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Leaving
Obama
by Andy Ostroy, The Ostroy Report
If Michelle Manning's frustration
and disappointment is any indication of what's in store for
Obama in 2012, he may be in very serious trouble. Obama, who made his
re-election bid official
in a video message released Monday morning, is struggling to retain his
most loyal supporters.
And Michelle was one of his fiercest devotees.
"I
can't (support him) anymore. I worked too hard for him. I gave
too much. I stood out
in the freezing rain on Super Tuesday in Union Square holding a sign
seven months pregnant
begging for votes all day. I knocked on doors in Pennsylvania for two
days begging for votes
while I was nursing my new newborn baby, taking breaks to pump milk
with a portable breast
pump and a cooler in my car every three hours. I was a maxed out donor.
I made two videos
I put up on YouTube at my own production expense. He owes me. He needs
to at least keep
his promises, and he hasn't. I haven't wanted to say anything so as not
to betray my party,
but I am an American first, and a Democrat second, and keeping my mouth
shut is wrong.
We need another option in 2012. I'm afraid Mr. Obama is a one term
president, and the
sooner we recognize that and start working on Plan B, the better off we
will be when the
time comes. Pretending he's doing a good job isn't helping anyone, and
I'm afraid the
"give him time" grace period is over. It's reelection time already. I
want another option."
Yes, many of us are disappointed in President Surrender, but he's going to win a second term.
I have $50 that says he's going to win - anybody want to gamble with me?