“I think people need to remember what the situation was when President [Barack] Obama came into office.” PeopleThinkingNeedsRememberPresidentSituationOfficeBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“When people say, well, they disapprove, I'd like to know what the specifics are, because sometimes - and the president [Barack Obama] has admitted this - they may not feel like he's really explaining and understanding the emotion behind some of these fears [about Iran]. And that's a perfectly legitimate question for people to ask. But if you look at the results of where we are, I think there are some things I agree with and some things I don't agree with, and I think that's absolutely fair game.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFeelsWellsLooksMaySometimesAsksGamesUnderstandingPresidentResultsEmotionBehindsFairsAgreeBarackIranExplainingPresident Barack ObamaSpecificsFair Game Author:Hillary Clinton
“I'm going to keep talking about what I would do as president, the experience that I bring, the temperament and judgment that led President [Barack] Obama to ask me to be secretary of state after we ran a really hard primary against each other. It's funny to me, because when I have a position, whether it's first lady, or senator, or secretary of state, and I'm doing the work, I'm really quite popular.” FirstsHardStatesAsksPresidentTalkingPositionJudgmentBarackPrimariesAsk MeRanSecretarySenatorsTemperamentPresident Barack ObamaFirst LadyKeep Talking Author:Hillary Clinton
“How do we create jobs for so many Americans who are feeling pushed out, not just left out, pushed out of the modern economy. Obviously it's skills and education. But it's also jobs. So if I could do anything it would be to take this moment in time that we've got when, yes, our recovery is better, we've had steadier growth, I don't think President [Barack] Obama frankly gets the credit he deserves for the kind of steady hand that he and his advisers apply to moving through that really dangerous period.” IfsThinkingKindMomentsFeelingsHandsWould BeJobsMovingLeftGrowthPresidentEconomyModernDangerousPeriodsSkillsDeserveCreditRecoveryBarackIf I CouldSteadyPresident Barack ObamaMoments In TimeLeft OutAdviserSteady Hands Author:Hillary Clinton
“So she [Hillary Clinton] wouldn't intentionally put the nation at risk. She wouldn't intentionally traffic in top secret stuff. And besides, not all this stuff we deal with is that classified anyway. So here's the president [Barack Obama], very powerful, intimidating guy, [James] Comey works for him, the president's been out there saying he didn't think Hillary did anything wrong.” ThinkingGuyNationsStuffPresidentDealsPowerfulSecretRiskClintonBarackTrafficVery PowerfulIntimidatingPresident Barack ObamaTop Secret Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I felt that it was deeply moving and profound, and of course everybody was like, "Oh, the president [Barack Obama] can sing!" Maybe a little off key! I actually think that the sermon reinforced the very nature of the grace that the victims' families had shown to the world.” ThinkingWorldLittlesMovingCoursesFeltPresidentGraceKeysVictimProfoundBarackSermonsPresident Barack Obama Author:Oprah Winfrey
“He was making a very serious point. Donald Trump has a way of talking to get people's attention, and it's drawn attention to a very important issue.There was a time when a Democrat president knew where the buck stopped in the White House. And the responsibility for the failed policies in the Middle East that created the environment where ISIS developed belongs to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the American people know that.” PeopleKnowsWayImportantStatesHousePresidentWhiteAttentionResponsibilityTalkingIssuesEnvironmentMiddlePolicySeriousTrumpClintonDemocratEastBarackWhite HouseMiddle EastSecretaryIsisBucksPresident Barack ObamaImportant IssuesWay Of Talking Author:Mike Pence
“I think she [Hillary Clinton] would be far superior to President [Barack] Obama, who is basically remote, aloof and not involved with - he doesn't deal with members of Congress.” ThinkingWould BePresidentDealsInvolvedMembersClintonCongressSuperiorsBarackPresident Barack ObamaAloof Author:Mark Shields
“The fact of the matter is, we need to have a very clear message. We haven't had that from the current president. And you've seen the violence in his home city of Chicago. This is just another example.” NeedsMatterFactsHomePresidentCitiesClearViolenceHavensExampleMessagesCurrentsBarackChicagoPresident Barack ObamaCity Of Chicago Author:Chris Christie
“In 2009, US President [Barack] Obama said that the missile defense only serves as protection from Iranian nuclear missiles. But now there is an international treaty with Iran that bans Tehran from developing a potential military nuclear project.” SaidPresidentMilitaryProjectsInternationalProtectionDefenseNuclearBarackDevelopingIranMissilesBansTreatiesIranianPresident Barack ObamaUs PresidentTehranNuclear MissilesMissile Defense Author:Vladimir Putin
