Posted on 09/07/2018 1:50:22 PM PDT by ColdOne
“Barack Obama..better than profofol”
Better than grabbing my “Bancroft’s Theology” book when I was in seminary That was my sedative of choice then.
Perfect.
Obama readies fall campaign push; some Dems say no thanks (no adoring crowds in pro-Trump states)
THEHILL.COM ^ | 9/2/18 | ALEXANDER BOLTON AND AMIE PARNES
FR Posted on 9/2/2018, 11:43:43 AM by Liz
Former President Obama is set to dive into the midterm elections next week with a speech in Illinois where he is expected to urge Democrats across the country to vote — addressing a problem that plagued the party in 2016. Obama has kept a low political profile since leaving office, but sources familiar with his plans say he will soon hit the campaign trail to help Democrats in their quest to take back the House, protect vulnerable Senate incumbents and win state legislative races.
The former president will kick off his push by delivering a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Friday. In the weeks ahead, Obama will also campaign in California, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, a person familiar with his schedule said.
Not all Democrats want Obama’s help. Democratic candidates running in states that President Trump won by double digits in 2016 would prefer that the former president stay far away. Some Democrats in pro-Trump states, such as Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio), say they hope Obama will campaign for them. Others, such as Sens. Jon Tester(Mont.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), want to keep the race locked on the battle between themselves and their state rivals, fearing a high-profile surrogate like Obama could distract from the strategy.
“We’re not going to use any surrogates. Surrogates are fine but we don’t need them. The race is myself and Matt Rosendale and that’s the way we want to keep it,” Tester told The Hill, referring to his GOP challenger. Asked if she thought Obama might show up in North Dakota, Heitkamp said: “Nope, no.”
“He threatened to campaign against me once so I don’t think he’s coming out there,” she said. While the former president remains extremely popular with the Democratic base, especially among African-American voters, Democrats fear his entrance into some battleground states could inadvertently rev up conservatives and pro-Trump voters. “Trump wants nothing more than a foil. He knows he can activate the other side,” said a source familiar with Obama’s thinking.
The former president is “going to be involved this fall in a very Obamaesque, smart way,” the source added. Democrats say that one way Obama can have a big impact on races is by urging infrequent voters to show up to the polls in November, something that will be a major theme of the former president’s speech on Friday. “He will echo his call to reject the rising strain of authoritarian politics and policies. And he will preview arguments he’ll make this fall, specifically that Americans must not fall victim to our own apathy by refusing to do the most fundamental thing demanded of us as citizens: vote,” said Obama communications director Katie Hill. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), said the party welcomes Obama’s help but noted it’s up to individual candidates whether to invite him to their states.
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The only thing that kept us from economic collapse during the long Obama nightmare was the Federal Reserve pumping trillions of dollars into the economy.
If Obama is such a great vote getter for Democrats, how did they lose statehouses, Congress and the presidency all on his watch?
They ought to shun him. But they won’t.
I got a feeeling Trump is gonna be sleeping a lot more until after the November elections.. sadly many of us won’t . :-}
CNN will claim Trump has narcolepsy...
How can anyone fall asleep during one of zero spellbinding speeches...?
Onward Comrades!
Putin had obama pegged when he said (paraphrasing), “Obama is like the pidgeon who lands on the chessboard...he knocks over all the pieces, shits all over the board, and then struts around like ‘he won’.”.
The best synopsis of obama I’ve heard.
CNN will claim Trump isn’t fit to shine the shoes of the Great One.
Time for Trump and another couple of high profile Republicans to start talking about some of the Obama-era scandals - Fast and Furious, Lois Lerner and the IRS, the FISA courts and texts about how the White House wants to be kept informed about what’s going on - a little history and a few facts - that’ll get Obama to duck back in his hole real quick......
Same record for eight years of the Toon. Hard work, but doable. Drives libs nuts to find you never listened to a thing their messiah said.
The former president kicked off by delivering a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the weeks ahead, Obama will also campaign in California, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Not all Democrats want Obama’s help. Democratic candidates running in states that President Trump won by double digits in 2016 would prefer that the former president stay far away.
Some Democrats in pro-Trump states, such as Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio), say they hope Obama will campaign for them. Others, such as Sens.
Jon Tester(Mont.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), want to keep the race locked on the battle between themselves and their state rivals, fearing a high-profile surrogate like Obama could distract from the strategy.
I’m here for comments like yours. Bravo!
When I finally turned on the idiot box late this morning (to smokey outside to work), it was tuned to the AHC, something about WW-2 crime.
Decided oh what the hell, and changed it to FOX news.
The first thing I see is OBUNGHOLE, turned off the TV before I even hear one word out of the anus he calls his mouth, you know, that orifice in his body that Reggie loves so well.
I KNOW, VERY DISGUSTING AND CRUDE, BUT I REALLY DESPISE THAT CREATURE.
Obama is pushing Carter to the 2nd worst President in history!
Trump shows his mastery once again.
Obama’s “help” is a kiss of death to aspiring Democrats.
By all means, they should accept it.
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