Is anyone still inspired by Obama?

[LittleBlue]

Candidate Obama was very inspiring. His rousing speeches and seemingly endless energy was something that actually made me suspend disbelief. Sure, my head logically told me that he was a politician, but sometimes my heart got carried away and refused to agree with my brain. Usually during a speech of his, especially after his mother died.

Does president Obama inspire you like candidate Obama? Does president Obama inspire you at all?

[Inuca]

1. I am n/t

[Life Long Dem]

2. Hell yeah!

You need to ask? :patriot:

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[Uben]

4. Inspired and awed

It is wonderful having a president I'm not embarassed by, and to have one that speaks so eloquently is a bonus. But, its not just his speaking ability, I think he has done a good job given the circumstances. People here wanted a god, I guess, because I sure don't see any other candidate in the 2008 elections that could have done as much as he has in two years.

I think some of you don't think deep enough when it comes to assessing Obama's positions. The decision on extending the tax cuts for everyone is very complicated because there is so much at risk....not just the monies being spent, but also the 2012 elections may ride on this decision.

I want the dems to win in 2012. anything to keep the repubs out of the WH for another four years, and if that means letting the 2% keep their tax cuts for two more years, sobeit! We can take care of that in two years if we have the power. If we don't, they will be extended anyway by the republicans. No brainer.

Every decision has consequences, and I'm proud of Obama so far. His strategists are working hard to find ways to govern with a divided congress, but some act is if we still have a majority in both houses. We don't, and adjustments must be made.

[cyr330]

109. I'm not inspired at all.

Yet he's better than what we had previously (GWB!).

[theflyingone]

165. agreed

Do you guys think there is any promise of a democratic challenger?

I feel really cheated by Obama, and I don't want to represent the democrats in 2012.

Im serious, I want someone else.

[jaxx]

5. Yes people are 'still' inspired.

Why wouldn't we be? All the things that have been gotten done, it's a big list and not one to sneer at. If facts aren't enough, look at the respect of the rest of the world, it's back and that is because of President Obama.

For those who are so dejected, cheer up. Some like him and some don't. I'm better off in the company of those who do, I really don't like republican politics.

[Sky Masterson]

6. Maybe the new car smell may have worn off a little

But I love that old car.
Funny thing is is it doesn't drive very well in reverse(and the back bumper has a big old dent in it). ;)
Not to mention that someone spilled a Slurpie on the hood.:mad:
It's early folks..Campaign Obama will return soon.

And how the f can one not be inspired by at least his story?

[Historic NY]

47. brilliant.

[vaberella]

7. I am. He's the best president we've ever had. And I've had for my generation.

Candidate or President, he's done good and for that I love him.

[Fruittree]

10. Agreed!

[kiva]

55. Lincoln, FDR, Washington... n/t

[vaberella]

116. Lincoln is debatable for many.

FDR ----didn't really help out the Japanese/Chinese Americans and let's just say Blacks didn't do well. Washington---yeah Blacks weren't winners under him either.

So yeah.

[kiva]

117. Sorry, I didn't realize that your criteria for best president ever

was so narrow.

[vaberella]

155. Hardly.

I would say Hardly narrow. There millions of people who live in the United States----and millions of them---actually entire racial groups were mistreated and abused. I would say civil rights is a serious issue...wouldn't you. We have a President who's working hard to bring civil rights to 100% of the population. While in many cases and speaking of the Presidents you listed we have Presidents who limited or took them away. To me out of all the things in the world---the one that truly separates a free country from a predatory country is civil rights. And the Presidents you listed didn't bring that.

I'm surprised that you see that as narrow. Yes, there are many things each of those President's did that were great. Ditto goes for Bush (freakishly enough) but there are many that were far more worse and would remain a stain on American history for history eternal. That can't be ignored.

