Posted on 09/28/2021 7:03:10 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former President Barack Obama has defended the location of his $500 million Presidential Center in Chicago, saying he’s “absolutely confident” it will benefit the community – amid complaints from locals that it will destroy a historic park and lead to gentrification.
Following five years of legal battles, a federal review and gentrification concerns, Barack and Michelle Obama are expected to attend a celebratory groundbreaking Tuesday at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America on the eve of the groundbreaking, Obama dismissed the criticism of his legacy project, including multiple legal attempts to block construction.
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Imagine the kickbacks in a project of this size and with this type of people.
The Kenyanesian Usurper doesn’t deserve a porta-potty
It’s not actually a Library, is it? Not a repository of documents related to his administration?
It’s a “Presidential Center”? Does anyone else have a “Presidential Center”? Or is he just special?
I’m looking forward to seeing it mysteriously torched in the middle of construction.
I’m looking forward to seeing the Bill Ayers wing.
Better hurry before he blows it up...
Barry’s concrete above ground Bunker will be perfect for Graffiti
Everything bammy does benefits the peasants don’t cha know?! LOL!
I hadn't looked at it in a while. Needs a minaret on top of the '0bamashrine,' but it DOES have a putting green on the roof of the garage and PLENTY of room for homeless camps, as well as decent cover for gangland shootouts! It's a Win-Win for all of Chicagoland!
*ROLLEYES*
Are they going to stock it with People magazine? That appeared to be all the Wookie ever read. As intellectual as she was lovely...
“It’s me! Are you saying something against me!??”
It really does highlight Obama’s “god” complex. Sadly, the Big 0 is still controlling the US government through his puppet Biden and his co-conspirator Jarrett.
Don’t these stupid locals know that it’s both illegal and immoral to criticize His Majesty Barack the Magnificent?
Shouldn’t they be building this in Kenya?
I’ve heard Jimmy Carter blathering on about the doings at the “Cart-uh Cent-uh,” so I guess his is one, too.
Chicongo? Why not Kenya? Or both?!
Bill Clinton is the one who sent these “Presidential Lie-braries” into the stratosphere. Obama, of course had to out do him.
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