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===Class warfare and identity politics===

===Class warfare and identity politics===

 

Several prominent [[Democratic]] pollsters and strategists have noted,  

Several prominent [[Democratic]] pollsters and strategists have noted,  

{{Cquote|Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship.}} The commentators also note Obama's approach to governance has encouraged radical leftists to pursue a similar strategy on his behalf. Mary Frances Berry, former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, acknowledged that the [[Obama administration]] has taken to polarizing America around the issue of race as a means of diverting attention from other issues,

{{Cquote|Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship.}} The commentators also note Obama's approach to governance has encouraged radical leftists to pursue a similar strategy on his behalf. Mary Frances Berry, former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, acknowledged that the [[Obama administration]] has taken to polarizing America around the issue of race as a means of diverting attention from other issues,

In just 18 months in office, Obama has been criticized for setting back race relations a generation.<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/438474/the-new-racial-mess/victor-davis-hanson</ref><ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/RichGalen/2010/07/21/sorcerers_apprentice</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66K6JN20100721</ref><ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/22/opinion/la-ed-sherrod-20100723</ref> Gay rights activists similarly have expressed concern over Obama's handling of the [[Bill_Clinton#Don.27t_ask_don.27t_tell|Clinton-era "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy]] considered by many to be [[homophobic]]. James Pietrangelo II, a former Army infantryman and lawyer told ''[[TIME magazine|TIME]] magazine,  

In just 18 months in office, Obama has been criticized for setting back race relations a generation.<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/438474/the-new-racial-mess/victor-davis-hanson</ref><ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/RichGalen/2010/07/21/sorcerers_apprentice</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66K6JN20100721</ref><ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/22/opinion/la-ed-sherrod-20100723</ref> Gay rights activists similarly have expressed concern over Obama's handling of the [[Bill_Clinton#Don.27t_ask_don.27t_tell|Clinton-era "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy]] considered by many to be [[homophobic]]. James Pietrangelo II, a former Army infantryman and lawyer told ''[[TIME magazine|TIME]] magazine,  

{{Cquote|[Obama's] a coward, a [[bigot]] and a pathological liar. This is a guy who spent more time picking out his dog, Bo, and playing with him on the White House lawn than he has working for equality for gay people. If there were millions of black people as second-class citizens, or millions of Jews or Irish, he would have acted immediately.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref>}}

{{Cquote|[Obama's] a coward, a [[bigot]] and a pathological liar. This is a guy who spent more time picking out his dog, Bo, and playing with him on the White House lawn than he has working for equality for gay people. If there were millions of black people as second-class citizens, or millions of Jews or Irish, he would have acted immediately.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903545,00.html?imw=Y</ref>}}

 

=== Stimulus and healthcare bill effects on high Unemployment ===

=== Stimulus and healthcare bill effects on high Unemployment ===

:''Main article:'' [[Barack Obama and United States Unemployment]]

:''Main article:'' [[Barack Obama and United States Unemployment]]