Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse speech

[Jamaal510]

5. We elected a president, not a king.

He is the president of all Americans, not just Black people. And there is only so much he can do without the help of a supportive Congress. He attempted to pass a Jobs Bill in 2011, but that of course was shot down by the Republicans in the House. And he is pushing for a higher minimum wage and stricter gun control (which are both issues that affect the Black community), but that doesn't look very likely to be enacted in our current political climate. In spite of that, unemployment has (steadily) lowered for 37 consecutive months. The amount of stuff that he has accomplished (such as the bailout with Detroit and health care reform) has been remarkable, considering the obstruction. Once Obamacare is fully implemented, there will be less Black people (and Americans in general) who are uninsured.

The people who you should be directing your comments and frustration towards is the GOP, not Obama. It's incredible that Obama is still being blamed for things that aren't even his fault by people on a supposedly-Democratic website.