Should “concern” all Americans? CONCERN? Barack Obama doesn’t get it. Just like the entire Democratic Party establishment doesn’t get it. We are lightyears beyond “concerned.” We’re fucking pissed off & ready to go to war to save this democracy. And we wish Democratic Party leaders understood that.
I love Obama but we need more urgency from him.
I stand with my fellow American citizens and will be your guide down the road of legal action. Government failed to protect the constitution during the Mormon war. State of Illinois vrs Joseph Smith for treason. No president is immune state charges and no judge of even the Supreme Court! Step up
They don't understand History or the lengths the Corrupt and Selfish will go to for Power. They think everyone thinks like they do. KNOW YOUR ENEMY not your idealized version of them or you will be doomed.
Do you understand the legislative process? Given what voters have left Dems to deal with, without power, they have been heroic in what they’ve tried to do and also have done. Let us know if YOU have a magic wand. I also hope you are at rallies, writing letters and making calls. Do it or blame u
I think the diction is just his style of speech. But we do need stronger, assertive words.
Concern and worried, not enough as now all should FIGHT to keep freedom, its partly gone already!
We are Joe
We're ready to go to war is quite a statement. Are you loading a weapon and planning to shoot someone?
Agree with you on this a well.
This is Susan Collins speak.
Except he’s not in congress actively voting for the shit he’s concerned about. That’s her lane.
You are correct. We are waaaay beyond “concern.”We are in a five-alarm fire and there’s no firemen coming. Everyone with a megaphone needs to get their Newsom and Pritzker on, or step to sidelines.
Even the top elites seem trapped in a state of paralyzing disbelief that we have reached this point. Is it a lack of rationality or courage that defines them? It does seem rational to conclude that we need a new type of leader for these unprecedented times.
Yeah, he needs to bring Luther back.
you're correct.
I actually agree with you sir..but I think he’s deliberately being subdued to not pour gas on an already smoldering fire..
Trump has turned the United States into an autocracy, so bring the fucking gasoline.
I’m torn but I recall that Jimmy Carter used to speak out against Bush and the war mongering republicans .. wish Obama would say more but again he’s a target.. hell they are threatening to arrest him… hence the smoldering fire
He's not worried about himself. He's worried about what happens if they go after his kids.
You’re probably right
Sad that it may come to the Obama Secret Service team shooting it out with the Trump Secret Service team.
Oh my… pass the popcorn 🍿
Obama isn’t getting arrested…hundreds of millions of Americans would get arrested before Obama ever would
They're walking away with the store. If we don't fight, it (our rights, our freedoms, democracy) may all be gone. The fire needs gas.
Why shouldn’t the most popular living ex-President use his tremendous clout to undermine Trump’s antidemocratic actions and authoritarian power grabs?? What does Obama have to lose?! He’s not running for office ever again, he’s a private citizen…and we’re past the stage of “concern”
The point being … Obama’s deliberately laying low.. he doesn’t owe us a GD thing. The voters made their choice last November and that’s not Obama’s problem.
I want leaders that speak with power and force - not as though they are giving a speech to a bunch of lawyers. Where is the passion and the outrage?
Absolutely ready.
With the exception of about (5) Democrats, the entire party is totally lost. The ones who aren't: 1. AOC 2. Crockett 3. Murphy 4. Schiff 5. Lieu
You forgot Swalwell
Did he? I didn't see that! I'll look it up, and if he did? Well, fuck him. That was a loser move.
Yes! I certainly did.
Swalwell did throw Zohran under the bus tbf
Is this what you're talking about Stu, or did I not find the right thing?
Uh huh right youtu.be/lRceQxMRX-o?...
“I don’t associate myself with what he said about the Jewish people”…wtf is that supposed to mean? What did Zohran say that impugns or denigrates or criticizes “the Jewish people”? Swalwell is a meathead who thinks Israel = the Jews (which is antisemitic btw).
What Swalwell said there is borderline slanderous, and very funny considering Zohran won a huge share of NYC Jews in the primary. It turns out that NYC Jews 1.) care about political phenomena beyond Israel, and 2.) have a diversity of views on Israel. Jews aren’t a monolith.
I don't understand how Swalwell came to this position. I've listened really close to Mamdani - I've NEVER heard him say anything that "I" would consider antisemitic. And last I checked a whole shitton of people I know are "anti-Zion". If anti-Zionism is antisemitic I bet a lot of us fall under it.,
You’re welcome, Pirate…the slander against Zohran is so frustrating. His views on Israel are basically the same those of as Brad Lander or Bernie, and yet ppl lie and smear the man out of cynicism and opportunism and cowardice (even Democratic leadership btw, who lend credence to the bs).
