Obama Targets Trump Campaign Proposals in Highly Political Commencement Speech

abc news ^ | 5/15/16

[StCloudMoose]

While not directly naming the candidate, President Obama made it clear just what he thinks about Donald Trump's campaign and policy proposals in a highly political commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University. The president said he would skip giving students the usual commencement banter, and instead run down a list of "suggestions" that turned out to be a stern and direct indictment of everything Trump has built his campaign on. First, Obama took on Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan, telling students, "When you hear someone longing for the good old days, take it with a grain of salt." Obama told graduates that despite what they may hear on the campaign trail, he believed they were better positioned than at any time to succeed and said the reason America doesn't tend to move backwards is "because you don't fear the future."

[SoFloFreeper]

Thanks, Valerie’s man child. This should boost Trump’s poll numbers another two or three points.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ll bet the retarded “snowflakes” ate up his commie propaganda. You can’t fix stupid. Especially when they spend most of their days curled up in the fetal position in their safe zones.

[The Antiyuppie]

What a di*k. Isn’t this sort of speech supposed to be some kind of inspirational message about the future for the students, or a recap of what wisdom that the speaker has earned through life, instead of a campaign stop? This is THEIR day that they “earned”, right?

I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again: Obama might actually be WORSE as an ex-president than as a president. This may seem impossible...but believe it.

[hal ogen]

What a subhuman joke on humanity. Clown Prince nobama has fewer than 250 days in which to spew his malignant nonsense. The hobo should be in a Fed SuperMax for the rest of his worthless, caustic existence.

[Lexington Green]

Girly-men love to gossip.

[StCloudMoose]

yep, all of those student wondering where they can find a job while the leader blames others for destruction

[Lurkinanloomin]

The Kenyanesian Usurpation can’t end soon enough.

[Luke21]

If a Republican president did this the press would yowl like wounded sheep.

[BurrOh]

Hmmmm... is it possible that Dear Leader is concerned? These attempts at total anarchy are getting rampant.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Bathroom Barry is playing with fire.

[Jack Hammer]

The arch-idiot obama attacks everyone and anyone except Lenin, convicted criminals, and sexual deviants.

[HarleyLady27]

This is Barky: “Oh um I’m your President... aaahhh I um important somehow”....

[MarvinStinson]

DEMAGOGUE

[sheik yerbouty]

Race racketeering 24/7..

[Innovative]

Despicable!

A commencement speech should be uplifting, encouraging graduates that they can work and do great things,

Instead, Obama uses it to bash a political opponent.

I hope graduates figure out that Trump wants to save America and US jobs these graduates may need.

[SunkenCiv]

• Liberals to outnumber conservative graduation speakers 4-to-1
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  [1983 -- still recovering from the Carter disaster; Obama still full of ****]

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• Obama world graduates: hopeless, jobless and borderless
• Kerry: Diverse graduating class is 'Trump's worst nightmare'
• Lavender Graduations Harmful to Students at Catholic Colleges
• Graduating University of Utah protesters turn their backs on degree recipient

[AU72]

I will be watching Inauguration morning when Mr. and Mrs. Obama greet Mr. and Mrs. Trump at the White House.

Or not.

[silverleaf]

Some commencement speech, eh?

[USCG SimTech]

5 seconds after being sworn in an the applause quells. Trump turns to the mike and says, “Secret service arrest former president Obama and everyone in the Obama executive branch immediately. Use hand cuffs. Tazers are preferred.”