Has the President indicated what he might be doing once he leaves the WH?

[ailsagirl]

I hate the thought of his leaving, but I must be realistic. He'll excel at anything he chooses, of course-- just wonder what it might be.

[stevenleser]

1. If I was him I would take an extended vacation (2 yrs) back in my birth state of Hawaii

After 8 years of dealing with Repug horse-manure, he deserves all that and more.

[ailsagirl]

5. He deserves that, yes-- and more

I have a feeling he won't be on vacation long, though-- there's so much work that needs doing and he's so fired up to do it. He never ceases to amaze me.

Among many other things, I expect he'll write a book about his two terms-- and I hope he doesn't pull any punches.

[shenmue]

2. Professor, author, attorney, activist

I could see him working with UNICEF or something.

[ailsagirl]

7. I wish we could clone him!!

[shenmue]

12. Me too

[randome]

3. He's going to follow his dream of being a coast-to-coast truck driver.

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[applegrove]

4. I still think he'll be kicking gop *** for the next year and a half. That is all I care

about right now. How many laws and programs can he enact to make the lives of people better, healthier, wiser, more self actualized while not asking for any help from the GOP.

[treestar]

6. Here's one thing

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/04/obama-my-brothers-keeper_n_7207328.html?utm_hp_ref=barack-obama

Obama Says He'll Continue To Work On Racial Equality After He Leaves Office

By Julia Edwards

May 4 (Reuters) - Following a week of racially charged protests in Baltimore, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said obstacles facing minority men from birth put them in a position of having "the odds stacked against them."

Obama said black and Latino men feel that disadvantage, and he credited their sense of frustration about their lives and opportunities for the intensity of recent protests around the country.

He spoke at Lehman College in the Bronx to announce the launch of My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization that is a spinoff of a White House initiative to increase opportunities for young minority men.

"That sense of unfairness, powerlessness, people not hearing their voices, that's helped fuel some of the protests that we've seen in places like Baltimore, Ferguson and right here in New York," Obama said, referring to demonstrations that followed the deaths of unarmed black men after interactions with police.

[ailsagirl]

9. Excellent-- many thanks for posting this

[MoonRiver]

8. I also wonder what Michelle will do.

She is so immensely talented, she could take on anything.

[ailsagirl]

11. Well put-- "immensely talented"

[MoonRiver]

13. It perfectly describes her I think!

But I too don't want her wasting her talents and intelligent on politics. Ugh.

[lunatica]

10. I'm very curious about what both he and Michelle will do too

Both girls are old enough that she can go out and have a great career based solely on her own merits. She's been the perfect First Lady with such grace and class that I want her to spread her wings and fly!

But I do hope they stay away from politics in Washington, DC.

[BeyondGeography]

14. Kids/young minority men will be a significant focus

Sounds like it: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/241018-obama-hints-at-post-presidential-plans

He has said this a couple of times. When he's not cashing in on all those TPP-related deals he has lined up of course.

[lpbk2713]

15. He's going to get together with Letterman and play dominoes.

"I was thinking you and me could play some dominoes together," Obama said. "We could go to the local Starbucks and swap stories."


The President was one of Dave's last guests, and one of Dave's most favorite guests.


Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/obama-letterman-retirement_n_7210368.html

[alarimer]

16. Raking in the millions for corporate speaking gigs.

Would be a reasonable guess.

[MFrohike]

18. Winner!

There's got to be some kind of reward for failing to investigate, much less prosecute, pervasive and endemic fraud in finance and corporate American generally.

[randome]

20. I hope you leave enough room to eat those words when the time comes.

If you don't understand by now that Obama is not an 'ordinary' politician, I have to wonder about your self-awareness.
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[SoCalDem]

17. I hope he takes a long vacation

and goes back into academe (if he wants to).. He could also write a pretty good book that tells about how he really felt about the way he was treated...and could tell us about all the good stuff we missed out on because of the recalcitrant congress he had to try & work with

[Fred Sanders]

19. Why should Obama go anywhere? Another term is clearly deserved.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6966993

[tblue37]

21. Maybe a Dem successor could appoint him to one of the inevitable USSC vacancies. nt

[Nye Bevan]

22. My guess is that the Obamas will be worth well over $100 million 15 years from now

thanks to lucrative paid speeches by both Barack and Michelle.

[LuvNewcastle]

23. I think that's a good guess.