Michael Moore Puts Obama’s Legacy In Sad, Simple Terms

"Political documentarian Michael Moore has repeatedly expressed his frustrations with President Obama, but this week he really stuck the knife in, saying in an interview that Obama will be remembered as the first black president and “that’s it.”
Moore spoke with The Hollywood Reporter at the Toronto Film Festival (which Moore attended to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Roger & Me) and said that despite what Obama may have claimed in 2012, he “did not save Detroit.” Moore admitted that while Obama’s done many good things, “he’s been a huge disappointment.”"* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
www.mediaite.com/online/michae...

[@gamingeagle19]

You can't put all of the blame on Obama for his lack of accomplishments. This has been one of the worst Congresses we have ever had. Instead of trying to run the country and make it better, this Congress made it it's crusade to fight Obama on damn near everything to the point of absurdity. They voted to repeal Obamacare nearly 50 times! That's a lot of time wasted.

[@ladycheyne5607]

I am snapping my fingers and rolling my neck so hard on your comment!!! Yes!!!(LOL!) How much time did we fucking waste proving he was an American? Congress fucked up and pointed the finger to the President.

[@TheRaulleal76]

Cough* cough* apologists* cough* cough*. Obama doubled down on Bush policies in his first term. Then has coasted in his second. The things that were in his control that he didn't need congress for that he promised. He didn't do either.

[@eddy41617]

I lost count on Filibuster! Any one knows the total of filibuster? Is Republican Party racist or don't like Democrats in general? Isn't Obama Care came from Mitt Romney plan and isn't Immigration Reform written by Republican Senator? Or something else.

[@Echo81Rumple83]

FINALLY, someone who actually KNOWS what was going on. It doesn't help that, in a sense, he was a coward to tell congress to shut to fuck up and listen to what he has to say. We definitely need to get lobbyists and money OUT OF POLITICS.

[@PotentialThall]

Raul Leal I agree partly with them, you have to admit they(congress) really have done a smashing job at doing absolutely nothing but blocking the president. The part I agree with you on(The part that makes this his fault aswell) is that he sits there and just fucking takes it up the ass. All these blocks in the house, all the slander, Fucking calling your wife a man. You would think he'd get on the horn or national tv release a conference and just tell America how these clowns operate. It's because aslong as this goes on it still doesn't affect him he still gets paid.

[@KikiDiki]

Considering all the shit going on, coming out neutral is an accomplishment. He didn't ruin anything so... yeah.

[@jackstraw9301]

Kiki Yuyu I wouldn't say neutral and silly me voted for him... assassinating American citizens, giving Monsanto legal immunity, continuing black site torture, giving way to drilling in the Arctic, etc... I think, should teeter him toward the shittier side of human history... just because you win the fight don't make you right...

[@OfftoShambala]

***** And Obamacare is questionable, however, I can't say I am against it, but I am suspicious that it is not truly for the benefit of the people. I've suspected from the beginning that it is really some way to benefit the medical industry (hello, MORE customers for them and probably other things I can't even fathom) It might mean something to someone who understands how lobbying works, that over the past 3 decades or so, the med industry has been the largest lobbying presence in DC... I really have no examples of anything to cite about what the medical industry and pharma companies are lobbying for, except, it stirs up suspicion in my mind, but I have a feeling I'm not the only one. I have heard they have backed off their lobbying efforts, so they must have gotten a lot of what they want... and they are powerful. Next to the police, the pharma cos get away with more murder than any other groups in the US. But, hey, they save so many OTHER people... it's no big deal if they kill thousands of people & destroy collateral lives in the process.

[@OfftoShambala]

***** Thanks and Yep, I am actually hopeful about Obamacare. I am sure this will be a big part of his legacy, at any rate.

[@jackstraw9301]

***** Hmm... I liked it better when I had the choice... I live in Southern Cali and get my medical and medicines from TJ... Awesome service I might add and cheaper meds. Now I have to pay for insurance I DO NOT WANT... OR NEED... Only thing Obamacare changed is the Federal government's meddling into our affairs. They have us under surveillance in every aspect. Now they know everything about us physically and mentally... But, as you say, we HAVE TO take what we get... freedom anybody???

[@Cinicraft00]

Kiki Yuyu He plunged the country into more debt, rather than focusing on the economic survival of the country, he borrowed more and gave more handouts to the welfare program. Welfare recipients got better treatment than our veterans.

[@goldstar9174]

I do wish he would have been more assertive using his power when he had it and had not tried to apeace the enemies he had.

[@Bg-zl4th]

name something he did that worked

[@slicunit]

Obamacare is working...and it can only get better with socialized medical care; just like Cuba, France, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

[@TedApelt]

I agree totally. NOTHING to put the perpetrators of the current recession in jail. NOTHING to raise the minimum wage. Not much to fix crumbling roads and bridges while creating millions of high paying jobs. The gap between the rich and poor widened. Very little on climate change. A very weak health care plan that was a big gift to insurance companies. And we are still in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it looks like Syria is next.Same old Washington game, only worse? I would say so.Hillary would only be more of this. If we want real change we will need to elect Bernie.

[@billorights7486]

Or Ron Paul, not so much for socialism.

[@mrbrunoguy12]

+bill orights what is your definition of socialism?

[@billorights7486]

Bruno Munoz equalization.

[@mrbrunoguy12]

bill orights Equalization in terms of what? I mean everyone should be equally treated do you not agree?

[@billorights7486]

There are many different types of economic views of socialism.

[@Fearcely]

Kinda hard to do shit when congress won't let you. But I'll agree, Obama hasn't been the absolute best on foreign policy or the banks. But he'll be remembered as an FDR jr, meaning the guy who helped get us out of the great recession, just not with as drastic measures or to the same extent, if that makes sense. The ACA thing might be remembered as well.

[@phukgugle4880]

+Jesse Lopez he is starting to. He could at the very least stop the vicious practices of the last administration and stop spying on all of us, stopped having Mexicans rounded up and deported, gotten proper care for our veterans...He waited 7 yerars to start doing what he said.

[@janettracy]

nice analysis

[@Yup71719]

+Jesse Lopez congress does not matter to him anyway...he just bypasses them lol

[@Fearcely]

VL G hardly. He should've from the start

[@phukgugle4880]

Dirk Van Der Merwe yep

[@brianbucher372]

obongo dropped a bomb every 20 minutes for 8 years. you gonna make a movie about that?

[@Not_Vladimir_Putin]

I'm not an Obama apologist by any means, but Moore and Cenk have taken a very narrow view of Obama's accomplishments by ignoring an important variable. Obama faced relentless obstruction from a Republican congress. If he had a Democratic majority in Congress and accomplished so little, you'd have a more honest case against him.

[@castlebravo1467]

That's right.

[@grandpoopy1]

To vidiot: "obama faced relentless obstruction". Not true. My advice to you is start listening to limbaugh and levin and stop listening to cnn and msnbc. You will continue to be a fool, a tool, of the communist left if you don't switch channels.

[@scottowd]

Michael Moore is telling the truth and I respect him for that. No political correctness, the way it should be, plain and simple.

[@pierre-4]

America has come to the point where some rather see the country fail than having the rival party succeed.

[@flynnjp19]

Finally, I agree with Michael Moore on something

[@MubzxayStar]

There was a Republican Congress! Perhaps, give them (at least) a fair share of the blame.

[@fjuraa]

Approves the bombing of Syria, receives the Nobel peace prize

[@phukgugle4880]

+fjuraa hahaha yea I forgot about that. What a waste.

[@Weltall8000]

+fjuraa It's just unfathomable that he is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

[@Weltall8000]

ros1tony Unless things drastically change from how they have been in the past century or so, then, yes, I'd definitely agree with that sentiment.

[@Weltall8000]

magentawave You forgot to call him an asshole too.

[@jakejones9877]

+magentawave and what would your great policy plan in Afghanistan have been? Pull out all the troops and hope the Taliban just go away? As for Gitmo, there were 242 prisoners at the start of Obama's presidency; now there are 107. How is that an expansion? On pot prosecutions - of course there would be more prosecutions under Obama because there are a lot more legal pot shops nowadays. So that doesn't really tell you anything.

[@Zapharus]

He signed the Patriot Act when he could have vetoed it. So yeah.

[@williammo8660]

+Zapharus SHOULD have vetoed.He not only extended it,but added executive powers to it! He's no better or worse than Georgie boy as far as I am concerned. Last two presidents we've had,both Georgie boy and Obammy, have been disastrous for this country.

[@playlist55]

You said it all Mike. The entire legacy, 8 years, "he was the first Black President". That's it. Black Mom's can now tell their kids that they can be President. That's it!

[@jerryolais7780]

Great to hear and see you Cenk

[@istaxationtheft7460]

From an Australian perspective. He is the coolest and most articulate President.

[@JamesMc2051]

+Gordon Skyler Definitely the smoothest purely judging him on charisma. From Reagan onwards anyway. Not sure how he'd compare on that score against JFK or the earlier presidents but as far as I'm concerned he's ahead of the modern lot in terms of communicating ideas.

[@philster611-ih8te]

+Gordon Styler Indeed. Obama is the coolest and most articulate President. Remember the last one who could barely string two sentences together?What ws his name again? Gorge Dubya Busch or something like that......

[@markschroter2640]

+Sven Svenssen Bill Clinton was great, total douchebag, but great at it. But this whole post is not. Later

[@Bulltardwin]

+Gordon Skyler No. JFK gets that title.

[@chris93703]

+philster611 This is the same "articulate" President who calls the British Embassy, the “English Embassy.” He called a Navy Corpsman (pronounced core-man) “corpse-man.” He joked, “I don’t know what the term is in Austrian” for “wheeling and dealing.”; there is no-such-thing as an Austrian language. He also misspelled the word "respect" "rspect" while at a tribute to the person who wrote the song. This "articulate" President has also made some pretty stupid statements such as: 1. "Even though most people agree... I'm presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don't take it means that I should somehow do a Jedi mind-meld with these folks and convince them to do what’s right." --mixing up Star Wars and Star Trek references while discussing working with Republicans in Congress (March 1, 2013). 2."We're the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad."-Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 22, 2011. 3. "The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries." --Tampa, Fla., Jan. 28, 2010. 4. "The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system." --in remarks after a health care roundtable with physicians, nurses and health care providers, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2009. 5. "There's a lot of -- I don't know what the term is in Austrian, wheeling and dealing" --confusing German for "Austrian," a language which does not exist, Strasbourg, France, April 6, 2009. 6. "I'm here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis." --speaking via satellite to the Democratic National Convention, while in Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 25, 2008. 7. "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in the audience here today -- our sense of patriotism is particularly strong." 8. Obama referred to the 50 states as the "57" states. And this isn't even all of them. This is only a partial list of the stupid statements Obama has made. Now, it may be true that Bush wasn't the brightest President we ever had but I just can't see how the idiot we have in there now is any more articulate than the guy who was in there before.

[@thenoobletlego]

I don't really care about this idiots opinion, I clicked on the video to hear Michael Moore's...

[@texasray5237]

+Todd Martin It's his show, so there's no way around it .. He just insists on talking.

[@apope06]

so eye opening to look at this now.

[@glendaw.6539]

Equal pay act of 1963 made it illegal to pay men and women differently for the same job. The Lilly Ledbetter act was a huge gimme to the lawyer lobby who supported his candidacy.

[@markb6139]

I expect the same actions and in-actions from all future presidents too, regardless of affiliation, until private money is removed from politics and all branches of government. PS: The Affordable Care Act is not that great. Aside from little cherries, such as pre-existing conditions protection and some preventive care, the change still keeps public health at the mercy of for-profit companies who feed off the sick. Not much of a legacy.

[@bakenfat]

So true....all of it.

[@timhorton7399]

Obama may have ruined it for future Presidents by what the Congress has learned by being disrespectful to the Office. Just the general BS about was he legitimately the President, was he a Christian, being called a liar while he was speaking to Congress, and absolutely no support for anything he proposed just because it was by him. I guess the truth will be told after the next election...

[@timhorton7399]

***** $660 a month? That's a car payment...holy shit man, why do you people let them get away with that? Health care run by the for- profit insurance companies and your rates are going up? That's a tough one...I wonder why? Maybe greed has something to do with it. (and I was bitching about our rates, 1/6 of yours) You can get a transplant or cancer care and it won't cost you any more. (and the rates stay the same) There is still more people in America without insurance than there is people in my country. Sucks to be you.

[@wiz9496]

***** Good luck, man. You might be smart to check the rates in other states. It may pay to move.

[@timhorton7399]

***** That's too bad man...I lost use of both my kidneys to disease and had to go on dialysis. Everything was paid for...all hospital stays, any material I needed free of charge. all I paid was my premiums. I later had a transplant, every thing was covered. I had to go to the big city but the Kidney Foundation provided an apartment free with TV, DVD. All I had to pay for was food. I stayed there for 3 months before I went home. I could never have survived if I lived there. Maybe you should think of moving to Canada. I have no idea how that would work but you should check into it. Good luck!!

[@paulod27]

Bernie Sanders 2016. Feel the Bern Whitehouse.

[@sike2399]

I agree with both Michael and Cenk. I'm from one of the flip states who voted for Trump. I didn't need Michael Moore making speeches about how crappy things were because I was living it, busting my butt in a factory day and night, whoring myself out for overtime yet, somehow, I was always broke and living under constant threat of the plant being shut down and all the jobs outsourced. Do I blame Obama for that? Hell no, I voted for him twice. Then I voted for Trump. But day in and day out I found myself constantly defending Hillary. No one liked Trump but everyone hated Hillary Clinton and I was getting sick of it because the complaints about her were ridiculous. She cheated, she lied, she got away with it, she was disingenuous, remote, dismissive, cold - as far as I was concerned these were all selling points. We weren't voting on who get's to be the new manager at the drive-thru, we were voting for the next President of the United States of America in a world where very dangerous people hate us while our "allies" extort us. I don't want a President who fights fair, I want a President who fights to win. I voted for Trump because last year I shut off the heat in my apartment 4 days a week in the middle of winter so my bills wouldn't cut into my food budget so I really, seriously, truly, madly, deeply do not give a crap about whether or not public restrooms use gender neutral pronouns & pictograms. Hillary was focused almost exclusively on social issues - and I won't support any political party that singles out my demographic for constant abuse; cis-gendered white male Christians, and I certainly do not have any faith in someone whose idiotic enough to alienate such a sizable portion of American voters. Trump wanted to focus on national security and the economy, and finally take that catastrophic experiment called Globalism outback and shoot it - so he got my vote. If Trump and Hillary had decided to switch their political platforms then I would have voted Clinton, but after 8 years of watching life in the Rust Belt sink from bad to worse under the Obama administration we had to face the fact that the DNC no longer had our best interests at heart and Liberals had nothing but contempt for us. Well, okay then, f^ck you too, snowflakes. Enjoy the next 4 years of your life under Trump. Every other word out of their mouths was "racist, sexist, fascist, misogynist, xenophobe, Islamophobe, patriarch, Nazi," - and that was all BEFORE I became a Trump voter. This mutated culture of political correctness was encouraging people to fight racism by becoming racist, or by fighting sexism by becoming sexist. Hypocrisy can only be used at the expense of personal credibility. I'm not voting to empower politically correct bigots who teach their kids to hate while pointing a finger at mine, so no one's looking back anymore. They can demonize Trump or browbeat his supporters all they like; because they don't care. Your issues are irrelevant to them They don't care about your opinions, they don't care about your feelings (So you're offended, huh? What else is new...) and they don't care about your problems. This isn't millions of bigots rebelling against the enlightened and morally righteous Liberals, it's a quid pro quo, and since the Left still haven't realized their mistake or done anything to correct it Trump's going to win in 2020 as well, which is great news for ME anyway, but for the DNC? Not so much. It doesn't help matters when the Left tweets out these angry rants and fills the mainstream media with racially charged put-downs targeting white people, and they do all this while they magnanimously debate about whether or not it's worth the trouble to bring us back into the fold, whether they'll ever forgive us. I find that adorable considering the fact that WE kicked THEM out, not the other way around, and as far as we're concerned they can stay out.

