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Barack Obama: The United States Was ‘Founded on Inequality’
Breitbart ^ | 6/1/2019

Posted on 06/01/2019 6:33:54 AM PDT by Altura Ct.

Barack Obama asserted that the United States was founded on inequality, despite the Constitution enshrining equality into the law.

Obama said: You know Brazil just thinks the United States was founded on inequality and we have to admit that even though the United States has a Constitution that says, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,’ At that time not only were blacks excluded, but women were excluded, and people who didn’t own property were excluded.

Obama commented on his understanding of the founding of the United States during the VTEXDAY 2019 conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday.

Obama said that the Constitution gave America the means of inclusion through Democracy.

“The more people we included, the more successful we became,” he said.

Obama used a basketball analogy to illustrate his point, pointing out that the NBA was better than ever by including more international players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, a Nigerian from Greece who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks.

“Now he’s one of the best players in the world,” Obama said, pointing out that if the NBA did not include international players, they were leaving talent on the field.

“If you don’t include women, you are leaving talent on the field,” Obama said, saying it was in every country’s interest to “include everyone.”

He admitted that “perfect equality” was difficult to achieve, because of natural talent and work ethic.

“The issue is not perfect equality, the issue is, are those of us who are successful willing to give back enough to provide a ladder of opportunity for others that are coming behind us,” he said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: 201905; amazon; brazil; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; obama; obamacomments; obamafoundation; obamalegacy; obamamuslim; obamaracist; saopaulo; vtexday2019
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To: angry elephant
The rapid feminists can go about destroying men

And how about if men start taking some of those billions they have to spend on hookers, and spend it funding the fight for their rights? Even 1% of what men spend on prostitution would be millions that could fund the MRAs, and men can't even do that?

161 posted on 06/01/2019 11:50:12 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: tillacum

Well the Mossad could give the Magic Negro a disappearance.

He’d better take care on who he is pissing off next. He pissed of the Queen of England, The Emperor of Japan, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the Royal family of Saudi Arabia, among many others. In truth, Obungo has a long list of international enemies. They won’t put up with him much longer IMHO.


162 posted on 06/01/2019 11:57:33 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Altura Ct.

This piece of trash outside the country again bad mouthing the United States.


163 posted on 06/01/2019 12:10:17 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Thank You Rush
I thought he had someone to wind him up but apparently, they aren’t on the job anymore with his teleprompter and his stupidity just comes shining through, doesn’t it? Unlucky for us and the world!!!

So it's possible that Joe Biden was the smart one on the ticket in 2008. Now, that's a scary thought!

Joe Biden, Brains Of The Outfit.

164 posted on 06/01/2019 12:56:54 PM PDT by Bernard (We will stop calling you fake news when you stop being fake news.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

We hold these truths to be self-evident...” is from the Declaration of Independence.

But hes a constitutional professor don’t you know!


165 posted on 06/01/2019 3:14:42 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: Altura Ct.

Every muslim country is founded on equality. And actively operates on that inequality.


166 posted on 06/01/2019 3:30:43 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Altura Ct.

This guy taught Constitutional law at the University of Chicago (supposedly a reputable university) and he doesn’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States?


167 posted on 06/01/2019 3:41:01 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Altura Ct.

STFU


168 posted on 06/01/2019 4:41:01 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: Doogle
There's always a reason some Democrat has been opens their pie hole at a particular time. Trump plans to announce his reelection campaign in two weeks. That's why this ahole is opening his yap.
169 posted on 06/01/2019 4:53:51 PM PDT by jmacusa ("The more numerous the laws the more corrupt the government''.)
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To: Helen
You're right: "creepier" - much creepier...
170 posted on 06/01/2019 4:54:43 PM PDT by GOPJ (China produces most of the medicine used in the United States. Thank God Trump saw the implications.)
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To: Savage Beast
“That to secure these rights governments are instituted among men;drawing their just powers from the consent of the governed''. And whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter it or abolish it and institute new government; organizing it's powers and laying it's principles upon such foundations, as to them, will seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness''.
171 posted on 06/01/2019 5:00:05 PM PDT by jmacusa ("The more numerous the laws the more corrupt the government''.)
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To: Steely Tom
The Halfrican halfwit will NEVER acknowledge:

.....the Democrat Party was “founded on inequality,” it never flinched from being the pro-slavery party.....

172 posted on 06/01/2019 6:26:59 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Obama is lying septic scum. He always has been and always will be.


173 posted on 06/01/2019 8:24:56 PM PDT by antonia (Pants up, don't loot! #MAGA)
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To: Altura Ct.

Were we not told that this guy was a constitution expert? “Sen. Obama, who has taught courses in constitutional law at the University of Chicago, has regularly referred to himself as “a constitutional law professor,” most famously at a March 30, 2007, fundraiser when he said, “I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution.” A spokesman for the Republican National Committee immediately took exception to Obama’s remarks, pointing out that Obama’s title at the University of Chicago was “senior lecturer” and not “professor.””

Lies, lies and more damnable lies.


174 posted on 06/01/2019 8:27:59 PM PDT by antonia (Pants up, don't loot! #MAGA)
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To: Cecily
"What was Brazil founded on? Didn’t Brazil have a huge slave class at one time? How good are the rights of the poor and so-called under class in Brazil today? In other words Barry, who cares what Brazil thinks about the founding of the USA?"

Brazil was the last country in the Western world to abolish slavery. By the time it was abolished after years of campaigning by Emperor Pedro II, in 1888, an estimated four million slaves had been imported from Africa to Brazil, 40% of the total number of slaves brought to the Americas.

 

175 posted on 06/01/2019 8:38:21 PM PDT by antonia (Pants up, don't loot! #MAGA)
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To: Leaning Right

Yep. Christopher Columbus brought smallpox to America. It is what it is. We are here now. History is brutal. Winners write the textbooks. If we are not careful, we won’t be here tomorrow and the Chinese will write future textbooks.


176 posted on 06/01/2019 8:43:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Altura Ct.

The world was founded on inequality.

None of us are completely alike. We all have different talents, skills, levels. Equal opportunity does not mean equal outcome or equal ability.

Wealth — or rather, payment — depended a lot on the specific value of a service. In the olden days, horseback riders might have made more money than barbers.

Obama & his ilk want to deny the ways of the world.


177 posted on 06/01/2019 8:47:04 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

A People that doesn’t celebrate their history, will be ruled by one that does.


178 posted on 06/01/2019 8:48:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MoochPooch

Barak Hussein Obama.

The classic example of ignorance and arrogance.

Always wrong but never in doubt of his beliefs.


179 posted on 06/01/2019 8:52:19 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: dfwgator

Our civilization (The West) is at stake because we are not even sure if we want to survive.


180 posted on 06/01/2019 9:01:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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