It’s beyond demeaning—it’s outright insulting. Former President Barack Obama’s recent remarks to Black men in Pittsburgh make one thing clear: he’s not interested in the autonomy or intelligence of voters. Instead, he’s pushing the same tired identity politics that have come to define the Democratic strategy. Obama’s speech was nothing short of racially manipulative, implying that Black men should get in line behind Kamala Harris simply because she’s Black and a woman. But why should anyone accept that? Shouldn’t people be free to make decisions based on facts and policies, not guilt trips from a former president?
Shaming Black Men to Save Harris’s Floundering Campaign
Obama’s message at Harris’s campaign stop in Pittsburgh was clear: Black men need to show up and support her, and if they don’t, it must be because they aren’t comfortable with the idea of a woman in power. Really, Obama? This is nothing but a backhanded way of saying, “Sit down, shut up, and do as you’re told.” It’s insulting, patronizing, and absolutely unworthy of the respect that many Black voters gave him in his own elections. The Democratic Party and its leaders talk about the importance of representation and respect, but they sure don’t practice it when it comes to allowing people to think for themselves.
Obama’s comments suggest that Black men who don’t support Harris are making excuses and finding other reasons not to back her. But has it ever occurred to him that maybe, just maybe, voters aren’t impressed with her track record? Or that they don’t appreciate being talked down to like children by a former president who clearly thinks he knows better?
Identity Politics on Steroids
Let’s call this what it is: a desperate attempt to maintain control. Obama is out there trying to push Harris because he knows she’s struggling—big time. Polls show that Black male voters are not enthusiastic about her campaign, and for good reason. Harris has yet to show that she’s got what it takes to lead this country. Instead, she’s leaned on the same old platitudes, talking about “equity” and “justice” without offering real solutions that resonate with working-class Black Americans. And now, when faced with the reality that she’s not getting the support she needs, the Democrats trot out their most influential mouthpiece to pressure voters into compliance.
Obama’s narrative? Black men who don’t fall in line must be uncomfortable with a woman in power. It’s a lazy excuse meant to dismiss legitimate concerns about Harris’s qualifications and leadership. What happened to evaluating candidates based on their policies, their record, and their ability to lead? But the Democrats don’t want that. They want a rubber stamp, and they think they can guilt-trip their way into getting it.
Kamala Harris: The Hollow Candidate
Let’s be real—Harris is a weak candidate, and Obama knows it. That’s why he’s stepping in. He’s not just campaigning for Harris; he’s trying to secure his influence in a potential Harris administration. Obama is playing puppet master, hoping to keep a hold on power from behind the scenes. After all, he’s done it before—just look at how the Biden administration has bent to his influence. But Harris is no Biden. She’s even less equipped to lead, a political chameleon who shifts her positions based on what she thinks will gain her favor in the moment. She’s a vessel, plain and simple.
And Obama? He’s angling for what would essentially be his fourth term. He sees in Harris someone who won’t challenge his agenda or push back on his policies. Her lack of conviction makes her the perfect candidate for him to manipulate. If Harris gets into the Oval Office, it’s Obama pulling the strings, not her.
Black Voters Deserve Better Than This
The most insulting part of all of this is how Obama talks to Black men, as if they can’t think for themselves. It’s the height of elitism. He’s not interested in hearing why Black men might have reservations about Harris. He’s not concerned with what issues actually matter to them. No, he’s only interested in telling them that if they don’t fall in line, they’re betraying their own community. This is the same Democratic Party that constantly lectures about “respecting diverse voices,” yet they refuse to respect Black men who dare to think differently.
And it’s not just about Harris. It’s about the broader Democratic approach to voters. They love to talk about freedom and choice—until it comes to the choices that don’t align with their agenda. They want Black voters to be loyal foot soldiers, not independent thinkers. Obama’s speech proves that when the Democratic Party can’t win with persuasion, they resort to shaming and guilt.
Kamala Harris Is Not Entitled to Black Votes
Here’s a radical idea, Barack: Black men are capable of making up their own minds. They don’t need to be lectured or told that they’re betraying their race by refusing to support a candidate they don’t believe in. Black voters—like all voters—deserve to choose their leaders based on the policies that will improve their lives, not because of pressure from political elites. If Kamala Harris can’t convince Black men that she’s the right choice, that’s on her. It’s not their job to save her campaign, and it’s not their responsibility to hand her their votes on a silver platter.
Black men have every right to scrutinize Harris’s record and ask tough questions about what she’s done for their communities. They have every right to be skeptical of a candidate who has yet to prove herself capable of leading this country. And they have every right to reject the idea that they should vote for someone based solely on their race or gender.
Final Thoughts: Obama’s Manipulative Game Exposed
Obama’s latest speech isn’t about inspiring voters or offering hope—it’s desperation and its about control. It’s about trying to use shame and guilt to bend voters to his will. But this time, it won’t work. Black men are waking up to the fact that they deserve better than being treated as pawns in the Democratic machine. They deserve a candidate who will earn their votes through respect and real solutions, not someone who expects their loyalty simply because of shared identity.
