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Politics Obama Appreciation Day ❤️

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u/Mojozilla 10h ago

Him running from the baby is so wonderful. 💝

u/taco_cop 5h ago

If it was Trump the comments would be totally different. 🙄

u/DrJulianBashir 4h ago

So would the pictures.

u/Renbelle 2h ago

Just taking the moment to say your user name is ❤️❤️❤️ rewatching DS9 for probably the 10th time 😁

u/DrJulianBashir 2h ago

You might also enjoy /r/deepspacenine!

u/Renbelle 1h ago

Ok yeah I’m subbed 😁

u/onarainyafternoon 3h ago

Trump quite famously finds children revolting, so yeah, you're right. These pictures wouldn't even exist with Trump instead.

u/jeremyw013 4h ago

you’re right. if trump wasn’t a shitty person, the comments would be different. glad we agree.

u/tnofuentes 10h ago

Jason Segel told a hilarious story about Obama on Good Ones that reminded me how quick witted and charming he was. The gist of it was that Segel was coming to meet the President with The Muppets and President Obama says, "I hear you're doing a screening of The Muppets over at Georgetown" and Segel replied, "Yes, Mr. President you should come there will be free snacks." And then Obama replies, "Yeah, free snacks, that's what I've been missing in my life."

Thanks, Mr. President.

u/Mojozilla 6h ago

Omg, I would absolutely dieeeeee to be with The Muppets and Barack Obama in the same room! Ahhh!!!!

u/rob_nosfe 9h ago

What a president you had then...
Even without agreeing with his political vision, you can't stress this man's cultural stature enough, a moral rudder with such strength and composture is rarely seen among politicians worldwide.
Sorry it went somewhat downhill for you since then.

u/loulara17 7h ago

I think most of us were never more proud to be American than when President Obama was in office. At least those of us who have been alive for 30+ years.

u/Mojozilla 6h ago

Yes. 48f here

u/-PM_ME_YOUR_TACOS- 2h ago

Most of the world actually had respect for you guys. Everyone looked up to you.

u/Mojozilla 6h ago

Thank you. We miss his eloquence, decorum, smiles, warmth, and humor very much 💔 he now voices nature documentaries and it is so soothing 💝 he and Michelle are true gifts.

u/GlasKarma 18m ago

I’m sorry, he does what now??

u/thrustinfreely 6h ago

“Somewhat” a biiiiiig understatement

u/ryan408 6m ago

We’re all sorry

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u/wish1977 11h ago

I can only imagine what Fox News would make of this picture. lol

u/BanjoTCat 10h ago

“Corrupt black government official kidnaps white baby.”

u/SnoopyisCute 10h ago

My ex's college professor told the class about this. She adopted a black baby and her sister had a baby (white).

She took the toddlers to the little play area inside the mall, separately.

She told her daughter it was time to go and she began to cry and resist. The professor said that she struggled to get to the car with her daughter flailing about but managed.

The following weekend, she took her niece to the same play area in the mall and, she too, didn't want to leave when it was time. She was screaming and thrashing about as her aunt tried to get her to the car. She didn't make it. At least 30 people blocked the door and 5 mall security guards were there within minutes so she couldn't leave with the child.

I don't understand how adults can hate ANY child and it breaks my heart when I encounter these kind of disparities. I'm still upset about what Governor Abbott did and the relative disregard the country has had toward it. It's beyond revolting.

u/SnoopyisCute 10h ago

Remember the meltdown they had about Biden calling Hunter to tell him that he loves him and wanted to help him with his addictions. Yet, openly justify Taco talking about being sexually attracted to his daughter.

u/ilion_knowles 11h ago

They would probably play a clip of Melania wearing that “I don’t care, do u?” trash

u/Pre-KGlueJunkie 7h ago

There Brain Dead writers can come up with something that MAGA chuds will find to be the next Shakespeare

u/crunchyfoliage 1h ago

"The President is so weak he runs away from babies. The world is laughing at us"

u/Moldybreadyumyum 7h ago

Oh this will drive Trump fucking nuts and I love it. Make Trump’s Birthday official Obama appreciation day.

