Would it have been a faux pas for President Obama to speak before Mitt Romney had delivered a concession speech?
The election is over (thank God). But unfortunately it isn't over.If the POTUS spoke first, my hunch is it would simply drag more dung into the fire of the GOP pundit-furnace that is called "conservative media".The POTUS (and family) has been gracious, and wants to get this whole thing behind them and move on. In fact, Romney was gracious in his concession speech, and I ws a little annoyed to see all the after-the-event comments that him and his representatives are throwing out there.I think it's also telling that there is very little response from the Democratic Party towards all these "accusations" and grousings made by the GOP pundits about "gifts" and whatnot... If the GOP would spend the same amount of energy towards re-tooling their message to something reasonable and stable, instead of this specious and immature cacophony of sophmoric soundbites, I believe we would actually be much more impressed with the GOP - at least I think I would.
Why does Barack Obama's profile still say 'President of the United States?'
Anyone who held that office, even if they were forced to resign in disgrace like Richard Nixon, is entitled to use the title and the style of “Mr. President” for the rest of his life. This has been the custom for as long as the office has existed.Until the day he dies, he will be President Obama. That doesn’t mean he still has the authority of that office, but he has the right to the title, and anyone who achieved it is certainly going to use it. The only exception would have been William Howard Taft, who later became Chief Justice of the United States after he was President, and was prouder of having achieved the former.
How much of the opposition to Obama is motivated by racism?
Great question - I'd say nearly all of the opposition to Obama is racially motivated. Sure, some right-wing wonks hate the fact that Obama is not a conservative, but very few people oppose him strictly on the issues. Every time you hear someone say "Obama is not intellgent" or "Obama has no substance," or "Obama is not experienced enought to be president" aren't they really just saying: "a black man can't be intellgent" or "a black man can't have substance," or "a black man should not be president"?
Would it be accurate to say that Hussein Obama often "acted a fool" during his disgraceful times as president? Edit?
No it would not be accurate, and pretty far from accurate. Obama worked well with Congress on ARRA, and the ACA, He turned the Economy around in 2009 and he strived for many things Trump has strived for. He and Trump have a tremendous number of things in common, including his message on September 7, 2018 that Trump copied into his last SOTU address regarding the need for unity in the US. Someone who says that about Obama has to say exactly the same thing about Trump since they both strived for the exact same things. There are 1000 times more similarities between Obama and Trump than differences.
In the book, "Audacity of Hope", did Barack Obama say he would side with the Muslim's against Christians?
Obama was talking about protecting the innocent Muslims. He mentioned the Japanese internment camps during WWII. He does not want anything like that happening to the innocent Muslims. He is not talking about siding with the radical Muslims like those who smear Obama's name like to believe. Yes, it is a smear campaign against Obama. Here is the full quote. "Whenever I appear before immigrant audiences, I can count on some good-natured ribbing from my staff after my speech; according to them, my remarks always follow a three-part structure: "I am your friend," "[Fill in the home country] has been a cradle of civilization," and "You embody the American dream." They're right, my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect. "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." [Page 260-261]