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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]Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)44. It's no coincidence that after Sanders has a bad week
The "cooler than you" leftbros in the punditsphere and on Twitter have unloaded both barrels on Chelsea and Obama while giving a pass to Ivanka and the dozens of other currently ongoing Trump scandals...
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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