Losing Hope: Confessions of an Obama Supporter
- Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:35am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Greg Smith used to campaign for Barack Obama full-time. Now he needs convincing that things will get better. (Photo: NY Post)
Greg Smith, 46 from New York, has supported Barack Obama since the now-president announced his bid for the White House in 2007. But three years later the diehard Obamaniac has a sober admission: he’s losing hope.
In 2007, the New York Post featured Smith’s story — he was a converted Clinton supporter that left his work as a hotel doorman to campaign for Obama. Obama read the story and asked Smith to introduce him at a campaign event and also tell his story. He did, began campaigning for Obama full-time, and even was present backstage during the Democratic National Convention speech in Denver.
Obama won the election. Life was great — hope and change were alive. But now, reality has set in, and Smith — back at his old job – wonders aloud to the Post what happened:
Two years later, I’m living a more sober reality.
My life is not better. I‘m a college graduate and I still can’t get a good job.
I’m back working as a doorman at a Manhattan hotel earning peanuts because my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and I need the health insurance again.
I share the same sentiments of Velma Hart, the woman who confronted Obama at a town hall last week, saying she was tired of defending him. The idea of leaving New York is even on the table.
Obama has let professional politicians take over the White House — and our dream of change.
I know it’s childish to expect solutions to happen overnight. Obama inherited a big old mess, and I don’t expect him to have everything figured out after 18 months.
But we’re only human and we want to see some visible change.
I’m trying to keep up my hope — but I’m afraid that instead of being that guy who knocked on doors in Denver, I’m now the person who needs convincing.
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Comments (264)
BQI
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:28amI’m trying to feel for this young man. However, even now he refuses to educate himself about the realities of Obama and what this means to his life. As a Black, I have and am trying hard to educate Blacks about the reality of not only Obama but Progressive liberals. As they continue to deny the reality of the destructive nature of Progressivism they will continue to be frustrated in seeing the type of real change that ONLY CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES CAN BRING. My daughter once held these beliefs but now has been truly converted to conservatism.
Black Conservative Blog: http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »Mr.Nick
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 3:41pmHey, here is a video you may want to ad to your wonderful blog..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xryXpK042pQ
Its entitled; “Examining Black Loyalty to Democrats.”
Hes a black conservative youtube politico and he nails it.
I encourage all to checkout Macho sauce productions on youtube.
Report Post »Two_Kids_Dad
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:33pmMr. Reid, I just bookmarked your blog and I’ll be checking it regularly. Thank you.
Report Post »baldwin4freedom
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 6:21pm@BQI
Don’t lose hope and keep moving forward. This is something that is going to take generations to overcome. Honor thyself and those around you.
Report Post »YesNdeedie
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:21amI’d sure hate to apply for a job if on my resume it stated I was an Obama campaigner. I believe in the small business or financial world that would automatically disqualify the applicant.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:08pmI would give this fellow special consideration given his willingness to admit he was wrong publicly. That’s what most sound thinking small business owners would likely do.
Report Post »politicalgadfly
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:21amI’m back working as a doorman at a Manhattan hotel earning peanuts because my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and I need the health insurance again.
So Obama didn’t have health insurance for his campaign staff?
My life is not better. I‘m a college graduate and I still can’t get a good job
He campaigned full time for Obama yet he wasn’t offered one of the tens of thousands of new federal jobs created since Obama took over?
All tolled I’d be disillusioned too.
Report Post »MikeinIdaho
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:20amI ask this question honestly: What were you expecting when you thought you were going to get “hope and change”? Was Obama going to pay your bills, cure your wife, give you a great job, a new car and put money in your savings account? Is that what you really thought would happen?
Report Post »I honestly feel sorry for this guy and his family. It is tough to realize that you been lied to and cheated by someone you trusted. Next time maybe he’ll pay attention to the words and ignore the rhetoric and hoopla. God bless and please help us all as we take back our Republic!
Mr.Citrus
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:19amgot to love all this change….. Why didn’t anyone take the time to ask who he was or what hes about BEFORE they voted for him………….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 3:19pmLOL … you actually want them to listen to those who were telling them at the time. It wasn‘t that the information wasn’t out there … they didn’t believe/would not listen/ did not care .. he was going to take care of them .. they drank the kool-aid.
