Spike Lee: Barack Obama is 'not perfect'

politico.com ^ | 8/10/12 | KEVIN CIRILLI

[Justaham]

Spike Lee said President Barack Obama is "not perfect," but that expectations for his first term "were way too high."

“He was a savior, black Jesus,” the actor-director told CNN's Don Lemon in an interview airing in its entirety Saturday. “Look, I don't care who it was. Expectations were way too high.”

Lee accused Republicans of gridlocking Congress to prevent Obama from winning a second term — "a Congress that's solidified as saying, 'Whatever you do, we're blocking that. We're blocking, and every breath we take, we're going to do what we can that you don't get a second term. Bottom line. And if it hurts America in the process, tough business.'”

When asked if Obama has lived up to his promises, Lee answered: “Look, the man’s not perfect. Who's perfect?”

Lee said he raised more than $1 million at his Obama fundraiser in January.

Obama has long been a fan of Lee. The president has said that he and his wife Michelle saw Lee's breakthrough film, “Do the Right Thing,” on the couple’s first date.

[goodn'mad]

Duh. This give understatement a whole new meaning.

[OrangeHoof]

Spike Lee: Barack Obama is 'not perfect'

But if YOU say that, you're a racist.

[doc1019]

Considering that these “expectations” came from the (blue) lips of Obama himself, go for it Spike.

[Windcatcher]

And I care what that racist thinks...why?

[M-cubed]

Spike Lee: Barack Obama is ‘not perfect’ <<<

from the smartest afro-american in the country!....

(let him and Barack fight that title out on the streets of Chicago!.........its a win win for the country if they would!)

[hosepipe]

[ Spike Lee: Barack Obama is ‘not perfect’ ]

Duuuuuugh....

[ConorMacNessa]

Blocked him - just like I would block some guy intent on raping my wife or daughter. That’s what that Marxist Maggot is doing - He’s raping our Beloved Nation. We must stop him and stop him now!

[JoeProBono]

[MCH]

[Jim from C-Town]

Hey Spike, Do The Right Thing and STFU!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Barry isn’t even close to being mediocre.

[muir_redwoods]

“Look, I don't care who it was. Expectations were way too high.”

Translation: " The worthless sumbich lied and lied and now you expect him to keep any of his promises?"

[abclily]

Fewer and fewer people are believing anything B-HO says - as he lies more and more.

[popdonnelly]

Obama’s a socialist dictator. That he’s not perfect at it is a good thing.

[jimfree]

Not perfect? I call it sucky.

[Hotlanta Mike]

This just in....The Messiah is flawed.

[hattend]

but that expectations for his first term "were way too high."

Translation: The brutha sucks...but I can't just come out and say that.

[airborne]

Translation - “He’s black, and dat’s good enough fo’ dis brutha!”

[MasterGunner01]

And once more Spike Lee has proved he’s a total zero when it comes to intellectual reasoning and a dozen fries short of a Happy Meal.