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Obama had two MAJOR opportunities as POTUS.....and failed
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:24 pm
1) As the first black president, he was uniquely able to truly begin to work towards closing the racial divide in this country. On pointing out that there are racists on all sides of the spectrum...but that we should all recognize that most people are good, caring people wanting the best for themselves and their families.
Instead this asshat went the complete other direction and used the racial divide as cover for his own incompetence. He fomented racial animosity at every turn....and had his petard hoisted several times because of his actions. He failed to be the truly legendary president his narcissistic self believes he already is.
2) The major problem facing not just poor minority children, but poor people in general is education. Instead of pointing out that he is successful, became President, etc. by going to Columbia, studying hard, and then going to Harvard law school. He extolls the virtues of Jay-Z and like to hang with pro athletes. The best way up for poor kids isnt a jump shot or a rap album. it's hard work in school and a dedication to excellence.
What did he do instead? he went the complete opposite direction into class warfare. That the reason you are poor isnt due to education...but that evil white rich men want you to be poor, and are racists.
The man had an opportunity to speak to issues and command respect and the ear of those who brought him in to office. Instead he abandoned them and their future.
in a word, tPOS.
Instead this asshat went the complete other direction and used the racial divide as cover for his own incompetence. He fomented racial animosity at every turn....and had his petard hoisted several times because of his actions. He failed to be the truly legendary president his narcissistic self believes he already is.
2) The major problem facing not just poor minority children, but poor people in general is education. Instead of pointing out that he is successful, became President, etc. by going to Columbia, studying hard, and then going to Harvard law school. He extolls the virtues of Jay-Z and like to hang with pro athletes. The best way up for poor kids isnt a jump shot or a rap album. it's hard work in school and a dedication to excellence.
What did he do instead? he went the complete opposite direction into class warfare. That the reason you are poor isnt due to education...but that evil white rich men want you to be poor, and are racists.
The man had an opportunity to speak to issues and command respect and the ear of those who brought him in to office. Instead he abandoned them and their future.
in a word, tPOS.
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:30 pm to CptBengal
Obama is a Plutocrat, first and foremost.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:31 pm to CptBengal
quote:
The man had an opportunity to speak to issues and command respect and the ear of those who brought him in to office. Instead he abandoned them and their future. in a word, tPOS.
He did worse than fail, he intentionally went FORWARD and made #1 worse, and #2 is just a way to get more tax revenue.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:33 pm to CptBengal
I agree.
The guy is neither a mentor, a leader, a teacher, a good representative, a hard worker, nor a person who motivates others into good works. He doesn't offer an optimistic vision. Obama's vision is sad. Full of envy. Full of spite. Full of anger. He's a community organizer who is very good at getting his objectives done by dividing people, agitating people and intimidating his adversaries. tPOS is appropriate.
The guy is neither a mentor, a leader, a teacher, a good representative, a hard worker, nor a person who motivates others into good works. He doesn't offer an optimistic vision. Obama's vision is sad. Full of envy. Full of spite. Full of anger. He's a community organizer who is very good at getting his objectives done by dividing people, agitating people and intimidating his adversaries. tPOS is appropriate.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:34 pm to CptBengal
i agree with you.
But Obama's riches to riches story doesn't resonate too well either. Stephan A Smith when he wasn't yelling about lebron made a great point that people should be like him. He grew up poor, went to a small historically black college because that is what he could manage. Then worked his way up and makes bank yelling at that other Douchenozzle on TV.
But Obama's riches to riches story doesn't resonate too well either. Stephan A Smith when he wasn't yelling about lebron made a great point that people should be like him. He grew up poor, went to a small historically black college because that is what he could manage. Then worked his way up and makes bank yelling at that other Douchenozzle on TV.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:35 pm to CptBengal
quote:Please provide a few examples of this. Otherwise...
Instead this asshat went the complete other direction and used the racial divide as cover for his own incompetence. He fomented racial animosity at every turn....and had his petard hoisted several times because of his actions.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:36 pm to CptBengal
He and the Democrats had a damn super majority for what? two years? and they fixed nada, nothing, zilch, and zippo.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:37 pm to mmcgrath
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Please provide a few examples of this. Otherwise...
