Obama urges black community to "stop grumbling, stop crying....work to do."

[Bluebear]

While acknowledging the hard-hit black community and budding criticisms in its ranks, President Barack Obama said in a speech Saturday night to the Congressional Black Caucus that he wouldn't give up -- and urged members of the black community to join him to jump-start the still sluggish economy.

"I expect all of you to march with me, and press on," Obama said. "... Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We've got work to do."

The unemployment rate among African-Americans is 16.7%, nearly double the national average. That fact has made fiscal reforms a priority for caucus members, some of whom -- most of them Democrats --have criticized the president for not doing enough on the issue...

"The president shares the frustration of African-Americans and all Americans about the pace of the economy," said Kevin Lewis, the White House director of African-American media, before the caucus' Phoenix Awards Dinner. "Though the president is committed to improving the economy for all Americans, he'll note in tonight's speech that the American Jobs Act includes targeted initiatives and programs that protect, support and provide economic stability for the most vulnerable Americans. He'll continue to urge Americans to urge Congress to act in bipartisan fashion and pass the bill."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/24/politics/obama-cbc/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[teddy51]

1. Thats easy to say Mr. President when "you" have both money and an income!

Now think of all the African Americans that have neither, and give me that line again, I dare you.

[emilyg]

2. You nailed it.

[Empowerer]

43. Given the rousing standing ovation, cheers and throngs clamoring to shake his hand, the audience

obviously shares your annoyance with his comments.

:sarcasm:

Yep - they were pretty upset with him . . .

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[Empowerer]

65. Thank you . . .

[Solomon]

88. You're quite welcome.

[These Eyes]

92. I thank you, too...

Bravo! :applause:

[Number23]

93. +1 billion

We're not buying your "he's pissing on you too" bullshit.

I've been saying this forever. But since this poster has me on ignore along with 87% of the rest of DU, he obviously hasn't been listening.

[JI7]

94. nice, if you don't mind can you make a thread about your attending that event

[Starbucks Anarchist]

98. Nice.

:thumbsup:

[mfcorey1]

108. Thank you for calling out this distortion. nt

[rury]

74. K&R Empowerer!!

[MedicalAdmin]

122. To be fair, I don't see many unemployed or poor folks in that picture.

Do you?

[ChazII]

129. Agree 100%. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

49. Not his best approach.

Give them a plan and be positive. I really don't think Obama has reached out enough to minorities in a man on the street kind of way. And I'm concerned that he's doing it because he's afraid of how the Repubs will view it.

[rury]

75. Go jump in a lake...we African-Americans LIKE his approach!!

OBAMA 2012!!!!!!!!
4 MORE YEARS FOR THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!!!

[The Backlash Cometh]

118. If you All felt that way, why are the poll numbers falling for that demographic?

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[MannyGoldstein]

3. March with me... to pass three new "free" trade agreements

The three Bush "free" trade agreements that Obama and the Republicans are trying to finalize should do wonders for the black unemployment rate.

[Leopolds Ghost]

117. To be fair, the black community has become very conservative on economic issues I think

Which is why, when the Jewish community became conservative on foreign policy after 9-11, it basically tore the traditional liberal coalition apart.

What ethnic groups are traditionally liberal today? Name one.

[Chorophyll]

120. Any more sweeping generalizations to make?

I'm part of the Jewish community and I've only become more liberal over the past ten years -- on foreign as well as domestic policy.

No ethnic groups have ever been "traditionally" liberal. You can't look at someone's skin or religious background and assume you know everything about them. African Americans are not a monolithic group. Neither are Jews.

[ChandlerJr]

4. Shut up and eat your peas?

Nice!

[tblue]

24. Tone deaf.

I am irate.

[ProSense]

5. It

"I expect all of you to march with me, and press on," Obama said. "... Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We've got work to do."

...was awesome. The CBC cheered, applauded, laughed! Great speech. They gave him a standing ovation.

Oh, and that out of context comment was directed at the CBC, not the black community.

Oh, a couple of CBC relevant posts:

CBC Chairman Cleaver: McClatchy article used "dated quotes which were taken out of context"

"Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) praised President Obama's new jobs plan "

[joshcryer]

7. Title of article is "Obama urges black community to 'march with me'"

I smell an agenda.

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[tblue]

I don't like it either.

