In response to Obama’s recent comments about him in his DNC speech, Trump said the only true words I think I’ve ever heard him utter: “The reason I’m here is because of President Obama and Joe Biden, because if they did a good job I wouldn’t be here….but they did such a bad job that I stand before you as President.”
As much as it kills me to agree with anything Trump says, in this case he’s right. The Democrats created the conditions which led directly to his rise because Obama’s presidency was the last straw for millions who had felt ignored and betrayed by the Democrats for years. By ignoring these voters, the Democrats rolled out the red carpet for Trump and his sycophants and handed them the keys to the White House on a platter.
Obama the Great
To be fair, it didn’t start with the Obama but his presidency marked the end of an era.
When he first came on the scene, I fell for the man’s charms too and hoped, despite everything I knew about politics, that he really did represent a new time of enlightenment and equality. It seemed racism might finally be consigned to the dustbin of history where it belonged. Seeing the genuine affection the president and his wife shared in glossy magazine spreads made it easy to hope that love could heal a nation.
