A Tribute to the most unpopular US President in the history of public polling

It's the office of the President that deserves respect. Like a policeman's badge, or a military officer's rank. Such respect maintains order.

Your post reflects the prevailing attitude, however. In my mind, it's a shame. Everybody thinks their voice is the only one that matters. Institutions no longer matter.

 

When those Institutions are shown to fail time and time again, and often times are ridden with corruption and incompetence, then they don't deserve respect. I think that is why you are seeing more cynicism in the population, and I think that is a very good thing because cynicism is a catalyst for reform. Democratic societies should always remember that the Government is the servant of the populace, and as such they should be the ones trying to earn the respect of the people.

However, I am not saying that they don't deserve recognition as a lawfully delegated authority, and they should definitely be respectfully complied with when they use their authority in a correct and lawful manner.

 

If you don't want to protest Obama because you are scared of being called hateful, that's on you. A lot of people in this thread are calling the people that protested Bush hateful. Protest isn't for the weak.

 

Two words for the people who think the Institutions of Presidency, Police, and Military should be honored without question.

"Hurricane Katrina".

I think that was the tipping point for alot of us.

 

That isn't what they are saying. They are saying that some of the verbiage used is hateful. With that I present the following, not based on quantified facts, but rather theories of probability. We all agree that it is our right to protest as set forth by our Constitution. Some, if not many would be of the opinion that in order to voice your opinion regarding an elected official you need to have voted.

Considering the percentage of the population that did and did not vote, considering the percentage of that vote the Pres Obama received, there is a strong possibility that close to 40 % of that 2+ mill crowd didn't even vote. It appears that only about 10% of that crowd was part of that protest. Based on probabilities that would yield the possibility that close 60-70% of that 10% didn't even vote. That being the possibility, then they don't have a voice that matters. Meaning they haven't earned the right to protest.

I know I made this turn out the way I wanted, but it is my right to protest the protestors. It is my right to take information and qualify it to validate my opninion. And it is my right to have an opinion for I voted. Like my opininion or not is of no matter to me, it is my right.

 

Two more words: "Blanco Nagin"

Two more: "looters snipers"

 

So why is only the President (Executive) of the US to be respected, but not the Governor (Executive)?

But I should have said that Katrina helped make more cynics to Government as a whole, not just the President. It was a great demonstration of the incompetency on all levels, starting from the cops on the street, up to the guy in the Oval Office ("You're doing a fine job, Brownie").

 

What?

Your post implicated the President, NOPD, US Coast Guard and the La National Guard as villians in the post Katrina fiasco. I was just indicating who I thought the real culprits were.

 

I was going back to the discussion on respect of the Executive Institutions. Sorry to jump around on you.

 

John has these pictures pasted to the wall in his shower, me thinks.

Fapper.