[@anthonyg9763]

We are still in Iraq and Afghanistan, promise fail. Doubled the debt to 20 trillion, fail. Obamacare rates going up, fail. Labeled vets as domestic terrorists,fail. New war in Syria, failing relations with Russia, China and even friends like the Philippines, fail. 1% economic growth, lowest in decades, fail. Constitutional violations, fail. Race division at higher levels than in years, fail. No new manufacturing jkbs, lots of part time service industry jobs, fail. Country is divided more than anytime since the Civil War, Bush-Obama fail. First partially black President-fail, he's not even fully black so he doesn't really get that kudo either. Ok, we can give him gay marriage, not that, that was really necessary but he can have that. Then of course there is that Secretary of State of his- epic fail.

[@FleurPillager]

Michael Moore is right. As usual.

[@PARASNIP]

the older he gets, the more he starts to look like jabba the hutt

[@kikilu79]

Lol🐷🐷🐷

[@StayHuman2011]

PARASNIP who?

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

StayHuman2011 I think he's saying that Michael Moore looks like Jabba the Hutt.

[@rafijaxsen7227]

PARASNIP You insult Jabba!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Alright. Have a good laugh at his expense. He's not going to win any beauty contests any time soon but at least listen to what he has to say.

[@anniecollins9342]

As first black president he had the chance to drastically improve EVERYTHING about the black experience in America. There should be complaints about the favoritism showered abundantly on black communities. He had the wealth of the richest nation on earth at his disposal & didnt build the first trade school, community college, learning or day care center. He didn't establish or fund scholarships, vocation or mentoring programs, summer feeding & athletic camps, youth groups or financial aid for those looking to aquire job skills to enter the work force well equipt & prepared to compete for higher wages. As fbp, the black community should be in a state of awesome renewal & humming with the energy of ppl excited about life dreams finally within reach, but instead its pretty much same ol same ol. The saddest part is the ingrained mindset & low expectations that have so many blacks still thinking that Barry & Moe Bama were a cute couple who did a nice job. He had the power, finances & opportunity to recreate the black community into a jewel in the crown of America but as it turns out, that only happened for you if your last name was middle eastern.

[@jpertsson]

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OPPOSITION IN THE CONGRESS??????? THEY DID NOT LET HIM DO ANYTHING.......... THEY WILL REMEMBER THIS ROTTEN CONGRESS OPPOSTION WITH THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE!"

[@brianlawrence8184]

he biggest scandals of the corrupt Obama administration are on the way. Their own watergate . spying on the opposition with abuse of the Fisa court. the politicization and corruption of the FBI and Justice department. The treason of the sale of 20% of the Us Uranium to Russia. The Clinton pay for play and the 124 million USD by Russia to the Clinton foundation and a half a million to Bull Clinton. The email scandal of the missing 33000 and classified mail. The fake dossier on Trump with collusion with the Russians and the fix on Bernie Sanders to make sure crooked HRC ( Hillary) would be the dems candidate. Wasserman Schultz who hired Pakistani to look after the DNC server. The disaster with the affordable care act. The total disregard of the constitution by Obama with the illegal creation of Daca. Do you read English Johny or are you totally living in total isolation or in some drug created world of illusion? Apart from the above it was a scandal free administration. Huma Abedin mother connected to terrorists and Saudi.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@brianlawrence8184 And don't forget the persecution of Edward Snowden.And keeping the NSA mass surveillance when he said he would end it. He did end it. Eventually.

[@vincelunceford]

Michael Moore is exactly right...100 years from now? Do you remember who Harding, Wilson and Taft are?

[@gurta99]

+holla vince yes

[@kschmidtusmc]

+gurta99 Can you name specific things that they did, or do you just remember a few names from history class? Even if you do, the vast majority of the world and our country know nothing of them and will not remember Obama. The only thing he could be remembered for is the ACA and once we have Universal Healthcare, no one will even care. Michael Moore is exactly right in this piece.

[@gurta99]

+kschmidtusmc yeah thats true but wilson and taft were some pretty memorable presidents

[@kschmidtusmc]

gurta99 For people like you and me that care... of course. The majority have no idea, which i think you agree with

[@gurta99]

yes sir!

[@rabick62]

Moore was 100% right.

[@knightryder7898]

Thats why folks voted for trump.

[@JaneSmith-sf5wp]

knight Ryder Obama lost the dems 1000 seats under his watch.

[@houndmother740]

That and because they're racist.

[@teebrinner5939]

Hound mother you have made a statement please explain how Trump is racist.I doubt you will reply as you have no answer.

[@raymondbarrey2148]

knight Ryder. They voted for Hillary.

[@yvetjo9568]

@Onlytfacts -I believe all people everywhere are or can be racist. Some people struggle against it and others embrace it because it makes them feel superior. A racist is defined as a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.

[@shadowlesswarrior]

Not a big fan of Obama but is almost impossible to accomplish anything having a congress of the opposite party rejecting almost everything

[@xman9190]

shadowlesswarrior I would agree with this statement except one never got the sense that Obama was fighting for anything. If he had fought and lost I would give him the benefit of the doubt, but he seemed content and satisfied to have won 2 elections. Now he's cashing in.

[@gigglehertz]

Of course the party of NO was against everything he did, but what did he do to fight that? Nothing.

[@denniswright2582]

shadowlesswarrior his first year he dems controlled Congress

[@asimpukka]

if obama actually tried to change things he would have met the same fate as kennedy

[@cmatrix4761]

And any prosecutor trying to take on the mob is risking the same thing. But they prosecute mob anyway - because it's their fucking job.

[@timhorton7399]

Really? No wonder it's tough being President of Columbia...oops, I mean America! If you don't like or agree with the guy, your solution is to put a bullet in his head? You don't think that's over the top? Even a little? Back home we just vote them out...you know, elections. We learned from a place called the United States of America all about voting and democracy. What ever happened to them you say? You wouldn't believe me if I told you!

