Obama issues a dire warning about American democracy in stunning rebuke of Trump

[presluc]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...n-trump-contains-an-even-more-urgent-warning/

Obama’s scathing takedown of Trump contains an even more urgent warning

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A deeper wellspring of urgency

But the source of Obama’s urgency taps another wellspring as well: The fear that we ourselves will not sufficiently attend to the notion that our “unique polity” and “way of life” are worth preserving, and that this is the ultimate existential threat to them, because this is what leaves us vulnerable to Trump’s degradations.

In his speech, Obama addresses this, naturally enough, by saying people should vote because electing Joe Biden will bring immediate improvements. Biden won’t just respect our democracy and treat all Americans as worthy of respect, unlike Trump. He will also bring science to bear on the pandemic, continue expanding health care, and initiate robust government action to save the economy and make it more equitable.

But Obama knows this isn’t enough. Because as he put it, people have good reason for doubting that the system can actually deliver, from white factory workers who have seen jobs shipped overseas (a nod to those tempted by Trump’s critique of globalization) to black mothers who justifiably believe government isn’t working for them “at all” (a nod to deep systemic racism).

So Obama reminded Americans that some of our ancestors — particularly African Americans — faced far worse conditions, yet persevered anyway. And he cited all the energy of young people in fighting against climate change and police brutality, urged them to continue, and added this:



You can give our democracy new meaning. You can take it to a better place. You’re the missing ingredient — the ones who will decide whether or not America becomes the country that fully lives up to its creed.

One might point out that all this doesn’t reckon with the role of the modern Democratic Party (not to mention the Obama presidency) and the failures of liberal democracy itself in feeding the conviction that the system can’t deliver and isn’t worth fighting to preserve. And the pressure is on Biden to demonstrate that his agenda and leadership are worthy grounds for resisting that conviction.

But the true nature of Obama’s warning runs as follows: The threat we face isn’t just the possibility of a Trump win; it’s that very conviction, which itself renders that outcome more alarmingly plausible.

I saw and heard Obama's speech last night I have also read what it means to different people like you W-Heisenberg .

I must say I was surprised and I felt a bit guilty.

The reason Obama wasn't the type of President to get nasty or mean while he was president the Republicans called him everything from not being born in America , to a Muslim serving Allah , to a Monkey in the White House , yet President Obama very seldom retaliated even the Media was calling Obama and the Democrats weak. Kennedy wouldn't have put up that crap, even Clinton wouldn't have put up with that crap.

Which is why in 2014 I left the Democratic party and became an Independent voter.
Even today I do not regret that decision even after a great speech that could be called "A CALL TO HARMS " to the American voter.

I follow one distinction in my Independent voter status.
Republicans can't be right all the time , but neither can Democrats .
The party line is smoke and mirrors .
What is important to the American people is not a Republican or Democratic thing,
What's important REALLY IMPORTANT; IS WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG.eace

 

[DrewPaul]

You and your friends are why we have a Orange Man in the Oval office.

You and your friends might get him reelected.

Trump is a 100% right its Obama's fault he's in office. Obama was lethal to your party under him you lost the house, the senate and ultimately the presidency not to mention many governorships. Obama said the election in 2014 would be a referendum on his polices and it was and he got clobbered. If Obama had been a successful president Hillary would have won in a land slide. If Biden wins we can say Trump got us Mister Magoo for president.

 

[Luce]

In Trump's defense, Obama is a big reason why Trump is president.

Yeah, the yokels were mad enough that black man was elected, but they could tell themselves it was a fluke.

But them he got reelected, and they lost their damn minds.

 

[Tahuyaman]

Obama didn’t have much at to say in support of Joe Biden. Eventually the Democrats will need to tell people about what they support in the way of policy.

 

[Luce]

Obama is a self-unaware hypocrital loon. He had 8 years to get done what he now accuses Trump of not doing...

Trump was elected because of Obama's failures.

Trump was elected because racists were butthurt that we had a black president.

 

[Luce]

And since when does a former president give a convention speech condemning the current president.

Since now.

 

[Tahuyaman]

Obama issues a dire warning about American democracy in stunning rebuke of Trump

A magnificent speech by former president Barack Obama. He correctly framed this election as a battle in which our democracy itself is at stake.

Mr. Obama did not pull any punches, directly blaming the COVID deaths of 170,000 Americans on Donald Trumps ineptness and apathy.

Related: [url=''https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barack-obama-called-out-donald-trump-in-his-dnc-speech-and-the-current-president-was-not-happy/ar-BB18aTO6"]Barack Obama called out Donald Trump in his DNC speech[/url]

Obama could stand up and read the yellow pages and liberals would call it “magnificent”.

 

[Rogue Valley]

They certainly wouldn't call anything covfefe.

 

[rickc]

Obama, just like all the rest, told the truth about trump

Trump is a clear and present danger to America

And his supporters are worse than he is

 

[Phys251]

I have no problem with going after Russians who meddled in our elections. I do have a problem with Obama spying on the Trump campaign and later trying to bring it down on collusion charges that Obama knew to be fake.

Mueller's exhaustive 2-year investigation showed no evidence of collusion. That's exoneration.

And it wasn't "both sides" that accused the Trump campaign of collusion. It was the Dems from start to finish.

US Senate report goes beyond Mueller to lay bare Trump campaign's Russia links | Donald Trump | The Guardian

A report by the Senate intelligence committee provides a treasure trove of new details about Donald Trump’s relationship with Moscow, and says that a Russian national who worked closely with Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 was a career intelligence officer.

The bipartisan report runs to nearly 1,000 pages and goes further than last year’s investigation into Russian election interference by special prosecutor Robert Mueller. It lays out a stunning web of contacts between Trump, his top election aides and Russian government officials, in the months leading up to the 2016 election.