We are being played, whether some of us are ready to admit it or not.

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[joshcryer]

40. My agenda is merely pointing out when others appear to have one.

:hi:

[joshcryer]

42. Here's the full quote and video:

The future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination we will press on. I don’t know about you CBC, but the future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination, I’m going to press on for jobs. I’m going to press on for equality. I’m going to press on for the sake of our children. I’m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on. I expect all of you to march with me, and press on. Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes, shake it off, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying, we are going to press on, we’ve got work to do.

Utterly dishonest mis-characterization in the OP.

Link here; http://theobamadiary.com/2011/09/24/heads-up-58/

[Bobbie Jo]

57. This will be completely ignored.

I can almost hear the Faux News theme music in the background.

[joshcryer]

71. I think DU is paying attention.

The OP was +7 when that was posted, it is now in negative rec territory. DU never lets me down when it comes to facts.

[Bluebear]

87. There are no lies here. Obama made a call to action & you're hysterical for some reason

[joshcryer]

100. I believe I'm being quite reasonable with my observations.

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[joshcryer]

112. Thanks.

My comments weren't intended for you, anyway. I'm learning not to engage those who are dishonest. I will merely explain it to the wider audience.

[DrunkenBoat]

105. I don't see any mischaracterization. What does "Press on, I'm going to keep working"

add to "stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying...we're got work to do"

Translation: I'm working so hard, stop bitching, work to do.

*What work?* what does he want people to do besides reelect him?

i haven't noticed any marching going on.

[joshcryer]

111. He's taking the bully pulpit as was demanded of him.

But it's being characterized as campaigning, which it may be, but that's certainly not the nuanced view.

[phleshdef]

127. The CBC liked his choice of phrase. Black civil rights leaders who attended liked the speech.

So no, fuck YOUR agenda because their agenda is MY agenda. Your agenda is to be a foamy mouthed contrarian in order to trash Obama. Nothing more to it than that.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Hey Prosense: How will the three new "free" trade agreements, that

Obama and the Republicans are fighting for, effect black unemployment? What's your thinking on this?

[ProSense]

13. .

here

[MannyGoldstein]

18. Your link is not an answer. At all.

Interesting that you won't answer that question.

[young but wise]

6. The MSM suck ass. Just worthless.

[Arctic Dave]

8. The only thing he is working on is fucking us over and giving flowery speeches.

What the point of helping a guy who wimps out at the first sign of confrotation.

[ixion]

9. Ah, yes. STFU and support my neocon ways

way to win them over, Obama. :eyes:

[JVS]

11. With unemployment at 16.7% clearly there isn't enough work to do.

[emulatorloo]

25. Speech adressed to CBC. They do have work to do.

Article is written poorly

[tblue]

12. Are you freaking kidding me?!

:puke: Shame on him!

[Autumn]

14. Keep expecting. I'm not an African American but I am

one of those vulnerable Americans. Out of work for 4 years, not going to be able to get another job. So yeah I'm going to complain, grumble, and sometime I cry because it's a struggle to make ends meet. When Obama and his family, and these other politicians are in the same fucking boat then I might say yeah, but when the rich get richer and you want cuts for safety nets, fuck that.

[leftstreet]

15. 'We are going to press on,' to what? A Jobs program? Single payer healthcare?

:shrug:

What's the plan?

[tblue]

30. Ask them:

[leftstreet]

31. He's pointing to the right

:scared:

:-)

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[teddy51]

19. Now here's the major problem, what the hell do we do? We have an election

coming up Nov 2012, and we have absolute shit heads on the right and Obama on (supposedly) the left. How do we get change that I can (seriously) believe in?

[tblue]

21. We have 'Insane Right' and 'Willing-to-go Right'

How effed up is that?

[xchrom]

20. How rich is the president again? Nt

[teddy51]

22. A hell of allot richer than most of us are! n/t

[Ikonoklast]

134. So is Bernie Sanders.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/candlook.php?CID=n00000528

What's your point?

[phleshdef]

128. What does that matter? His rich ass has done more for working class people than you'll ever do,

[bengalherder]

131. Docs plox. n/t

[jwirr]

23. That is really going to win hearts and minds. What was he thinking?

[tblue]

26. "Just vote for me and STFU."

I want a divorce.

