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[Matsukaze]

Obama is still the man.

 

[Breads]

44 actively builds a jobs program while 45 threatens martial law to the warzone hellscape.

Both sides, right?

 

[Cocaloch]

I feel like this post is somewhat misleading. The real reason the center is where it is has to do with the proximity to the university.

 

[RocBase]

That thread was so ridiculous.

lol I opened that thread when it still only had one page and decided sticking around probably wasn't worth the migraine.

 

[Haly]

"I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd

Shit, I just spat out my coffee.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

B-b-but he charged money for a speech.....

 

[RDreamer]

... but his speaking fees

 

[- J - D -]

The center sits on a lagoon. Is that as awesome as it sounds?!

 

[Blader]

Nope, the "I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd can't twist this into some holier than thou bullshit

lmao

 

[Inyourprime]

That's my president.

 

[Omegasquash]

And Obama just been back 2 weeks!!!

Right?! Dude comes back and the first impact he chooses to make is to help young people access opportunity, too.

 

[Cocaloch]

The center sits on a lagoon. Is that as awesome as it sounds?!

It's somewhat interesting because of its
connection to the World's Fair. It's a relatively nice area, but you don't go to Chicago for the greenery.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Nope, the "I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd can't twist this into some holier than thou bullshit

Hot damn

 

[Spine_Ripper]

How is he being a better president than the actual president.

 

[ISOM]

The people who criticized Obama for his speaking fees should feel bad. I hope they feel so bad for that bullshit.

 

[Squire]

This won't be covered like the Wall Street shit, but that's to be expected.

 

[Omegasquash]

"So he chose to focus on Chicago youth? Why not Kansas youth? He should be helping ALL people! This is why democrats keep losing, doing things like this will only push away people from the democrat platform into voting for Trump, identity politics!"

Fucked up part is, I wouldn't be surprised to hear exactly that.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Waiting for the first asshole to mention the speeches in a negative light.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Waiting for the first asshole to mention the speeches in a negative light.

Ninja!

 

[Linkura]

How is he being a better president than the actual president.

8 years of experience?

 

[Crocodile]

I'm curious how much play this gets in the media compared to WALL STREET SPEECHES!!!!!!!

Good on the Obamas!

 

[Stinkles]

The speaking fees bullshit has been so distasteful.

Oh it's not over.

"He's only doing this because he got "caught."

And the depressing thing is the soft-edged amplification Venn diagram of republicans, Bernie Bros, fake Russian Bernie Bros and Jill Stein fuckwits.



Also ignoring the fact that he salvaged the US economy and did many of the things he's accused of not doing enough of, in the most obstructionist congress in history. For two terms.

 

[Baroquemantic]

But them speeches. But the 400k a pop.

 

[KraftyKrankins]

You see this, Donnie? The man's out of the office and he's still doing more than you!

 

[rjinaz]

44 actively builds a jobs program while 45 threatens martial law to the warzone hellscape.

Both sides, right?

Not to mention a history of saying he will donate and not following through. 2 million has to be a good chunk of Obama's worth but it would be just a drop in a bucket for Trump allegedly.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

I'm curious how much play this gets in the media compared to WALL STREET SPEECHES!!!!!!!

Good on the Obamas!

It likely won't get much of a blip.

Young Turks, super lefties, and the liberal Puritans aren't going to talk about this. He's now a corrupt Wall Street mogul. He got 65 million for a book deal. This guy isn't one of us. This 2 million is a deflection from the fact that he was bought off for 400k. There's a reason he never prosecuted those banks. It's so he could receive a check that'd be taxed by the State and Federal governments. It was his plan, all along.

 

[IceBringer]

"So he chose to focus on Chicago youth? Why not Kansas youth? He should be helping ALL people! This is why democrats keep losing, doing things like this will only push away people from the democrat platform into voting for Trump, identity politics!"

Dems never learn! Is this what you want the face of the party doing?!?!

 

[Crimson_Gold]

Jill Stein fuckwits.

I'm still waiting on her to fight racists in the streets like she promised. Fucking charlatan...

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

IIRC In this one instance Obama has donated more money than Trump did in his entire life.

 

[ultracal31]

Right?! Dude comes back and the first impact he chooses to make is to help young people access opportunity, too.

