 how obama neglects the poor president obama mentions the poor less than any president in decades says mark m gray a researcher at georgetown university in a series of speeches obama gave recently he characterizes himself as a champion of the middle class but evidence shows the obama economy doesn t offer much for those on the lower end of the scale arthur brooks president of the american enterprise institute and author of the road to freedom writes this article in the wall street journal examining the policies put forth by the adminstration that are supposed to be helping people move up the economic ladder why is it so difficult for people to move themselves into the middle class read more  onlinewsjcom article sb10001424127887324809004578638393310868974html 