Vicious verbiage toward President Obama is not different than that that hit other Presidents who tried to make other major changes. Racism isn't the major problem here, he said, in an interview with CNN's John King set to air tomorrow.
“Are there people out there who don’t like me because of race? I’m sure there are. That’s not the overriding issue here,” he said. “I think there are people who are anti-government. I think there’s been a long-standing debate in this country that is usually that much more fierce during times of transition, or when presidents are trying to bring about big changes.
“I mean, things that were said about FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) were pretty similar to things that were said about me. ‘He’s a communist, he’s a socialist.’ Things that were said about Ronald Reagan when he was trying to reverse some of the New Deal programs, you know, were pretty vicious as well.”
Obama deserves praise for this statement. While Republicans across the country are accusing him of being a racist, he has set that false notion to rest.
Thank you, Mr. Obama.
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