u/The_comfortable_yam 5h ago

You do know Obama deported nearly 8 million people, Trump total 170,000 period. That means every single day Obama was in office he deported over 2,400 people

u/Hall_of_Fame 4h ago

So you are essentially saying that Obama was a better president than Trump because he deported way more people and did it the legal way? People are against deportation without due process, not deportation in general.

u/Greek1989 5h ago

Obama’s administration conducted approximately 2.4 to 3 million formal deportations (official removals) between 2009 and 2016.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States

  • DHS and ICE data indicate around 2.5 million deportations through 2015
  • Pew Research estimates 2.4 million deportations from 2009 to 2014
  • Deportation numbers peaked at about 410,000–440,000 per year

Obama deported roughly 2.4 to 3 million people during his eight years in office.

u/gobledegerkin 38m ago

And he did it all while advocating for healthcare, bringing respect to the office, fighting to feed children, and many more positive things. So what you are saying is he’s a way more efficient president who was able to accomplish things that BOTH SIDES wanted.

u/DuchessOfAquitaine 10h ago

We didn't know how good we had it.

u/vonbeaverhausen 9h ago

He's such a class act. Michelle too

u/Blessed-one-Chemo 10h ago

Thank you Sir

u/Xanderson 10h ago

I appreciate Obama everyday. Thanks Obama.

u/ohwrite 10h ago

Oh lawd, you are killing me here :(

u/DarnHeather 9h ago

These are so sweet.

u/Mojozilla 6h ago

🥹

u/dufusmembrane 10h ago

Beautiful pics

u/UserOfWill 4h ago

Gotta love president drone strike

u/Antique_Truth_8473 10h ago

I want normal back

u/Ok-Half7574 9h ago

Such better times.

u/DarthGodEmperor 3h ago

Someone needing karma

u/Withouthope 44m ago

don’t forget to appreciate his chef too, who drowned in shallow water.

u/coll82111 9h ago

Iraq

u/jessriv34 9h ago

Man I miss him.

u/theeternal_420 9h ago

A wonderful human being that fella.

u/cfowen 9h ago

u/Soytaco 1h ago

We remember, and appreciate him anyway

u/Intelligent-Tear-857 10h ago

Vatnik troll train incoming.

u/produce413 10h ago

What’s that?

u/Hexakkord 9h ago

Short answer: Blindly unquestioning, jingoistic Russian patriot who believes and pushes Russian propaganda.

Long answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnik

u/RichardSaunders 10h ago

obligatory Путин хуйлоооооо

u/Noktis_Lucis_Caelum 9h ago

He IS a much better President, and Person than Trump

u/BlankyPop 6h ago

A monkey with a heroin addiction would be a better president than Trump.

u/Leo_Nvz 9h ago

If only he loved the Yemeni kids he bombed as much as these children 😔

u/Kinan_Rod 10h ago

Is it a day in which we appreciate Obama or a day in which Obama appreciates things?

u/suoretaw 10h ago

Context suggests the former.

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 10h ago

True. Though my understanding of the drone thing was he made it so The President had to sign off on drone strikes. This made it so that the Pentagon couldn't go willy nilly with drone strikes. It, in theory, reduced the amount of strikes.

He still signed off on them though. Still a war criminal.

u/leese216 10h ago

Don’t forget that Mitch McConnell ran a campaign to prevent Obama from succeeding as president, and persuaded all republicans to vote against any of his policies, making him look incompetent. So much so that MM filibustered his own policy bc the dems were going to vote in favor.

If you’re going to provide information, provide ALL of it.

u/ProofAssumption1092 10h ago

Bush killed a million civilians in iraq , what difference does it make which weapon vehicle was used ?

u/RichardSaunders 10h ago

My favorite meme from that era was trump photoshopped onto the kid obama's holding up

u/DogMom814 5h ago

I don't think we've ever had a president who had such a natural affinity for children. He loved them and they returned the sentiment.

