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Those who think a black man doesn't belong in the office of the presidency. Those who think a black man has some nerve being the leader.
Those who demanded his birth certificate. Those who have been against him from day 1 for nothing more than the hue of his skin.
I thought it a nice little zinger.
“But there’s not an action that I take that you don’t have some folks in Congress who say that I’m usurping my authority. Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency.”
The "Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency" is the zinger.
An understandable push back against all the overt and couched racism he has had to endure from Congressional republicans.
Congress has always been free to question the President, no matter who the President is(if, at times, they fail to do so that's on Congress)...so he isn't directing his statement at the whole of Congress.
He's not saying everyone that disagrees with him is part of the "some folks" that think he had "the gall to win the presidency."
Frankly, I'm amazed Obama has been as nice as he has about how Congressional republicans have treated him....both with words and actions.
That's my read on his comment.
As to the point did he have legal standing or not regarding the health care law, all Obama is saying it wouldn't matter how legal his action was because "some folks" would object because those folks don't think he should be in office anyway.
It doesn't address the legality question (and I'm not addressing it either)...but it is still a good zinger.
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