A question for Obama supporters... What is the one thing you dislike the most about Barack Obama?

[The Night Owl]

What is the one thing you dislike the most about Barack Obama?

[Texas Hill Country]

1. I am betting on very few responses.

[GodlessBiker]

71. I think you lost that bet.

[GodlessBiker]

2. He's so thin. I really dislike that.

[Connie_Corleone]

3. I was just about to write the same thing. LOL!!

[TexasLady]

16. I like thin men.

I married one. I dated them. Just a pref. of course.

[Zueda]

4. He's got pretty big ears.

[Noirceuil]

5. Don't Hold Your Breath

Obama has run one of the most successful political cults I've seen since the Christian Coalition. Cultists cannot see any fault in their messiah. You won't get an honest answer, and besides these people are too busy preparing their posts claiming that Obama's "speech on race" is the best thing since MLK.

[GodlessBiker]

6. Give me a break. I dislike that he's not in favor of gay marriage. That bothers me.

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[LordJFT]

17. Actually Obama supporters like to focus on the issues

Rather than using fear tactics and talking about scandals.

[napi21]

7. He's too nice! I'm REALLY pi**ed at Shrub & what he's done to

my Country, and it bothers me that Barack only talks about "working together & getting along"! I want somebody who will kick some ass and take prisoners!

[vi5]

8. Honestly, it's his optimism...

Yes, I realize that's what sells most people on him. But it strikes me as naive and overly simplistic and I seriously doubt it will work. For the longest time I couldn't get behind him because of it. And I still have reservations about it. But when Edwards dropped out and I had to narrow it down to a comparison between his naive optimism and effort to unite all people with Clinton's slash and burn, win at all costs, all about me garbage campaign it became Obama by default.

I'm a naturally cynical and misanthropic person. My own belief is that people are by and large self interested and will screw you over in the blink of an eye if it gets them to their desired end. And if I were living in a bubble on an island, Clinton would get my vote because of that. But I have 2 young children and I don't want to impart my negativity and cynicism on to them. I want them to have the choice to either hope or to fear. And I want them to not be like me and I don't want them to grow up in a country that thinks like I do, even if the cold fact is that is what we have now.

So I cast a raised eyebrow at Obama's overly optimistic positivity filled approach for myself, but I am voting for it because of my children.

[bicentennial_baby]

9. His lack of support for marriage equality

and his lack of a disavowal of McClurkin.

[The Night Owl]

10. Kick!

[JoFerret]

11. I am not an Obama supporter so I hope

I am not spoiling your thread. I will be one if he becomes our nominee.
What I dislike most is the religiosity and the sense of entitlement.

(I find some of his DU followers quite appalling but that is not necessarily his fault.)

[Johnny__Motown]

12. he is to damn tall... DAMN HIM

[mdmc]

13. his color

but I love how he hates the drug war.

[LordJFT]

15. lack of support for marriage equality

[goletian]

30. that bugged me too but he argues that the word, "marriage" keeps people from allowing changes

he does seem to favor being practical, so he made a good argument for his support of civil unions over "marriage."

[LordJFT]

60. yeah but until marriages are abolished completely in the civil sense I don't see why there shouldn't

be gay marriages. This is a major problem I have with the democratic party as a whole as I really think that they should come out and support gay marriage on their platform.

[redqueen]

18. I don't like that he voted for that Energy Policy Act.

Not at all.

[Texas Hill Country]

65. Oh yeah, forgot about that... hmmm....

[thevoiceofreason]

19. I wish that

In answering questions, such as in a debate, he could frame his answers more quickly, without so many pauses.

[redqueen]

21. Oooh you reminded me of another... "uh".

I watched him on Olbermann, and was surprised at all the "uh"s I heard. Not good!

[knixphan]

47. unless...

He's asked to vote for authorization to invade Iraq, and says 'Uh...no.'

[mrreowwr_kittty]

69. Drives me nuts. He needs a speech coach to help him with that. nt

[TexasLady]

23. that would be mine

and the bit of stutter is a little distracting. a LITTLE. lol

[Patsy Stone]

29. Yes

That's it for me, too.

[IndependentDem]

53. actually that is one of the things i like about him...

it shows that he is thinking and forming an actual thought and response. when asked a question he doesn't just spit out talking points and pieces from his stump speech. it shows that he is actually thinking about what he is saying before he speaks and trying to answer the question. it doesn't seem to happen nearly as much when he is giving a prepared speech. just my opinion.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

20. Little too friendly with coal and nuclear interests for my taste.

Also his comments on school vouchers. He's not for them but says he'd "consider" them. Nothing to consider there, Barack. They are a stalking horse for dismantling the public school system.

