Obama is not a rockstar. He is a politician and the next president of the United States.

[EconomicLiberal]

Let's try to separate the two.

It's important for us to take him seriously as a heavily influential political figure and not fawn at him like he is some Backstreet Boy.

[babylonsister]

1. And here I thought we were electing a rock star.

:eyes:

[EconomicLiberal]

I thought so too, especially after watching "We are One" today..

[MadBadger]

19. Debbie Downer anybody? It was a great concert for which Obama was an attendee

And here you come to Shit on it...nice


FAIL

[babylonsister]

23. I'm not surprised you missed the sarcasm. You seem

to have missed what this is all about to begin with. And I, for one, will enjoy every second of the pre-inaugural and inaugural events.

[cliffordu]

55. Being an old demi-hippie I was alright until

James Taylor sang 'shower the people'........

[babylonsister]

61. Love him, too. I was

very impressed with Bono, too, and I'm not a huge fan. He looked like he was having a blast.

[Aristus]

2. Granted.

But he ROCKS! B-) :yourock::patriot:

[cali]

3. wow. you are astute.

no shit, sherlock.

[cynatnite]

4. As long as he doesn't act like Vanilla Ice n/t

[jaxx]

5. Wow where did that come from?

[El Supremo]

6. Thank you Mrs. Lupner!

[Joe the Revelator]

7. Shove it out your ears....for the next 48 hours I'm going to fawn like I've never fawned before

I've waited too long for this day to have dopes like you take my joy away.

[RayOfHope]

8. Nuh uh. Are you sure? Really?

Because CLEARLY we couldn't figure that out on our own.

Shame on us for being excited about our PE. :eyes:

[cottonseed]

9. Dammit! I just replaced my Backstreet Boys poster with his. Did I make a mistake?

Thank goodness we've got such a grounded person to point this out. :eyes: You're my rock star!

[JimGinPA]

10. Shame On Him For Being Popular!

:eyes:

[RayOfHope]

14. And shame on us for encouraging it! Politics is *serious* business, dontcha know.

No room for joy or happiness or admiration.

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[grantcart]

11. There has been far too much music played altogether

And balloons for god's sake.



They should have left the children home too.

[cottonseed]

22. And the dancing!

We all know what that leads to. How unappropriated.

[phleshdef]

12. I'll feel joy & pride as having this brilliant, compassionate man as president and you can't stop me

Stop trying to put a dent in my new found patriotism. We are going to celebrate this, we are going to do so with a celebratory attitude. We will do this whether you like it or not. You can't stop it, no matter how much you whine about it. Get over it.

[Bluzmann57]

20. Very well said!

It has been a long eight years and now there is a glimmer of hope. President Obama (man that sounds good) got together some musicians and Hollywood types who are ardent believers in what he has to say and there is nothing wrong with that. Yes we can and yes we will!

[phleshdef]

25. Wait, you forgot "Yes We Did!"

[Bluzmann57]

58. Yes we did!

And yes we will!

[Cha]

13. A net nanny..like we need another one

of those. Freakin' sourpuss.

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. "Backstreet Boy?"

Interesting.......... I need popcorn for this thread.


:popcorn:

[baldguy]

16. Isn't it better to give praise & adulation

to someone who can lead the govt so that it actually improves people's lives, rather than making them worse - instead of a mere entertainer?

[AlCzervik]

18. Backstreet boy=rockstar? Kill me now.

[EraOfResponsibility]

21. He's whatever the hell I want him to be.

Now STFU and stop telling people what to do. Learn to live and let live.

[tosh]

24. Backstreet Boy has no meaning for me.

Try again.:shrug:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

26. Downloading to Rolodex™?....

[Lint Head]

27. Compared to George Bush the criminal he is a God send.

:dem:

[Political Tiger]

28. Did you write McCain's 'celebrity' commercial?

just wondering....

[firedupdem]

29. Wow......the feeling you have must really fucking hurt.

Backstreet Boy and Jonestown all in one thread.

I hope you find some peace. The pain must really hurt.

[nodramamama]

30. I respect people's rights to be emotional

Although in my particular case I would wait to see what the results of his administration will be before issuing praise.
Will unemployment and other economic crises improve significantly? Will law-breakers be brought to justice?
I trust Obama, but again, I will be in wait-and-see mode.

