Criticism of President Obama may cause discussions of disunity in the United States. But healthy discussions and constructive criticism are the hallmark of good feedback for a successful president. Let's look at the groups that may be discontent or find no satisfaction in the way President Obama is performing in this his second year in office. Afterall, we want to know if the criticism is fair, don't we?
The most common of Obama critics are probably the far "right wing conservatives" and the other group would be white supremacists. Conservatives have a legitimate political platform which will automatically be opposed to the position of a liberal president especially in his second year of office when he's not had much time to change what he has inherited from the previous administration. Therefore, the criticism is not so much as against Obama the person as it may be against Obama the politician. This kind of criticism is good for the Obama administration. There is balance and polarity in right and left politics just as in physics.
One thing is true that Mr. Obama said during his campaign for presidency and that was "a change is coming." There are some white supremacist groups that are outraged about any position and/or action Obama the man will take. That is just the nature of the beast and mentality of that particular group. Obama as the first black president of the United States can expect some unhappy campers.
"Barack Obama is facing escalating death threats from white supremacists, according to senior law enforcement officers, prompting severe security restrictions in Washington DC. Police sources said credible threats had been made, but the FBI denied that at the weekend, saying no specific plots had emerged. Still, agents acknowledged they were receiving more and more tips about suspicious activities." This group is basically disunited from most of America therefore, their criticism lends little credence.
"At 50 percent, Mr. Obama's approval rating is similar to that of Presidents Ronald Reagan (49 percent), Jimmy Carter (51 percent) and Bill Clinton (54 percent) one year into their presidencies. All were plagued by economic troubles – and Mr. Clinton also attempted to reform health care." These are some of America's greatest presidents. So, I'd say, "Mr. Obama is in great company."
The real issue is whether bad talk about the president is causing Americans to lose the "unity" in the United States? Let 'em talk all they want. I believe that we are still united. It would take more than words to divide this great nation.
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