I didn't see another diary about this so thought to start one up.
This is ground we know, we've lived through it and a 17 min video could not possibly do justice to the insanity of the past 4 years.
But this Obama campaign mini-documentary/re-election ad surely does try. And by G-d, I could actually listen to Tom Hanks all day ( Mr. Freeman, watch out).
Video and small comments after the squiggly orange...
The Road We've Traveled ( no idea how to embed) :
http://www.youtube.com/...
We have all the major events of course:
The financial/housing crash of 2008,
the entire U.S auto industry on the verge of entire collapse,
the fight for the American Recovery Act ( aka The Stimulus Bill) ,
the fight for healthcare ( with even a brief mention of the Tea Party),
The nominations of 2 U.S Supreme Court Justices,
The End of Don't Ask Don't Tell,
The end of that abominable error that was the Iraq War,
The decision and ultimate success of getting Bin Laden.
And other smaller progress/ successes in energy, education, college affordability, image in the world etc... Yes, I know, all these items have varying degrees of successes and you might not be satisfied of where we currently. And you shouldn't. But the point is, there are seeds somewhere being planted instead of the forest being torn down.
All of this, mind you, with the other party, who supposedly CARES for their country, that was elected to vote for the interests of their constituents, doing everything they can to DESTROY this presidency. The obstruction of the Republican Party at a time where the United States could have literally sank into abyss was TREASONOUS. There, I said it.
But do you think the video even talks about them? Nop. Obama is not THEM and will NEVER be them. It rankles the heck out of all of us. Seriously, it wouldn't be so bad if he went for the throat sometimes and rips it out, Mr-Adult-In-The-Room be damned. Give us our cheap satisfaction, please! But then again, maybe that's why none of us are President.
The team in the White House would rather win by telling you about all they've done and still trying to do than tearing down their opponents. Do you all even know what Romney plans are? Naah, all you know from him is that Obama is a failure. He doesn't talk about any other plans he has for the country. Nope, just remove the current president and everything will be dory. F'Him.
Anyway, watch the video. It's pretty neat. You see the usual suspects : Axe, Rham, Austin, Bill Clinton etc... You won't learn anything new ( if you're a news junkie and being on this site, I assume you are) but it's a good thing to remember once in awhile where we've been to know where we're going, and where we're DEFINATELY NOT GOING BACK.
And take time to appreciate the President you have. Sometimes, we get too busy getting into the grind of things, arguing about point A or point B and not realizing that that team is working like " insert any preferred hardworking item of your preference" to make our country a little more bearable.
After you appreciate,make sure you contribute in whatever capacity you can ( to as small as even sharing the video on a social site to making calls or walking come November).
The American Taliban, Theology-craving, woman-hating, minority/gay-bashing, science-denying, middle-class destroyer, war-mongering IS NOT GETTING MY COUNTRY BACK.