It is a norm for a prominent person to have many detractors especially the President of the United States of America but what if they are wrong? Read on.
1) Obama takes too many vacations
FACT: As of August 16th of 2013, Obama had taken 92 days of vacation vs 367 for George W. Bush.
2) Obama has divided the nation
FACT: Obama has done more to unite this nation than any president since Lincoln. But he's up against a phalanx of 21st Century separatists, racists and neo-fascists, some of whom have openly proposed seceding. Here... let me hold that door for you. Besides; who's dividing the Republican party into right wing and ultra-far right wings? Is Obama doing that too? Nope. Look in a mirror Teabigots.
3) Obama's policies are bankrupting America
FACT: Reagan added $1.9 trillion to the debt. Bush Sr. added an additional $1.5. Clinton added $1.4. Dubbya added $6.1. Obama has added less than $3.0, the bulk of which was to offset the effects of the Bush recession. Who holds that debt? China; $1.2 trillion. Japan; $900 billion. The Fed; $1.6 trillion. The public; $3.6 trillion. Government trusts; $1.9 trillion. Social Security; $2.7 trillion. So nice try, but no Kewpie doll for you.
4) Obama's a socialist
FACT: Hardly. Obama's economic and social policies are to the right of Kennedy's, Eisenhower's, Nixon's, and even some of Reagan's. If Obama's a socialist, then Eisenhower, who had a 91% top tax rate, was a Republican Marxist.
5) Obama lied about keeping your present healthcare insurance
FACT: Lying and being wrong are two different things. Obama turned out to be wrong, but he didn't lie. He appeared before the cameras 28 times, repeating the exact same words — "If you like your present policy, you can keep it," knowing full well he was being recorded each time. If you believe any president would deliberately set himself up like that, then Fox News is indeed the place for you.
6) Obama's weak on foreign policy
FACT: Osama bin Laden, the man who murdered 3,000+ Americans on 9/11 is dead. Muammar Khaddafi, the man who blew 300+ Americans out of the sky is dead. More al Qaeda terrorists were taken out under just Obama's first three years than during the entire 8 years of Bush's "War on Terrorism," where we somehow managed to wind up in Iraq; a country that offered asylum to zero terrorists. Enough said.
7) Obama has taken sides with the Arabs against Israel
FACT: "I think that from my point of view as defense minister they (American/Israeli relations) are extremely good, extremely deep and profound. I can see long years, um, administrations of both sides of political aisle deeply supporting the state of Israel and I believe that reflects a profound feeling among the American people. But, I should tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past. In terms of the support for our security, the cooperation of our intelligence, the sharing of sorts in a very open way even when there are differences which are not simple sometimes, I've found their support for our defense very stable." ~ Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel
But, what would he know?
8) America is less safe under Obama than ever before
FACT: 3,000 Americans killed by al Qaeda on 9/11. Zero successful al Qaeda attacks on America under Obama. Do the math.
9) Benghazi is Obama's 9/11
FACT: There were 13 attacks on American embassies during the Bush years, resulting in some 100 deaths. But Fox News and their reich-wing cohorts has never mentioned them. Benghazi is something that happened to us, not something the administration did. I'm sorry you haven't gotten the memo, but Benghazi is just another Fox non-story. Same with the IRS "scandal."
10) ObamaCare is Obama's 9/11
See #9.
11) Sandy Hook was Obama's 9/11
See a shrink.
12) Solyndra!
FACT: Solyndra was a $500 million loan that didn't pay off. How much is $500 million? That's how much the Bush administration spent every 18 hours on the Iraq War for five years -- an expense no Republican ever complains about. And what was our reward? 4,500 Americans killed, at least 100,000 Iraqis killed, another 2 million Iraqis driven from their homes, the emergence of the Shia awakening, and our reputation in a shambles. Thanks Republicans. And you're upset about half a billion spent on Solyndra.
13) Iraq is falling to al Qaeda due to Obama's policies
FACT: Had we not invaded Iraq in the first place, a war Obama opposed 12 years ago, we wouldn't be seeing Falluja falling to al Qaeda. And who was it that wrote the timetable for our Iraq exit two years ago? Oh, yeah; the Bush administration. You might just as well blame Obama for Bush's recession. Oh, wait — you do that too!
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