Just doesn't seem real -

baby jesus just keeps watching that video over and over

baby jesus just loves this

we will finally have a President of the people, for the people and by the people. Finally, a President who "gets it". I don't think that there has ever been another PE, or actual President, whom has actually demonstrated such humanity and humility, evenly balanced with compassion and intelligence. I am extremely thankful that we will are fortunate enough to soon have this man as out President.

I sure hope that Matt in Texas and Samson hear that.

One might this Obama was doing a photo op but it's clear that's just who he is. You'll never see the Bush Family helping anyone but themselves. It is strange to see a President thinking of people first. What's really sad is how Daddy Bush dropped his wife Barbara at the hospital while she was in pain and let her walking by herself. None of her children or grandchildren went to see her at the hospital, just Laurda called. These are example by actions of both Obama and Bush. Actions always speak louder then words.

Every day when I shave, what I see in the mirror is a bad motherfucker. (Excuse me. That's what I think about myself.)
In other words, James Bond or Jack Bauer have nothing on me. Then I saw this Obama video...and I can't stop crying
like a baby. The last eight fucking years were simple horrible. I lost three commanders and twelve friend. Lots of
people I know, maimed, mangled, you name it. To wake up every day and to think that in two months
we'll never have to see that son of a bitch again, and that he will be gone forever, gets me elated. And the only thing
I can say is: Thanks oh Lord!

I don't know how well off you and your families are. Many have no idea of the humiliation ordinary citizens feel by asking for help, whether it's free food or other wise. Obama spoke of the lack of dignity one feels at such times.
So why is 100% of the focus on the con artists of Wall Street? Right before the holidays too. The focus on 'shopping' always speaks to the bottom lines of businesses. Men and women who'll rip the shirt off your back just to polish their shoes.

Health issues have destroyed me, and the rest of my family has it's own share of problems not of their own making.

Knowing how quickly and amply our 'officials' have come running to bail out Wall Street and the banks, and knowing we're on our own until...?? well, most of those I know can't wait for more of this same old trickle down shit.

Did Chase, and B of A and Citi, Capital and Am Express - did they really get the message?? Do they know the government assistance Obama and the Treasury hands them wasn't just for themselves - for their Christmas - but for everyone's??

That we the people wanted some help too, and some new options, for a change??

Well I and my entire hurtin' family decided to find out. Between the lot of us , we had credit cards from every company listed above. So we set out and began calling our now loaded with $$ credit card companies, who've not only got billions of free government dollars, they've earned billions more by doubling their interest rates and not lending money unless your starving enough to pay it. We all are that hard up -we pay.

I haven't heard back from them yet on they're luck.
But I just got a nice Fuck You after my long time never late account with Bank of America.

Just try it yourselves, try asking if they ready to help -in any way. See how quick they want to spend any of those billions on YOU.

I simply asked if they could help get me through the next few months, so I'd have a few extra $$ to have a decent Christmas, this time.
I didn't ask for more credit. I simply asked for any assistance- possibly making reduced payments for a few months.

They reminded me of my 'duty', and hung up.

Why would a godless liberal like Obama take his family to participate is socialist activitiest, like offering free food to the poor.

Everyone know that freedom is not free, that is why Joe the Plumber call Obama a socailist because he gives away free food.

Beside, the godly and christian george bush certainly had would never engage in a socialist activitist like going to a soup kitchen or look for a church during his 8 years in DC?

My gosh, what had the world come to? Why would a godless liberal promote socialist activity like offering free food to poor people while the true believer, Bush never put himself in such situation in the last 8 years.

I started blubbering when the man cried in the first vid after being asked how he felt about the President-elect came down to give out food. We are fortunate to witness such a thing as a US President do this.

... When George W. Bush went to a grade school at the start of his first term, he spent the time reading about pet goats.

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My husband and I are going through something similar....I don't want to get into details because there is not enough bandwith..but in a nutshell, my husband a children were in a car accident where they were (mercifully) not harmed in any serious way, about a year and a half ago. My son, however, had a concussion (moderate). he was 7 at the time, and this is his second. The first was from being hit by a car in front of our house when he was 3. (not serious, but he had a slight skull fracture with that one.

Long story short, We had a doctor, whom we had had for over 10 years, who would not accept second party insurance to do the follow up on my son, and had to go through a lot.

In this time period, I made a credit card payment on line, that was taken out of the account 5 days early. It was not my fault, and the bank admitted it. It was someone reading an 8 as a 3(remeber all done online) I had 10 checks bounce because of this, all low dollar amounts, and racked up $350.00 in fees. As you can imagine, this it took a while to get it sorted out, but I was also late paying my Bank of America Charge.

My husband and I had never been late on anything. We had a great credit rating (over 800). But this was on two of MY personal accounts, that I did not have my husband on as a co-signatory.

Cutting to the chase, we have had to negotiate with three different creditors to keep from having to file bankrupcty because of this. Medical bills, bank fees, interest rates being hiked from below 10% rates to 29%, overbalance fees, all because of having a family emergency that is still not resolved.

Oh...and the insurance company for the man who rearended them (at 40 miles an hour, while they were at a stoplight...no skidmarks.) didn't even offer us enough money initially to pay off all of the DOCTOR BILLS, let alone the other inconvenient problems that have resulted from this.

We figured up how much we have paided to the three creditors and the bank in the last 18 months just in fees, not interest or regular payments...and the number was staggering. We've paid Bank of America over $4ooo.oo in fees, American Express almost $1,800.00 and Barclays almost $800.00.

In short..the amount of the credit owed to Barclays and Bank of America when this all started (and I have not used either card since the first mess up) was a little over $7,000.00. The American Express is higher because we used it to have a shed built on our property, including concrete pad to sit on, to store some of our older son's things, (he's in Iraq for the second time).

What is that about DUTY, again. I believe that most of us are trying to do our DUTY to the companies. The Bail Out is also coming from us.

Frankly, I would not ever ditch on a debt if I had a choice, but I have to tell you, recently I have felt like telling them to F themselves.

By the way...didn't this kind of thing used to be called Usary?

Also...I know that WE don't have it as bad as a LOT of people. We have a home and jobs, and are making ends meet..if a little shakier than we would like.

And many miles to go. This President has legs.

grabbed me in the gut and brought tears to my eyes. When is the last time, if ever, we've seen a President (to be) and his family helping to feed the poor and needy? And, they've been doing this for years. The man at the end of the first video brought tears to my eyes and then, watching the joy and enthusiasm of the young students in the second video really did me in. That was a day these children will remember the rest of their lives.

The whole thing brought tears of joy and hope to this old hippie/flowerchild/soldier with the thought that perhaps there is a future for humanity besides one of killing, hatred, and violence.