Why does Senator Mitch Mcconnell have such a STRONG Dislike for President Obama?

SPC Andrew Griffin — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:58:44 -0500

Senator Mitch McConnell has been a thorn in the side of President Obama since the beginning of his Presidency! I'm not sure why! Why has he taken Obstructionism during this Presidency so Personal? Can someone please enlighten me!

Response by SFC Tyrone Almendarez made Mar 1 at 2016 4:04 PM

SFC Tyrone Almendarez — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:04:00 -0500

Maybe because he's black

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Mar 1 at 2016 4:20 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:20:03 -0500

pretty sure the reason is equal parts his politics and equal parts the visual..

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Mar 1 at 2016 4:21 PM

Capt Tom Brown — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:21:00 -0500

MM and others of his same stripe, TC, MR and a few others are examples of how much they are motivated by pure political and religious ideology so as to oppose any and everything the opposite philosophy comes up with no matter good or bad. How many times before in the past has someone from the opposite party actually gone so far as to shut down the government? The system as everyone knows limped along for years by people making compromises. No more compromises as ideology has taken over as the primary mindset. To answer yr question, I cannot venture a guess as to why this split has really developed during the past 8 yrs or so of this present POTUS; the conditions are ripe for compromise but conservatives are self-destructing the system more each day.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Mar 1 at 2016 4:40 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:40:00 -0500

McConnell said he does NOT dislike Obama but doesn't like the way Obama has dealt with him. They just could not agree on most legislation. And they didn't meet very much to resolve their differences. Obama was very critical of McConnell in some of their meetings which is not the way to negotiate with a majority of minority party leader. Obama admitted he could have done a better job working with the Republican but he mostly just criticized them and their policies. So McConnell & Obama just could not work together from what I have discerned about this issue.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Mar 1 at 2016 4:52 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:52:54 -0500

Never saw the racist comment coming did we?

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2016 5:30 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:30:08 -0500

Mitch McConnell is a Conservative. President Obama is a Progressive. That pretty much explains everything.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2016 5:39 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:39:31 -0500

Brother, I wish people could stop using the pejorative "obstructionist". In politics, the people on one side always try to block the other side's agenda, or at least they should try, because they're opposed to each other. That's the whole entire point. So of course politicians will want to obstruct the agenda of those on the other side. If the people of the U.S. put one party in the majority of both houses of Congress, just for example, and that party happens to be the opposite of the party that currently holds the presidency, just for example, a reasonable person might suppose that the Congressional majority were placed there, by the people exactly for the purpose of obstructing the executive branch's agenda. We might as well accuse a defense lawyer of being obstructionist because the prosecution wants the accused to get convicted.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Mar 1 at 2016 5:49 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:49:25 -0500

Everybody step away from your computers and take a deep breath. This discussion thread is not an invitation to share views of debate reasonably. It is a pejorative, an insult, an expression of hate designed to bring you down to a baser level. Ignore it. Just walk away and find something constructive to do with your time.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Mar 1 at 2016 5:57 PM

SrA Edward Vong — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:57:58 -0500

Because generally, no one from either side usually support each other.

Response by LTC Marc King made Mar 1 at 2016 5:59 PM

LTC Marc King — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:59:34 -0500

MCConnell is the leader of the US Senate and the US Senate has more Conservatives than Liberals. It's called the voice of the people. He has a political obligation to force a compromise on any / all issues the liberal agenda seeks. That agenda is led by Obama. If the people did not have a voice we would have an Emperor (and we have come very close recently). Obamas unwillingness to work on compromise positions with the Congress inevitably leads to the intractable position that is taken by the people's representatives. By the way it cuts both ways - does the name Harry Read ring any bells? You don't have to look real hard to find his obstruction antics. It is what you and all of us swore an oath to defend... The Constitution. It's the best political system ever devised by man and it work better than any other. The loyal opposition! Let's hope it never goes away or we are doomed.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2016 7:14 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:14:25 -0500

Because Obama is going the wrong way. Busted budget, flaming liberals on Supeme Court, AG that is racist, lies to the military grossly disrespectful to military. Obama could NOT pass a security background check. He failed to register for Selective Service! Why? Law professor on Constitutional Law, a gross misrepresentation. He actually lectured on 14th Amendment. In military terms he was a bottom feeding squad leader claiming he has the company commander. Just a little bit of real difference. I hope this helps, DI OPPRESSO LIBER!

Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 1 at 2016 7:31 PM

Maj John Bell — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:31:09 -0500

I reject the premise of the question. They may or may not dislike each other. The system is working exactly as the Founding Fathers set it up. We have a divided nation. The House is elected every two years so that it can reflect the immediate mood of the nation. Only 1/3 of the Senate changes, it is supposed to be more reflective and resistant to passion of the moment. The President disagrees. Net result, until we the people make up our collective mind and replace enough legislators, and the President gets what he wants, or The legislature can override his veto. Gridlock means that we the people have not yet made up our minds.

Response by PO3 Michael James made Mar 1 at 2016 7:57 PM

PO3 Michael James — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:57:17 -0500

No one has been ordered, or required to like any President.. However, until the people of this Country remove him from office, we are supposed to try to work with the President, for the Common good of the people.. NOT just shut down the executive branch of the Government, for spite.. Other Countries watch us and these actions are lot very impressive from one of the leading countries of the World..

Response by PV2 Scott Goodpasture made Mar 1 at 2016 9:17 PM

PV2 Scott Goodpasture — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:17:46 -0500

Cause he, McConnell, is a turtle

Response by MSgt Alvin A. made Mar 1 at 2016 9:45 PM

MSgt Alvin A. — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:45:21 -0500

This falls under 'Projection.'

Find Obama's REAL birth Certificate yet? We are still waiting for something REAL about Obama besides Rhetoric. Eventually it will all be explained; Bill Ayers, missing records, claimed positions he never obtained or held, his Social Security Number from Connecticut, his avoidance of the Selective Service Registration, and the biggie... the smiley signature of Alvin T. Onaka on that ABC News taunted as "Genuine' Long Form Birth Certificate he supposedly never had.

Signs Point to "YES" when the Black Eight Ball is asked if Obama is a walking HOAX.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Mar 1 at 2016 11:08 PM

COL Charles Williams — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:08:37 -0500

Polar opposites? - Parties and beliefs.

Response by Cpl Tou Lee Yang made Mar 2 at 2016 7:35 AM

Cpl Tou Lee Yang — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 07:35:09 -0500

Everyone knows it's not because of the content of Obama's character, but the color of his skin. Those GOP/Conservatives who argue about playing the race card are scared to be label a racist because that's exactly what they are, a racist in disguise. Never in the history of American's politics has a sitting President been obstructed as much as Obama has experience. Notice how many racist Obama brought out of the closet.

Response by SFC Justin Scott made Mar 2 at 2016 9:25 AM

SFC Justin Scott — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:25:37 -0500

McConnell's a dumbass, but it's only natural to logically despise anyone who is following the Alinksy plan!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2016 10:08 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:08:04 -0500

obviously because he is a racist. that IS the answer you are looking for, is it not?

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Mar 2 at 2016 12:17 PM

1LT Aaron Barr — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:17:02 -0500

Probably because most of his members, along with Paul Ryan's, got elected stating in no uncertain terms that they would stop Obama's agenda if elected.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2016 1:10 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:10:02 -0500

Maybe he is upset that he sounds like Forrest Gump and Looks like "Granny" from the Beverly Hillbillies.

I also think he hates the Constitution and no longer has a place in his current role or any political role. I am a former Democrat and Reformed Republican.

Response by SSG Wayne Wood made Mar 2 at 2016 1:31 PM

SSG Wayne Wood — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:31:55 -0500

I think the tone was set when in the early days of the Obama Administration, GOP leaders were beckoned to the White House to discuss Health Care among other issues and the newly elected POTUS got in their faces and said to the man he had defeated, "Elections have consequences."

Having his thumb stuck in their eyes, figuratively speaking, IMHO completely erased any of the goodwill or willingness to co-operate - not that there was all that much to begin with.

Since then, Obama has made few, if any friends on EITHER side of the aisle. Even Democrats have (behind closed doors) complained about how POTUS virtually ignores them - they, however, are bound by a particularly strong party loyalty (often lacking in the GOP) to stand behind him - Republicans are not.

But I don't think Obama is really being treated any more shabbily than Bush by the "loyal" opposition. There are those who still believe Bush wasn't legally the President even though numerous recounts came out in Bush's favor and if Gore had won Tennessee, his home State, he wouldn't have needed Florida (no President has ever won without his home state - and really shouldn't, don't you think?). It is sadly the way politics is played - and it was much more nasty back in the beginning: Allegations of Jefferson's affair with Sally Hemings still haunt Jefferson's legacy and part of the reason Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton was over rumors Burr was having an incestuous relationship with his daughter. So...

Besides, if Republicans and Democrats ever totally got along there'd be no need for a two-party system. The problem is now, both sides are so diametrically opposed in the solutions to our country's problems (or even the problems) it is difficult to compromise on most things. I really don't think the nation has been so split ideologically on so many issues since the 1850s, I am hoping we have learned our lessons and can find peaceful solutions as the alternative is unthinkable.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2016 2:45 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:45:09 -0500

He's a politician no different than Harry Reid obstructing the passing of a budget for the last SEVEN years.