[jwirr]

29. And I don't blame you. He talked to the black community but that is

the way he seems to think of all of us. Having said that - damn but I will still have to vote for him. And he knows it.

[LWolf]

135. +1

[Empowerer]

46. He certainly won the hearts and minds of the people in the room

[phleshdef]

125. With all the cheers and applause coming from that crowd, he must've been thinking the right thing.

[enough]

27. Oh yes there's work to do. Does he think that work is getting him elected again? (nt)

[PragmaticLiberal]

28. I would urge everyone to actually read the entire OP.

It puts things in better context imo.

[Pirate Smile]

32. As we all know, some posters here avoid context because their goal is to make Obama look bad.

We know they aren't going to stop complaining or whining. That seems to be their job.

[bengalherder]

132. Dunno. I just see all that shit about putting one's shoes on

and knowing that he offered such empty rhetoric to the unions.

You'd think he would be original enough to come up with some new imagery.

[leftstreet]

33. I did. I drank a beer every time I read 'bipartisan.' I'm drunk now n/t

[teddy51]

35. The problem is, he is now in Election mode but before this ie: the past 3 years

he really couldn't have cared about any of us. The "Change you can believe in" just wasn't there. President Obama is a very likable guy, but I seriously think he sucks at doing many of the things that need to get done in this country, and part of that is because he doesn't have the killer instinct.

The however is, he knows that we on the left don't have much choice but to support him in the General. We will just hold our nose's and vote, cause their is no other choice. I hate it, but that's the way life is. Life would get one hell of allot tougher with a President Rick Perry (God forbid) or a President Romney.

[sad sally]

45. February 2007 - campaigning begins...

Obama told the crowd he would tackle problems like poor schools, economic hardships and oil dependence, saying a "failure of leadership" is to blame for not meeting the nation's challenges. He also implored the crowd to demand that there be "universal health care in America by the end of the president's first term."

He called the Iraq war a "tragic mistake" and said, "It's time to admit that no amount of American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war. That's why I have a plan that will bring our combat troops home by March of 2008.

fast forward to April 2011 - campaigning continues...

The video – entitled “It Begins With Us” – is an effort to rekindle the grassroots fervor that propelled Obama into office and seemed to be a tacit acknowledgement that many of his supporters have been disappointed by the stuttering pace of change and the compromises Obama has made in the last two-and-half years.

The two-minute clip features a series of interviews with voters from around the country explaining why they plan to support the president. It doesn’t include Obama’s voice or any new film footage of him. But it was quickly followed by an Obama email in which the president explained the early start to the campaign.

“We’re doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you — with people organizing block-by-block, talking to neighbors, co-workers, and friends,” Obama writes, explaining why the launch is coming more than 19 months before Election Day.

“And that kind of campaign takes time to build.”

One thing you can count on in America, politicians never stop campaigning nor can they ever raise enough money.

[treestar]

81. "couldn't have cared about any of us?"

That's delusional. Derangement syndrome at its finest. Damn.

[joshcryer]

47. I would urge everyone to actually go watch the video:

The future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination we will press on. I don’t know about you CBC, but the future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination, I’m going to press on for jobs. I’m going to press on for equality. I’m going to press on for the sake of our children. I’m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on. I expect all of you to march with me, and press on. Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes, shake it off, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying, we are going to press on, we’ve got work to do.

Utterly dishonest mis-characterization in the OP.

Link here; http://theobamadiary.com/2011/09/24/heads-up-58/

The OP changed the title of the article in their subject line. No one is reporting it as "Obama urges black community to "stop grumbling, stop crying....work to do" except the dishonest OP.

[teddy51]

53. You know what? It really doesn't mater about what the OP said or the speech said.

It's about how we (The American people) have been gamed once again by someone that was supposed to do this or that for us, with the "I Promise" attached to it. Change you can count on! But as I said in earlier posts, I will hold my nose and vote for the best of the worst.

[joshcryer]

70. Truth, and honesty, and facts do matter. Obama was talking to the CBC, directing his message...

...squarely on those in the CBC who have been http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/baw_commentary_news/32760">talking shit.

It was a direct response to CBC.

[teddy51]

76. You obviously ignored my post in your answer, I really don't give a shit about his speech.

He makes wonderful speech's and campaign's extremely well, but he doesn't manage as well. The Repugs. say jump, and he says how high!