To add a bit more---the main reason I don't vote for tea party members is because they don't or rarely if ever talk about the racial problems that plague our nation and the institutional racism there in. To me this is a massive issue, that enters all fields of politics that can't be ignore. While Whites are separated at times by gender, educational level and work background--Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians are seen as 1 collective group that is ridiculously marginalized----even on this site. So yes, this is far from narrow, but you see it as you wish.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

124. I wasn't alive then

[kiva]

128. Neither was I, but the person I responded to said

"He's the best president we've ever had." If you're going to walk into the middle of a discussion, you might want to read what's been written.

[vaberella]

157. I did say ever have.

I'm a she by the way. And I made my point. Lincoln was truly great---I mean he led the benchmark to writing Blacks were free--sadly that didn't really happen until about 80+ years later.

[vaberella]

156. Neither was I. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

8. Its different for some us

He's your President not ours.

All I can really say is that generally speaking actions speak louder than words and all you seem to get are words.

[JTFrog]

11. Pff. n/t

[ima_sinnic]

12. oh, is it getting that noticeable?

yeah, I guess it's pretty obvious. Words fail to inspire after they've proven insincere.

[dipsydoodle]

13. I think that some started taking more notice

following the Nobel Prize for intent rather than action.

[jaxx]

14. Really? You reject the President of the United States of America?

Where are you from and where are you going as you put down this country and it's elected leader? I'm really interested to know, because it makes no sense to this American.

[dipsydoodle]

15. He's your President

Not mine and I simply answered the question in the OP.

You are as capable of finding that I'm UK as any other DU'er, you just click to view "this authors's profile" and unless something has changed England is most definately UK.

[jaxx]

17. Ah, the profile.

That would have answered the question.

[tavalon]

20. There's a place at the top of everyone's post where you can look at their profile

It might behoove you to do that before ordering the firing squad. I can and still do talk trash about Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Our leader is on the world stage so he gets to be judged by more than just the provincials.

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[The Straight Story]

88. And I am sure you treated bush the same when he was your president

Did you ever 'put down' bush?

You remind me of the whole rush mentality - when your guy is in power back him up and all that he does, no matter what your principles are check them at the door. And when the opposition is in power - well everything they do is wrong, even if it is the exact same thing the other guy did.

[tavalon]

18. Yeah, the shine has worn off for me

He is a master with words but he's not a very strong leader. I was led to believe he would be a strong leader and that hasn't been the case, but I am pleased that he's been good for our world image. The idiot before him did everything but shit in the Queen's sitting room so I'm grateful that Obama has gravitas and grace as does his family. He's also clearly one of the smartest men on earth, so wouldn't it have been great had he also had some FDR and Truman fire in him?

[catgirl]

34. Are we in a depression?

Has he not accomplished a lot in spite of his vicious opposion (Rove, RW media, etc.)? How is he not strong?
Stop believing the RW memes. "Obama is against gays and doesn't support repeal of DADT!!!!!!", which of
course is a bunch of bullshit.

Obama proves these smears to be WRONG time and time again. He IS a strong leader. Just let him do his job.

[boppers]

9. Yes We Did.

We keep fighting, because this isn't going to stop anytime soon.

[Loki]

16. I live in Texas

inspiration doesn't even register down here any more. If you live in a red state with a bunch of proud, ignorant fucks who are no longer in touch with reality, it kinda wipes out inspiration.

[CitizenLeft]

112. I hear ya... all the way over here in Ohio

:(

[Axrendale]

19. Most definitely.

He remains in my estimation easily the most capable political figure that our country has had since Nixon (a very sad admission) and the most positive since JFK.

[TBF]

22. No - too much charisma and too little action for workers.

I worked on the campaign in 2008 (the primary here in TX in March) - served as precinct captain, did the phone calls, walked neighborhoods). I had been away from politics a long time and Obama drew me back in. But I was quickly disappointed and the only good that has come from it is that I've become more aware and have been doing a lot of reading again as I did back in school (which brings me back to theorists such as Marx).

I don't believe Obama is our most pressing problem though. He's just the latest to try to save Capitalism, and I really don't believe it's worth saving.

