Does Obama govern out of fear of assassination?

by Austin Petersen

Bill Maher and his panel of guests debated why President Barack Obama isn’t the radical leftist they hoped he would be. Maher bemoaned his centrism and complained that he isn’t very ‘liberal’.

Chris Matthews sat on the panel and claimed that it was an ‘amazing’ statement for Maher to make and insinuated that the host believed that the president governed “out of fear of assassination”. Maher replied, “I think that’s something that probably he thinks about at night, yeah.”

The guests broke down why Obama hasn’t been able to accomplish bringing the country together. James Glassman, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute claims that it was because the president rammed through his Affordable Care Act, without broad support from the American people. He also stated that Bill Clinton passed legislation that had more public support and that is why Clinton was more effective at bringing the country together.

Fascinating discussion that is 6:27 long.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.