Jude Holland
During a recent speech at the University of Illinois-Urbana, former president Barack Obama slammed president Trump, saying he is “capitalizing on the resentment politicians have been fanning for years.” This is the most outright attack Obama has ever aimed at the President, referring to his name twice in his speech rather than using broader terms about what he is aiming his views at. Republicans however that were interviewed about Obama’s speech, suprisingly responded well, calling I’m the best target to motivate their base. Additionally, Obama took a shot at the entire Republican Party, claiming their modern policies to be “radical” and “no longer conservative”. He claimed the modern Republican Party has changed for the worse saying it wasnt what president Lincoln “had in mind” when he formed it.
Analysis: Personally I think the speech Obama gave demonstrates two things. One, the Republican Party has changed much since it’s foundation during the Civil War as a forward thinking, liberal party, that helped abolish slavery. It continued to be the Liberal party for decades until it became more conservative in the 20th century. Today it’s views have become much more radical. However, large swaths of Americans believe in its policies. Two, it also shows the large divide that exists and is still-growing in our country, not just between political parties, but between us as people. Both Republicans and Democrats have their faults, but as Obama said, I believe the Republican Party Is getting most of its a votes and support from people who are angry and feel voiceless in our country, due to being unfairly ignored by the Democratic Party, but that doesn’t give them the right to have radical views that deny human rights, liberty and American freedom and values.
Link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/07/politics/barack-obama-illinois-midterms-speech/index.html
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