Based on his speech, notice that he never says that the far-left ideas in question themselves stink to high heaven. It's not that socialism fails every time you try it. The only people he blames for this state of affairs is American voters. Americans just aren't quite progressive enough. They're not up for being "transformed," as Obama used to say.
He must know.
Obama counseled the leftists in his room that since Americans fall short, they need to start couching their radical plans as "improvements" in their "narratives."
In the interest of winning (and making that coveted Obama presidential endorsement actually worth something) Obama has now "transformed" himself into Mister Moderate. It's not just laughable in itself, it's also too little, too late. Toothpaste's out of the tube. The Dems are now welded to their radical far left plans and it would be very hard for any of them to do U-turns now. For Bernie Sanders, of course, that's congenitally impossible.
Gag.
It didn't go over well.
And better still, the rabid left is now mocking Obama to high heaven.
Here's what far-left Common Dreams had to say, first explaining out how it looks to leftists, and then curating its favorite tweets on Twitter:
After it was reported Friday that former U.S. President Barack Obama told a room full of "wealthy liberal" Democratic Party donors that voters ultimately won't go for candidates offering political visions he suggested were too ambitious and radical, progressives online reacted critically to Obama advising the party to sideline "certain left-leaning twitter feeds" and what he termed the "the activist wing of our party."
...and...
On Saturday, the hashtag #TooFarLeft was trending on Twitter.
Political operative Peter Daou, who took credit for launching the hashtag, said: "I launched the #TooFarLeft tag because I've had it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as 'too far left.' I'd like to ONCE hear them complain America is too far right."
And so, a brief sample of reactions:
Such as:
TOO. FAR. LEFT.
I launched the #TooFarLeft tag because I've had it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as "too far left."
I'd like to ONCE hear them complain America is too far right.
Peter Daou ✔ @peterdaou TOO. FAR. LEFT.
I launched the #TooFarLeft tag because I've had it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as "too far left."
I'd like to ONCE hear them complain America is too far right.
7,060 11:54 AM - Nov 16, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 1,951 people are talking about this A bitter, touchy, sensitive bunch, aren't they? Winning elections isn't a thing for them, just proving one's far-left bonafides to the other lefties is what matters.
Daily Caller picked out another passel of choice tweets from the radicals angry at Obama, such as this:
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, for instance, told her Twitter followers Saturday that “if being #TooFarLeft means” believing “healthcare is a human right”and “all student debt should be canceled,” then “count me in.” Climate change activists also weighed in.
Oh goody. Now she'll have to reassure her voters once again that she "loves" Obama. It happened once before. Something says that's not happening, not now with this pile-on.
What it shows is that any bid to even delicately steer the left in a winnable direction gets met with brickbats from the fanatics. They'll actually go against Obama himself, which up until now has been unheard of. No wonder Obama has always been afraid of them, afraid to go Sistah Souljah, except in the face of a certain train wreck. Yet if he wants results, the only way to get their attention is to launch a full-on attack of them, which he won't do. Any tiptoe delicate criticism blaming American voters is as good as it gets. Now even that has led to this reviling. It's pathetic, given that Obama has no other fans to look to.
My reaction, too. He's as left (and racist and pro-LGBT) as anyone. He just differs on tactics. "Now is not the time," he counsels.
But the average American doesn’t think that we have to completely tear down the system and remake it.
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Now that Obama is extremely wealthy and enjoys the best of everything the thought of societal upheaval is not so appealing anymore. Being rich is good.
Obviously seeing a train wreck in the Democrats’ future>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As do many others , looking now for alternate non leftist presidential candidates in a flurry of political onanism.
We are helping them create that train wreck. FULL SPEED AHEAD!
Well, let’s not get in their way. Just stand back and savor the moment.
He’s tellin’ ‘em how to do it - lie like hell about being a centrist until you get elected and then you can do whatever you want - but the dumbchits are too stupid to hear.
The Radical Left: Dems can’t win without them, but can’t win by pushing their ideas either.
Obama managed to bridge the gap but the left wing has gone further left since then. Sweet.
Foodfight!
Exactly. He did not say don’t tear down American. Just don’t talk about it so openly.
Turns out that Michael Moore was right six months ago, when he said the new leader of the Democrat Party is not Nancy Pelosi, but AOC.
