4mo ago

Obama's chumminess with Trump doesn't seem to have helped anyone

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A masterclass in finding someone else at fault. Obama is used to being at fault. I'm sure he can take it.
- Thanks, OBAMA!

Fake smiles from Obama probably hurt trump's voters more than any angry discussions we have here.
- TBH I feel like agitating against fascism is much more effective than collaborating.
- A particularly loud belch out of Barron is liable to have more impact on those voters than we have here.

The ole blame Obama tag is back. The US is a joke
- 70 year old multi millionaire political analyst for Fox News writes a horrible opinion piece about the current situation. And it's taken as "News" by so many.

remember when it wad said that obama couldn't get visibly angry and shouty, even when those reactions would be appropriate and deserved? it was because the image of the angry black man would have been pure oxygen to the racist and both sides blame game fire. and it looks like the same thing is happening here with some people thinking being "chummy" with trump at carter's funeral was some sort of acceptance message. it wasn't. in fact i think the same don't appear to be the angry black man rules apply here. it's not that obama didn't show trump the back of his head when they were close, it's that obama couldn't because then the story wouldn't be about the funeral. it would be about obama being rude to the president-elect, and trump would use that to claim even more victim status.
you can still hate someone and what they stand for and still be polite in a very public setting. this was a total non-story that corporate vichy media was trying to use to stir up controversy (which drives up clicks and views) which failed miserably. any outlet trying to revive said issue needs to be looked at skeptically for their reasons why it was doing so.

I really hope Obama is playing some “keep your enemies closer” thing, but I am not holding my breath.

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