11 times Obama perfectly slammed Donald Trump and the GOP in his State of the Union address

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11 times Obama perfectly slammed Donald Trump and the GOP in his State of the Union address

by Sarah K. Burris at the Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/11-times-obama-perfectly-slammed-donald-trump-and-the-gop-in-his-state-of-the-union-address/

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1. “Each time, there have been those who told us to fear the future; who claimed we could slam the brakes on change, promising to restore past glory if we just got some group or idea that was threatening America under control. And each time, we overcame those fears. We did not, in the words of Lincoln, adhere to the ‘dogmas of the quiet past.'”

Donald Trump is well known for taking his rhetoric to a dramatic place. Let’s just say it: he’s a drama queen and he loves to stir up fear and anxiety in voters on the right. After the San Bernardino shooting, Trump made news by saying that it was time we banned all Muslims from coming into the United States, even if they are citizens. Not exactly the most “American” of ideas.

2. “Will we respond to the changes of our time with fear, turning inward as a nation, and turning against each other as a people?”

This was another classy slap at Donald Trump, who campaigns so flawlessly on the politics of fear. Not only did he campaign on banning Muslims, he also called for a federal registry of Muslims, and promised he would “take out” the families of terrorists, whether they have anything to do with the terrorists or not. If that isn’t enough, Trump wants to bring back waterboarding — even if it didn’t work, “they deserve it anyway,” he said.


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[randys1]

1. I once told you that if Obama cured cancer, teaparty would be pissed at him for some

reason, i opined at the time they would be pissed that by curing cancer he took profits away from RX for drugs that didnt, but i did predict that if he did something or tried to do something that NOBODY could criticize, they still would.

They sat on their hands when he said we need to do that and when he talked about going to the moon.

Teaparty are fucking racists and nothing else, that is all there is to them.

[underpants]

2. Every news org is putting Trump's name in the headline.

Obama was speaking of the whole absurd nature of the GOP and the media that controls them. That's how I heard it.

[applegrove]

3. The whole GOP machine has resulted in Trump. But I agree it was about the GOP in general in many

parts. Someone said last night that the networks just can't get enough of saying the word 'Trump'. I guess it is good for ratings.