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demmiblue

(36,841 posts) Mon May 11, 2020, 02:12 PM May 2020

Is #Obamagate about the time Barack Obama used a selfie stick in the White House?

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Or maybe it is about his tan suit or his preference for spicy mustard?

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Is #Obamagate about the time Barack Obama used a selfie stick in the White House? (Original Post) demmiblue May 2020 OP

I have tried to find out why that hashtag is trending but unable to. riversedge May 2020 #1

Because Russian bots are boosting it to aid Trump. fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #5

Maybe it's because he "let" his wife show her arms? Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #2

It's actually 'Obamadoor', and it's because of this: Aristus May 2020 #3

I thought it was because he put his feet up on the desk. Runningdawg May 2020 #4

Or that time President Obama wore a tan suit. fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #6

Maybe it's the Arugula MustLoveBeagles May 2020 #7

Tied in with this, I'd say. Igel May 2020 #8

riversedge

(70,187 posts)

1. I have tried to find out why that hashtag is trending but unable to.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:23 PM

May 2020

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

5. Because Russian bots are boosting it to aid Trump.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2020, 03:46 PM

May 2020

Marrah_Goodman

(1,586 posts)

2. Maybe it's because he "let" his wife show her arms?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:38 PM

May 2020

God, I miss the days of tan suits, arms and selfie sticks..........

Aristus

(66,316 posts)

3. It's actually 'Obamadoor', and it's because of this:

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:39 PM

May 2020

Runningdawg

(4,516 posts)

4. I thought it was because he put his feet up on the desk.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 02:52 PM

May 2020

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

6. Or that time President Obama wore a tan suit.

Reply to Runningdawg (Reply #4)

Mon May 11, 2020, 03:47 PM

May 2020

MustLoveBeagles

(11,591 posts)

7. Maybe it's the Arugula

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 03:57 PM

May 2020

Everyone knows 'Real" Americans only eat Iceberg Lettuce in their salads.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruca_vesicaria

Igel

(35,300 posts)

8. Tied in with this, I'd say.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 05:12 PM

May 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/10/trump-obama-biggest-political-american-history-russia-michael-flynn

The claim that in early January '17 a meeting with Yates, Comey, and Obama/advisors had something to do with Flynn and the idea that there was collusion ... Not with Russia, but between the apolitical FBI and Obama/advisors.

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