“A couple of Donald Trump people, including his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, and of course, Dr. Ben Carson, have both come out in the last days, hours, practically, and said they believe President [Barack] Obama is a legitimately elected president of the United States.” PeopleBelieveSaidStatesRunningLastsCoursesPresidentHoursUnitedUnited StatesTrumpCoupleIncludingVicesBarackPresidentialMatesGovernorsDrsMikeVice PresidentPresident Barack ObamaLast DayIndianaBen Carson Author:Chris Matthews
“I confirm that and Donald Trump now confirms that President Barack Obama is a legitimately elected president of the United States].” StatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Rudy Giuliani
“There is absolutely no record ever of Hillary Clinton or anyone in her campaign ever saying that President [Barack] Obama is not legitimate.” PresidentRecordsClintonCampaignsBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Chris Matthews
“While President Barack Obama has, in one sense, tipped his hand by saying that he wants judges with "empathy" for certain groups, he has in a more fundamental sense concealed the real goal - getting judges who will ratify an ever-expanding scope of the power of the federal government and an ever-declining restraint by the Constitution of the United States. This is consistent with everything else that Obama has done in office and is consistent with his decades-long track record of alliances with people who reject the fundamentals of American society.” PeopleWantLongRealStatesDoneHandsGovernmentCertainGoalPresidentUnitedUnited StatesRecordsGroupsJudgingOfficeEmpathyConstitutionFundamentalsTrackDecadesBarackConsistentRejectsRestraintFederal GovernmentExpandingScopeAlliancesConcealedPresident Barack ObamaAmerican SocietyConstitution Of The United StatesTrack Record Author:Thomas Sowell
“I heard someone the other day who said 'How can Colin Kaepernick lead this because he's mixed and he was raised by adoptive White parents. I wonder if those people feel the same way about President [Barack] Obama.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsSaidParentPresidentWhiteWonderHeardRaisedBarackPresident Barack ObamaKaepernick Author:Ed Gordon
“Something that is interesting about the current polling is that, as you watch Hillary's [Clinton] numbers fluctuate, part of the reason that they are is because the Obama coalition, younger voters, African-American voters, Latino voters, they're not showing up in as large a number for her as they did for President [Barack] Obama.” ReasonPresidentInterestingNumbersWatchesClintonCurrentsBarackAfrican AmericanVotersLatinoCoalitionsPresident Barack ObamaShowing UpPollingAmerican Voters Author:Bill Burton
“[Hillary Clinton] was saying, "We never going to do anything in Iraq, we're not going to do anything in Syria." Enemies, do whatever you want. Continue the largest humanitarian crisis, 7 million people displaced refugees. Do all this. We're not going to do anything. That is the type of stuff that is been happening for the past 7 1/2 years under President [Barack] Obama.” PeopleWantYearsPastStuffPresidentEnemyMillionsTypeHappeningsCrisisClintonIraqHumanitarianBarackSyriaRefugeePresident Barack ObamaDo Whatever You Want Author:John McCain
“We did drive them [Iran] to the negotiating table. And my successor, John Kerry, and President [Barack] Obama got a deal that put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot. That's diplomacy. That's coalition-building. That's working with other nations.” NationsPresidentDealsBuildingShotsProgramTablesNuclearBarackIranDiplomacyCoalitionsPresident Barack ObamaFiringSuccessorsJohn KerryNegotiatingWorking With Others Author:Hillary Clinton
“And "all the above" [what President Barack Obama calls his policy of promoting all forms of domestic energy], compared to "drill, baby, drill," if you actually look at the track record, we've massively escalated the emissions of methane and carbon dioxide.” IfsLooksFormEnergyPresidentRecordsPolicyBabyTrackBarackCarbonPromotingEmissionsPresident Barack ObamaDrillsCarbon DioxideTrack RecordMethane Author:Jill Stein
“This is one where you can just kind of go to the tape on it. But Governor [Mike] Pence said inarguably Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President [Barack] Obama.” KindSaidPresidentLeaderBarackTapeGovernorsMikePutinPresident Barack Obama Author:Tim Kaine
“At least, it is encouraging to me that President [Barack] Obama has put Afghanistan front and center in this broader so-called War on terror, and that he is taking a different approach to Afghanistan.” DifferentWarPresidentFrontsApproachTerrorBarackAfghanistanWar On TerrorPresident Barack ObamaDifferent Approach Author:Khaled Hosseini
