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Ben Shapiro – Obama Isn’t MY President
President Obama isn’t my president. He isn’t doing anything for me, the typical, faceless American citizen. I’m not a member of a minority group — at least a minority group that counts (being Jewish obviously doesn’t count when it comes to Obama’s giveaway grab bag). I’m not a welfare case, and I’m employed. I’m not a member of a public sector union.
And so I don’t count when it comes to President Obama.
President Obama’s entire re-election campaign — and, thus far, his entire presidency — has been predicated on appealing to various splinter groups within the American population. He isn’t interested in presenting broad policy initiatives that appeal to the vast swath of Americans; in fact, his one major policy initiative, Obamacare, bombed with the American public so badly that the Democrats were unceremoniously thrown from Congress in 2010.
That’s why Obama finds himself on the defensive with regard to his polarizing campaign tactics. In an interview with Black Enterprise magazine, Obama said, “I want all Americans to have opportunity. I’m not the president of black America. I’m the president of the United States of America.” But that’s not what he says on his campaign website, where he breaks down Americans by color, including a subgroup of African-Americans for Obama, where he pushes posters urging blacks to “get his back” — just $35 to show your support!
Obama’s website also offers groups for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Jewish Americans (well, liberal Jewish Americans), Latinos, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgenders, people with disabilities, small business owners (all two of them who support Obama), seniors, women, and young Americans, among others.
Obama sees America as a country of differences papered over with the flag; Americans, by contrast, have historically seen America as a country of different folks united by dreams, goals and principles. To Obama, unity is aesthetic, an idea to be photoshopped to the front of a campaign brochure. To Americans, unity is engraved on our coinage.
Friend of the family
August 8th, 2012
What an insightful article. Ben, you ain’t alone. I don’t reckon with Obama either. As matter of fact, I don’t connect hardly with anyone (except a few mature Mexican cuties at the cash registers at the grocery store who simply humor me). I’m just an old white devil to most. Hang in there Ben, maybe he’ll lose.
historicus
August 8th, 2012
Reagan, H. Bush, W. Bush, were “my Presidents”. I would even refer to Billy Jeff the same way, although I cared not one bit for his policies or politics, at least he respected Americans. Hell, I’ll even give Jimmah the nod, although he was totally worthless. obama doesn’t get that from me, for all the reasons stated in the article. He’s a divisive parasite.
OozleFanoozle
August 8th, 2012
Will there be enough splinter groups and voter fraud to keep this guy in office?
Muslim Hog Caller
August 9th, 2012
He’s really not anybody’s president. He is a fake. We’ve all been scammed.
Patricia
August 9th, 2012
It makes me feel ill to even put the exalted word “President” in front of his fake name. I tend to give people a break, to believe the best until I learn the worst – well, BO smells to high heaven and we have yet to learn the worst about him.
God bless this wonderful country! It was founded on principles BO would not understand much less abide by. I never in all my 78 years thought I would weep over what is being done to the land that has brought freedom to the world. Do we even care what the word means anymore?
God HELP this country!
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 9th, 2012
@Patricia
I’m with you sister. Never use the P word in the same sentence with the o-Word. The Resident is all I will ever give him.