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MRW people are getting money, bonuses, extra pay, and other rewards for getting a life saving vaccine in the US
IfYouOrALovedOneHasBeenDiagnosedWithMesotheliomaYouMayBeEntitl
By far my favourite: http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Barack-Obama-Dirt-off-Shoulderf.gif
DougForcett
old white guy over his left shoulder. Why are we clapping? Why are we standing and clapping? I don't understand any of this... oh dear.
Zombiedude101
To me, Obama seems like a guy who did as best as he could with the hand he was dealt, facing a congress that fought him at every turn.
Begotten
well sort of. dems controlled the house for his first 2 years, and the entire congress for almost half a year.
TimTamFlimFlam
Yeah but as soon as the house went republican he had to go fucking hard mode to get his shit passed
Poodlestrike
Holy shit, that running for congress line is FUCKING SAVAGE
ashipthatshipsshippingships
I remember watching that speech. When he delivered the line I jumped up, and was like "OOOHHHHH". The best presidential clapback in history.
TrashPandaCuddles
Thanks, Obama...
mspaintlad
Genuinely this time. Thank you president Barack Obama of the United States of America. You're a real stand up gal. *wink*
ght2v1
Thanks indeed!
thefucksnotgiven
I am sad now...
Tikityler
still my favorite version.
Arklowe
I'm gonna borrow this. A lot.
Tikityler
Share responsibly. (AKA a lot)
Arklowe
Okay.
Baltharus
That literally shut down a subreddit
TheImgurianWhoSendsFriendlyAndFunnyMessagesToOtherImgurians
Uh?
TheGreatKingBowser
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThanksObama/comments/2vo4ou/thanks_me/cojgh0u
AMartianPotato
There was a "Thanks Obama" subreddit that shut down because they decided nobody could top Obama saying "Thanks Obama"
ThisIsTheLastTimeIChangeUsernamesIPromise
After Obama himself released
, the creators of the subreddit deemed it could never be topped and closed it
ThisIsTheLastTimeIChangeUsernamesIPromise
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThanksObama/comments/2vpleh/game_over_folks/
YourSocksHaveHoles
We have different political views but he's hilarious as fuck
neohippie7319
Exactly how I feel. I came here to find the first comment with this sentiment and upvote it. You're welcome.
CountryStuffDoesAThing
Best way to describe Obama.
Tracomaster
Yay for people like you :D
PhillipSwanson
Not a fan either, but the cookie in the milk so makes me laugh. "Thanks Obama"
ThisIsGod
What a sassy bitch, I love it.
Bricmpt
You have the heart of a true, old-fashioned American. +100.
yourmomisminenow
I can agree on that, I mean for me Obama is the best president ever, but I can agree on your statement, to avoid conflict where there's none
tlilsmash
thanks fuck someone has it right, hes a swell guy, not my favorite policies though
Turnstyles
Whoever does his writing should be given a raise.
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PeteTusk
Do you know he didn't write any of them?
GavinScreaming
Neither do the actors in comedies. Delivery is probably the most important part
ThisIsGod
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he actually writes a good portion of his spoken work filtered through a ghost writer who types it up.
AShadeOfFuchsia
I know because I won both of them
Faylom
Can say that about any public figure. He has the charm and charisma to deliver them well, so it works
stackoverflo
What did it say?
Faylom
"you know his jokes are written for him, right?" Fair point, but it was probably the tone that everyone disagreed with
barotrauma
You don't say? he still delivers them well. it's not like people want a president who spends their time thinking "would this be funny?"
jsktrogdor
I would LOVE to see biolologist try to deliver lines to 800 people.
emuthegreen
Programmers.
ringox
username
SqueakShow
Am biologist. My organism jokes are hilarious, thank you very much :P
jsktrogdor
Alright buddy, lets hear one.
Sheari
TIL: Obama is a lefty
Sheari
FUCK i MEANT LEFT HANDED D:
DrSpaceCat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
gyngersnapp
I KNOW RIGHT?!
TheTenderizer01
The last 4 presidents have all been left-handed.
ButDoInfactShutup
Coincidence?!?
Killamari
*leftist
Sheari
I meant left-handed xD
dizzyturtle
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/5-25-2015/Hb-MvW.gif
Sheari
I...don't know what this means...
dizzyturtle
Proof he's a lefty.
Sheari
I don't golf so its lost on me. I did notice his phone flew out of his left pocket and right-handed people don't usually keep it there
dizzyturtle
Yeah that's a left handed swing. Good catch on the phone though.
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AlkeneThiol
I don't think you know how to read tables
brb4ever
Nope.
bc531198
It says Truman was left-handed, yet there is a photo of him on his wikipedia page signing right-handed.
alpha5099
The citation from Wikipedia: McCullough, David. "Truman". p47 "Naturally left handed, he was taught [by his teachers] to use his right hand"
bc531198
Oh ok, didn't see that. Although, as a lefty myself, I've never met another lefty that writes w/ their right. Probably rarer nowadays..?
cyb3rsleuther
I heard something like left-handed people were viewed as devil work or wizardry or something like that. So made to use right hand
DarkwingDuc
Duh. He was amphibious.
Putineatspoutine
government = lizards
wontgetfooledagain
I'm the least qualified to comment on this post, therefore I will. . .
skydivingbigfoot
Wait wait wait..... Hillary is from Kenya???
LongtimeLurker148
I guess it wasn't hard to convince you after all
whereshewent
HAS ANYONE TOLD AMERICA YET THEY NEED TO KNOW
SteveHarringtonsLusciousLocks
im already convinced.
CrapOnASpatula
She shoooore is!!! Just take a look at her birth certificate! It's floating all over the interwebsys as we speak
Ryebread91
I can't tell the the replies to this are real or not and o don't k ow who to turn too
pancrazio
Wake up sheeple!!!!!
Sealy300
No, Saudi Arabia.
limetonic
Not even from this planet.
ImASexyUnicorn
How can you be from Africa if you're white?
BlackPengu
for real now? I have no idea. doesn't matter. would just make her a very hypocritical bitch.
PeteTusk
Well, have YOU seen her long-form birth certificate? ;-P
bradthegeek
15 abortions too
UhOhImAnOreo
I'm pretty sure she's Libyan.
SecretlySkeletonHitler
Hillary's a lesbian??! We have to tell people!
Magsnificent
Dammit guy who is clearly not skeleton Hitler, that was funny!
justforthis42
conspiracy theorists say that she fucked more women in the oval office than bill did
ElonMustToke
Which means....what?
twfeline
She's Muslin.
ElonMustToke
I don't understand.. What's the point?
ThatsGrimKraken
Either not from America or was too young to understand when Obama was elected for the first time.
ElonMustToke
Ik he's muslim, but is there a thing for not wanting to vote for Muslims?
IOnceOwnedMoonMoonButOnceHeTriedToLickMyBallsAndRanAwayIMissHim
She's a cloth???!
legofan1199
Kenya believe it?
SheerAnalBumParty
*sigh* fine, take my internet points.
darkoneko
ooooooooooooh
TinyLiehon
Wait till you learn where Trump's from
VonBrandhaus
North Dakota?
pixarpizza
Oh, everyone knows THAT. There's only one place to be born with a Hell Toupe
unholyfuckness
::claps madly::
mspaintlad
He's actually the seven year old son of an Iranian shopkeeper and a US soldier.
AbsolutelyBarbaricSarcasticBear
#3 Will Shock You
UncivilizedEngie
Turns out he's actually a bigger shit than Bono.
corneliusgansevoort
Yeah it came out in her leaked emails. I can't believe more people don't know about it!
IOnceOwnedMoonMoonButOnceHeTriedToLickMyBallsAndRanAwayIMissHim
Ok I don't know if this is a joke or not but seriously? She's from Kenya???!
InsensitiveComments
Kenya believe everything said on the internet?
HuJim
It's probably because she wiped her servers. You know, like with a cloth?
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
"like did I wipe it with a cloth?" *fakes laugh*.....you fucking bitch
HuJim
She's either stupid enough to think that was an acceptable way to respond, or she thinks people are stupid enough to go along with it
HuJim
And apparently most people were ok with it
DontYouDareSayThat
She was assembled and programmed at the Institute! Wake up, people, she's a damn synth!
Sealy300
Nah, that's Rubio m8.
ThelateDentArthurDent
[Danse liked that]
SecretlySkeletonHitler
You Danse motherfucker
WowSoSparkly
So not a lizard people then? At least there's that. It's reassuring to know that top people are working to bring us the truth.
Kayjager
I stopped reading at health care. I can't afford his health care.
wwtwo
Ya expensive for me too, can't wait till my Company Healthcare kicks in
RadicalBananas
After he's doing being president. He should become a tv personality.
CptKoolaid
Call it the reverse Trump.
Nyxiel13
Can he replace Jon Stewart on the Daily Show?
Eyesofaknee
He already is
841pts
He will make millions just with speeches
vxjedi
I'd prefer a supreme court justice haha.
corneliusgansevoort
My money's on him becoming a supreme court justice.
CommanderWilliamTRiker
Oh I certainly hope not, dude has no idea how the Constitution works.
DragonOnSteroids
Last year I was hoping he would become the new host of the Daily Show.
peridotstar
I know this is an older post but Holy crap that would be amazing lol
TheresAlwaysTimeForLubricant
Can he nominate himself? That'd be awesome
rovingtiger
He'd have as much of a chance of being nominated before the election as anyone else he puts forward
corneliusgansevoort
Maybe if he steps down so Biden becomes Prez, who then nominates Obama and confirms him while the senate is in the bathroom.
eetsumkaus
better off keeping your money, because even if you win, Republicans will plunge America into chaos so you won't get it back...
RadicalBananas
I second that!
allphilla
YES THIS SO THIS
cpnbeeb
Still waiting on my insurance, Barry-O.
LockedKeye
But wait, I lost my insurance.
Bigmfworm1
because your insurance co. wasn't making enough money off of you. Most industrialized nations have a single payer system for a reason.
ajituki
Some people from my country love him more than the people in US
twfeline
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog: "Those look like nice cookies...FOR ME TO POOP ON."
RedHotDingDong
They named a service station after him in Ireland
Tikityler
crazedhunter
never change japan
ePhantoMe
If he vied for presidency here in Kenya everyone would vote for him.
LemmingAttack
Is that from Obama in Kyushu?
ajituki
It's Obama from Fukui
SharonMcclian
nice
napoleonbonerfarte
They love him so much in Haiti that they named a beach resort after him.
GolFoehammer
Want him? He's coming off lease real soon and we are willing to haggle!
Thebuildingisonfireanditsnotmyfault
*squints* Japan?
Ketheres
Most Finns also think that Obama has been the best president in the US so far.
Mysuperlongimgurusername
This pun is great
Vanesh
Fun fact, there was a (politically powerful) domain called Obama in feudal Japan.
ashmenon
"obaman"
ajituki
The guys making these Obama cakes are from Obama city, where the Obama han was.
eetsumkaus
that's because Japan loves American pop figures...
