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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#269926: Feb 3rd 2019 at 2:56:05 PM

[up][up] Wait, there's more than one United Kingdom?


On an on-topic note, what have the Obamas been to lately? Any activist work?

Edited by MarqFJA on Feb 3rd 2019 at 1:57:07 PM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#269927: Feb 3rd 2019 at 3:54:06 PM

Obama stayed out of the public for awhile but politics dragged him back him,he's been giving talks fairly regularly,I don't know what is wife is doing though

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#269928: Feb 3rd 2019 at 3:58:50 PM

Honestly, I think he should run for Senator of some state.

I don't think there's a law against it.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#269929: Feb 3rd 2019 at 4:03:39 PM

The Obamas have earned their rest.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#269930: Feb 3rd 2019 at 4:12:09 PM

I don't think the Obamas want on the crazy ride that is the current state of politics.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#269931: Feb 3rd 2019 at 4:25:39 PM

I agree. They've been through enough.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#269932: Feb 3rd 2019 at 4:50:54 PM

Honestly do you all want to turn the poor guy into a mummy? He looks like he used up his life force in eight years already. Let him rest.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#269933: Feb 3rd 2019 at 4:56:23 PM

"Honestly do you all want to turn the poor guy into a mummy?"

Long term, yes. All good presidents should be made into mummies. For science.

Actual question at hand: Michelle Obama recently did a book tour that essentially doubled as Democratic rallies.

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#269934: Feb 3rd 2019 at 5:24:23 PM

I will admit to also using OTC as my main news aggregator, it fairness this forum saw me though four years of a Politics and IR degree where I was commonly the most informed person in the room.

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#269935: Feb 3rd 2019 at 6:14:11 PM

National Public Radio- not only the best news source on the airwaves, but their web site is really good too.

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#269936: Feb 3rd 2019 at 6:25:32 PM

Washington Post, primarily, as well as the late-nights.

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#269937: Feb 3rd 2019 at 6:34:31 PM

Obama looks much better in his recent speeches than he did as President, he's mostly recovered from the stress of the job. If he wants to run as a Senator, I say go for it, he's still young compared to most of the ancients in government.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#269938: Feb 3rd 2019 at 7:53:08 PM

Scoop: Insider leaks Trump's "Executive Time"-filled private schedules

https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time-34e67fbb-3af6-48df-aefb-52e02c334255.html

A White House source has leaked nearly every day of President Trump's private schedule for the past three months.

Why it matters: This unusually voluminous leak gives us unprecedented visibility into how this president spends his days. The schedules, which cover nearly every working day since the midterms, show that Trump has spent around 60% of his scheduled time over the past 3 months in unstructured "Executive Time."

We've published every page of the leaked schedules in a piece that accompanies this item. To protect our source, we retyped the schedules in the same format that West Wing staff receives them.

What the schedules show: Trump, an early riser, usually spends the first 5 hours of the day in Executive Time. Each day's schedule places Trump in "Location: Oval Office" from 8 to 11 a.m.

But Trump, who often wakes before 6 a.m., is never in the Oval during those hours, according to six sources with direct knowledge.

Instead, he spends his mornings in the residence, watching TV, reading the papers, and responding to what he sees and reads by phoning aides, members of Congress, friends, administration officials and informal advisers.

There's more to the article, with graphs and everything, if you want to look more into it.

Edited by sgamer82 on Feb 3rd 2019 at 8:54:51 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#269939: Feb 3rd 2019 at 7:56:42 PM

[up] That whole "Executive Time" thing was rumored months ago I think.

Presumably that means Twitter and Fox News.

Edited by megaeliz on Feb 3rd 2019 at 10:57:55 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#269940: Feb 3rd 2019 at 8:01:25 PM

Figured it wasn't call capital-N News, but even confirmation is good to get.

Also:

Collins boasts best fundraising quarter after Kavanaugh vote – Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had the best fundraising quarter of her career in office after her pivotal vote to appoint Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/428278-collins-boasts-best-fundraising-quarter-after-kavanaugh-vote

Edited by sgamer82 on Feb 3rd 2019 at 9:08:58 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#269941: Feb 3rd 2019 at 8:09:29 PM

[up] Mostly from big out of state donors.

Surprise, Surprise.

Edited by megaeliz on Feb 3rd 2019 at 11:10:42 AM

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#269942: Feb 3rd 2019 at 8:24:43 PM

They're probably trying to counter the Defeat Susan Collins fund. But yeah, no surprise they're trying to buy the seat so their hem-hawing showboater can keep it.

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#269943: Feb 3rd 2019 at 10:59:56 PM

Obama probably does a lot of behind the scenes stuff too, a few years he made a statement that he does not wish to suck the air out of up and comets by the sheer presence of himself.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#269944: Feb 3rd 2019 at 11:19:31 PM

That does remind me that one of the "Are They Running?" indicators for people presumed to be prepping a presidential campaign was "Have they had a private meeting with Obama recently?" Since, presumably, his tacit blessings carry a lot of weight.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#269945: Feb 4th 2019 at 3:33:15 AM

Honestly, I think he should run for Senator of some state.

I don't think there's a law against it.

John Quincy Adams served as a representative for several years after his presidential tenure, so presumably not

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#269946: Feb 4th 2019 at 6:32:03 AM

Plus, after both districts went blue in 2018, the GOP probably realized "oh shit, if we actually listen to the people, we're losing Maine."

Regarding Northam: Not much to say. I hate the fact that the right can pull a political assassination like this, but I like the fact that he made it possible even more. I do think impeachment is a terrible idea, however. It's kind of a worst of all possible worlds thing. It sends the message that the Democrats absolutely did something constitutionally wrong and they did nothing about it.

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#269947: Feb 4th 2019 at 6:34:49 AM

It certainly sets the bar low for what they'd need to fake if they want to get anyone thrown out.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#269948: Feb 4th 2019 at 6:35:15 AM

As i said impeachment is a last resort if he wont go willingly and no one wants to it drag on to 2020

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#269949: Feb 4th 2019 at 6:37:00 AM

Can Northam even be impeached? He didn't exactly do anything illegal from what I can tell.

Also is it likely the Democrats' near universal denouncing of him will mitigate the backlash on Northam splashing onto the party?

Edited by sgamer82 on Feb 4th 2019 at 7:37:34 AM

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#269950: Feb 4th 2019 at 6:41:55 AM

Northam most likely cannot be impeached

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, judges, members of the State Corporation Commission, and all officers appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly, offending against the Commonwealth by malfeasance in office, corruption, neglect of duty, or other high crime or misdemeanor may be impeached by the House of Delegates and prosecuted before the Senate, which shall have the sole power to try impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be on oath or affirmation, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators present. Judgment in case of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the Commonwealth; but the person convicted shall nevertheless be subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment according to law. The Senate may sit during the recess of the General Assembly for the trial of impeachments.

Northam is going to have to resign, and considering the pressure, he's on I think it's simply a matter of time.

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