What does President Obama have to do with Violence in Chicago?
May 28th, 2010 by ShortyI was watching a news show and I briefly heard someone say that this is the first time President Barack Obama has been to the city amidst the violence that is occurring.
Allow me to say that I did not hear the whole story, so I don’t know what the topic was. However, I am going to comment on the statement I heard the person make.
First of all, violence has been mounting in Chicago for years. It just didn’t happen overnight. In fact, Chicago was ranked the most violent city over 10 years ago when our current President was not even a senator. So, what does his presence here have to do with the current level of violence? Would his being here mean anything to the people who are selling and using the guns?
Secondly, were the same demands being made of President Bush? Probably not. African Americans knew he couldn’t be count on during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Did anybody call Bush out on that one other than Kanye West?
I just had to say something about that comment because I felt the dude was saying that President Obama needs to come to Chicago to try to stop the violence that has bee building for years. Honestly, it will be easier to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf than it will be to clean up the violence that has overtaken the streets of Chicago.