{"id":4268,"date":"2017-03-03T11:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T10:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2017-03-03T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T10:59:02","slug":"more-meddling-from-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/4268\/","title":{"rendered":"More Meddling from Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"

A month ago I said this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

For the Democrats to move on and rebuild themselves into a credible party of opposition they need to distance themselves from the Obama era and his many of his policies, and carry along as many of his supporters as they can in the process. For as long\u00a0as Obama is spouting off from the sidelines this will be very difficult to achieve, mainly because his supporters will listen to him rather than the Democrat Party.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via Bayou Renaissance Man<\/a> comes this Daily Mail<\/em> article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, former Attorney General Eric Holder revealed that Obama is indeed getting closer to making his public reappearance in politics.<\/p>\n

‘It’s coming. He’s coming,’ Holder said speaking to reporters. ‘And he’s ready to roll.’<\/p>\n

\u00a0According to the family source, Obama was at first reluctant to assume the role of leader of the opposition.<\/p>\n

‘No longer the most powerful man in the world, he was just observing Trump and not liking what he saw,’ said the source.<\/p>\n

‘He was weary and burned out after eight years in office. But Valerie [Jarrett] convinced him that he didn’t have any choice if he wanted to save his legacy. And, as usual, he bowed to Valerie’s political wisdom and advice.’<\/p>\n

Spurred on by Jarrett and Michelle, the ex-president has come to embrace his role as the leader of the opposition against Trump, whose policies he loathes and whose presidency he considers illegitimate.<\/p>\n

‘He is going to use his immense popularity with the half of the country that identifies as liberals and progressives,’ said the Obama family source. ‘Millions of Americans are energized and ready to take to the streets to oppose Trump, but they need to be organized and have their anger focused and directed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It’s all a bit third world, isn’t it? The former President spouting off from the sidelines, desperate to save his “legacy”, and believing the country can’t possibly function without his input. If the Democrats don’t get a grip on him soon, it’ll be difficult to know what role they serve (other than\u00a0peddling rumours about Trump and Russia).<\/p>\n

And speaking of the third world:<\/p>\n

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Michelle hired Los Angeles-based interior designer Michel S. Smith, who designed several rooms in The White House during their residence, to decorate the Kalorama home. Smith will also decorate the Obama’s new home in Rancho Mirage, California.<\/p>\n

The friend said that Valerie and her signature enormous totes are going to be packed and ready to go for shopping sprees with Michelle from their native Chicago to Paris and the Far East, including Shanghai.<\/p>\n

‘They feel like they have had some great trips while in the White House, but were always working and being herded around,’ said the source. ‘Now they are planning to travel together – home to Chicago, to Paris and Shanghai, and shop to their heart’s content.<\/p>\n

‘The Obamas both love the Kalorama house and are making it their own,’ continued the source. ‘They have plans to build a pool on the grounds. And they are almost certainly going to wind up buying the house from Lockart in the next few years.<\/p>\n

‘They are also planning to have a house in Hawaii, as well as in Chicago, where the Obama Presidential Library will be built. But Kalorama, where the Washington action takes place, is going to be home base.’<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Although one would expect a former US President to be richer than most, purchasing prime real estate and jetting around the world on shopping sprees might raise a few question as to where this money came from. When the world’s media praised the Michelle Obama\u00a0for “showing grace”, I didn’t realise they were referring to Grace Mugabe<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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