DankS0uls
Wonder why that is
kanemano
It's because there is a city in Japan named Obama, like we would be all like yo the President of Canada is named Albuquerque
waitforitk
I think president Obama is going to be remembered as one of the "great ones" and we will quote him in the future. He's a genuine good person
Turnstyles
This is honestly bizarre to me, he didn't stick out to me at all. He seems more of a "filler" president to me, but my family's right leaning
waitforitk
I won't down vote you. I appreciate your input. I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect yours. :)
WanderingDuck
As a historian, I do think you're correct. A lot of his legacy will be determined during this election though. Many things may be undone.
waitforitk
Exactly my thoughts.
sonderguard
Man, as a die-hard European liberal, this man is definitely one of the better thing to happen to the US.
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nexusband
Which weren't ordered by Obama.
2beor02bmerlin
My bit of the UK is 100% with ya there, sonderguard
SheerAnalBumParty
I'm conservative, but seriously, Obama is funny as fuck.
AskingTheRealQuestions
Drone strikes and still actively criminalises people who use a drug he so nonchalanty admitted to using regularly himself. Not cool.
freyjaboo
It's always funny to have non - Americans say stuff like this. As if you know lol.
GilaMonsieur
True or not, that does seem like something a die-hard european liberal would say, so at least you're in character.
WhyWouldYouBelieveMeMyPantsAreOnFire
Obama isn't even that liberal, he's a moderate. And that's a US moderate, which is more conservative than Europe.
ilikeike7
We are beginning to see the road that you die-hard 'liberals' are taking Europe down; tis a scary one.
TF2215
In what way? I mean I voted for him, but that's a pretty bold statement which I wouldn't agree with
rlyehcthulhu
He inherited a really shitty state of affairs to begin with, Bushes really did their worst number.
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
I agree. He was clearly the best choice in both elections I think, but he is no Jefferson with a Lousiana Purchase or FDR with a New Deal.
Phaggotboy
Unemployment is down at 5%, one of the lowest in a couple of decades.
wutangkillabee
In Europe the therm "liberal" is more what Americans call capitalist.
BlinnyC
I appreciate this translation
sonderguard
If i'm honest, what i meant when I said liberal was liberal in a US-sense. To me it's inherent that European culture is far more
sonderguard
liberal in its nature, and that you guys have somewhat of a progression to make. No offense meant, but that's how I see it.
LillyVixen
I firmly agree. But then again, I'm very socialist. My ex was Dutch and told me to move there with him. :P
pandro
as aa USA republican, anything was better than the national embarrassment that preceded him. permit me to apologize to the world for that.
rlyehcthulhu
You do mean "embarrassments"? And most likely, it'll continue. I'd really like to visit again, but can't justify that even to myself.
vjven
Why?
iuploadbearpics
Pussy traitor.
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
As a USA democrat (mostly), I wish George W. Bush was running in 2016. Trump and Cruz make me remember W fondly.
pandro
good point. a jewish friend said if the election was between Trump and Hitler she would have to think it over. 0.0
Meg4nG
as a US democrat, I agree. I'd be much less nervous if the cost of my candidate losing was Mitt Romney being president.
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
To be fair, he kind of is. Jeb is basically Bush 3.0, he's just consistently gotten his ass kicked.
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
I know. And I was not a fan of Bush at all while he was in office, and am still not. But if
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
I had to vote for him to ensure the Trump or Cruz never saw the inside of the White House, I would. I would donate money toward that end.
StarrryNight
Imagine how good he could have been without the republicans fucking things up in an attempt to keep their mass shootings business.
ilikeike7
Here we see an example of the 'Limbaugh Theorem'.
duncanidah0
The separation of representation is crucial to our success as a country. To wish government only served 100% of one set of ideals is naive.
nexusband
You have got two ideals and that's it - look at Europe, where there are so many different opinions in politics and somehow, we don't have1/2
nexusband
Mass shootings, we don't stick our noses into something, that doesn't concern us and we know what friendship really means (no spying!)
GuckFoogle
ISN'T GREECE DOING GREAT RIGHT NOW?
IsThisPirateTaken
Not going to touch the mass shooting one, but do you really believe european countries don't spy on their allies?
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
While what you said is true, conservitives in congress have clearly, by their own admission, been purely obstructionist toward Obama
Turnstyles
Yeah, I never got that. Yes I don't like Obama or his policies, but to just jam the works and get even LESS done? That's just stupid.
duncanidah0
Absolutely, and for mostly stupid reasons, including pride. I just know not one side has all the answers and to assume otherwise is unwise.
MrBig
Do you truly believe the democrats didn't do anything to try and slow up anything Bush wanted? Stop acting like they have no faults
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
They all have faults, but I do not recall them shutting down the government purely for spite or to make a point.
ilikebreakfastfoodandprettybrownhairedwomen
I'm not sure comedic timing is something a president has ever been judged on, but Obama wins that category.
Cbutts
Obama was easily the least qualified choice in any election since our first. But has way more charisma than any accomplished hall of famer
AetherMcLoud
Whatever he does he does suave as fuck, basically.
Equreuil
All due credit to obamas speech writers, but his delivery of those zingers is always spot on
ZombieJonSnow
And now its how people are trying to pick the next one.
AwesomeDude1
Yea, I'm not a big fan of him as a politician, but as a comedian.. That's a separate issue
bilbolecter
Well, it's either he is funny or his writers and speech coach are very good.
MustardHeadmaster
Mate, look up Iceland.
jsktrogdor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRZvlZZ0DY
iuploadbearpics
Bush had a great sense of comedic timing, he would tell it like he wasn't reading from a prompter. I just got a kick out of his silliness.
