{"id":2353742,"date":"2024-10-11T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-shames-black-brothers-for-even-thinking-about-not-voting-for-kamala\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T13:29:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T17:29:11","slug":"obama-shames-black-brothers-for-even-thinking-about-not-voting-for-kamala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-shames-black-brothers-for-even-thinking-about-not-voting-for-kamala\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Shames Black &#8216;Brothers&#8217; for Even Thinking About Not Voting for Kamala"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-shames-black-brothers-for-even-thinking-about-not-voting-for-kamala%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former \u200dPresident \u200bBarack\u200c Obama has recently been\u2064 campaigning for Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris as part of the Democrats&#8217;\u2064 effort to generate enthusiasm for her presidential candidacy. During a rally in Pittsburgh with Senator Robert \u2063Casey Jr.,\u200b Obama emphasized the\u2063 importance of\u200b voting, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naacp-blasts-nbas-punishment-of-suns-owner-robert-sarver-as-shameful-claims-punishment-underscores-how-prevalent-racism-still-is-today\/\" title=\"NAACP Blasts NBA\u2019s Punishment of Suns Owner Robert Sarver as \u201cShameful,\u201d Claims Punishment \u201cUnderscores How Prevalent Racism Still Is Today\u201d\">targeting black men<\/a> and urging them to support Harris. He acknowledged a perceived lack of enthusiasm among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-panicking-lower-black-voter-turnout-will-eviscerate-their-path-to-victory-in-november\/\" title=\"Dems Panicking Lower Black Voter Turnout Will &quot;Eviscerate&quot; Their Path to Victory in November\">black male voters<\/a> \u200dtowards Harris,\u2063 suggesting it \u200bmight stem\u200d from a \u200cdiscomfort with the\u2062 idea of a female president.<\/p>\n<p>Obama&#8217;s comments have \u200cdrawn criticism\u2064 for leaning\u2063 heavily on identity politics and implicitly implying that failure to\u200c support Harris could be \u2063seen as sexist. He remarked that many men might be opting out of\u200d voting \u200ddue to apprehensions about having a woman in a leadership role, and framed the decision \u200dto \u2062not support her as a \u2063rejection of \u200dwomen&#8217;s contributions. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Obama\u2063 criticized potential voters who might \u2062consider supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump, stressing that\u2063 Trump \u2062has shown a disregard\u2063 for \u200bcommunities,\u200b including that of black men.\u200d Despite \u200bObama&#8217;s calm\u200c demeanor, his \u2062remarks lack substantial \u2063support for Harris as a candidate, which reflects\u200d the broader \u200bdifficulties the \u200cDemocratic campaign faces in promoting her candidacy. \u200bOther prominent Democrats, like former \u200dPresident Bill Clinton, are also actively supporting \u200bHarris in an uphill battle to attract voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama is taking to the campaign trail on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris as Democrats desperately try to ramp up enthusiasm for a candidate who is not worthy of it.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Obama appeared alongside Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Robert Casey Jr. in Pittsburgh at a campaign rally. But he made a stop beforehand at a Pitsburgh campaign office to impress on black men the importance of voting for Harris, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-calls-out-brothers-apprehensive-vote-harris-youre-thinking-sitting-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Identity politics is nothing new for Democrats, but Obama&rsquo;s remarks in the context of this entire campaign truly bring home the criticism that Harris has nothing to offer in terms of principle for the American people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Obama admits &lsquo;brothers&rsquo; are not coming out to vote for Kamala<\/p>\n<p>Former president appeals to black men to support vice-president&rsquo;s campaign, saying &lsquo;women have been getting our backs this entire time&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>Read more &#11015;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0jmmRmvnl\">https:\/\/t.co\/k0jmmRmvnl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0AUnVcEhd9\">pic.twitter.com\/0AUnVcEhd9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Telegraph US (@TelegraphUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TelegraphUS\/status\/1844695854982045891?\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obamas-crude-joke-trump-backfires-sparks-backlash-viewers-make-opinions-known\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a> appeared calm and collected, almost trying to appeal to his audience as a father figure despite proceeding to give some of the worst advice any voter could receive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all corners of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then &mdash; as the reader has come to expect from any leftist &mdash; brings the fact that Harris is a woman into the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, there&rsquo;s something really absurd and idiotic about a former president, senator, and Harvard Law graduate referring to other black men as &ldquo;brothers,&rdquo; considering how vast the disconnect is between Obama and regular Americans, but I digress.