[@Eruptide]

Never know until you try...

[@waltersmith281]

So your going to compare Kennedy with a homosexual fraud and a pimp. How is it that you escaped being 1 of the 56 million Americans murdered by taxpayer funded abortion on demand? When Kennedy was alive people knew murder and abortion are the same thing and homosexual marriage was a criminal offense. Kennedy was the last American president that would not kiss the ass of the federal reserve and tried to give America back to the people. The conman and theif in the white house now is doing everything he is ordered to do by the criminal cartel that owns him and his disastrous administration, sell everything including American exceptionalism and leave the doors unlocked so theives can have the rest.

[@locutus94]

cmatrix4761 That, however, is in an idealistic society where DA's can never be bought off by the people that they're supposed to be going after. However, much like with presidents, everyone seems to have a price that they're willing to sell their souls for.

[@jamesdunkerson2908]

This is the smartest thing you've ever said. I finally agree with you.

[@helenhomoki2016]

OMG!! This will be the ONLY time I agree with Michael Moore.

[@ManikSethisuwan]

The date is now 29.7.2015. Gay Marriage legalized in all 50 states. Historic Trade deal with Asia. Nuclear Deal with Iran. You'd still call these achievements "sparse", would you?

[@JulianaSilva-mw9ex]

Manik Sethisuwan Exactly...but to be fair to Cenk, he didn't know what the future held.

[@jackstraw9301]

Manik Sethisuwan The date is now 29.7.2015 - Gave himself the power to assasinate U.S. citizens - Gave Monsanto absolute legal immunity - Promoted TPP which may keep us afloat for a moment, as did NAFTA, same deal, different countries, loss of American jobs for a short surge of cheaper goods... nice if you are a Walmart junkie, but bad for future Walmart junkie who loses their job to an Vietnamese being paid pennies on the dollar, till they sign another assed up trade deal... - duped the U.S. citizenry into the continued torture of people around the world. Not closing Guantanamo, other unknown Black Sites for torture around the world... - gave way to drilling in the Arctic...

[@jonathansoto3994]

Manik Sethisuwan "Gay marriage legalized in all 50 states" Who told you that bullshit lol

[@ManikSethisuwan]

Jonathan Soto Ana Kasparian

[@jonathansoto3994]

Gay marriage is legalised yes, but not on all 50 states. some states dont held that accountable *cough Texas *cough Manik Sethisuwan

[@BeemerTwelve]

30 seconds of Moore, Six minutes of this annoying slow-talker.

[@samanthabree1246]

Obama's main issue was he tried too hard to compromise when he had a full presidential mandate after the election and control of both parties of congress. I give him credit for buoying the economy through possible disaster, recovering jobs to the 07 rate, helping to raise fuel emissions, etc but he should have never compromised on healthcare, because they ended up vilifying it anyway.

[@xiculium]

2008: Yes We Can! 2016: But You Didn't!

[@authenticmind]

You could have just left Michael Moore's comment alone. Cenk, you really didn't add one insight to what Mr. Moore said; he was right!

[@rachelwoltman6917]

I believe he added multiple examples and evidence behind what was said about Obama so that it wasn't just a baseless opinion by some actor, you have to remember that not everyone is educated.

[@authenticmind]

Rachel Woltman After reading your reply I am reminded of facts that prove you right.

[@atozer2547]

Christopher Hitchens observed Obama very well in his Atlantic article in 2009....comparing him to a Cool Cat...lithe, laid back, agile but rested, cool but not too cool...he saw his fate even way back then in his summary...' he treads so lightly and deftly that all the impressions he has so far made are alarmingly slight. Perhaps this is the predictable downside of being a cat' I think Christophers critique now would be far harsher.

[@authenticmind]

Ato Zer Agreed! Unfortunately for all of us.

[@joecirella9444]

Trump won the debate bye Hillary ary,jhillary just o

[@jameschant2740]

The overall record seems pretty sparse, I guess, but political gains traditionally have been small incremental steps at a time in Western democracies. US healthcare expansion to millions more Americans is a big accomplishment for those who benefit from the legislation. Elsewhere, ending the embargo on Cuba will improve relations for the entire region. I also appreciated the President's veto on the Keystone XL project that will and for the long-term be beneficial for the safety and security of the US and the world at large.

[@ObakuZenCenter]

'political gains traditionally have been small incremental steps at a time in Western democracies.' Except that they have not been small, incremental steps historically at all. That is a myth and sadly all too many are ignorant enough of history to believe it.

[@jameschant2740]

Very well said, My Secret Messages ! Ideological gridlock is quite the barrier to overcome but despite this difficulty President Obama did a lot of impressive things. Now that his tenure in office is drawing to a close, I wish the President and his family well in their future endeavors.

[@rachelwoltman6917]

Gridlock is a problem for sure. He could have enforced ad implemented a lot more during his presidency. However it isn't a problem you can pin on republicans. The issue with our government is purely the fact that we formed parties and divided, and through time we have turned politics into a pissing test. There was a study done at yale where two groups A & B were put in rooms together and A was a group of moderate democrats and B moder republicans. They were given time to speak about politics and after many sessions the groups came to hold extreme political beliefs. This has became the ruination of our government. George Washington foresaw this and warned the world that forming factions would create a separation of society,

[@tallen4520]

Surely, you jest.

[@billrachel7947]

James Chant because of Obamacare,this is the first time EVER I do not have health insurance!! My premiums more than doubled, and my deductible went from 1,500 to $20,000 per year!! And I am not alone, many of my friends and colleagues are in the same boat.

