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Obama Targets Trump Campaign Proposals in Highly Political Commencement Speech
abc news ^ | 5/15/16

Posted on 05/15/2016 12:38:44 PM PDT by StCloudMoose

While not directly naming the candidate, President Obama made it clear just what he thinks about Donald Trump's campaign and policy proposals in a highly political commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University. The president said he would skip giving students the usual commencement banter, and instead run down a list of "suggestions" that turned out to be a stern and direct indictment of everything Trump has built his campaign on. First, Obama took on Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan, telling students, "When you hear someone longing for the good old days, take it with a grain of salt." Obama told graduates that despite what they may hear on the campaign trail, he believed they were better positioned than at any time to succeed and said the reason America doesn't tend to move backwards is "because you don't fear the future."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: campaign; commencementspeech; education; obama; rutgersuniversity; trump
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1 posted on 05/15/2016 12:38:44 PM PDT by StCloudMoose
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To: StCloudMoose

Thanks, Valerie’s man child. This should boost Trump’s poll numbers another two or three points.


2 posted on 05/15/2016 12:39:59 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: StCloudMoose

I’ll bet the retarded “snowflakes” ate up his commie propaganda. You can’t fix stupid. Especially when they spend most of their days curled up in the fetal position in their safe zones.


3 posted on 05/15/2016 12:42:36 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to TRUMP the race card in America so we can all get along again.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

What a di*k. Isn’t this sort of speech supposed to be some kind of inspirational message about the future for the students, or a recap of what wisdom that the speaker has earned through life, instead of a campaign stop? This is THEIR day that they “earned”, right?

I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again: Obama might actually be WORSE as an ex-president than as a president. This may seem impossible...but believe it.


4 posted on 05/15/2016 12:44:52 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: StCloudMoose

What a subhuman joke on humanity. Clown Prince nobama has fewer than 250 days in which to spew his malignant nonsense. The hobo should be in a Fed SuperMax for the rest of his worthless, caustic existence.


5 posted on 05/15/2016 12:47:36 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: StCloudMoose

Girly-men love to gossip.


6 posted on 05/15/2016 12:48:36 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Why isn't Hillary in jail?)
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To: SoFloFreeper

yep, all of those student wondering where they can find a job while the leader blames others for destruction


7 posted on 05/15/2016 12:53:51 PM PDT by StCloudMoose
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To: StCloudMoose

The Kenyanesian Usurpation can’t end soon enough.


8 posted on 05/15/2016 1:04:33 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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If a Republican president did this the press would yowl like wounded sheep.


9 posted on 05/15/2016 1:04:56 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: StCloudMoose

Hmmmm... is it possible that Dear Leader is concerned? These attempts at total anarchy are getting rampant.


10 posted on 05/15/2016 1:10:10 PM PDT by BurrOh (All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. ~Orwell)
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To: StCloudMoose

Bathroom Barry is playing with fire.


11 posted on 05/15/2016 1:12:52 PM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: StCloudMoose

The arch-idiot obama attacks everyone and anyone except Lenin, convicted criminals, and sexual deviants.


12 posted on 05/15/2016 1:31:54 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: StCloudMoose

This is Barky: “Oh um I’m your President... aaahhh I um important somehow”....


13 posted on 05/15/2016 1:49:15 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: StCloudMoose
DEMAGOGUE


14 posted on 05/15/2016 1:53:38 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: StCloudMoose

Race racketeering 24/7..


15 posted on 05/15/2016 2:03:47 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: StCloudMoose

Despicable!

A commencement speech should be uplifting, encouraging graduates that they can work and do great things,

Instead, Obama uses it to bash a political opponent.

I hope graduates figure out that Trump wants to save America and US jobs these graduates may need.


16 posted on 05/15/2016 2:12:34 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

17 posted on 05/15/2016 2:21:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: StCloudMoose
I will be watching Inauguration morning when Mr. and Mrs. Obama greet Mr. and Mrs. Trump at the White House.

Or not.

18 posted on 05/15/2016 2:21:54 PM PDT by AU72
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To: StCloudMoose

Some commencement speech, eh?


19 posted on 05/15/2016 2:25:06 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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5 seconds after being sworn in an the applause quells. Trump turns to the mike and says, “Secret service arrest former president Obama and everyone in the Obama executive branch immediately. Use hand cuffs. Tazers are preferred.”


20 posted on 05/15/2016 2:40:27 PM PDT by USCG SimTech
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