Embattled U.S. President Barack Obama enlisted the aid of newcomer rapper B.o.B at a rally last night to help him fire up the young base that helped put him in office 2 years ago.
As the White House rats continue to jump from the sinking ship (Obama aide Rahm Emanuel is the latest to resign), reality has finally set in that the Obama administration is struggling.
“People are frustrated, they’re anxious, they’re scared about the future. And they have a right to be impatient about the pace of change. I’m impatient,” President Obama said at an event for Gen44. “It took time to free the slaves.” [link]
Grasping for the electric energy that propelled him to the White House, President Barack Obama whipped up young supporters at a rally Thursday night, where the boisterous crowd tried to shout down any talk of an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats.
“It was always going to be hard,” Obama said as the crowd interrupted him with cheers and hollers. “Now is not the time to quit. I need you to be fired up, I need you to stay fired up, all the way to Nov. 2. … Because Nov. 2 is going to say a lot about your future,” the president said.” [link]
No one wants to be a part of a losing team, and the Democrats are especially anxious about the impending bloodbath that is predicted in the November primaries.
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WHite House mouthpiece Robert Gibbs refused to confirm Rahm Emanuel’s departure. But Emanuel follows a steady stream of advisors and appointees out the door of the White House in recent months.
But it is Obama’s biggest supporters — the youth — that he hopes to lure back into the fold with Hip Hop rallies, such as the one last night.
But young voters have grown disillusioned with Obama and his big government policies. The youth unemployment rate stands at 19% as of July. And Obama’s approval rating among young voters has declined sharply.
Of course, all of this could have been avoided had Obama simply listened to the will of the people.
But being the narcissist that he is, the will of the people (who put him in office) is secondary to cementing his legacy in the history books.
