John Pilger & Cynthia McKinney on Obama: "a Warmonger"

Absolutely. It would take a year to state the multitude of reasons why White Americans, claim is their justification for their extreme hate of President Obama.. I know that he has numerous White supporters, however, other than a few Blacks, I never see any other Minorities exhibit such extreme hate for him.

Waging war is not "presidential."

I agree totally with your observations. I was beginning to think that I was the only one who came to that conclusion.
President Obama is the president of the United States of America, and unlike our last president, he takes his job very serious. He is doing exactly what he was elected to do.
I don't recall any president being hated as much as he is, although many Americans will deny it, but it is definitely because of the color of his skin. He is damned if he do, and damned if he don't.
The same people who were willing to accept Herman Cain, are willing to accept the rest of the clowns in the Tea-Party/Republican Circus. Herman Cain was just one of the Acts. There is no comparison to Cain and President Obama, they are on different levels.
You are definitely right about there being no alternative to the president, he is light-years ahead of his opponents. He would be so much better with adequate support
I will vote for him again in 2012, because I know that he has been dealt a dirty hand.

The president is the commander-in-chief. He is the senior official of all of our armed forces. We may not like war, ( I don't) but the president is charged with protecting the American people. That includes fighting wars. From the beginning, the Revolutionary war, 1812, spanish-american, civil, WWI, WWI, Korean, Vietnam,Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan...Our history is replete with war and wars.

How then can you say that fighting war is not presidential?

Nanac, it is patently obvious to see that if President Obama had some support, he could and would do a lot of good. However, given the circumstances, he is only one man with a lot of problems to deal with, a short time to effect change and so much opposition, that he has to do what he can and at times, the problem is not so much what he chooses to do, but the options from which he has to choose.

Multiple choice questions have the answers limited by the selection. If none of the selections are good, it is rather difficult to blame the chooser for the limited choices he has to choose from, but we see that is exactly what is happening here.

If a better choice for president were available, I would make it based on his/her qualifications. For me, race is not the primary reason to vote for him. I must admit it is appealing to note that of all the prospects for president, the best choice is a black man.

Ironically, most white people think that black people should accept a white man as their president, but many who feel that way at the same time do not feel they should accept a black man as their president. (Even in face of the fact that he is just that, their president)

At times, I have had to contend with the fact that president Obama has made decisions that are overtly offensive to me as a black American. It is readily apparent to me, but those who are blinded by prejudice ignore the precarious position Obama puts himself in when he makes the type of decisions that ignore the black Americans political positions.

Over the years, every time that a black person was the first to break the color line, he had to walk carefully. It is ironic that as president of the United States, the most powerful position in the world, he still has to walk as though his floor is covered with eggshells.

Good comment nanac. I agree with you. Our president will have my vote in 2012.

my thoughts are also with you
Happy New Year

Thanks SFirman, for you commitment ........Happy New Year!

I am not making any excuses for supporting President Obama in the last election, and in 2012. Although I love and support Hillary Clinton, I felt that he was the better choice. McCain/Palin were just as scary as the lunatic Tea-Party politicians that are seeking to replace him.
I want to be clear about one thing, President Obama is the first Black American, that I have ever supported for president. Not because he is of mixed race, but because he is a brilliant politician, and I feel that he actually cares about promoting the general welfare of the American People.
It is extremely ironic for White people to use race as the primary factor for selecting politicians, but accuses Blacks of doing the same thing, and this is just another lie told mostly by Haters. It don't take a rocket scientist to know that Blacks always vote Democratic, because supporting the GOP would be self-defeating. Republicans don't give a damn about Blacks, or any other poor or working individual!

You need a moral compass to understand that statement.

Same to you cmc101.

Your welcome. Happy new Year to you.