[joshcryer]

77. You said "It really doesn't mater about what the OP said" I said it does. Direct response.

The other part of your post doesn't require a response.

[teddy51]

79. If you say so, but I disagree! n/t

[Number23]

95. Josh, it absolutely does matter. You are absolutely right

If it didn't matter, the OP wouldn't have felt the need to change the title and the entire context of what was said.

[JI7]

96. i just noticed the title on the article is different from what the OP put

[Mimosa]

36. Pull yourselves up by your bootie straps, et al

SAD.

[These Eyes]

37. Unrec'd. Quote taken out of context.

Y'all really need to stop this crap.

[teddy51]

38. "Y'all really need to stop this crap" And why would that be exactly? n/t

[These Eyes]

62. You don't understand why you need to 'stop this crap'?

You believe posting quotes out of context should be a practice that's continued? Since you don't have a clue, let me give you one. It is dishonest. Clearly some around here don't care about the truthfulness of a post, as long as it can make the president look bad.

[teddy51]

64. Well you see it as crap, but some of us don't. We need jobs, not speech's. n/t

[These Eyes]

68. So, taking a quote out of context will...

Create jobs? I don't see the connection, but apparently you do.

[AngkorWot]

69. Why would anybody hire a person so intellectually dishonest?

[Pirate Smile]

39. The professional whiners and complainers on DU have made it clear. They will not stop.

They will not press on. They will not put on their marching boots.

They also will continue to take speeches and quotes out of context whenever possible to support their complaining and grumbling.

When the media helps them by distorting Democratic politicians, they will milk it for all its worth.

[teddy51]

50. I disagree. Things have been very difficult for President Obama in the past 3 years, no doubt,

but he has made major mistakes from the get-go. Many of the people that he hired; ie: Tim Geitner, Rahm Emanuel, to name a few. The list goes on and on.

[Pirate Smile]

55. We are moving forward. You can either focus on the fight for the next election or focus on

what you don't like in the past.

Do whatever you feel is most productive. That's what I'll be doing.

A lot of folks seem to be so focused on the past that they are not dealing with stopping the danger approaching in 14 months or so.

[ixion]

113. "moving forward" is code for ignoring war crimes and supporting neocon policies

you must be so proud. :eyes:

[Skittles]

80. yes, nothing is EVER Obama's fault

it's all the fault of the people who dare to point out his many mistakes

[Karmadillo]

41. There is work to do. We need to find a liberal willing to primary this guy.

nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

137. +1000!

:thumbsup:

[joshcryer]

44. Full quote and video:

The future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination we will press on. I don’t know about you CBC, but the future rewards those who press on. With patient and firm determination, I’m going to press on for jobs. I’m going to press on for equality. I’m going to press on for the sake of our children. I’m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on. I expect all of you to march with me, and press on. Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes, shake it off, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying, we are going to press on, we’ve got work to do.

Utterly dishonest mis-characterization in the OP.

Link here; http://theobamadiary.com/2011/09/24/heads-up-58/

Can't believe this crap.

[Edweird]

60. I read your quote as well the OP's quote and I don't see any fundamental difference.

Certainly not enough to justify your thread spamming.

[joshcryer]

66. It's the difference between disrespectful petulance and directed motivation.

The CBC has been hijacked by naysayers because of a few comments that were made, he was making it clear that those naysayers don't represent him and his actions and the actions of his administration.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

107. "It's the difference between disrespectful petulance and directed motivation."

Very well stated. :thumbsup:

[Edweird]

61. I read your quote as well the OP's quote and I don't see any fundamental difference.

Certainly not enough to justify your thread spamming.

[joshcryer]

48. Sharpton: Leaving CBC Dinner, the President made a great speech. I told him it was a grand slam.

http://twitter.com/#!/TheRevAl/status/117781807482671104">@TheRevAl
Reverend Al Sharpton
Leaving CBC Dinner, the President made a great speech. I told him it was a grand slam.
31 minutes ago

[BlueIris]

51. Woah. Callous, much?

That is...way beyond. And I didn't think he could sink much lower.

[Swede]

119. That's what Blue Bear does.

Anti Obama 24/7

[Pirate Smile]

52. MD Rep Donna Edwards said Obama's CBC speech was "a call to action", we know where the battlelines

are drawn & he showed he's going to fight.