Report Post »GadsdenGurl
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:14amAmazing how these people thought Obama wasn’t the Soros/Rockefeller/CIA/Shadow government pick for puppet? I mean what else is the explanation for someone who is nothing and has done nothing to deserve being president.
Report Post »RWNutjob
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:12amI’m just glad he sees the error of his ways. It’s hard to blame people who were unengaged when the legacy media completely lied about Obama & spent all their time in Wasilla and none of their time in Chicago. Even some on the right have recently awakened to the hard cold facts. Most of the normal hard working people of the US were too busy making a living to pay much attention.
The Tea Party is the awakening for many. I hope it is not to late to save the Republic.
Hit your knees. Pray hard.
Report Post »janddjohnson
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:11amAfter reading his reasons behind his losing hope in Obama I find this line interesting. Quote: “Obama has let professional politicians take over the White House — and our dream of change.” Greg Smith and his kind still don’t get it. Obama is the problem not just the people he placed to surround him. He makes it sound like its all them but who put them in their positions? Obama because they have the same agenda for our country. Just my opinion.
Report Post »beckfan828
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:06amWhen Obama campained,I listened to all his speeches and he said nothing..He was never specific on anything..A bunch of platitudes nothing more..I read his books,reserched his life and I couldnt find anything that would make him fit for the office of the president..His voters blindly followed him and now we all have to pay the price..I dont care about the Obama supporters that admit a mistake by voting for him,evry one of you had the same information I had but because of the color of his skin you pulled the lever..Do us all a favor ,whene he runs for reelection go to the polling place on a wednesday,I heard thats when democrates will be votiong..
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:58amI lost hope before he was ever even elected!!!
Report Post »bopo
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:58amYou mean I WILL have to worry about paying my mortgage???
Report Post »…and my grandchildren their original sin (debt) ???
AmericanWomanRestored
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:56amI am happy to see these stories coming to light.
Report Post »Lonescrapper
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:54amPeople are lying when they say they didn’t expect solutions overnight. That is the kind of culture we live in. We have sex with someone and expect that there are no consequences. When we get pregnant, we can have the instant fix of an abortion. But somehow, even that doesn’t make things right. We spend on credit for years and then declare bankruptcy and wonder why we can’t buy a house – that bankruptcy was years ago! Liberalism offers ‘magic’ as a solution. You have problems? POOF! They are gone with a single magic spell! When we discover that magic doesn’t actually work (when we all really knew it in the first place), we are disgruntled, angry, and betrayed. To go for another magic solution is pure idiocy. The answer is in hard work and taking your hard knocks. It’s not magic, but it works (like abstinence) EVERY TIME IT IS TRIED.
Report Post »Blazing
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:54amI don’t get it. What is the complaint? Mr. Smith is working for “peanuts” but has employer paid health insurance for his wife’s cancer. Does Mr. Smith expect a more fun job and free insurance? I am not clear on what Mr. Smith’s expectations are.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:53pmObama money from his “stash”. When he said “spread the wealth around” .. they thought it was coming to them! LOL .. Jokes on America … elections have consequences .. and we will be paying for this Obamamess for generations if we don’t stop it NOV 2 !
Report Post »Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:53amMy name says it all.
Report Post »stpppim
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 10:34amThen stop voting for Trickle up Poverty
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:51amTo be honest, there were folks speaking out about “the real” Obama but they were shut down and called “racists” and hate-mongers. That GlowBama sure was blinding… and apparently deafening as all these folks just knew he was the second coming bringing gifts of “hope” and “change” and we would all live happily ever after. Well, Obama Claus doesn’t exist… never did. NOW, do the right thing since we’ve all had to suffer thru voters being so “star-struck” and let us all work together to right this trainwreck… and most importantly, LEARN from this nightmare!
Report Post »RojBlake
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:50amThis was/ is the problem with the “Obama message”, like so many presidents before him…instead of a government that ENABLES individuals, the government largely DISABLES them. The government seems to be more concerned with making its citizens into dependats on the state &/or criminals, that many people now believe that “only the government” can help…when it is the government that caused much of the problems to begin with.
