Former president Barack Obama decided to take a shot at addressing ‘cancel culture’ and ‘buzzkill’ Democrats for getting caught up in what he called ‘policy gobbledygook’.
In a new interview with on the “Pod Save America” podcast on Friday, the 44th President said that Democrats have strayed away from a message of equality to scolding on social issues.
“My family, my kids, work that gives me satisfaction, having fun,” Obama said. “Hell, not being a buzzkill. And sometimes Democrats are.”
“Sometimes people just want to not feel as if they are walking on eggshells, and they want some acknowledgment that life is messy and that all of us, at any given moment, can say things the wrong way, make mistakes,” he added.
Obama commented on the fact that Democrats need to able to converse with everybody about their common interests.
“And what works for I think everybody, is the idea of a basic equal treatment and fairness. That’s an argument that’s compatible with progress on social issues and compatible with economic interests,” he said.
“I think where we get into trouble sometimes is where we try to suggest that some groups are more, because they historically have been victimized more, that somehow they have a status that’s different than other people and we’re going around scolding folks if they don’t use exactly the right phrase,” Obama said. “Or that identity politics becomes the principle lens through which we view our various political challenges.”
Obama made light of Democrats, himself included, that sometimes they see their message bogged down by “policy gobbledygook.”
“Look, I used to get into trouble whenever, as you guys know well, whenever I got a little too professorial and, you know, started … when I was behind the podium as opposed to when I was in a crowd, there were times where I’d get, you know, sound like I was giving a bunch of policy gobbledygook,” Obama explained.
The former president added, “And that’s not how people think about these issues. They think about them in terms of the life I’m leading day to day. How does politics, how is it even relevant to the things that I care the most deeply about?”
With November right around the corner for the midterm elections, Obama has been campaigning for Democratic candidates in key states. He is planning on traveling to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin this month.
Ahhhh The president in exile speaks 🤮🤮🤮
The lecturer and chief speaks, this piece of shit started evrything bad that has happened in this country, he perpetrated violence between blacks and evryone, he started the victim culture, he and his fat ugly wife stated many times how awful this country is, he’s a liar, he’s stupid and he hates America. His good pal is giving him a break, he was the worse president in our history until his pal dumbo. While BLM were murdering Texas Police officers during his watch, he said nothing, he, his whore daughter that was working for Harvey and his fat ugly wife are all hopefully going to get theirs.
You seem a highly intelligent, well-spoken, thoughtful individual, Bruce. Perhaps you should run for office on a “Christian values” platform?
The letters BLM belong to the united states government. BLM means Bureau of Land Management. If black lives really matter to blacks then why are they still killing each other. It could be that they are SFN’S. In
africa the naggers are still dancing around a fire with a spear somewhat like they did when they burned and looted cars and businesses in Minneapolis when that dope smoking SFN george floyd died .
Fuck you John, your’e a pussy. Little scum bags like you are always around us, your’e father sucks dicks and your mother is a whore. How about that as my platform, pussy.
Interesting, coming from the President who validated racial grievances.