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trof

(54,256 posts)
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 06:45 PM Dec 2017

tRump* tweets how great he is. Obama tweets how great others are.

Barack Obama Barack ObamaVerified account @BarackObama · 6h6 hours ago

As we count down to the new year, we get to reflect and prepare for what’s ahead. For all the bad news that seemed to dominate our collective consciousness, there are countless stories from this year that remind us what's best about America.
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Barack Obama Barack ObamaVerified account @BarackObama · 6h6 hours ago

Kat Creech, a wedding planner in Houston, turned a postponed wedding into a volunteer opportunity for Hurricane Harvey victims. Thirty wedding guests became an organization of hundreds of volunteers. That’s a story from 2017.
Couple postpones wedding, inspires help for Harvey victims
It's been a little more than a month since one of the most devastating hurricanes in…
click2houston.com
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Barack Obama Barack ObamaVerified account @BarackObama · 6h6 hours ago

Chris Long gave his paychecks from the first six games of the NFL season to fund scholarships in Charlottesville, VA. He wanted to do more, so he decided to give away an entire season’s salary. That’s a story from 2017.
Chris Long is playing for free, and has never been happier
Chris Long pledged all of his 2017 salary to promote educational equity in Philadelphi…
philly.com
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Barack Obama Barack ObamaVerified account @BarackObama · 6h6 hours ago

Ten-year-old Jahkil Jackson is on a mission to help homeless people in Chicago. He created kits full of socks, toiletries, and food for those in need. Just this week, Jahkil reached his goal to give away 5,000 “blessing bags.” That’s a story from 2017.
10-year-old's 'blessing bags' mission earns him national acclaim
5th grader Jahkil Jackson receives national award for distributing thousands of blessin…
chicagotribune.com
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tRump* tweets how great he is. Obama tweets how great others are. (Original Post) trof Dec 2017 OP
THIS is what leadership is. Thank you for sharing this. I love 44. CurtEastPoint Dec 2017 #1
One is a great man, responsible adult and patriot. The other is none of those things. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #2

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
2. One is a great man, responsible adult and patriot. The other is none of those things.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 06:55 PM
Dec 2017

One of these two men goes out of his way to help others, the other goes out of his way (and he admits this) to get revenge on anyone he doesnt like.

One of these men is worshiped by half of this country no matter how much harm he causes, the other man is admired by the entire world.

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