QUOTE (proamerica2 @ Oct 7 2009, 02:46 AM)

The negative checklist was extremely unfair, Obama has been working on all the issues since taking office that he promised to work on - why is the media insisting on criticizing him at every turn -- it's rare to hear anything positive and yet there are so many positives things that Obama is accomplishing. He is working very hard, and doing a great job. I know many people who voted for Obama who feel this way and are becoming very irritated with the way the media is trying to portray Obama. The Republicans are going to regret creative this vindictive, racially motivated attack on Obama as they are going to create a division in this country that will only serve to weaken America and give a bad impression of us to people in other countries.
Well, gee there's that weakness showing again. Since when are people required to agree lockstep with ANY politician??? And, you know, I didn't realize MLK died so that the first black president's supporters could scream "OMG RACISM" when things got difficult. It's disgusting that so many people are belittling REAL racism by using the word as a battering ram to bully anyone who dares question the POTUS.
The Democratic Party is quickly becoming the Boy Who Cried Wolf in using the race card and I think Dr. King would be severely disappointed that such an ugly statement is being used as a political tactic to whine when people don't follow a politician like good little sheep.
Wouldn't it be just as racist if we placated him by following lock-step with everything he wanted just because he was black? Isn't racial equality something this country has struggled with? So, why should Obama be treated any differently than any other president? He is NOT the first president to face opposition.
Besides, this tactic only reduces Obama to a skin color and there's much more to him than that. I didn't even vote for him & I feel sorry for him that people are being so disrespectful by doing this to him. With friends like this, who needs enemies?
And for the record, I didn't vote for McCain either. Both were horrible candidates and this country deserves better.