Obama Swipes at Fox: Pushing Narrative That Poor People Are ‘Leeches’

[freshwest]

by Josh Feldman - May 12th, 2015



President Obama spoke at a poverty forum at Georgetown University earlier today and took a swipe at Fox News for, as he put it, perpetuating certain stereotypes about poor people. The president addressed media efforts to “suggest the poor are sponges, leeches,” and that they’re “lazy” and undeserving.”

“If you watch Fox News on a regular basis,” Obama said, “it is a constant menu––they will find folks who make me mad, I don’t know where they find them.”

He’s referring to the “I just want a free Obamaphone” stuff that adds to a narrative, the president lamented, that needs to change, because that affects “people’s impressions of what it’s like to struggle in this economy.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-swipes-at-fox-pushing-narrative-that-poor-people-are-leeches/

Medialite has a video. Here is the complete Georgetown University verison to view here:

The President Joins a Conversation on Poverty

The White House

Published on May 12, 2015

President Obama sat down at Georgetown University to discuss how we can address poverty in America. May 12, 2015.

P. S. More evidence that Obama has more brains in his little finger than 98% of his detractors. The other 2% don't talk trash.

BTW, this is the BOG. Deal with it.

2 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Gawd! I need to put the BOG on Ignore.
	0 (0%)
	Good golly, I am glad the BOG is here.
	2 (100%)
	The BOG stands for Barack Obama Group.
	0 (0%)
	The BOG stands for a place where cranberries are grown.
	0 (0%)
	We do not serve cranberries, blueberries, etc. at the BOG. Sorry.
	0 (0%)
	The BOG should offer free fruit juice. Otherwise, it's useless.
	0 (0%)
	I'm so poor, I eat dirt and worms, and no one cares.
	0 (0%)
	Poverty is not a problem! Get a job!
	0 (0%)
	What a LIAR! I watch Fox and am offended.
	0 (0%)
	I am offended at everything so I won't vote, rec or comment.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
Show usernames Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll