Quotes for All
If we’re not there making the argument then the cultural gulf that Republicans try to exploit saying, “Ah, these city slickers: they’re all looking down on you, they don’t care about you. They’re just trying to help out their various special interest constituencies,” that argument ends up being successful. Barack Obama
If you look at sort of how politics has divided itself here in this country, the big divide right now is between urban areas, which have become increasingly Democratic, and rural or exurban areas that feel as if they’re being ignored. Barack Obama
I started as a community organizer. Every one of my campaigns was premised on getting new people involved. And if there’s a theme in my public career it’s that if ordinary people get involved then good things happen. So I want to see the Democratic Party move in that direction. And what that means is … Read more
In 2010 there were a lot of folks who were still out of work. There were a lot of folks who had lost their homes or saw their home values plummet, their 401k’s plummet. Barack Obama
I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth. Barack Obama
[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are interested in building up their countries rather than destroying them, and doing so in a way that is sustainable and doesn’t put a constant burden on the amazing men and women that we’ve … Read more
We don’t have this huge footprint, we are less likely to be targeted as, you know, occupiers [in Afghanistan and Iraq]. Barack Obama
What we have done, I think, is build a model from a lot of hard lessons in Afghanistan and Iraq but in other places around the world, where we are working with them in an advisory capacity. Barack Obama
Toughest decision was early in my presidency when I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. As somebody who had run to end a large troop presence overseas. Barack Obama
If in fact the Republicans make some modifications [of Obamacare], some of which I may have been seeking previously, but they wouldn’t cooperate because they didn’t wanna make the system work, and re-label it as Trumpcare, I’m fine with that. Barack Obama