In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.
And though he didn't say it directly, for a second term, too.
Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he's been giving away too much in talks with Republicans -- and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent.
"It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y'all," Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a darkened Washington convention center.
But he said blacks need to have faith in the future -- and understand that the fight won't be won if they don't rally to his side.
"I need your help," Obama said.
The president will need black turnout to match its historic 2008 levels if he's to have a shot at winning a second term, and Saturday's speech was a chance to speak directly to inner-city concerns.
"And so many people in this city are fighting us every step of the way."
It's hilarious for Obama to tell his black congressional caucus to quit whining and complaining....that's all he's been doing since the Republican's took control of the House.
What does he want to do have class warfare and a race war?? It doesn't make sense. Everyone has to fight( metaphorically ) for a job that wants one in these times, and times are changing right in front of our eyes.
If you read and analyze the article, the title should read "Obama wants blacks to fight for his job" ....Its always about Obama. Sure he'll throw the clueless a few crumbs, as long as they vote for more hopey changey.
If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2
Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
LadyJazzer wrote: Oh, wait? Is that the outrage-of-the-day?...A non-existent "race war"... My bad... It's so hard to keep up.
Yes it is hard to keep up.
AspenValley wrote: [No, not just that "he" is black. All this talk of "class war" when what some of you really mean is race war. Go ahead, deny it, but we won't believe you for a minute. You mean race war.
I love how Obama talks down to his base like they are little kids....but I suppose that's normal when you need to keep your base down so they are always dependant on you.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