Kamala Harris has failed to win the hearts and minds of Black men, and no amount of finger-wagging from Obama will change that. It’s time to stop the condescension and start respecting voters enough to let them make their own choices. Anything less is an insult.
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Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” MLK was a White Supremacist , vote by color now. (Obama)
“We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”-OBAMA
Translated: “we have to use the correct pronouns, celebrate transgenders in women’s sports, in our kid’s schools, in their libraries, tear down historic statues, rename schools and streets after serial thugs, vilify our founding fathers, support reparations, feminize the milifairy, allow in more illegal aliens, terrorists and Somalis and play the race card.”
Are young blacks that simple that they will blindly do what Obama orders them to do? The plantation master has spoken. Or will they vote for their future and own self interest?
I believe black people should vote for a President that has helped them and not be bullied into giving their vote to someone who thinks they are not smart enough to vote on their own.
its not like barry has done so much for black people, he would see that if he would take mike out his mouth.
barry and people like barry are the worst thing that’s ever happened to the black community
Obama to black voters: If you don’t vote for Kamala, you ain’t black. (I think he likely fed that line a few years ago to someone else to use. Backfired then too.)
It seems Obma has lost the “it” factor. No longer the savior of the world. I believe he is the originator of the decisiviceness that this country is suffering now by design, no accident or mistake.
Barry was crap before he was elected only because he’s part black, he was crap while he was a embarrassment America while pretending to be a president, and he’s just as much a floating piece of of crap today. He’s always been racist against his own people, but now he ain’t no brother anymore. The leftists.(and being called a leftist is by no means any type of compliment, and definitely nothing to be proud of.) are the reason black Americans are in the position they are in. They’ve been treated like they’re different than anyone else when they’re not and oppressed by the very people that depend on their votes. The racism of the Democrats has hidden the truth. The beauty of this world is what they call diversity. Plants, animals, people, even our food are all so diverse and that is the beauty of creation. Nothing would be more boring and ugly and if everything and everyone were the same. People need to realize that the Democrats will sell out their parents and children to maintain power. Their lust for that power is only outdone by their greed. Pelosi is the perfect example. Amazing how the Clintons and Obamas weren’t rich until they went up the political latter, then they were able to make anyone that was a threat to them disappear. Now Barry and Michael have their site set on the ones that put them in our White House.
“Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I’ll show you a crook?”
– Harry Truman –
Definitely pertains to the clintons and obamie.
Black men don’t like her. They see her true colors. they are smarter than Obama gives them credit for. They know who was running thigs when they had someone that backed them and helped them.
Gender, race, skin complexion, ethnicity are not valid reasons to vote for or against someone. They are all immaterial and irrelevant. And for the record: Harris doesn’t have any African ancestry. More important: What would her policies be? Would she ever secure the border?
If you can be shamed by a shyster like Obama you aren’t very bright. Obama did far less for blacks in his 8 years than Trump did in four years. If they vote in their own best interest they will vote Trump if they do what they are told to do they will support their master.
Hey, BARRY, you are just “now” finishing up on your THIRD TERM…Now, just shut up and sit down.
People are TIRED of Obama’s. Clinton’s, and Biden’s!!!
Get lost.
I hope Trump wins in a LANDSLIDE…you Democrat bores.
Every 4 years this maggot slithers out from under his rock to lecture those he deems less then himself, to bestow upon them his glorious wisdom. This is the Dem. Messiah. He really believes he walks on water. Go away little man, you bother me.
I spoke with a man of color who saw Osama Bama degrading black men and his thoughts were that the blacks are being played for a fool.
So Obama comes out from his seaside mansion in Martha’s Vineyard and dares to lecture Black men into voting for someone who doesn’t deserve their votes??? Wanna know WHY Black men won’t vote for Kommie Kamala, Barry?? Because they know about her record as a prosecutor in California, incarcerating Black men for possession of marijuana, you know, the same thing that’s now legal in many states thanks to the hundreds of CBD dispensaries all over the country! And just like you, she’s helpless without a teleprompter, so she can’t answer a straight question (I remember a recent town hall she did on Telemundo where a woman asked the VP about what she was going to do to get taxes down; Kamala went into a spiel about growing up middle class, all the while, the camera revealed that Kamala was reading from a teleprompter, so she didn’t really answer the poor woman’s question.)!!!
Thanks Barack, you have provided a great example of the type people/issues I dicuss in the lessons learned presented below. Soldier/Cop, Retired
RAPE, PILLAGE, PLUNDER; AMERICA YOU’VE BEEN HAD!
My fellow Americans, as an 81 year old soldier/cop serving primarily in counter-terrorism/community security activities throughout most of my 60 year plus career (started when I joined army while Eisenhower was in office) I have been trying since 1980 to make each of you aware of the primary threats to your way of life. I have asked Americans over and over again what will it take for you to stand up and take back those rights given to you by God and promised to be respected/protected by our founding fathers when they drafted the Constitution? From what I see/hear/feel each and everyday since Joe Biden stole the presidency I must admit to the American people that I have failed in my oaths as a soldier and cop to protect the American people from all of their enemies!