[catgirl]

36. It's all about you

congratulations on volunteering for the campaign. You were the only one... Actually
most of his volunteers respect Obama, they see what he has accomplished, they know
he will continue to accomplish great things and will gladly volunteer for him again.
Too bad for you.

[TBF]

37. It's not about me at all - just giving some background. But it's

obviously distracting so I'll not do that again. The point is that I really don't think it's Obama at all (any more than any other politician). I've come to the conclusion that Capitalism is the problem. So have many others, I certainly wasn't the first to identify that problem.

[SwampG8r]

103. they all said that to you?

wow

[vaberella]

85. The auto industry and union workers would argue that. n/t

[elizm]

23. Every time he speaks. nt

[Clio the Leo]

24. A speech after his mother died?

Says it all right there.

May I suggest some additions to your Christmas list..

http://www.amazon.com/Audacity-Hope-Thoughts-Reclaiming-American/dp/0307455874/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290344168&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/B0029LHWFO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290344168&sr=8-2

And one of the things that inspired you was his "seemingly endless energy?" .... so he naps all the time now?

[INdemo]

25. No. he has turned out to be a corporatist.Even though

he gives a great speech,when the cameras are off he turns to his Wall St advisor's to find out whats up next on his agenda.
Clinton was a great President..My income under Clinton was the most in my lifetime..We lost by not having Hillary in the Whit House ..and I voted for Obama.
Obama has caved on every major issue...He is far from being a President for Main St America..

[Recursion]

150. Corporations dominate the economy and will for the foreseeable future

Changing that fact quickly would be so disruptive as to be worse than what we have. Even moving towards a better situation too quickly can be more damaging than the worse situation.

Also, corporations are a mixed bag; they do good things and bad things. And I and a lot of other people in this country think that on the whole they do more good than harm, if just barely.

[stray cat]

26. Not inspired but prefer him to other options

[timo]

27. yuppers

he kills better with more drone strikes than ANYBODY!!!!!!

[jefferson_dem]

28. Sure.

He continues to inspire me greatly, with his rhetoric (as you refer to) but more by his actions.

[uponit7771]

29. No doubt

[RichGirl]

30. I am totally awed and inspired by President Obama...

...by how much he has accomplished given the huge opposition he has had to face. Not just regular disagreeing republicans, but evil people who hate him because he is black...the birthers, those who think he is Muslim. All presidents get critcism, but not so personal and so rabid as he. Sadly, much of the criticism has also come from the left because he didn't give them everything they wanted, when they wanted it.

And he has handled all this with grace and dignity.

[catgirl]

31. Yes he does!

And it was his grandmother, not his mother who died during the election. Were you not paying attention?
His mother died long ago.

We finally have a president who cares enough to enact change.

[dave29]

33. Who inspires you, LittleBlue?

:)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

35. I still can't help feel good

knowing that we have a decent, intelligent, and thoughtful person for POTUS (again) after an eight-year "drought" of stupidity, incuriosity, and lack of focus on and compassion for other people by our leaders. I feel even better when Obama is able to get the best of the Republicans, which seems to happen whenever he and them get into the same room together. Despite some of his more conservative leanings/triangulation during the latter part of his Presidency, I felt much the same way about Bill Clinton back in the 1990's. I only fear that there are too many people whom, for whatever reason, don't (or can't) appreciate what he has to offer this country and decide to reverse course- for stupid superficial reasons- and vote to put another Republican back into the White House in 2012.

[Pisces]

38. Yes, I'm inspired by his patience and ability to suffer so many fools.

[political_Dem]

64. [phone]. Even those who dismiss the virulence of the attacks against his character and deeds.

