Even in Chicago, residents wanted more from Obama

The Associated Press ^ | October 6, 2010 | DON BABWIN

[ConservativeStatement]

CHICAGO — Even in President Barack Obama's hometown, they had hoped for more.

Obama will be stumping for Senate candidate and basketball buddy Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday in Chicago, a city where every other person crossing the street seems to have a story about descending on Grant Park that historic night of the 2008 election or proudly watching the president take the oath on television.

But nearly two years after Obama took office, while the president remains widely popular in the city, his image has slipped a bit as many people wonder where the promised change and jobs are, even if they believe such talk is probably a bit unfair.

"I talk to people, you know, who thought he would just have a magic wand," said Ira Acree, a pastor on the city's South Side, where Obama worked as a community organizer, taught law and still has a house.

[ConservativeStatement]

The person quoted must mean the first biracial President, since Bill Clinton was the first black President.

[TJ Jackson]

What kind of dip sh*t thinks any politician has a “magic wand?” I live just outside of Chicago and these morons in Illinois who supported these people are typical liberals - living in a dream world, don’t have to work, everything can be provided for me.

[ConservativeStatement]

Still, to this day, my favorite delusional bumper sticker is “World Peace 1.20.09” and those were usually placed on automobiles driven by ugly white liberals in dire need of a shower.

[Soothesayer]

These numbskulls will never learn.

They wanted a president who was a sleazy lying corrupt sack of dung just like themselves. They got what they asked for.

[Mobties]

Break out all those unsold Chicago Olympics T-shirts and banners to remind everyone what Obama has managed to do for Chicago.

[FrankR]

The ones who voted for the jackass-in-chief, deserve what they got...the rest of us got screwed.

[Last Dakotan]

They want more from his “stash”.

[BobP]

What kind of dip sh*t thinks any politician has a “magic wand?”

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[SkyPilot]

Laverne Mangum, whose "Yes, Yes, Yes," could be heard over the other cheering Chicagoans who packed themselves into a restaurant the day of the inauguration, said some of her friends seemed to expect the change would come almost before they paid their tabs that day and walked outside. "Being the first black president, most black people thought he was going to turn everything around (and) everything would be better for the underprivileged, the black people," Mangum said.

Hey, he stole our Health Insurance (that we PAY for) and "gave" it to you for "free." What the hell else do you want?

Oh yeah, I forgot......everything in our bank accounts too.

Obama Is Going To Pay For My Gas And Mortgage!!!

[SkyPilot]

What kind of dip sh*t thinks any politician has a “magic wand?” I live just outside of Chicago and these morons in Illinois who supported these people are typical liberals - living in a dream world, don’t have to work, everything can be provided for me.

Have you noticed that when people take handouts, they claim they only want "help."

If you ask many of them if they are planning on paying of this "help" back to the taxpayers who provided it (i.e. food stamps, mortgage reductions, extended unemployment checks, etc) - they will look at you with hatred and contempt.

The first thing I would do as President is to get rid of ALL Electronic Benefit Cards to these people.

You want "help?" Fine. You will be issued ration cards for basic food stuffs or the food supplies themselves.

NO MORE CASH!