[Kahuna]

87. No lollipop for you either.

:eyes:

[cottonseed]

31. This thread is no longer fun without the hysterical reference to Jonestown.

[Joe the Revelator]

32. It's really not. That was a mercy delete by the mods.

[cottonseed]

35. Mercy delete indeed. nt

[RayOfHope]

34. Yeah, that was out there.

I don't even like Kool Aid ;)

[Stardust]

33. Note to self: do NOT enjoy the celebration that we have so arduously worked for.

:eyes:

[MadBadger]

36. We REALLLLY Need the Colorful "Skip it" Option again

[Joe the Revelator]

41. K/R

[ddeclue]

37. Well NO he actually IS a "rock star"...

The only thing he doesn't do is sing or play music.

He has the charisma, the entourage, the popularity and the fans.

Clinton, Reagan, and Kennedy were also "rock stars".

It is NOT a bad thing if it is used for good.

[Genevieve]

39. ........

:thumbsup:

[EconomicLiberal]

40. Clinton, Kennedy and Reagan were certainly not rock stars to the length Obama was.

You could switch Clay Aiken with Obama and not miss a beat in terms of reaction. Couldn't say the same thing about Clinton, Ray Gun or Kennedy.

[Joe the Revelator]

42. Clay Aiken? If you're going to try to make this point you should get up to date with your...

pop culture icons.

[ddeclue]

48. Who gives a damn about CLAY AIKEN?

I never watch that crap - I hate reality TV and contest shows.


:crazy:

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[Genevieve]

49. Lol!

[RayOfHope]

44. Jonestown, Clay Aiken.....man, you are on a roll!! n/t

[babylonsister]

50. Would that be a troll roll? nt

[gblady]

56. LOL!

:rofl:

[ddeclue]

I would guess that you aren't actually old enough to remember them that well.

I wasn't there for Kennedy but Reagan and Clinton really WERE "rock stars" and it seems pretty clear that Kennedy was also.

Not that I liked Reagan's politics but he certainly had a quality of charisma. He was a movie star (although not much of an actor) before he went into politics .

Clinton had a quality of "cool" as well but perhaps you don't remember his appearances on TV before he got elected in 1992. Clinton is definitely a "rock star" also.

Doug D.

[cali]

59. I think I love you

In terms of comedy, you're gold. And you don't even know it. And if you don't think that Reagan, Kennedy and Clinton got their fair share of adulation, you're pig ignorant.

[Genevieve]

38. Right, we don't take him seriously enough.

WTF?

[Connie_Corleone]

45. How about a member of New Edition instead?

I don't think DU members need a lecture from you about how to view President-Elect Barack Obama.

[Double T]

47. BO is blowing millions on his coming out party; in essence acting like an arrogant rockstar.........

instead of acting like the President of a nation that is in a severe financial crisis. WTF is up with this guy's extreme overindulgent behavior?

[ddeclue]

51. Is this supposed to be sarcasm?

:shrug:

[Double T]

60. Let me assure YOU; there is absolutely NO sarcasm here.

More like disgust for a total hypocrite!

[Paladin]

72. Thank You, Captain Downer.

Please leave.

[ddeclue]

98. Oh you're being rdiculous.

:eyes:

[firedupdem]

52. That's the most transparent bullshit I've seen all day. Get over it. n/t

[jberryhill]

53. It's a pep rally for everyone - it's not about Barack Obama /nt

[EconomicLiberal]

64. Pep rally?

He's the next president, not the freaking quarterback of the high school football team.

[jberryhill]

91. Wow, so few words, and you still don't get it

It's not about Barack Obama.

[Double T]

65. *cough*, *cough*, *cough*.......OK.

[Connie_Corleone]

54. You must've missed this thread from earlier:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8099851

Nothing like fake outrage to get the blood going.

[Double T]

84. No fake outrage here. Excess is excess and always costs a HUGE.......

amount of $$$$$!! But what's tens of millions when 'we' think nothing of blowing hundreds of billions. The biggest problem is TOO FEW of US are not outraged about ALL of this!!

[cliffordu]

103. I dunno, you have enough poutrage for the bunch of us.....

poooor baby!!

[EconomicLiberal]

57. Well said!

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[cottonseed]

63. You did say it better. The Jonestown reference was a doozy.

[cottonseed]

62. Fox news viewer?

This has been discussed.

