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Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
1. The football analogy was good. Interesting his professed admiration for Teddy Roosevelt.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:35 AM
Dec 2015

I don't think there has ever been a more mellow, down to earth, likeable president than Obama. I both love that and, at the same time, find myself suspicious of that.

I love him at times, i hate him at times, but he is, without a doubt, a guy I would absolutely love to have a beer with.

mucifer

(23,547 posts)
3. Yeah just read in the chicago tribune an article about lead poisoning in Chicago and
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:41 AM
Dec 2015

How he could do something about it on the federal level but he isn't.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-cha-lead-paint-hazards-met-20151231-story.html

From the article:

As a young community organizer in Chicago, President Barack Obama fought to eradicate lead hazards in the Altgeld Gardens public housing project. HUD staff members have urged his administration to update the agency's lead standard, but such a change isn't included on the most recent list of federal rules planned during the next year.


It's very disturbing.
 

mac2766

(658 posts)
5. Have been a big fan of the show since it started...
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:00 AM
Dec 2015

Much more today. That was a great episode.

I really enjoyed Jerry trying to drive out of the compound with the president. Hilarious.

Great president. No matter how some feel about him, in future years he's going to be remembered as one of the best.

callous taoboy

(4,585 posts)
10. Great show. A tech question:
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 11:29 AM
Dec 2015

When I tried to watch this at comedians in cars getting coffee. com it would not play. I'm on a Mac. Any idea why it wouldn't play? Also, how did you find this on youtube? I found it, but it was only a 2:10 clip.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,431 posts)
11. President Obama is one incredible human being
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:12 PM
Dec 2015

the job he has, the unbelievable amount of vitriol he has endured for nearly 7 years and to me he still comes across as a genuinely nice, unpretentious individual - I find that amazing

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
12. And thats not counting the vitriol from democrats including some here on the DU
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 01:46 PM
Dec 2015

because they are angry at him for not doing things like closing Gitmo even though hes only the president and not a god king who can ignore congress and do whatever the hell he wants.

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
19. This was really good.
Sat Jan 2, 2016, 12:37 AM
Jan 2016

I'd sure like links to stories, videos, podcasts of everything of this sort of thing Obama will have done during his presidency. He was on a podcast with Marc Marin, he was in a "Between Two Ferns" with Zach G, and tons more cool stuff that Romney and McCain would never have done. Obama really is cool. I'd like to know all of those things he did that I missed.

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