PaulBunyanOfDicks
See thing is Bush's entire presidency was a joke.
iuploadbearpics
Your comment is a joke. A bad one at that.
PaulBunyanOfDicks
It was a joke. That's the point.
ashmenon
Bush definitely had charisma. He always seemed to me like a good man in the wrong job.
InternetLawyer
I LOVED when people criticized Obama for using a prompter so at one of these dinners he said he wouldn't use one and a huge one 1/2
InternetLawyer
came up from the floor right in front of him for the whole speech. 2/2
tygerpsimatrix
"Thanks Obama" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhY9Zxv1-oo
congratufuckinglations
I'm gonna be downvoted to hell, but I'm amazed that y'all don't realise how studied and premeditated his character is. He's a great actor.
iuploadbearpics
Oh plenty of us get it. It's the ones that voted for him who are blind to what a robot he is. Very premeditated in everything he says/does.
INeverThoughtIdMakeThisAccount
I mean, I don't know about you but I'd kinda hope the person running my country has premeditated actions since, y'know, hair-trigger = bad.
rumandbass
Do people not realize that or something?
RocketRodster
Very true, still voted for him.
congratufuckinglations
Oh, I would have too, if I was American.
ashmenon
If anything that makes me respect him even more.
congratufuckinglations
Okay guys I thought I was alone on this but now you're making me feel like Captain Obvious. Which I guess is good?
apolloin
As opposed to all the genuine folks in Washington?
Flyndaran
Politicians are voted in as public speakers and performers. He should be good at it.
Equreuil
A lot of politicians are... Thats why we're usually surprised when they're caught doing something wrong.
DizzyNosferatu
"When the Russians beat us into space, we didn’t deny Sputnik was up there." My favorite line from the last State of the Union
Flyndaran
That's because our president thought long term space-law goals were more important than useless dick waving gestures. Boy was he wrong.
NekoMiko06
Just remember that the dick waving gestures were not so subtle threats of rape. "See this dick? It'll fuck you up with its nuclear payload"
Dictatorschmitty
*He's been wrong so far
Flyndaran
Eisenhower hasn't been president for a while. He's who I was referncing with Sputnik.
satanismybitch
Legal weed, free healthcare, cheap gas. http://www.quickmeme.com/img/f0/f01d7bca67a06d253128a80f67f167cf8cdaa6510c7ab25c340d8eb5825f76a5.jpg
MotherOfFlagons
Legal weed? I worked on & voted for Amendment 64 and I assure you Obama had less than nothing to do with it, in fact, he was a hindrance
AjentK
Cheap gas isn't the presidents doing...
rubbarz
Cant put my finger on it, but im sure it has to do something that makes him different than other presidents.
MvdVeen
Not being a dickhead first off.
XaiaX
First president not born on the north american continent?
MantisTobagganMD
People are probably thinking you mean in Africa... Obama was born in Hawaii, people. Which is not part of the North American Continent.
Spongybunny
So, does it belong to any continent? I feel like we love to classify things so much that all islands would belong to continents.
MantisTobagganMD
No. It is in Oceania, and more specifically Polynesia. Some arguments can be made for Oceania to be a continent, but...nah...
XaiaX
Continents are kinda bullshit. It's on the Pacific Plate; it includes a TEENY bit of California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Plate
XaiaX
Right. That's why I didn't say "America" or "USA". I am TECHNICALLY correct.
BlueDrache
Actually, the first six presidents were born in England. Everyone else has been born on US soil, except for the current one.
NecroNikolai13
The BEST kind of correct!
ikjadoon
I think it's that he's young and has young kids. That brings out a funny vibe in most guys, haha.
DeLaRosaX
Say what you want but Obama is the Dankest President we've ever had
LiteraryHoodlum
You missed out on the key and peele obama anger translater.. with obama
SharonMcclian
yes, I agree with you.
bl0odm1st
That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen!
panderbeers
I dream of politics being this candid
ahsanzee
WHAT KINDA STUPID, SHORTSIGHTED, IRRESPONSIBLE BULL..!
Tryingtogetmypointacross
AND THAT'S WHY WE RUNNING FOR A THIRD TERM!
spiceass9000
It's fucking amazing, the whole speech was but that part for sure
HiMyNameIsKevinIHaveChangnesia
Obama has dropped his pack and it's amazing.
Textuality
The anger translator skits were always some of my favorites. :)
typingtreemonkey
"So I was speaking with Michelle last night" 'And I said Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-" "NO, I did not say that! I did not say that!"
tracegould1
I love you. Thank you for putting this here haha
Beefminister
Khaleesi is coming to Westeros!
ijustmadethissoicanfavorite
I loved all the people that didn't even crack a smile.
smitmp02
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JupiterJedi
Right? This is an Obamanation!!!
pookieeatworld
Commenting for later
chillin111
They should do a Trump anger translator. Where Trump says something and the translator just says the exact same thing.
Collid3
I never realized I could want something so badly until now
Warmany42
no, the anger translator should start doing this and then slowly realize just how crazy Trump is, devolving into staring at him saying: WTF
CirB
clawthewolf
There's a swedish sketch where he appears as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhEpMJ3n_wU (Warning: mostly Swedish)
Imonlyhereforthesnacks
Can someone summarize this for all of us lazy and fat 'muricans out there?
FavouriteStoreOnTheCitidel
Wasted...
Kompi
That doesn't look like he's actually there. Seems more like special effects. Escalated very quickly hough.
