He promised us "Hope and change", has he delivered? Mr. Obama has been President for 5 years, and in my opinion this is enough time to see if he has kept his promises. He won the election because people believed in him. He was a very good speaker, articulate and motivating. By coming to us on the heels of George W Bush, America was craving a fresh new leader. He would be the first black President. "Hope & Change" is exactly what we needed to hear. How has he done? Has he stuck to his word? By criticizing President Obama, I'm in no way forgetting or pardoning the Presidents before him. No matter what party they represent, they all play the same game. My question is, does President Obama get a special pass because he is black? Am I a racist if I think he's a bad President? Some people may answer both of these with a "YES", I'm not one of those people. Does he do what he says? Does he uphold the Constitution? ....These are my standards!
Now lets look at some of President Obama's past promises. The first one that comes to my mind is his promise to be the most transparent administration in U.S. history. A former reporter at the New York Times was recently quoted saying " This is the most closed, control-freak administration I've ever covered". Where's the transparency on Benghazi? He was also not very transparent when he lied on TV about the N.S.A domestic spying program. How about his promise to restore faith in government?...the opposite is true. In fact, trust in government is at an all time low. Obama promised to raise 2 million people out of poverty. Instead 46 million Americans live in poverty, with an astounding 128 million Americans now on government assistance, both are unprecedented. President Obama said he would balance the budget and get America out of debt. Under Obama our debt has increased by 5 trillion dollars. We cant forget his promise that Obamacare would lower health care premiums. Not only did this not happen but premiums continue to go up. He also promised that under Obamacare we could keep our own insurance if we were happy, this is false. Millions of Americans have been dropped by their provider and forced onto the exchanges. How about his promise to bring Americans together? Instead we got the opposite, he is the most polarizing President in history.
The country is divided like never before. The President is now openly arming and funding Syrian rebels, who are comprised of Al Qaeda and Muslim extremists. Aiding the enemy is a clear violation of the Constitution and his oath of office. The President promised to close Guantanamo Bay prison, this did not happen and it remains controversial to this day. The President promised to revisit The Patriot Act and overturn unconstitutional executive orders from the past, this has not happened. The President promised to restore constitutional traditions. In reality, this administration has attacked our liberties at every turn. Going after our Guns, limiting freedom of the press, continuing warrant less wire tapping, forcing us to buy a government product and limiting protesting. Yes there are many broken promises, and this list is not yet complete. President Obama still has 3 years left in office. It doesn't matter if you are black or white, you must obey the U.S. Constitution. You work for us Mr. President. Am I being unfair? As I said before, he's not doing anything different from every other president that came before him, but that doesn't mean its OK.
Sources- (Google Images)
http://www.infowars.com/nyt-reporter-obama-admin-most-closed-control-freak-administration-ive-ever-covered/
http://www.ijreview.com/2013/06/58005-president-obamas-broken-campaign-promises/
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/08/23/obamas-long-list-of-broken-promises/
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