What The President Said About Racism Being Responsible For His Failed Policies Is Really, Really Sad
In an interview with The New Yorker, Obama addressed his falling job-approval ratings:
“There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black President.”Anyway, he then seemed to contradict himself [what a shock]:
“Now, the flip side of it is, there are some black folks and maybe some white folks who really like me and give me the benefit of the doubt precisely because I’m a black President.”Okay, Mr. President, I’m confused. Do the people who “really dislike you” because you’re “black” also “really dislike” Clarence Thomas, Herman Cain, Allen West and Dr. Ben Carson because they’re black? Conversely, do the people who “really like” them do so because they give them the “benefit of the doubt” because they’re black?
Obama has always been more popular than his policies; that is, until recently. He was elected – and reelected – with support from millions of white Americans. The majority of (white) Americans did give him the benefit of the doubt - many of them, precisely because he was America’s first black president, but his policies and results have proved otherwise.
I’m going to go out on a limb, here, and suggest that none of the above has anything to do with the color of Obama’s skin – nor that of any of the other people to whom I referred. It does, however, have everything to do with their respective policies, proposals, ideology and track records. Think about it, America.
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