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Does anyone remember just after Obama was elected (Original Post) grabber Nov 2016 OP
Comes with the territory - once you're president, everything is your fault bhikkhu Nov 2016 #1
My mother in law was afraid they were going to arrest him. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2016 #2
No. I did speak to someone Dawson Leery Nov 2016 #3
So what? NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #4
No, but . . . PdxSean Nov 2016 #5

bhikkhu

(10,715 posts)
1. Comes with the territory - once you're president, everything is your fault
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:49 PM
Nov 2016

The whole "thanks, Obama" meme gives it a nice humorous spin.

I think it has something in common with how most of us thought as young adults growing up; everything was our parent's fault. Cultural maturity seems to lag behind individual maturity.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
3. No. I did speak to someone
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:50 PM
Nov 2016

who 1 week before the 2008 election was blaming everyone from Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and even JFK and MLK ??? for the 2002-2008 housing bubble and the collapse of the financial sector.

This is the s**t that comes from hate radio and conspiracy sites.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
4. So what?
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:55 PM
Nov 2016

Does anyone remember how leaflet-peddlers impacted Obama's presidency?

The answer is NO - because they didn't.

PdxSean

(574 posts)
5. No, but . . .
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:09 AM
Nov 2016

I remember Hannity calling it "the Obama economy" within days of Obama's first election. I was slack-jawed for a week.

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