# The Vanishing Legacy of Barack Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics and Social Issues\ **Created:** [August 18, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199 "2021-08-18T20:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/1 "2021-08-18T20:55:52Z")
> **[     :   Opinion: - The Vanishing Legacy of...](http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56729.htm)** > > Birthday-partying Barack Obama sold us all out On the road from stirring symbol of hope and change to the Fat Elvis of neoliberalism, birthday-partying Barack Obama sold us all out By Matt Taibbi It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. — Leo Tolstoy August 16, 2021"Information Clearing House" - “Even Scaled Back,” wrote Vanity Fair, “Barack Obama’s Birthday Bash Is the Event of the Season.” Not even the famed glossy Bible of the unapologetic rich seemed sure of whether to write Obama’s Birthday bash straight or as an Onion headline: what did the “Event of the Season” mean during a pandemic? A former president flying half the world’s celebrities to spend three days in a maskless ring-kissing romp at a $12 million Martha’s Vineyard mansion, at a moment when only a federal eviction ban prevented the outbreak of a national homelessness crisis, was already an all-time “#### the Optics” news event, and that was before the curveball. Because of what even the New York Times called “growing concerns” over how gross the mega-party looked, not least for the Joe Biden administration burdened with asking the nation for sober sacrifice while his ex-boss raised the roof with movie stars in tropical shirts, advisers prevailed upon the 44th president to reconsider the bacchanal. But characteristically, hilariously, Obama didn’t cancel his party, he merely uninvited those he considered less important, who happened to be almost entirely his most trusted former aides. ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/2 "2021-08-18T22:18:00Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > On the road from stirring symbol of hope and change to the Fat Elvis of neoliberalism, birthday-partying Barack Obama sold us all out And Tax payers paid for all the costs? Where are the facts? Allegations are cheap. If he paid for this out of his own pocket, what’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/3 "2021-08-18T22:27:29Z")
He goes on. Obama was set up to be the greatest of American heroes, but proved to be a common swindler and one of the great political liars of all time — he fooled us all. Moreover, his remarkably vacuous post-presidency is proving true everything Trump said in 2016 about the grasping Washington politicians whose only motives are personal enrichment, and who’d do anything, even attend his wedding, for a buck. Trump’s point was that he, Trump, was already swinishly rich, while politicians have only one thing to sell to get the upper class status they crave: us. Obama did that. He sold us out, and it’s time to start talking about the role he played in bringing about the hopeless cynical mess that is modern America. ---
**Author:** ![mriana](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/mriana/32/18174_2.png) [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/4 "2021-08-19T01:15:06Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > Obama was set up to be the greatest of American heroes, but proved to be a common swindler and one of the great political liars of all time — he fooled us all. Really? What makes you say that? The dotard, you’re beloved faux president was far worse and told thousands of lies. Trust me, the dotard wanted personal enrichment more than President Obama ever did. He lied to you when he said he would refuse a paycheck while in office, but he was hardly rich. He declared bankruptcy more than any one in the U.S. > Blockquote Obama did that. He sold us out, and it’s time to start talking about the role he played in bringing about the hopeless cynical mess that is modern America. 🤣 Actually, your dotard screwed us all far more than even the Shrub did. President Obama told far less lies and actually improved the economy while in office. Every Repug in recent years destroyed the economy. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/5 "2021-08-19T01:30:06Z")
On Obama I’d also recommend Paul Street’s series of books on him “Barrack Obama and the Future of American Politics”, “The Empire’s New Clothes” and “Hollow Resistance” (the middle one is hard to find) or for a one-volume collection of excellent articles that demolishes the supposed legacy, “Hopeless - Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion” by Jeffrey St. Clair & Joshua Frank. ---
**Author:** ![thatoneguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/thatoneguy/32/28536_2.png) [@thatoneguy](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/thatoneguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/6 "2021-08-19T01:58:52Z")
Obama’s only legacy was that a Blackish man with a funny name could be elected president. His recent behavior is nothing out of the ordinary and does not tarnish that legacy one bit. ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/7 "2021-08-19T03:16:10Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > Obama did that. He sold us out, and it’s time to start talking about the role he played in bringing about the hopeless cynical mess that is modern America. Obama left a mess? Who do you listen to? Or are you creating this false news yourself? Stop that! Don’t prove my original assessment of your adversarial intentions. You know who sold us out? TRUMP!!! He started selling the US out from the first day with his inauguration. **What Has Happened to the Surplus Funds from Trump’s Inauguration?** > Though no disclosure records currently exist, and Trump’s PIC is not answering questions about its expenditures, given the relatively small size of this year’s inauguration it is reasonable to estimate that at least half or more of the $107 million raised by Trump’s Inaugural Committee could remain leftover as surplus, at least if it was spent in line with previous inaugurations. > So what has happened to all this money? Does a substantial surplus in fact exist? If not, why not? > Trump’s Inaugural Committee has stated that it will donate the surplus to charity, but so far the committee has said that only a certain amount has been spent for renovations of the White House and the Vice President’s residence and another $3 million has been donated to hurricane relief.7 > **That apparently leaves tens and tens of millions of dollars unaccounted for.