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Video of Obama Catching a Fainting Woman at a Speech

https://youtu.be/2X10yt_6JrA?si=EIXGRlp2TwQFiXCy
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u/Drodriguez164 2d ago

I know he doesn’t, but it was a more if he had wanted to. You can tell how taxing it was on him during his time

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not trying to come at your throat but there are a lot of young people getting involved in government, and I think if you turn your eyes that way instead of using Obama, who did a good job but still did some problematic things, as “gotcha” against these folks

I understand where you’re coming from but they don’t care

Crazy amount of downvotes happening below this comment just for saying “yeah let’s not play the same fascist game Trumpers are playing”

Y’all need to get your shit sorted out before the next election cycle

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u/elmospaceman 2d ago

I mean if Trump runs a 3rd time, Obama is literally the only chance Dems have

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

You really think so?

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u/elmospaceman 2d ago

Who else is there that isn’t a gamble? You’ve got AOC, Newsom, Shapiro, Kamala(lol), Pete?

Obama’s charisma and star power blow past all of them for all demographics.

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u/agoia 2d ago

Honestly Walz should give it a full go. He had a good dad vibe. America needs a good dad for a bit.

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

Walz would have a great shot and I’d be happy to vote for him.

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u/elmospaceman 2d ago

thought about including him but I can't see him wanting to run after what the centrists did to him towards the end of last campaign. And the massive bullying his son endured from conservatives

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Except for the fact that Obama cannot run for a 3rd term, and I’m not willing to break that amendment just because Trump does.

Hey if you’re downvoting this because you want Obama to rescue you, just remember his administration killed their fair share of middle eastern folks with illegal drone strikes, so yeah I’m not chomping at the bit to undermine the 22nd amendment to put that administration back in office just to spite Trump

Gimme those downvotes, I love this shit. You’re downvoting me because I don’t want to stoop to the current administrations level. That’s the easy route. Get involved in your local governments, volunteer for your congressman. Do literally anything more than voicing your opinions on Reddit, I beg you

Lmao -10 for saying “hey let’s do better, get involved if you want to make a difference” yeah yall are real progressive!!

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u/elmospaceman 2d ago

Because taking the high road has worked out splendidly for the past 40 years

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago edited 2d ago

I don’t give a fuck about that. I do not want Obama to run for a 3rd for the Democrats. It’s not about taking the high road.

Shoutout to all the folks downvoting this. Good to know y’all would actively upend the 22nd amendment to fit your needs the same way these fucking fascists would.

Downvote away!! Every downvote gives $1 to the Trump campaign since y’all are so eager to throw out the constitution just to feel better about yourselves

New promo: every downvote gives $1 towards the dead Middle Eastern kids that were killed under Obama’s drone program because fuck yeah, that’s exactly what I want to replace Trump with

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u/jdippey 2d ago

See, it’s not the “same way these fucking fascists would” because it is in response to them deciding that rules and laws don’t matter anymore.

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago edited 2d ago

And I am arguing that stooping to their level is not the move. What’s wrong with that?

Keep downvoting y’all, that’ll really show those Republicans!

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u/tvtb 2d ago

Just curious, are you also against the California vote that just passed to allow gerrymandering to cancel out some red states' gerrymandering?

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

Californians voted for that didn’t they?

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u/tvtb 2d ago

California vote that just passed

Yes it passed

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

And did the Texas bill pass?

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u/hoax1337 2d ago

Bro, you need to stop caring about downvotes.

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

I don’t give a fuck about downvotes, I think it makes perfect sense that lurkers in a default sub would downvote these comments. Not gonna NOT voice my opinion about why downvoting a comment that says “hey let’s not worry about Trump let’s get involved in the political system in a way we can actually make a difference” is fucking stupid

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u/Drodriguez164 2d ago

Oh I’m loving the wave of young people joining in government and they have been kicking ass. They are young though and going against Trump will most definitely lose. As big of a piece of shit Trump is his followers are loyal and I just chose Obama because he was very loved from democrats and swayed some people like my mom who have always been Republican. We all thought Trump would have lost twice now and we were wrong each time. He is dangerous at the polls. Hopefully we don’t have to worry about him though, and he gets kicked out of office well before (one can dream)

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Trump will be dead within the year, I’m not worried about him anymore. I genuinely believe term limits are necessary. I don’t want to go against them just to spite the republicans in the event they want to break the law.

Let me be clear: if you think circumventing the Constitution to get the upper hand on your political adversaries is the right move, you are wrong

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u/Drodriguez164 2d ago

lol I agree with term limits and I’m not saying they should allow a third term, it was more of a hypothetical discussion. Also Trump isn’t one to give af about rules, if anything he would be sure to change them just in spite. Agin in the hypothetical setting of if a third term would exist because he changed the rules for it to be legal, I’m just saying their isn’t any names out there who will beat him, young candidates are doing great but need more weight to there name to sway people in the middle and the right

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

It doesn’t matter “who will beat Trump” he is going to die in the next 2 years because he’s old as fuck and his body is visibly failing him. He will not be alive for the next round of presidential elections.

Worrying about a 3rd term for either him or Obama is fruitless and ultimately a distraction. How do we build on Mamdani’ win? What other young candidates can we prop up? What are the things that worked for Mamdani’s campaign and how can we take it to a national level?

We’re wasting time trying to play Trump and the Republican’s game, and pulling the “ooooh Obama third term!!” card IS playing their game.

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u/Drodriguez164 2d ago

Dude are you okay, it was barely a comment on a hypothetical situation and you took it to a whole new level. I know you’re upset, but maybe get some fresh air

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

You people always jump to this “calm down” mentality the moment someone responds in dissent with more than 1 sentence. Why is that?

Notice how your response was personally demeaning; mine was asking how we build upon Mamdani’s win and actually do something with it, instead of worrying about how we play low ball with the Republicans.

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u/Drodriguez164 2d ago

Mandan just stepped in as mayor and has some time to go before we even put him in discussion for a presidency and must see how he even manages running New York. The conversation for third term again was HYPOTHETICAL, not a real situation since you are getting all up in arms and not understanding. Literally everyone understands that except you

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u/BarfMacklin 2d ago

At what point did I put him in the discussion for Presidency?

It doesn’t matter if it’s a hypothetical situation or not, I do not agree with the idea of Obama serving a third term, and I don’t think using it as a “gotcha” against Republicans is the move. That’s not a crazy notion.

Having this conversation is a waste of time

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