1) Small business owners represent a constituency that Obama wants to appeal to.
2) Americans love the idea of small businesses, but shop at Wal-Mart
3) "Small business" is a Republican touchstone phrase. Perhaps Obama wanted to appear more centrist.
It could be all, it could be any, or it could be none. A few days ago, I was watching a random video on youtube, and an advertisement came up. It was promoting the Tea Party Movement, which "calls awareness to any issue, which challenges the security, sovereignty or domestic tranquility of our beloved nation." Immediately, I thought that The Tea Party Movement was a direct hit at Obama's brand; the Coca-Cola vs. Honest Tea idea. Apparently it represented much more. The "Tea Party" is taken directly from the Boston Tea Party - a great rebellion in American History (see second video). The Tea Party movement claims to represent neither a democratic nor republican view (The Tea Party Express gave $380,000 to Scott Brown's Massachusetts campaign, and its logo on the website is, "JUST VOTE THEM OUT!") The protests demonstrate direct attacks at President Obama, as in the video below angry protesters scream "NO MORE CZARS! NO MORE CZARS!" and compare him to Hitler.
That was just the beginning - it has been almost a year, and the movement has been growing, with more and more protests and an upcoming national convention to be held in Nashville this weekend. The most recent protest took place on January 27th, the day of the State of the Union Address. Obama mentioned "small businesses" 14 times in his speech - could it be that these were the people he was trying to appeal to? The Tea Party Movement has been known to rise to the occasion, with protests on Tax Day and the 4th of July - what were they trying to accomplish last Thursday?
How do you think the Tea Party reacted to his address? A nice commercial to leave you with (Digging the Requiem for A Dream Soundtrack use)
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