Former President and film producer/celebrity Barack Obama doesn’t want Georgians to vote for African American former football player Herschel Walker.
This is because, Obama implies, he’s just a celebrity who wants to be a politician. So, in our view, politician celebrities are fine in Obama’s eyes, as long as the things happen in the right order.
Or, perhaps he’s simply using his skills at articulating his point to help radical leftist Raphael Warnock keep his U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. It’s all in the eyes of the beholder I suppose.
Obama has been stumping for swing races to help desperate Democrats as the GOP soars in the polls. Hot Air quotes some highlights by Obama:
The former president noted that “Herschel Walker was a heck of a football player.. one of the best running backs of all time.”
“Does that make him the best person to represent you in the United States Senate?” Obama asked the crowd, which resoundingly responded “no.”
The former president charged that “in the case of Rev. Warnock’s opponent, there is very little evidence that he’s taken any interest, bothered to learn anything about, or displayed any kind of information towards public service, or volunteer work, or helping people in any way. At least we really don’t know about it. And that does make you suspect.”
And pointing to both Walker and his close friend former President Donald Trump – who was best known as a reality TV celebrity and real estate mogul before turning to politics and succeeding Obama in the White House, Obama argued “seems to me he’s a celebrity to who wants to be a politician, and we’ve seen how that goes.”
Many say Walker is soaring in the polls because he is sticking to kitchen table issues such as crime, the economy, education and the border. We’ll see if that common sense pays.
Time will tell if Obama’s efforts pay off. Watch more:
