college students.
I would say that the majority of the audience was around 23 years old, or so.
BSU is not a typical college campus in which only students just out of high school attend for 4 years.
Instead, it is more of a college that the entire community attends, as the age of the average student is about 28 years of age.
Many "non-traditional" students return to college in their 30s, 40s, and even in to their 50s.

Nevertheless, after seeing so many young people get so energized at this event, I came away with the feeling that the Republican's grip on the majority in the state's capitol is no longer a sure thing in the very near future.
These young students "get it"; they know what it means to struggle hard to get ahead in this modern, technologically advanced world that we live in today.
Just a 20 short years ago, Idaho's economy was based on agriculture products, mining, and timber sales.
Today the majority of the state's income is derived from technology, engineering, and patents stemming from research in both technological and medical fields.

It was definitely a day to remember.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
21. I would just like to add this here.
Tue Feb 3, 2015, 04:30 PM
Feb 2015

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Because it is hilarious!!!


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