Interviews · 20 May 2019
Alexander O'Neal On Barack Obama
Alexander O'Neal interviewed by Kevin Durham, 20 May 2019. 1m 56s on tape.
In this Alexander O'Neal interview clip, soul and RnB singer Alexander O'Neal reveals how he feels President Obama did nothing for Black America. If you liked this Alexander O'Neal Interview clip then please leave us a comment in the comment section below. Alexander O'Neal, the renowned R&B musician, has been vocal about his political views over the years. While he has not directly criticized former President Barack Obama, there are several areas where their views appear to conflict.
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0:01 Alexander O'Neal talks about why he thought President Obama was pathetic and that Obama did nothing for black America. Please subscribe. I do comedy and celebrity interviews and hit the bell to find out when I release new Obama didn't do Obama didn't do for black America. Mhm. Do you think um Trump is um on level footing with Obama? Do you think you know they're they're kind of the same in terms of what they're doing and achieving or do you think Obama was Obama Obama Obama Obama was pathetic. And he's a black man talking about another black man. I shouldn't be have to say that, but it's the truth. He did not do anything for black America. When Donald Trump got on the TV and said what do what uh Obama did, he said it's appalling.
0:50 He said he did nothing for black And when he said that, I'm like, how could a man like that be so spot-on? Okay, you did nothing. All those killings in Chicago, you come out of the state of Illinois, you a senator. All those killings in Chicago and all the shootings in Chicago, how many times did you even see Obama roll up his sleeves and go into the hood? Which he should have rolled up his sleeves. He's a black man, he should have rolled up his sleeves and went into the hood. But then again, how can a black man that's raised in Hawaii identify with Just because you married a black woman from Chicago, that the and all the support you got was from Chica- Illinois, state of Illinois. But how actually in actuality, how could you actually identify with our struggle?
1:36 You couldn't. So, with those things in mind, that's the way it was. Subscribe to Kevin's channel. You don't No, we don't. He does. Mhm.