[@Brian31881]

Obama didn't do too bad. He started with virtually no credentials, Republicans in Congress determined to obstruct every move, the economy in shambles, and our military committed into a quagmire in the Middle East. Dodd-Frank was passed, the Consumer Protection Bureau created, and Obamacare was the best possible program that could be done politically. His progress in the Middle East was limited and poor decisions made in Eastern Europe. I think he will be judged pretty well by history. Certainly, Bush and Trump make him look like a genius. The way that Trump is going, we will be lucky to avoid a shooting war with China, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Turkey invading the Kurdish areas of Syria and Iraq, and a world wide economic crash to rival 1929.

[@anniarchist7775]

Cenk, Michael Moore said it far better then you ever could or would .

[@corradoconrad5797]

the first black and GAY president

[@codygregory1530]

lol

[@deonal]

+Joe blow Only a member like yourself of the gay community would know for sure.

[@davidbhege51]

+Joe blow He is half white, and 100% straight.

[@shaneskavdahl3638]

+David B Hege Yes, half white, half kenyan, Indonesian-raised, and 100% Muslim. Also very, very gay.

[@centuryt7043]

+deonal As a gay man living in Chicago in the 1990s, I can confirm that both Barrack Obama and Rahm Emanuel were regular patrons of the bathhouse circuits.

[@smith077906]

100 years from now we'll be swimming with the fishes

[@kyoakland]

Robin Banks exactly

[@crk140]

Only thing I've ever agreed with Michael Moore about.

[@howard5992]

I love all the Republican comments saying that Obama wasn't Progressive enough.

[@MrKAHutch]

Obama is just as much white as he is black. So I don't understand how he is the first black president. We can debate his color, but we can't debate how disappointing his presidency has been.

[@qarcon3247]

Obama states he is black. so he is black. I would classify obama as mixed. But Obama says he is african-american

[@MrKAHutch]

Qarcon Face it, he's whatever will get him votes.

[@qarcon3247]

***** You can call yourself a kryptonian for all i care

[@qarcon3247]

TopShelf I agree

[@ICavalcadeI]

Because most biracial people are accepted as black. Not to say that white people reject him, that's just the way it is.

[@jamesroach8841]

Accurate assessment.

[@rpattanaik1]

+James Roach Just like his assessment of Ralph Nader winning the whitehouse. Moore is for himself and pompous.

[@Rhythmicons]

+Itchy Booger His credibility is highly questionable.

[@rpattanaik1]

+Itchy Booger It is relevant when you know fully well it would elect GW. There is Bernie Sanders who in a general election would perhaps get 4 times the vote Nader ever got, but he knows it is not enough to win him presidency but sure to make a republican the president. So Sanders, despite being an independent, rules out an independent run. If Moore did not realize he is going to help GW win in a close election, then he is an idiot. If he did realize, it would make him a moron. The right wing is vicious and relentless. Look what they had done to Clinton. It took Clinton all his political skills to survive. If the right wing did not go after Clinton, a mid-east peace pact could have been possible. Obama has disappointed many, but you have to realize that the right wing has been working over time to block and discredit him from day 1. Just look at the republican party he has to deal with. McConnell and Boehner are regarded moderate. And you expect results? Michael Moore has no perspective. He just a movie maker.

[@Rhythmicons]

Obama does have to deal with intentionally obstructionist Republicans, but he owns his bad decisions. He owns his own failed promises and his own lack of leadership. One of the things which defeated Bush I was the economy. But Moore is an unscrupulous propagandist. He manipulates and outright fabricates evidence as people like Christopher Hitchens has pointed out.

[@Dr.GermScary]

+Rhythmicons Hitchens has his own fabrications and bias as well and it all depends onb Hitchens age..As a young liberal, he went after conservatives and as an old miserable conservative he went after liberals...and he had a bias towards Israel too late in life

[@rockdawg9192]

Wow.....Michael Moore and I finally agree on something.

[@gregoryford9374]

He did the beer summit!!!

[@MrAtrophy]

who is michael moore ?

[@swisshakilla]

I believe his lack of accomplishments can be attributed to the fact that congress has made it their top priority to impede any progress by his administration. They ran the clock out on the last 2 years of his first term with every procedural technique imaginable with hopes of him being a one term president, & now they obstruct the process in any way they can (when they bother to come in). He could be more aggressive with executive orders, but the GOP will definitely start impeachment process.

[@mkarnavar16]

he is the first Kenyan born Muslim to be president. that's a huge deal

[@henryc1000]

I thought, “cash for clunkers” was pretty catchy🤪🤪🤪

[@MrSyrett]

Never thought it was possible, but Moore actually looks like he's got fatter

[@chrischampagne9469]

I certainly have my disagreements with some of Obama's policies, but I think that his sparse accomplishments can largely be blamed on Congress stone-walling his agenda. The Senate filibuster rules in particular were an obstacle even when the Dems controlled both houses.

[@deepattison9329]

Eight years of calm in the country.

[@Sidley1960]

I think if both these gentlemen know so much about what makes a great president, then they should run and show everyone how it is done.

[@RobbyRaccoon]

I stopped trusting Moore when he tried to pretend that people in Toronto leave their doors unlocked. HA!

[@Hemulen40]

" Obama´s been a huge disappointment " , now dat´s a huge understatement .

[@mwilliams6242]

If that is an understatement about Obama, then what will be said about your beloved #45?

[@davesnothere1305]

Vlasta Molak He is a Mullato.

[@rexscipio3344]

Par N Say the same about 43, and 45. You bigoted piece of shit.

[@michaelmurratti4687]

Keep playing your racist card..we will play the TRUMP CARD!

[@donjen3]

I never would have thought that Moore and The Young Turks speak the truth about Obama. Damn ,maybe I'll start watching them again.

[@dzl8596]

I never thought I would agree with either of these guys about anything.

[@coolcat5714]

Can the Nobel committee recall his award?

[@jimbroome-blanchard7357]

Why the hell would they

[@Cam1768]

Will people remember Michael Moore the day after he passes, when they're reading abut his donuts overdose in the obituary?

[@RevakOnPC]

+Mistro Biglesworth Any intelligent person would remember him for being one of the few Americans with the balls to stand up and tell it like it is, instead of cowering like a little peon hoping the world was going to fix itself.

[@Cam1768]

RevakOnPC "The majority of pacifists either belong to obscure religious sects or are simply humanitarians who object to taking life and prefer not to follow their thoughts beyond that point. But there is a minority of intellectual pacifists, whose real though unacknowledged motive appears to be hatred of western democracy and admiration for totalitarianism. Pacifist propaganda usually boils down to saying that one side is as bad as the other, but if one looks closely at the writing of the younger intellectual pacifists, one finds that they do not by any means express impartial disapproval but are directed almost entirely against Britain and the United States…"

[@col06007]

What about the Iran nuclear deal? Any other president we've had in the last 30 years would have bombed them. He avoided creating another failed middle east state. I give him credit for that.

[@cmc9611]

Wow, I agree with Moore for the first time ever. And maybe the last.

[@nativepangea]

I gotta call BS on this one. His handicap is up from 17 to 13 so suck it haters! He did accomplish something.

[@doreene5421]

nativepangea of cause he accomplished a lot. He left something this one will never be able to achieve. Respect.

[@jamesbrock7461]

nativepangea 😂

[@markspringer5765]

nativepangea . yes, ruined America

[@bryangonzales7540]

Yes he accomplished weakening the entire country and doubling the debt which can never be paid off. Awesome legacy huh

[@biggwillnyc4047]

nativepangea , And Mr. Obama's ratings over a year OUT OF OFFICE, is still higher then the current disaster, who now violates the oval office. And they can't stand that. !!! Can some American please get those bugs out of the oval office thaat the 3 Russian spies planted there, while trump watched, thanks.

[@TheAK47striker]

lets hope he won't be remembered as the president who triggered a massive war in the middle east and a nuclear war with russia

[@billieg826]

Republicans fought tooth and nail to see President Obama fail. McConnell pushed down his Supreme Court Justice nominee too. A lot of big business opposed him as well.

[@whoami_sean]

You can't save the world in just 8 years, but you can change lives. Alot can happen in that time period.

[@resumebyron6825]

Wow, everybody can criticize about what Obama didn't do. Hell, the man had to constantly fight against a Republican house and Congress for his entire presidency. Its a miracle he got anything passed.

[@TonyMay-fd8rg]

Perfectly well said. His hands were tied when the House & The Senate were in the majority. If he hadn't played their game he would have been assonated like JFK.

[@gloriaseramulet4683]

I agree.

[@crimsonking8942]

Obama had an overwhelming majority of support in both houses of congress for nearly the first two years of his administration. He didn't need the Republicans, and he still caved to centrist, right-wing policies. He is a disappointment, through and through.

[@Yanni75]

Don't forget the Supreme Court #CitizensUnitedruling

[@Yanni75]

@Crimson King Remember Joe Lieberman and the blue dog democrats?

[@robcramer7477]

climate change deals and gay marriage legal. You call that nothing? Those are the two most important issues in recent history.

[@StirlingMossDrives]

+Rob C Gay marriage was a Supreme Court ruling not President Obama.

[@Nightverslonn]

Rob - The supreme court did gay marriage right? He's in charge of the executive branch right? So what did the executive branch accomplish again? 10 trillion in new debt and?

[@brianlawrence8184]

You forgot the creation of toilets for men, women and the Xs. This surely must be the pinnacle of his achievements. Here are some more. The biggest scandals of the corrupt Obama administration are on the way. Their own watergate . spying on the opposition with abuse of the Fisa court. the politicization and corruption of the FBI and Justice department. The treason of the sale of 20% of the Us Uranium to Russia. The Clinton pay for play and the 124 million USD by Russia to the Clinton foundation and a half a million to Bull Clinton. The email scandal of the missing 33000 and classified mail. The fake dossier on Trump with collusion with the Russians and the fix on Bernie Sanders to make sure crooked HRC ( Hillary) would be the dems candidate. Wasserman Schultz who hired Pakistani to look after the DNC server. The disaster with the affordable care act. The total disregard of the constitution by Obama with the illegal creation of Daca. Do you read English Robor are you totally living in total isolation or in some drug created world of illusion? Apart from the above it was a scandal free administration. Huma Abedin mother connected to terrorists and Saudi.

[@ronaldrobbins7043]

Wow, Rosie O' Donnell sure has let her self go.

[@amunra4015]

This just popped up on my recommended. First thing I thought was "Wow, Cenk has really calmed down and kind of sounds rational." Then I looked at the upload date. Ohhhhh....It was uploaded before Trump announced he was running for president.

[@l.rongardner2150]

LMFAO. Obamacare is an accomplishment? What planet do you live on, Cenk?

[@ronstadtfanaz]

Republicans wrote almost half of Obamacare themselves. Look it up. While it wasn't perfect something had to be done. Republicans are NOW forced to do something about health care which they have refused to do since Nixon.

[@eddyoriginal777]

L. Ron Gardner When Medicare for all is established in this country it will be said Obamacare lead us to it.

[@eddyoriginal777]

StrnFn9099 I bet 20million Americans would say different.

