Posted on 12/06/2016 4:21:57 AM PST by Kaslin
Am I the only person who thinks that in Barak Obamas heart of hearts lies a glimmer of glee now that the Clintons wont be moving into the White House when he moves out? Roll your eyes in skepticism, if you will. But hear me out before launching a barrage of Bronx cheers.
Yes, yes, I know. Obama took time out from his busy presidential schedule to campaign for Hillary. On the other hand, hes taken time out to play golf, fly off to vacations, fund-raise, and do other things unrelated to the business at hand. Face it: the garrulous guy has always loved being on the stump. In fact, he delivers speeches better than he delivers the promises in them. And even if he isnt allowed by law to run for a third term, he has sufficient conceit to believe that he could handily have whipped both Hillary and The Donald.
Obama would be the first to remind us that the longer the contentious 2016 presidential campaign dragged on, the higher his approval ratings rose, if only because he was not actually a candidate. Still, our sitting president is vain enough to take this as a sign of his enduring popularity, of which he intends to take full advantage when he leaves office. In a way, it will help him that Secretary Clinton was defeated, since there now appears to be no other Democrat who is capable of reminding the world how he won two elections and did much good.
Such a rationale could insure that Obama remains a significant -- and even idolized figure among disillusioned Democrats. Republicans may not approve of how un-presidential he has behaved since the November election. But in the eyes of his supporters, he is still the only undisputed hero they have.
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Obama did more campaigning for Hillary than any sitting President has ever done in my memory and I am 73. And his wife did more than any sitting First Lady ever has. It is all about Obama’s legacy.
Yup ... “O” is sure now, that the wedge he drove into America will stay in place.
With the Trump victory, hillary is well defined. She's a crooked, elitist, grabby woman who has extremely bad judgement. She gets positive credit for NOTHING!
Do you think all those e-mails that suddenly 'appeared' were because WikiLeaks conveniently hacked her server? Do you think Comey came out a week before the election to say...."Hey, look what we found." because it was 'the right thing to do'?
Obama campaigned, half-heartedly for Clinton, spoke more about how the vote would make him look, and how injured he would be, and his legacy was on the line, or if you wanted more of the same you'd vote for Hillary!, and very few mentions of 'the smartest woman in the world' who couldn't even stay upright without help of some kind.
No, this was Obama's last chance to take one more piece of the big pie Clinton wanted desperately, the Presidency. It was the brass ring should could touch, but never have. Obama's last chance to say..."I hate you".
But a Trump victory means that most of his legacy will be undone and there is the possibility that some of his wrongdoings will be uncovered by the new Administration. It will interesting to learn what were in the secret side agreements to the Iran deal. Or the cover-ups in Fast and Furious and the IRS. Or where he was during Benghazi. Despite some personal glee Obama might take in a Hillary defeat, there is no doubt that a Hillary victory would have served him better.
I’ve read where he is Arab, white than black. Same thug different gene pools and don’t know if daddy possibilities were considered.
With respect, I disagree and I’m right behind you in my late sixties.
Even Hillary is reported to be blaming Obama for not doing enough.
I also think Obama is rather a lazy person who thought Hillary was a shoe in.
carefully read my last line again, check the spelling.
obama and Big Foot campaigning for her[ Hillary] is one more reason she lost. The obamas knew that they were doing her more harm than good when they campaigned for her. That is why they campaigned for her so much.
Obama has always acted un-presidential...but that’s what community organizers do.
Question: Why did Hillary cancel her fireworks show on election night two days before the election? It’s been asserted that up until about 9:30 that night, when swing states started coming in, she thought she had won, so why did she cancel the fireworks when she did?
If she had lost to Jeb Bush he’d be happy.
Jeb could easily be manipulated by polls and “smart people” and cajoled into keeping most of Obama’s legacy in place.
Trump is gonna take a wrecking ball to it.
Barky is very visibly unhappy these days.
We’re 20+ trillion in debt and the economy is hanging by a thread. They want to be able to hang this on someone other than democrats.
He could have been president for four terms or until he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs, Georgia. He symbolizes the political success of social “justice” in America like no one else.
BUT...he has no influence that helps the party. He has no “coattails” as they say. He is not going to be the future guiding light of the social “justice” firmament, though he would flatter himself that he should be. He may try not to go quiet into that good night, but he will only become an angry man breaking table lamps in the rec room at the rest home shouting angrily that no one comes to see him.
No, a new star will arise, a Jimmeh with a beaming smile, or even another “articulate” black man, maybe a woman, with a new slogan and new injustices and outrages shining for the masses.
Excellent point! I still think he's going to pardon the witch because she has dirt on him. He has to be worried she's going to roll on him if she is prosecuted.
Presidents are limited to two consecutive terms. But can Obama run in 2020?
The story is she didn’t cancel the fireworks. They were being sponsored by a big donor who evidently had access to real poll numbers and decided not to waste the money. I read it here and have no inside info and don’t remember who posted it.
But it was evident from the video showing Bill literally jumping up and down in delight early in the evening that they really thought they were going to win.
It was very obvious to me that neither Barack nor Bill wanted her to win....
But we don’t see her blaming them, do we?
IMO the Clinton Crime Family has dirt on Obama. It was used to gain his cooperation and support. And Obama knew that his legacy was tied to a Clinton victory. She represented his third term.
HILLARY was even a lazy person who thought Hillary was a shoe-in.
All she did was meet with donors.
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