Posted on 02/06/2017 5:25:34 AM PST by HomerBohn
In the final weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama downplayed the idea that he would criticize his successor from the sidelines. Noting his appreciation for the way George W. Bush stayed silent during his own presidency, Obama said he would try to extend the same courtesy to Donald Trump.
He made it exactly 10 days before giving in to the irresistible impulse to jump back into the fray. After protests erupted as a result of President Trump’s executive order on immigration, Obama released a statement through spokesman Kevin Lewis:
“President Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country,” the statement said. “Citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.”
As far as statements go, this one was pretty mild. If it were made by someone else, it would hardly get any attention at all. It didn’t mention Donald Trump and it only offered veiled criticism in the last few words. If Obama had released a statement like this a year or two into Trump’s presidency, we might have even applauded #44 for his restraint.
According to Politico, though, Obama is merely biding his time:
Obama knows there are many much more drastic measures that he might want to speak out on, and he’s saving more direct intervention for maximum impact, people familiar with his thinking say. He knows he only gets one chance at it being the first time that he takes on Trump himself.
“He’ll know the right time,” said one person involved. “He will have the best sense of when he needs to do it directly.”
Seeing as how he couldn’t even make it a month before releasing a statement through his spokesperson, we don’t imagine we’ll have to wait long for “the right time” to arrive. Free from the constraints of the presidency, Obama is getting back in touch with his community-organizer persona and, undoubtedly, his Marxist roots. After pretending (badly) to be a moderate Democrat for eight years, he’s itching to let his true colors fly.
In some ways, we hope he grabs the microphone early and often. The more air Obama sucks out of the room, the less will be left for the next big Democrat star. That bodes well for 2020. On the other hand, President Trump seems to have taken a liking to his predecessor, just as Obama became friends with Bush. That kind of relationship can prove invaluable; after all, there aren’t many men who know what it’s like to sit in the Oval Office. There are plenty who can sit back and criticize the president.
If we’re counting on Barack Obama’s best judgement, though, we are bound to be disappointed.
There’s still that thing hanging over his head about a forged federal brith document that was posted online to a government website...
the flap eared nword lacks the patience to wait
We have got to get a few more to make up for the traitors who vote with the other side.
Note: TEN DAYS AFTER INAUGURATION, Obama’s spokesman uses term PRESIDENT OBAMA...NOT FORMER PRESIDENT...
He is a man child. Won’t be able exercise mature discipline.
Make My Day....
Among others. Soros owns a piece of Barry but he's one among several owners just like several different people sometimes each own a piece of a boxer or race horse.
Enemy islamist on the loose, running around with no pardon.
Git him!!!!
Stupid obsession with titles. He is NOT president Obama. He WAS president. Now he is an EX-PRESIDENT. Can we not refer to him as such? Why fluff up his ego?
Which father was that? His mother slept with anything in pants.
The mother was indeed a promiscuous girl who believed in free love. There are, unfortunately, a myriad of nude photos of Barry’s mother circulating on the internet.
As previously stated, Barry has no idea where in the hell he was born; therefore in order to destroy America a fake one had to be barfed up.
He was probably born in Mau Mau country in Kenya. His big black daddy was a rover who had more wives than was good for him. He was a big communist witch doctor in Kenya and administered the disgusting Mau Mau oath.
He and Barry’s mother probably weren’t married. She wanted to see if what they said about black men with big feet was true.
Barry had a lot in common with Billy Goat Clinton. He didn’t know who his father was either and neither did his mama.
Presidents continue to be addressed as President Whoever after they’ve left office. That’s why GHW Bush was introduced as President Bush at last night’s Super Bowl. This applies even to a cipher like Obama.
More and more Obama is realizing he has become a toothless tiger. No position. No power. Nothing but his mouth — and he never has been very good at extemporaneous.
At most, he might lend himself to venues such as ESPN or similar sports channels.
A deep thinker — he never was, nor never will be.
The president Americans, excepting those subhumans who continue to riot, want to forget! What a ghastly eight years!
The Bush years were bad enough as what I and II left behind in a useless war against Iraq that changed the landscape and the politics beyond recognition was horrible. We needed to hunt down and execute Hussein who was the protector of the Jews and Christians and the enemy of Iran like we needed a sick-o as president for eight years.
Thank God for President Trump!
...if I were Trump I’d set the bassturd up with proof....have the big eared mooslem POS paraniod
into silence
Obama’s presidency is behind us; like looking in your rear view mirror and seeing things reversed, he should be henceforth known as “Tnediserp”. It salutes his past & present at the same time.
Tnediserp Obama. I like it.
Obama will deliver his reasoned, completely detailed response to events a few weeks after the issue has faded far into the rear-view mirror. Once the dust has settled and the liberal position has been clarified. Just like always. Meanwhile, men of action and engagement will be at the front edge of events.
See my first sentence: “Obsession with titles” - see also naming your child Lord, King, and dare I say Baron.
Where did you get that photo of the young Elizabeth Warren?
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