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Mar 2 at 2016 3:40 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:40:15 -0500

Kind of like Nancy Pelosi was in the side of President Bush? What you do when your side is in charge, can burn you later when you are not.

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made Mar 2 at 2016 10:45 PM

PO2 Peter Klein — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:45:12 -0500

Because mcconnell is a racist pig!

Response by MSgt Steven Goetsch made Mar 3 at 2016 10:06 AM

MSgt Steven Goetsch — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:06:37 -0500

He is old and withered. He also probably never played sports, but physiologically, he does have testicles which produce testosterone, and sometimes it takes decades to amp that competitive spirit up. Look at your average congressman. They are wieners, soft-bodied slugs that use a pen to bully. That is why they are so drawn to the power of the position. "I am somebody!" I bet if you were to psychologically evaluate each one, there would be many of the same stories and words used during evaluation.

Response by PO2 Susan Rouse made Mar 3 at 2016 10:49 AM

PO2 Susan Rouse — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:49:45 -0500

Pardon my ignorance but I thought politicians run for office with the purpose of helping the people who elect them, not to push their personal agendas; it appears lately that our government representatives would rather hurt our great country to push their personal agendas than to keep it together and strong. Regardless of your personal likes or dislikes do your job and run the country the way it was meant to be run.

Response by SSG Ed Mikus made Mar 3 at 2016 11:50 AM

SSG Ed Mikus — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:50:42 -0500

because there the same pea but in different pods

Response by PV2 Scott Goodpasture made Mar 9 at 2016 9:46 PM

PV2 Scott Goodpasture — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:46:30 -0500

Turtle

Response by SP5 Joel O'Brien made Jun 2 at 2016 6:02 PM

SP5 Joel O'Brien — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:02:12 -0400

I post this for informational purposes.
Rally Point welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell for a live Q&A on 6/8 at 6:15pm EST.
Could the question from this post be one of the questions addressed to the Senator?

Response by CPT Pedro Meza made Jun 8 at 2016 5:30 PM

CPT Pedro Meza — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 17:30:01 -0400

It is a smoke screen not to work as a team as we military do. But I am also willing to say that it could be a race issue that masquerades as conservative vs liberal at the expense of the US citizens.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jul 5 at 2016 2:39 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:39:08 -0400

As far as I have seen Mitch McConnell has as cordial a relationship with President Obama as any other leader of the Senate who is not in the same party as the President SPC Andrew Griffin. I have lived near Washington D.C since 1989 and follow events pretty closely.
After 2001 the relationship between opposition party congressional leaders and the President has been confrontational. Remember Nancy Pelosi for instance.
Sen Harry Reid versus President George W. Bush [2007-2008]
Sen Tom Daschle versus President George W. Bush [2001 - 2003]
Sen Trent Lott versus President Bill Clinton [1997-2000]
Sen Robert Dole versus President Bill Clinton [1995-1997]
Sen George Mitchell versus President George H.W. Bush [1989-1992]
Sen Robert Byrd versus President George H.W. Bush [1988]
Thanks for mentioning me SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 4 at 2017 2:36 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:36:06 -0500

See also: Chuck Schumer, strict obstructionist that hates Trump so much.
The answer is simple, SPC Andrew Griffin. POLITICS.
It was always politics.
It continues to be politics.
It will be politics long after you and I are dead and gone.
And it knows no party affiliation, other than to blindly support it's affiliated tribe of Democrats, Republicans, or other.

Response by Sgt Avis Smith made Jan 26 at 2019 2:18 PM

Sgt Avis Smith — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:18:35 -0500

Senator McConnell in my opinion demonstrates the ways and intentions of most white Americans. He is an irresponsible racist, who would have been called an anarchist in the 1960's; which is evidence of white America's acceptance of white anarchy as long as it is against the black president.

I have seen the same racism while in the United States Air Force, when a white full bird came at me with an axe, and raised it at me and called me blackie. Attorney Conrad J. Lynn was the only help I was able to get. Not one senator or congressman ever helped me, not one judge in the American Court system, or any other system in America. America is a compounding experience of racism perpetuated by the acts of politicians. Myself and four brothers al served in the U.S. Air Force, my father 20 years in the U.S. Navy, uncle 20 years in the Army; we all have experienced racism while serving. I learned about the used of classified electronics surveillance for tampering with the brain as a result of racist harassment in the use of it. I would say much more, but this system has shut down twice, and I've lost previous information sent.

Avis J. Smith