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Politics : President Barack Obama

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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (106971)1/11/2012 10:53:03 PM
From: zeta1961  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
to challenge the/a President with political revenge for something he does or doesn't do and I just wanted reassure you that is the how the game is played here and has always been played here and the players understand this.

However, this understanding of our system you seemed to lack. He's a President of a particular Party and viewpoint (and not Pope). It's OK to challenge that (within the confines of a certain decorum).


Oh, BUTW, the patronizing and condescension was not necessary!!

I'm traveling all week and have not been able to respond to folk.

For starters: I will say that there are challenges and there are challenges? The disabled in wheelchairs storming DC or even those who are opposed to KXL who threatened Obama last summer with political consequences are very different from the richest, most powerful and connected lobby in our society, no?

Throw in some racist machismo that a Black man with a Muslim name is standing between them and more billions? I think we're all old enough to know whose threats are more jarring, haunting and down-right frightening and concerning re: the physical well-being of our POTUS and his family. Imo....
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