Reason #10,001 Why Barack Obama Rocks My Socks!

I pray for President Obama often,his family as well. He has a load on his plate. And doing a great job also those in congress who are trying to make a difference for the American people.

I'm sure Barack is a great husband and family man, but I'm not sure I understand the interest with Barack Obama, from a political perspective.

I hope people voted for Obama because of his policies, and not for superficial reasons.

What I'd like to know is, where will he get another $447 billion for the proposed jobs bill? How long did it take to formulate this bill, and why did it take 3 years to propose?

And speaking of money...
Why can't all the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan be brought home now, in less than a year? How much is it costing the government each day just to support these wars?
And why are we now over in Libya? What threat has Libya posed to the U.S.?
What are the plans for moving away from oil?
Why isn't the Federal Reserve being investigated? For such a private organization that prints the money and is responsible for the country's inflation rates, how does the government allow it to be responsible for such enormous sums of money, and determine how it is distributed? And how many people really know how and where it is being distributed, and for what purpose? What is the secrecy behind it?
Why isn't the war on drugs being addressed? How much does it cost to fund this war? There are more benefits to the use of marijuana and hemp than there are to banning it. Speaking of drugs, I would guess on a whole, prescription drugs are far deadlier than illegal drugs. Pharmaceutical companies seriously need to be investigated on this. We owe it to the safety of our children, and our children's children. And another thing, this war on drugs is nothing more than a war on U.S. citizens, and a racist war at that. There are more blacks incarcerated for non-violent drug use than any other demographic group. Is this a coincidence?

I will grant that Obama has had less than 4 years in office, and change does not happen overnight, but I believe the country's financial woes would be turned around if those items alone were addressed.

My opinion is that he won't address them accordingly, if at all, because that is the way the democrat and republican parties operate. Republican or Democrat, I feel most do not vote with their conscience or common sense. They answer to lobbyists, special interest groups, big corporations, etc. which are self-serving and do not have the people's best interests at heart.

Your President is beyond intelligent, and respected around the world. I am BEGGING you, please, please, please make sure he gets re-elected. Otherwise, send him up to us in Canada (our political swagger is waaaaay down, although stable), and we can start digging that trench! Your republicans freak me out, lol!! Love the comments!

This man is the most presidential, dignified and awesome representative of our country that the world has ever seen. I think Bill Maher said it best and I'm going to paraphrase him. "He is one hot-looking, intelligent, efficient, steely-nerved, multi-tasking, black ninja gangsta president."

Long overdue. He's a decent man, love his wife (and beautiful daughters) but as a president...to say he's been a massive disappointment is an understatement. I can't believe a black person just said that! JK!

"We could seriously end all wars for the next 1,000 years if we weren’t so invested in South American and Arab oil."
Yeah in an ideal world...the US will ALWAYS get sucked into some war. Only God knows what our government is secretly invested in overseas that has absolutely nothing to do with Oil.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that picture of President Obama and the First Lady. Michelle looks loved and radiant and the Pres. looks like he could just eat her up, you know, like this is MY woman. I just love it!!! That picture should be plastered all over, especially in the 'hood, so backward ass thinking Black folk now what BLACK LOVE really looks like.

Now to the substance: I thought the President's speech was one of his best (but let's face it, the man is brilliant and a phenomenal speaker so that goes without saying) I don't think he put anything on the table that Republicans cannot agree with; as is his style the President offered an olive branch to the Republicans and unfortunately once again he'll be pulling back a nub, because the Republicnas DO NOT want to work with the President---they want to win the white house. And so a perfectly lukewarm, milquetoast, easy, moderate jobs bill will be torn to bits by rabid Republicans and Tea Partiers who want to see the President fail. PERIOD. They admitted as much. So no matter how many times he tries to work with Republicans they will continuously push back becasue they don't wish to see him succeed.

....and yes it goes without saying that the President is the FINEST thing in the White House right about now. And although I don't alwasy agree with his politics or how he deasl with the crazies called the Tea Party, I admire and respect his devotion to his wife, a brown skinned black woman, and his beautiful brown daughters. He is a wonderful example of a "good black man"

Mr. Prez did a great job last night. He was on-point and passionate. Whether folks agree with his policies or not, I think many would agree that he is a progressive figure with transformational ideas.

