I support President Obama in 2012

[wicket]

This is DEMOCRATICunderground, correct?

[CakeGrrl]

1. ...

:popcorn:

[Peacetrain]

2. I support him also..

[wicket]

5. Good to hear

I've been on this site in 2001 and haven't been reading it much lately. Can't believe a lot of what I'm seeing.

[elocs]

3. Well, I know I have been waiting to read of your support for President Obama.

Clever how you picked up on the DEMOCRATICunderground thing as well.

[wicket]

4. Reading some of the posts here, it seems a lot have forgotten

[vi5]

16. Or it could mean...

That we support traditional Democratic ideals (civil liberties, union, public schools, taxes on the wealthy, infrastructure spending, etc.) and don't bend or shape those ideals depending on what letter the person in a particular office has after their name.

In other words, it's Democratic Underground, not Obama Underground. So when he supports Democratic party principles he gets some of our support. But when he supports Republican principles, it's perfectly understandable for a place called Democratic Underground to point this out and be unhappy with it.

[TheWraith]

20. The little problem is, most of those complaints are made-up bullshit.

Some people here prefer making up what they think Obama really believes, versus looking at the reality.

[wicket]

27. AMEN

[vi5]

28. "versus looking at the reality"

Sorry, but the same exact thing could be said about many of the "clap louder" crowd as well.

Enough of us go by his actions and his actual words to base our complaints off of, and are then told "But you don't understand....that's not what he REALLY wants to do!". So in those instances who is the one making up their own reality based on what they THINK he means or what they think he wants.

[MissDeeds]

33. Well said

:toast:

[Bryn]

44. 100000000000+

[ooglymoogly]

55. + a gazillion

It really does seem some have forgotten or never understood what was and is going on, in the first place.

[Union Scribe]

42. I know! Finally we can put that to bed.

wicket: for Obama. Check.

[Inuca]

6. So do I n/t

[wicket]

12. Good!

I was reading an article earlier about Rove operatives on Democratic sites, sounds plausible.

LINK

[muffin1]

49. That has been debunked repeatedly.

[polmaven]

7. As do I!

Fully and happily.

[wicket]

10. Excellent!

:)

[mike_c]

8. I don't....

He's the worst democratic party president in my lifetime.

[wicket]

9. So who do you plan on voting for or gonna sit it out?

n/t

[mike_c]

29. it's a bit early to make a decision, don't you think...?

Although I never sit elections out, so that's really not an option. I'll wait and see who's running, what parties they represent, and what their platforms are. Other than the field of republicans whose platforms generally seem to be upstaging one another at being utterly unhinged, it's way too early to know what the field will look like.

[tblue]

11. I agree! You do!!!

I was gonna ask you, but now I don't have to.

[wicket]

13. Glad we cleared that up!

:hi:

[Wait Wut]

14. You're kidding, right?

How can you support him after all he has/n't done?!!? I mean, he didn't do that thing he said he was going to do and then he did something else!

I guess I'll have to vote for him, too, since he's the Democratic pick and to primary him would be insane and Republicans are stupid and scary and...

...I actually support him 100%!!! :patriot:

[wicket]

15. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

:D

[great white snark]

17. Obama/Biden 2012!

Count me in wicket.

[gateley]

18. So do I. nt

[hamsterjill]

19. I will vote for Obama in 2012.

Because the alternative is unthinkable.

I may not have agreed with all that Obama has done, but I will do everything in my power to see that we don't wind up with a Perry Presidency.

[oneofthepeople]

45. Absolutely

My thoughts completely. The alternative candidates do not think, do not speak for most Americans. I would never vote for any of the GOP candidates, ever.

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. That's the name. Although it's mission seems unclear at this point.

:hi:

[TheWraith]

22. Kicked and recommended.

Seriously, if you're not planning to support every competing Democrat 100%, you shouldn't be here.

[tblue]

23. Says whom???

That's just silly.

[TheWraith]

24. Not supporting a Democrat is tacitly supporting the Republican. nt

[Ter]

25. Suppose you plan on supporting a potential primary challenger (fellow Democrat)?

Also, suppose you vote for seven Democrats down the line, but your city councilman sucks so you vote Green? Should that person who does that not be here?

[Name removed]

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[LatteLibertine]

30. If

I'm not voting for President Obama I will be voting against Perry and the Koch brothers. So bottom line, I'm checking President Obama's name on the ballot.

[BigDemVoter]

31. Yes, will vote & send $$

but I do NOT like him!! This is more a statement on whom I hate (the repigs).

[bigwillq]

32. What about in 2011?

:rofl: :P

[rury]

34. K&R...I do too!

:dem: :kick:

[Name removed]

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[Bake]

36. I would, but I've been told that since I'm in a red state, my vote doesn't matter.

Bake

[oneofthepeople]

46. So am I

But it matters to me.

[progressoid]

37. It's DemocraticUNDERGROUND.

Emphasis on UNDERGROUND. :hi:

[Martin Eden]

38. I will support him if he's the Democratic nominee

Yeah, I know, he WILL be, but that doesn't mean he SHOULD be.

[Vattel]

39. I will write in a progressive Democrat's name.

I know we are not supposed to say things like this, but whether Obama get's my one little vote will not make the slightest difference. Safest bet ever: Obama will win my state (Maryland) even if I do not vote for him.

[Logical]

40. How many of these cheer leading (or Obama bashing) non-informative posts do we need a day?????

[ConservativeDemocrat]

51. I'm not expecting information...

... I just wish the Democratic Underground had a policy against posting outright lies.


If I have to read one more "this Republican Presnent Obama totally got rid a Social Security and insulted every liberal on the planet by saying sometin', which if you try reaL hard to interpret it that way means what I think it does even though maybe the actual words don't, and whaaaaa people who fact check me are meaanies and hate all True Democrats® of which you are NOT because YOU DON'T HATE OBAMA!" post, I'll scream.

The signal to noise ration in the D.U., never the best, is approaching close to near zero.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[donheld]

41. I've always thought it was democraticUNDERGROUND.

Silly me. :silly:

[Number23]

43. Rec'd. Right there with ya

:thumbsup:

[grahamhgreen]

47. No matter what he does?

[Autumn]

48. I don't support him or most of his policies,

But yeah I sure as hell will vote for him unless someone better comes along.

[Lorien]

52. I won't. I don't vote for candidates who back the GOP's agenda. nt

[Honeycombe8]

53. Aw, come on. Obama doesn't back the GOP's agenda, and you know it.

You're just angry 'cause he didn't do something, or did do something, you don't like, that was an effort at compromise. EVERYBODY hated that.

But he's not the same as a Republican, by a longshot. You've just forgotten what it was like to live under Reagan and Bush Jr.

[Autumn]

56. I will never forget what it was like to live under

Reagan and Bush Jr. That is my biggest problem with Obama. His governing has the stench of Reagan and Bush Jr. Some of the same policies are continued, praised and forced down our throats. I will vote for him, but I sure as hell don't want to.

[Autumn]

57. I don't want to, but those nuts last night made me sick.

I was sure the fear card wouldn't work but the nausea factor sure got to me.

[Marrah_G]

50. Good for you

Yes it is Democratic Underground. It is not an affiliate of the Democratic Party or the WH. You can try both of those pages if you want to locate news that will only give you a positive spin from the Democratic party.

People on DU prefer to discuss issues and talk about politics, good and bad.

[JoePhilly]

54. I'll be supporting Obama.