Doing more in 2 weeks than the orange guy can do in 100 days...

 

[BahamutPT]

Yeah, but that's only like... 5 speeches! What about the rest?! 2mil doesn't make up for everything! Obama is still making mad bank.

Spoiler

If you needed to click this JUST to confirm the /s, I'm disappointed

 

[JCreasy]

But but but Sanders and Warren . . . something about distastefully abandoning working class????

Get dafuq outta here with that bulllllshit!

 

[IamDodongo]

Damn his establishment ways. Does his corruption know no end?

 

[Slayven]

But but but Sanders and Warren . . . something about distastefully abandoning working class????

Get dafuq outta here with that bulllllshit!

Easy to pass judgement if you haven't done anything

 

[- J - D -]

It's somewhat interesting because of its
connection to the World's Fair. It's a relatively nice area, but you don't go to Chicago for the greenery.

Still wanna visit Chicago someday anyway!

 

[platocplx]

This summer jobs is a huge deal. Opportunity is what many low income areas like Chicago needs

 

[jmdajr]

Obama can't stop interfering with America!

 

[sankt-Antonio]

This won't be covered like the Wall Street shit, but that's to be expected.

If I would choose to donate 0,025% of all my wealth, I would only have 50$ set aside for donations.

Social inequality!

Spoiler

Let's get this rolling. - /s and all that

On Topic:
I really hope that he stays awesome on a social level for at least the next four years. At some point REP people in the US just have to compare the old and exciting president and be like "I've made a huge mistake".

 

[marrec]

Chicago doesn't want Obama's WALL STREET BLOOD MONEY!!!

For real tho, this is great.

 

[The Technomancer]

Obama please be president again

 

[googleplex]

Nope, the "I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd can't twist this into some holier than thou bullshit

These are the same mother fuckers that used the Clinton Foundation as an attack on Hillary Clinton.

The same Clinton Foundation the has LITERALLY saved the lived of millions of people around the world. But as we found out from the Bernie fanatics, Words and Birds mean more then actions and results.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

I said I'd be okay with it if he went on a Carter-esque post presidency and just used the money to find that, so good on him for doing this.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

And the dumbass, stupid ass, ignorant ass, obtuse ass, fucked up from the floor up gaggle of morons aren't even gonna show up to say good job Obama. Good, they need to stay in their holes.


Keep doing your thing, Obama.

 

[DerangedHermit]

Nope, the "I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd can't twist this into some holier than thou bullshit

You're old enough to not be this naive.

But that "I am so left I only walk in circles" ... damn!

(carefully chosen just for you)

 

[Byakuya769]

Wallstreet donates, too! Just saying.

Nope, the "I am so left I only walk in circles" crowd can't twist this into some holier than thou bullshit

Never mind. No snark is topping this.

 

[TestOfTide]

But but but Sanders and Warren . . . something about distastefully abandoning working class????

Get dafuq outta here with that bulllllshit!

Oh THAT GUY will be actively avoiding this thread just like he actively avoided the thread about the ACA cutting down on bankruptcies.

 

[marrec]

The spin here is actually pretty easy, jobs programs like this just encourage further engagement in neoliberal capitalism, that money could have been better spent on medical charities. Guarantee thats the line

Medical charities are just fronts for the capito-medicinal complex that artifically increases medical costs to keep lower and middle class people in constant fear of losing everything.

That money could have been better spent giving it personally to Bernie Sanders so that he can go around hurting the chances of democrats in red districts.

 

[Davilmar]

Incredibly good to see him do this. I still don't know if the speaking fees are helping fund this effort, but I am glad to see his community investment post-presidency.

 

[Omegasquash]

Damn his establishment ways. Does his corruption know no end?

"Obama building a program to help privileged inner city youth while ignoring the white working class again. Sad!"

-Predicted future tweet from 45.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

And the dumbass, stupid ass, ignorant ass, obtuse ass, fucked up from the floor up gaggle of morons aren't even gonna show up to say good job Obama. Good, they need to stay in their holes.


Keep doing your thing, Obama.

I love that word.

The best part is he didn't even do it to prove anything. He's just being who he is. Like I've said before. Your soapbox ain't shit. Most of the naysayers barely know how to wash their own asses.