Report Post »OneIfByLand
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:50amThere’s that redistribution of wealth thing again “fundamentally changing America”
Report Post »tankchaser
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:49amSo how is that Obama thing working out??? There has been allot of change, just not for the better. What is the old question, Are you better off now or before Obama took office, the change people were hoping for, is not the change that has been presented. How does it feel to go to sleep with a wonderful dream in mind, and have it turned into a Marxist nightmare??? Wake up America!!!!!
Report Post »Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:02pmGreg Smith is what Karl Marx referred to as a USEFUL IDIOT.
bhelmet
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:49amI would be more impressed if these supporters realized that he made “a big old mess” even bigger and messier.
Report Post »SummerB
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:04amTotally agree bhelmet.
Report Post »Tate
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:47amDo you blame them. This Guy is a living Nightmear.
Report Post »BeeBee
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:29pmAnd the sad part is this dolt will vote for him again, given the chance.
Some people never learn.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:46amMr. Obama fooled many, many people in his quest for the presidency. The man has proven beyond all doubt that he hates this country and wants to reduce it to third-world status. Liberals have been throwing money at the problems in this country for decades, and failing. Then they say it‘s because we don’t let them throw enough money. There isn’t enough money to cure what ails this country until you liberals stop perpetuating your nation of victims. Whites were enslaved long before Blacks in this country and are not running around spitting up pablum and asking for social justice. EVIDENCE TO START TEACHING CORRECT HISTORY: http://www.crusader.net/texts/bt/bt07.html
Report Post »Jackson
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:42pmAs an American with a long ancestrial history of “endentured servitude”, Thank you for that post!
Report Post »For thirty years I have asked “what about white slavery” to deaf ears. To hear another call from the fog of revisionism touched my soul!
Mr.Nick
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:33pmI have been saying this since before he even announced his presidential bid…
I’m from Chicago and I can tell you that he has been absolutely open about his Marxist agenda since he served here. I referred to him as the most dangerous politician the US has ever seen and everyone treated me like I was some kinda crackpot conspiracy theorist, even by those on the right!
Now they [all of us] got their hell, and their fundamental transformation of America I was talking about 5-years ago.
I saw him speak several years ago, way before he was even a potential presidential candidate [back when people would say "Barack who?" - and I said to my self - "this guy is the anti-Christ." His legislative voting record proves just that...... When he says "hope & change" he has visions of Stalin in his head.
Obama's goal is to make Americans as miserable as possible and you can only take two positions with him, you're either with him or you're against him and if you're against him than he will take sadist approach with you....
This guy thinks its his duty to bring retribution to the world in the form of sadism on the US...
These aren't my "opinions" either [except for the anti-christ thing] – all one needs to do to figure this out, is do thorough research on him and his life. He was and is more than open and blunt about his feeling on America and what would make “us” right in his eyes…..
Report Post »kaypal
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 3:39pmThank you for that insight. I have been trying to tell my 9th grade son that school isn’t teaching him everything. This is a great article for him.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:05pmFor the first time in her adult life, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is proud of this country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. Now that HOPE has faded she’s impossing food rationing.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:46amHe was a puppet from the beginning, bro… how naïve can you be?
Report Post »rocktruth
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 10:56pmYes, it seems the strings were all ready in place when he got in. The process of adding a new administration is the unhooking and re-hooking of strings from one president to the next. Many policies, agendas, and agreements are all ready in process before a new president takes office.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:43amSo do many more like you sir. I don’t know what people were expecting from Obama but he spelled it out really clear for everyone. Some of us listened but others like you sir didn’t want to hear the truth. Obama never hid his true agenda, in fact, he spelled it out loud and clear. All people saw a a well dressed, well spoken black man and that was enough. All I saw was a empty suit with a empty soul.
Report Post »Lynne Joy
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:19pmMarylou, you are so right. He has been transparent. People have just refused to see what he is.
