The Obama's weren't ready for the Presidency, Op-Ed
- Note from the editor
- Jul 10, 2018
- 3 min read
When I say the Obama's family wasn't ready for the presidency, I don't mean that in a condescending way, or to be little the family. I myself had never even heard of Barrack Obama, and I'm sure, I wasn't the only one. That was his first mistake. The man had no public image. So many people heard of the Kennedy's, Bush family, and Reagan's. Whereas the Former President of the United State's, Barrack Obama was completely unknown to so many when he ran for the presidency.
It's understandable, America wanted to shock the world with electing its first black president. Of course we would! After all, it is a historical moment! However, it is in my opinion, the country chose a person not ready for that title. We were to quick in wanting instant gratification. Something that has become a real issue in the country.
People don't want to work for what they deserve, feel they are owed something, or believe they should get a hand out not a help up. So while the Former President was partial to blame for his untimely moment of doom, it is not to say the country itself, was not at fault. Propaganda has a lot to do with this.
Had Barrack Obama waited, bided his time, put in some effort to truly get the understand the country and its people, he may have had a chance.
There are other reason's as well for my claim. One, family the itself wasn't ready. Many of times national media captured the image of a family being dismantled by such a high seated position, which carried so much weight.
The photos capture a divided family with much distance in between them, instead of a united family walking hand in hand together. And even on occasion when they were seen together, the family looked upset, exhausted, and wanting freedom from what they got themselves into.
Often, I found myself feeling sorry for the children of the Obama family. Wondering if they should have been more shielded from the limelight, like Jackie Kennedy did with her children. President Trump and the First Lady Melania, seem to have this well in place when it comes to Barron Trump. I applaud them for taking such care of family, first.
One of the biggest mistakes, the Former President kept repeating, and I had to ask myself why, time and time again, was that he belittled and scolded the country and its people, when he should have supported and defended the United States.
The man will go down in history, but not for being the first black president which the United States had, but for being a president who apologized for a country when no one in the country believed he had a right or reason to do so. Maybe that was Barrack Obama's over all objective in his presidency! To diminish the country!
The Former President even went as for as turning his back on law enforcement, which in itself brought rise to Racism, new birth to Discrimination Against a Group of People, and the attack of Hate Speech in place of Freedom of Speech.
He applauded riots and encourage people to rise up. I'm not sure what he was thinking, but it seemed more of a Hitler moment than a Martin Luther King moment.
There were times, I thought the Former President realized the error of his ways, but the man, just couldn't, get out of his own way! It was a if he had this deep-seated hate for the country, uncontrollable disrespect, and need to act out. All while wearing a smile and waving to the country as if he had an unrealistic image of who he was.
It was a sad time for America. A moment we let slip by. And I'd like to think the Obama family, in reflection of what happened, feel they too knew they weren't ready, and in some regard have regrets.