ParaQuantum
For those curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkAK9QRe4ds
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dwude
Dankyu kind sir, hav ur +1 and .s
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FloodingWaters
would love to see that kind of fire in a legit climate change speech
malruth
I'm only 25 seconds in and I am enjoying the hell out of it.
turbodong
Obama is trying sooo hard to not laugh.
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loveallthebunnies
On behalf of the lazy, thank you.
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agentpingox69oo
God Damn Obama is a badass mf. I'm disappointed in several things he's done but watching this reminds me why I voted for him twice.
WhyNotUncleIroh
Cause he's more of a real person than the other trash
Fairdinkums
Dot
ZharTheMad
Sbiodle
SarahJewel
Thank you. That was amazing.
sonofkrypton99
Hilarious!
ISeeDickButt
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Caffinator
Thanks Obama
OolonColuphid
I particularly enjoyed the reactions from the uptight people in attendance.
HandsomeSwede
Well, honestly I don't blame them. I love Obama but I didn't really find that skit funny at all. I get it, it's just a bit vanilla.
Himgurian
Hahahaha I was dying at that. One of the old women didn't even pretend to look amused. Not even a half smile at the jokes haha
DrowsyDude
Was this a skit or actual c-span?
antoinerockamora
Well yeah it was a shit at the correspondents dinner
WabanakiWarrior
Yup. Correspondent's Dinner. It's traditional to bring in an entertainer. Bold choice for sure though
WabanakiWarrior
I suspect teenage daughter influence
ParaQuantum
Actual C-SPAN. Even Conan O'Brien had a speech
Clorophyle
I wish we had this in Spain..can we get Obama now? Please.
malinxar
Noe, sorry, he belong to US
Clorophyle
But we can give him a better use now...think about it, we can't let him go to waste in retirement!!
thatsummercampcrush
i love it that I have a funny president. I mean George W. Bush was funny too. but like that was sad funny.
harrypotterobsessedmuch
Try living in South Africa. Our president, Jacob Zuma, is the ultimate sad funny. He can't even read numbers over 1000 (if that at all).
BustyCrustacean
"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."
wwtwo
This guy could issue a book burning day and people would still love him.
ExxtraAnejo
If it was the Quran, a lot of rubes and yokels sure would. But if he shot someone on fifth avenue, we would stop loving him.
canbrad85
I predict Obama will go down in history as a fantastic president. I'm sad his time is coming to an end
greatdeadpoolio
As much as people continue to hate him, he's done a lot of good things that make me proud to call him president. It'll be sad to say bye.
GilaMonsieur
hope you don't think hate is the only reason someone could have for disagreeing with him.
elucidatefurther
There's lots of reasons to not like him, but the level of unjustified hatred people have for him goes way beyond that.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
I am really going to miss how civil, calm, and laid back he was. Class all around.
brushybrushy
I agree. He had the charisma and poise, too. I figure people are going to bitch about whoever is POTUS no matter what.
jsktrogdor
And he can pronounce "nuclear" correctly, which is nice.
ght2v1
I know! Thank you!
TheTurtleStoleMyFuckingPoptart
Like eliminating Healthcare preexisting condition denials and lifetime maximums. That was awesome for many with chronic illnesses
cliojayne
As someone who has always considered myself a republican? More and more I find myself sad his time has come
jsktrogdor
1/2 As a liberal, if I try to think of the country from a conservative's perspective: It seems like the Republican Party has failed
jsktrogdor
2/2 in advancing conservatism more than Obama ever "succeeded" in dismantling it. Just seems like the GOP has completely jumped the shark.
pandro
as a republican, "The Republicans haven't got a single candidate who could survive a Willy Wonka factory tour."
jsktrogdor
Hahahahahaha, you remember who said that? That's an amazing line.
cliojayne
No arguments here. To play devils advocate though, I feel that both parties have completely given up on any idea of unity.
SheerAnalBumParty
I find it quite sad, really. As a supporter of many (not all) conservative values, Obama hasn't really done much worth of mention.
jsktrogdor
2/2 our own economy because conservative zealots in congress refuse to fund even basic infrastructure -- you lose mainstream America there.
jsktrogdor
1/2 Again as a liberal, fiscal conservatism is something I could absolutely support. But when it gets to the point where we are kneecapping
Nefarra
Does anyone here understand or pay attention to our country and its politics? America needs an educational course.
DogeBear
People confuse being a smart ass with actually doing something, thanks Daily Show. He just continued a bunch of George W's policies.
Nefarra
Yup! Said all the right things to get ellected, went back on all of them.
Turnstyles
I'm prolly gonna take some Pol Sci courses just so I can figure out if he was as shit as my family says or as flaccid as I think.
CommanderWilliamTRiker
here come the "oh he's such a great guy" comments
rlyehcthulhu
I don't think I've ever seen a bad comment about him that's not been from a total nutter with zero facts. I'd really like to hear some...
Thatoneguyfromthatonemovie
There is one in this comment section look up the one by this guy in this thread http://imgur.com/user/dailycupofjoe he didn't say anything1/
Thatoneguyfromthatonemovie
mean, or insult, and was downvoted, with the guy he was responding to just insulting him.2/2
CommanderWilliamTRiker
It's a common thing on Imgur. Dissenting opinions are met with childish replies.
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JodyHighroller
the rate at which it was increasing slowed down drastically since he was in office. for lack of more detail
sqbutte
But as a whole, the nat'l debt will nearly double by the time he leaves office and continue to climb because of his spending
JodyHighroller
he can't just be sword in one day and stop spending money to fix the debt.
