Not surprised he was blindsided by Trump's election. At the end of the day, he seemed pretty clueless about what americans wanted. He was a pretty bad president IMO. His only redeeming quality was that he was very charming and thus very popular with liberals. But looking at his record and failure to LEAD the American people just irks me to death.
- Sandy Hook Shooting: He cried on stage. Great to see. Compassionate and human. But what then? He did nothing to stop the second shooting. He let Republicans control the debate. He blamed the lack of action on Republicans saying no. And while it's a valid excuse to some, he's the fucking president of the united states. he is supposed to lead. He is supposed to get shit done by any means necessary. Compromise, give republicans what they want, they control both chambers of congress, let them win a few battles but try to get something in fucking return. Do SOMETHING. Anything. Bill Clinton had to work with newt fucking Gingrich. But he got welfare reform done, banned ARs and had several other legislative accomplishments despite Reps impeaching him. Obama couldnt get anything through the legislative branch other than...
- Obamacare. His one big legislative accomplishment and he couldnt get a single republican vote. thats all he needed. One. To make it a law and something Trump couldnt gut the day he walked into office. I dont care if you have to promise John McCain to go to war with Syria, do it. Do something. Anything to get that vote. Now Obamacare has been gutted to oblivion. Much all other accomplishments of his like the Iran Deal and Dreamers act. All of his big moves were executive actions that were easily reversed thanks to Trump exercising his executive powers. What's the point of getting shit done when it's going to be easily reversed in a year?
While his inability to lead congress and compromise with them was bad, His biggest failure was not leading the american people. He oversaw two big movements and did nothing. Both the BLM and Occupy Wallstreet movements were criticized for not having leaders, well you have a black president from a working class family leading the nation, why couldnt he take the lead? A lot of times he was too afraid to side with black people after these shootings. He didnt want to be hated by white people so all he could say was that Trayvon could have been his son. Grow some balls man and stand up for your people and call out your corrupt police department, and the racists in this country. If anything, americans respect someone who speaks their mind... just look at trump. he said everything wrong and still got elected. Obama couldnt even criticize cops. he should have been down in Ferguson, talking to people on the streets and getting shit done. it's why people elected him.
Then there are the ridiculous decisions to sit idly by while republicans blocked his Supreme Court nominee, while Putin played him like a little bitch first with Syria and then with the elections, (i mean he told Putin to cut it out. Thats it. Cut it out. Like he's a toddler. To Putin. I bet Putin laughed out loud when he hung up.) and making Comey, a republican, the FBI director. I dont know why democrats feel its necessary to put Republicans in charge. Republicans dont do this. The FBI was extremely leaky under Comey, leaking all anti-hilary stuff to Rudy Gulliani and Comey didnt do anything. And what did Obama do? Nothing. He should have been fired when he called Hillary extremely careless on national tv over some fucking emails.
And finally letting Israel bomb Gaza three separate times in 8 years killing thousands of women and children, personally signing off on droning pakistani villages that killed hundreds of women and children, not getting the doctor who helped them locate Osama Bin Laden out of pakistan, letting Asad drop chemical weapons on his own people after making that the red line, and letting ISIS take half of Iraq were all awful fucking moves that made the world a more dangerous place.
But hey he was charming and could make jokes and sing on Jimmy Fallon so we all love him.