Compared to most politicians, Obama is an okay president

! I am definitely not a debate master like some people on here, but this should be interesting and fun. Now, just for the sake of complete clarity, I will state my purpose and what I will (try to) prove. Saying that Obama sucks is saying that he barely did anything right, and botched everything. I am NOT arguing that Obama was a perfect president, I will express points that prove that he handled many situations well and passed some good policy. No politician tells the truth 100% of the time, and although I realize that it's terrible for them to lie, please refrain from going over the "Obama said. .. but. .. " arguments because those arguments can be made against practically any politician. Obama has done a lot of work to help people as president. I will be detailing his work in civil rights, education, and the environment, but will talk about other aspects in my final argument. Civil RightsObama has always been a figure for civil rights. Aside from being the first African American president in United States history, he has passed many laws helping minorities. He is especially active in LGBT rights. Very recently, he has announced plans to sign an executive ban on sexual orientation-based discrimination in the workplace [1]. Gays, lesbians etc. are often discriminated against in the workplace, in fact many are fired just because they are gay. Many lawmakers, however, refuse to admit that it is even a problem. I know that this isn't representative of all politicians, but there are many anti-gay politicians like Al Melvin who don't even agree that its a problem that LGBT's are being unfairly discriminated against. Watch an interview of Al by Anderson Cooper here [2] (I was shocked by Al's denial) and thank the lucky stars that we don't have an anti-gay president like that. Also, Obama works with improving the situation of minorities. Low income minority families have significant educational and emotional disadvantages, for example, a child raised in a low-income scenario hears about 30 million less words than a child raised in a family with money in only the first 3 years of childhood. Minorities have had problems, but Obama is passing legistlation to help them get out of their rut with the help of many foundations. [3] One of his great characteristics is that he relates to people, and isn't afraid to admit that he made many of the mistakes that these minorities have made. Ability to relate to his fellow countrymen is an important skill for a president to have. EducationObama knows that smart kids make a smart future. He has done SO much for education. This includes increasing funding for the nation's future (smart), initiating Race to the Top (which has helped MILLIONS of kids benefit from higher education standards), and starting programs to aid college students in paying their debts. No child should worry about affording an education as a reason to not go to college. [4] EnvironmentAgain, Obama is looking to the future in terms of the environment as well. The president illustrates humour and planning in this speech [5]. His ideas are important, and make sense. He recognizes global warming as a problem that must be corrected, unlike many lawmakers, and proposes many steps to help solve the problem, unlike many lawmakers. These steps include limiting the pollution produced by big companies, investing in clean energy technologies, and more savvy steps [6] So my punch line is that Obama has unarguably screwed up on many occasions, just like practically every politician that ever existed. And. .. . just to satisfy me. .. . I want to say this to the people who say Obama=Hitler, but Severus beat me to it. :D s://encrypted-tbn1. gstatic. com. .. ; alt="" data-src=". https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com...; data-sz="f" /> Sources:[1] . http://www.huffingtonpost.com...;[2] . http://www.youtube.com...;[3] . http://www.usatoday.com...;[4] . http://www.whitehouse.gov...;[5] . http://www.whitehouse.gov...;[6] . http://www.whitehouse.gov...;