President Obama Quotes - Page 15

• What made me decide to run was the dire state of the economy and the non-leadership of President Obama. At that point in time, my campaign put a mustache on Obama as part of the national campaign drive.

  Kesha Rogers

  Running, Mustache, President

  "Kesha Rogers, Texas Democrat And Anti-Obama Nominee, Disavowed By Party Members". Interview with Gene Demby, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 11, 2012.

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• Texas Democrats should be more concerned about what President Obama is doing to destroy the party, and the nation, than about what I am doing in going after him for that.

  Kesha Rogers

  Party, Texas, President

  "Texas Democrats Working To Make Sure Lyndon LaRouche Disciple Doesn’t Get Senate Nod" by Amanda Terkel, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2014.

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• President Obama contends that charges he is "not really an American" have been trumped up by you-know-who.

  Michael R. Burch

  President, Knows, Has Beens

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• The good news is, President Obama was born in America. The bad news is, so was Donald Trump.

  Jay Leno

  America, President, News

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• President Obama, when he was elected, he could have been a unifying figure. He could have chosen to be a leader on race relations and bring us together. And he hasn't done that, he's made decisions that I think have inflamed racial tensions that have divided us rather than bringing us together.

  Ted Cruz

  Thinking, Race, Decision

  "Cruz on Baltimore: Obama Has "Inflamed Racial Tensions" Instead Of Bringing Us Together" by Ian Schwartz, www.realclearpolitics.com. April 30, 2015.

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• President Obama chose politics over leadership. 'Hope' and 'Change' have become bait-and-switch.

  Lindsey Graham

  President, Bait, Hope And Change

  Twitter post from Jun 15, 2012

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• People in the age of [President] Obama don't dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That's for sure.

  Al Sharpton

  People, Age, President

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• Sixty one percent of Donald Trump`s supporters believe that President [Barack] Obama was not born in the United States.They believe Donald Trump`s lie about where President Obama was born, the lie he started telling four years ago and has since replaced with other hate-driven lies like the thousands of Muslims Donald Trump lies about having seen celebrating in New Jersey on 9/11.

  Lawrence O'Donnell

  Hate, Lying, Believe

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• There are a few obvious consequences and perhaps one subtle possibility. One obvious thing is that, to stimulate the economy, President Obama has committed to creating millions of green jobs that will leave a legacy - much as Roosevelt's public works did during the new deal.

  Denis Hayes

  Jobs, Obvious Things, Creating

  "The Rumpus Interview with Earth Day organiser Denis Hayes". Interview with Melissa Price, therumpus.net. April 22, 2009.

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• Sarah Palin, suggesting her son`s arrest on domestic violence charges was a result of post-traumatic stress disorder and partially due to President Obama`s lack of respect for men and women in uniform.

  Chris Hayes

  Stress, Son, Men

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• I would just want to wish President Obama the best of luck, and that he should bear in mind that just as he is a good person, there are many of us presidents in Latin America who are also good people.

  Rafael Correa

  Latin, America, People

  Interview with Amy Goodman, progressive.org. June 28, 2013.

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• I would not like to be in President Obama's position in making choices on Afghanistan.

  Mark Danner

  Choices, President, Afghanistan

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• When ISIS last year called for the destruction of the Yazidi people, President Obama said that would constitute genocide and he ordered U.S. forces to keep it from happening. Human rights advocates say Christians now face a similar threat Nina Shea directs the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute.

  Tom Gjelten

  Christian, Religious, Rights

  "As Christians Flee, Governments Pressured To Declare ISIS Guilty Of Genocide". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 24, 2015.

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• Congress also did something new, which is, they delayed for two years two new taxes - one on medical devices and one on high-end health insurance plans. Those taxes are supposed to help pay for President Obama's health care law, but they're really unpopular.

  Susan Davis

  Years, Law, Two

  "Here's What You Should Know About The $1.8 Trillion Spending Bill". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. December 21, 2015.

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• The president doesn't get an automatic pay raise, so they can't freeze it for him. But it also does extend the pay rate - they pay increases or pay freeze for pay increases for members of Congress. They've had a pay freeze since 2009, but most civil servants will see a small pay bump in 2016 thanks to a separate order from President Obama.

  Susan Davis

  Order, President, Doe

  "Here's What You Should Know About The $1.8 Trillion Spending Bill". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. December 21, 2015.

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• Here is a needle President Obama needs to thread if he chooses a ninth. The nominee would need to be so strongly qualified that he or she would be hard to reject. The person must also be willing to be nominated even though leading Senate Republicans have said they will not consider anyone the president names.

  Steve Inskeep

  Names, President, Would Be

  "Supreme Court Nominating Process Shrouded In Secrecy". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 23, 2016.

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• We'll review President Obama's plan [on closing Guantanamo], but since it includes bringing dangerous terrorists to facilities in U.S. communities, he should know that the bipartisan will of Congress has already been expressed against that proposal.

  Audie Cornish

  Community, President, Proposal

  Source: www.npr.org

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• I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is.

  Adepero Oduye

  President, Nominations, Assuming

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• What outsourcing causes - what it's caused by, rather. I understand, for instance, how to read a balance sheet. I happen to believe that having been in the private sector for twenty-five years gives me a perspective on how jobs are created - that someone who's never spent a day in the private sector, like President Obama, simply doesn't understand.

  Mitt Romney

  Jobs, Believe, Years

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• I think with President Obama there's going to be a discussion, because he himself is multiracial, because we have for the first time a non-white president. There's going to be talk about what does this mean? What is it? Are we in a new era?

  Michael Emerson

  Mean, Thinking, White

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Fox News may be demolishing its more liberal cable news rivals in the ratings but to Democrats it's still the bogeyman. That's why President Obama took the opportunity to criticize the network during a speech defending his economic record at Northwestern University today. But in doing so, the president not only demonstrated the weakness of his position but also why he doesn'€t understand Fox'€s appeal.

  Jonathan S. Tobin

  Opportunity, President, Records

  "Faltering WH Still Blaming the Messenger" by Jonathan Tobin, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 6, 2014.

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• [Regarding President Obama] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I talked to him. I sorta, I guess, helped him get elected.

  Ralph Stanley

  President, Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

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• President Obama and Hillary Clinton, every time you disagree with them it doesn't matter which subject it is, you're a bigot or you're a racist.

  Jan Brewer

  President, Racist, Matter

  "Brewer vs. O'Malley: Every Time You Disagree with Clinton, Obama You Are Called Racist". Political Panel, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 26, 2016.

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• Write to your newspaper. Call your Member of Congress. Email President Obama. Speak out for a cleaner, more stable future for all of us.

  Frances Beinecke

  Writing, Speaks Out, President

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• Fifty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama is Muslim.
  And 66 percent of Trump voters believe President Obama is Muslim. If you hear anyone trying to explain the rise of Donald Trump without including that fact, then you`re hearing someone who doesn`t know what they`re talking about.

  Lawrence O'Donnell

  Believe, Talking, Trying

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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