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In reply to the discussion: Presidents should be questioned and confronted, not idolized [View all]truebrit71
(20,805 posts)Not sure that party affiliation changes the fact that the person holding that office should expect a large amount of verbal fecal matter be thrown in their direction pretty much from all sides from fans and foes alike...I think the bigger issue here is the swarm's furious reaction when someone uses less than complimentary language about the President THAT THEY THEMSELVES WOULD USE if the inhabitant of the Oval Office had an R behind their name and not a D, but because it's used against "their" guy it's deemed unacceptable, or racist. THAT is the problem. What separates us from the republicans is that we DON'T mandate obedience and fealty to the man in the office, and we sure as hell don't march in lockstep when a few pearl-clutchers get their fee-fees hurt. Circular firing squads, that's us, to a tee, but that's what happens when you have a big tent.
I am also pretty sure that President Obama has a thick enough skin to endure any criticism, "civilized" or otherwise, and that flamefests on an obscure democratic bulletin board are the least of his worries.