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:18pmAbsolutely right! My Conservative friends and I saw through Obama immediately. No experience, a lot of missing history, talk of redistribution of wealth and Marxism, outrageous promises (”They will talk about the time when the seas began to lower…”), mysterious and shadowy scandals – ignored by the media of course – around himself and ME-Chelle, a political career launched in the livingroom of two terrorists, Obama on record as being the most Liberal senator of all, and finally just look at the people he surrounded himself with and who supported him. Marxists, Muslims, Communists, Socialists, Progressive Liberals, revolutionaries, militant gays, environmentalist wackos and feminazis.
Report Post »No, there was no question that Obama was going to be a major problem once he got into the White House. If you didn’t see it, it‘s because you didn’t want to.
Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:07pmSo we attack a person who voted for Obama and now relents??? It takes courage to do this publicly but you folks simply say how stupid he was voting for Obama. Do you’ll rememebr why Christ came here? His atoning sacrifice allows us to repent of stupid things. Those who fail to accept that repentence and likewise forgive, WILL RECIEV NO FORGIVENESS FOR THEIR SINS
God help America. Given the posts I see here, ONLY a miracle by God will restrore the Constitutional Republic. I congratulate and thank this brother for his courage.
aircraftmag
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:48pmObama told us what he would do…..“transform America”, and he has been doing that. The mainstream media sold the “dream”, with Oprah’s support. What the American public didn’t realize was that Obama and Co., were going to transform us from a Republic to a Nanny Socialist State. We the People have finally awoken and we will stop this transformation of our country with God’s help.
Report Post »KrlyQ
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 3:28pmAbsolutely! He said “Hope and Change” we knew it meant “Hoax and Chains”!
Report Post »patriot4ever
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:41amWell imagine that! Surprise anyone?
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:56amWelcome to the new America!! He voted for change and Lord he got it.
radioguru
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:35amThe Obama’s act like they won the lottery , and at the same time, tear apart the country from the inside out. Can’t wait till November and elections that put this joker in check.
Awakened One
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:49amHe is so wrong. Obama did not “let professional politicians” take over the White House, he purposefully brought in the liberal-progressive machine. Wake up. This is who he is. He gives lip service to job creation and American values, but that is just a smoke screen to keep more moderate democrats on his side. His “fundamental change” is to move away from constitutional government as it was intended, and into a Marxist redistribution model and government control of our lives. We are all Homer Simpsons to this machine – stupid, impressionable, manipulatable. The problem is, for a large body of entitlement seeking, victim minded lemmings, his take is right on. The rest have just been politically sleeping through their normal lives. But the alarm bells are ringing and the dormant power of America is waking up. Let‘s just hope we’re not too late. This November and the election in 2012 is our last chance. Let’s not waste it. Get informed. Take action. Warn friends and neighbors and anyone who will listen. We are in extreme danger of losing our country and our freedom.
MAULEMALL
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:11pm… And the dope will vote for him again….
Report Post »ProgressivesLoveAmerica
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:21pmThe reason people are losing hope is quite simple: Liberals & progressives were hoping to have a REAL progressive in the White House in charge of things for ONCE!
But no. The old saying that Richard Nixon was the last liberal President of the United States holds true even until today!
Ever since Ronald Reagan, every prominent Democrat politician has tried to somehow concede to the idea that the Supply Side Neoliberal Economic theoreticals embraced by Reagan were actually a GOOD thing. Barack Obama is no different. President Obama is just another post-Reagan Democrat whose actions resemble those of a moderate or even a conservative politician.
Just look at his health care plan: Normally slammed by conservative political opposition as “socialism,” the Obama health care plan is just the Mitt Romney plan, which was vetted by the Heritage Foundation. There’s really NOTHING progressive about the health care plan.
Look at gay rights: NOTHING has been done on that issue.
Look at the war: Iraq is not even done. Afghanistan has been ESCALATED. We’re bombing Pakistan. We’re supporting terrorist opposition in Iran through the CIA called Jundullah. Obama is MORE pro-war in ACTION than George W. Bush!
wizarddog
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:08pmObama turned “Hope and Change” into “Dopes in Chains”
Report Post »Awakened One
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:15pmAll side issues, and spin at that. Obama’s agenda is to increase the size of government to the point the progressives and elites can control everything of importance. Free speech, American sovereignty, social policy, capitalism. Truth does not matter to progressives. Open dialog is a threat to them. Killing the constitutional American model is paramount to them. We are being moved toward socialism with every bill in congress. Americans are being played by progressives. Alinsky is in full force.
