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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama Tweets Support to Caitlyn Jenner; Hilarity Ensues
Shortly after Caitlyn Jenners announcement via Vanity Fair cover that she would be officially known from here on out as Caitlyn (and not Bruce), President Obama tweeted his support, saying It takes courage to tell your story. Thats it. Nothing to see here. Just a small, simple act of kindness from someone in a position of power. It didnt need to be anything else.
Oh, who are we kidding? Obama cant sneeze in public without the crazies coming out of the woodwork to ramble about how his sternutation is a herald of the end times, the death knell of America. So it was only natural that when TMZ posted a bite-sized story about Obamas tweet on Facebook, it almost instantly became a breeding ground for a coterie (or perhaps menagerie is a better word) of knuckle-dragging, tin-hat-wearing imbeciles spouting a radically stupid slew of insane, off-color, and irreverent comments.
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Well, hypothetical person who thinks way more about this article than most people probably do, to some extent youre right. Trolls will be trolls. The protection of a computer screen does tend to bring out the obstinate moron in a lot of people, and you can find commenters arguing about jet fuels propensity for melting steel beams on Youtube videos of adorable cats.
On the other hand, man, you guys, some of these comments are stupid, and they speak to a larger issue with many Americans understandings of and relationships to politics. You may have wondered, if you are any type of reasonable human being, why Obama inspires so much hate and vitriol. Hes black, so of course, thats some of it. Other than that, however, whats he really done to hurt the people that seem to hate him so much (and only know how to express that hate through frothing, poorly-worded, badly spelled comments on the internet)? Were almost seven years in and theres no socialism to be found. Maybe its because hes taking away everybodys guns? Lets do a quick Google search nope, not that either. In fact, gun ownership has skyrocketed under Obama. Well I mean he has large ears?
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randys1
(16,286 posts)I hope Caitlyn understands who supports her and who does NOT.
That's my President!
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)and the world explodes!
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Hulk
(6,699 posts)The minds of these simple minded fools must be a terrible place to be. I can only imagine how incensed they are every time they see his name, or hear about him or his family in the news. God, I love it!
JI7
(89,289 posts)But he can recognize how this is something bigger than that and should be commended.
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Our President has class.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)tweeting. He has much more important things to think about what to tweet.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Huh?
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)The horror.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)And that poster had no idea why said what you did.
Some of that lunacy crept over here. Thanks Obama!!!!!
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)The author addresses three comments similar to yours.
~welcome to DU
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)The problem I have with the president tweeting is that if enough thought is not put into a tweet, a person will end up with a thoughtless tweet and that's when trouble ensues.
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)I have every confidence in this President to send out thoughtful tweets.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)People get into trouble tweeting because they send a tweet without much thought. I do not wish for that to happen to President Obama.
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)so much imagination to think that this tweet is in any way out of line from a sitting president. Look, I've been pretty critical of the President for a while now over what I consider to be pretty important issues. This is not one of them. These people need to find a new hobby before their clutched pearls are ripped from the string from their incessant grasping at them.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)He can probably tweet-n-eat, and poop and watch tv!
A multitasking genius, that man is!!!
riqster
(13,986 posts)Bad idea.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Go back, re-read, I said tweet and EAT. Poop and watch TV is a separate evolution.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)on civil rights issues, right?
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)gollygee
(22,336 posts)The time it takes to type 140 characters could be all standing between us and all-out war or something.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)I have no idea what point you are attempting to make in the body of your post. Is it humor?
gollygee
(22,336 posts)Don't you have more important things to do?
freeplessinseattle
(3,508 posts)a campaign announcement. That isn't something that doesn't necessarily require much thought
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Which point? That it takes 25 seconds to type and send, or that he's not being careful enough in his composition?
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)Mr. Robot
(39 posts)if it's his thoughts, otherwise, it's a staffer.
and he does have his own Twitter handle called @POTUS - for now.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Never fails.
yuiyoshida
(41,872 posts)Comments are always the worst. Haters love to hate.
Evergreen Emerald
(13,071 posts)I feel like I need a shower.
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Scrubbed hard with a brillo pad, EE.
Evergreen Emerald
(13,071 posts)I am getting out the sander.
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Wait, I hope it is not an electric sander. Don't don't don't plug it in!
EE, you still there?????
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)Twitter offers the advantage of just blasting something out there, without having to think about it. There seem to be some people who use this ability to blast everyone and everything. Obama is high on the hate list, of course, but I bet you would eventually find everyone they ever knew, everyone who ever had moment of fame or notice of any kind, basically anyone who ever came on their radar for any reason. I guess some of them really believe the CIA built the WTC towers with hidden explosives in the steel beams, but some of them just say stuff like that because they know it's obnoxious. Twitter is perfect for assholes, because it allows them to be so efficient, to be assholes to so many people in so short a time.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)who manages to show his/her true face when hiding behind anonymity.
Behind the Aegis
(54,060 posts)By his acknowledging Jenner's transition, it demonstrates an openness not seen in the past. Had he not said anything about Jenner, I am sure some would find fault with him. Hell, he could cancer tomorrow and some headlines would read "Obama ignores heart disease; only cures cancer!"
sheshe2
(84,064 posts)Yes, so true, nothing he does will ever be good enough.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)I'm sure the good people of Texas see Vanity Fair and Wal-Mart working together to take over their state and make it answer to the federal government and the President.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)and his account was @potus