Former President Barack Obama to Speak at University of Illinois.

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https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/obama-speech-university-of-illinois-492694981.html

Obama called the times we are living in extraordinary and dangerous times in which politicians on the right have taken advantage of people’s simmering economic insecurity.

“Over the past few decades the politics of division and resentment and paranoia has unfortunately found a home in the Republican Party,” he said, highlighting its attempts to roll back the social safety net, cut taxes without raising more revenues, rejecting climate change and more.

But Trump is a “symbol, not the cause” of the party’s appeals to tribalism and to fear, which wouldn’t work in a “healthy democracy,” Obama said.

Yet Obama also called out his actions directly, including threatening the freedom of the press and pressuring the Department of Justice to investigate political opponents and protect members of political allies ahead of elections, as Trump has recently done — including during the speech.

“We’re supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them,” Obama said. “We’re supposed to stand up to discrimination, and we’re sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers. How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?”

The cure for such actions, Obama said, is by making sure to vote in November’s midterm elections.

Interesting, the guy weaponized the FBI, the DOJ and lays a minefield for the guy coming in to office behind him and has the nerve.
I dunno, I think if Bruce Ohr was forced to speak in front of an open meeting and was questioned on his part in the Steele Dossier, Our Former POTUS Barry might be getting some serious heat.

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A man that ran the federal law enforcement like a 3rd world dictator, has nothing worth hearing. He should be in prison for block investigations into Hezbullah money laundering, ITAR violations, cigarette and stolen cars smuggling. He single handed put $1.5 Billion extra a year into their pockets.

Let me no mention funds going to Muslim Brotherhood and other such groups to foster the so called Arab Spring.

I really should not bring up the money to Iran, and his blocking Israeli actions to end the Mullahs nuke program.

I would rather did up Stalin and let him give a speech.

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We had 8 years of his dividing this republic. He needs to shut his divisive mouth and go away, the voters have spoken in 2016.

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He is just trying to get ahead of the bad coming his way !

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F’ that racist commie turd.

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I believe there was a time when ex Presidents had the good grace and ethics not to speak ill of the guy currently in office.
Once again we lose another good historic president to someone who managed to make Jimmy Carter look like a Statesman and great Leader.

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Maybe he’ll give this speech.

In his own words, Barry Soetoro aka Barrack Hussein Obama- proud to be the first Kenyan to become President of the United States.

//youtu.be/ROSKprLNqb4

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I wish he and his ilk would just go away. Incredible how he talks about Trump and nothing happened during his 8 years. Please sir, just go away.

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Economic insecurity?
No, they were tired of the shitty economy.
They voted for real change.
The economy got better.

But please, explain how it was really you that did it… like 3 months after your 8 years of economic tumble weeds.

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He’s trying to rewrite the narrative in fancy words for his myopic audience. Cause actually history and real events and sound reason doesn’t coincide with his tales.

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Did you all catch his latst public speaking engagement in Africa . . .

//youtu.be/1imr7CgH2lU

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How dare the GOP use the economy that the Dems have driven into the ground with illegal immigration, crappy trade deals, and regulations and use that for political gain; that is what the Dems were planning on doing…

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Oh now that is the pot calling the kettle black (pun intended), since it was on Shitstain’s watch that this whole Trump bullshit started with his own freaking DoJ!!!

I hated that motherf****r for 8 years and I still hate him.

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https://ntknetwork.com/obama-complains-about-trump-taking-credit-for-strong-economy/
Former President Barack Obama bashed President Trump for taking credit for the strong American economy during a politically charged speech at the University of Illinois on Friday.
“By the time I left office, household income was near its all-time high, and the uninsured rate had hit an all-time low, and wages were rising, and poverty rates were falling. I mention all this just so when you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let’s just remember when this recovery started,” Obama said to applause from the audience.
“When you hear about this economic miracle that’s been going on – when the job numbers come out … and suddenly Republicans are saying, ‘It’s a miracle!’ I have to kind of remind them: actually, those job numbers are the same as they were in 2015 and 2016,” he added.
Obama’s remarks came on the heels of the August jobs report, which found that the United States created 201,000 new jobs in August.

[b]But it’s not just Trump giving himself credit for the strong economy – economists are as well.

CNBC called the American economy a “tremendous achievement” for Trump, highlighting that “during his time in office, the economy has achieved feats most experts thought impossible. GDP is growing at a 3-percent plus rate.[/b]

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If the teleprompter failed, I’m sure it sounded like this. :rolleyes:

//youtu.be/poz6W0znOfk

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And BHO and the Progressives totally forget that they said the economy would tank if DJT got in. So really you have a YUGE swing from what they said would happen to what reality is.

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:wink: That was good.

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AND Obama said what Trump did was impossible, that Trump has no magic wand, that manufacturing wasn’t returning to our shores.

Obama is Wormtongue.

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Obama, our first failed and pathetic half black president. His gift was deceiving suckers with his mouth. IMHO, he has easily done more to damage to our country than any other president. He sat in a church for years where the preacher said { God Damm, God Damm America !!}, then when it was convenient he threw the preacher under the bus. The current Progressive Socialist/Communist Democratic Party is nothing more than about stealing money from any color of hard working people and giving it to the lazy and mentally challenged, free cheese slackers and * illegal* immigrants/aliens, etc. in exchange for their votes.

For a dysfunctional White House, TRUMP is sure getting a whole bunch of things done, UNLIKE the other previous kick the can down the road administrations that just got us further into the ditch and we were played for suckers by our enemies.
These are the same people who said Hillary Clinton would be president, and we all know how that turned out. Just more fake news by the still butthurt obstructionist and enemy of the people and the totally biased left wing pollsters and media outlets like CNN, etc.
IMHO, Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein’s middle names are Judas and they are both playing the dumb card and knowingly turning a blind eye on anything to do with the Hillary Clinton frame job on Donald Trump. At some point they both need fired for obstruction of justice.
Some people though what Jesus Christ said was offensive also. Truth is always offensive to people who don’t accept it, but it will always be there, long after the critics have come and gone. Thats right !!
Kavanaugh seated first then Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat, which shouldn’t be too far away next. MAGA !!
The way the obstructionist Demoncrats acted on the first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings reminded me of the Manson family trial in 1970. Maxine Water’s is playing Charlie.
Trump should tell biased, crooked and corrupt Bobby Mueller , there will be no nothing and to go piss up a rope. The SC’s investigation was based on a lie and is nothing more than a fame job. End the witch hunt insanity and MAGA !!!
All these (CNN type) insane people, just enjoy killing defenseless unborn babies, packing their fudge and taking *** ALL *** your guns so you can not defend yourself from people that wish to kill and harm you and your family. They are totally insane and will turn this country into a hole like parts of the country governed by them already are. Wake up America !! MAGA !! **** VOTE*

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I appreciate that:sarcastic: