Comments on: QUESTIONS FOR OBAMA https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Wed, 27 May 2015 07:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: _DJ https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2636 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:48:41 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/10/15/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2636 Rest assured Memo — all points of view are allowed here. You don't have to agree with every point of view to participate. Your presence is appreciated and I encourage you to feel free to comment on any topic you're passionate about. Welcome to our site!

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]]> By: memo https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2635 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:08:07 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/10/15/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2635 thanks- I do read the posts but just sort of kept silent, partly because I didn't want to just be the guy always saying "We could avoid all this if we voted for a 3rd party!" But I appreciate the support. And I hope you guys are right about B.O. and the next 4 years!

]]> By: Truthizz https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2634 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:04:34 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/10/15/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2634 Conclusion:

The truth is, I became frustrated with the President because in too many instances, I didn't even see him taking "aim" at tackling certain major isuues. I saw him retreating from the Repubs time-and-time again. I saw him being rather content with running out the clock till the 11th hour. Putting forth just enough effort to get by. It truly got on my last *good* nerve…smh.

But having said all that. I think your last paragrapgh htis it OUT the park. And here's hoping that the majority of Americans will soon figure it out too!

]]> By: Truthizz https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2633 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:02:34 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/10/15/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2633 (for some reason I couldn't post my entire response in one post???)

Part II:

"I doubt any of us can ever truly judge this, but it certainly isn't unreasonable to expect a leader to genuinely aim for doing what's right, rather than just talk about it. " Again we agree.

But here's where I think you and I probably have a different take:

Candidate Obama promised…well what didn't he promise?! sarc. And with every soaring speech AND promise, expectations of most, of his supporters grew to an unreasonable level. IMO. And when it came to crucial issues that matter most to them, they expected A LOT more from him than just an "aim for doing what's right." They expected him to deliver…and to deliver during his FIRST term. NO excuses. When his actions failed to live up to his soaring rhetoric and promises they got angry and turned on him.

There doesn't seem to be a recognition among his supporters that achieving certain goals take a h*ll of lot more TIME to achieve (if acieved at all) than others. They seemed to believe the man can work miracles!?!

]]> By: Truthizz https://www.okwassup.com/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2632 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:51:17 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2012/10/15/questions-for-obama_15/#comment-2632 @Memo – Sorry for the delay in responding to your very thoughtful post…but let me say how great is is to have another voice added to the mix!

Okay. Now regarding your description of the majority type of person makes up OWS:

"lots of very smart folks with very concrete and sound ideas…as well as lots of average, middle-class, middle-aged Americans who didn't fit the stereotype but genuinely believed in doing something to fight back."

Let me just say that that was certainly easily discernable by me early on.

"I think the point is we need to always have ideals to head towards and be concrete about, even when we know the reality is that we will fail in reaching them. One frustrating thing about Mr. Obama is that his speeches speak of these same ideals all the time- he's very eloquent- but his actions are so far below his words, that (depending on your point of view) he's either giving up way too easily, or he never really believed them in the first place."

You'll get no argument from me on any of this!

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