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Belafonte aside, I have to agree that Barack Obama does not have a moral compass. He doesn't own a set of principles either. I recognized that 4 years ago when his "clinging to guns and religion" comment hit the airwaves. It takes a complete idiot to make a comment like that in the United States of America....where religion and guns are tightly woven into our fabric....and our Constitution.
Go ahead and check out the OP where you can learn, in case you want to, that Belafonte sounded much more disillusioned at Obama because he doesn't think the man tried very hard to do the things he promised.
I will now show what I learned about Belafonte that I don't care for as he attacked a Republican candidate who is blacker in skin than Belafonte or Obama.
Are you referring to Uncle Ruckus? His skin color has as much to do with anything as Cain's chances of winning an election for a school board in a all black district. Let me spell in for you NONE!
Yes, Bellefonte is not happy with the current President like many of us, but I bet my last paycheck that he will not vote for any of clowns in the GOP circus.
We can be critical of the president and still vote for him. What pizzes me off is whenever a black person is displeased with the president the refuticians parade that black person around like he/she represents all of the blacks in this country. They do this not realizing that the person will either sit out (which they hope) or vote for him again (which they never considered)
Belafonte aside, I have to agree that Barack Obama does not have a moral compass. He doesn't own a set of principles either. I recognized that 4 years ago when his "clinging to guns and religion" comment hit the airwaves. It takes a complete idiot to make a comment like that in the United States of America....where religion and guns are tightly woven into our fabric....and our Constitution.
He's a rudderless fool.
So his comment was true then? People DO tend to cling their guns and religion, especially in middle Pa and in large parts of the south
“My question is, what legacy will he leave, having the opportunity to serve under such hugely dramatic circumstances and had such a huge impact on the universal state of things … how could he have had such a splendid opportunity to do more than most presidents would have ever been able to do, and he let that opportunity slip away from him."......
Obama sure did let is slip away. He got too caught up with his vacations & socializing with the celebrities that endorse him to notice the country has gone to Hell in a handbasket
Not a dude and although there are always extremists, I beg to differ that they were more extreme or that there were more of them during Bush's presidency. No one challenged Bush's citizenship. No one got upset when he put his feet on the desk in the oval office, sent emails of watermelons on the whitehouse lawn, made such a big deal over his appointments, called everything he did unconstitutional, or talked about his wife as much as the Obama haters like to talk about Michelle. There were not so many US citizens quoting the bible while praying for his death or using his middle name every time they refer to him. No one seemed to care about black voters or felt the need to attempt to bully them into switching parties by saying they are stuck on the democrat plantation. Radio talk show hosts did not blame fights between black and white kids on Bush's America. People barely even paid attention to how much the governemnt was spending or what they were spending on.
All of that is beside the point though. The point is people can critisize Obama and still vote for him.
This is very true. It is very hilarious to me that many of you think that Harry Belafonte won't vote for Obama again. He is a stout liberal IMO and always has been and I'm sure that since he lived and worked through the civil rights era, that he will vote (he even financially supported Coretta Scott King after Dr. King's death because MLK had no life insurance so he was very involved with civil rights and that is probably the basis of his liberal views).
Also wanted to note that just because black people, or any person criticizes a politician, that doesn't mean that they will not vote for that politician again. I am very critical of a lot of things the Obama administration has done and probably will do, but I am going to vote for him again because I don't see any of the front runners in the GOP as people I feel confident can do anything better than what Obama is doing.
I know white people who are disappointed in Obama as well, especially staunch liberals like Mr. Belafonte who will also vote for Obama again even though they have been disappointed on some of his stances/actions/inactions on certain issues. They see him as less of a threat to the country than the GOP. I am a moderate, a mixture of liberal/conservative and I honestly see Obama as more of a center left dem. Not one who is extremely liberal. IMO in days of past Obama would be considered a conservative for many of his views/actions while in office.
Point being, lots of black people are critical of Obama. I am black and listen primarily to black radio shows and people are very critical of the president but they are still supporting him because they see him in a more positive light versus the GOP candidates. Ask Belafonte about Perry or Paul or Santorum or even Romney and I'm sure many of you will not be so pleased.
This is very true. It is very hilarious to me that many of you think that Harry Belafonte won't vote for Obama again. He is a stout liberal IMO and always has been and I'm sure that since he lived and worked through the civil rights era, that he will vote (he even financially supported Coretta Scott King after Dr. King's death because MLK had no life insurance so he was very involved with civil rights and that is probably the basis of his liberal views).
Also wanted to note that just because black people, or any person criticizes a politician, that doesn't mean that they will not vote for that politician again. I am very critical of a lot of things the Obama administration has done and probably will do, but I am going to vote for him again because I don't see any of the front runners in the GOP as people I feel confident can do anything better than what Obama is doing.
I know white people who are disappointed in Obama as well, especially staunch liberals like Mr. Belafonte who will also vote for Obama again even though they have been disappointed on some of his stances/actions/inactions on certain issues. They see him as less of a threat to the country than the GOP. I am a moderate, a mixture of liberal/conservative and I honestly see Obama as more of a center left dem. Not one who is extremely liberal. IMO in days of past Obama would be considered a conservative for many of his views/actions while in office.
Point being, lots of black people are critical of Obama. I am black and listen primarily to black radio shows and people are very critical of the president but they are still supporting him because they see him in a more positive light versus the GOP candidates. Ask Belafonte about Perry or Paul or Santorum or even Romney and I'm sure many of you will not be so pleased.
Very true
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People DO tend to cling their guns and religion, especially in middle Pa and in large parts of the south
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