Posted on 05/16/2020 10:07:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
Obama spoke on “Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,” a two-hour event for students graduating from historically black colleges and universities broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. His remarks were unexpectedly political, given the venue, and touched on current events beyond the virus and its social and economic impacts.
“More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said. “A lot them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
Later Saturday, during a second televised commencement address for high school seniors, Obama panned “so-called grown-ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs” who do “what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy.”
“Which is why things are so screwed up,” he said.
Obama did not name President Donald Trump or any other federal or state officials in either of his appearances. …
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That pathetic production demonstrated the lack of sincerity the Left has for America’s future.
>> I wish the former president ...
He’s a scumbag
More pearls of wisdom from “NO” results O
This was vile!!!!!!
It was shown on both Fox channels.....MSNBC.....CBS.....ABC
I watched only a bit.....and I missed the first 10 minutes.....but I came in when Kevin Hart was speaking and when he mentioned how proud he was to be on with Barack Obama......I stopped watching and checked the other channels.....
Has anyone yet asked him a single question about Obamagate?
“Never let a crisis go to waste”, He’s a F’n narcissistic wee-wee.
I had almost forgotten how bad a President Obama was.
Were it not for low-class, Obama would have no class at all.
I cannot figure out who is the bigger scumbag - Obama or Romney?
This s the guy who couldn’t get the computer system set up for Obama, failed to realize ISIS was staging to invade Iraq and Syria, and left our embassy in Libya defenseless despite repeated requests from the Ambassador for more protection. What a smug jerk.
How low will the Democrat Party go? Let us watch the next 6 months and see, as they all do the Limbo Rock.
Obama was bad, but Biden would be worse than Obama.
“More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said. “A lot them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
Later Saturday, during a second televised commencement address for high school seniors, Obama panned “so-called grown-ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs” who do “what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy.”
“Which is why things are so screwed up,” he said.
Sounds to me like he’s talking about Fauci, Birx, the chart pushers, and the Dem governors.
I Heart Radio apparently had a ‘special graduation program’ last Friday. They were replaying speeches from previous graduations for their listeners. The names I heard listed were ‘HILLARY, Bill and Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush, Etc., etc., etc.
It’s enough to make you wanna puke. And not listen to I Heart Radio anymore.
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