Tweet:

@AthenaCNN MD Rep Donna Edwards said Obama's CBC speech was "a call to action", we know where the battlelines are drawn & he showed he's going to fight

[AngkorWot]

54. Why does Barack Obama hate black people?

Now I'll never vote for him this coming November.

[These Eyes]

72. Well, no one will be voting for him this coming November.

He hates black people? Really? :rofl:

[MsKandice01]

56. He was speaking to the Congressional Black Caucus...

Yes, they DO have work to do. He can't do it all alone.

[Tx4obama]

58. Unrec - due to CNN's misleading subject line.

Obama was talking to The CBC - not to the whole black community.

[joshcryer]

67. Yeah, crappy CNN subject line, and even crapper OP subject line.

Completely misleading bullshit.

[Dragonfli]

59. Is he the new Jello pudding spokesman?

[blkmusclmachine]

73. MIA in MI, WI, and OH:

Don't think we didn't notice.

[rury]

78. Looks like some DU posters are maaaaad because black voters

Don't share their frustration with President Obama.
Oh, and they insult our intelligence.
They don't think we have enough political sophistication to understand that the racist Teabaggers and conservative are Democrats blocking Obama's progressive agenda.
They think black folks are naive and stupid enough to believe Obama can do it all by himself.
I call bullshit on that.

[joshcryer]

83. I call bullshit on the blatant dishonesty. Obama talking to the CBC, calls out CBC naysayers...

...gets completely twisted into shit. Total shit. Man I can't wait until the Republican nominee is decided. This crap will be deleted immediately.

[Bluebear]

86. CBC naysayers??? OK now it's THEIR fault!

:cry:

[joshcryer]

101. He was talking directly to those in the CBC who where characterized by the comment.

Yes, it is their fault that the ones he was talking about are incompetent whiners.

[These Eyes]

84. Well, when all else fails...

show black folks what they clearly cannot see for themselves -- that the black president doesn't care about black people. Take quotes out of context, point to the black unemployment rate as if the problem began with this president, find fault with him at every turn, and eventually black folks will see the light because we don't have enough sense to see the game that's being played.

[JI7]

89. yup

[Number23]

97. That's been the MO for a few for some time

They wet their pants with glee over every drop in black support ("OMG!!! It's down to only 87% now!one!") and crown everybody with melanin that dislikes this president the king of the castle, no matter how insignificant they may be or how astoundingly stupid their criticism.

The most asinine "sources" are listed as gospel (Black Agenda Report) and these same folks get mad as hell when black people have the nerve to tell them that their opinions may not be rooted in the best of intentions (the treatment of MHP's recent article in The Nation).

The double standards are glaring. If only these folks were half as interested in even an ounce of self-reflection as they are in pretending that they give a shit about black people in an effort to once again try to beat this president over the head, they'd be doing something that really mattered and would actually have some impact.

[Bluebear]

110. 'the racist Teabaggers and conservative are Democrats blocking Obama's progressive agenda'

WTF does that word salad mean?

[LWolf]

136. Teabaggers and conservatives are Democrats?

Really?

I thought teabaggers and neocons were Republicans and republican-friendly,

and the neo-liberals like Obama were Democrats...

all of whom are bad for the nation and the planet.

I also think it's an error of monumental proportions to make any election about personalities rather than issues, and to make this election about race rather than issues.

If we are going to be the change we want to see, we don't base our choices on the color of a leader, but on where he leads us. If we don't want people judged and sorted by the color of their skin, we don't do so.

We aren't there yet. I know that. But I'm going to be the change I want to see.

Political sophistication would be understanding that "progressive" can be accurately used for any political agenda; it doesn't have to be an agenda that moves social and economic justice forward. That "progressive" is somehow "liberal" or "left" or anything else that this country needs at this point is false. That the centrist/dlc/3rd way/"new" dem/neo-liberal think tank rightly calls itself the "Progressive Policy Institute."

It would be the ability to read and hear between the lines, beyond the rhetoric, beyond eloquent, emotional propaganda, to the reality of the policies being enacted and the power-brokers supported.

It doesn't take much sophistication, though, to know when you've been thrown under the bus. It's dirty, uncomfortable, and unhappy down here, and has gotten increasingly crowded as Obama's first term has played out.