What happened to “vote blue no matter who”? What happened to human rights? What happened to pluralism and democracy and equal rights for all? Where is our humanity? Smh
Zohran is an anti-Zionist, and while most American Jews are either committed Zionists or soft Zionists that doesn’t mean that Jews can’t be anti-Zionist and criticize the state of Israel (which Zohran has done). Swalwell has taken a lot of AIPAC money btw.
www.trackaipac.com/congress
Jesus, DWS has gotten more from them than Rick Scott has. good god.
Thank you for this, Stu.
Still, we’re 0/0 leadership and about 3% “gets what’s happening and aren’t afraid to admit it and won’t defer to some centrist shitbag advisor”. Pretty bad odds.
Agreed. We need a new breed if we are going to get anywhere ever again. Those 6 are a good start. Smart as a whip, and hearts and minds on America and her people. Not for sale, well, not yet (is that cynical of me to say that?)
They’re a good start but they are constantly being fought by the “Party establishment”. So it’s Republicans AND Democrats vs. outspoken Democrats. This is nuts 🤦♀️
The refusal to actually do the job AS THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED YOU WANT IT DONE, is insanity. The old guard is so entrenched in "our way or the highway" that its insane. I'm 68 - some of those that need to go are younger, but even I know progress isn't made with the "same old same old".
Part of the process is “passing the torch”. We have a generation that refuses to do so and it’s taking the rest of us over the edge. We’re in an era where everyone vying to be king have no understanding that the kingmaker is more powerful. Pearls before swine!
I think you touched on the worst part; they all see what’s happening but are refusing to stand up and swing back. I can’t stand a one of them, but the new GOP are true activists. They’re fighters. They’re nasty. Democrats are still politicians through and through. That’s just not going to cut it
Everyone needs to feel supported. It’s a human thing. One person needs to get their hands dirty then others will follow. Sometimes that’s a loudmouth leading the march or it’s a person in a prison cell with nothing to lose. Other times it’s a dead body, a martyr. Someone has to set the stakes.
Agree! And I’m tired of this constant campaigning through email and text. We’ve been there, done that. Do something to show it will be different now and maybe we’ll contribute. I’ve contributed to very few. It’s time for action, not emails.
Um, well, I appreciate your enthusiasm and the fact that you left the GOP, but you can’t waltz into our party after degrading it for years and then mansplain to us how to operate. Perhaps you should yell at your own former party?
The republicans set traps for us so we have to play by the book or we look like them
It's his way. He's not going to get up on a soapbox and start screaming " fascism! DEFCON 1! He is Cool. Calm. Collected. Analytical. Methodic. Sometimes even with humor. Like a surgeon operates under extreme pressure. I understand why you and others think he's not meeting the moment but he is.
This kind of pathetic infighting is exactly what got us into this MAGA mess in the first place. Divided we lose. Knock this shit off and go after the real enemy, your boy Trump.
Yeah, birther bitch. Too soon. You really need to keep Barack’s name out your racist mouth.
Joe, “Concern” is bare minimum & we don’t even have enough of that since almost 50% of voters who participated allegedly voted for convicted felon who shouldn’t have been allowed to run in first place. Don’t blast President Obama for stating the obvious some still don’t get allegedly
How else should a former president implore the republicans to reevaluate their positions? Many did crossover to vote for him, and he’s trying to woo the sane ones back from the abyss. He knows that Democrats are fully committed.
It’s not 2020, Ruth. There are no “sane” Republicans left to turn.
😆so true!
Unfortunately 🤷♀️ That’s why it was kinda dumb to take Liz Cheney on the 2024 campaign trail. It’s like “Liz, sweetie, you’re already here so who’s left to convince Trump is gibbonshit insane?” We didn’t need new voters, we needed everyone from 2020 to show up again 🤦♀️
Too bad you have only just awakened. Imagine that we might have avoided all this mess if only you had 'gotten it' a long while ago. Imagine if all your ridiculous claims had been rejected as you spoke them. Criticizing Obama. Now you need to just sit down.
Susan Collins is “concerned” too
Seriously. I don't care if you are center-right like Joe Walsh or to the left of Bernie Sanders, just so long as you punch Hitler when you see Hitler. ... Yes, Trump is Hitler in this example.
When will you offer a plan of action? Perhaps you have and I missed that…
I’d be careful about getting too high-and-mighty. As much as I’ve admired you dropping MAGA and joining the Democratic Party, I’d remind you that you were a part of the group that lit the anti-government fuse that has led us to this point. Do agree that people don’t see the imminent threat we face.