[Double T]

69. Easy to attempt to deny the events and the facts.

[firedupdem]

70. Why are you here? n/t

Double T (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-09-08 04:23 PM

Response to Reply #11

13. That is ONE of the reasons I did not vote for him.
NOW, I want him to prove me wrong.

[EconomicLiberal]

73. My guess is because he agrees with the Democrats on a lot of issues.

He doesn't have to follow Obama in lockstep like most of this forum does.

[MadBadger]

76. You dont have to support him in everything, but s/he could have at least voted for him.

[cottonseed]

77. Then he should stick with issues.

And stop following lockstep with Fox News and their phony reporting.

[firedupdem]

78. If you didn't even cast your vote for the Democratic nominee then

you pretty much gave up and should probably shut up. It's not about lockstep. Now it's all about distracting and disrupting others.


No problem, I put you and your friend on ignore. There's a reason I don't go to freerepublic....

[Double T]

88. You don't find something very wrong with the excesses of the events leading up to the inauguration..

that cost an absolute fortune in security alone? I guess it just depends on WHO is blowing the millions or billions of $$$$$$$ as to whether 'we' should be outraged or not!

[cottonseed]

74. Your facts are poo.

It's expensive, the crowds are massive, this country is facing terrible economic times. To piss and moan on a discussion board about the cost of an event that was inline with what it was 8 years ago is a waste of time and energy.

[EconomicLiberal]

75. That is false. Even factoring in inflation, Obama's inauguration costs much more than W's.

[cottonseed]

80. How much more? What is Fox and Friends telling you?

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901170003?f=h_top

[bvar22]

95. Letting Bush and the Republicans....

...set the bar for The Democrats is an argument without merit.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

66. By your OWN admission, you DIDN'T vote for Obama:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3592214#3592637

[Double T]

79. As I have said previously. Doesn't mean I don't support him NOW!

Doesn't mean I have to support his arrogant rockstar behavior NOW! Have a cup of decaf and get back to me in the morning!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

81. You didn't vote for him *three months* ago.

What happened in between November and now that made you "support" him yet do nothing but constantly attack him?

And I think you're the one who needs decaf. Excessive exclamation marks are a sign of that.

[Double T]

93. Others were more capable and competent IMO. BO became the President-Elect.

The next President needs to get this country out of our our many crisis. BO is NOW the man. I NOW support the man. I do not support his excessive arrogance that is costing a fortune.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

94. The only other candidate who had a chance was McCain.

So who'd you vote for?

[Double T]

97. I don't vote for candidates defined by 'who had a chance (of winning)'...........

I would never vote for a GD rethug even if someone held a gun to my head. It is about ideas, issues, positions, actual behavior and track records. For me, BO didn't pass the litmus test. My litmus test no longer matters; it is NOW about getting on with the business of repairing the bush/cheney/rethug disaster.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

99. So who did you vote for?

And if you really wanted to straighten out the Bush/Cheney disaster, you WOULD have voted for the person who had the best chance of doing so, which clearly was/is Obama.

[Ichingcarpenter]

101. He's a kitty cat

[JimGinPA]

67. This Has A Familiar Aroma...

[phleshdef]

71. What an uninformed little thing you are. Try reading more on here about the actual costs.

And where the one's Obama is responsible for came from, you might learn something.

Otherwise, no one gives 2 shits about your apparent disgust at our well deserved celebration. Go celebrate in the corner with the rest of the fringe assholes that are irritated by this.

[cottonseed]

68. I want to see your iPod.

Backstreet Boys? Clay Aiken?

Let me guess. Mylie Cyrus is next...

[Genevieve]

82. You and your friend are very transparent.

Why are you here? Did Freeperville crash?

[firedupdem]

83. I put them both on ignore. They are very obvious. Fox talking points and all. n/t

[Genevieve]

85. FR Tag-team. .nt

[Captain Hilts]

86. Agreed. nt

[MadBadger]

89. Shocking

:eyes:

[GrantDem]

90. Fawn...

[Texasgal]

92. Ummm...duh.

Liking him and supporting him does not equate to being a rockstar. :eyes:

[bridgit]

96. K...then why a need to establish this fall-back "heavily influential political figure" exit position

when you really don't even know that much?

[FrenchieCat]

100. So you sign up here 3 days before the election

and now you are making announcements as though you know something others don't.

PlU-Eazzzze! :eyes:

[bridgit]

102. wurd!

[Genevieve]

104. Sour grapes.