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Former president Bill Clinton told the March on Washington audience Wednesday that Dr. Martin Luther King did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock.
Oh, yes, we face terrible political gridlock now. Read a little history; its nothing new. Yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. But we dont face beatings, lynchings and shootings for our political beliefs anymore, Clinton said in his commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have A Dream speech on Wednesday.
And I would respectfully suggest that Martin Luther King did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock, he continued. It is time to stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding the American people back.
President Barack Obama has repeatedly criticized political gridlock in Congress, which he blames on Republican hyper-partisanship.
Theres not an action that I take that you dont have some folks in Congress who say that Im usurping my authority, Obama said in a July interview with The New York Times. Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency. And I dont think thats a secret. But ultimately, Im not concerned about their opinions very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers.
During a recent CNN interview with Chris Cuomo, the president also blamed talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for frightening moderate Republicans into opposing his agenda.
Sometimes [Republicans] say to me privately, I agree with you, but Im worried about a primary from, you know, somebody in the Tea Party back in my district, or, Im worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio. And so you got to understand, Im its really difficult, Obama said.
Clinton and Obama have had a rocky relationship since the 2008 Democratic nomination. During the primary, Clinton scoffed that Obama was the biggest fairy tale I have ever seen.
Did Bill Clinton use MLK to take a swipe at Obama? | The Daily Caller
Oh, yes, we face terrible political gridlock now. Read a little history; its nothing new. Yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. But we dont face beatings, lynchings and shootings for our political beliefs anymore, Clinton said in his commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have A Dream speech on Wednesday.
And I would respectfully suggest that Martin Luther King did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock, he continued. It is time to stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding the American people back.
President Barack Obama has repeatedly criticized political gridlock in Congress, which he blames on Republican hyper-partisanship.
Theres not an action that I take that you dont have some folks in Congress who say that Im usurping my authority, Obama said in a July interview with The New York Times. Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency. And I dont think thats a secret. But ultimately, Im not concerned about their opinions very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers.
During a recent CNN interview with Chris Cuomo, the president also blamed talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for frightening moderate Republicans into opposing his agenda.
Sometimes [Republicans] say to me privately, I agree with you, but Im worried about a primary from, you know, somebody in the Tea Party back in my district, or, Im worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio. And so you got to understand, Im its really difficult, Obama said.
Clinton and Obama have had a rocky relationship since the 2008 Democratic nomination. During the primary, Clinton scoffed that Obama was the biggest fairy tale I have ever seen.
Did Bill Clinton use MLK to take a swipe at Obama? | The Daily Caller