I have been around through 25% of our presidents. Ok, I really don't remember anything of Truman, or even much about Eisenhower, but I do remember the actions of the 10 since. And, for the most part, 9 of them, at least when speaking, treated the American people with, if not respect, at least no disrespect. Ok, there was that one guy that insisted he was not a crook..........
But now we have a president that is blatant in his disregard and disrespect for the American people. A president that has no qualms about inciting divisiveness. A president that does not hide is arrogance and elitism. A president that makes it clear that he knows better than the rest of the masses.
We caught glimpses of it on the campaign trail, from the lack of arugula in Iowa to Pennsylvanian's clinging to their guns and religion in front of an audience in San Francisco. But since he has been in office, this rhetoric has stepped up. He has attempted to demean and diminish anyone opposed to his platform. He has played the race card. And now he is not only playing the race card but literally calling out one group of Americans against another.
While in an interview on the Hispanic Television channel Univision, Obama said "If Latinos sit out the election, instead of saying we're going to punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us. If they don't see that upsurge in voting in this election, then, I think it going to be harder."
This is how the president views those who disagree with him, as enemies. And this is what he is urging Latinos to see those who vote for non-democratic candidates this election, as enemies. But than again, this is the same president that said that if the republicans win the house that he would be fighting them day and night.
This lack of grace, this type of rhetoric, this blatant divisiveness, this arrogance is unbecoming of the position of president. The presidency is for all the people, not just his friends and supporters. He owes the American people an apology.
He owes the American people respect!
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