[LeftyMom]

82. Was he wearing an ugly sweater at the time? I think this show's a rerun. nt

[marginlized]

85. thanks for Cryer for posting the link to the video n/t

[Skip Intro]

90. A bit insulting, isn't it? nt

[phleshdef]

130. No its not even slightly insulting. Anyone that watched the speech would know that.

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[99th_Monkey]

99. My, how very condescending & patronizing of him to say that. Sad to the bone. ~nt

[Tx4obama]

102. Obama directed his comment to The Congressional Black Caucus and ...

they had absolutely no problem with what the said!

[joshcryer]

115. Condescending? Watch the speech. It followed a quote by MLK about persevering.

He was not in any way condescending, he was in fact invoking the spirit of persevering against all odds even when those odds are extremely daunting. This was Obama's "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyWXKeBsNk">Inch By Inch" speech.

[phleshdef]

124. Not nearly as sad as your desire to quickly buy into dishonestly contextualized bullshit.

I'm sure that room full of black congressmen and civil rights leaders who were cheering wildly at every word felt sooooo patronized.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

103. What a shock that your headline doesn't match the article's headline.

[Raine]

104. "march with me" ... where? and in what direction? nt

[mfcorey1]

109. The MSM media distorted this and as usual, a whole bunch of people followed them straight to hell!

[joshcryer]

114. OMFG. Did anyone WATCH the speech? It was in the context of CIVIL RIGHTS.

HOLY SHIT. I am APPALLED with how BADLY this has been spun. JESUS.

[joshcryer]

116. End of Obama's Speech to CBC (full quote inside)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4k8PHiY35VE#t=542s">End of Obama's Speech to CBC
Throughout our history, change has often come slowly. Progress often takes time. We take a step forward, sometimes we take two steps back. Sometimes we get two steps forward and one step back. But it’s never a straight line. It’s never easy. And I never promised easy. Easy has never been promised to us. But we’ve had faith. We have had faith. We’ve had that good kind of crazy that says, you can’t stop marching. (Applause.)

Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can’t stop marching. Even when they’re turning the hoses on you, you can’t stop. (Applause.) Even when somebody fires you for speaking out, you can’t stop. (Applause.) Even when it looks like there’s no way, you find a way — you can’t stop. (Applause.) Through the mud and the muck and the driving rain, we don’t stop. Because we know the rightness of our cause — widening the circle of opportunity, standing up for everybody’s opportunities, increasing each other’s prosperity. We know our cause is just. It’s a righteous cause.

So in the face of troopers and teargas, folks stood unafraid. Led somebody like John Lewis to wake up after getting beaten within an inch of his life on Sunday — he wakes up on Monday: We’re going to go march. (Applause.)

Dr. King once said: “Before we reach the majestic shores of the Promised Land, there is a frustrating and bewildering wilderness ahead. We must still face prodigious hilltops of opposition and gigantic mountains of resistance. But with patient and firm determination we will press on.” (Applause.)

So I don’t know about you, CBC, but the future rewards those who press on. (Applause.) With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. (Applause.) I’m going to press on for equality. (Applause.) I’m going to press on for the sake of our children. (Applause.) I’m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I am going to press on. (Applause.)

I expect all of you to march with me and press on. (Applause.) Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. (Applause.) Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do, CBC. (Applause.)

God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)

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121. Oh please. We'd much rather take things out of context,

read the inflammatory headline but not the entire story, and just be pissed. It's more fun. So your efforts are worthless.

(I hope I don't have to put the sarcasm or rolling-eyes thingy here.)

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123. Threads thats distort are no different than ones that outright LIE and they should be locked IMO.

You know damn good and well that you are trying to paint a dishonest picture surrounding the context of the speech. No one there was offended by it, every line got enormous amounts of applause and cheers. You are so desperate to push your anti-Obama agenda that you've stooped to an all new low in the level of dishonesty you'll employ to see it through.

My advice to other DUers. Remember this posters name and remember it well and don't buy into a damn thing they say from here on out. These kinds of posters are not to be taken seriously.

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133. Amazing. Posting the President's OWN WORDS has become...

...distortion, propaganda, an attack on the President, pursuing an "agenda".

Yes, Alice,
we have fallen down the Rabbit Hole.

I wish our president would attack the Republicans with the same enthusiasm that he reserves for the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party.


You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.

Solidarity!
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