[mikekohr]

39. I Am Absolutely Inspired, His 1st 2 years and Pelosi's House were the most successful 2 years since

1964 and you may have to go back to 1933-1934 to find another comparable scenario. Were these two years perfect? No. But nothing touched by human hands ever is. President Obama needs to fight harder, keep a hard, ruthless, game plan with regards to political perception and call out the hypocrisy and 70 year economic failure of Republican economic policies.

economic record, Democrat versus Republican: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/economic-record.html

Job Creation: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/job-growth.html

National Debt: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/national-debt.html

History of Recession: http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com/p/history-of-recessions.html

?

mike kohr
Bureau County Democrats

[paulk]

40. I was never "inspired" by him

I never felt he had the leadership skills required of a President.

There's still time, however, for him to figure things out, and I do believe he's got it in him.

I have to believe that, because things are looking pretty grim, not just for me personally, but for the nation at large.

[JoePhilly]

41. Absolutely

[grumgrum]

42. Breaks my Heart -- Definitely NO.

[impik]

43. Even more. Campaigning is easy.

Seeing what he's doing against the most difficult odds and unprecedented hate from all sides, how hard he works and how big his heart is - inspires me to no end.I live in the real world, not in La-La-Land. It's a real tragedy to see this country completely missing out the greatness of this man.

[johnaries]

122. +1000

[burning rain]

44. No.

On the other hand, I don't regret having voted for him, either. I'm a realist--some might say a cynic--so I figured it was either him or Hillary, and I went with him in the primary largely because he had the better "narrative" re the Iraq war, and he seemed a couple inches to her left on economic issues. It was always eyes wide open for me, though I was impressed by his ability to inspire and mesmerize. I noticed early, though, that he's pathologically averse to conflict, going back to his whopping number of "Present" votes in the Illinois state senate, and his having been president of the Harvard Law Review but not writing any notable law articles. I also found his 2004 DNC speech, well-crafted though it was, not to my taste, with its hippie daydreaming that we're all the same and we all love each other. We aren't and we don't. The US is a bitterly divided country and the president better get that into his head and figure out a way to win that doesn't involve the nonsensical idea of "bringing the country together." On the other hand, primary challenges to presidents have never borne good fruit, and I always go for the Democrat in the general election.

[Phx_Dem]

45. Absolutely! And I am very happy with the way he has done his job.

[riverwalker]

46. Yes, every day.

Now that the dimson is on his book tour, the contrast between GWB and President Obama is even more dramatic. I am so proud when I see the President abroad, as at the NATO summit. I know a grown up is in charge. I used to wince in embarrassment when dubya went overseas, as I knew the whole world thought him to be a joke.
We all need to become grown-ups. He is our President. He is not our Daddy-who will take of everything, or spiritual guru who needs to inspire us to get out of bed daily, or the Wizard of Oz. He is our President, and he is not only inspiring, but considering the nest of vipers Washington has become, he is awe inspiring.

[Milo_Bloom]

48. Of course not.

I doubt even those saying they are, actually are... but they feel they have to say it to be loyal.

[RetroLounge]

49. Never was.

RL

[lunatica]

50. Yes he inspires me and he makes me mad at times too

I never believed he was some demi-god. I always kept in mind that he's a politician.

[Uzybone]

51. Yes

[Moosepoop]

52. Yep!

[Luciferous]

53. Nope, not even a little bit.

[Autumn]

54. No n/t

[brentspeak]

56. He was vaguer than mud during the campaign

And the Republicans got themselves a bumbling and spineless opponent who's managed to (by Obama's own admission) initiate GOP-type policies after all is said and done (re. "HCR"). It's been a win-win for them; total destruction for the Democrats and the American people.

[Catherina]

95. +1 n/t

[grahamhgreen]

119. +1

[cordelia]

57. No

[mtnsnake]

58. Your question would be easier to answer if you asked if he still inspires us "as much"

as he did when he was Candidate Obama.

He doesn't inspire me as much as he did when he was Senator Obama, but I'm holding out hope that he'll soon inspire us as much as he ever did. It's just not going to happen overnight, and there is still time for him to turn it around. Never give up.

[Kind of Blue]

59. Indeed, he does. But then again, I didn't vote

for Jesus Christ - just a brilliant man who took on an awesome godawful task.

[Yeahyeah]

60. Inspired to not waste any more time and find and work for the right primary opponent.

[Peacetrain]

61. Yes he does.. and if you let "your" heart get in front of "your" head

Well that is an issue you will have to deal with. I do not look for a second coming or all seeing person in any political canidate.

Just saying

[Moondog]

62. Only to find and support a viable primary opponent. He is

killing the Democratic Party.

[Hawkowl]

146. +1000 .nt.

[watercolors]

63. HELL YES!!

NT

[krawhitham]

65. YES

He has to put up with shit from the right and even more shit from the left but he is still getting done what has to be done

[BlueIris]

66. Well, candidate Obama was far from inspirational to me, but

president Obama makes me feel dead inside at this point.

So, no, not feeling any sense of inspiration here. More like dread (and disgust.)

[MadMaddie]

67. Yes! He is withering the storm

and he will prevail. I don't see him as a quitter and I don't see myself as a quitter. All of the things he has done have been supported in one way or another by Republicans and yet they don't support him implementing them. Hunh....that tells me something.

So yea, I am sticking with my Commander In Chief in these uneasy times.

[jonnyblitz]

72. withering?

:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

77. "Weathering"

typing to fast. I have a spouse who just had surgery and had to get to her.

You know what I meant!

[jonnyblitz]

81. i wish her a speedy recovery!

:hi:

[MadMaddie]

137. Thank-you! Jaw surgery is more traumatic than I imagined!

She is doing well.

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

68. to be honest I don't seek inspiration from politicians, Obama or

any other.

[woo me with science]

69. Certainly not lately. nt

[Odin2005]

70. Nope.

I am not inspired by a defender of the Corporatist status quo who gives Poppy the medal of freedom and defends TSA groping.

[Ramulux]

71. Not only does he not inspire me

I no longer trust a word he says.

[onenote]

73. yes

[joshcryer]

74. Best President I've had in my lifetime.

[Beacool]

75. Sorry, I never found him inspiring.

He reminded me of those guys in college who were smooth talkers and tried to get every cute girl in bed. If a girl was foolish enough to fall for the sweet talking, she could be guaranteed that the guy would barely remember her name at the next frat party. In other words, nothing but pretty speeches expressed in semi messianic terms: "we are the ones we've been waiting for", the oceans were going to recede and the planets were going to align, etc. Too much B.S. for my taste. The fainting and teeming crowds, who wildly applauded on one occasion when he excused himself to blow his nose because he had a cold, made me uncomfortable. It was too much, almost cultist. I wanted a capable politician with a record of past accomplishments and who had been around long enough to know how to handle Congress and the RW. That's NOT what we have right now.

:-(

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[Beacool]

89. Oh please, I couldn't care less about his race.

No white president has been piled on like this???????

I'm sorry, but either you're every young on don't read history books.

:eyes:

[WorseBeforeBetter]

98. You're calling DUers racists?

Stop trotting out the fucking race card. His mother is white, his father is black, and I'd wager the vast majority of DUers voted for him. And you're in fucking denial if you don't think Clinton was "piled on" as much as Obama. The right-wing accused him of murder, FFS...try to keep up.

[akbacchus_BC]

92. You still here, sorry, could not help myself asking!

[Beacool]

97. Yep, I'm still here.

:hi:

[SwampG8r]

104. damn right she is still here

she is a gator
we dont quit we just submerge and wait

[Beacool]

132. Gator!!!!!

How are you? Getting ready for turkey day? Four days of eating, shopping, eating, shopping......you get the gist. LOL!!!

:D




:hi:

[suzie]

105. That is truly the funniest post that I've ever read on DU.

Someone who talks about the wonders of the Clintons really should probably think twice before posting "He reminded me of those guys in college who were smooth talkers and tried to get every cute girl in bed. If a girl was foolish enough to fall for the sweet talking, she could be guaranteed that the guy would barely remember her name at the next frat party."

Unbelievable!

[Radical Activist]

110. I love irony.

[Beacool]

135. Last time I checked, the candidate running for president in 2008 was Hillary, not Bill.

;-)

[suzie]

162. Even more hysterical.

Without Bill Clinton, Hillary would have had no candidacy because she was totally unqualified as a presidential candidate.

[Scurrilous]

106. Your post inspires me.

:spray:

[JTFrog]

108. Sounds like the bitter started way before Obama came on the scene. n/t

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[Beacool]

133. You couldn't be more wrong.

My momma didn't raise no stupid girl. I just don't trust B.S. artists. But heck, if he inspires you, go ahead. Live and let live.........

:shrug:

[firedupdem]

127. Your racist dog whistles get louder and louder with each post.

You keep right on showing your true colors.

[Beacool]

134. Yep, it's always about race, right?

:eyes:



:crazy:

[Arkana]

143. Oh, here we go again with the "cultist" meme.

Fucking spare me. As if the dead-enders weren't endemic of a cult of personality themselves. Even the object of your undying affection has gotten the hell over it--why can't you?

[Whisp]

152. what a load.

:rofl:

[TK421]

76. nope n/t

[donco6]

78. He did once. Not any more. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

79. Maybe I'm an anomaly

but I was never inspired during the campaign. I never believed him to be anything other than a centrist, so all the rousing talk kind of blew by me.

[Harry Monroe]

80. He still inspires me, but lately I'm not very impressed with him.

[bigwillq]

82. No

Never got those vibes towards Obama. A lot did, and that's cool. Can't help the way you feel.
I did with Dean when he ran in 2004, and I am sure many didn't feel the same way as I did. That's cool too.

[LawnLover]

83. I was never inspired by Obama, but

I was inspired by the excitement he managed to generate in this country. I still feel a lot of that excitement. He's already done a lot of good things, but I think he'll do more. And I refuse to let the bleacher bums ruin it for me.

[ibegurpard]

84. Politicians by nature of their work

are incapable of inspiring me.
I can be HOPEFUL that they will do the right thing but I no longer harbor that emotion about Obama.

[NYCGirl]

86. Yes. NT

[akbacchus_BC]

90. Yes, he inspires me. Best fucking President after Clinton! What a stupid question!

[Pisces]

91. +1

[MadHound]

102. Well that sets the bar pretty low.

Clinton was the best Republican president we ever had.

[niceypoo]

111. "Clinton was the best Republican president we ever had"

Until Obama, that is..

[mix]

93. No, politicians never have. nt

[Bluerthanblue]

94. yup-

I am.

[Catherina]

96. No. I have the same reaction to him now that I had to Bush.

When Obama's on TV, I flip angrily flip the channel. I can't listen to him and don't even want to see him. It's like seeing an old lover who betrayed you and now you see that person in their real light.

[Raine]

142. I thought maybe I was the only one who has that reaction

anymore I can't stand to see him or hear him. :-(

[DemocraticPilgrim]

99. I would be inspired even if Blanche Lincoln had become President after Bush, with Obama I still am.

[BlueMTexpat]

100. Yes, President Obama inspires me. eom

[downeyr]

101. Most definitely not. n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

107. I think he has great potential but i seems we went from "Yes we can!" to "Meh, we'll take what

we can get". Sure he's better than the alternative but at some point we have to demand more than that.

[MrsCorleone]

113. Big YES from me! His policies have directly helped my family and friends in so many ways!

His policies also saved my small biz via the stimulus. Sort of a big f*cking deal, if you ask me.

[Dinger]

114. Once I Was, But Not Any More

Not sure what his deal is now.

[psychmommy]

115. yes i am still inspired by him and his lovely wife.

the one thing i remember is he told us -we are the change we are looking for. that means we have to be willing to put in the work to make things happen. during the campaign folks put some work in and there was constance interaction and he felt accessable. now he is all busy doing his part. are we doing ours? where were we during midterm elections-we were we out there doing our part. are we contacting our congress people
telling them what we expect. i think we have fallen down on our job.

