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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,300 posts)
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:36 AM Feb 2018

Obama speech leaks after attendees were barred from sharing its contents

A publication has obtained a recording of former President Obama's address at a conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), despite attendees being barred from sharing the contents of the speech.

Reason published the recording of Obama's speech on Monday, writing that "the most newsworthy thing about it is the simple fact that the public wasn't supposed to hear it."

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During the speech, Obama said his administration "didn't have a scandal that embarrassed us."

He said that while officials did make mistakes, there were no major controversies.

"I know that seems like a low bar," Obama added, in an apparent jab to the scandals surrounding President Trump's administration.

"Generally speaking, you didn't hear about a lot of drama inside our White House," he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-speech-leaks-after-attendees-were-barred-from-sharing-its-contents/ar-BBJDjER?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

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Obama speech leaks after attendees were barred from sharing its contents (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 OP
What a real president sounds like. Damn, I miss him. CrispyQ Feb 2018 #1
No Drama Obama... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #2
I've been told exactly that zipplewrath Feb 2018 #4
That was one thing I noticed zipplewrath Feb 2018 #3
Am I the only one who is deeply disturbed that attendees were not supposed PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #5
Yes....paint it as 'secret' then leak it...more exposure that way.. HipChick Feb 2018 #6
Messaging technique? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #7
Yes, you're the only one... Blue_Tires Feb 2018 #8
It's not unusual. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #9
That's it. Most people with something to hide go tell large groups about it. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #11
It's the telling them not to tell anyone else what the content of the speech was. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #12
Yes, best way to go about it would be to tell a large group. I agree. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #13
I'm guessing, 'yes... you are the only one.' LanternWaste Feb 2018 #14
no there is always a few that are looking at Dems so they can be DEEPLY DISTURBED grantcart Feb 2018 #17
Im not disturbed, but a little surprised. Flaleftist Feb 2018 #16
Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #18
List of all of the Obama's scandals Gothmog Feb 2018 #10
As usual, you've overlooked the Biggest Obama Scandal of All gratuitous Feb 2018 #15

CrispyQ

(36,539 posts)
1. What a real president sounds like. Damn, I miss him.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:50 AM
Feb 2018

"I have seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are." ~Michelle Obama

We are witnessing a horrifying reveal right now.

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Those attending Obama's speech at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) on Friday, including media covering the event, were banned from publicly sharing information about the address.

"Following the panel, the sharing or reporting of its contents on public platforms, including social media, will not be permitted," the notice sent to attendees read. "Those who fail to adhere to this policy will be subject to removal from the conference and denied tickets to future SSAC conferences."


Odd policy. I wonder if it holds for all events like this?

Wounded Bear

(58,737 posts)
2. No Drama Obama...
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:52 AM
Feb 2018

unfortunately, our reality TV culture demands drama, especially where it is not needed or even desirable.

I swear, a huge percentage of Trump voters were just internet trolls wanting to "fuck things up" for the entertainment value.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
4. I've been told exactly that
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:57 AM
Feb 2018

I've had more than one "Trumpet" say both before and after the election that they were looking for him to "shake things up", with no real goal to the shaking.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
3. That was one thing I noticed
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 11:56 AM
Feb 2018

I wasn't the biggest Obama fan by any stretch, but one of the things I did repeatedly note was that he and his administration managed to avoid any of the scandals that almost every administration before him suffered. And that really goes back basically all the way to LBJ. They did alot of stuff in secret, and not always to my liking, but when information did leak out, it wasn't a scandal. People may not have agreed with it, or thought it was really bad policy, but it almost always passed the "I wouldn't want this on the front page" test.

(The phone metadata and related issues was about as close as it came, and ultimately very little changed once exposed).

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,908 posts)
5. Am I the only one who is deeply disturbed that attendees were not supposed
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:28 PM
Feb 2018

to share the contents of that speech? That makes is sound like he had something to hide. WTF?

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,908 posts)
7. Messaging technique?
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:34 PM
Feb 2018

I'm sorry, but I'll go back to my thought that saying the contents could not be leaked is exactly what someone who has something to hide does. Not someone who actually wants the message to be spread far and wide.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
8. Yes, you're the only one...
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 12:49 PM
Feb 2018

Because Obama is a private citizen now...

I'm personally more disturbed that someone felt compelled to blab to MSNBC anyway...

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,908 posts)
12. It's the telling them not to tell anyone else what the content of the speech was.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 01:59 PM
Feb 2018

I'm not actually suggesting that Obama has something to hide, but an attempt at secrecy just feels very off.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
17. no there is always a few that are looking at Dems so they can be DEEPLY DISTURBED
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 03:10 PM
Feb 2018

Just ask Al Franken.

Or Will Rogers.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
16. Im not disturbed, but a little surprised.
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 03:04 PM
Feb 2018

I don’t see anything there worth keeping a secret. It seems like an unusual thing to ask and there doesn’t appear to be a reason for it.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
15. As usual, you've overlooked the Biggest Obama Scandal of All
Tue Feb 27, 2018, 03:03 PM
Feb 2018

Granted, it was during the campaign, but sharp-eyed news hawks like Tweety knew a scandal when they saw one:

https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2008/04/11/on-hardball-matthews-and-shuster-critiqued-obam/143185

Too bad the American people didn't catch on to what a monster Obama was right then and there! Orange juice with breakfast. The horror, the horror.

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