America Quote by Abby Martin

Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars, the banks…

— Nancy Gibbs

On the night of 4 November 2008, Barack Obama was elected on a platform of 'hope' and 'change.' He was hailed as a 'uniter'…

— Chelsea Manning

A lot of people who voted for Trump, working class people, voted for Obama in 2008. They were seduced by the slogans "hope" and…

— Noam Chomsky

Obama won the presidency on the strength of his message and the skills of the messenger. Now the talk of hope and change feels…

— Ron Fournier

Candidate Obama was either exceptionally naive or willfully disingenuous when he vowed to change the way Washington works. The very promise of Hope and…

— Reince Priebus

Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.

— Joe Klein

He [Barack Obama] just seemed very firm about the change, and that's, like, his motto.

— Kim Kardashian

I feel like Obama in a way. His idea that hope means not shrinking from a fight; it's the courage to reach for something.…

— Q-Tip

Obama ran on a platform of unmitigated optimism - a promise to usher in a brighter day for America. But there could hardly be…

— David Limbaugh

[Barack] Obama has little, if any, principles except to aggrandize and make himself more and more important.

— Nat Hentoff

“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”

— David Litt

All non-incumbent campaigns promise hope and change, but Obama took the promise to a new level of absurdity. He suggested that a vote for…

— John Podhoretz