MrPinoShow
As someone outside the US, I think Obama has been a pretty damn good president for you all. He did what he did for the good of his country
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LordBanana
He took office right as a lot of Bush's plans started, so he got a lot from that. Plus, some of it is Congresses fault too.
sqbutte
Go ahead, stick your head in the sand. All Hail the comedian! "I hear and obey" let the zombie apocalypse begin.....i mean continue.
freyjaboo
Lol ok
rlyehcthulhu
K. You don't like jobs, not everyone does...
freyjaboo
Jobs? Unemployment in the US, as of October 2015, is only .3% lower than when he started his first term. So...jobs?
AskAScientician
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
freyjaboo
How does this do anything but prove exactly what I said?
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
uhgng. i beg to differ; race relations are at an absolute low. i had high hopes that 'race' would become a non-issue for us. growing up (1/?
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
under Carter, we were fed a color-blind agenda and i had hoped that would continue with Obama. but i just see more division, more hate. (2/?
GiraffesAndCrystalMeth
i feel that he could have done a LOT to ease the relationships and become a real-life bridge between black and white. didn't happen (3/3)
CowboyScientist
Is he the first US President to master modern snark?
armoredbore
*bad Darth Vader impression* The Snark is strong with this one...
RealVersionsOfStories
Anyone who thinks he is the only one is clearly only old enough to remember GW Bush.
perroni
"Snark"?, maybe. Reagan was funny. When he got shot in '81 and went into emergency surgery, the last thing he said to the doctors was "I...
perroni
..."I hope you're all Republicans." His last words could've been a joke--now that's commitment to comedy
redsalmon
JFK had a pretty wicked wit too. Let me see if I can find an example...
perroni
To a White House dinner for a bunch of Nobel laureates, JFK said, "I'm really honored to be with you today. There hasn't been this much 1/2
perroni
... intelligence in this room since Thomas Jefferson dined alone." 2/2
redsalmon
There you go. He also said that "He was the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris."
GeeEm
Absolutely not. But he's up there with the best.
CharlesFuckingBronson
Bill Clinton has got some of that, too. Not as much, though
dogsrulearmystrong
Ronald Wilson Reagan was very good at it. Ask mondale and gorbachev
isamux3
Johnson had a think for pulling his dick out, and that I find hilarious.
elliepeek
Ah yes, Johnson and his pesky Johnson.
TheMexicanStaringFrog0fSouthernSriLanka
He apparently used to talk about how big his trouser snake was, telling people he needed special pants to fit it and whip it out randomly
HillOfBeans
Especially because his name was Johnson!
isamux3
That's why people started calling it Johnson because of him
MyLightBulbJustBurnedOut
Please let this be true.
isamux3
I believe it is
MrHarryBallzac
lolwut
NinjasStoleMyMama
Hillary does the same thing.
manwhoclaimstobedoctorbutisnt
Sometimes you just gotta love the classics. You can't go wrong with your dick out.
aselfdefeatingattitude
He also had an amphibious car and he would drive visitors around and pretend to lose control and drive it into a lake.
DarmokAndJaIadAtTanagra
have you, too, been to the lbj state park tour?
IWatchYouFap
Lebron already has a park?
isamux3
No, I've never seen it. I'm just on the internet to much.
idontknowandidontcareeither
Is it weird that I first assumed Andrew Johnson? And I was very confused.
ThatsPermanent
He keeps some bright people on staff. They've managed his image well over 8 years, at least with the hip young crowd.
UniversalEngineer
This. I like Obama, but like all comedy, the writers do at least half the work of making it funny. Delivering is the other half.
memecollector
He's done interviews and talk shows where you can tell he is genuinely witty.
eetsumkaus
you can't really do delivery well unless you are genuinely witty. It's the sheer volume of his witty lines that are attributed to writers.
cvnk
And he's got a better delivery than any other President in living memory.
tweetlebeetlebottlepuddlepaddlebattlemuddle
Apparently some earlier presidents have kept some spectacular assholes on staff, then, if we're comparing manufactured images.
Cavall
....have you ever met someone who works in politics?
ThatsPermanent
Spectacular, or maybe out of sync or disinterested in how interweb-savvy young adults consume media and form opinions.
pandro
on a tangent, in 90s they did an outdoor pic of Pres Clinton &his cat Socks. photoshopped out the leash. everyone on the planet could tell.
ThatsPermanent
Wonder how Socks is doing?
LETHARGICpancake
He's only vetoed 4 times in 7 years, the GOP isn't even sending him bills he doesn't like.
Dictatorschmitty
How many did Reid shut down?
LETHARGICpancake
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/368369/harry-reids-obstructionism-andrew-stiles
BlinkySparkLe
In that case, imma start vetoing my landlord and Comcast.
FuckPHP
I have a feeling they might start vetoing your service
RexBry
That would be a hard distinction to make with Comcast.
Andalite
Wait really?
LETHARGICpancake
Yeag
Andalite
Well fuck me sideways and call me Sasha I thought he'd vetoed a lot more than that
LETHARGICpancake
Yeah, common mistake I myself once made. I was amazed.
realFloridaMan
Bushes fault!! Lol
PrivateSectorSexPenguin
Bush's.
biolologist
That's partly because they aren't actually passing anything.
benjamiahjohnson
least productive period in congressional history.
Deeaitchpee
Which is great, because less red tape.
Dictatorschmitty
How many did Reid shut down?
azazyel
How many pieces of legislation have the Republicans filibustered?
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
Should we count the gov shutdown?
LETHARGICpancake
Actually filibustered? 2 that I know of. For some time the threat of filibuster counts, r and d alikr.
aFadingMemory
Yea its really sad all they have to do is say they will do it and the left backs down.
azazyel
What Rand Paul did wasn't a filibuster http://www.npr.org/2015/05/21/408518368
LETHARGICpancake
It wasn't a phone in, it was a colloquial filibuster at least.
biolologist
The filibuster isn't a thing anymore where you hold the floor and keep speaking, so you're just completely wrong on that.
