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The Obama presidency that never was
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:56 am
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:56 am
Hope" and "change."
Those were the words that propelled Barack Obama—a first-term, backbench United States senator from Illinois whose only name recognition came from a speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention—from the hustings in small towns across Iowa to the White House.
Eight years later Obama’s presidency ends with the magic that once surrounded his candidacy and subsequent election long gone.
In the end, however, Obama may go down in the annals of presidential history as an asterisk—the country’s first black president. Nothing more.
Obama’s poll numbers—54 percent of Americans approve of him, according to the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls—have recovered from the low point of his presidency following the enactment of Obamacare, when Lucifer probably had a better approval rating.
Nevertheless, his fall from grace is remarkable. Especially when you consider this was the president who was viewed by many on the political left as their messiah.
America is more divided than ever. Obama has split the country in ways not seen since the Civil War.
And those divisions aren’t limited to partisanship or even the identity politics of race, ethnicity, sex (who would have thought what bathroom you use would ever become an issue!) and religion.
Obama moved Democrats so far to the left that the two major parties no longer believe in the same creed.
If there is an Obama legacy this will surely be it.
Obama failed because he was either disinterested or incompetent in the sausage making that was required to bring about the expectations he and he alone set with his soaring rhetoric and lofty promises.
Just think how things may have been different had President Obama actually governed like candidate Obama and unified the country in the process.
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Those were the words that propelled Barack Obama—a first-term, backbench United States senator from Illinois whose only name recognition came from a speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention—from the hustings in small towns across Iowa to the White House.
Eight years later Obama’s presidency ends with the magic that once surrounded his candidacy and subsequent election long gone.
In the end, however, Obama may go down in the annals of presidential history as an asterisk—the country’s first black president. Nothing more.
Obama’s poll numbers—54 percent of Americans approve of him, according to the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls—have recovered from the low point of his presidency following the enactment of Obamacare, when Lucifer probably had a better approval rating.
Nevertheless, his fall from grace is remarkable. Especially when you consider this was the president who was viewed by many on the political left as their messiah.
America is more divided than ever. Obama has split the country in ways not seen since the Civil War.
And those divisions aren’t limited to partisanship or even the identity politics of race, ethnicity, sex (who would have thought what bathroom you use would ever become an issue!) and religion.
Obama moved Democrats so far to the left that the two major parties no longer believe in the same creed.
If there is an Obama legacy this will surely be it.
Obama failed because he was either disinterested or incompetent in the sausage making that was required to bring about the expectations he and he alone set with his soaring rhetoric and lofty promises.
Just think how things may have been different had President Obama actually governed like candidate Obama and unified the country in the process.
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Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:59 am to Jbird
Obama: the 2-term David Dinkins of Presidents...
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:00 am to Jbird
quote:
In the end, however, Obama may go down in the annals of presidential history as an asterisk—the country’s first black president. Nothing more.
If we are being honest, he was a quota hire and the results were as expected.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:04 am to Jbird
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unified the country
He has been taught since birth to use strife as a method to get ahead...when challenged with the role of leadership, he went into the position with no tools other than rhetoric and symbolism...which is often all that is required to get the job.
If he read one lencioni book instead of what he was reading, it may have helped.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:06 am to Jbird
Frontline is airing a 4 hour doc tonight and tomorrow on the failed Obama presidency called, "The Divided States of America."
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:07 am to HonoraryCoonass
quote:Interesting, I wonder who will be the fall guy?
Frontline is airing a 4 hour doc tonight and tomorrow on the failed Obama presidency called, "The Divided States of America."
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:09 am to Jbird
quote:
Interesting, I wonder who will be the fall guy?
Depending on the issue, Bush (foreign policy debacle) or obstructionist Republicans (domestic policy debacle)
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:10 am to jamboybarry
quote:Nothing will be at the feet of Obama.
Depending on the issue, Bush (foreign policy debacle) or obstructionist Republicans (domestic policy debacle)
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:17 am to Jbird
quote:
Just think how things may have been different had President Obama actually governed like candidate Obama and unified the country in the process.
That was never his intention. His intent--as evidenced by his actions, rhetoric, and support for violent street agitators-- shows this. Obama is, and has always been, a slimy anti American communist.
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Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:18 am to Jbird
And you clowns think Trump is going to be any different.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:18 am to jamboybarry
quote:
If we are being honest, he was a quota hire and the results were as expected.
Not exactly. Clinton was just as bad a candidate in 2008 as she was in 2016. Everything Clinton touches turns to shite. Everything.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:19 am to Jbird
quote:
Interesting, I wonder who will be the fall guy?
Most likely honky, racist, white people.
Just a guess.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:20 am to jamboybarry
Was a societal Petri dish experiment gone bad. Good news it only had an eight year shelf life
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:21 am to Froman
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And you clowns think Trump is going to be any different.
What are you basing that implication on?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:21 am to Jbird
Obama really could've been a bridge between so many communities. It's a shame to think about the potential he had if he wasn't so hellbent on forcing a liberal legacy down everyone's throats.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:23 am to Froman
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And you clowns think Trump is going to be any different.
Sure do. His first thought won't be "how will black people respond to my decision". I'm not even sure if Trump will think "how will Americans respond to my decision" but I can assure you his decisions will not be based on color.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:26 am to Jbird
So many insane statements and outright lies in this screed.
You're a good Trumpkin today.
You're a good Trumpkin today.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:26 am to BamaAtl
you should stick to blowing Obamacare.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:27 am to Jbird
I have a different view. Obama's Presidency went according to plan. Our nation has been transformed and divided as much as he and liberal progressives could have hoped for. Obama was/is a Manchurian Candidate.
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