In 2008, the big media failed to look into Obama's background and weren't even interested in whether he was qualified to be president. He waltzed through the debates, with the liberal TV anchors and fellow candidates deferring to him. Republican candidate John McCain refused to hit Obama for his far-left beliefs, and halted his campaign when the financial crisis hit.
This was the first real debate Obama ever had with someone who dared to defend himself and to question not just Obama's ideas, but also his dismal economic record - the worst of any president in the postwar era.
And who is this real Barack Obama?
A man with a murky, leftist past who never ran anything in his life, and whose lackluster state and U.S. senatorial career is characterized by "voted present."
A man who distrusts business, the backbone of job creation, and seems to believe higher taxes and more government spending lead to greater economic growth - something no legitimate economist would agree with.
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