-Beer summit
-"if i had a son..."
back to your unicorn world, prog.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:37 pm to CptBengal
I'm shocked! Coming from a community organizing and academic and legal background I would have expected so much more from him.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:38 pm to CptBengal
The word is President. Can he have an executive order banning POTUS and all its off shoots. Damn
FLOTUS SCOTUS disgusting
FLOTUS SCOTUS disgusting
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:41 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
SCOTUS?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:46 pm to CptBengal
quote:
The best way up for poor kids isnt a jump shot or a rap album.
This reminded me of Biggie. RIP.
quote:
If I wasn't in the rap game
I'd probably have a key knee deep in the crack game
Because the streets is a short stop
Either you're slingin' crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:46 pm to CptBengal
quote:
-Beer summit
-"if i had a son..."
They may have not been great situations, but that would seem like a peoples' problem if whatever a politician says creates a racial divide.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:47 pm to Bunk Moreland
Love that song.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:49 pm to CptBengal
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Obama had two MAJOR opportunities as POTUS.....and failed
I don't know how you can say he failed at those two opportunities, when he has done exactly what he planned to do all along.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:51 pm to CptBengal
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As the first black president, he was uniquely able to truly begin to work towards closing the racial divide in this country.
I have often shared my thoughts when he won in 2008. Granted, I didn't like McCain much anyway, but didn't want a liberal democrat in office. When he won, I thought "well, this should bury the racism issue in the nation. We can heal the domestic problems a liberal democrat will inflict, but in the long run it may be better to get the racism issue out of the way."
Didn't work out that way. He has made it worse. And the domestic damage may take generations, if not impossible, to recover from.
I am so ashamed of this countriy's voting mentality.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:02 pm to ChineseBandit58
Just wait till Hillary wins!!
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:22 pm to CptBengal
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racial divide in this country. On pointing out that there are racists on all sides of the spectrum..
A lot of words there. Some seem to have been well-thought out. These, not so much.
First of all, you acknowledged that their is a racial divide in this country, So for 200+ years, this country has been racially divided. In 200 years, what have we done about the 'racial divide'? Well here are the pluses (for blacks):
(1) Slavery was abolished by a President that some on this board have referred to as one of the worst in history
(2) Subsequent segregation and Jim Crow laws eased tension in the South
(3) Affirmative Action (a man-made disaster), had a minuscule success rate in leveling out the playing field.
I feel like that sums up the racial divide.Save for some petty, reactionary stuff by blacks, basically one race dominated
the other. I chose not to scrutinize hate groups such as BP or the KKK since they are both close to irrelevancy now.
The Second part of your assertion deserves attention also: racists on both sides of the spectrum. Well, duh. What would a spectrum be without opposite extremes? What you fail to realize is one side is rooted in history, has a legacy, caused real and possibly irreversible harm to this country...and the other form was just reactionary. For example, the 'N' word is outlawed in most venues of decorum, even on this board. But honkey? Well, I guess I will know in a few moments won't I?
My point is, and I understand responsible, hard-working whites are tired of getting beaten over the head with it, it is our burden to bare, it is our legacy. We did it. We treated another group of humans as subhuman (just like Hitler and the Nazis did), and we are just barely getting over it.
This spectrum that you speak of, it's kind of more like a balance scale to me. One side is weighed down with rocks. The other side has grains of sand on it. How does the first AA President argue the grievances of both sides equally, when one weighs more than the other?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:26 pm to CptBengal
Obambi = POtuS. 
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 2:27 pm to HarveyDent
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I feel like that sums up the racial divide.Save for some petty, reactionary stuff by blacks, basically one race dominated
the other.
not for 200 years. Completely wrong. The racial divide represents the social undercurrents in this country, not just "slavery". Please take a step back from your myopic view.
quote:
My point is, and I understand responsible, hard-working whites are tired of getting beaten over the head with it, it is our burden to bare, it is our legacy. We did it. We treated another group of humans as subhuman (just like Hitler and the Nazis did), and we are just barely getting over it.
i never treated ANYONE as subhuman, well, maybe otto...but i digress.
Your white guilt faux retort is worthless scrap.
quote:
This spectrum that you speak of, it's kind of more like a balance scale to me. One side is weighed down with rocks. The other side has grains of sand on it. How does the first AA President argue the grievances of both sides equally, when one weighs more than the other?
Good god man....
1) a "spectrum" has more than 2 points.
2) one weighs more than the other? in terms of what?
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