Obama's 2nd Term

[Moliere]

Following the lead of Republicans?

[myboynoah]

Yikers Obama, time to work on those arm muscles.

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[snowcat]

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Hundreds Of Cuban Refugees Clinging To Air Force One On Flight Back To U.S.

http://www.theonion.com/graphic/hundreds-cuban-refugees-clinging-air-force-one-fli-52616

[myboynoah]

I had a dream last night where I was in a meeting with other people and President Obama. He had just announced that he was either banning all meat or stopping USG programs supporting the meat industry (that part was kind of fuzzy, and I'm not sure there is really anything we call the "meat' industry per se, but nonetheless, he was against meat). I couldn't hold my tongue and was very vocal about what a dumb idea it was. The response was his typical mumbo jumbo about "studies show . . . " and laced with the all-too-familar "I'm smarter than the rest of you." arrogance.

Worst. President. Ever.

[New Mexican Disaster]

I had a dream last night where I was in a meeting with other people and President Obama. He had just announced that he was either banning all meat or stopping USG programs supporting the meat industry (that part was kind of fuzzy, and I'm not sure there is really anything we call the "meat' industry per se, but nonetheless, he was against meat). I couldn't hold my tongue and was very vocal about what a dumb idea it was. The response was his typical mumbo jumbo about "studies show . . . " and laced with the all-too-familar "I'm smarter than the rest of you." arrogance.

Worst. President. Ever.

You need help.

[Uncle Ted]

[SCcoug]

This NY Times magazine piece on Ben Rhodes is amazing in his utter hubris and brazen glee in creating a lie of a narrative to pass the Iran nuclear deal.
The complicit journalists and independent "experts" the administration used to sell the deal he calls force multipliers.

“We created an echo chamber,” he told the magazine. “They [the seemingly independent experts] were saying things that validated what we had given them to say.”

In this environment, Rhodes has become adept at ventriloquizing many people at once. Ned Price, Rhodes’s assistant, gave me a primer on how it’s done. The easiest way for the White House to shape the news, he explained, is from the briefing podiums, each of which has its own dedicated press corps. “But then there are sort of these force multipliers,” he said, adding, “We have our compadres, I will reach out to a couple people, and you know I wouldn’t want to name them — ”

“I can name them,” I said, ticking off a few names of prominent Washington reporters and columnists who often tweet in sync with White House messaging.

Price laughed. “I’ll say, ‘Hey, look, some people are spinning this narrative that this is a sign of American weakness,’ ” he continued, “but — ”

“In fact it’s a sign of strength!” I said, chuckling.

“And I’ll give them some color,” Price continued, “and the next thing I know, lots of these guys are in the dot-com publishing space, and have huge Twitter followings, and they’ll be putting this message out on their own.”

When I suggested that all this dark metafictional play seemed a bit removed from rational debate over America’s future role in the world, Rhodes nodded. “In the absence of rational discourse, we are going to discourse the [expletive] out of this,” he said. “We had test drives to know who was going to be able to carry our message effectively, and how to use outside groups like Ploughshares, the Iran Project and whomever else. So we knew the tactics that worked.” He is proud of the way he sold the Iran deal. “We drove them crazy,” he said of the deal’s opponents.

[BigFatMeanie]

I'm not an Obama fan by any stretch of the imagination but I give him credit for his commutation of these ridiculous sentences for non-violent offenders.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-commutations_us_57519943e4b0eb20fa0da679

Who in their right mind thinks it's a good idea to sentence people to life in prison without parole for 1st time "drug possession with intent to distribute" offenses? Clearly these harsh sentences didn't have the intended deterrent effect as drug trafficking and trade are as high as ever.

This is where my inner Libertarian really tries to come out. The "War on Drugs" is a colossal failure. Just as the "War on Alcohol" (aka Prohibition) was a colossal failure.

[PaloAltoCougar]

This thread can mutate into Obama's post-presidency life. I liked this Washington Post article about what kind of father Obama has been. I think even his most ardent critics concede he's a good family man.

He has apparently worked hard to be the kind of father his dad wasn't. I'm also impressed that he's managed to dine with his kids at least five nights a week (interruptions during a two-hour stretch are strictly forbidden), and has read Malia all seven books of the Harry Potter series.

Obama seeks to turn his own story into public policy. The blight that now blankets devastated parts of cities such as Baltimore, he argues, can be addressed if more black men can be inspired to do for their children what their fathers never did for them. This was the impetus behind the president’s decision in 2014 to establish My Brother’s Keeper, a community-based initiative designed to help young men of color reach their full potential. Obama has hinted that he plans to stay involved in this cause long after his presidency is over.

[Katy Lied]

I like that he's a fan of GoT.

[Eddie]

This thread can mutate into Obama's post-presidency life. I liked this Washington Post article about what kind of father Obama has been. I think even his most ardent critics concede he's a good family man.

He has apparently worked hard to be the kind of father his dad wasn't. I'm also impressed that he's managed to dine with his kids at least five nights a week (interruptions during a two-hour stretch are strictly forbidden), and has read Malia all seven books of the Harry Potter series.

The "Black men need to take responsibility for themselves, their families, and their community" movement needs a new advocate since Bill Cosby was discovered to not be the best spokesperson.

Anything that builds up society is a good thing. I hope he is successful with this initiative.

[Uncle Ted]

Obama criticized for gun control comments during Dallas memorial speech

President Barack Obama was criticized on Twitter for a statement about guns during a speech in Dallas to honor the victims of last week's attack.


After delivering a set of unifying remarks, Obama veered into more controversial waters.


"It's easier for a teenager to get his hands on a Glock than it is to get a computer or even a book," the president said.
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http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/12/obama-criticized-for-gun-control-comments-during-dallas-memorial/21430844/

So I can go down to the "Gun Library" and check out a Glock or two? I wished someone would have told me that before I purchased one.

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[byu71]

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/1...rial/21430844/

So I can go down to the "Gun Library" and check out a Glock or two? I wished someone would have told me that before I purchased one.

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I think President Obama is a decent and honorable man. I think he is a typical politician and will speak out of both sides of his mouth. He is very good at it and I think his popularity has gone up due to nothing he has done, but he is being compared to Hillary and Donald.

It's easier for a teenager............................. Really, maybe that is true for inner city and poor neighorhoods and that is truly sad. However, to state "teenagers" he is then doing what he said we shouldn't do. Take a small group and then apply it to the group as a whole to inflame.

[Uncle Ted]

I think President Obama is a decent and honorable man. I think he is a typical politician and will speak out of both sides of his mouth. He is very good at it and I think his popularity has gone up due to nothing he has done, but he is being compared to Hillary and Donald.

It's easier for a teenager............................. Really, maybe that is true for inner city and poor neighorhoods and that is truly sad. However, to state "teenagers" he is then doing what he said we shouldn't do. Take a small group and then apply it to the group as a whole to inflame.

So was the president trying to say is that the inner city and poor teenagers would more likely know what to do with a Glock than a book? In short, was he calling these teenagers "thugs"?

[Moliere]

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/1...rial/21430844/

So I can go down to the "Gun Library" and check out a Glock or two? I wished someone would have told me that before I purchased one.

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What a dumb statement by Obama. Not only is it an incorrect star meant but it severely detracts from his decent speech.


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