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Obama defends $500M ‘Presidential Center’ in Chicago amid local blowback
NY Post ^ | 09/28/2021 | Emily Crane

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: center; chicago; obama; presidential
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The shrine to treason. The Maobama LIEbrary


21 posted on 09/28/2021 7:56:43 AM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Obama’s right.

It’s a beautiful setting, easily and safely accessible to all people. And it’ll benefit the surrounding communities.

The short-sighted people living in Hyde Park and the Stony Island area - who fight everything for the sheer entertainment value of fighting - need to give it up and back the Presidential Library.


22 posted on 09/28/2021 7:56:58 AM PDT by GOPJ (Same people who supplied pallets of bricks for BLM are supplying tent poles for illegals.)
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To: CatOwner

MULTIPLE TIMES


23 posted on 09/28/2021 8:06:42 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Obama Presidential Center should be a crater to show all the damage he did.


24 posted on 09/28/2021 8:08:40 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

One day Obamas tribute to himself will be destroyed by angry mobs of starving people when they realize he is responsible for making us all slaves of communism.

He thinks his giant museum will be here forever, but it will be destroyed just like his foot soldiers have destroyed our history.


25 posted on 09/28/2021 8:14:58 AM PDT by Trumplican
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It’s WHITE!!!! Obama is a whitey wanna be.


26 posted on 09/28/2021 8:15:51 AM PDT by Trumplican
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To: ChicagoConservative27

ONCE a stupid f’n jackass.... ALWAYS a stupid f’n jackass!!


27 posted on 09/28/2021 8:27:25 AM PDT by SMARTY (Republics decline into democracies & democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle)
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To: BenLurkin

Can we call it a Temple where all in the world can come and worship the omnipotent Barrack Hussein Obama. Heil to the Chief!!!


28 posted on 09/28/2021 8:39:22 AM PDT by elpadre ( ying them.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“It’s not actually a Library, is it? Not a repository of documents related to his administration?”

Well, you see, it’s kind of hard to have a Presidential Library while still keeping all your records sealed from public view.


29 posted on 09/28/2021 8:42:40 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It will s known as the “Worship Obama Center”.


30 posted on 09/28/2021 8:50:23 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: Boogieman

I thought it was just going to have invitations, photos and a selfie stick.


31 posted on 09/28/2021 9:27:10 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

No solar panels and windmills to make it carbon free?


32 posted on 09/28/2021 9:37:22 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A shrine to the muslim homosexual from Kenya, right in the center of ghetto Chicago.

Truly a case of sh!t wrapped up in garbage.


33 posted on 09/28/2021 9:37:42 AM PDT by Prole ( )
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To: ClearCase_guy

Special.


34 posted on 09/28/2021 9:38:19 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Presidential museums are SOOOO 20th century, and sound like something a white guy would do.

Will all visitors be required to bring their own prayer rug and remove their shoes when they enter?

And will the tower be tall enough to provide a ceremonial place to toss homosexuals off the roof?

35 posted on 09/28/2021 10:15:06 AM PDT by Bernard (The very best scientific articles always contain this phrase: “My personal intuition has been…”)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Wow — those images certainly explain the opposition to this project.


36 posted on 09/28/2021 10:19:19 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: GOPJ

Apparently it is not that accessible by public transportation, and not very near to people who might actually need jobs. Both of these were supposed goals of the project.

It could have been placed at the end of the park, where it would have filled those goals.

Instead, they are building a gigantic parking lot underneath, since people will have to drive.


37 posted on 09/29/2021 4:00:41 PM PDT by Chicory
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To: Chicory

It’s been close to 60 years since I lived in Chicago’s Hyde Park. Sometimes I’d have lunch in that park - sitting on the grass debating the day’s issues with friends. Saul Alinsky had a place on Stony Island a few storefronts down from a drug store on the corner. I found it peaceful...


38 posted on 09/29/2021 8:09:29 PM PDT by GOPJ (Same people who supplied pallets of bricks for BLM are supplying tent poles for illegals.)
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Whaddya know?

Black racist leftists getting what they want.

WHAAAAAAAAAAT
WHIIIIIIIIIITE
PRIIIIIIIIVIIIIIIIIIILEEEEEEEEGE?????!!!!!


39 posted on 09/29/2021 8:10:48 PM PDT by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Presidential Center”?????

Black Racist Leftist PROPAGANDA Center


40 posted on 09/29/2021 8:12:00 PM PDT by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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