Posted on 12/26/2016 2:31:34 PM PST by ColdOne
President Barack Obama plans to speak out when he believes he needs to during the presidency of Donald Trump.
During an interview with his former White House adviser and now CNN political analyst David Axelrod, Obama reflected on the last 8 years what he wants to do for himself in the near and long term future
“I’m not sticking around by the virtue of the Constitution and because I believe in the wisdom that George Washington showed that at a certain point you make room for new voices and fresh legs,” Obama said.
He went on to say, “Now that doesn’t mean that if a year from now or year and a half from now or two years from now there is an issue of such a moment–such import that isn’t just a debate about a particular tax bill or a particular policy but it goes to some foundational issues about our democracy I might just weigh in. I’m still a citizen. And that carries with it duties and obligations.”
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George W Bush, deciding to be noble minded, wanted to set a “new tone” in Washington, which amounted to allowing the democrats and the MSM to bitch slap him without any response. Trump will not be burdened with that kind of stupidity.
Disagree. The MSM will continue to provide Obama with a megaphone. He is their creation and they care to hear from him as a counterweight to the media-hostile Trump.
Indeed, there is nobody else capable of serving as a spokesman for the depleted Democrat party. Hillary is infirm and a two-time loser. Bill Clinton is equally infirm and disgraced. Crazy and shrill Uncle Bernie, the Socialist? Ol' Uncle Joe, the walking gaffe machine?
There's nobody else...
“”on the last 8 years what he wants to do for himself in the near and long term future””
WHEN wasn’t he DOING for HIMSELF?
“”I’m not sticking around by the virtue of the Constitution and because I believe in the wisdom that George Washington showed that at a certain point you make room for new voices and fresh legs,” Obama said.””
What the deuce does that even mean - BY THE VIRTUE OF THE CONSTITUTION? Is THAT in the Constitution? I don’t remember seeing anything in that document about a former president sticking around to criticize the new president’s actions!
“”He went on to say, “Now that doesn’t mean that if a year from now or year and a half from now or two years from now””
Now THAT is the biggest joke of all. A year - a year and a half or two? Who is he kidding? I’ll give him 24 hours!
Obama canno keep his mouth shut. He craves attention. If there is 4% growth he will announce that he prepared the ground for it.
Are you able to elaborate on those signs of potential flight? That’s very interesting!
What Obama will say: “I-I-I-I-me-me-me-me-uh-uh-uh-uh . .”
What I will hear: “Blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah . . “
The MUTE button on the remote works wonders to shut him
up.
Great. That means the taxpayers are going to pay for a TelePrompTer for the rest of his life?
Fully explains what I no longer watch MSM news on TV and CNN for far longer.
Former Presidents can also be impeached. My fantasy is for an impeachment on birther issue and strip the last 8 years from the books.
I never found facts that the invader from Indonesia ever meet the birth requirements, but that is just me.
Trump can shut up Obama with one tweet.
Pass the popcorn.
As long as there is a Republican Party, obama will have admirers. Along with enablers.
Sheeeeyit. If Bruce Jenner can call himself a woman, anybody can call himself or herself a Republican.
I’m sure I won’t like what he says ... but really, more power to him if he does. Clinton and Gore had barely handed over the keys before they started to whore themselves out for every last dime. Obama has only up to go from that example.
In one of his final gasps, ole jug ears will apologize to PM Abe for Hiroshima, when they meet at Pearl Harbor.
I can feel it in my bones.
Trump and FR ought to just ignore him.
Gee. I wonder what that would look like ? Maybe look like a TV that can see you and hear you ? Nah, that is crazy talk. Weigh in probably just means visit the studio the MSM has setup in his driveway.
Still following the Jimmy Carter recipe for failure, followed Carter;s Iran tactics for Syria, Libya, and Egypt, solution for gas prices, put on a sweater rather than drill, run your mouth off for 50 years after the worst presidency in history
I must agree with you.
“we need to get a pool going on how many days or even hours will transpire between Trump taking his hand off of the Bible and Obama’s first comment”
I say January 29 on the Sunday Morning news shows
I wish that were the case, but just north of half of the population is still in love with the mulatto communist. And more than half if the voters last month voted to continue his policies.
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