You Want Unity? Look in the Mirror, President Obama.

[m.knox]

Dems calls for unity means agree with me and pledge fealty to the democratic party OR ELSE. They really are a national disgrace.

https://www.sashastone.com/p/you-want-unity-look-in-the-mirror

At a rally in Georgia, President Barack Obama said something remarkable. He said he was tired of being angry and wanted unity back. Really? It reminded me of that scene in The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy is told that going home is as simple as clicking her heels together three times.

All these totalitarians on the Left had to do was just one thing: ease up, humanize their enemies, and understand this is a big country, and they can’t just decide everyone who doesn’t go along with them is a racist or a “phobe.” They are the intolerant side. They are the side that has refused to allow the other half of America any representation in culture or politics.

Why does he think Trump won not once but twice?

Everyone wants a less divided America. Everyone is exhausted by the fighting. I know I am. But I also know I wake up every day with the knowledge that I have been punished for almost ten years for standing up to them, dissenting against their hysteria and cancel culture, humanizing Trump supporters, and eventually voting for Trump. This only goes one way.

 

[dpic73]

Dems calls for unity means agree with me and pledge fealty to the democratic party OR ELSE. They really are a national disgrace.

https://www.sashastone.com/p/you-want-unity-look-in-the-mirror

At a rally in Georgia, President Barack Obama said something remarkable. He said he was tired of being angry and wanted unity back. Really? It reminded me of that scene in The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy is told that going home is as simple as clicking her heels together three times.

All these totalitarians on the Left had to do was just one thing: ease up, humanize their enemies, and understand this is a big country, and they can’t just decide everyone who doesn’t go along with them is a racist or a “phobe.” They are the intolerant side. They are the side that has refused to allow the other half of America any representation in culture or politics.

Why does he think Trump won not once but twice?

Everyone wants a less divided America. Everyone is exhausted by the fighting. I know I am. But I also know I wake up every day with the knowledge that I have been punished for almost ten years for standing up to them, dissenting against their hysteria and cancel culture, humanizing Trump supporters, and eventually voting for Trump. This only goes one way.

 

[m.knox]

Cool Tweet man.... lol....

 

[dpic73]

Cool Tweet man.... lol....

It was very divisive which just lends credibility to the very important editorial opinion you shared.

 

[m.knox]

It was very divisive which just lends credibility to the very important editorial opinion you shared.

Poor choices in attire isn't divisive. Of course, unless you are Pastor Manning.

 

[PAWrocka]

Say what you want about Obama (I know I have plenty to say) BUT “this” is a masterful political speech. Without bias, listen to what he says and how he says it.

1M views · 144K reactions | At a rally in Atlanta, Obama mocked Trump’s outrage over his Cheesecake Factory joke and called him out for “throwing distractions” because the Trump administration “does not have solutions to actual problems.” #trump #ob

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[baltimorened]

he does know that Ronald Reagan wore both brown and tan suits...and we didn't have such acrimony in the US. Maybe Obama ought to take a second look at why we became so divided during his administration...

 

[baltimorened]

It was very divisive which just lends credibility to the very important editorial opinion you shared.

see my post about reagan

 

[fsu1jreed]

Pure projection........but even if true, no excuse for your guy doing worse

 

[baltimorened]

Pure projection........but even if true, no excuse for your guy doing worse

agreed, it's going to take a real leader to say "enough"....get the members in line to start working for the American people and not just against the other party..It doesn't matter any more who started it...just stop it...There can be, and will be political differences...have been for 250 years,...but parties have worked together before and can again.

 

[dpic73]

he does know that Ronald Reagan wore both brown and tan suits...and we didn't have such acrimony in the US. Maybe Obama ought to take a second look at why we became so divided during his administration...

Is there anything more classically Ned than responding to a joke about Obama's tan suit, with "yeah well, Reagan wore a tan suit too"

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Dems calls for unity means agree with me and pledge fealty to the democratic party OR ELSE. They really are a national disgrace.

https://www.sashastone.com/p/you-want-unity-look-in-the-mirror

At a rally in Georgia, President Barack Obama said something remarkable. He said he was tired of being angry and wanted unity back. Really? It reminded me of that scene in The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy is told that going home is as simple as clicking her heels together three times.

