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Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
Keywords: Barack Obama, Obama, Democratic Party, ,
Tags: Current Focus, United States,
This editorial in the New York Times is strongly critical of former president Barack Obama for accepting $400,000 in speaking fees from Wall Street for a single speech. It says the news is causing people to question the ideas and words presented by Obama in his books about the dangers of losing sight of the interests of ordinary people. It gives the impression says the NYT, that Obama is cashing in like everybody else, and that his talk was empty. The editorial says the millions raised by Hillary Clinton led to her defeat in the election. Obama is reported to plan a foundation with the work of training a new generation of political leaders. This NYT editorial says it would be better to stay true to vision and purpose, to walk the talk for president Obama, especially now that a recent poll shows two thirds of voters, including about half of Democrats say that the Democratic Party is out of touch with the interests of the American People. By associating this closely with wealthy donors leading Democrats contributed to this.
During a period when some of the remarkable achievements of the last fifty years such as the European Union are being called into question, when ordinary working people, young people and older people are struggling, this is all the more a tone deaf approach by politicians. The idea of helping train a new generation of political leaders through a foundation sounds bizarre in this context, and seems to suggest politicians believe there is always a solution through marketing their audacity and money.
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New York Times 03/08/2015
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DW.COM 02/22/2017
U.S. president Obama and homeowners- hope and reality 2009-2014
05/21/2014
Grouped Articles
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/2014
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/2017
U.S. president Obama and unfinished agenda in 2016
10/12/2016
The Economist magazine has a By invitation Essay by U.S. president Obama in the Oct 8-14th 2016 edition of the magazine. In the essay Obama describes the unfinished agenda of his two terms in office. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 took up a big part of the first term, leaving much that needs to be done for an economic recovery for all Americans, including those left behind in the recovery. The growing inequality, and improving job opportunities are other parts of this unfinished work.
Grouped Articles
The Economist 10/08/2016
The Economist 10/08/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/2017
The Obama presidency and Dennis McDonough, White House Chief of Saff
01/13/2016
To understand the Obama presidency one has to understand the people worund him, including Dennis McDonough. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post describes his encounter with McDonough in Jan. 2016, with McDonough being very careful about a choice of words, and seeing him as very cautious- way more cautious than Obama, says Milbank. This may explain some of the decisions taken during the second term of the Obama presidency, including foreign policy, which contrast greatly with the decisiveness of Clinton, and even more with Truman, Democrats who preceded Obama and acted decisively in the Balkans for Clinton and Berlin, Greece, Korea for Truman.
Grouped Articles
Denis McDonough, the president’s chief of snooze - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/13/2016
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/2017
Bill Keller on Mandela and Obama- the moral purpose of the presidency
10/27/2010
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/29/2013
Where the Buck Stops, Some See a Bystander
New York Times 10/29/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Actor's Journey in Mandela's Shoes
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
New York Times 12/07/2013
New York Times 12/10/2013
Growing disenchantment with Obama among black people.
01/20/2009
Grouped Articles
Blacks, Obama and the Election
New York Times 11/02/2014
Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy
New York Times 12/08/2014
Proud of Obama’s Presidency, Blacks Are Sad to See Him Go
New York Times 03/12/2016
New York Times 12/05/2009
Obama, Empathy and the Midterms
New York Times 09/25/2010
The Education of President Obama
New York Times 10/12/2010
Theodore Roosevelt's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, in 1910, and the Obama speech in 2011.
01/18/2009
T.R.'s speech set the nation on a course that would create the modern social and economic fabric we have today. Obama's speech lacked much of the deep insight, far reaching themes, persuasion and appeal showed by T.R.
Grouped Articles
Obama, Empathy and the Midterms
New York Times 09/25/2010
New York Times 10/31/2010
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/2009
From 1889 to 2014, Political Parallels Abound
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2014
The Rough Rider and the Professor
New York Times 12/08/2011
Washington Post 12/22/2011
The U.S. Democratic Party in 2016- with 816 losses in state legislatures in the Obama years more than under any president since Dwight Eisenhower
11/12/2015
Some Democrats point to this as showing how weak the Democratic bench is today in terms of talent that can move into higher office.
Grouped Articles
In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States
New York Times 11/12/2015
A Lost Generation of Democrats
New York Times 11/12/2015
Economist 01/19/2016
Democrats Battle Over Vision for Party
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2016
The Clintons turned the Democratic party over to donors. Can it recover? | Jill Abramson
The Guardian 12/21/2016
Opinion | The Cost of Barack Obama’s Speech
The New York Times 05/01/2017
U.S. President Obama and his closest advisors- Plouffe, Emanuel and others
11/11/2008
The closest advisors also tell something about the President's style, thinking and the nature of the conduct of the Presidential office.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/2014
Plouffe, Obama Aide, Lends Firm Hand to Campaign
New York Times 02/20/2012
Combative Top Democrat Gains Clout in Campaign
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2012
Emanuel Remark Prompts Apology
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2010
Trump in 2017, and Obama in 2013 after the Syria chemical attack- contrasts in response and action
04/08/2017
Grouped Articles
Trump, Jolted by Images, Forged Decision to Launch Airstrikes in Syria
WSJ 04/07/2017
Tillerson Jabs at Russia Over Syria’s Chemical Weapons Use
The New York Times 04/09/2017
For Obama, Syria Chemical Attack Shows Risk of ‘Deals With Dictators’
The New York Times 04/09/2017
Tillerson Says U.S. Will Punish ‘Crimes Against the Innocents’ Anywhere
The New York Times 04/10/2017
White House Accuses Russia of Cover-Up in Syria Chemical Attack
The New York Times 04/11/2017
White House Says Russia Tried to Cover Up Syrian Chemical Attack
WSJ 04/11/2017
John Lewis on Obama and the Obama presidency
01/18/2009
The last surviving member of Martin Luther King's March on Washington in 1963 talks about Obama.
Grouped Articles
Saluting a Dream, and Adapting It for a New Era
New York Times 08/28/2013
For Obama and Indian Leader, a Friendly Stroll if Not a Full Embrace
New York Times 09/30/2014
What would MLK say to President Obama? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/28/2011
Obama, Seeking Re-Election, Asks for Patience
New York Times 09/06/2012
The Price of a Black President
New York Times 10/27/2012
New York Times 10/27/2012
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