China is our major competitor. Over the years while we were spending tons of money blowing things up, the Chinese were building things up, namely their infrastructure and financial system. They also worked on clean energy and building alliances with African and South American countries for natural resources. China is looking waaay into the future (30+ years ahead) when it plans. We are only looking at the next three or four years, or until the next election cycle begins. Some in Washington don't understand that in order to make ourselves more competitive with BRIC countries like China, India and Brazil, we have to spend at least SOME money. Sure...make cuts, but use a scalpel and not a machete. We want to be number one, but we don't want to invest in our future to do it! Not ALL debt and spending are bad. Consider college loans, mortgages, car loans, etc. **Stepping off my soap box now.**

I love the First Lady. Just think...she loved and saw potential in this man when he had little means. Yes, he had a Harvard law degree, but as she has often joked, owned two pairs of pants,and a of pair over-worn shoes. He always wore a white shirt tucked into those pants. No colors or patterns, just white shirts. No jeans. And did I mention he had a pitiful, beat-up ride? Oh, I can hear it now..."Girrrl...look at that jacked-up car! AND he can't even dress!" As attractive and intellegent as he was, some women would have written him off for superficial reasons. She didn't. And look where he is now. She's a smart woman who apparently has a lot of depth.

I remain neutral in politcal affairs but I was watching his speech yesterday and I could not get over how evil Boehner looked. I mean really wipe that look of your face and get over it.

I think the train has left on America becoming #1 again for quite some time, I just need to look in my home country to see that. We trade more with China than America nowadays (US used to be the biggest).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKv6RcXa2UI

Seriously 34$ per week as my country women makes in the factories ain't enough to keep up with china.

I hope the Congress works with him on the employment plan, I do admire Obama.
its really sad in 2011 how much racism and vitriol is being directed toward this man, it just shows not much has really changed. i think he's been pretty soft with them and i marvel at his cool.

I dont always agree with ihs politics but i do see he is trying. Race is the elephant in the room but he is either not aware of not purposely stating anything about it , ( black unemployment is like 30 percent in some cities) . He is trying to sit across the table and work with alot of bigots and narrow minded people who cannot put the country ahead of their own warped pride and hate.

The Republicans have pased alot of draconian measures to make it harder to vote next year, including having documents such as y our birth certificate, etc. I hope everyone gets out there and expresses their right to vote.

Not sure if he'll be reelected, but really love President O, his wife, daughters and even Bo the dog.

Can't say enough about how great it is to have some Black folks in the White House -- who are not servants or maids.

That picture of him kinda whispering in Michelle's ear is hot! I loved the speech and I even didn't mind the strange bit of cat-calling and weirdness coming from the tea members (amazing how decorum has crumbled since they showed up.) Since Congress has about a 13% approval rating, I expect they'll start playing nice. PS: I don't anticipate Fox will give him much credit.

I love my President.

"Oh no he di'nt."
This should be interesting.

"We could seriously end all wars for the next 1,000 years if we weren’t so invested in South American and Arab oil. We have enough geniuses in this country to figure out how to fuel cars with dirty baby diapers and leftover lasagna, I just know it. And…how about the sun? I mean, with all the talk of global warming and thinning of the ozone, we have a SHITELOAD of UV rays we can use to power stuff."

Because oil can be tapped, capped, and taxed, unlike water and the sun. Now I'm no cynic, but I've no doubt there are 'invisible' forces that have been at work for a long time and it's not necessarily to the benefit of the common man. Our society has evolved, at least from a technological perspective, to a point where we really should be the most energy efficient at any time in human history. To continue with the car example, it was originally water powered. There is no reason why the combustion engine could not be manufactured today to operate on water, instead of gasoline. The hydrogen gas in water gives a far cleaner and more powerful combustion than gasoline, and it's by-product is steam. Whoever controls big oil had the foresight to tap into it's money making potential a long time ago, since the beginning of the industrial revolution. It's no coincidence oil companies have been among the largest profit making organizations in the world.

I get the feeling somebody is getting set up for the okey-doke and it's not the President.

I have nothing but admiration for this great man.

Can the brother wear the hell out of a suit and tie? Dayum.