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Barack Obama

sheshe2

(93,395 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2013, 08:05 PM Jul 2013

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I'm Yours~ [View all]

President Obama doesn't want to lead a conversation about race

I think this is one of the things that pisses off the President's African American critics on the left. He didn't seek this job to be a civil rights movement leader. He sought it to be POTUS - and to be the best damn POTUS he could possibly be.

If you want to know what is absolutely driving the white male patriarchy nuts about our first African American president - its that he's succeeding in doing that. Their freak-out is all about the fact that their game of dismissing this black man as a "boy" who is out of his league is up.

That's the role Barack Obama chose to play in this struggle. It doesn't mean that its the only one that is needed in this country for us to continue on the path to a more perfect union - that requires an "all hands on deck" approach. But the integrity and competence he's bought to the office is an important piece of the puzzle.

And beyond that, there's this...

I'm Yours~

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/07/president-obama-doesnt-want-to-lead.html

To my friends at the BOG~

Yes~ This is posted in the Barack Obama Group~

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I'm Yours~ [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2013 OP

makes me smile handmade34 Jul 2013 #1

It makes me smile to handmade~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #2

Beautiful sig line, btw. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #26

Yep, that man is a baby whisperer. juajen Jul 2013 #3

He is juajen! nt sheshe2 Jul 2013 #8

Another great video! I love it! Thought for sure it was this one: freshwest Jul 2013 #4

I love this one too! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #9

Another treasure for my Happy Box IrishAyes Jul 2013 #10

You are so welcome IrishAyes~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #11

Another to lift you up. Remember this? freshwest Jul 2013 #17

Be still, my heart. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #20

What OP? I'll look it up. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #21

That's the one, thanks. Please put it in your Journal! I don't see many posts, loved those! freshwest Jul 2013 #23

Because gremlins do seem to invade electronics on occasion, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #24

I do~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #22

Smartypants has it so well analyzed, she.. it's worth repeating.. Cha Jul 2013 #5

It is worth repeating Cha! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #12

I forgot to comment on Cha Jul 2013 #14

SmartyPants is spot on with that assessment. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #13

To add to that.. "too" business, IrishAyes.. Cha Jul 2013 #15

Despite the certain attacks it will bring, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #16

Love it! Cha Jul 2013 #18

Just a couple more 'too's', okay? IrishAyes Jul 2013 #25

Spot on IrishAyes! "Too" Funny, too.. lol Cha Jul 2013 #27

What a happy way to end my day IrishAyes Jul 2013 #6

BOG love! Politicub Jul 2013 #7

P .. Cha Jul 2013 #19

You got that right~ Politicub. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #29

The little girl saluting him brought me to tears. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #28

That one, yes... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #30

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