[boppers]

22. He smiles too much.

Especially when he's being attacked.

Maybe that's intentional, though..... (some primal teeth baring thing?)

[redqueen]

24. You're an Obama supporter? (nt)

[boppers]

34. Yup.

I remember the crap they gave Carter over his smiling. :shrug:

[elizm]

25. Nothing. nt

[ElsewheresDaughter]

26. his lies.no lobbyist money, my experience on foreign relations committee, I was not present in chuch

when rev Wright made those sermons

:hide:

[Arugula Latte]

42. So you're an Obama supporter now!

Welcome aboard! :toast:

[Danger Mouse]

50. this was for OBAMA supporters...there are plenty of other threads open for you to bash obama...

go find one of those.

[goletian]

27. "war that shouldve never been authorized, shouldve never been waged."

too repetitive. he needs a thesaurus or something. maybe hes does it so people can remember it easily and associate him with his anti war stance, but he should try wording it differently from time to time. also, when hes speaking off the top of his head, he says "uh" way too much. i also dislike the rhythm speaks in when hes making speeches - doesnt always come out but its kind of annoying to me.

i actually dont think hes that great a speaker; he just happens to be saying the right things all the time. and, also that he didnt respond to the accusations of him being muslim with a "so what if i were??" but i suppose that wouldnt be very safe... and i, too, was bothered by the gay marriage thing but he has a good argument for his position:

http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Civil_Rights.htm#Gay_Rights

My view is that we should try to disentangle what has historically been the issue of the word "marriage," which has religious connotations to some people, from the civil rights that are given to couples, in terms of hospital visitation, in terms of whether or not they can transfer property or Social Security benefits and so forth. So it depends on how the bill would've come up. I would've supported and would continue to support a civil union that provides all the benefits that are available for a legally sanctioned marriage. And it is then, as I said, up to religious denominations to make a determination as to whether they want to recognize that as marriage or not.

[polichick]

28. Well, there's that messy desk thing. Tsk tsk.

[Guava Jelly]

31. Gay marriage

..

[woolldog]

32. his hand gestures

are sometimes out of sync with his words when he speaks extemporaneously. Not a big deal, just a pet peeve.

[Thurston Howell III]

33. That he doesn't damage the hell out of Hillary in the debates and in ads.

He should leave her a bloodied mess! So she would never arise in the Democratic Party again!

[TheDonkey]

35. gay marriage, but alas....

too pie in the sky for 99% of democrats. :(

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

36. He brings out the worst

in his opponents.

[chyjo]

37. I strongly dislike the fact that

there are not two of him.

[faithfulcitizen]

49. lol. or a whole cabinet of him. :)

[Jed Dilligan]

38. He's too pro-business for my tastes, and too cozy with "traditional values,"

but I've never seen a Democratic candidate (other than Dennis Kucinich) who wasn't those things. I guess the received wisdom is no one who differs from that mold could possibly be elected president.

[pompano]

39. Probably.....

because he cares too much for the poor, cares too much about this country and will carry what Democrats hold true to their hearts and the Party.

Wasn't it Hillary that stated one of her shortcommings was "caring too much for the poor" something to that effect her and Edwards spoke during a debate.

I had no idea her care for the poor was such an aggravation/shortcoming of hers?

Seriously, one thing Obama could do a little better, as far as I'm concerned is pound the vote for this war over and over again. When Democrats were screaming at computer screens, being kicked and jailed for protesting the war, when the Defense Contractors were looting the National Treasury, and we wanted a voice to say enough, her and Leiberman were more concerned with their political careers than our kids lives and well being, and "looking tough" for all the Republicans to see was Hillary's agenda the way I see it.

If I were Obama, she wouldn't get a word in edgewise without me dragging that smelly skunk up on the table to talk about.

I guess thats why Obama will be our next President, and I'll continue being an old construction worker.

[Bread and Circus]

40. He's too impatient to want to change things for the better and too passionate about

wanting to help poor people. And he has a messy desk.

[tammywammy]

41. The McClurking incident and his stance on gay marriage

edited and I'm going to copycat you and do this as a Hillary thread. :)

[Danger Mouse]

51. yes, this bothers me as well. he should come out more strongly in support of gays.

[book_worm]

43. how about you first? what do you dislike the most about Hillary?

