When I was celebrating Obama's election win, this little old black man told me that I shouldn't celebrate too much. He told me watch and see how these same people jumping and hollering will be treating him in 2 weeks (and he did say 2 weeks) from his inauguration. He told me that dem *****ers (can't repeat the word he said here) are getting ready to destroy "that young boy." He said that they elect this black man and pretty soon everything will be his fault. "They" will be demanding things from him that have never been demanded from any President before. "They" will have no patience with him. "They" say jump, he better say how high.
My little militant old brother must be a prophet, because he was soooo right. This evening, Don Lemon was breathless as he started his 10pm newscast. The news was reported as if it were a baseball game. "Obama's former supporters, Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd, had both written very critical reports against him." Who knew that MaureenfuckingDowd was a supporter of Obama's. Or that she was worth quoting. Don Lemon went on: His poll numbers are dropping, he has had problems with his nominations and he didn't get his stimulus package through. He (a black man) was almost gleeful as he enumerated all the strikes against Obama. And of course they were the obligatory parrots... sorry I meant "experts" to further expound on all the ways Obama had failed.
I know people will be pissed with me, but I for one am beginning to suspect that this "Obama has already failed" meme has a racial component to it. I cannot remember any other newly elected President being given this short a honeymoon period despite the tremendous job that he has already done.
The President has:
a) Assembled his Cabinet in record time
b) Had his economic team working even before he took office
c) Immediately after taking office he announced Ethics Reforms and pay cuts for his staff.
d) Signed Executive Orders To Close Guantanamo Prison Camp
e) Met with the families of 911
f) Signed The CHIP Expansion Bill (which Bush had vetoed)
g) Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
h) Has begun to be briefed not only by the military but also by the newly formed Economic Advisory Board
i) Reached out to Republicans and conservative in a way which has never been done before.
j) Appointed Republicans to his Cabinet
k) Met with the Republican Caucuses (which Bush never did)
l) Has been out round and about Washington DC which is in itself stimulating that State economy.
m) Is still being a good husband by taking his wife out on a date
n) Is still being a good father by going to his daughter's school
- Set a new tone to our Foreign Policy by giving an interview to Al Arabiya which was welcomed by the Arab/Muslim world which also served to further marginalized the terror groups
p) Show how important the Arts will be under this administration by going to Kennedy Center and actually staying and enjoying the performance
q) Has shown that he is not afraid of hard work
and so much more...
The fact that the corrupt, subversive corporate media has chosen to adopt the GOP talking points is not Obama's fault. The could quite easily have been asking why the Republicans have chosen to be obstructionists. They could have been asking why Republicans have been using Taliban inspired tactics against the President. They could have been asking the Republicans to put country first rather than planning and scheming to derail this new President so as to make it more advantageous for them 2010.
But the saddest part of all of this is watching so called "progressives" join the bandwagon. It has become downright nauseating to read some of the diaries and comments on here. I feel like burying my head in sand like the proverbial ostrich so as to get away from the negativity. We, as progressives, should be fighting back against the media and the GOP. That is what I expected. The fact that we are not leaves me to wonder...