Posted on 09/07/2018 9:42:04 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Obama on Friday urged Americans to vote because our democracy depends on it, saying the stakes are higher than any other election in his lifetime.
Im here to deliver a simple message: You need to vote because our democracy depends on it, Obama said at a speech at the University of Illinois, as he wades back into the political fray.
"But just a glance at recent headlines should tell you that this moment really is different, he said. The stakes really are higher. The consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are more dire."
Obama later in his speech turned directly to Trump, criticizing him for capitalizing on resentments between different Americans.
But Obama said Trump was a symptom of a larger problem, not the cause.
"It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause," the former president said. "He's just capitalizing on resentments politicians have been fanning for years."
Obama will head to his first midterm campaigning on Saturday for Democratic House candidates in California.
The speech Friday previews those arguments.
Im here today because this is one of those pivotal moments when every one of us as citizens of the United States need to determine just who it is that we are, just what it is that we stand for, Obama said.
When they say
“Trump and his supporters are a threat to our Democracy”
what they really mean is
“Trump and his supporters are a threat to the Left’s control over American society”
Obama speaking may help the Republicans.
We are not a “Democracy” we are a Constitutional Republic..
They know that and reveal their disdain for not having Mob Rule and keep using their code phrases for their ignorant followers
Stupid is as Stupid does, and they are really stupid
Obama destroyed the Democratic party and exposed the Uni-Party. He must be a Republican plant.
I cant believe Fox is pre-empting even the Cincinnati shooting, for 0bozo the Clown.
Unreal.
Bammy, go back to the bath house for a round of “up periscope”.
That said, I believe we must take up the enemies' challenge.
Here is the feature for September at Truth Based Logic:
The Last Chance? [Can Trump revive the aspirational Spirit of '76?]
Absolutely 1000 seats don’t lie.
He came on Tv today and i turned to the person watching it and said “I had to suffer through 8 years of him being on TV constantly, that’s long enough- I’m done listening to him”- thankfully the person agreed and changed the channel otherwise i was gonna have ot listen to music to cover up the awful sound-
Just more of his standard meaningless pablum filled with dog whistles to the leftists.
Too bad dumbass, former constitutional law professor Barry doesn’t know the US is a republic.
Hard to imagine it’ll be worse than how badly Obama was “rebuked” by the American electorate during the first midterm election of his presidency in 2010.
Odungo is a poisonous snake out to destroy the U.S. even after he is no longer in office. His is an especially virulent HATRED. I wish ebola would take him down, for the good of the nation.
“were a republic.”
And it’s not 57 states either.
Who is paying Obama to sing?
Hussein is out here practically begging and groveling on his knees. Pathetic and sad. What a little weasel of a man.
The only way Obama ever attracted a large crowd was to bring in a headliner for a concert.
He had to go to a liberal University to get this small crowd.
Someone is paying Obama to sing. The Democrats are singing and dancing because someone is paying them to act.
I caught a few seconds of Obama’s speech.
The first thing I noticed is how Obama sticks his chin up and does not look at his audience.
Either Obama is talking over the heads of his audience or Obama is telling big lies and does not want to face his audience.
The noose is getting tighter around the deep state traitors necks. They only wrap themselves in the flag and Constitution to save their asses. Not anymore!
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