Obama implies he’ll be more vocal about issues after he leaves office
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a campaign event at Bayliss Park, on Aug. 13, 2012, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, during a three day campaign bus tour through Iowa. Carolyn Kaster AP
Many U.S. presidents, upon leaving office, try to fade from the national spotlight and live the rest of their lives as private citizens.
President Barack Obama implied in a Vanity Fair interview that he might choose to go a different route.
In the interview conducted by presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Obama talked about his use of the term “radical Islam,” how he would miss Air Force One and his desire to make the world better.
Then there’s a short bit where he hints at what life after the presidency might look like for him, a relatively young 55 years old as he exits the office. He says there are some things he suspects he’ll be able to accomplish better after being president.
“Having had this office has given me this incredible perch from which to see how the world works. The power of the office is unique and it is a humbling privilege,” Obama said. “With that power, however, also comes a whole host of institutional constraints. There are things I cannot say. There are things that...”
“You mean now, but you will later,” Goodwin prods.
“That I cannot say, not out of any political concerns, but out of prudential concerns of the office,” Obama continues. “There are institutional obligations I have to carry out that are important for a president of the United States to carry out, but may not always align with what I think would move the ball down the field on the issues that I care most deeply about.”
Obama has spoken passionately about many subjects as president, one being police violence against black men. He said after the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida that “we need to spend some time in thinking about how do we bolster and reinforce our African American boys.”
“You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago,” Obama said. “I think it’s important to recognize that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn’t go away.”
Once Obama leaves office, and those “institutional constraints” have lifted, we’ll see what issues he decides to address.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article105126401.html
Cuz Lord knows he's not free to speak his mind as the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD!!!!
He's done sooooo much for the African American community as President hasn't he?
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/378087/black-americans-are-worse-under-obama-deroy-murdock
That's from 2014!!!
This economy has left blacks with little to show for their loyalty to Barack Obama and the Democrats.
The unemployment rate has fallen under Obama, from 7.8 percent when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009 to 5.5 percent last month. Though less dramatic, joblessness has dropped for black Americans (from 12.7 to 10.1 percent) and black teenagers (from 35.3 to 25.0 percent).
From there, things get bleak.
U.S. labor force participation has dropped during that same period, from 65.7 to 62.7 percent. For blacks in general, the damage was a bit lighter, dipping from 63.2 to 61.0 percent of available employees in the work pool. For black teenagers, however, this number cratered — from 29.6 to 25.7 percent
The percentage of Americans below the poverty line inched up, the latest available Census Bureau data found, from 14.3 to 14.5 percent overall — between 2009 and 2013. For black Americans, that climb was steeper: The 25.8 percent in poverty rose to 27.2 percent.
Real median household incomes across America retreated across those years, from $54,059 to $51,939. Though less pronounced, such finances also reversed for black Americans, from $35,387 to $34,598.
Food Stamp recipients between 2009 and 2013, the most recent Department of Agriculture figures show, rose from 32.9 million to 47.1 million Americans. Meanwhile, the equivalent number of blacks soared from 7.4 million to 12.2 million.
Home ownership slipped from 67.3 percent of Americans in the first quarter of 2009 to 64.0 in the fourth quarter of 2014. For blacks, that figure slid from 46.1 to 42.1 percent.
Breaking News at Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Murdock/Blacks-Obama-voters-unemployment/2015/04/09/id/637479/#ixzz4LmrVmms4
That's from 2015...2016...while the fiscal year is a wrap...he can only go up from there...riiight?
Keep on drinking the kool-aid.