Report Post »Awakened One
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:27pmProgressives do not love America. They don’t understand what America is. Until they support individual rights over social welfare and invented entitlements, they will be the enemies of America. A growing federal government intent on controlling everything is anti-constitutional our biggest threat.
Report Post »wOOD
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:44pmGlad to see this guy has wised up
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:51pmProgressivesLoveAmerica “Look at gay rights: NOTHING has been done on that issue.”
What rights do gays require that are different from everybody else? Do they need a seperate Constitution? Just asking…
Report Post »dressseller
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:53pmAwakened One …you have hit the nail squarely on the head. Couldn’t have said it all nearly as well. Thank You.
Report Post »ProgressivesLoveAmerica
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:03pmREV.WC, it’s not that gays require “extra rights.” The problem is that it seems as though it’s permissable to deprive gay people of rights in this country. Gays in this country have been DEPRIVED of basic freedoms.
Just look at Don‘t Ask Don’t Tell. On top of the fact that this policy actively infringes on the rights of gays in the military, it’s also a threat to national security! We’ve actually fired highly trained individuals in the military because it was found out that they were gay. We’ve fired people who could speak Arabic because it was found out that they were gay.
independentvoteril
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:21pmDoesn’t this guy know OBAMA is helping.. to bad it’s NOT the AMERICAN PEOPLE.. he’s sending MONEY to OTHER countries.. Guess they weren’t listening when OBAMA speaking.. just like a few people I know that weren’t listening when OBAMA said about electric..“prices WILL necessarily SKYROCKET”, and just found out that will come with CAP N TRADE.. this guy is LUCKY he got his old job back.. so many of us have LOST ours and the doors closed.. and NOW we will get 3rd world heathcare and NO JOB.. To be honest we were screwed with either candidate since McCAIN wants to sign MORE FREE TRADE agreements which WOULD NOT have helped our jobs problem.. Maybe it’s time he joins the T.E.A. party look for character not the jerks we have been getting..
Report Post »Mr.Nick
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:44pm@ProgressivesLoveAmerica
The notion that a Marxist such as Obamy is a “moderate” is asinine.
That notion is absolutely NOTHING more than liberals attempting to sell extremist Marxism as an ideology thats not a threat to the American way……
You know absolutely nothing about Obama and your post made that quite clear.
Furthermore are you not aware that these Marxists pasted “Obamycare” so they could CONTROL your life while decimating capitalism in the process?
If these Marxists actually were able to keep power, they would start attacking EVERY AND ALL industries that could potentially effect your health, MASSIVE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND TAXES will soon follow on the air we breathe at work to the food we eat, they will attempt to CONTROL absolutely everything citing “health care costs” and the useful idiots will buy right into it — because to them — government knows best and ANYONE who has the audacity to question our dear Marxist government is nothing more than a “stupid dummy, racist hate-monger.”
Report Post »Mr.Nick
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:54pmFurthermore why the hell do you think no leftist even cared what was in the Obamycare bill??? because it didn’t matter — because health care was NOT the intent of the bill and controlling YOU was….
You dont believe me?
Than go read the news and count how many stories you read about fat people and how obesity is an epidemic that needs to be stopped and its the EVIL capitalists fault people are fat…
The media RIGHT NOW is in the process of brainwashing you into supporting sin-taxes on ANYTHING progressives deem to be a threat to your health and they will absolutely cite health care costs as the reasoning behind their “sin-taxes” and regulations…
Liberals do NOT want to help you, they want to CONTROL you…
Report Post »Two_Kids_Dad
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:00pmThis guy supported Obama for racial reasons. He was already a Clinton supporter, so we know he’s a lefty. He chose to vote based on skin color and probably got snowed by the “Hoax and Chains” as icing on the proverbial cake.
Obama‘s failure as president will probably ensure that there won’t be another black president in our lifetimes, even if the black candidate in the future is the best guy for the job.
