Posted on 06/16/2023 4:00:02 AM PDT by Libloather
America's first black president took aim at black Republican senator Tim Scott for saying his party was 'doing a fabulous job of making progress.'
Scott launched his run for president last month on an optimistic platform and has put his own story of struggle at the center of his campaign, with a philosophy that suggests everyone can succeed if they want to.
But former President Barack Obama said in a podcast released on Thursday that it was time for the Republican Party to get real about how systemic racism shaped the nation's history.
'And so, if a Republican who may even be sincere in saying "I want us all to live together" doesn't have a plan for how do we address crippling generational poverty that is a consequence of hundreds of years of racism in this society and we need to do something about that ...' Obama told the Axe Files, hosted by his former adviser David Axelrod.
'If somebody is not proposing, both acknowledging and proposing elements that say, "No, we can't just ignore all that and pretend as if everything's equal and fair. We actually have to walk the walk and not just talk the talk."
'If they're not doing that, then I think people are rightly skeptical.'
Scott responded to his comments late on Thursday, but steered clear of attacking Obama by name.
'Let us not forget we are a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression. Democrats deny our progress to protect their power,' he said.
'The Left wants you to believe faith in America is a fraud and progress in our nation is a myth. The truth of my life disproves the lies of the radical Left.'
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80 years of “fighting poverty due to racism” trillions spent and it’s not fixed. At some point, will it occur to these people that you cant fix something that doesn’t want to be fixed?
Exactly, Tim Scott should be more than happy to compare the racial history of Democratic versus Republican parties
Black Oligarchist barking?
Obama was in for 16 years and didn’t do anything good for blacks, and in fact supported the Death Cult’s abortion of babies, a big percentage of which were black. He has no room to criticize anyone.
Democrats, the racism party...Obama, an America hating foreigner..
No one hates a black Conservative like a black Liberal ... NO ONE!
Scott is right in what he says. I want to add that Obama should recognize the history of the Democratic party: slavery, segregation, KKK, and systemic racism to include:
a) incitement to riot in black neighborhoods
b) family busting government welfare
c) locking generations of blacks into low quality government schools
d) illegal immigration, taking jobs from black Americans.
I guess BHO being “The One” allows him to continue to spew . . .
“f a Republican who may even be sincere in saying “I want us all to live together” doesn’t have a plan for how do we address crippling generational poverty that is a consequence of hundreds of years of racism in this society and we need to do something about that ..”
Maybe Tim Scott should have a plan to just ban the democrat party.
“Are you now or ever been a democrat?”
Tim Scott grew up in “Poverty” Obama was raised by 1. rich white grand parents, 2. A middle class stepfather in Indonesia.
He knows less about the plight of black Americans than a working class white kid from Mississippi.
The malatto can go f himself.
When [DJT is] done he’ll claim KENYAn citizenship as a way to escape.
Barack Obama is Black to the bone and therefore an enemy of America
Barack is Black for a living, a professional Negro
He learned that he could get rich by pandering to the Black race whines
He’s a white liberal trapped in a half-black body.
Barak Obama, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton laugh all the way to the bank at the black Americans who, for some reason, listen to them....
“But former President Barack Obama said in a podcast released on Thursday that it was time for the Republican Party to get real about how systemic racism shaped the nation’s history.”
Of course ultimate racist, Barack, will never talk about how the Ku Klux Klan was the DemocRAT Party.
Fun fact: The GOP elected its first Black Male U.S. Senator in 1870.
Another fun fact: The Demonrat party did not elect its first Black Male U.S. Senator until 2004, 134 years later. That Senator was Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
Which party is behind the times with Black folk ?
We sure Barack wants to talk about the history of racism in America?
Baracks philosophy to help the poor is, well democrats in general is , just give the poor enough to survive... then theyll be dependent on the govt (or criminal activity). Instead of promoting self sufficiency and family values..they opt for dependence and enable crime. And the impoverished are happy to oblige. Of course they can never rise above with this attitude so they simply exist never wanting more for themselves just more from Uncle Sam.
Biden had eight years to “solve poverty”. Why didn’t he do so?
Maybe because he was so busy increasing the racial divide (which had almost become non-existent prior to his election) in our country.
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