I refuse to listen to another Obama speech

[hisownpetard]

unless I am home alone, because I hate to cry in public.
And it happens every time.
Hell, it even happens when I watch him give a speech that I've already heard before!!

The man just moves me. Can't help it!
And I can't believe how good, down to the bone, honesty feels.
What a totally novel approach!

And so long overdue.

[babylonsister]

1. Fer gawds sakes, get a hold of yourself! The cult has you in its

grip! Break away!!!1! :hug: :hi:

[Nitrogenica]

10. "cult"?.....sorry. Bye Bye.

[femmedem]

12. babylonsister was being sarcastic.

I think you misinterpreted her. She supports Obama.

[babylonsister]

14. Thank you! I thought it was obvious, me being me.

Guess not. :hide:

[hisownpetard]

54. To those of us who know and love you, it was obvious (and funny)!

If there is an Obama cult, show me where I get my hand stamped!!:hi:

[VenusRising]

16. Pssst.

She was kidding. She didn't use the sarcasm tag.

:hi:

[berni_mccoy]

53. We love our babylonsister!

babylonsister <---- Obama DUers
O8) <----------------- :loveya:

babylonsister being naughty <---------- Obama DUers
:evilgrin: <------------------------------ :spank:

Obama DUers: :grouphug:

[hisownpetard]

55. I second all your emoticons, and raise you a couple:

:toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast:

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[NNN0LHI]

11. Some scary shit eh, babylonsister?

:scared:

These people have me worried.

Don

[babylonsister]

13. No, it was sarcasm, but some people seem challenged.

I was kidding. I am one of 'these people'. :hi:

[pointsoflight]

18. Criticizing someone for their heartfelt emotions about the issues facing this country?

That's something to criticize? I think it's great that some people care so much. But hey, maybe that's just me.

[pointsoflight]

19. Nevermind, the sarcasm didn't come through for me. :)

[hisownpetard]

26. Actually, I've been feeling so happy since I heard that speech, I feel like driving around town

and tooting my horn - like after a winning football game, only a million times better.
There is not a single doubt in my mind that he is the right person, and this is the moment.

How exciting!

:hi:

[mythyc]

33. k&r. what a feel good thread =)

:hi: back at ya

[hisownpetard]

35. And welcome to DU!

:pals:

[mythyc]

39. thanks!

:toast:

[helderheid]

43. C'mere, you kool-aid drinking cult member you!

:hug:

[Kittycat]

2. Tell me about it.

I had to walk out an pick my son up from the bus on Tuesday with my eyes all read an swollen. I felt it necessary to explain to the busdriver that I had just seen Obama's speech. I didn't want him to think something bad had happened.

[thunder rising]

3. Before CSPAN quit streaming his stump speeches I could almost recite them along with him.

[skids]

4. Here you go, use this...

[Horse with no Name]

20. OMG

:rofl:

[panader0]

5. I have been moved too

Before the convention speech, I had barely heard about Obama. I told my daughter that night that Obama would be president someday. Let that time be now. I believe what he says too. But he can't do it alone. He's going to need a supportive senate and house to get his vision to work.

[juajen]

It would probably be wise to have a few co-Presidents, so

that all Obama would have to do is give a lot of speeches, and make people cry and faint. After that, his co-Presidents could do anything they wanted, because Obama would have control over the people. Sheesh, people, we are electing a President not American Idol.

[DerekJ]

21. HRC Campaign: Leave your heart at home. N/T

[hisownpetard]

49. Along with your principles and ideals. Just bring your wallet and any women you can find over

the age of 80.

[Lisa0825]

29. And because we are electing a President,

I will work to make sure a DLCer and repug enabler doesn't get the nom.

[SammyWinstonJack]

36. ...

:spray:

[DearAbby]

41. HRC Campaign:

Dont bother to hope to change things...it's utterly hopeless.

:sarcasm:

Vote for our dismal future!

[helderheid]

44. I think after 7 years of the most painful speeches by *, it feels like having fresh water for the

first time in years.

[democrattotheend]

6. My mom always cries

I was pretty close yesterday.

[DemGa]

7. Yeah, I got all teary when Obama threw his grandma under the bus --NT

[Arugula Latte]

31. Saying that you still love someone and support them even though they sometimes say things that make

you cringe is the same to you as "throwing someone under the bus"?