VT_BR
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:08pmDo you want to understand Obama’s politics? Take a look to Brasil…
Yes… there‘s been 8 years of lula’s (lowercase) government and every “bad news” ALWAYS come like this one…
THE PRESIDENT NEVER DOES MISTAKES, IT’S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE (and everytime this “someone else” is really close to the president and nominated by him or is just some “abstract person” like “the professional politics” that the people just can’t find in the real world)
And if you take a closer look you will see that he is still a suporter of Obama saying that “professional politics” took the “dream” away. (so… he‘s saying that he supports Obama’s politics and is crying for what could not be done because of the “abstract personalities”)
This is known as DISINFORMATION
Report Post »That’s the perfect example of third world politics being played in the first world.
Two_Kids_Dad
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:10pmMr. Nick, I totally agree with you. Your comment “Liberals do NOT want to help you, they want to CONTROL you…” sums it all up succinctly. They’ve kept the poor and minoirities enslaved by their empty promises for at least 50 years and every election cycle they repeat the same promises. Progressives need people in misery and feeling hopeless and helpless because it makes them easier to ‘manipulate’ as has been exposed recently.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:23pmMr Smith> I truly am sorry you are going through these hard times and hope everything works out well for your wife.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:59pmFoxNews had it right! God willing, we’ll vote into the House & Senate a republican majority to correct the progressive marxist agenda. Consider following Herman Cain on what he has to say about how to correct the economy and save this nation for all. Not just for privilaged black people, not just for privilaged white people, equality to all.
Report Post »MorkfromOrk
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:23pmThis is what happens when you promise vague ideas of hope and change. His ardent supporters are bound to be let down. This guy still doesn’t get it. He thinks Obama “let professional politicians take over”. Reality still has not set in. Even progressives, like one that has posted in this thread, don’t get it. The progressives in power couldn’t care less about citizen progressives and their ideas. In fact, from the perspective of the progressive power structure, Obama’s administration has been a stunning success. They have passed much of what progressives have been dreaming of for years. Still, there is more to come. Many would say he doesn’t have a chance to be reelected. I promise you he and his inner circle do not think that way. They think Americans are easily fooled, especially progressives. Yes, progressives, they don’t hold you in high regard. No wonder they think your stupid, even in your disillusionment you will not blame the appropriate party just like the doorman in this story blaming “professional politicians” that Obama “allowed” for his life not being better off. The idea of placing responsibility for improving my life in the hands of a political leader is completely foreign to me.
Report Post »NE12012
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:27pmDear Greg, your a 46 year old college grad that can’t find a good job. You quit the job you did have, to campaign for a man you knew nothing about. Advice for Greg, be the best doorman in NYC…..be the leader, not the follower. Your wife’s counting on you.
Report Post »PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 6:37pmAgreed – Democrat or Rebublican, it makes no difference. They all supported a progressive agenda, pushing us towards the failure that is socialism. Obama’s failure was that he pushed too much too soon, and stirred Americans to an awakening. The heat was turned up too quickly and the frogs are jumping out of the pot.
The end result will be, with any luck, a rejection of socialism and a return to limited government and a restoration of individual liberties.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 6:53pmThe Democrat Party is amazingly close and similar to the words and utterances of some of the world’s foremost radicals when the subject is the United States of America. When the subject is this country, Obama, Hillary, the Democrats, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it’s hard to tell them about.
Report Post »Mr.Nick
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:26pm@PostProgressiveAmerican
You’re absolutely right – Obama pushed too hard and too soon. The Marxists got snug within their position(s) and thought the world was theirs for the taking….
America isn’t brainwashed that bad just yet, they apparently believe we were.
They may have gotten away with a Marxist revolution 10-years from now, however they counted their chickens before they hatched and I’m grateful it happened now, rather before their brainwashing of America was at 90%.
They succeeded in the UK but failed here, and if anyone has an ounce of brain matter between their ears they would view the UK as what the progressive communists want here.
The only thing thats holding these Marxists up is our Second Amendment – they haven’t figured out a “legal” way to take our guns just yet, but they’re working on it via the appointing of communist Supreme Court justices whom have the final say…. They’re working on softening up the populace though and once they do that and brainwash enough people believe that guns are “bad” then the US will be for the taking by the progressive communists.
