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Obama Accuses Trump of Exploiting Working-Class Fears (Drudge)
The New York Times ^ | DECEMBER 21, 2015 | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

Posted on 12/21/2015 5:46:28 AM PST by Hojczyk

President Obama said in a radio interview airing on Monday that Donald J. Trump, a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, is exploiting the resentment and anxieties of working-class men to boost his campaign. Mr. Obama also argued that some of the scorn directed at him personally stems from the fact that he is the first African-American to hold the White House.

Demographic changes and economic stresses, including “flatlining” wages and incomes, have meant that “particularly blue-collar men have had a lot of trouble in this new economy, where they are no longer getting the same bargain that they got when they were going to a factory and able to support their families on a single paycheck,” Mr. Obama said in the interview with National Public Radi

The comments were Mr. Obama’s most pointed response to Mr. Trump since the Republican candidate suggested that Muslims be barred from entering the United States after the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. The attack was carried out by a couple who apparently were radicalized Muslims, one of whom had entered the United States on a fiancée visa.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: elections; immigration; npr; obama; race; racecard; trump; trumpwasright
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To: rockrr

Any time. I’ve learned over the years that giving back an unexpected response often blows people away. In other cases I try to agree with liberals, but then steer my answer to my side. Even here, I used to say that while I certainly am no fan of Obama, he was actually blasting the crap out of Muslim terrorists with drones quite a bit...so I would note that. If you’re liberal, how do you respond?


81 posted on 12/21/2015 10:13:44 AM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: Hojczyk

Obie doesn’t want to go there with Trump.


82 posted on 12/21/2015 12:01:18 PM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the GOPee does not want you.)
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To: Awgie

Nice snark!


83 posted on 12/21/2015 12:07:44 PM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the GOPee does not want you.)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
How DARE he appeal to those racist white middle-American crackers who cling to their God and their guns!"

They're forgetting their place.

84 posted on 12/21/2015 12:12:18 PM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the GOPee does not want you.)
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To: BobL

I’ve got a few black friends who’ve done so poorly under OTrauma, who then see him try to import Mexicans to undercut their jobs further, that they vow they shall never EVER vote for a black man for President ever again.


85 posted on 12/21/2015 1:21:09 PM PST by Lazamataz (It has gotten to the point where any report from standard news outlets must be fact-checked.)
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To: TexasCajun
Obama complaining that the President for the last 7 years hasn't done enough for the working-class. Classic Obama.

It's more of the typical Reality Inversion this mook is famous for.

Obama: "The last seven years have been awful for America, and I blame the President. Why, I'll go as far as to say the President is a racist! That's why we need another four years of me, Obama!"

86 posted on 12/21/2015 1:25:52 PM PST by Lazamataz (It has gotten to the point where any report from standard news outlets must be fact-checked.)
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To: Lazamataz

Just a 3rd Party Observer, and no one in the MSM dare call him out on it.


87 posted on 12/21/2015 1:34:50 PM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: Lazamataz

Love it!


88 posted on 12/21/2015 3:02:39 PM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: BobL

One guy, a guy by the name of Joe, out-conservatives me now, and he was politically neutral or leaned Democrat before Obama.


89 posted on 12/21/2015 3:07:34 PM PST by Lazamataz (It has gotten to the point where any report from standard news outlets must be fact-checked.)
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To: Lazamataz

It’s ok as long as he doesn’t out “hit” you.


90 posted on 12/21/2015 3:14:16 PM PST by crosdaddy
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To: Lazamataz

Damn - cool circle of friends you have!


91 posted on 12/21/2015 3:23:04 PM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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