Dear Mr. President

[Mortos]

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how much I appreciate having you as the leader of our country.

When I think back to the dark days of the second term of your predecessor and remember how hopeless and defeated I felt, I am grateful for the way things are now. My country, it seemed, had left me behind at the same time it left the ideals and concepts on which it was founded; freedom, liberty, fairness, equality. I remember clearly how broken and disheartened I felt when it became clear that we had lost another election to cheats and liars. Contrast that with the elation I felt upon your successful election. On the night you won, I walked the streets of downtown Oklahoma City and cheered, laughed and celebrated with hundreds of others who supported you and who had their hope restored.

It's funny how quickly the same people who worked, donated and sweated to get you elected, abandoned you. It is amazing to me that so many gave up after less than a year. I guess hope has a very limited shelf life. I haven't given up Mr. President. I believe you are the best thing to happen to our country in a long time and I have faith that you have a plan. For what it's worth, you have my full support and will for the duration. I signed on for the full mission and I will serve you faithfully until the end.

I also see the kind of resistance you face every day. I see it in the faces of those who gather with signs that challenge your patriotism and citizenship. I hear it on the radio as the endless cavalcade of right wing talkers bash you repeatedly all day, every day. I read it in the newspapers, books and online articles written by those who seek your literal destruction. I experience it in my workplace as I refute bogus emails and the latest republican talking points. But I can't imagine what it you experience on a daily basis. I see on your face the toll of being constantly attacked. I can't fathom the burden you accepted when you took that oath but I respect and admire you for taking it so seriously.

Thanks for fighting for the first substantive health care reform in our nation's history. Although it is not ideal, it is a start and I support it. If Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Sean Hannity, Fox News, and every single republican member of Congress oppose it, it must be good for the working men and women of America (whether they know it or not).

So I just wanted to take a moment to thank you and to encourage you to keep on fighting. As Winston Churchill said, "Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

I have your back Mr. President. That is all.

[NJmaverick]

1. I have your back as well

[RoyGBiv]

2. K&R

[Hutzpa]

3. Thank You so much

I have your back too.





:evilgrin:



:rofl:

[MindandSoul]

4. And I second that! Thanks for a great post!

[babylonsister]

5. Mortos! When you talk you say a mouthful. Rec'd, and this gives

me an opportunity to recall this thread of yours in the dark days of 2004...

One of the best posts I've ever seen on DU. I salute you again! :patriot:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2587059

[Mortos]

6. Thank you M'am

I remember how bad it was and, in comparison, how good it is now. It seems some have forgotten where we came from but I haven't. I won't.

[babylonsister]

7. You are so right, and thank you for the reminder. Some folks around

here need one.

[Cha]

10. November 4, 2004! That thread gave us

Hope~ I'm crying just reading it and look how far we've come!

Thanks for looking that up, babylonsister!:grouphug:

[gratefultobelib]

32. I remember this awesome post. I was a lurker in those days and this post raised my spirits.

Thanks for looking it up and now it's bookmarked!

[FreeState]

8. I doubt the President reads DU - you might want to send it to his email address n/t

[Spazito]

9. Wow! Excellent OP!

Recommended.

[Cha]

11. I haven't seen you on here in so long

Mortos..I didn't know what kind of a Dear Mr President letter this was going to be..

Only the good kind from Mortos..thank you.

[Mortos]

12. I have been here the whole time

I just don't write as much. But it looks like I may need to start again. I just never thought I would have to defend the Democratic President from those on Democratic Underground.

[babylonsister]

13. Oh, please do start again. We need all the help we can get!

:fistbump:

[Cha]

14. Yeah, it's been weird but

holding our own.

Have you seen the BOG? There's a Mission Statement from Skinner at the top denoting the requirements for posting there.:) Just stop in and say hi if nothing else.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=388

[Raine1967]

23. Thanks for that Cha!

I need to get out more often, eh?

[DFLforever]

15. Strange, isn't it.

I've been appalled, disgusted and once or twice enraged by some of the comments written about the President. Talk about bad faith.

But I doubt there are many Democrats here anymore.

[FrenchieCat]

16. I stand next to you.

:patriot:

[Mortos]

17. Thanks I appreciate that

and in an unrelated note, I am laughing because people are un-recommending a thread that basically says I support you Mr. President, Mr. Democratic President pn Democratic Underground. Unbelievable.

[Solomon]

18. Checking in.

Yeah :smoke:

[Phx_Dem]

19. Very nice.

[madamesilverspurs]

20. Pleased in the extreme to recommend! n/t

[4lbs]

21. Rec'd.

:)

[TicketyBoo]

That's the way ya do it!

Ya play the guitar on the M-T-V.

Or something like that.

Yes! Recommended!

ALL THE WAY to a second term!!!

[Raine1967]

22. I never lost hope. I still sweat and work - and Mortos THANK YOU!

THANK YOU. I see where BabylonSister posted something you wrote in 2004. I was not here then, but I read that post.

I agree with my heart and soul what you wrote then, and what you write tonite.

I have the President's back.

[Kind of Blue]

24. "...so many gave up after less than a year."

That's the real sting so well said.
Thank you very much.
:kick:
KnR

[impik]

25. Beautiful. Moving. Classy. Thanks.

[firedupdem]

26. K&R

I have his back too. Thank You.

[NYC_SKP]

27. What a great read with my first cup of coffee, thanks very much!

K and R

:donut:

[sandnsea]

28. Perfect way to start the day n/t

[quiet.american]

29. Terrific. nt

[BeyondGeography]

30. A grateful kick and rec

:patriot:

[Peacetrain]

31. Huge K&R from the "base" who got the President elected!!

[gratefultobelib]

33. Beautiful! A Saturday morning treat!

[Nancy Waterman]

34. What about mailing this wonderful letter to him

And signing it from all those who post on this thread. Or maybe just mentioning the number of those who added their agreement. Give us a few days to build up the numbers. It is a beautifully written letter that certainly speaks for me perfectly, and probably for everyone else who has posted here.

[Cha]

35. Awesome idea, Nancy~

Very positive vibrations to the President.

[politicasista]

36. Good kick!

:kick: :patriot:

[Number23]

37. Wow. DU has undergone a wonderful change this weekend

Too bad that we all know it won't last, but I'm damn sure going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Kicked and rec'd. Thanks for posting.

[Dappleganger]

39. You're right, it is sweet.

I love it when we can stand arm in arm. :)

[Dappleganger]

38. A giant K&R!

[nevergiveup]

40. A very touching post with a whole lot of heart.

I am with you Mortos. I remember how it was and I am not giving up on this man.

[freddie mertz]

41. If only the president had OUR backs, I would be happy to agree,

Unfortunately for all of us, he seems to have other priorities.

[babylonsister]

43. Whaaa, freddie. Must you muck up such a nice thread? nt

[freddie mertz]

44. just keepin it honest.

[FirstLight]

42. Thanks for the reminder

2004 wasn't long ago, and neither was 2008... it is amazing how quickly the bitterness turns the worm.

We need more of this positivity, for sure...and I would like to think that we can hold it without being called pollyannas...

Everytime he goes out to talk to people, I am reminded what I love about him..his vision, for a better place for his kids as well as mine. and he has been pushing the boulder up hill since day one, and many would just stand on the side of the road and tell him how he's doing it wrong, rather than help. I hope to be the latter, and just by helping in MY community...it's my small part, and i can only hope he succeeds against the corrupttion, etc (on both sides of the aisle and beyond)