tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post1567058012086737259..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Race, Privilege and President ObamaNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-67461980813584733302011-07-23T20:56:39.644-05:002011-07-23T20:56:39.644-05:00dmitcha
Thanks so much for stopping by.
You kno...dmitcha<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by. <br /><br />You know...you're my hero now (LOL). <br /><br />I had to stop writing/commenting there a while ago because I just can't stand how defensive I get. You were amazing to watch today. I learned a lot from observing. After awhile, I started to catch on to the "noise" factor you kept referring to...amazing!Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-19901403394499014332011-07-23T20:41:48.439-05:002011-07-23T20:41:48.439-05:00SP, thanks so much for the shout out and the suppo...SP, thanks so much for the shout out and the support of what was a long day (and night's) discussion. It has been a while since I was able to engage like that at DKos, and the community came, in large numbers, with reason, story and insight.dmitchahttp://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/23/997758/-Rise-of-a-New-Confederacy:-Race,-Privilege-and-President-Obama-%28POLL%29?via=siderecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-43649877935644725452011-07-23T17:26:59.738-05:002011-07-23T17:26:59.738-05:00Monala
Thanks for that link to Balloon Juice.
I ...Monala<br /><br />Thanks for that link to Balloon Juice.<br /><br />I think the question about how to handle the Republicans these days is the big challenge. And as that comment points out - no, we can't just walk away. At least not when it comes to the debt ceiling issue. I think the Democrats have had to walk away from a lot of other agenda items that need attention. But you can't do that with this one.<br /><br />So many on the left think the answer is shouting them down or bullying them back. I think that assumes they'd be intimidated into compromise. To me, that's delusional. So what do you do? <br /><br />That's the challenge that faces Obama.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-51622782446456487752011-07-23T17:07:40.207-05:002011-07-23T17:07:40.207-05:00(FYI, that last paragraph was me, not the commente...(FYI, that last paragraph was me, not the commenter at Balloon Juice. For some reason, my quote tags didn't work)Monalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-62878091809238171692011-07-23T17:00:27.407-05:002011-07-23T17:00:27.407-05:00You know, one of the comments to that diary said t...You know, one of the comments to that diary said that Obama is insane, because he keeps doing the same things over and over (attempting to negotiate with the Repubs).<br /><br />I switched over to <a href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/2011/07/23/get-you-like-a-case-of-anthrax/" rel="nofollow">a post at Balloon Juice</a> and read a perfect response (comment #2) to that thought:<br /><br />I’m going to say 1 thing on this. It’s not “Obama is failing because he’s negotiating with terrorists”. It’s not even the date analogy. This is a many headed hydra where one head is clinically insane and cannot be doing things that harm the body. You can’t get up and walk away, it’s fricking attached. You can leave a date, you can walk away from terrorists, you cannot leave a diseased part of the body. It’s the possessed hand from Evil Dead and it’s in your Congress, holding your wallet. Every time people vote for a teapublican, this is what you will get.<br /><br />I think Obama understands, maybe in a similar way to Lincoln, that a house divided can't stand, and failing to negotiate, no matter how odious the Republicans might be, would destroy this nation.Monalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-26531556277218069512011-07-23T16:54:11.599-05:002011-07-23T16:54:11.599-05:00Wow, so powerful! Thanks for sharing it, Ms. Pant...Wow, so powerful! Thanks for sharing it, Ms. Pants.Monalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-36577303310597186492011-07-23T16:34:20.397-05:002011-07-23T16:34:20.397-05:00Hi SP
Thanks for posting it here. I forced myself ...Hi SP<br />Thanks for posting it here. I forced myself to go over there only because BWD recommended it. I am so glad I did. The power of the truth of it is stunning. I have sent it to my whole group. I am not sure there really is any way to measure the depth of my support for this brilliant man. I thank the Universe for giving him to this country at this time of peril. Can you even think where we would be had McCain become president.<br /><br />PBO v GWB represents just how much we are at risk when the wrong person wins that office. It also establishes why we must re-elect him at all costs.<br /><br />Thank you for the depth and quality of your posts. I come every day even if I don't comment. I must also thank you again for the Eva Cassidy tip. I have 3 CDs and play them all endlessly. <br />Smilingl8dyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-72794068567723821722011-07-23T13:26:39.909-05:002011-07-23T13:26:39.909-05:00You're right scribe.
As I was reading the com...You're right scribe.<br /><br />As I was reading the comments in that diary I was imagining what it would be like to have a real reasoned conversation there about some of the principles I believe guide what Obama is doing. I'd love to have a back-and-forth discussion with those who see it differently. But we all know it just turns into a shout-fest. And that's what's making the place irrelevant.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-66232644693660480282011-07-23T12:46:28.764-05:002011-07-23T12:46:28.764-05:00(scribe here) That is an incredible diary, just e...(scribe here) That is an incredible diary, just excellent. It's the viciousness of the character attacks on Obama that are accepted on that site that is driving away so many of us, not reasoned criticisms of his policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com