<\/p>\n<p>And despite his reserved manner, Obama mounted what amounts to an attack on black men who are lukewarm about Harris, tacitly branding them as sexist, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/obama-accuses-black-men-of-sexism-over-lackluster-support-for-harris-ive-got-a-problem-with-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you, because you think that&rsquo;s a sign of strength, because that&rsquo;s what being a man is? Putting women down?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not acceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The entire message is right out of the Democratic playbook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-roasts-mess-detroit-trashing-kamala-harris-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> is black and a woman. Therefore, vote for her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-calls-out-brothers-apprehensive-vote-harris-youre-thinking-sitting-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News <\/a>r<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-calls-out-brothers-apprehensive-vote-harris-youre-thinking-sitting-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eported<\/a> on further remarks made by Obama that are more of the same.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[P]art of it makes me think, and I&rsquo;m speaking to men directly &hellip; that, well, you just aren&rsquo;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you&rsquo;re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What &ldquo;other reasons&rdquo; could he be referring to?<\/p>\n<p>Could it be that a vote for Harris &mdash; whether she be a man, woman, black, white, or any other race &mdash; means plunging the country further into disaster with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/invasion-usa-biden-sets-new-border-record-illegal-aliens-encountered-august-equivalent-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-says-biden-admin-basically-turning-dhs-into-a-welcome-mat-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Says Biden Admin \u2018Basically Turning DHS Into A Welcome Mat\u2019 For Illegal Immigrants\">wide-open border<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maga-boat-parade-participant-goes-off-cnn-reporter-attempting-downplay-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a>, and global conflict?<\/p>\n<p>To no one&rsquo;s surprise, Obama brought Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump into his plea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Trump] has consistently shown disregard, not just for the communities, but for you as a person &ndash; And you are thinking about sitting out?&rdquo; Obama said.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing says &ldquo;disregard&rdquo; like cheap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-helps-mom-pay-groceries-store-leaves-crowd-impressed-heartfelt-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groceries<\/a>, low gas prices, and world peace.<\/p>\n<p>Obama can&rsquo;t speak to the substance of Harris as a viable candidate because there isn&rsquo;t anything there.<\/p>\n<p>While Obama is not a surprising choice to stump for Harris, rest assured that this campaign needs all the help it can get. Former President Bill Clinton is also on the campaign trail for Harris, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/10\/bill-clinton-harris-campaign-events-battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/10\/bill-clinton-harris-campaign-events-battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But whoever Democrats get for the job, it&rsquo;s a difficult one to convince voters Harris the right choice.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Thursday, he joined Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey Jr. at a rally in Pittsburgh and visited a local campaign office to emphasize the importance of voting among Black men, according to Fox News. While identity politics are common for Democrats, Obama&#8217;s comments highlight criticisms that Harris lacks substantive appeal to voters. He acknowledged that Black men are less enthusiastic about supporting her and urged them not to dismiss her candidacy based on gender. Despite his calm demeanor, Obama implied that those hesitant to vote for Harris might be acting out of sexism. His message aligns with the Democratic narrative: support Harris because she is a Black woman. He also criticized Republican nominee Donald Trump, suggesting that Trump&#8217;s policies have harmed communities while urging voters not to sit out the election. However, many believe there is little substance behind Harris&#8217;s candidacy, making it challenging for Democrats to convince voters she is the right choice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/obama-for-oct.-11-2024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32174,32438,5315,32171,4351],"class_list":["post-2353742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-voters","tag-kamala-harris","tag-obama","tag-political-commentary","tag-voting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/obama-for-oct.-11-2024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}