Anti-government is very much at odds with the current administration.
Maybe I should have written anti-effective government. Regardless, the Freedom Caucus has for decades made the case for destroying government as we have known it. This administration IS destroying government of 3 branches, replacing it with only an executive. Seems pretty anti-government to me.
You are right though...he helped create this mess so he now saying what we need to do to fix it does come off as less than sincere...talkers always talk...
This. Dude is talking like he didn't create the problem in the first place.
1000%. Barack Obama is not the problem. "Leaders" like Pelosi, Schumer, and Jeffries are. Obama has a way of speaking that connects with just about everyone, if they're willing to listen. I see good old Tea Party Joe is still stuck in Obama hating mode.
Obama has been a massive disappointment, and the one who opened the door for the abuse of EOs.
Just curious - Do you have any numbers to support the last half of your post? As I see it, the # of EOs is not the problem; it’s when they are interpreted as being actual laws which they are not. They’re like memos. Hell, I believe even Washington issued EOs.
There's a table on this page that shows that the guy commenting has no idea how many executive orders past presidents have issued. www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/d...
Ty
Kinda what I thought
Don't misgender me.
I apologize for the misgendering. However, not to be overly petty, but shouldn't you be hedgelady if you're that concerned about people confusing your gender? It was an honest mistake.
No.
In that case, let me gender it correctly. The person commenting has no fucking clue about EOs.
Democratic weakness started with him. McConnell ROBBED that man blind.
Obama begged your asses. Some of you didn’t turn up to vote in 2010 and 2014. People like Walsh called Obama every damn name in the book. Shut the hell up. We welcome you to the party but we have been outaged and Obama had been outraged for a long Helluva a time.
I don’t this these comments by Obama have any impact.
And George Bush. What has he had to say?
Joe, calm down. He's playing nice. Let him stay classy while I am being sassy.
Yes, but democratic leaders have been reintegrating this for months and months. It’s easy to blame one man. A good man at that. No one was prepared for the evil that is tRump. I think by pointing out one individual, it is deflecting the fact that numerous Republicans are the reason tRump exists.
*reiterating (autocorrect)
Many states in your country are backward and racist. Do you really think they would listen to a black man??
I agree. It's time to start coming together as one cohesive unit!
Amazing how a Tea Party Republican in Joe Walsh and ppl like Bill Kristol get it more than liberal hero Barack Obama…amazing times we’re in
Obama has been outraged for a long time. He begged you all to vote in mid terms and you didn’t.
Ya that was truly some bad processed white bread nonsense. Where are the leaders we need?
So what are we the voters supposed to do? Everyday everyone tells us this is wrong but there is nobody talking about solutions. There are a handful of politicians fighting back but that is it.
We are ready to march today.
Democratic Leadership isn’t.
Yes. Too little. Way too little.
@barackobama.bsky.social Concerned? We're scared shitless. We're mad as hell. We want all of our leaders to GIVE THEIR ALL. IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
@walshfreedom.bsky.social There are people in my block that would never have wanted armed guards in Chicago that are now bragging on Facebook that this is a great idea. You and I are both beyond concerned, but he's a President who is trying to connect with all Americans. Cut him some slack.
Appreciate the sentiment but he has actively said he is not going to be a leader in the party anymore. He's not going to say anything divisive. He's someone who will really only try to unite people.
He needs to wake up and smell the war coffee
No you don’t get it. When are we going to start holding your former party’s feet to the fire? The GOP is in charge of this clusterfuck, when are they going to become concerned? Stop blaming Obama and other Dems and look in the fucking mirror
Dude…this measured, measly mouthed crap from Obama is the part of the reason why the GOP steamrolls Dems into submission
You can't honestly think Democrats, with a few exceptions, are meeting this moment. They should be pissed off and instead they are "concerned." Dems have plenty that they should look in the mirror about as well.
I want to see articles of impeachment drawn up on RFK Jr immediately. Put the gop on record
I’m not defending the Dems but if anything is going to change it needs to come from both sides.
He did hold his former Party’s feet to the fire: He urged Biden to resign then he stepped in the shit and has since been of no help. Pretty much like every prominent Dem since November last year 🙄 They’re all so pathetic.
Joe, you're now talking to the more intelligent people who can smell bullshit a mile away. Get over your Obama hate if you truly think you're reformed from the fascist party. Otherwise, you can crawl back to them and beg their forgiveness.
They just talk differently than you, Joe. You can still work with it.
He gets the threat racist white nationalists in power are better than you, I think.
You're reverting to Tea Party mode. Your Obama is showing...
Yes, a very muted response by Obama. We are in a very dark and dangerous situation.