All these totalitarians on the Left had to do was just one thing: ease up, humanize their enemies, and understand this is a big country, and they can’t just decide everyone who doesn’t go along with them is a racist or a “phobe.” They are the intolerant side. They are the side that has refused to allow the other half of America any representation in culture or politics.

Why does he think Trump won not once but twice?

Everyone wants a less divided America. Everyone is exhausted by the fighting. I know I am. But I also know I wake up every day with the knowledge that I have been punished for almost ten years for standing up to them, dissenting against their hysteria and cancel culture, humanizing Trump supporters, and eventually voting for Trump. This only goes one way.

Jfc

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Pure projection........but even if true, no excuse for your guy doing worse

No sh.it. The don as the great uniter.

 

[m.knox]

Jfc

Clearly you aren't paying attention.

Remember, hate is a value to you people.

 

[baltimorened]

Is there anything more classically Ned than responding to a joke about Obama's tan suit, with "yeah well, Reagan wore a tan suit too"

well Obama made a joke? I thought he was talking about unity and using an example of him wearing a tan suit. It seemed to me as if he were equating the tan suit with disunity..where as we didn't have the same disunity when reagan wore brown and tan suits..therefore, maybe the disunity was caused by something other than tan suits...

 

[dpic73]

well Obama made a joke? I thought he was talking about unity and using an example of him wearing a tan suit. It seemed to me as if he were equating the tan suit with disunity..where as we didn't have the same disunity when reagan wore brown and tan suits..therefore, maybe the disunity was caused by something other than tan suits...

 

[PapaGanoush]

It was very divisive which just lends credibility to the very important editorial opinion you shared.

Speaking of credibility.. when does your ban sentence begin? You going to keep your word?

Credibility, integrity, character.

 

[dpic73]

Speaking of credibility.. when does your ban sentence begin? You going to keep your word?

Credibility, integrity, character.

This has been explained to you repeatedly. I volunteered to re-join the bet a couple months back but no one would take me up on it, so enough with your pot shots.

Have you had a stroke?

 

[PapaGanoush]

This has been explained to you repeatedly. I volunteered to re-join the bet a couple months back but no one would take me up on it, so enough with your pot shots.

Have you had a stroke?

So you’re not a man of your word.

Got it. Sad

 

[dpic73]

So you’re not a man of your word.

Got it. Sad

Sorry about your stroke, seriously.

 

[PapaGanoush]

Sorry about your stroke, seriously.

Welch free.

 

[UrHuckleberry]

he does know that Ronald Reagan wore both brown and tan suits...and we didn't have such acrimony in the US. Maybe Obama ought to take a second look at why we became so divided during his administration...

You know you’re adding to Obama’s argument right?

 

[baltimorened]

You know you’re adding to Obama’s argument right?

well for sure Obama is never wrong in his parables...

 

[UrHuckleberry]

well for sure Obama is never wrong in his parables...

I don’t even know what you’re talking about at this point.

Obama was saying that when he wore a tan suit, it was a big scandal on Fox News and on the right. The fact that their hero wore tan/brown makes the double standard for him even more poignant.

 

[dpic73]

well for sure Obama is never wrong in his parables...

Obama was talking about a standalone event when conservative media went apeshit because he wore that suit. No need to read anymore into it than that. But he didn't do anything remotely divisive from my perspective, but I do understand he was black so...

 

[baltimorened]

I don’t even know what you’re talking about at this point.

Obama was saying that when he wore a tan suit, it was a big scandal on Fox News and on the right. The fact that their hero wore tan/brown makes the double standard for him even more poignant.

no, Obama was talking about unity..and to demonstrate the lack of unity he brought up the tan suit as the example/causation of disunity...my point...Reagan wore tan suits and there was not the same level of disunity...so the tan suits were not the cause of disunity..it was something else....

IMO, the cause of disunity had little to do with tan suits...you can feel that way...and that's fine...

 

[baltimorened]

Obama was talking about a standalone event when conservative media went apeshit because he wore that suit. No need to read anymore into it than that. But he didn't do anything remotely divisive from my perspective, but I do understand he was black so...

ah, that's it, racism....and he was biracial....

Biracial means having parents or biological ancestors from two different racial groups

Whether biracial people are considered Black depends heavily on personal self-identification, family background, societal perceptions, and historical context

raised by a white mother

 

[fatpiggy]

Race relations took a u-turn with Obama.

DEI slapped half the country in the face. He made discriminating against white people legal.


Obama will forever be known as the Great Divider.