Report Post »Devil in Arkansas
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 8:30pmPostProgressiveAmerican – THANK YOU.
Report Post »LadybugsTX
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:34pmYeah. I remember the day when I figured out what Democrats were all about and how they and their rich supporters were getting richer yet I was going nowhere. In fact my life has always been MORE difficult when the Democrats are in charge. And boy, did I feel like a fool for actually believing the song and dance they were selling me to keep me in their voting herd. I mean really, they demonize the rich daily, yet the uber rich in this country from Hollywood, Wall Street, attorneys, etc. all contribute overwhelmingly to Democrats. That makes no sense if the Republican party is the party of the rich. Then they procede to heap the burden of their spending on the regular rich like small business owners and the middle class. Everytime the Dems are in power, the middle class gets smaller and the poverty class gets bigger. Today, right this minute, the poverty class is the biggest it’s been since they started measuring these things.
Republicans aren’t perfect, but from the time they took Congress in 1994 until the Dems took it in 2006, my personal income rose 382%. Now while I proudly state I did it on my own steam, without any formal education, I can say government stayed out of my way and let me do it.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:54pmWhoda thunk!!!
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 12:01ameveryone needs to see this video
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Wheels141
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 12:05amI am with you Awakenedone! Your are 100% correct in all of your points. Take a few ideas from James Wesley Rawles book “Patriots:A Novel of Survival in the coming Collapse”. National Convention needs to be called for to make some seriously needed amendments to the Constitution. 1st, and 2nd Amendments need crucial clarifications for those who have forgotten why these 2 are THE most important for We the People to remain free. We need to remove the Fed Gov from our schools, and return power back to the state levels where we know whats best for our state, not a bunch of career, fat-cat elitist in D.C. Fed Welfare, and foreign aid needs to stop, and it calls for a Constitutional Amendment to make certain that the Fed can pass no law to let these things be funded with Fed money. Fed should be capped to no more than 2% GDP. All elected officials will be compensated by their respective states. They will be held to the highest standards of his/her states wishes when Congress considers any Fed law. Repeal the 16th, and 17th, and outlaw deficit spending.
Report Post »jagregory34
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 2:48amI am agreeing with you. Care to run for President?
Report Post »DaytonConserve
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 3:00amHere’s the deal, let me be clear. I never meant for you to believe any of that crap I fed you during the election. Why, transparency? What looney tune do you take me for? We’ve funneled so much of your money, your childrens money, your grandchildrens money, their kids money to our friends that you will never be able to recover. And with the help of the fed, you’ll never figure out where it all went. Kind of like how I bought my house, only bigger.
Whoops, I wasn’t supposed to actually let you in on our little secret just now. I got confused when I said let me be clear. Won’t happen again.
BFF,
BHO
Report Post »JKN
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 9:51amThe very first time I saw and heard Barack Obama on TV, I had the instant sense that this guy would not be good for America…
For the past century, and especially the past fifty years, Progressives have been slowly but surely chipping away at our Constitution, our founding principles and our civil liberties… Then, all of a sudden and quite magically, the well-polished Barack Obama bursts onto the political scene, rises quickly to the top (His speech in Berlin seemed to be his highest point) and becomes our 44th President…
Now the Progressives were so close to the “finish line,” they couldn’t help themselves… They got greedy and started chopping away at our Constitution and individual freedoms… No “chipping away” with this bunch… This gang rushed so fast with all of their far-left, freedom-destroying policies to finally “win” their globalist agenda, they ended up losing it…
Clearly, the Progressives have lost their message as more and more Americans become attuned to what’s really going on… Actually, Barack Obama is a blessing in disguise for his radical race to the finish line simply awakened the vast majority of the American people…
And it couldn’t have happened soon enough…
Report Post »cjhdd
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 12:38pmWonder how many more are feeling the same, but ashamed to admit their defeat, dismay and failure to listen when obama was pushing his veiled agenda…
Report Post »jsl55
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 12:39amWhat a fool. Do you really think “Obama has let professional politicians take over the White House — and our dream of change.”? He is a politician of the most corrupt variety – Chicago style.
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