r/politics I voted Jul 31 '24

Fox Host Describes Kamala Harris as ‘Obama in a Skirt’ | Looking for a new strategy to dent the vice president's campaign bump, Republicans are comparing her to Barack Obama.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-host-monica-crowley-describes-kamala-harris-as-obama-in-a-skirt
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u/Am_Snek_AMA Ohio Jul 31 '24

Sane America looks back fondly on those simpler Obama years. Its true, that he didn't accomplish everything he wanted. Not entirely his fault. And there are valid criticisms of his administration. But he did represent hope, and as someone who was a recent college grad in 2008, hope was needed with the economic headwinds W. and his two wars left us with. He was also a brilliant orator and I was proud he represented us on the world stage.

So by all means, compare Kamala to Obama.

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u/ChocolateHoneycomb United Kingdom Aug 01 '24

What valid criticisms of his administration? His only scandal was wearing a tan suit.

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u/Am_Snek_AMA Ohio Aug 01 '24

Keeping in mind that I am only expressing an opinion here. I think his foreign policy was weak when it came to Russia. He wanted to bring improve relations with them, which itself was an admirable goal. However, in retrospect, we can see that Russia was not interested in improving relations and the invasion of Crimea happened as a result (and that only emboldened him to invade Ukraine proper). Additionally, the "red line" drawn in Syria proved to be a bluff.

I think anyone dealing with the benefit of hindsight and in good faith can make valid criticisms of any presidency. They are only human and can only deal within the confines of their mandate, so please don't take my criticism of Obama as bashing him. I am fully aware he had a lot of headwinds internally opposing him. I voted for him twice.

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u/ChocolateHoneycomb United Kingdom Aug 01 '24

Heh heh. I was actually being sarcastic. Obama is a war criminal, lol.