[@eddyoriginal777]

StrnFn9099​ Liberal fake news omg LOL. The GOP doesnt have a replacement plan so the truth is Obamacare isnt going anywhere because there's nothing to replace it. From Kellyanne Conway herself they wont lose their benefits until the transition ends Sen Paul's replacement plan will deregulate everything except pre-existing conditions and allow Americans to buy dirt cheap insurance that wont cover crap but physicals. All while at the same time hacking social security medicare benefits for the elderly. Do you ever bother to go to your senator's office or website and read their agenda? 

[@staceykersting461]

Racism is never the answer. PEACE be with you!

[@cbgkorn]

michael more likes hotdogs

[@1987JDA]

go get me a drink tim

[@gothicfan51]

Give me THE BUSINESS TIM!

[@cmatrix4761]

Seriously? You ripped off Tim Black? That's just sad.

[@cbgkorn]

***** did i mention that michael moore likes hotdogs?

[@TrineofFire]

Good to see ya mah Nigga.

[@CmdrSloanne]

With all the Success & Mistakes Pres.Jimmy Carter did during his time, he still the best President on & off of my Generation. Pres.Obama should have follow his lead and learn from Pres.Carter's mistakes.

[@MrGrahamSkelly]

do you remember when he came into office "if you were a lobbyist you can't be in the administration, unless you got a waiver" And lobbyist didn't go to the white house for the first 10 months because they didn't want to be on the white house visitor log, instead they met with people in the restaurant across the street.

[@jmgmarcus808]

He's a nice guy, but he did not change anything BecAuse he has little power to begin with.

[@brianlawrence8184]

The nice guy with the religion of peace attacked american values and was as corrupt as shown here. he biggest scandals of the corrupt Obama administration are on the way. Their own watergate . spying on the opposition with abuse of the Fisa court. the politicization and corruption of the FBI and Justice department. The treason of the sale of 20% of the Us Uranium to Russia. The Clinton pay for play and the 124 million USD by Russia to the Clinton foundation and a half a million to Bull Clinton. The email scandal of the missing 33000 and classified mail. The fake dossier on Trump with collusion with the Russians and the fix on Bernie Sanders to make sure crooked HRC ( Hillary) would be the dems candidate. Wasserman Schultz who hired Pakistani to look after the DNC server. The disaster with the affordable care act. The total disregard of the constitution by Obama with the illegal creation of Daca. Do you read English Steve or are you totally living in total isolation or in some drug created world of illusion? Apart from the above it was a scandal free administration. Huma Abedin mother connected to terrorists and Saudi.

[@kennethoatessr6512]

Medical insurance through the roof. Thanks. May I have another?

[@jcmac7709]

My how the tune has changed

[@MegaAngel307]

Sadly but true. Sadly. Michael Moore got this one right. Sadly.

[@bokesnmokes]

He was able to get the military gay ban lifted. I'll always be grateful for that.

[@MetalDetroit]

That was Clinton you moron.

[@bokesnmokes]

MetalDetroit considering my military career spanned the Reagan, Bush Sr. & Clinton presidencies, I'm guessing I just might know more about that than you. I know you're mad because I joked about your state congressional seats gaffe but you gotta admit it was pretty funny.

[@MetalDetroit]

What gaffe are you talking about? I was 100% correct

[@bokesnmokes]

MetalDetroit you'll have to do what I did, get straight As in your high school civics classes, then you'll realize where you erred.

[@1960jwt]

and he lives with a chick with a dick

[@mijubo]

No, he will be remembered as the last crazy president

[@edgannon2868]

You can't fool me! That's Peter Griffin.

[@pinkymixology4965]

In 100 years? ...um it's gonna be 10. He was a major disappointment after his first term. I didn't even bother voting for himn in the 2nd.

[@mahditemplario4298]

Obama improved his golf game during his second term.

[@lockejr]

And he grew a half inch

[@jstanley011]

I don't think any doughnut is safe within twenty miles of Michael Moore.

[@noelbradford5877]

For one time in my life I agree 100%

[@frankiefernandez5252]

Worse than Carter... and I didn't think that was possible.

[@tubes17]

He'll also be remembered in history as the President who killed Osama Bin Ladin.

[@sandrifter]

Ever see a body?

[@goodmorningbroyoutubechann8056]

This episode doesn't age well lol at all.

[@Exevium]

Imagine a time where Trump is president and then you watch this clip. You'd laugh at all the things he called 'bad'.

[@goodmorningbroyoutubechann8056]

lol exactly!

[@mojorisin6793]

Obama is a complete fraud. The Divider in Chief will be forgotten soon after he leaves office.

[@myheartspits]

You can judge his accomplishments without comparing him to trump. In fact, you should.

[@myheartspits]

Yeah, it's worse, because he's pushing the TPP now.

[@hookalakah]

Donald Trump could never had ascended to the White House unless there had been eight years of Obama.

[@hedwegg]

MM put on at least 50 lbs. since his support for Tyranny!

[@BassGoesBoom1]

Gitmo is still open

[@eleveneleven572]

Same old story. I've worked in a few places that have taken in black employees so as to show how committed to showing how great black people are and with few exceptions they have been a great disappointment. Will the West learn from this? Will it look around Africa for examples of greatness? Of course not.

[@jsimmons603]

Ouch...

[@kevinoglesby8001]

That's the only thing Michael Moores ever said that I agree with!

[@kurrackthebarbarian6502]

Wow! Michael Moore actually said something intelligent?! And TYT broadcasted it? I don't know what to say...

[@liberalsocialist9723]

So I am guessing in your eyes it's only intelligent if they bash Democrats?