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In reply to the discussion: So many on the alt left and right OBSESSED with how much money Obama is making [View all]octoberlib
(14,971 posts)38. This is media generated controversy and it's ridiculous.
Obama isn't in office and can do whatever he wants. Not to mention, people are condemning him before they've heard the content of the speech. And as for Alex Burns tweet that Dems would be coming down hard if this was a Republican, I could fucking care less what Republicans do after they leave office. I'm usually just glad they're gone. Obama can do whatever he wants as a private citizen. Fuck these people.
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So many on the alt left and right OBSESSED with how much money Obama is making [View all]
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
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there is a white supremacist in the white house, he was normalized by white voters
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
#5
Barro was a republican until late last year- so much bullshit and it's funny someone
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#84
women and blacks making money is corrupt. TYT being funded by a rich republican though
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
#8
This is so obvious. Anyone who lumps all money makers into the corrupt pile is trying to suppress
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#85
yet a ton of them are funded by their daddies who have a lot of vested money in wall street
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
#19
Going on vacation is one thing, and god knows he deserved it, but does it have to be with
RelativelyJones
Apr 2017
#36
I don't think Brexit was that simple Though racism and xenophobia was a big part as with Trump.
RelativelyJones
Apr 2017
#54
I am with you. The Obama's should make money. Book deals will net a couple million.
RelativelyJones
Apr 2017
#69
Those people are his good friends. Good friends have you over & don't expect anything in return.
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#56
i think it especially hurts them that his money is not from entertainment
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2017
#46
Not me. I'm not fighting progressives over other progressives. Done with this shit.
Iggo
Apr 2017
#30
Republicans will never dump trump. Their party benefits with incompetent president & his WH Admin.
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#50
That man will never, ever quit. He may lie, cheat, hide from, sue, 'pay off', 'legally settle', and
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#65
I remember when Obama made his first million and 2 years later paid back his student loans!
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#49
they Aren't the progressive wing of the party. in fact they aren't really part of the party at all
JI7
Apr 2017
#64
Let's wait a bit to see what the Obama's choose to do with their newfound wealth
Freethinker65
Apr 2017
#62
Taking Wall Street money to talk about health care isn't my idea of good news for the Obama brand
BeyondGeography
Apr 2017
#67
I was actually surprised to see Matt Yglesias criticize Obama over this at VOX.
m-lekktor
Apr 2017
#86
The alt-left stuff that I've seen says it's obvious that status quo Wall Street
betsuni
Apr 2017
#110
"Too bad the fact there was no quid pro quo will NEVER penetrate the alt-left defensive shield
Cha
Apr 2017
#118
Watch high-velocity post count relatively new concern trolls flock to such threads. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2017
#126
who cares that matters?? Obama's have always been very charitiable people and I expect we will see
beachbum bob
Apr 2017
#127
He deserves it for putting up with all the shit for the last 8 years.
Zing Zing Zingbah
Apr 2017
#137