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'Obama Out': President ending reign as pop culture king
Associated Press ^ | Jan 5, 2017 1:17 PM EST | Nancy Benac

Posted on 01/05/2017 6:21:37 PM PST by Olog-hai

From his campaign fist bump to his theatrical mic drop at the last White House correspondents’ dinner, Barack Obama ruled as America’s pop culture president. […]

And, months before the end of his term, he delivered what could be his with-it farewell line as he ended his remarks at the correspondents’ dinner by embracing a gesture popularized by rappers and comedians. “Obama out,” he deadpanned, as he dropped his microphone and left the lectern. […]

For all the fascination with Obama’s pop culture finesse, there was a downside. Eric Dezenhall, a Washington crisis management consultant and former Reagan administration official, contends that Donald Trump’s election “can be traced almost solely to the domination of the popular culture that Obama and Obama-ism had.” Obama’s cultural identity was intertwined with a liberal agenda that was a turnoff to many voters.

“A lot of Trump’s supporters said, ‘I’m tired of hearing about this,’” says Dezenhall. People “got sick and tired of hearing that Islam is a peace-loving religion and that there’s nobody braver than Kaitlyn Jenner.” …

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TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Society
KEYWORDS: fakenews; fubo; obama; popculture

1 posted on 01/05/2017 6:21:37 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Buttociated Press need not worry, Obama will still be Douchebag of the Universe.


2 posted on 01/05/2017 6:30:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
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To: Olog-hai

Anyone who does not despise Obama has questionable judgment

Anyone who adulated him is a total moron.


3 posted on 01/05/2017 6:40:50 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

“Anyone who does not despise Obama has questionable judgment
Anyone who adulated him is a total moron.”

Two of the finest and most true statements in the multiverse.


4 posted on 01/05/2017 7:10:22 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: BenLurkin

Asspress boot lickers licking and scraping as usual.


5 posted on 01/05/2017 7:12:12 PM PST by Luke21
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To: Olog-hai

Many in the MSM will still treat Obama as POTUS after Jan. 20, and will look to him to fill soundbites for their fake news reports.


6 posted on 01/05/2017 7:17:04 PM PST by PGR88
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To: a fool in paradise

Whatever shall we do without Obama to whittle down our paychecks and regulate our lives?


7 posted on 01/05/2017 7:23:36 PM PST by rhett october (ResistanceFeed.com)
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To: Olog-hai
People “got sick and tired of hearing that Islam is a peace-loving religion and that there’s nobody braver than Kaitlyn Jenner.” …

Right on the money.

8 posted on 01/05/2017 7:25:00 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Olog-hai

See tagline.


9 posted on 01/05/2017 7:38:26 PM PST by libertylover (Small-town America got sick and tired of being governed by people who don't know a boy from a girl.)
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To: Olog-hai

Is Obama an enlightened being? / Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain’t no ordinary politician. You buying it?
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/morford/article/Is-Obama-an-enlightened-being-Spiritual-wise-2544395.php


10 posted on 01/05/2017 7:39:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That has heavy implications of demon possession.

I think we all know what “Yes we can” sounds like when played backwards.


11 posted on 01/05/2017 7:45:07 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Rock star wannabe with as much character, intellect and credibility as the average rock star.

It will be SUCH a relief to have this Bozo out of the White House.


12 posted on 01/05/2017 7:47:29 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Olog-hai

So you're saying the Obama halo is out...

13 posted on 01/05/2017 8:05:14 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Olog-hai

Can’t come soon enough.


14 posted on 01/05/2017 8:07:44 PM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: Olog-hai
As The Legacy Unravels!

Doctor: The media says 0bama is out now.

Patient: I thought everybody knew he was gay!

15 posted on 01/05/2017 8:08:44 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama a “Lightworker”??? Hmm...

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an ANGEL of LIGHT. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.” 2 Cor. 11


16 posted on 01/05/2017 8:12:07 PM PST by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: Olog-hai
A joke keeps coming to mind.......

January 2013 2017
One sunny day in January, 2017 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue , where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here." The old man said, "Okay", and walked away. The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides here." The man thanked him and, again, just walked away. The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." The Marine, understandably agitated at this and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I've told you already that Mr. Obama is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?" The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it." The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir."

This joke would have been worth so much more if 2013 had been the correct date.

17 posted on 01/05/2017 8:37:49 PM PST by V K Lee (Is it too early for a President Trump?)
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This joke would have been worth so much more if 2013 had been the correct date.

So true and as it turns out; the joke was on the entire western world. Sigh.

I remember this joke when it went around though.

18 posted on 01/05/2017 11:57:09 PM PST by Boomer (You can't shame a fascist leftist (liberal) because they don't understand the concept of honor.)
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19 posted on 01/05/2017 11:59:30 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: Olog-hai
 photo Obama-with-selfie-stick_zpsr081xh4h.gif
20 posted on 01/06/2017 5:31:18 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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