Posted on 09/28/2010 5:18:41 AM PDT by facedodge
WASHINGTON (AP) - Admonishing his own party, President Barack Obama says it would be "inexcusable" and "irresponsible" for unenthusiastic Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections, warning that the consequences could be a squandered agenda for years.
"People need to shake off this lethargy. People need to buck up," Obama told Rolling Stone in an interview to be published Friday. The president told Democrats that making change happen is hard and "if people now want to take their ball and go home, that tells me folks weren't serious in the first place.".
The midterm elections are in five weeks and polling shows that Republicans, out of power at the White House and on Capitol Hill, have a much more excited base of supporters than Democrats. Obama, campaigning this week in four states, is in a sprint to restore the voter passion that helped him win office..
Yet in his attempt to light a fire under supporters, Obama comes across as fired up himself about how many backers fail to acknowledge the progress he sees. He said the glass-half-empty view among many progressive voters can be a debilitating force that distracts them from the real worry: Republicans..
The GOP is poised to win seats in the House, if not control of the chamber, and gain ground in the Senate, too..
"It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election," Obama said..
The president has been telling Democrats to "wake up" and recognize that he and the Democratic-run Congress have delivered on promises, from a new health care law to tougher rules for Wall Street to more aid for college students....
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What a cry baby!
Shut up and keep eating crap sandwiches?
They should tell him to buck off.
it’s a midwestern term that means
“quit grousing” and “be a man”
bambi is lucky if they just sit it out
if they were really motivated, they would vote against his losing policies
...and he needs to buck off.
“What the hell does ‘buck up’ mean?”
America IS bucking up, to buck his sorry rear back to Kenya.
You’re a loser...buck up yourself...even you’re base is deserting you. Your actions are insane....resign!!!
Black voters got what they wanted in ‘08: a black president. There’s no reason for them to come out and vote in ‘10.
This is as good as it gets for lefty whiners but since many suffer from an itch they can’t scratch it’s never enough.
It's not lethargy.
It's revulsion.
According to PolitiFact he has kept 122 of 506 promises. That is 24.1%
Where on Earth could Democrat voters be getting the idea that they can act recklessly and irresponsibly?
Chang B to F and you got it.
“The president said he keeps a checklist of his campaign promises and that he has met, by his account, about 70 percent of them.”
Must be that “New Math”
Obama is a world class buck-up.
Insulting one's supporters is always a great tactic, isn't it?
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