** > **[Public Citizen](https://www.citizen.org)** > > Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest – your interests – in the halls of power. OTOH, You question the role Obama played to get us out of the hopeless cynical mess Bush left us and his actual accomplishments, in spite of McConnell’s promise he would be a one term president and who opposed him every step of the way. Here are 28 of President Obama’s biggest accomplishments as President of the United States in spite of that blatant opposition. # **[28 Of Barack Obama’s Greatest Achievements As President Of The United States]** > 1 – Rescued the country from the Great Recession, cutting the unemployment rate from 10% to 4.7% over six years > > 2 – Signed the Affordable Care Act which provided health insurance to over 20 million uninsured Americans > > 3 – Ended the war in Iraq > > 4 – Ordered for the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden > > 5 – Passed the $787 billion America Recovery and Reinvestment Act to spur economic growth during the Great Recession > > 6 – Supported the LGBT community’s fight for marriage equality > > 7 – Commuted the sentences of nearly 1200 drug offenders to reverse “unjust and outdated prison sentences" > > 8 – Saved the U.S. auto industry > > 9 – Helped put the U.S. ontrack for energy independence by 2020 > > 10 – Began the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan > > 11 – Signed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals allowing as many as 5 million people living in the U.S. illegally to avoid deportation and receive work permits > > 12 –Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to re-regulate the financial sector > > 13 – Dropped the veteran homeless rate by 50 percent > > 14 – Reversed Bush-era torture policies > > 15 – Began the process of normalizing relations with Cuba > > 16 – Increased Department of Veteran Affairs funding > > 17 – Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act > > 18 – Boosted fuel efficiency standards for cars > > 19 – Improved school nutrition with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act > > 20 – Repealed the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy > > 21 – Signed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, making it a federal crime to assault anyone based on sexual or gender identification > > 22 – Helped negotiate the landmark Iran Nuclear Deal > > 23 – He signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to combat pay discrimination against women > > 24 – Nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic ever to serve as a justice > > 25 – Supported veterans through a $78 billion tuition assistance GI bill > > 26 – Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" > > 27 – Launched My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative designed to help young minorities achieve their full potential > > 28 – Expanded embryonic stem cell research leading to groundbreaking work in areas including spinal injury treatment and cancer > **[28 Of Barack Obama’s Greatest Achievements As President Of The United States](https://www.good.is/Politics/obamas-achievements-in-office-rp)** > > What would you add or remove from this list? I have great doubts about your friendly intentions toward the US and from now on I shall consider my answers to you in that light. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/8 "2021-08-19T04:06:42Z")
Intention definitely not to be part of the echo chamber on this forum. You missed More illegal wars The prosecution of jounanalists and whistleblowers The trillions of dollars in corporate welfare to wall street terrorists in the form of TARP The terrorist drone attacks The pivot to Asia and preparation of war with China The support for regime change in Venezuala ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/9 "2021-08-19T04:19:12Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > Intention definitely not to be part of the echo chamber on this forum. You missed : Apparently that is what you missed in your foreign affairs drivel: Taking the US economy from the brink of great depression and 10+% unemployment to a thriving economy and 4.6 % unemployment in 6 years in spite of persistent opposition by the Republicans. Perhaps you are now going to bring up the **false allegations** against Hillary Clinton and her illegal server and her treasonous dereliction of duty in the Ben Gazi affair? You are not inquiring or informing about anything . All you do is sowing manufactured falsehoods. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/10 "2021-08-19T04:25:47Z")
No just the regime change we came we saw he died Clinton war criminal ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/11 "2021-08-19T04:33:42Z")
There you go. The real DJ has arrived. The air has just become toxic. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/12 "2021-08-19T04:39:24Z")
Yes coming at you from the left and you can’t handle it. ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/13 "2021-08-19T05:13:26Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > Yes coming at you from the left and you can’t handle it. What left? From my left or from left field. I don’t have to handle anything you spout. You are your own worst enemy. The more rope I give you the higher you hang yourself with it. Be my guest. p.s. Did you get your vaccination yet? ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/14 "2021-08-19T05:23:33Z")
> [@djtexas](#): > > Not even the famed glossy Bible of the unapologetic rich seemed sure of whether to write Obama’s Birthday bash straight or as an Onion headline: what did the “Event of the Season” mean during a pandemic? At least we know where all that money went. With Trump’s modest inauguration all the 120 million dollars just disappeared altogether. Is that why we don’t talk about it? We don’t know where it all went, so that’s ok. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/15 "2021-08-19T05:28:01Z")
From THE left politically speaking which has completely thrown you out in trying to counter ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/16 "2021-08-19T05:50:46Z")
And what exactly is the LEFT politically speaking? Give me something positive about the political LEFT as you see it. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/17 "2021-08-19T05:56:20Z")
You cant respond to the criticism. You have to rely on your safe space right wing talking points such as "Have you taken the vaccine " ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/18 "2021-08-19T06:16:35Z")
That is an evasive answer. I am trying to get a “feel” for your mindset. OK? However, I am still waiting for something positive, a constructive suggestion. Do you have any? Educate me. I am here to learn just like everybody else. ---
**Author:** ![djtexas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/djtexas/32/18_2.png) [@djtexas](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/djtexas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/19 "2021-08-19T06:24:57Z")
Yes. Stop being a sycophant for the Democrats ---
**Author:** ![write4u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/write4u/32/23410_2.png) [@write4u](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/write4u)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199/20 "2021-08-19T07:25:11Z")
Nothing positive to say? I am still waiting with eager anticipation. Are you going to disappoint me? I can see you are not a sycophant, but are you capable of constructive thought at all is the question? I am still waiting for a positive statement from you. Don’t have any? No constructive thoughts? Just regrets huh? [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-vanishing-legacy-of-barack-obama/8199.md?page=2)