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Arkansas Granny

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6. Hindsight is always 20-20. I believe Obama did the best he could with

Reply to Skya Rhen (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 10:25 AM

Feb 2020

the political environment he was working with. He made some mistakes, but he was also faced with obstruction that I never imagined. Every time he reached out to Republicans he was rebuffed. You can't pull people together unless they wish it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Do you believe that Obama should have done a better job pulling the country together? [View all] Skya Rhen Feb 2020 OP

Unwarranted and unfounded criticism, IMO COLGATE4 Feb 2020 #1

Plus a large number of peoples' heads blew apart underpants Feb 2020 #5

Is he serious? IluvPitties Feb 2020 #2

Did Bloomberg want to primary President Obama in 2012? N/T lapucelle Feb 2020 #3

You should find out and let us know Renew Deal Feb 2020 #7

My pleasure! BS was the lone voice sounding the clarion call to primary President Obama in 2012. lapucelle Feb 2020 #11

I have heard the whole video and it does not imply that. patricia92243 Feb 2020 #4

Here's the link to the whole video - starts at 44 minutes. His words were NOT taken out of context. Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #14

Hindsight is always 20-20. I believe Obama did the best he could with Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #6

How would he have done so? Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #8

By being white like Trump. In 2017, he said that the country should get behind Trump but with Obama Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #12

This stuff is outrageous LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 #9

.................................................................................................... Afromania Feb 2020 #10

I miss having a real POTUS Gothmog Feb 2020 #13

President Obama faced an impossible task: a well-planned effort to use his racial identity to divide andym Feb 2020 #15