Even Nancy came to concede that her power base has shrunk and withered, while Alexandria and her squad of harridans have become far more influential than any group of freshman congresswomen have even been before. So she allows the impeachment fetish to fester, inflate and distract.
Nancy can keep her Gucci wardrobe, her face time on camera, and keep delivering more anti-Trump speeches, while The Squad develops more sympathy for lawbreakers, more anti-semitic policy, more fragmentation of the party.
The most evil administration in the history of this glorious republic. Clinton, Obams, Biden. et al.
Hey Bitter Clingers...here’s POS Barry (belongs on a sidewalk in Frisco)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqyY6ax3hc0
Overton window shattered...criminals coming in ALERT!
The problem with the Left, is they can’t ever just say, “we won” and go home. We went from gay marriage to; nice bakery you got here. You bake the gay wedding cake or we put you out of business. We have trans “women” who just wanted to be accepted for “who we are” and now that they are accepted, they are attacking lesbians because lesbians won’t “date” them.
No matter how far left we go, it won’t ever be far enough. Society made a huge mistake giving that first inch.
Years ago I knew a young community organizer (they're almost always commies) who was perplexed the only people he could persuade were college kids from wealthy families... His whole appeal at the time was for 'workers' but he couldn't pull in even one electrician, factory worker, day laborer, or one middle class wage earner. Only upper class kids with daddy issues...
Leftists care about their own power and nothing but their own power. People sense that...it's why they can't fill auditoriums and have to use voter fraud to elect their thugs.
[[My point is that even as we push the envelope and we are bold in our vision]]
Bold? Traitorous to the nation is morel ike it!
The radical left does not care if they lose in 2020, as long as they wind up in complete control of the Democrat Party, and its funding.
Good. It’s only fitting that the brainwashed automatons they created turn on them. The only operating system they’ve had installed in them is hate. Try to take that away and what do they have to live for? It’s like trying to take that Pit Bull you’ve trained to be a cold-hearted killer kill and turn him into a Westie. Good luck with that, Barry.
Just further evidence that Big Mike will be the nominee. This is BO putting on a false front for the general election, where Big Mike will be presented as a non-political, revered icon who is above criticism and who will unite the country. It is all nonsense, yes, because BM would finish BO’s destruction of America.
But it eliminates all the losers presently running, and allows BM to run without having taken the risks involved in actually running in the primaries.
Obama was by far the best snake oil salesman for the demoncraps all time
The problem for Obama is he had to govern And we got to saw that he didn’t really want the actual job
He played golf mostly and had lots. Of parties and vacations
The only real things to remember are Obamacare ( which was merely teddy kennedys wish list dating back to the 70 s ). That go no Republicans support
And Benghazi. Which will live in infamy
And of course the IRAN deal. Where he coddled them and gave them billions
The I don’t mind is that like Billy Jeff Clinton he was a very smart politician and was able to constantly read Paul’s and put his finger in the air and put out statements that at least 51% of people would agree with
Look at his stance on “gay marriage” which change dramatically from when he was a candidate in 2006 until he finished his last term in 2016
I still remember hearing his speeches and they were very flowery very effusive very motivating and very eloquent none of that could be denied but again will anybody ever remember any statement from any of those speeches like “tear down this wall Mr. Gorbachev”
In a word. no
So now Barry comes out and tries to carefully warn the party that the Elizabeth Warren’s and the Bernie Sanders of the world are going to be the death of them and he’s absolutely 100% correct on this
Fortunately for those of us that love America and believe in her founding and believe in the principles of God and life and liberty , we could not have a better friend than our current and wonderful president Donald J Trump -because he is forcing the Democrats to show their true colors!
Just remember we still have another 4 to 6 months of democrat primary’s
In all likelihood despite all commonsense their probably going to push your head and impeach our great President on no crime
This will seriously galvanize his ardent supporters and bring many many people over to his side because they will be embarrassed to be a democrat anymore
that is what has to happen with Democrats is their party hast to embarrass them enough to leave
More popcorn please!
Successful con men know when to pull in the reins or the con goes sour. The radicals don’t know it’s a con. They see it as finally reaching a critical mass that really will destroy the country and they’re pushing for all they’re worth. They only have to be right once.