The Senate panel identifies Konstantin Kilimnik as a Russian intelligence officer employed by the GRU, the military intelligence agency behind the 2018 poisoning of the Russian double agent Sergei Skripal. It cites evidence – some of it redacted – linking Kilimnik to the GRU’s hacking and dumping of Democratic party emails.

Even the Republicans know that Russia interfered.

 

[NWRatCon]

It's evident you don't know what "Class" is.. because your context is so far off base, that all you are doing is parroting Right Wing Media's Mentality.

He can't say aloud what he really means because that would entail using language that would violate the site's rules.

 

[NWRatCon]

Trump is an inveterate, unapologetic, pathological liar. He'll lie about anything, and incessantly does, without any concern whatever over the impact, import, or implications his words have. His Trumplodytes worship him, so seek to emulate him. Thus, they feel it appropriate to lie incessantly without any concern about the impact, import, or implications their words have. Indeed, it is practically a religious obligation, the Rosary of Trumpism. By doing so they claim validation of their peers and entry to the holy flock - or whatever a group od leanings is called.

 

[Bucky]

Nah. I'm gonna put that on the myriad of racist, bigoted, narrow minded, uneducated dip****s that voted for him. There were plenty of other reasonable choices. You guys chose the spray tanned narcissist racist bigot. That's all on you.

There were a lot of people that voted for Obama in 08 and 12. They decided to vote for Trump in 16.

 

[RealityNow]

Obama could stand up and read the yellow pages and liberals would call it “magnificent”.

Right Winger's can't comprehend what he said, when he said, he would make it "as simple to understand as he could'"... and He did that.... and the Confederate Minded Right Wingers, still can't face the truth, when it's put to them in the simplest of terms.

(Obama) A Constitutional Scholar, who taught Constitutional Law and Served as a 2 Term President of the United States, without a cycle of musical chair and without everyone who left .. calling him a moron... ...
vs
(Trump) An Imbecile that Swindled Everything he ever touched and promoted racist ignorance and attacks America and everything about America everyday, as a belligerent self obsessed mad man.​

I'll take the words of the Constitutional Scholar, who taught Constitutional Law and Served as a 2 Term President of the United States, without a cycle of musical chair and without everyone who left .. calling him a moron...

 

[uptower]

Obama was 100% correct.

Anyone who doesn't admit Trump is trying to undermine the very foundations of a free and fair election is either blind to it...or they're all in.

Sadly, I think most are in the latter camp.

 

[uptower]

Obama could stand up and read the yellow pages and liberals would call it “magnificent”.

And Trump could do the same and mispronounce half of it and ad-lib a load of gibberish.

 

[RealityNow]

Obama, just like all the rest, told the truth about trump

Trump is a clear and present danger to America

And his supporters are worse than he is

THAT'S A FACT!!!
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his supporters are As worse As he is​

 

[RealityNow]

Obama was 100% correct.

Anyone who doesn't admit Trump is trying to undermine the very foundations of a free and fair election is either blind to it...or they're all in.

Sadly, I think most are in the latter camp.

Yes, Obama was 100% correct.

Trump Follower and Republican Confederate Senators are a Disgrace Upon and Unto America

They are Steeped in CONFEDERACY IDEOLOGY AND Driven By CONFEDERATE AGENDA​

 

[bubbabgone]

Obama doesn't look well at all.
Pretty much looks like a skeleton with skin.

 

[Tahuyaman]

THAT'S A FACT!!!
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his supporters are As worse As he is​

“as worse as he is”’. Uh huh....

 

[Tahuyaman]

Right Winger's can't comprehend what he said, when he said, he would make it "as simple to understand as he could'"... and He did that.... and the Confederate Minded Right Wingers, still can't face the truth, when it's put to them in the simplest of terms.


I'll take the words of the Constitutional Scholar, who taught Constitutional Law and Served as a 2 Term President of the United States, without a cycle of musical chair and without everyone who left .. calling him a moron...

Obama is a stain on our country. At this point Trump winning the election is Obama’s legacy.

 

[Fishking]

A magnificent speech by former president Barack Obama. He correctly framed this election as a battle in which our democracy itself is at stake.

Mr. Obama did not pull any punches, directly blaming the COVID deaths of 170,000 Americans on Donald Trumps ineptness and apathy.

Related: [url=''https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barack-obama-called-out-donald-trump-in-his-dnc-speech-and-the-current-president-was-not-happy/ar-BB18aTO6"]Barack Obama called out Donald Trump in his DNC speech[/url]

I'll have to apologize if I don't take advice on democracy from someone who spied on a locked up reporters, had CIA break into a steal documents from a Congresswoman, wrote up legal justification for assassinating U.S. citizens, running guns to drug cartels, bombed first responders to initial bombing strikes, enacted protocols to increase intelligence leaks, ect, ect, ect.

 

[NWRatCon]

And Trump could do the same and mispronounce half of it and ad-lib a load of gibberish.

Won't it be amazing again to have a President who CAN read the yellow pages.

 

[NWRatCon]

I'm going to confess something: it's harder to be as angry with our resident Trumplodytes as I used to be. It's just too easy to laugh at them, and make fun of them. I'm afraid karma is going to bite me because it is uncharitable to laugh at disadvantaged people who debase themselves so publicly. They're just so delusional and it is just so obvious that they simply don't have the self-awareness of an adolescent, or the mental wherewithal to make a coherent argument. It's just too pathetic. I'm going to try to be better. At least until the morning.

 

[Puigb]

Obama is a self-unaware hypocrital loon. He had 8 years to get done what he now accuses Trump of not doing...

Trump was elected because of Obama's failures.

Correction, Trump was elected because of Obama's race.