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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI have to admit I am pretty surprised that we hear so little from our living former presidents.
Jimmy Carter has said his piece more than once, and gets a huge pass for battling cancer (and doing so much great work). But I would have expected that having held the presidency, Bill Clinton, Dubya and yes, president Obama, would be utterly reeling from the madness they are witnessing - have been witnessing for over three years. Is there some sort of "code" that former presidents have to keep their mouths shut? I can't imagine what must be going through all of their heads....but would love to know.
Then again, perhaps they are just trying to keep out of the way of the work being done by our side in the Impeachment process and don't want to put more stuff out there for the raging orange asshole to fixate on...
Skittles
(153,169 posts)yes, I am surprised too
NRaleighLiberal
(60,015 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)happens a LOT
drray23
(7,633 posts)He might get more involved when there is a nominee. Getting into the fray now could give the repubs ammunition. After all, they were even trying to blame Obama during their opening arguments..
mopinko
(70,127 posts)long tradition of not chiming in from former prez's. no idea when it started, but dont remember it ever happening in my lifetime.
marble falls
(57,106 posts)involved in criticizing currents.
SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)by the current imposter in the White House.
Hell, hes still talking about Obama like hes running against him, so he wont be able to keep his mouth shut once he is out.
Lets hope he is so disgraced, despised and feeble that he is simply ignored.
captain queeg
(10,208 posts)And Bush isnt real popular amongst the rethugs nowadays.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)even War Criminals like jr. All that shit has been thrown into the sewage sump by the orange buffoon.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)that fascist fuck with NEVER just STFU
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)by showing us how a real president is supposed to act. Look at every instance where a presidential response would be expected and compare the statements tweeted out by Chump and BHO. Invariably, there will be a terse, flat statement from the Chump, but a piece of prose from Obama. Obama leads by example.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)It would split this county apart.
If you pay attention you can see they do make themselves heard. Every time President Obama urges us to vote in a speech hes making a statement. Presidents need to shut up, especially when criticizing someone from the other party.
Just think how crass Trump is every time he says Obamas name. How he avoids criticism by blaming everything on past Presidents, especially Obama. Its crude, bad manners and embarrassing.
In spite of the aberrations in etiquette and manners under Trump, its still important to have manners and respect for your adversaries. I hope we return to that very quickly after Trump is gone.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)better
(884 posts)I can tell you one thing, I'm going to be very supportive of the idea of trump shutting the fuck up once he's gone. But somehow I don't expect he's going to.