Obama is Not God – The Shutdown , The Showdown and the Shut Up

Copyright 2013      Aleasa M. Word     All Rights Reserved

Can I just tell you I’m so very fed up with all the negativity surrounding President Obama!!! Do I agree with all of his decisions, heck no! Do I think he could have done a lot of things differently, heck yes!  But, are we acting the way we should as
Americans?
 
The most recent shutdown of the government is a disgrace to put it politely. The fact that congressional leaders continue to get paid because that IS the law,  in the face of a shutdown is ridiculous to me.  Nonetheless that is what WE have never voted to change!!!  I will tell you I give kudos to those leaders who decided to donate their paychecks to charity in light of the circumstances.  What’s funny about all of this is people are still making this about President Obama.  

As I’ve stated before,  this has been one of the most  disrespected presidencies of all times. How many coon pictures, discriminatory comments about Islam, racial jokes and side bar conversations that merely pointed to race will YOU ignore before WE as AMERICA acknowledge race and the presidential office is an issue that blinds us to the other issues? George Bush made a mess in my opinion but as we know ‘THAT’S POLITICS’  and we moved on. President Clinton made a mockery of the respect he should have as a president when he and Monica Lewinski’s lewd details were spread across news media all over the world taking away from the focus of running the country.  Ronald Regan had issues as well (Lord did he) but with all three of those men, there was still a sense of  respect for the office of the president.  We complained, we didn’t like what they did, but for this current  president we have mad his presidency a personal issue showing our ugly sides.  Why weren’t the others as personal?   Bush’s tactics affected my personal pockets just like the rest of  America.  Was he constantly called un-american to the point there was a bandwagon who believed it to be so?  News flash…….stop acting like Obama is a God who turned his back on the people.  He’s a man….a politician!  
 
Barack Obama is in his last term of office and we have officially shut down part of the government over a law that is in effect!  Do I think there are parts of Obamacare that need help – damn right!  Some people are having a hard time affording what is supposed to be this affordable care.  But at the risk of affecting
others who have done nothing wrong, is it fair to shut down the government?  Speaker of the House John Boehner is getting his healthcare and paycheck!  I don’t believe this is about anything more than pure hatred for a man who made his way to an office that some don’t believe he deserves to be in. And because there are racial undertones involved  no one wants to openly discuss or acknowledge it.  
  
There are multiple theories on personality and many consider the unconscious.  In our consciousness we are aware of what we think and do. In our subconscious we can bring relevant things to surface at will like remembering our 4th grade  teacher.  In the unconscious we  have behaviors and actions that we simply don’t understand.  When similarities to us aren’t in place there are things that make us  feel uncomfortable. This is the case when we consider gays, blacks (slavery), the women’s movement and any other significant changes in American history.  The fact that we  have a black president who embraces the gay community AS HUMAN, speaks about racial undertones for the sake of harmony and believes in women’s rights issues is uncomfortable for many who have remained in their comfort zone for a long
time. 

This shut down is like a male pissing match to me -  to see who can pee the longest distance and people are suffering from it.  The shutdown is a showdown but we need to shut up and get to work at restoring this country. Congress needs to learn to work with THEIR LEADER just as you and I work with our
managers in the office.  Should they lay down and take everything that comes their way – of course not. But at the end of the day people this man was voted into office twice for a reason! It’s because the majority of the American public felt he was the man for the job at the time.  
 
The pressure we now need to put on the government is on our congressional leaders from the bottom up.  Wake up America.  Our lack of value placed on lower offices did this not the office at the top.  Let’s get to work and get those out of work back to work for good!