LETHARGICpancake
No, I'm not. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have both held the floor by continuing to speak. So you're completely wrong on that.
biolologist
Neither of them held the floor beyond their scheduled time so they weren't filibusters.
Eridith
Yeah but only 4 bills made it through congress
Zewzur
Wikipedia says 9, but that's still less than most https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_vetoes#Barack_Obama
LETHARGICpancake
Prior to this year I guess
flynnski
Fewer.
Zewzur
Cezarboytellem
What?
flynnski
Nothing.
SextusPompeiusMagnusPius
They're saying that one should use 'fewer' rather than 'less' in that instance.
Cezarboytellem
Sigh. I know I was hoping they were a Stannis the Mannis fan and would then reply with "nothing". Swing and a miss.
HamsterOnAGoat
because of obamacare I pay $200 more per month for insurance with 4x higher co-pays, so thanks, I guess...
StarrryNight
Thank the republicans for it.
officermeowmeow
Just today I got to go to my first doctors appointment in over 10 years because of being on the cusp of poverty/not quite poor enough...1/2
officermeowmeow
2/2 and having a pre existing condition. I see a light finally, so Thanks, Obama.
LaLaLaLisa
a month?? no way.
Serratedblaze
You mean that insurance companies use obamacare as a scapegoat excuse to charge you more without losing customers?
HamsterOnAGoat
no, I mean the extra regulation from obamacare forced costs higher
ScrooblyDoobles
How much do you make? I pay $65/m for a sliver plan with a $500 deductible and no co-pay, and I make ~24k/y as a single person.
HamsterOnAGoat
i make more than that. pretty much anyone making over $42k/year got screwed over by ACA. that's not a great 'solution' in my mind
ScrooblyDoobles
I heard part of the cost raise was companies having to insure high risk people, instead of denying for prior conditions and such. (1)
ScrooblyDoobles
(2) I have no idea if that's true though. Regardless, I can understand being irritated at getting stuck with the cost.
Turnstyles
So it bailed out the lower classes at the expense of the higher classes. The humanitarian in me is happy, the capitalist is perturbed.
twfeline
In countries with socialized medicine, it comes mostly out of tax revenue. You pay for it, regardless. Just needs tweaking.
cyb3rsleuther
It's actually not his fault. Private insurance isn't held accountable for their prices. So they can hike or lower as they please. Thats the
StillChasingFireflies
Yes, thank you. Also opens up HSA options for those on a HDHP.
cyb3rsleuther
It's all media trying to propagate lies for unnecessary fighting. Imagine if people actually took time to do the research
cyb3rsleuther
ACA has forced doctors to be more accountable for their actions and negligence.
StillChasingFireflies
Yes! Quite! PCORI fees at work. I work in employee benefits and which people wold research sometime. We try to help people navigate it all.
cyb3rsleuther
biggest issue. Once major private companies start to wuestion and demand proof for prices, theyll lower by alot
cyb3rsleuther
Havent you guys wondered why medicare costs are so much less? No one loses money on it. They're just over inflated
elucidatefurther
I mean... the ACA has not been very successful but neither is American health case system in general. I admire the attempt, if not result.
Turnstyles
It's caused a lot of problems for my mother personally, with absolutely insane monthly prices ($600) but I have no clue if it's ACA or not.
SuperBoyInvisibleGirl
Because of Obamacare, I pay $0 for insurance because my company's size status changed under it. Sooooo thanks Obama!!
HamsterOnAGoat
my extra $200/mo says you're welcome :)
SuperBoyInvisibleGirl
Eh not my fault. You live in NY? Then ill accept your welcome :P
HamsterOnAGoat
PA, an obligatory fuck you from the city of brotherly love!
SuperBoyInvisibleGirl
<3
GoodbyeSoberDay
The system is in its infancy. No program is without flaws at its start, but sometimes you have to start a process before improving it.
Thatoneguyfromthatonemovie
As soon as it passed it he didn't even monitor it, one time when asked the last time he spoke to the person in charge of it he said months.
GoodbyeSoberDay
Well, to be fair, at some point most everyone has awkwardly woken up with a blinding hangover next to someone they didn't go to the bar with
letmefalloutofthewindowwithconfettiinmyhair
YOU again?!
GoodbyeSoberDay
Holy Filament! You found me
iuploadbearpics
Are you kidding? What a basic, standard "I dont know what the fuck I'm talking about" reply. Btw my insurance tripled, and people warned 1/2
iuploadbearpics
it would happen. Let's not forget his "you have to vote for it and then read the fine print" b.s. he pulled on that one. He's a crook. 2/2
GoodbyeSoberDay
Yeah, cause fuck perspective. So you're saying that it's flawed and needs to be improved? And that politicians are crooks? Brilliant.
jsktrogdor
How much do you make a year?
HamsterOnAGoat
what difference does that make? the system was intended to make health care more affordable. it didn't.
jsktrogdor
That's not what the system was intended to do, actually. How much do you make a year?
HamsterOnAGoat
that is definitely what we were told it was intended to do. I'm upper middle class, and already paying $2k/mo in student loans
jsktrogdor
I find it interesting how eager you are to complain about how much you pay and how timid you are about telling us how much you earn.
IwishIwereRiverSong
Dude. If you're making $42K a year, you should NOT be paying $2K a month in student loans. I mean, you can if you want to.
