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Two groups of activists from Chicago were not very impressed by the President’s State of the Union address. See also here.
The groups believe the president has not done anything to improve conditions for them. One man said the president should just resign:
According to J.R. Flemming, a member of Chicago’s anti-eviction campaign, the speech was the “same old, same old” and “a bunch of talk and rhetoric to give favor to a dying economy in America.”
“And the reason why our economy is dying is the president’s approach is always to place blame,” he continued. “It’s not the 1 percent problem, it’s not the 99 percent problem, it’s an American problem. And the problem is patronage, nepotism and cronyism.”
Obama has been “more hurtful to the black race than he has been helpful,” added Voices of Ex-Offenders (V.O.T.E.) founder Joe Watkins. “But those of us at the bottom of the ladder don’t accept that.”
“Just quit,” Mark Carter added, “because if this is what you call helping us, then just stop helping us.
Video is available at the bottom of the article.