[dansolo]

44. He seems to disregard the bad attributes of people

While this is an admirable trait, his tendency to "turn the other cheek" seems a little naive. From what I have seen from Obama, I could honestly believe that he listened to Rev. Wright for all these years, and only took in the good things, while filtering out the bad. I like the idea of true bi-partisanship (not the faux bi-partisanship that the Republicans desire), but Obama has to recognize that there are some who are dead set on not working with the other side, no matter what the issue is. As long as he can recognize who those people are, and effectively marginalize them so that the job of enacting real change can be started, then I think we can look forward to a president who really will be working for us all.

[Slagathor]

45. That he can't be a proud smoker

I love cigarettes and couldn't give a shit if they kill me or not. Of course, I quit years and years ago, but if I won the lottery or if my family died in some horrible car crash, I'd start smoking again in a heart beat. ... hmmm... perhaps the brakes need adjusting on the family truckster.

[Arugula Latte]

46. I'm an Obama supporter, but I know no candidate is perfect.

I don't like that he aligned himself somewhat with that douchebag Lieberman. :grr:

Also, I DO think he could be stronger on gay issues. Hopefully, if he is the nominee, all of us, gay and straight, can put pressure on him. It's time straights stood up for gay rights more loudly and more proudly.

[Danger Mouse]

48. his health care plan isn't nearly good enough.

[mythyc]

52. I dislike, very much so, some of his proposed energy policies

and i've said it before. Have no idea why he supports Nuclear energy when so many renewable sources are available. same point about "cleaner" coal. Well one idea may be how much nuclear money he has in his past.

I also think until recently he hasn't shown that he knows as much as he should about the intricacies of Iraq civil strife.

Would like for him to defend himself more firmly and resolutely (kind of like he did today)

Am tired of how he recycles his speeches (don't give me that stump speech excuse either-- since Super Tuesday many lines if not entire chunks make their way into any and every context)

that said, he's my candidate for so many more reasons than this (see my profile for a quick glimpse). One of many being that he admits he's human and makes mistakes, and inasmuch is less presumptuous than any politician I've ever come across on this level.

What was the first poster predicting, not expecting many responses here? I'd LOVE to see how substantive Hillary supporters get in being as naturally critical as any conscientious citizen should be of his or her chosen candidate.

[book_worm]

54. I think he needs to spend more time discussing the economy and his solutions

that will play well in PA, NC, and IN.

[Tribetime]

55. He's taking too long to win

[Rosa Luxemburg]

61. LOL!

[Megahurtz]

56. Nothing.

:shrug:

[slinkerwink]

57. hmm.....mainly his early lack of combating hillary spin

he's doing a good job of that now, but it bothered me early on when he let her set up those ridiculous big states and caucus states arguments. He should've knocked that down early on. He's doing that now, and I'd like him to keep on pointing out the logical inconsistencies in her words.

[IDemo]

58. His home address

I want the Obama's as my next door neighbors.

[Orsino]

59. His lack of accomplishments in the Senate...

...and the lack of leadership in general. I hate the way he threw Rev. Wright under the bus today. He didn't need to brand certain statements divisive, or use the word "condemnation." Wright was right, more or less.

I love, however, the way he cleverly turned that around later in the speech, and showed strong support for those same ideas in a way that won't frighten most Americans.

[Dawgs]

62. His position on healthcare and lack of talk about climate change.

I LOVE everything else.

[Bonobo]

63. I hate how humble he is.

He should know how great he is!

[nacdemocrat18]

64. ????

He is taller than me

[SoCalDem]

66. That he remained a gentleman for far too long n/t

[Armstead]

67. A) I wish he'd get into specifics more B)I wish he was more progressive

[Teaser]

68. Slacks

something about those slacks really bugs me.

[Greyskye]

70. His statements on religion and the Pledge of Allegiance

Particularly his statement that no children have ever felt pressured to say the words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. I even wrote to him after he made that statement, detailing the hell I went through in grade school being interrogated by both students and some teachers to tell them what religion I was; as I routinely omitted the words "Under God". As I didn't believing in the existence of God, I considered it to be a lie if I left those words in.

I never even received a form letter from his campaign.

It was only after all of my other candidates dropped out of the race that I decided on Obama. But I feel that he is the best choice of who we have left, and the best possibility of beating McCain.

[Hepburn]

72. Too religious...

...I am an atheist and I am uncomfortable when there is a candidate that is a bit over board about being into some religion. I also wish he would be more anti-corporation ~~ like John Edwards is.

JMHO