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https://www.axios.com/barack-obama-trump-tv-social-media-95b62fb3-fce7-4fc8-9ea7-ac3419bdba4b.htmlIna Fried
29 mins ago
Obama swipes Trump on watching TV and using Twitter
Former President Barack Obama said at a tech conference Wednesday that one key to his decision-making was relying on staff and surrounding himself with a diversity of viewpoints, before adding:
Why it matters: Obama has largely avoided major criticisms of President Trump, but he used his comments Wednesday to draw a contrast between the two administrations.
He then added: "I'm proud of the fact we didnt have indictments. Ive said that before but that is pretty rare in modern day." Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation resulted in the indictments of 6 former Trump advisers.
Other highlights: Obama said there are tough calls you have to make as president, citing the decision to go after Osama Bin Laden as a 50-50 call and bailing out Chrysler as a 60-40-type decision.
Obama added that it's also important that the people who serve in the administration aren't there for fame or money: "Are folks here because they want to serve the American people?"
MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)Sigh.
Harker
(13,879 posts)I hope the memories will come flooding back.
SergeStorms
(18,893 posts)I was laying on the couch, just in from driveway repair and about to take a nap. The latest horrors from the Trump mal-administration were pouring in from MSNBC, and I was waxing nostalgic about the halcyon days of an honest, decent President in the White House. I then thought about the fact that there should have been an honest, decent woman in the White House at this very moment, and that got my blood boiling enough so a nap was impossible. Trump is interfering with my sleep and NO ONE stands between me and my naps and gets away with it! Come 2020, Trump is HISTORY!
Gothmog
(143,999 posts)Response to Gothmog (Reply #2)
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Martin Eden
(12,802 posts)(my apologies to fecal matter for the insult)
Initech
(99,914 posts)That and golf at golf courses with his name on them.
C_U_L8R
(44,892 posts)Trumps regime would be decimated if the no jerk rule was in effect.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)stable statements! God! I miss that!
Aussie105
(5,213 posts)is to trawl the internet looking for videos of Obama's speeches.
Let the Obama smarts wash over you.
Ain't it the truth . . . .you don't miss something until it's gone.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Inch back up to its old level!
Trump has dumbed everything down!
LittleGirl
(8,261 posts)Nightmare to be over! Ugh.....
pandr32
(11,447 posts)lastlib
(22,981 posts)Unlike our present doofus, Obama was capable of comprehending (and expressing!) abstract concepts at a high adult level. AnusMouth is intellectually stunted, and only seems to understand the concepts of "very good" (ie profitable for him) vs. "very bad" (Not prfitable). The difference is stark and incredibly profound.
Pepsidog
(6,252 posts)gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)I miss his intelligence, grace, compassion and his dedication to our country.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)With every rollback of one of Obama's policies, Trump frantically hopes that somehow, THIS time, he'll be as well loved as Barak Obama.
It will never happen.
Silver Gaia
(4,514 posts)BigOleDummy
(2,260 posts)I'm reminded of just how low we've sunk as a Nation since he left office.
Aussie105
(5,213 posts)once the boil on the bum of Democracy is lanced (aka Donald), and the pus (aka GOP) is cleaned up, things will get back to normal.
It may take a lifetime or two, though.
charlieshread
(3 posts)Obama was a role model to be proud of, he was a man of grace, intelligence and moral fiber, someone to look up to and say, "wow, that's someone to learn from."
Trump... is... ... ...
... not a role model to be proud of
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,485 posts)There is no way to get around that.
I too will be happy once Trump is out of office and in shackles in January of 2021.
HootieMcBoob
(3,823 posts)"I wont say we enforced perfectly the no jerk rule' but its a pretty good rule. I wont say who violated that rule."
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Obama added that it's also important that the people who serve in the administration aren't there for fame or money: "Are folks here because they want to serve the American people?"