Posted on 05/06/2026 1:17:07 AM PDT by Libloather
Former President Barack Obama’s presidential library is hocking pricey merch shaped like the unsightly Chicago tower — as the project’s architects revealed the former commander-in-chief himself was behind the “Death Star” design that’s been widely mocked since construction began.
Ungainly lapel pins that “capture the silhouette” of the Obama Presidential Center are going for $30 in the online store.
“The pin represents the intersection of bold design and global leadership,” the website reads, noting the proceeds go to the Obama Foundation “to inspire, empower and connect people to change their world.”
Each pin is “handcrafted from unfired paper clay,” and is 1.6 inches tall by 1 inch wide — about as oversized as the center itself, which lords 225 feet over Chicago’s Jackson Park in a monolith of concrete and granite.
The $850 million center is slated to open in June after 10 years of development — and criticism of its domineering design — but its online store recently went live in the build-up to the grand opening.
Many weren’t impressed with the pricey pins — with some comparing them to chewing gum, pregnancy tests and blobs of toothpaste.
“It looks like chewed gum or an eraser that a third grader has been mutilating,” one user on X wrote.
“How is that even uglier than the actual building?” said another.
“I thought the building was ugly, then I see the pin,” wrote a third.
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He made that to remind himself of the mecca kabaa.
A Capitalist in Communist’s clothing. Or is it the other way around? 🤔
What a cheap looking pin. Bet Oboomba had them made in China.
Sounds like a good time to post the famous Obama Remix (Okey Doke) YouTube :- )
That building perfectly encapsulates the Obama presidency - an eyesore on the American landscape.
That’s the problem with artistic endeavors. Unless care is taken, the ugliness of the creator gets put on display.
What could possibly be inside that monstocity?
Say what you want about the estemmed BHO, he was and remains completely without class or taste.
I’ll have whatever Obama is smoking...NOT!
Looks more like a Borg penis.
The absolute hubris to push through this hideous monument to himself is astounding.
The 13 presidential libraries are managed by the National Archives.
In FY2022, the libraries’ visitors included 76,117 at the
George H.W. Bush library and 38,841 at the Clinton library.
The Reagan Library is a top draw, while the George W. Bush Library saw 75,838 visitors in FY2022 compared to the miniscule 38,841 at the Clinton library.
The Eisenhower Library once reached a high of over 630,000 visitors, while the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library reached 5 million total visitors over a longer period.
Annual visitor numbers dropped significantly in 2021 due to pandemic closures, with some reporting zero visitors in certain periods, but have been recovering.National Archives.gov
https://www.archives.gov
Frequently Asked Questions | National Archives
I just clicked on the FAQ link at the obama.org center web site and up pops the window that says, “Page not found. Looks like something has gone wrong.”-——geeze. can’t even get the website right!
Looks like post-Kruschev modernism.
What could possibly be inside that monstocity?
An empty suit in a glass case, an empty chair and a prayer rug. Ohh..... and a steam room, men only of course.
As I have before mentioned ... it looks like a Klingon prison on Rura Penthe ...
The, “magic negro”, is such a self absorbed a hole
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