By Mindy Fischer on September 11, 2018
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President Obama stepped back into the spotlight last week with a pair of campaign speeches that left Donald Trump and the White House rattled. And now our favorite former FLOTUS is jumping in too! Trump better buckle up. Not only is Barack Obama coming for him, but his wife is also jumping into the ring […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 21, 2018
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Donald Trump is driven by his pathological jealousy and hatred of Barack Obama. More than anything he wants to destroy Obama’s legacy. But Trump is going to fail. I keep reading that Donald Trump is destroying Barack Obama’s legacy. But it’s not really true. Trump has been rolling back some of the Obama-era rules and […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 8, 2018
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Obama is clearly pissed. He goes point by point calling out Trump’s lies. On Tuesday, Donald Trump made yet another monumental mistake by pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuke deal. Our allies are all furious. And so is our former president. The Iran deal was negotiated under President Obama. And he certainly understands […]
By Mindy Fischer on April 18, 2018
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In this great new PSA, Jordan Peele uses President Obama and AI to warn people about fake news. In this funny new video, it appears that Barack Obama says a handful of shocking things in the name of fake news. But eventually it is revealed that the voice of Obama is actually comedian Jordan Peele […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 21, 2018
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Barack and Michelle Obama just sent a beautiful handwritten letter to the student survivors-turned-activists in Parkland, Florida. “You’ve helped awaken the conscience of the nation.” On Wednesday, Mic published a great letter written by former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. The letter was written on March 10th and was sent to the […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 6, 2018
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A picture of this adorable little girl standing in awe of Michelle Obama’s portrait went viral last week. And now our former First Lady is making this child’s dream come true. This is seriously the sweetest thing you’ll see all day. Last week, you might’ve seen this adorable picture of a little girl staring lovingly […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 18, 2018
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This is a worst nightmare scenario for Republicans. Barack Obama is coming back to politics! Republicans were already facing a serious uphill battle to hold on to power in the midterms. And Obama just made that battle a whole lot harder. Since Trump was elected, President Obama has been mostly quiet. He’s spoken out a […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 7, 2017
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Finally some good news! Despite the best efforts of Trump and the Republicans to kill Obamacare, more Americans are signing up than ever before. The Hill reported on Monday that, in the first few days of open enrollment this year, a record number of people signed up for the ACA compared to the same period […]
By Mindy Fischer on September 5, 2017
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President Obama warned Donald Trump that he would speak out against him if he went after the “Dreamers.” Trump did it anyway. And now Obama’s got a few things to say. It is a rare thing for a former president to speak out against a sitting president in this country. A very rare thing. Even […]
By Mindy Fischer on August 6, 2017
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Illinois is honoring President Obama with a new state holiday in his name. On Friday, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law a measure making Obama’s birthday, August 4, a state holiday. The new holiday will be celebrated every year starting in 2018. NBC Chicago reports, “The holiday will be “observed throughout the State as a […]