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FakeNoose

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13. Barack and Michelle Obama spent the last 10 years planning and designing this memorial
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:36 AM
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It's a wonderful tribute to his years serving in Illinois and at the White House. They used great care in choosing the spot in South Chicago, near where he first entered the city as a newly hired community organizer. It's where he met, courted and married Michelle, near where they had their first house and their lovely girls were born. So much of his life is wrapped up in this memorial, and it's all there for the people of Chicago (and all of us) to visit, appreciate, and enjoy for ourselves.

Consider this in contrast with Chump's overnight destruction of the Rose Garden and East Wing, with no plan or forethought. His other insane projects around the White House premises and the National Mall speak for themselves. Chump can't plan ahead for 10 days, and the Obamas planned this Library Center for 10 years!

It is a magnificent achievement.

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Obama approval 57%. Trump 34%. underpants Friday #1
POTUS Obama's approval would have been higher and Trump's approval PufPuf23 Friday #44
Send in the clown. Swede Friday #2
Obama lives in Trump's head rent free BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #3
Obama Derangement Syndrome MoseShrute Friday #14
I'm definitely enjoying the contrast between love for Obama and contempt for the pedophile. NNadir Friday #4
Great read malaise Friday #5
How many White House walls are being cleaned of ketchup today, would you guess? mnhtnbb Friday #6
It's hard for trump to compete when he spends all his spare time posting AI-generated images of himself. Emile Friday #7
"He shouldn't worry. He'll be remembered as far worse." Martin68 Friday #8
Trump teeters between jealousy of Obama and JFK. LisaM Friday #9
Nailed it malaise Friday #10
Everybody loves Obama. He is welcomed all leftyladyfrommo Friday #11
Fat Donnie will build a "library" twice the height of Obama's. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Friday #19
He will get Mexico to pay for it RainCaster Friday #38
I wish SNL would do a skit on TSF's jealousy.. Trueblue Texan Friday #12
Barack and Michelle Obama spent the last 10 years planning and designing this memorial FakeNoose Friday #13
The Obama Center is a gift to the future, to our kids, to our potential and to hope! mahina Friday #32
Poor little Donnie Dave Id Friday #15
Chicago, You've come full circle! BidenRocks Friday #16
One twisted fuck orangecrush Friday #17
The Veruca Salt president is bigly mad themaguffin Friday #18
Trump VS Obama maliaSmith Friday #20
You called Trump 'Mr'? GenThePerservering Friday #48
... orangecrush Friday #21
He could still become a Senator. Wednesdays Friday #22
Good for them orangecrush Friday #23
I just love this. marble falls Friday #36
Thanks orangecrush Friday #41
That was delightful. Thank you. nt. druidity33 Friday #39
You're welcome orangecrush Friday #40
How quickly soars turns into snores for the 'ol Nodfather Blue Owl Friday #24
Who here besides me knows that Trump had no clue about who Herbert Hoover was or the significance of that reference is Betty Boom Friday #25
I'll bet the Trump's weren't even aware of any Depression. Haggard Celine Friday #43
ding ding ding mike_c Friday #26
I fear one of the 🍊🐖💩's magaloons might try to damage the facility. kimbutgar Friday #27
I believe this is why trump wants the Figarosmom Friday #28
Lol 😆 i read envoy Faux pas Friday #29
I think that T💩p attacked Iran to distract from the EPSTEIN FILES. OMGWTF Friday #30
Why was HWBush invited??????? popsdenver Friday #31
It was GW that was invited........ MyOwnPeace Friday #33
The Obamas, especially Michele, seem to have a nice and friendly relationship GWB. marble falls Friday #35
Michelle Obama & Laura Bush work together on charitable endeavors. Dulcinea Yesterday #51
Yea popsdenver Yesterday #53
GHWB would have had to attend by Ouija board. marble falls Friday #34
I think inviting W. (not H.W., who died in 2018) was inevitable. ShazzieB Yesterday #49
If Donald John was even half the man he ought to be, he could console Vogon_Glory Friday #37
They came up with "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to project Trump's ODS. Beartracks Friday #42
I'm 100% sold on the Salon article description of events oasis Friday #45
"which Trump was pointedly not invited to" Grokenstein Friday #46
His invitation should show up at 1600 Pennsylvania next week. marble falls Friday #47
Mad King Earwig will have to respond by putting his name on something Blumancru Yesterday #50
Most popular thing at Trump's own library will be the bathrooms. cstanleytech Yesterday #52
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