HamsterOnAGoat
I don't have any more discretionary income than someone making half what I do, and now am punished for doing OK for myself? cool.
jsktrogdor
We live in a modern society. In a modern society the better off you are, the more society asks of you. Dont like it, move to Somalia.
YouTasteLikeABurgerIDontLikeYouAnymore
i know people that pay less than $50 for insurance. it didn't work for you or me, but it did for many others.
HamsterOnAGoat
that's the problem. it didn't universally help anyone, it just shifted the burden to different people. that's not a win in my mind
YouTasteLikeABurgerIDontLikeYouAnymore
and i get that, but the previous way didn't work either, so i see this as a step forward. hopefully the next reform will work for more.
HamsterOnAGoat
I'm not so sure. I think deregulation to allow competition across state lines + tort reform are the two biggest things we need to do ATM
rjkardo
Yeah, since deregulation has worked so well in the other industries where it was tried...
jsktrogdor
Why do you want to reduce your own ability to seek out compensation when you're the victim of gross negligence?
rubbarz
I havent always liked Obama, but he did drive the US out of the shit storm 2008 left us and we are a little bit better than before.
stanleyspadowski
The middle east / eastern europe / Asia? Not so much.
dailycupofjoe
I politely disagree. I would be curious to know what obama policies you think drove us out of the storm? I think we naturally recovered(1/?)
Dipityseren
I keep imagining if they'd voted another republican in - y'all need a decade min to get over the mass loss of jobs after a Bush.
dailycupofjoe
(2/?) from a number of events. I think pushing lenders into risky lending practices backed by government initiated under clinton and
dailycupofjoe
(3/?) reinforced under bush looked good until ppl that were risks defaulted. Then you throw in 9/11, Katrina, Afghanistan War, Iraq war,
dailycupofjoe
(4/?) and strikes in N. Pakistan all within 8 years and you can kind of expect a strained economy & some debt. Obama actually increased
dailycupofjoe
(5/?) that debt significantly. He also completely altered healthcare while disregarding the concerns of his peers on the right. He increased
Rapheal
Lowering gas prices, opening cuba back up. I mean he has done a lot to make America great again.
MrBig
...You're not serious right? You can't be.
dailycupofjoe
I don't believe his policies lowered gas. The surplus from american refineries soared in spite of him not wanting the us to produce more (1)
dailycupofjoe
Barrel prices were at a peak in 2014 & declined due to the surplus. In part b/c we had a mild hurricane season, etc. (2)
Tonymeans
History will judge him well.
freyjaboo
He's a good president like Kennedy was. Meaning neither of them were. But they had charisma which is why people treat Kennedy like Jesus.
stnicholascage
After voting for him twice, he's dead to me with TPP.
stanleyspadowski
* not well
rossimus
*well (FTFY)
stanleyspadowski
Negative - tripling the debt, letting Russia roam free, and pulling out of Iraq will not look favorable, no matter how many chuckles above.
rossimus
Remember, we're talking about history, not modern critics. Iraq will always be W's legacy.
FuckPHP
The United States, as much as we like to be, are not the balancer of peace, if we decide to invade a country, so be it, but it isn't our job
hagridsbuttcrack
Not really true. Reagan had a terrible economic plan and basically created the Taliban as some examples, yet he's fondly remembered somehow.
TheBlackShakes
You make a good point, Hagrid's Buttcrack!
stanleyspadowski
"Basically created the Taliban"-IE otherwise known as stopping Russia from taking over Afghanistan? Might want to brush up on your history.
StarrryNight
Giving American services they deserve, not starting world war 3 over fucking Ukraine, stopping American soldiers dying needlessly in Iraq.
stanleyspadowski
"Stopping american soldiers dying needlessly" - otherwise known as wasting the thousands that did die lives and the trillion spent
stanleyspadowski
AND costing hundreds of thousands of lives in the ensuing power vacuum. Horray?
eetsumkaus
history will forget his faults and point to Obamacare, gay marriage, Cuba, and DADT. Don't like him but he'll look good in the history books
freyjaboo
Obamacare has royally fucked me in the ass. And how did he have anything to do with a SCOTUS decision?
TheBlackShakes
Appointed two of the SC justices who made the decision
freyjaboo
Right. That still has nothing to do with him.
TheBlackShakes
Of course, he had no say in who he picked.
eetsumkaus
like I said, I don't necessarily like him, but these were all things that happened during his terms that will color people's opinion of him
freyjaboo
Wrongly, of course. Because America doesn't look better to me except for gay marriage.
ironmansdildo
Not an American, but please do tell what is the downside of Obamacare?
freyjaboo
Before shitlord I was paying $90 a month. Now I'd be paying double that. Now health issues I have no control over are spiraling.
freyjaboo
*more than double
freyjaboo
2/2 I can't pay half of $500 a month for health insurance. I make $7.25 in a shithole retail store. So how is there an upside?
freyjaboo
I'm TOO POOR for Obamacare. I'm so below the poverty line that I'm not allowed anything from his system. Even if GA expanded 1/2
jsktrogdor
I think Iraq and Libya will reflect badly. But I also think those are very complex situations where he played a *relatively* minor role.
PsychopompGecko
Yeah, I think he should have only invaded Afghanistan rather than going into Iraq to get the WMDs.
ikjadoon
Why the fuck was this downvoted? Afghanistan was Al-Qaeda central.....responsible for 9/11......
AlkeneThiol
Because the US didn't invade any of these countries under the Obama administration
ikjadoon
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, hahahahaha, I just re-read the comment. Thanks for clarifying, haha.
PsychopompGecko
I was just pointing out that Iraq wasn't Obama's mistake in a sarcastic way.