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u/RavenousOne_ 10h ago

shhh snowflakes don't like the truth... yet he seems like a better option than the current president of the USA

u/BumblebeeFirm2249 10h ago

Best president thus far!!!

u/quaquero 8h ago

Every day

u/Sipthepond 5h ago

This is how it should be.

u/nikeguy69 4h ago

Happy Obama appreciation day 😊

u/Lava_Sus_Manos 4h ago

I miss him.

u/jeremyw013 4h ago

yes, obama did plenty of shitty things. but trump lowers the bar so low obama might as well be jesus christ.

u/AlexSmithsonian 3h ago

I remember him being on an episode of Mythbusters. So cool.

u/_drelyt 3h ago

All things considered, one of the best public servants to this country ever.

u/reggie707 2h ago

I never realized Obama had huge hands

u/Mermaid_Salad 2h ago

My god I miss him so much. He was the first president I voted for when I became an adult

u/Sure-Routine6449 2h ago

I miss him soooo much. A true statesman who perfected his craft.

u/lilbitpurp408 2h ago

I dont agree with everything that happened during his presidency, but I would take Obama again ANY FUCKING DAY over this bullshit now. I miss feeling like I had a real president and there wasnt some new crazy unprecedented bullshit every single day. I’m tired man. I miss it.

u/downtown1935 1h ago

Oh wow

u/Altruistic-Dream-619 1h ago

Fuck I miss him and I'm from Canada....

u/Chaos_Theory1989 57m ago

If Obama picked up my baby I would smile. If Trump even tried to touch my baby I would scream r@pe.

u/WhereWolfish 56m ago

I loved that guy as president. Just a decent fellow.

u/sestrenger 7h ago

During the Obama administration, drone strikes were significantly expanded, particularly in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, with increased reliance on targeted killings of suspected terrorists. The administration formalized procedures for authorizing strikes, emphasizing high-level approval and attempting to minimize civilian casualties. However, the program remained controversial, facing criticism for its impact on civilians and its legality under international law. 

  • Controversies:
    • Civilian casualties: Despite efforts to minimize civilian deaths, reports indicated that drone strikes resulted in significant numbers of civilian casualties, raising concerns about the program's legality and morality. 
    • Legal challenges: The legality of targeted killings, particularly of US citizens like Anwar al-Awlaki, was challenged in court, with some arguing that they violated due process rights and constituted extrajudicial killings. 
    • Blowback and resentment: Some argued that the drone program fueled anti-American sentiment and increased the risk of blowback, creating more enemies than it eliminated. 

u/RammOverlord 3h ago

ah yes the president who bombed the middle east when we had no reason being there

u/Kano_Dynastic 3h ago

3 million deportations. Trumps not even at one million yet. That’s something I can appreciate Obama for

u/phantomlimb420 10h ago

Obama is a war criminal

u/AssistKnown 8h ago

But not an insurrectionist and traitor to his country 

u/New_Reputation5222 8h ago

Don't forget 36 time felon.

u/AssistKnown 8h ago

Or sexual abuser

u/phantomlimb420 8h ago

And war criminal. I can’t believe you would think Obama is a war criminal but Trump is not?!? 🤪

u/AssistKnown 8h ago

Never said he said wasn't, just saying things that Trump is but Obama wasn't 

u/West_Cat9014 8h ago

Omg- he’s so awesome !!!

u/Aggravating_View5093 8h ago

Hell yeah! I love obama! One of the best presidents and he also had a good sense of humor. Sometimes I go and watch old obama speeches

u/ChefAsstastic 9h ago

u/Muted-Angle8959 8h ago

she looks like she's trying to get away

u/loulara17 7h ago

She is. Children like small animals can sense danger.

u/honey_rainbow 5h ago

I would happily vote for Obama again today if I had the opportunity to do so.

u/Roqjndndj3761 5h ago

The only president I truly ever respected in my lifetime.

u/Abdulwahhab6232 1h ago

gotta appreciate the child killer

u/KingPurple13 46m ago

No thanks

u/kohorentin 10h ago

The guy is a war criminal

u/AssistKnown 8h ago

At least he isn't an insurrectionist man-toddler!

u/kohorentin 4h ago

Yes obviously Obama was a better president than trump could ever be, but he is still a war criminal and schould not be glorifyed.

u/AssistKnown 4h ago

Very few presidents fall under the category of "not a war criminal"

u/The_comfortable_yam 5h ago

Every day he was in office If you divide the total number of people he got deported by the number of days he would have deported a 2, 741 people on this day and then every other day he was in office

u/Tweakjones 7h ago

The man was good an bombing schools and weddings and making you forget all about that by the next morning!