He is a sack of sh it for his racist policies.

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Clearly you aren't paying attention.

Remember, hate is a value to you people.

And stupidity is a trait of you people

 

[UrHuckleberry]

no, Obama was talking about unity..and to demonstrate the lack of unity he brought up the tan suit as the example/causation of disunity...my point...Reagan wore tan suits and there was not the same level of disunity...so the tan suits were not the cause of disunity..it was something else....

IMO, the cause of disunity had little to do with tan suits...you can feel that way...and that's fine...

K

 

[firegiver]

he does know that Ronald Reagan wore both brown and tan suits...and we didn't have such acrimony in the US. Maybe Obama ought to take a second look at why we became so divided during his administration...

Because of bigotry

 

[firegiver]

no, Obama was talking about unity..and to demonstrate the lack of unity he brought up the tan suit as the example/causation of disunity...my point...Reagan wore tan suits and there was not the same level of disunity...so the tan suits were not the cause of disunity..it was something else....

IMO, the cause of disunity had little to do with tan suits...you can feel that way...and that's fine...

Its almost like youre being dishonest and a bad faith actor with this level of strawman nonesense. Are you just not understanding the point or are you purposefully running disinformation for your end goals?

 

[baltimorened]

Its almost like youre being dishonest and a bad faith actor with this level of strawman nonesense. Are you just not understanding the point or are you purposefully running disinformation for your end goals?

which is the disinformation..that Reagan wore brown and tan suits, or that wearing these suits didn't cause disunity?

Obama incited disunity and it wasn't because he wore a tan suit....Now you can disagree, and I'll respect your opinion...but ...what I said about Reagan tans suits and no disunity because of it are true.

 

[nytigerfan]

which is the disinformation..that Reagan wore brown and tan suits, or that wearing these suits didn't cause disunity?

Obama incited disunity and it wasn't because he wore a tan suit....Now you can disagree, and I'll respect your opinion...but ...what I said about Reagan tans suits and no disunity because of it are true.

You used to be a serious person. What happened?

 

[tigres88]

You used to be a serious person. What happened?

The midterms are gonna be a bloodbath and these Maga dudes are spiraling heavy

 

[baltimorened]

You used to be a serious person. What happened?

Still am. You and I just disagree on this. I didn’t see Obama as a unifier..sorry

 

[firegiver]

which is the disinformation..that Reagan wore brown and tan suits, or that wearing these suits didn't cause disunity?

Obama incited disunity and it wasn't because he wore a tan suit....Now you can disagree, and I'll respect your opinion...but ...what I said about Reagan tans suits and no disunity because of it are true.

Give an example of when, as president, Obama incited disunity.

 

[baltimorened]

Give an example of when, as president, Obama incited disunity.

AI Overview


Whether Former President Barack Obama caused national disunity is a subject of significant debate among historians, political analysts, and the public. Gallup and Pew Research polling shows that the Obama presidency concluded with the largest partisan approval gap recorded in modern polling history to that point, standing at roughly 70 percent. However, observers disagree on whether Obama’s actions directly caused this divide or if his presidency simply accelerated pre-existing trends. [1]

Arguments That Obama Deepened Disunity
Critics argue that Obama’s policy decisions and political strategy actively exacerbated political and cultural fractures in the country:

• • Partisan Legislative Approach: Major early initiatives, including the 2009 economic stimulus package and the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), were passed along strict party lines with little to no Republican support, which critics claim alienated conservative voters from the start. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • Reliance on Executive Action: Faced with congressional gridlock, Obama’s frequent use of unilateral executive actions—particularly regarding immigration and environmental regulations—was criticized by opponents as an overreach that bypassed the legislative compromise necessary for national unity. [1, 2]
  • Identity Politics and Race Relations: Some conservative analysts, such as commentators at The Heritage Foundation, argue that his rhetoric and focus on systemic bias elevated identity politics, contributing to a documented decline in public perceptions of race relations by the end of his second term. [1, 2, 3]

Arguments That External Factors Caused the Divide
Supporters and alternative political analyses contend that blaming Obama ignores deeper structural and historical shifts that were already underway:

• • The Backlash Effect: Many historians and supporters argue that polarization was driven by a reactive backlash to the historic nature of his presidency. They point to obstructionism by congressional Republicans, the rise of the Tea Party movement, and persistent undercurrents of racial resentment that sought to delegitimize his administration. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • Long-Term Structural Changes: Analysts emphasize that deep-rooted trends like media fragmentation (the rise of highly partisan cable news and talk radio), growing economic inequality following the Great Recession, and geographic sorting between rural and urban populations created a polarized environment that no single president could easily bridge. [1, 2, 3]
  • Focus on Broad Policies: Defenders note that his core domestic policies, such as stabilizing the economy and expanding healthcare access, aimed to address universal economic stresses rather than favor specific groups. [1, 2]

Obama’s Own Reflections
Obama has addressed national divisiveness frequently, acknowledging it as a primary frustration of his time in office. In his 2016 State of the Union and subsequent public reflections, he expressed deep regret that the political climate became meaner and more polarized during his presidency, conceding in interviews that he could have done more to effectively reach across the aisle to smooth Washington's partisan gridlock. However, he continues to maintain that America's core divisions are older and deeper than any single politician, shaped by a changing media and technological landscape rather than specific administrations. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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[dbjork6317]

Race relations took a u-turn with Obama.

DEI slapped half the country in the face. He made discriminating against white people legal.


Obama will forever be known as the Great Divider.

He is a sack of sh it for his racist policies.

Which of President Obama’s policies, specifically, do you believe were racist? What was the name of the law that President Obama signed that “made discriminating against white people legal?”

 

[firegiver]

AI Overview

Trump is measurably more polarizing on the standard quantitative indicator—partisan approval gaps—while Obama presided over a major acceleration of polarization but did not produce gaps as large or sustained as Trump’s. The fairer framing is: Obama inherited and accelerated an already polarizing era; Trump pushed partisan division to record levels.[news.gallup][news.gallup]

What the numbers show​

Measure	Obama	Trump
Average partisan approval gap	70–71 points	81 points in first term; about 78–83 points in second term [pewresearch][presidency.ucsb][news.gallup]
Final-year average gap	77 points	85 points [news.gallup][news.gallup]
Highest single-survey gap	86 points in 2012	92 points in 2020; 92 points again in 2025 [news.gallup][news.gallup]
Opposition-party approval	13% average among Republicans [news.gallup]	7% average among Democrats in first term [news.gallup]

Gallup found that Trump’s first-term average partisan gap of 81 points exceeded the prior record—Obama’s—by 11 points. Pew similarly reports that the partisan gaps in both Trump terms are the widest in more than seven decades of tracking, with Obama next among recent presidents at 67 points.[news.gallup][pewresearch]

Why Obama looks divisive​

Obama’s presidency coincided with intense polarization: the stimulus and Affordable Care Act passed without Republican support, the Tea Party backlash reshaped the GOP, and partisan/media conflict intensified. PBS’s Frontline describes the ACA fight and 2010 midterms as moments that “solidified and accelerated” polarization.[pbs]

But “divisive approval ratings” do not by themselves prove Obama personally caused the divide. Structural forces—partisan media, geographic sorting, racial backlash, congressional obstruction strategies, and the aftermath of the Great Recession—were already operating, and Obama faced a Republican opposition that largely withheld support from his agenda.[pbs]

Why Trump looks more divisive​

Trump’s divisiveness was both broader in degree and more directly tied to his political style: sustained attacks on opponents, media, institutions, and norms; highly personalized politics; and consistently near-unanimous support from his own party paired with extremely low support from the opposing party. Gallup recorded 91% Republican approval versus 6% Democratic approval early in his second term—an 85-point gap.[news.gallup]

His first term ended with an average 81-point partisan gap, the largest Gallup had measured to that point, and his final year averaged an 85-point gap. In other words, Obama’s most polarized year was roughly comparable to Trump’s less polarized years, while Trump repeatedly set new highs.[news.gallup][news.gallup]

Bottom line​

• Obama: Highly polarizing in outcome, especially by the end of his presidency, but much of the division reflected long-term structural trends plus fierce opposition to his agenda.[news.gallup][pbs]
• Trump: More polarizing in both magnitude and consistency; his approval gap broke the records Obama had set and remained exceptionally wide across both terms.[news.gallup][pewresearch]
• Caveat: Approval-gap data measures partisan sorting around a president; it does not fully capture rhetoric, democratic norms, race relations, political violence, or institutional conflict. Those require qualitative judgment, where reasonable people weigh presidential conduct differently.[news.gallup][pbs]