Now, In consideration of all of the corruption/incompetence/treachery/etc., coming forth under the brightest light ever thanks to the Biden/Harris administration and their bosses/supporters here and around the world, I am just asking where most of you Americans stand in regards to your rights/roles/duties as citizens.
Seems the arrival of Donald J. Trump followed by Biden’s assumption of the Presidency has stripped us all naked to expose not only the sores on our bodies, but those on our souls as well!
The lessons learned I am passing on to you may give you a glimpse into the inner world of a government that devotes most of its time/energy ruling you versus serving/protecting you from the vantage point of one who served in government from the municipal through the federal level as a soldier and cop.
Most of the lessons learned (Note: After the Biden/Harris administration’s performance to date in dealing with hurricanes Helene and Milton I have only included those lessons learned most relevant to the current situation) were originally drafted in the late eighties as the prelude to a book titled: ‘Rape, Pillage, Plunder; America, You’ve Been Had!’ The Department of Defense denied permission to publish the book in that they classified an investigation detailed therein that named a gaggle of politicians and bureaucrats at every level of government as subjects. Three of those subjects went on to be elected to the office of President of the United States of America!
A SOLDIER/COP’S LESSONS LEARNED
*The end goal of the World/American elites and their minions is not (nor ever has been) socialism, communism, fascism, or capitalism. The elites of the World/America and their minions have used all manner of ideologies, religions, terrorism, wars, etc., to drive the masses/peasants/serfs/whoever/whomever/whatever in one direction. That direction leads to one of the oldest forms of human control ever employed in the history of mankind. That form of human control is; “FEUDALISM!”
* The ‘Seven C’s of Leadership’ according to a survey of Vietnam era ground combat veterans listed of the order of their importance to the veterans are; Candor, Competence, Consistency, Commitment, Courage, Compassion, and Courtesy. The reason the veterans chose “Candor” first and foremost, is because candor encompasses both omission and co-mission. To a combat veteran the lack of absolute candor, be it co-mission or omission, are equal sins! It has been my observation that, democrats are masters of co-mission while republicans are masters of omission!
*The American people are the most effectively lied to people in modern times thanks primarily to the political class, the bureaucracy, the media, and academia.
*The greatest threats to the American people are the corrupt and/or incompetent politicians/bureaucrats/academicians found at every level of government/academia, and the majority of the so-called media.
*The second greatest threat to the American people is that presented by radical Muslims bent on ridding the world of non-believers, installing Sharia as the only law of the land, and Islam as the world’s only religion. Note: For all of you non-Muslims who think you support Islam I strongly suggest you carefully study the game plan supposedly first presented by Mohammad (The Prophet) in the early 600’s and the current socialization/cultural practices of the current Iranian government. I submit unless you are a sadistic male you will not enjoy life as a Muslim.
*Most of the politicians/bureaucrats/academicians/media types I have encountered during my years as a soldier and a cop I currently refer to as; self-serving, witless, corrupt, incompetent, cowards. Prior to retiring to the deep woods I referred to most of the before mentioned folks as self-serving, witless, corrupt, incompetent, cowardly, piss-ants. After retiring to the deep woods I came to know that piss-ants are neither self-serving nor witless, and certainly not cowards!
*The American Profession of Arms and our brothers/sisters in blue have failed to protect the American people from all of their enemies, both foreign and ‘most especially’ domestic.
*There are only two primary requirements to be a career soldier and/or cop in America. One must be smart enough to do the work and dumb enough to take the job.
*American soldiers and police officers must in addition to mastering all of their professionally mandated tasks learn to accomplish the same with at least one arm tied behind their backs, and their vision and hearing impaired 50% or more.
*After carefully watching the whole of the political class for many years I can say without reservation that most of the group will sell their souls and our bodies just to remain in power.
*Want to see what the United States of America will look like if the left/progressives take total control of the government? Take your pick, New York City, Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, or the complete packages; California, New York, Illinois, etc, etc, etc…..!
*If the so-called ‘progressive movement’ continues unchecked a number of able veterans/soldiers/cops are going to be presented with a challenge/decision. Are the American people worth another drop of our sweat and/or our blood?
*Arrogance coupled with ignorance equals stupidity.
Have a nice day,
Soldier/Cop, Retired
A vote for harris is a vote for STUPID.
Hey barry. We know you were probably running a lot of the show for joey lie-den from behind the curtains. You are definitely not getting better with age because the biden term hasn’t gotten one thing right.
This leads me to believe you are either STIUPID or doing this on purpose. Both make you look like the floating septic tank waste that you are.
LGBTQ queen badmouthing some who disagree with him.
DNC has been losing more and more of the black vote, in recent years. Obama calling them “brotha”, and enticing them to return to the Democrat Planta . . . . to the Democrat Party.
The racism from Obungle is CRINGE!
Harris has said that a man who does not vote for her is not a “real’ man. If he is not a “real” man, what is he? A fake man? A transman? Some sort of biological anomaly? This BS about a “real” man is simply dumb! Most likely an “intelligent” man will NOT vote for Harris/Waltz.
Obama continues to advise voters to vote based on identity instead of their human needs, which are universal. It was his only appeal as a candidate. It was what made his “Yes we can!” into “Yes, I can have five mansions!”