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Obama jumps back into political fray, calls out Trump by name: 'He is a symptom, not the cause'
The Washington Times ^ | 7 Sep 18 | Gabriella Munoz

Posted on 09/07/2018 10:55:13 AM PDT by seanmerc

Former President Obama on Friday lamented the state of politics today, calling out his successor, Donald Trump, by name as he started his push to ramp up Democratic energy for midterms.

Mr. Obama made his return to the political arena by giving a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after receiving the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government.

He praised America’s accomplishments but said there is a darker side to progress when politicians peddle resentment and mistrust to preserve the status quo.

“It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause,” Mr. Obama said. “He’s just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; barackhusseinobama; dims; dumbocrats; formerpresidentobama; liberalmeatheads; obama; obamaiscrazy; obamaisnuts; obamaspeech; presidenttrump; rats; thebamster; thekenyan; trump; x44
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1 posted on 09/07/2018 10:55:13 AM PDT by seanmerc
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Oboma gets philosophical, does his usual bang-up job.


2 posted on 09/07/2018 10:55:55 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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“Obama jumps back into political fray, calls out Trump by name: ‘He is a symptom, not the cause’”

We heard the Fraud endlessly call out Trump in 2016:

“Donald Trump will NOT be President,” excreted our domestic enemy and Fraud.


3 posted on 09/07/2018 10:56:56 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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What's the disease that Trump's a symptom of?

Americanism? American patriotism?

4 posted on 09/07/2018 10:57:15 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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Apologies, the Fraud is not a DOMESTIC enemy.


5 posted on 09/07/2018 10:57:41 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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Saul Alinsky would be proud, ObamaIdiot.......


6 posted on 09/07/2018 10:57:41 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Steely Tom

Pres. Trump will respond to this. Oh my. Could get interesting.


7 posted on 09/07/2018 10:57:54 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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8 posted on 09/07/2018 10:58:38 AM PDT by seanmerc
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Pres. Trump will respond to this. Oh my. Could get interesting.

Oh, you got that right.

9 posted on 09/07/2018 10:58:43 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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More platitudes and metaphors from his Hubrisness.

*yeah, I know it’s not standard word. It’s mine.


10 posted on 09/07/2018 10:58:57 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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Obama never had an opponent that actually fights back. McLame and Romney threw their fights.


11 posted on 09/07/2018 10:59:23 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative.)
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The Rats must be quaking in their boots over losing black votes to Trump and Republicans who support him. I hope that Obama piping up is just another dose of poison for the Rats


12 posted on 09/07/2018 11:00:12 AM PDT by RatRipper (Unindicted co-conspirators: the Mainstream Media and the Democratic Party)
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Looking at it dispassionately, he is perfectly correct.

If it weren’t for the corruption of the system, and this goes far beyond, and prior to anything politicians say, things would be vastly different and there would have been no room or need for Trump.

And he is also right about disloyalty.

Of course, he does not identify the origins and reasons for the political corruption.


13 posted on 09/07/2018 11:00:13 AM PDT by buwaya
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Trump needs to immediately apply a kill shot nickname to the hypocritical punk. Use it often and use it to ridicule.


14 posted on 09/07/2018 11:00:45 AM PDT by blackdog
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I saw where they were adding some new words to the dictionary.

I’ve got one for them.

Obama - A turd that should have gone down the drain but hasn’t.


15 posted on 09/07/2018 11:01:26 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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article: "Mr. Obama made his return to the political arena … after receiving the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government."

My stars and garters! You just can't make this stuff up.

I suppose at this point it does no good pointing out that these people have no shame …
 

16 posted on 09/07/2018 11:01:34 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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I am Obutticus!


17 posted on 09/07/2018 11:01:46 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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Barak H. Obama was a symptom of socialism and an example
of the very thing he accuses a now sitting President of.

Obama was the symptom, Trump is the CURE!


18 posted on 09/07/2018 11:02:10 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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He’s back in it because he’s about to be indicted. Has nothing to do with the election.


19 posted on 09/07/2018 11:02:10 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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“It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause,” Mr. Obama said. “He’s just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years.”

Although I disagree with the word "symptom", Zer0 has it right.

The movement was started looong before Mr. Trump came down the escalator and this is why, unlike the Kenyanesian usurper, President Trump has supporters, not followers.

20 posted on 09/07/2018 11:02:12 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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