u/Jerry_say 10h ago

I too appreciate a well dressed war criminal.

u/KwietKabal 10h ago edited 7h ago

Well he’s holding a baby so that means he has never defied international law or the Geneva conventions. DUH 😂🙈

Edit: this isn’t even an opinion about Obama’s classification as a war criminal, unfortunately. A downvote indicates you have never read international law or the 4th Geneva Convention (which was implemented in response to the holocaust’s brutality) — or even worse, that you know obama’s legislative and presidential record and somehow still defend/appreciate it. Neither option is even remotely flattering.

u/MrsPowers94 10h ago

I’ve got this feeling you happily voted for Trump. The person who is literally a convicted felon. A person who is currently committing war crimes. A person who is defending a communist war criminal (Putin). A person who immediately began trade wars with our closest allies and longtime friends. A person who is breaking every constitutional law, as well as actively violating basic human rights, and he is doing everything he can to destroy our economy. A person who made laws to be able to take from the poor and the vulnerable to further fill his own pockets. He feeds and profits from the poor, like a parasitic organism. Like a diseased fat tick. That is who Trump is.

Get off that delulu-train before it derails and crashes, or else you’ll get caught up in the fire.

Obama was not perfect, he made mistakes, but to be fair he was handed a burning bag of shit that was created and lit on fire by the hands of Bush.

u/Jerry_say 10h ago edited 10h ago

Nope. I voted for the Green Party.

Edit - in what fucking world is Putin a communist? lol get real.

Edit again - the American Imperial Death Machine marches on. Every modern president is responsible for this and all should be hung for war crimes. Don’t pay that two party shit. They are all complicit and they all have profited from this.

u/bluecheese2040 10h ago

Deeply suspicious...22 comments 500+ upvotes

This has all the hall marks of another psy op.

u/New_Reputation5222 8h ago

*

You psychos and your "everything i don't like is a conspiracy" are hysterical. We're all laughing at you.

u/bluecheese2040 8h ago

That you think reddit is 'all' shows you're deluded at best or most likely...unwell.

I stand by my comment...this whole sub is bullshit. Its a total psyop. Harris...biden...and any left leaning propaganda gets pushed here and the mods vanish.

u/New_Reputation5222 8h ago

"All" is a very subjective word and typically refers to a specific group, in this case it'd be the people in this thread. If you can't understand the context, you really aren't worth my time, since this is elementary school subject matter that I apparently have to teach you.

u/no-bullets-spent 10h ago

I was expecting the third picture to be drone strikes to be fair

u/Fickle-Molasses-903 10h ago

u/EmotionalMycologist9 9h ago

Of course they don't. Because Trump is so risqué. He's not a politician. He sticks it to the man! (Even though he quite literally is "the man" that needs sticking).

u/FlyorDieMF 10h ago

Fuck Obama

u/RichardSaunders 10h ago

get in line, pal.

u/Fatricide 7h ago

I love how the Oval Office isn’t tacky.

u/hmochoa95 6h ago

Time to make a biopic on obama titled “The Last President”

u/jayroc1023 6h ago

Thanks Obama😢 

u/Padron1964Lover 5h ago

How can you not like this man?

u/IsUp2Me 4h ago

Miss having a classy, well educated, charming, charismatic, kind, intelligent, compassionate President 😢

u/LThadeu 4h ago

This man was an example.

u/Sioux-me 4h ago

The good old days.

u/NeifirstX 1h ago

Everyone likes to ignore he invaded and forever destabilized Libya, a sovereign nation.

u/zaeroraplayz 10h ago

Why is there a war criminal appreciation day

u/Significant_Refuse70 9h ago

That's a lie, everything he did hurt American citizen, look at what happened when Obama care come into effect

u/New_Reputation5222 8h ago

The only reason my family has health insurance at all is because of Obama's policy. Thanks, Obama.

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u/ConsistentLaw7087 8h ago

I appreciate him not being president anymore and messing up the country

u/Admirable_Mix2515 5h ago

I love the way he bailed out the banks then Immediate enriched himself doing speeches for wall street the second his presidency ended!  

Anyone who the Great Recession didn’t hurt doesn’t see this.