https://freerepublic.com/tag/garbajmahal/ en-us Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:56:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384709/posts The Barack Obama Presidential Center is finally open to the public. The Obamas threw themselves an invite-only launch part..... Here are six things we learned: 1) It really is that ugly. The primary edifice, sometimes called the Obamalisk, is a hulking gray tower that appears to have been based on a model that just won third prize in a middle-school architecture competition for gifted nerds..... 2) It was built on stolen land. Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who makes $740,000 as CEO of the Obama Foundation, kicked things off by recognizing the "original inhabitants" of the stolen land on which... Washington Free Beacon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384709/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:56:54 GMT