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sheshe2

(87,490 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:20 PM Nov 2014

BOG Post~ Thank You Mr President.

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President Barack Obama embraces Astrid Silva after she introduced him to speak about immigration reform during a visit to Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada


President Barack Obama with legendary activist Dolores Huerta


Lorella Praeli, Chela Praeli and Ligia Jimenez (L-R) listen to President Barack Obama speak about immigration reform


An audience member signals his support for President Barack Obama following his remarks on his immigration policy at the Del Sol High School


A woman cries as President Barack Obama speaks on immigration reform


Actress Diane Guerrero from the drama series “Orange is the New Black” reacts as President Barack Obama speaks about immigration reform during a visit to Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guerreo’s Colombian parents were deported from the U.S. when she was 14. With her is U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill)

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Some say the President is a failure. That he has accomplished nothing. They say he is worse than Bush. Who are these people? Do they have one foot in reality? So many don't see it. He is so many steps ahead of most people, the GOP can't keep up! Bless you Sir, Immigration reform. Thank you. Now the GOP has to wake up and broaden it.

Stolen from freshwest~



Stop the war on us all, we are the people. Fuck you GOP!
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BOG Post~ Thank You Mr President. (Original Post) sheshe2 Nov 2014 OP
Yes! shenmue Nov 2014 #1
Mine were immigrants as well shenmue... sheshe2 Nov 2014 #3
Thank you shenmue Nov 2014 #7
Brilliant!!! nt MADem Nov 2014 #2
Gracias, she.. I was just coming to post this because it would have been too precious not to. Cha Nov 2014 #4
He does what is right every damn time. sheshe2 Nov 2014 #5
^ BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #11
Love that pic of our President Cha. Marie Marie Nov 2014 #6
It's gotta feel good to make so many people Happy, Marie Marie! :))))) Cha Nov 2014 #8
+1 freshwest Nov 2014 #10
A bit late here... mimi85 Nov 2014 #22
:) BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #12
A-Loha, Blanche! Cha Nov 2014 #13
yo, Cha!! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #16
kick Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #9
An excellent compassionate president. oldandhappy Nov 2014 #14
My husband's family came here when he and his brothers were little boys... Hekate Nov 2014 #15
For perspective, another Dolores Huerta picture: NBachers Nov 2014 #17
Oh, my--what a wonderful photo evoking wonderful memories of RFK, an amazing human being classof56 Nov 2014 #20
Yes she is. mimi85 Nov 2014 #23
AND the American economy is actually humming. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2014 #18
Gracias Obama azmom Nov 2014 #19
Thank you, azmom. Kath1 Nov 2014 #21

Cha

(305,405 posts)
4. Gracias, she.. I was just coming to post this because it would have been too precious not to.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:30 PM
Nov 2014

I love all the pics but especially this one..


Actress Diane Guerrero from the drama series “Orange is the New Black” reacts as President Barack Obama speaks about immigration reform during a visit to Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guerreo’s Colombian parents were deported from the U.S. when she was 14. With her is U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill)


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That smile when you've done the right thing by changing the lives of 5M people for the better. #ImmigrationAction
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sheshe2

(87,490 posts)
5. He does what is right every damn time.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:33 PM
Nov 2014

Wish some people would wake up and acknowledge that, Cha.

Cha

(305,405 posts)
8. It's gotta feel good to make so many people Happy, Marie Marie! :)))))
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:41 PM
Nov 2014

And, piss off the gop at the same time.

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
22. A bit late here...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:34 PM
Nov 2014

but his smile knocks me out! I feel like a kid again gazing at Paul McCarthney - who I was sure i was going to marry. Happy memories!

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
14. An excellent compassionate president.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:47 AM
Nov 2014

He is a hard working person. He cares. He juggles an amazing number of issues. I continue to support him. What tremendous strides we might have made in human rights if the GOP had not been so hateful.

Hekate

(94,641 posts)
15. My husband's family came here when he and his brothers were little boys...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 12:52 AM
Nov 2014

They, too, fled a war-torn continent, after nearly all their extended family had died in the Holocaust.

My mother's stories about our own origins often emphasized the Irish who fled the Potato Famine.

This country of ours has always had a fraught relationship with immigrants. The pendulum of acceptance/rejection swings back and forth, and right now we're in a rather ugly phase. At least President Obama can mitigate the situation, even if he can't entirely fix it.

Thank you, Mr President!

classof56

(5,376 posts)
20. Oh, my--what a wonderful photo evoking wonderful memories of RFK, an amazing human being
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:01 AM
Nov 2014

I will never forget watching his speech following the CA primary (I was in Seattle then), when he gave victory sign and said, "And now it's on to Chicago." I was about to turn off the TV when suddenly the horrible news came--he'd been shot. I honestly thought, for a few brief moments, that he would live. What a different world this might be if he had. I still weep.

Oh, and Dolores Huerta is as beautiful now as she was then. What a blessing her life has been.

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
23. Yes she is.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:41 PM
Nov 2014

Another not so happy memory, although my daughter was born that year (a very good, though painful memory).

RFK, Dr. King. I was pregnant and my dad came over and wanted to teach me target shooting. Well, I ripped him a new one. He was a great Dad, just a diff generation. Yep, a memorable year. And I also remember my 12th? bday, JFK was shot the next day - that was one fucked up bday. Ok, sorry to get so OT. Been rather nostalgic and emotional lately.

Gotta shake it off. Happy almost Turkey day to all! Lots to be thankful for. Crap, there I go again. Better lay off the java so late.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,669 posts)
18. AND the American economy is actually humming.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 03:59 AM
Nov 2014

Meanwhile poor Japan sinks back into recession. And Republicans and Wall Street will never give the president the credit he deserves for some smart decisions.

"The US economy expanded at an annualised rate of 3.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, ending years of mediocre domestic growth and shaking off the more recent weakness in other major global economies.

The figure came in well ahead of analysts’ expectations of 3 per cent growth – supporting the US Federal Reserve’s decision to end its third round of quantitative easing on Wednesday."


http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/7bcb1f46-6030-11e4-98e6-00144feabdc0.html

azmom

(5,208 posts)
19. Gracias Obama
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 10:39 AM
Nov 2014

Latinos are aware that republicans would go after him for doing this, and latinos know how to be grateful. We are used to not getting very much, so when somebody gives us something, we don't forget. This is great for our community and for the Democratic Party.

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
21. Thank you, azmom.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 07:38 PM
Nov 2014

This is wonderful for your community, Democrats and the entire country.

Racism should have no place in 2014.

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