[grahamhgreen]

118. He inspires me to find a primary challenger.

[MissDeeds]

120. Same here

[johnaries]

121. Yes! Absolutely! Considering all that he is fighting against

he perseveres. He is not able to get everything he wants or that we want because of the Repukes and ConservaDems, but he has still accomplished some amazing things.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

126. I agree, it is not easy or him at all!

[pasto76]

125. Everytime he opens his mouth

I am inspired by those in leadership positions who can think coherently.

[AndrewP]

129. Not inspired. But respectful.

I'm very glad he is the President of the United States, after what was in that office the previous 8 years before him. It's a huge improvement.

[Stoic]

130. Bleh n/t

[Teaser]

131. I have never been inspired by anyone, much less Obama

frankly I don't know what the term means.

[jenmito]

136. VERY much so-especially when he takes on hostile questions such as

when he went to the Repub. retreat and took on every one of them and made them look like fools. Also, the way he reacts to protestors and opponents, always more dignified than anyone else would be.

[Hawkowl]

138. No.

I like you was shocked during the campaign. I WAS inspired, at least for a little while. I had been following Obama's career since the early 90's and knew he was no liberal. Yet I was still able to suspend my disbelief.

Now, I'm enraged. I will work and work and work at getting someone to challenge him in the primary. There is no way he can win in 2012. The economy will still be in the crapper and Afghanistan will be an ever increasing disaster. He will come off looking like the weakest president since Buchanan after the rethuglicans are done kicking the shit out of Mr. Compromise.

[cliffordu]

139. Not the Obama I read about here. The real one still impresses.

[donheld]

140. No. I'm over speeches

He said he'd be all about mainstreet not Wall Street. He's done the opposite.

[nofurylike]

141. of course! he is a great president and a great man!! if we all get to

work motivating our sens and reps, it will be very exciting to see what he will do in the next years.

it is also amazing that he can take this unbelievable heat and still express feeling honored and prepared to be in that weighty position.

awesome.

thank you for asking, LittleBlue.

[Arkana]

144. Yes.

He endures endless waves of shit every fucking day of his life in the Oval Office--more than any President before him has had to contend with--and he still manages to brush it off. He has had crazy conservative women challenge his fucking manhood and he has ignored all of it. He has had to deal with the bitchiest media in generations. He has to deal with a monolithic opposition that is beholden to a tiny subset of crazy people in the population that are convinced he's a Kenyan Marxist usurper--and through all of it, he has governed and governed well.

He's an inspiration to me, and I don't give a fuck if he is to you or not.

[cry baby]

145. yes

[LWolf]

147. I was never inspired. Center-right corporatists don't inspire me. nt

[Lucky 13]

148. Inspired to riot for my civil rights.

[Recursion]

149. Hell yes (nt)

[ecstatic]

151. Yes I am because I didn't see him as a magical person

who could solve all of our problems overnight. I saw him for exactly who he is and he and his wife still inspire the hell out of me.

[zulchzulu]

153. More every day... n/t

[Corey_Baker08]

154. Just As Inspired As Day One!!! n/t

[LisaL]

158. No.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

159. Not so much....He needs to earn it -too many concessions to the big boys

[Skittles]

160. LOL

:rofl:

[Obamanaut]

161. No. I'm looking forward to the next 'screen-name change amnesty'

so I can revert to my original.

[Whisp]

163. Best President and person in that chair, ever. heck yah.

He is doing better than I was expecting, considering all the flack he's getting from every which direction, which I didn't really expect. He is a strong hearted one.

[theflyingone]

164. no :(

and I also think the late Ted Kennedy is rolling in his grave.

President Obama is not inspiring at all, and has broken most of his promises that he made.

Time for a change, and a primary challenge. We slept on Bush, lets not sleep on Obama.

A time for a change. We need someone for the people, and not special interests.