Episodes
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Leid Stories - Fired Up!: Obama On Fire, Under Fire, In the Fire - 10/15/14
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
President Obama is having a rough time of it. A war that isn’t going his way, a still-stagnant economy, signs of incipient ebola contagion, a combative Congress that won’t play ball, the immigration debacle, militarization of police, and a restive electorate that’s turned off by politics and the political process are some of the reasons he’s getting grayer by the day.
Anti-Obama sentiment is gaining momentum, and for assorted reasons. Significantly, though, in recent months blistering criticisms of him have been coming from people he trusted—former high-level insiders, including Cabinet-level appointees and administration officials—who now openly endorse the contentions of “the other side” about Obama’s leadership and capacity to govern.
Leid Stories asks: Why is this happening? Why is it happening now? How much of this belongs to Obama? How much of it stems from … you know.