Obama has undoubtedly seen his fair share of criticism leading up to and during both of his terms as president. As we prepare for him to make his exit, Diddy weighs in on the reality politics vs. the black vote.
On one hand he feels he did an excellent job but on the other he feels Obama got the black vote and didn’t perform to his full potential when it comes to the black community. In his own words, he feels we were somewhat “shortchanged.”
“My number one thing, though, to be honest, is black people. I Feel like we put President Obama in the White House. When I look back, I just wanted more done for my people because that’s the name of the game,” he said to Reverend Al Sharpton. “This is politics. You put somebody in office you get in return the things that you care about for your communities. I think we got a little bit shortchanged. That’s not knocking the president. …He’s done an excellent job, you know, but I think it’s time to turn up the heat because the black vote is going to decide who is the next president of the United States.”
Seeing how Barack has backed presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, it wouldn’t be surprising that Diddy had some words for her also. As important as the black vote is, Diddy doesn’t feel as though Hillary has earned it just yet.
“Hillary Clinton, you know, I hope she starts to talk directly to the black community. It really makes me feel, you know, almost hurt that our issues are not addressed and we’re such a big part of the voting bloc,” he said.
Then he speaks to the black community:
“The heat has to be turned up so much that as a community we got to hold our vote. Don’t pacify yourself, really revolutionize the game. Make them come for our vote. It’s a whole different strategy but I think we need to hold our vote because I don’t believe any of them.”
Very interesting point that Diddy makes!
Source: Page Six, https://www.google.com/amp/pagesix.com/2016/09/04/diddy-black-people-got-shortchanged-by-obama/amp/?client=safari
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