Is it Opposite Day where you live?
Or maybe it's just Rightwingtalkingpoints Day today for you.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

32. twisting reality much? n/t

[azmouse]

8. Just the thought of finally having an intelligent President

makes me want to cry for joy.

[hisownpetard]

27. OMG, me, too.

[sellitman]

9. Rec # 5

To the greatest page with you!

[hisownpetard]

28. Sweet!

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

15. I watched it at work yesterday

Sucking up the tears in front of my coworkers was pretty tough

[greyghost]

24. AMEN

[hisownpetard]

50. Oh, c'mon - sucking up the tears couldn't have been that hard, especially since 'sUx'

is part of your name!


:hi: :shrug: :hi:

[Zookeeper]

17. He just doesn't have that same effect on all of us.

I'll vote for him if he's the nominee, but I certainly don't see him as any less of a "politician" than Hillary Clinton. He is as dishonest and capable of dirty tricks as Clinton is accused of being. He can give a speech about bringing people together and leave out women and GLBT people. His speeches are eloquent, but also calculated and self-serving.

Neither candidate is perfect, but either is preferable to Insane McCain.

He's OK, so is Clinton; this election is too serious to decide on "feelings," which, to those of use who depend heavily on our brains for decision-making, is a reason to be leery of the Obama's cult-like followers. An amazing number of Obama supporters on the NYTimes blogs, base their support upon the way Obama makes them feel and are quite hateful in their comments about Clinton.

Thank you for supporting your candidate without trashing the other Democrat in the race!

(I didn't mean to be critical of you, Hisown. I'm just dismayed at the number of comments on other blogs, along the lines of, "The people who can't see the magic of Obama and aren't totally moved to tears by his speeches are racists and have a dark, evil, empty place where their hearts should be.")

[LisaL]

25. His speeches do nothing for me. I certainly don't feel like crying.

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. Do not do a thing for me either. Plenty of eye rolling is about it.

:eyes:

[greguganus]

47. I know what you mean...

I was born in NC and lived here all my life, and my eyes are sore from all the years I've had to roll them at john edwards. :eyes:

[Bake]

22. That happened to me many years ago

When I was a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (back in the 70s, when it was liberal), my professor of Christian Ethics, Henlee Barnette, dimmed the lights for class and no one said a word. There was a tape deck down front, and without a word he played MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. I (and the entire class) was moved to tears. Not a word was said until the next class. I still get the same reaction when I read the text of that speech, even though I virtually know it by heart. My eyes well up and the tears began to flow.

Funny, Obama ALMOST did that to me with his convention speech. The one this week, not so much.

Bake

[panader0]

23. Cool. My religion teacher once washed my feet without speaking

But MLK was a preacher, Obama is a politician. Yet he still can move a crowd.

[saltpoint]

30. I'm not going to listen to him either. Not one more syllable.

I'm accustomed to incoherent jabbering from Bush for over 7 years now and I'll be damned if I'm going to put up with eloquent, timely, historic, ispirit-lifting, and sure-footed prose from Obama.

Out of the question.

[hisownpetard]

34. I don't blame you one bit. You;re probably too occupied with putting food on your family.

[helderheid]

45. that and opposing animal human hybrids. Is our children learning?

[hisownpetard]

48. Our children IS learning - that people and fish can co-exist, while ob/gyns

go practicing their love with women.

So don't y'all just worry 'bout a thing.

[helderheid]

56. Was that in his State of the—his State of the Union—or state—his speech to the nation, whatever ?

[saltpoint]

57. : )

[otohara]

38. Boy Howdy

I don't have to run for the remote to turn off, but to turn up!

[crankychatter]

40. People that don't relate to you...

Have no comprehension of history... no love of justice... poor morals... poor English comprehension OR, a hidden agenda.

[hisownpetard]

51. Huh?

[Texas Hill Country]

42. campaign staffer much?

[hisownpetard]

52. That's really funny, the way you said "campaign staffer' and then put the word 'much'

on the end of it, followed by a question mark. Even though, in that context, the word 'much' is supposed to be used as an adverb
and be attached to, therefore, a verb and not a noun.

Still, it's incredible the way you come up with these zingers. Much.

[futureliveshere]

46. Told you to stay away from the Kool-Aid

:grouphug:

This happened to me too when I saw the speeches, but you know what, I was drinking Kool-Aid at the time and my friends on MSM told me that the Kool-Aid is to blame. They are soooo smart. :sarcasm: