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  • Obama Likens Troops And Cops To Immigrant Dreamers In 'Profile In Courage' Acceptance Speech

    05/08/2017 3:06:08 PM PDT · by i88schwartz · 30 replies
    RealClearPolitics ^ | May 8, 2017 | RealClearPolitics
    In his acceptance speech for the John F. Kennedy Profile In Courage award, former President Obama compared the courage of troops, cops, and first responders to "dreamers who suppress their fears to keep working." Video and transcript at link...
  • Vocal Ex-President Barack Obama Desperate to Save His Legacy from Donald Trump

    05/08/2017 9:21:38 AM PDT · by Stopthethreat · 26 replies
    Despite his voiced desire to stay out of the political theater, former president Barack Obama returned again to defend his presidency and speak out against his successor Donald Trump. The former president has repeatedly spoken out against Republicans and their policies, facing a sharp reversal of his presidency. “I want to be quiet a little bit and not hear myself talk so darn much,” Obama said to reporters during the last press conference of his presidency. But it’s clear that the president has no intention of staying out of the public spotlight. On Sunday, the president urged members of Congress...
  • Obama receiving Profile in Courage Award from Kennedys

    05/07/2017 12:16:09 PM PDT · by Kid Shelleen · 49 replies
    AP via Daily Mail ^ | 05/06/2017 | staff
    Former President Barack Obama returns to the spotlight when he officially receives an award for political courage from the John F. Kennedy family. Obama has been named this year's recipient of the Profile in Courage Award. The Sunday night award presentation takes place at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. The award is named after a 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by the late president that profiles eight U.S. senators who risked their careers by taking principled though unpopular positions.