Posted on 11/20/2015 10:14:44 AM PST by jazusamo
President Obama discussed America's faults Friday with young Asian leaders, saying the U.S. suffers from "pitfalls" such as income inequality, a political system controlled by the wealthy and political parties divided along racial lines.
Speaking at a town-hall event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mr. Obama said the biggest problem in the U.S. is the influence of the wealthy on the government.
"It is very important to avoid any political system where money overwhelms ideas," said Mr. Obama, who raised a record $1.1 billion for his reelection campaign in 2012. "And the United States politics process has become so expensive and it lasts so long, and even though I was successful at it, we spend hundreds of millions of dollars in television advertising and in all the things that go into a U.S. presidential campaign."
He added, "When politicians have to raise so much money all the time, then they start listening a little bit more to the people who have money, as opposed to ordinary people."
In response to a question from the audience, Mr. Obama also said politics in the U.S. "increasingly is defined by personal attacks and saying very sensational things in the media." He urged young Asian leaders to try "to debate people you disagree with, without saying that they're a terrible person."
The president himself is engaged in a nasty, long-distance debate with Republicans over his plan to accept Syrian refugees in the U.S. He accused GOP opponents this week of being "scared of widows and orphans."
At the town-hall event, Mr. Obama also warned young Asians to guard against racial divisions in politics, saying in the U.S., "it's still an issue that comes up."
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He sure loves the sound of his own voice doesnt he. Certainly his audience has enough smarts to dismiss this as the village idiot let out to play.
Psychiatrists call this “projection”.
What a pant-load. Obama is primarily responsible for ginning up racial tensions and divisions here in the US. How dare he lecture the Asians?
Maybe he should be warning his fellow Muslims to stay away from our Evil Empire....for their own benefit.
Soooo Bammy is talking about the fruits of his fundamental transformation of America. We agree— its a disaster of his own making. You blow Bammy-—
I am so sick and tired of this commie SOB yammering on and on I could scream.
This is such a messed up place... he should tell them to GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
So says S0r0$’ Sock Puppet.
This is rich, coming from a man who appears to be at war with his own people.
Mr. Obama also said politics in the U.S. “increasingly is defined by personal attacks and saying very sensational things in the media.” He urged young Asian leaders to try “to debate people you disagree with, without saying that they’re a terrible person.”
Mister Obama would never say:
“First, they were worried about the press being too tough on them during debates,†Obama added. “Now they’re worried about three-year-old orphans. That doesn’t sound very tough to me.â€
checkmate
Foreign leaders will surely not recognize the condescension. The man is a buffoon!
The filthy scumbag never misses an opportunity to trash the United States of America, does he? He is the most vile, disgusting person to ever be elected to the presidency. Yet 40% to 50% of the populace still loves him.
Agreed...That’s the only consolation, foreign leaders whether allies or adversaries laugh at boy _president.
Oh, I think it is good advice. He is America’s PITFALL, and that is in fact pitiful. La- really does tell the truth.
>> the U.S. suffers from “pitfalls”
Chief of which is this halfrican son of a bitch bastard, and the socialist gibsmedat vermin that elected him.
My lil brown Bammy’s were flushed down to the sewer pit this AM.. a fitting daily tribute to the charlatan-in-chiite.
{”to debate people you disagree with, “}
Sounds like he’ll be debating Ted Cruz then.
If these Asian leaders want to avoid the pitfalls of American politics, they should look at Obama and do the opposite.
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