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It Begins… Obama Plays Race Card Against Trump
thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Dec 21st, 2015 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 12/21/2015 6:49:34 AM PST by Helicondelta

Barack Obama also trashes working class white males in the interview.

The New York Times reported:

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 Radio.

"You combine those things, and it means that there is going to be potential anger, frustration, fear - some of it justified, but just misdirected,"

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: demagogue; demagogueinchief; elections; imamobama; immigration; mullahobama; obama; race; racecard; trump; trumpwasright
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To: doug from upland; JohnBrowdie

Geez, DFU - if either you or I lied in the face of a federal judge, and she or he found out about it, it would be good for a few laughs at the bar later on with the judge, wouldn’t it? LOL! :)


141 posted on 12/21/2015 4:19:30 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: Artcore

The jug-eared fool has really stepped in Obama this time...


142 posted on 12/21/2015 4:29:00 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: Diamond

Well, at least you certainly have evaluated Omullah correctly, and hold him in the low regard he deserves.


143 posted on 12/21/2015 4:58:31 PM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: Helicondelta

I read a tale several times about 0bama and his high school days, about basketball. He tried to play the race card. The coach told him to take a hike and sit down because he wasn’t good enough.

Ever see him try some hoops?


144 posted on 12/21/2015 5:03:35 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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