T.W. Shannon to Newsmax: Obama Should Answer Unpaid Contractor Claims

Newsmax ^

[DIRTYSECRET]

Oklahoma Republican lieutenant governor nominee T.W. Shannon criticized the opening of the Obama Center in Chicago, arguing that the project highlights concerns about voter identification, and reports of unpaid contractors.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: library; obamalibrary

[DIRTYSECRET]

TW Shannon should have beaten Lankford in the senate primary back in '14 as he is not a squish. It's the problem republicans have when it comes to blacks running statewide. Oklahoma is quite red but pulling the trigger is always a bridge too far. So now Shannon is running statewide for the Lt. Governor job, a non-noteworthy job. Should he win perhaps the GOP can go move forward. If he loses he should call out he party.

[PAR35]

Obama should have hired illegals to do the work instead of Blacks. Then he could have just called ICE when they tried to get paid.

[DIRTYSECRET]

The good news is Lankford is up in ‘28. Trump will support a primary challenger since Lankford was too squishy regarding immigration. If Shannon challenges from his statewide elected perch Lankford just might do a Tom Tillis and quit. He was censored by the state gop for that immigration deal. Shannon has paid his dues. He was house speaker.

[MCSETots]

I believe Big Mike handles the finances . . .

[albie]

Gotta beat Big Mike in arm wrestling to get your money

[Coronal]

The primary contractor handles the subcontractors. If they’re not getting paid, the issue is with the primary contractor, not the Obamas.

[rktman]

I certainly won’t defend the Obamski’s but, pretty sure they aren’t signing any checks for the cinder block. They could apply pressure to whoever is. Besides which, you know all those contractors would have pushed their mom down a flight of stairs to be included in the build. “I helped!”

[DIRTYSECRET]

2028-we can really cap Trumps legacy by cleaning OUR house. Think Lankford, Murkowski, THUNE, Rand even!

Then there are the old geezers who should call it a career. Think Grassley, Boozman, Crapo.

We’ll have to accept that Johnson in Wisconsin will quit and we lose the seat. He didn’t want to run the last time.

[butlerweave]

Obama can’t count

[butlerweave]

Obama Center in Chicago or Barry’s Fertility Symbol

[Leaning Right]

I checked out a few leftie websites to see what they had to say about the contractors not getting paid.

Big surprise. It’s not Obama’s fault. It’s not the Obama Center’s fault. It’s the contractors’ fault for not keeping in better touch with the subcontractors.

That excuse was not fully explained. Probably because it was made up.

[Liz]

Taxpayers May Be Stuck for Millions in Obama Center Construction Fees
Chicago Contrarian | June 17, 2026 | Warner Todd Huston
FR Posted on 6/18/2026 by texas booster

Cost to taxpayers for Obama Center keep piling up. Illinois taxpayers may be on the hook for millions in unpaid contractor fees for the Obama Presidential Center as the foundation’s promised $420 million “safety net” fund to prevent a taxpayer bailout has yet to materialize and many black-owned contractors are being left unpaid.

Meanwhile, multiple contractors are now saying that the Obama Center hasn’t paid them for millions of dollars for their work. And some are wondering if taxpayers will be forced to pay up, according to Fox News. Some of these subcontractors say they are locked in payment disputes and if they aren’t paid, they face closing their businesses.

The City of Chicago approved the Obama Center under the requirement the foundation would raise a $470 million backup fund to pay for expenses that slipped under the radar so taxpayers would not have to pony. The fund is part of the 99-year deal to use the 19.3-acre Jackson Park in exchange for a token payment of $10. But so far, that $470 million fund has only been bankrolled to the tune of a mere $1 million.

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[piytar]

Obama is used to having other people - namely taxpayers - pay his bills.

[Robert DeLong]

T.W.Shannon

[Salman]

When the thing was being built much was made of the preference for minority contractors.

Obama once again is cheating his "brothers".

[spokeshave]

The Chinese call it a trowel job

Expect to use a trowel to repair shoddy work yourself

Poor workmanship..

Expect to see the whole edifice to crumble and fall within a decade.

It looks like a German WWII flack tower but wont last as long,

[DIRTYSECRET]

Sorry folks this was more about Shannon and the gop. Let the left have it’s fun with the center. As I understand it’s not a library like the others. Doesn’t teach much.

[17th Miss Regt]

...you know all those contractors would have pushed their mom down a flight of stairs to be included in the build. “I helped!”

...you know all those contractors would have pushed their mom down a flight of stairs to be included in the build. “I helped!”, as they file their bankruptcy packets in court...

[Pontiac]

One company that should not be paid is the Architect.

That is the ugliest most depressing building to look at ever constructed.

A grain silo has more artistic merit than Obama’s library.

Obama must of met with the architect and told him that he wanted to out ugly Clinton’s library.

[chickenlips]

Were monthly progress payments being made to the GC which would be the norm? If there were inadequate funds it should have showed up long before the completion of the project when progress payments weren’t being made. Any contractor working without regular payments was essentially financing the project.