Obama Succeeded!
Consider the First Campaign of Obama for President. His theme almost a mantra was "I want to fundamentally change America" (or something similar. What did he accomplish in his eight years?
1. Obama Care (still active
2 Decreased standing of America in the World,
3. Economy in tatters,
4. More people on some form of government assistance tha ever before,
5. A drastically weakened military
6. infrastructure crumbling (Not necessarily his fault entirely),
7. DOJ and FBI leadership corrupted and ,
8. Intelligence community weaponized and used against opposition political party and it’s presidential candidate.
I would say that this is a fundamental change in America. It is not what most expected when he uttered the phrase, but it is what he intended. Look at the writings of Saul Alinsky and others like him. Obama was following the socialist playbook almost line for line.
1. Obama Care (still active
2 Decreased standing of America in the World,
3. Economy in tatters,
4. More people on some form of government assistance tha ever before,
5. A drastically weakened military
6. infrastructure crumbling (Not necessarily his fault entirely),
7. DOJ and FBI leadership corrupted and ,
8. Intelligence community weaponized and used against opposition political party and it’s presidential candidate.
I would say that this is a fundamental change in America. It is not what most expected when he uttered the phrase, but it is what he intended. Look at the writings of Saul Alinsky and others like him. Obama was following the socialist playbook almost line for line.
As to anything GOOD he did, I am completely unable to find anything.
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Blacks should just get over it and move on. Today's black people are not fundamentally better or worse than any other person in my view.
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Happy 4th of July, you all....!!!!!!!
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is a day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day.
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And……as a result……political correctness has become the bane of sanity in our nation.
Lest we offend somebody………….
We have the “F” word, the “N” word, the “I” word and the “B” word.
Instead of “Americans”, we have “African Americans” and “Arab Americans”. (but no “Polish-Americans” or "Irish Americans"))
Instead of “black thugs”, we have “ Urban Center African Americans” victimized by White Privilege.
Instead of “illegal aliens”, we have “undocumented immigrants”.
Instead of “terrorists” we have, “unprivileged belligerents” (according to the Pentagon).
Instead of “Islamic terrorism” we have “workplace violence”.
Instead of “homosexuals”, we have “gays” and “lesbians” and combinations thereof.
Instead of “aberrant sexual lifestyle”, we have “same sex marriage” and “gay pride week”…and NAMBLA.
Instead of “devout religious belief”, we have litigated “bigot hate crime”.
Instead of “global warming critics”, we have “deniers” who some want to prosecute.
Instead of “arbitrary murder of unborn humans” we have “Pro-choice” and “women’s reproductive rights”.
*Instead of “criminals” we have “justice involved individuals” (according to AG Loretta Lynch).
UC Berkley wants to ban professors from using terms like “melting pot”, “the most qualified should get the job”, and “illegal alien”.
The reason???? Such notions are racist….and speaking of racist….
Thomas Sowell said: " If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have got you labelled as a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago, and a racist today."
I maintain that “Nobody in America has the right to not be offended”……but alas, the PC idiots disagree.
Such was his hope. Such was his change.
That change would have lasted longer if The Evil Hag had broomed her way into office.
But now that mean ole Magic Hair Tonic Ride trashes his precious legacy at every turn!
Now that I have to pay sales tax on internet purchases, I will have to cut them back by at least the tax rate here in nevada (8.15%)
Until it has been overturned is unConsitutional (should have been originally) or repealed by Legislature, this one is still true.
"2 Decreased standing of America in the World,"
I personally don't care what other nations think of us because none of them are free nations. There is one thing not in doubt, however, no one questions Trump's resolve in geopolitical matters. Obama was constantly backtracking over his own red lines. Our allies could not depend on us to keep our word and that certainly is a problem.
"3. Economy in tatters,"
The economy under Obama was one long recession. One can argue that it didn't start on his watch and might be partially correct, but Obama sure drug it out through his high taxes and the ACA. Forbes ran several articles on how businesses were just holding off until regulations stabilized or tax rates came down to expand and hire. That happened under Trump and a Republican Congress.
One should also look at the underemployment rate under Obama, which skyrocketed and stayed near to 15% for much of his two-term stay.
"4. More people on some form of government assistance tha ever before,"
This one is certifiably true. There are more people on food stamps, more on medicare (if you include federal ACA), and more on SS Disability than ever before.
"5. A drastically weakened military"
This one can be evaluated in both perception or reputation and in readiness. Readiness as reported by the Joint Chiefs was down significantly under Obama and recruiting had fallen to an all time low. Combine this with Obama's inclusion of destabilizing elements (homosexuals) in combat crews, his retasking of military to "Muslim outreach" and his disastrous combat policies, these all contributed not only to bad morale among the troops, but record numbers refusing to re-enlist after a term and more combat troops in harm's way without clear Rules of Engagement.
Perception can be evaluated in the number of challenges to our military, and not just from radical Islamic groups. Remember, Russia's invasion of Crimea happened on Obama's watch and I can't help but recall his statements to Medvedev "Tell Vladimir I'll have more flexibility after the election." China also built an airfield out of an atoll in the South China Sea, threatening many other US-friendly nations in the area such as the Philippines.
"6. infrastructure crumbling (Not necessarily his fault entirely),"
This one I will challenge. Every politician since Eisenhower's introduction of the federal highway system has been harping on this one, and its garbage. Most of the "crumbling infrastructure" isn't part of the Federal system, but rather the States are responsible - especially those blue States like California who don't perform their inspections (Oroville Dam, anyone?)
I would also point out that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill can also be indirectly attributed to Obama. Under GW Bush, that rig had been cited several times for dangerous practices - exactly the same kind of practices that led to the spill. Under Obama, those same inspections now turned up glowing reports.
"7. DOJ and FBI leadership corrupted and ,"
This one is certainly the case as is now being exposed nearly every day in the non-mainstream news. We know that there was an ongoing conspiracy to try to discredit Trump through bogus accusations all created by the same corrupt FBI officials who intentionally botched the Hillary Clinton email scandal. We also know they abused the FISA warrant process in order to spy on Trump's presidential campaign.
We could also go into Obama's weaponization of the bureaucracies such as the IRS (denying or slow-rolling tax-exempt status for conservative political organizations), the EPA (the Waters of the US rule), and even Borders and Customs (the Gibson Guitar nonsense) - not to mention the most corrupt Department of Justice (first under Holder of Fast and Furious infamy) and then Loretta Lynch (who's meeting with Bill Clinton during an ongoing investigation into Hillary was clearly a conflict of interest).
"8. Intelligence community weaponized and used against opposition political party and it’s presidential candidate."
This one has been happening for decades, but it reached all new levels under Obama.
PS - I didn't vote you down, but in the future you'd do better to provide some backup for your objections.