President Barrack Hussein Obama ran as the uniting agent of America - a nation torn apart by century of slavery and decades of racial war which ended some four decades ago. Millions gathered in Washington, D.C, in early 2009 to honor the first African American president, Mr. Obama. Tears were shed and the country was, again, looking ahead to a brighter, more prosperous future. In his inaugural speech, Mr. Obama called for Americans of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to unite. This remarkable event marked the end of many things, except one - the personal beliefs of Obama himself. After 3 years into his presidency, many things remained unsolved and promises never came to pass, except one - his fundamental transformation of America. Now voters beginning to ask themselves 'does Obama deserves another term'. We'll answer this at the end of this post.
The basic beliefs of Obama
Evidence emerged earlier this year that Obama believes America is ruled by the rich and most of its wealth were and are acquired through dishonesty and greed. This is the core of his "class warfare" rhetoric. This believe shaped most of his campaign rhetoric in 2008. Secondly, Obama believes that blacks still suffer racial division even though blacks nowadays have more benefits and power than other ethnic groups. Furthermore, federal and state laws prohibit racial divisions in all levels. His mentor and Harvard lecturer, prof. Bell, wrote in some of his books (which Obama used to teach Law in Chicago) that Racism is permanent and well structure. Obama apparently took this racist's writings to heart. This frame of thought influenced Obama to this very day. Obama's comments on the arrest of a black man by a white cop (which he later retracted), and recently the killing of Trayvon Martin by a whiteman, Zimmerman. All his remarks bore the signs of his core belief that racism is a permanent issue. The frame of thought also influenced the way Obama runs American since 2009, and maybe grounds to voters denying him a second term in November of 2012.
Leadership and Radical Agenda
In a space of two years, President Obama totally ignored the vast domestic issues facing America - especially in the private sectors, many of which could have been prevented had he taken the steps to address them, but pushing worthless legislation. Even members of his party criticized him for pushing through unpopular legislation on the expense of poor Americans. Barney Franks, one of the powerful Democrats in the House now announcing the end of his political career, decried the fact that Obama spent too much time fighting Congress over healthcare instead of the more important problems such as job creation, revitalization of the House market, and energy issues just to name a few. As a result, the Democrat party lost the House of Representative. The efforts of the Tea Party (made up of Independents, Democrats, and Conservatives) sent Obama a message, which he doesn't seem to get, that his turn will come.
In Obama's first two years, selected corporations were saved, while the rest went down hill faster than the speed of light. Instead of pushing through legislation to ease the US dependency on foreign oil, he began a systematic dismantling of US oil producers and big corporations. Unlike his predecessor, President Bush, who issued more drilling permits and forced producers overseas to drop the price of oil, Obama's reaction to gas price rising was calling "gasoline" the "fuel of yesterday", and belittling oil companies. Now that the price of gas (at the pump) is projected to be higher than $4.00/gln this summer, the president still doesn't get it. Last couple of months, the Senate killed his anti-oil subsidies bill by nine
votes. Apparently, his own party rebelled against it. All members of
his party voted in the House voted to kill his job-killing bill by a
record of 414 - 0 votes. Every rational minded American knows that when the price of gasoline goes up, other parts of the business chain are also affected. For instance, the prices of goods go up as a result of transportation cost, which is directly related to the spike in gas price. Inflation already hits major grocery shops used mostly by middle-class families, contrary to Obama's claim that he champions "middle class".
In this upcoming presidential election, Obama is not going to run based on his "achievements" nor "Records," but by attacking his opponent's wealth and job experience - something he doesn't have either. In 2008, his campaign mantra was "Hope we can believe in", now he is not going to talk about hope and change, rather how rich some people are though he himself owns a $2 million home. If he doesn't have anything to show for, he will be voted out by the unhappy majority of Americans. His chances of winning a second term at this point is extremely slim.
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