Obama responds to criticism in the black community

Politico:

President Barack Obama deflected criticism Monday that he has not been attentive enough to the African-American community, telling American Urban Radio Networks that he was unconcerned to see that kind of message coming from former supporters such as actor Danny Glover.

"If you want me to line up all the black actors, for example, who support me and put them on one side of the room and a couple who are grumbling on the other, I'm happy to have that," Obama said, adding that polls show African-Americans express "overwhelming support for what we've tried to do."

We've seen similar responses to the liberal base and the gay community. Namely, that only a few of us are actually upset with the President's, and the party's, leadership. I hope the President is simply spinning here, and not voicing his actual opinion that people aren't upset. Because they very clearly are. You can read the entire interview here.