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Former President Obama Says He’s ‘Captive to Selfies’ Since Leaving Office
NBC News ^
| May 9, 2017
| by CLAUDIO LAVANGA and KALHAN ROSENBLATT
Posted on 05/09/2017 2:05:52 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
MILAN Former President Barack Obama gave his first speech abroad since leaving office and addressed the dangers of climate change and joked about the lighter side of his post-presidential life.
During a Q&A Obama was asked what he doesn't miss about the White House.
Obama said the list was long, but at the top of it was the isolation of being president.
"You live in what's called 'the bubble,'" Obama said. "And it is a very nice prison. So you don't have the freedom of movement to just take a walk or to sit at a café."
"Now I am only captive to selfies, which is almost as bad," he said.
"I can walk anywhere as long as I'm willing to take a selfie every two steps," Obama joked.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: marxist; vanity
He was paid $3.26 million for this little speech.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Nice work, if you can get it.
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:06:48 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:06:52 PM PDT
by
RitchieAprile
(we need to organically gamify our skillsets)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Picture-wise, I predict that this will be a real fun thread.
Don’t disappoint me, FReepers...
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Obama with his only true love...
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:10:11 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: Fresh Wind
I’m double jointed so............!
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:11:29 PM PDT
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I’ve taken probably ten selfies with my granddaughter and my wife. That’s all and they were to mark an occasion. Other than that, I know what I look like, I see myself in the mirror when I shave every morning.
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:13:37 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:17:55 PM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Does this surprise anyone coming from the colossal egomaniac who always had one eye on the mirror?
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:19:57 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
IIRC the Clinton’s wedged their way into the news cycle for many months after they left the White House. They never missed an opportunity to get their names and faces mentioned and shown, often eclipsing President Bush in the process. It wasn’t until the Weeble Wobble® was booed off stage by NY firefighters in the 9/11 aftermath that they finally subsided.
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:23:25 PM PDT
by
davius
(You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
He can always walk around with a fedora, wig, and surgical mask like Michael Jackson.
To: All
Since? SINCE?!?!?
He was addicted to ‘selfies’ long before the general public even embraced the concept.
To: LegendHasIt
..We finally have a President who works for us as hard as we do for our families!
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:41:32 PM PDT
by
caww
To: caww
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:43:15 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Former pResident Narcissus walks into a bar, sits down on a stool missing a seat & makes himself comfortable and orders two drinks with little umbrellas ........ He tosses one back and pours the other on his hand ...... This goes on for several rounds...... The bartender says to him, "Uh, mind if I ask what you're doing?" And Barry replies, "I'm getting my date drunk you silly billy."
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posted on
05/09/2017 2:46:21 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
("Fight for your country." Hector)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Wow, and they want to call Trump deranged when this guy broadcast his insanity.
To: All
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posted on
05/09/2017 6:14:18 PM PDT
by
ssfromla
To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Former President Obama Says Hes Captive to Selfies Since Leaving Office."
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