Barack Obama

1. BARACK OBAMA
BY: FER JUÁREZ & DIEGO VILLASEÑOR.

2. ABOUT BARACK OBAMA
• NAME: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II
• BORN: HONOLULU, HAWAII ON AUGUST 4TH, 1961
• FAMILY: FATHER FROM KENYA AND A MOTHER FROM KANSAS
• OTHER FACTS: HE WENT ON TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, WHERE HE
WAS ELECTED THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE
HARVARD LAW REVIEW. AFTER GRADUATING, PRESIDENT OBAMA
WENT ON TO LEAD ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL VOTER
REGISTRATION DRIVES IN STATE HISTORY, AND CONTINUED HIS
LEGAL WORK AS A CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER AND A PROFESSOR
TEACHING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

4. • BARACK OBAMA WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE ILLINOIS STATE SENATE IN 1996.
DURING HIS TIME IN SPRINGFIELD, HE PASSED THE FIRST MAJOR ETHICS
REFORM IN 25 YEARS, CUT TAXES FOR WORKING FAMILIES, AND EXPANDED
HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. ELECTED TO THE U.S.
SENATE IN 2004, HE REACHED ACROSS THE AISLE TO PASS THE FARTHEST-REACHING
LOBBYIST REFORM IN A GENERATION, LOCK UP THE WORLD’S MOST
DANGEROUS WEAPONS, AND BRING TRANSPARENCY TO GOVERNMENT BY
TRACKING FEDERAL SPENDING ONLINE.

5. • BARACK OBAMA WAS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 20TH, 2009. HE
TOOK OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS SINCE THE
GREAT DEPRESSION, AT A TIME WHEN USA’S ECONOMY WAS LOSING 800,000
JOBS A MONTH. HE ACTED IMMEDIATELY TO GET THEIR ECONOMY BACK ON
TRACK. TODAY, THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS ADDED BACK MORE THAN 5 MILLION
JOBS. THERE’S MORE WORK TO DO, BUT WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

6. • THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES AN ECONOMY THAT'S BUILT TO LAST STARTS WITH A
STRONG AND GROWING MIDDLE CLASS—THAT’S WHY HE HAS A PLAN TO CREATE
JOBS AND RESTORE ECONOMIC SECURITY TO WORKING FAMILIES. HE’S BEEN
DRIVEN BY THE BASIC VALUES THAT MAKE AMERICA PROSPERE.

7. WHY IS HE AN INSPIRATION?
• OBAMA NO DOUBT BENEFITED FROM COMPARISONS TO GEORGE W. BUSH,
WHO'S UNLIKELY TO MAKE MANY HISTORIANS' LISTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
GREATS.
• OBAMA WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN HISTORY BOOKS AS
THE NATION'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT. FOR AS LONG AS THE
REPUBLIC LASTS, HIS WILL BE THE FIRST NONWHITE FACE GRADE-SCHOOLERS
ENCOUNTER AS THEIR EYES SCAN, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE TIMELINE OF
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS STARTING WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON.
• OBAMA AS PRESIDENT-ELECT FOUND HIMSELF THRUST INTO A GREAT NATIONAL
CRISIS EVEN BEFORE HIS PRESIDENCY OFFICIALLY BEGAN.

8. SOME OBAMA´S QUOTES…
• “IF YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE RIGHT PATH AND YOU'RE WILLING TO KEEP
WALKING, EVENTUALLY YOU'LL MAKE PROGRESS. “
• “CHANGE WILL NOT COME IF WE WAIT FOR SOME OTHER PERSON OR SOME
OTHER TIME. WE ARE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. WE ARE THE
CHANGE THAT WE SEEK.”
• “I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU'RE DRIVING A HYBRID OR AN SUV. IF YOU'RE
HEADED FOR A CLIFF, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE DIRECTION. THAT'S WHAT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE CALLED FOR IN NOVEMBER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE INTEND TO
DELIVER.”
• “I BELIEVE MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF
GAY MARRIAGE. BUT WHEN YOU START PLAYING AROUND WITH CONSTITUTIONS,
JUST TO PROHIBIT SOMEBODY WHO CARES ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON, IT JUST
SEEMS TO ME THAT'S NOT WHAT AMERICA'S ABOUT. USUALLY, OUR
CONSTITUTIONS EXPAND LIBERTIES, THEY DON'T CONTRACT THEM.”

9. WHY DOES HE INSPIRE US…
• HE IS RESPONSIBLE, COURAGEOUS, LOVING,
TRUSTWORTHY, RESPECTFUL AND CARING.
• HE HAS THE BRAINS, THE IDEAS, THE LOVING
PERSONALITY, AND THE WILL TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY. HE’S A VERY SHARP MAN. HE ALWAYS
TRIES TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE TO IMPROVE THE
ECONOMY. HE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN
PRESIDENT. HE IS OUTSTANDINGLY INTELLIGENT AND
DOESN’T WANT WHAT’S RIGHT FOR HIM; HE WANTS
WHAT’S RIGHT FOR THE WORLD.

10. …
• BARACK OBAMA INSPIRES MANY PEOPLE BY THE BOOKS HE HAS WRITTEN, THE
OUTSTANDING SPEECHES HE GIVES, HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HIS BELIEF THAT,
TOGETHER, WE CAN ALL MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. HE ALSO INSPIRES
PEOPLE BY HIS DETERMINATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
THROUGH NEGOTIATION INSTEAD OF WAR.
• HE WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN OCTOBER, 2009 FOR THE HOPE THAT HE WILL
IMPROVE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. HE WAS THE FOURTH U.S. PRESIDENT TO
RECEIVE ONE, AND THE THIRD PRESIDENT TO WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WHILE
STILL IN OFFICE.
• BARACK OBAMA HAS HAD AN INTERESTING LIFE. HE HAS OVERCOME OBSTACLES
DURING HIS LIFE WITH GREAT SUCCESS. HIS ACTIONS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE ARE
EVIDENCE THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, INFLUENCE MANY
PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME AND CREATE A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD. AFTER COLLEGE,
HE HAD A CHANCE TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY, BUT INSTEAD CHOSE TO HELP REBUILD
COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT BARACK OBAMA IS A LEADER AND A SYMBOL OF
HOPE.