“The director, Moisés Kaufman, just received the national medal of the arts from President [Barack] Obama . He wrote and directed The Laramie Project and he has directed several Pulitzer prize-winning plays. He's a pretty profound director in the theater.” ArtPlayWinningPresidentDirectorsProjectsTheaterProfoundBarackPrizeMedalPresident Barack ObamaPrize Winning Author:Patrick Heusinger
“I would hope that the Senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that President [Barack] Obama has sent to them. That's the way the Constitution fundamentally should operate. The president nominates, and then the Senate advises and consents, or not, but they go forward with the process.” WayShouldJobsProcessPresidentConstitutionBarackSenateConsentAdvisePresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“Hillary Clinton has promised to build on President [Barack] Obama's policies. That means build on Obamacare, build on Dodd-Frank, build on the regulations coming out of the EPA. If that's the case, that will not be good for the economy.” IfsMeanPresidentCasesEconomyPolicyClintonBe GoodBarackComing OutFrankRegulationObamacarePresident Barack ObamaEpaDodd Frank Author:Maria Bartiromo
“The Democrats pulled out one of their most powerful surrogates - and no, it wasn't President [Barack] Obama. Beyoncé showed up at a GOTV rally in Cleveland, joining her husband, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton.” PresidentPowerfulHusbandClintonDemocratBarackMost PowerfulJoiningPresident Barack ObamaClevelandSurrogates Author:Mara Liasson
“You don't want to hear that there are over 60 million women in poverty on President [Barack] Obama's watch. And Hillary Clinton who has been fighting for women and children for 30 years. Where is the deliverable. Where is the product? Hillary Clinton has been fighting for herself for 30 years.” WantYearsChildrenHas BeensFightingPresidentPovertyWatchesMillionsProductsClintonBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.” KnowsMeanDoeGovernmentPresidentPolicyRepublicanAgreeDemocratBarackPresident Barack ObamaI Like Him Author:Jamie Dimon
“I'm a really big believer - this is not a statement about President [Barack] Obama, but whoever is president - that good policy is really important.” ImportantBigsPresidentPolicyBelieverStatementsBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Jamie Dimon
“[ Donald Trump] deference to the president [Barack Obama] whose legitimacy he questioned.” PresidentTrumpBarackPresident Barack ObamaLegitimacyDeference Author:George Stephanopoulos
“I know both Secretary [Hillary] Clinton and President [Barack] Obama were very gracious and I respect that a lot in the way they handled it the day after, two days after. But I wish they would says something about it too. Because after all, these are supporters of President Obama and Hillary Clinton and maybe they could say something about this. Really not the right thing in the democracy.” KnowsWayTwoWishPresidentDemocracyClintonBarackRight ThingPresident ObamaSecretarySupporterGraciousTwo DaysPresident Barack Obama Author:Rudy Giuliani
“They [President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton] have said that everybody should root for the success of President-Elect [Donald] Trump, but what about - those are the protesters protesting President-Elect Trump.” ShouldSaidPresidentTrumpRootsClintonBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:George Stephanopoulos
“It will be an unusual dynamic [in Congress]. It won't be like the rallying behind President [Barack] Obama in 2009 or behind President [George W.] Bush, even at the beginning of his presidency, or even [Bill] Clinton in '93, when he got his budget through on a partisan vote.” PresidentBehindsVoteBillsClintonCongressBarackBudgetsUnusualPresidencyPartisansPresident Barack ObamaPresident George W BushRallying Author:William Kristol
“If President [Barack] Obama - President [Donald] Trump shows up with a, you know, cleaver and just says, I can get rid of all these regulations, I can get rid of ObamaCare, no problem at all, then that would be a mistake.” IfsKnowsI CanShowsProblemWould BePresidentMistakeTrumpBarackRegulationNo ProblemObamacarePresident Barack ObamaCleaver Author:William Kristol
“The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the water, because what businesses are understanding is that these men and women are some of the most highly trained resources that we have in this country.” ThinkingMenWayYearsWellsCountryJobsLastsNextUnderstandingGoalPresidentWaterWeekMilitaryCoupleMen And WomenCommitmentResourcesBarackSpouseVeteranPresident Barack ObamaMilitary Spouse Author:Michelle Obama
“It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination.” WritingEasyProcessPresidentBarackColumnsPresident Barack ObamaElimination Author:Julianne Malveaux
“The economy is better than the one President [Barack] Obama inherited, and unemployment is lower, but the unemployment rate gap remains large.” PresidentEconomyRemainsRateBarackGapsUnemploymentPresident Barack ObamaUnemployment Rate Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."” PeopleWritingChildrenMovingOpportunityBlackPresidentPovertyHigherBarackBlack PeoplePresident Barack ObamaYes We CanEpilogues Author:Julianne Malveaux
“President [Barack] Obama's pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal.” PresidentPicksBarackSecretaryPresident Barack ObamaDuncan Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Cutting HBCUs was unconscionable. Implementing new regulations on Parent Plus loans, which cost HBCUs 28,000 students, was hostile. At the same time, it is important to note that, except for his first two years, which were a missed opportunity, President [Barack] Obama faced rabid opposition from the Republicans.” YearsFirstsTwoImportantOpportunityParentPresidentCuttingStudentsRepublicanCostNotesBarackOppositionTwo YearsPlusRegulationHostileLoanPresident Barack ObamaMissed OpportunityImplementing Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Indeed, as soon as he took office, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that his top priority was to deny President [Barack] Obama a second term.” PresidentTermOfficeDenyPrioritiesBarackSenatorsPresident Barack ObamaTop Priorities Author:Julianne Malveaux
“The president [Barack Obama] did introduce a jobs bill that could not clear Congress. The Republicans simply would not work with him.” JobsPresidentClearRepublicanBillsCongressBarackIntroducingPresident Barack Obama Author:Julianne Malveaux
“President [Barack] Obama's choice of Rahm Emmanuel as his Chief of Staff was questionable, and perhaps coverups around the police violence against black people in Chicago is reflective of Mr. Emmanuel's values.” PeopleValuesChoicesBlackPresidentViolencePoliceChiefsBarackChicagoBlack PeopleStaffPresident Barack ObamaQuestionableEmmanuelPolice ViolenceChief Of Staff Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Did Rahm Emmanuel serve President Barack] Obama or did he serve himself as he prepared to run for Mayor of Chicago? I don't use the term black-on-black violence, since I've never heard the term white-on-white violence.” UseRunningBlackPresidentTermWhiteViolenceHeardPreparedBarackChicagoMayorsPresident Barack ObamaEmmanuel Author:Julianne Malveaux
“President [Barack] Obama did put together a task force on 21st Century Policing, led by Philadelphia police chief Charles Ramsey, to look at some of these issues after Ferguson.” LooksTogetherForcePresidentIssuesCenturyTasksPoliceChiefsBarack21st CenturyPhiladelphiaPresident Barack ObamaFergusonTask Forces Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President [Barack] Obama's.” Has BeensPresidentSonMovedBarackCould Have BeenRemarksPresident Barack ObamaTrayvon MartinTrayvon Author:Julianne Malveaux
“He was in Poland to participate in the NATO conference, President [Barack] Obama did respond well to the back-to-back killings, as well as to the attacks on Dallas police officers that followed.” WellsPresidentPoliceKillingBarackOfficersConferencesPolice OfficerPresident Barack ObamaNatoPolandDallas Author:Julianne Malveaux
“I especially appreciated hearing the President [Barack Obama] affirm that "black lives matter" and that it means that some citizens are feeling more pain, and experiencing more negative effects than others, and he offered up the stats. He also indicated that black lives matter does not negate the fact that blue lives matter. He ably walked the tightrope, here, between affirming both black life and police life.” MeanDoeMatterFactsFeelingsPainBlackPresidentEffectsCitizensNegativePoliceBlueHearingBarackAppreciatedBlack Lives MatterPresident Barack ObamaAffirmingBlack Lives Author:Julianne Malveaux
“The President [Barack Obama] became quite emotional about transgender student rights, threatening to pull Department of Education funds from school districts that do not comply with federal regulations. Black children are suspended from school three times more than white children are, and there is no evidence that black children are three times as unruly.” ChildrenSchoolThreeBlackPresidentWhiteRightsStudentsEmotionalEvidenceBarackDepartmentFundRegulationThreateningThree TimesTransgenderPresident Barack ObamaSuspendedUnrulySchool Districts Author:Julianne Malveaux
“This was in 2004, and it told me that President [Barack] Obama intended to be very careful and noncontroversial in addressing race matters. I” MatterPresidentRaceCarefulBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Julianne Malveaux
“I serve on the Institute of the Black World's National Commission on African-American Reparations, and we have asked the President [Barack Obama] to, by executive order, establish a commission to study reparations. He can do this without Congressional approval. While I am not optimistic, I do hope that President Obama considers this in these waning months of his Presidency.” WorldOrderBlackPresidentCan DoStudyMonthsOptimisticBarackAfrican AmericanExecutivesPresident ObamaApprovalPresidencyInstitutePresident Barack ObamaReparationsExecutive Orders Author:Julianne Malveaux