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Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts) Thu Mar 8, 2012, 04:36 AM Mar 2012

Does the new "Obama Leading College Protest" video help him with OWS members? [View all]

Last edited Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:02 PM - Edit history (2)

I'm a pretty big Obama fan so my bias may be tainting my judgement on this one. To me it makes him look like "one of us".

I can't think of any other political figure, much less a President, who was out leading crowds of sign waving protesters while in collage.

Assuming Rmoney wins, the contrast here is striking. Rmoney went out and counter protested students who were protesting the Vietnam era draft (while he had a deferment and knew he had a two year missionary deferment in his back pocket for after graduation).

I consider this a positive development, am I wrong?

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Does the new "Obama Leading College Protest" video help him with OWS members? [View all] Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 OP

Probably not. ellisonz Mar 2012 #1

Honestly As a lib who has been inspired by OWS I would say it makes me wonder what happened? Justice wanted Mar 2012 #2

Are you really coming into the BOG to blame Obama for homelessness? JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #4

This isn't the BOG - this is OUG. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #5

LOLZ!! What a moron am I?? JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #15

Slow down on that keyboard! ellisonz Mar 2012 #19

You can't get much futher from the OUG UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #27

I love both JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #28

This is not the BOG, it is the Occupy Forum. truedelphi Mar 2012 #12

I am 48, unemployed, uninsured JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #16

"To everyone in this group, Obama failed on health care." ellisonz Mar 2012 #21

Okay, in my opinion, truedelphi Mar 2012 #23

I myself have wondered about where the passion went. KoKo Mar 2012 #6

Thank you for understanding. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #11

It clearly shows he understands. JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #3

OWS isn't into supporting candidates....so KoKo Mar 2012 #7

I did phrase that poorly Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #8

I kinda agree with the person above who said "what happened?" Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #9

I mean, I'd like to believe he cares, but even the social work he did was organizing Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #10

I watched the man carefully during the first truedelphi Mar 2012 #13

I'm not sure this belongs in this Group...but, when I think more...maybe it does... KoKo Mar 2012 #14

Such things happen in politics every day JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #17

What you say is TRUE, Julie. I've seen it here in NC Politics for sure. KoKo Mar 2012 #18

Julie, I apologize for shouting at you in the post below. What I said doesn't belong KoKo Mar 2012 #25

Thank you for your eloquence KoKo. JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Mar 2012 #20

This discussion isn't making sense. JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #24

During the 90's unionworks Mar 2012 #22