France is urging former President Obama to run in the French presidential election

[HipChick]

A group of voters in France is urging former President Obama to run in the French presidential election this spring.“At a time when France is about to vote massively for the extreme right, we can still give a lesson of democracy to the planet by electing a French President, a foreigner,” the French website for “OBAMA17” reads, ABC News first reported on Thursday.

"[It’s] because he has the best resume in the world,” the site, which is not connected with Obama, continues.

ABC said OBAMA17 posters have been spotted across Paris, and the group’s website has a petition begging Obama to enter the race.The group is jockeying for 1 million signatures, even though Obama is not French and France requires its presidential candidates to be natives.

“We started dreaming about this idea two months before the end of Obama’s presidency,” an OBAMA17 spokesman told ABC. "We dreamed about this possibility to vote for someone we really admire, someone who could lead us to project ourselves in a bright future."

“Then, we thought, whether it’s possible or not, whether or not he is French, we have to do this for real, to give French people hope … Vive la Republique, Vive Obama, Vive la France and the U.S.A.”
http://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/320785-french-fans-to-obama-launch-campaign-here

[malaise]

1. LOL

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. he's our pride and joy, they can't have him

[ecstatic]

7. +1000! nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

13. Your comment got me teary eyed.

He is our pride and joy. So much yes.

[ailsagirl]

31. That's right!!!

Can he ever run as our President again?

[chillfactor]

3. I know it can never happen...

but it must frost the orange ones butt. LOL!

[AgadorSparticus]

4. Oh, this is too funny! I don't blame them for wanting him. He is pretty amazing.

Oui nous pouvons! Viva la france!

[Brother Buzz]

5. First France embraced Jerry Lewis, then R Crumb, and now Obama

Those 'cheese-eating surrender monkeys' sure have eclectic tastes.

[marybourg]

6. They DID give us the Statue of Liberty.

Maybe we owe them someone in return.

[Volaris]

14. At this point we may need to send it back

In exchange for a boatfull of guillotines. It would be much more useful since Trump doesn't care one whit about our own poor, tired, and hungry, let alone anyone else's.

[joet67]

18. ...with an apology note. nt

[Volaris]

19. 'Sorry guys...

We really did try.'

[Alice11111]

33. Give it to Canada. Looks like France is going RW too

Sorry for the French. They will really riot. We haven't had these sorts of protests before, even Vietnam...it wasn't daily. France, they go nuts over garbage strikes.
Most of the western world is going to be protesting. In a way, it unites us.
Spain already is. I hope Merkel hangs on. We need a world leader. The UK sure isn't it. They have really moved to the right. I just came back from there, and it was unbelievable. They are divided, like us, but I've never seen it so unapologetically RW.
It is like in the whole western world, bigotry and RW platforms, and all of the cheating, lying vulgarities that go with it, are cool.

I'm glad the French gave Obama some good strokes. The Repubs are blaming Yemen on Obama, and their stupid Fox nrws followers believe them.Repubs play the blame game, which is always a projection.
I wish he could be their Pres, and then we could follow him too.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. I wish he could run here again. n/t

[roamer65]

10. If we repealed the 22nd Amendment, he could run in 2020.

It is the most useless constitutional amendment, period.

The 18th was the worst, but we had the smarts to finally repeal it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. I guess there's some good in the 22nd. We could've been stuck with "W" & Cheney for a third term.

[bucolic_frolic]

24. W and Cheney would never have made a third term

Only popular Presidents who do good would win a third term

In time of war a 3rd term provides stability

I'd be in favor of ditching the 22nd Amendment. Term limits are not needed
if we have a vibrant democracy that educates voters on the issues. Yeah I
know we're failing on that right now.

[NYC Liberal]

28. W and Cheney never would have been installed in the first place.

Clinton would have run in 2000 and crushed them. His approval ratings were in the high 60s. He would've won easily and it wouldn't have been close enough to steal.

[roamer65]

34. Yup, Bill Clinton would have been a four term president.

I think he would have been re-elected in 2000 and 2004.

I think he would have stepped down in 2008.

[LeftInTX]

32. We would have had Reagan forever

[Alice11111]

35. Agree. I dont think the Prez needs to be born on US soil

either.
Like that's going to keep us from being compromised by a foreign government?*&%;??
Its a stupid Amendment. Over compensation for Roosevelt . The vetting system will scare up all of the stuff, especially on the Dems.
Clearly. Obama would have been re-elected and he was still young. Experienced! He even said something to that effect...once you really get the hang of it, you are done.

Bush would not have been re-elected. But for DT, he would go down as the worst Prez in modern history.

[StarryNite]

9. Awesome!

He's ours but so neat that they have so much respect for our Obama!

[Botany]

12. vive la france!

n/t

[spooky3]

15. I love France. This is just one more reason why.

[AllaN01Bear]

16. ohm myyy the Rs heads would surley explode .would be grand .

watch them

[burrowowl]

17. Far out!

[boat-tail]

21. How the f*** did.....

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the leadership of our country go, overnight, from Obama to an unstable orangutan wannabe who lost the election by 3 million votes?? (with apologies to real orangs).

Something's clearly wrong with our constitution.

[Alice11111]

36. Yes. There is. It is amazing, but flawed.

We need to clean a few things up. Its like an old historical home that is falling apart. It needs a makeover. Of course, the courts interpretation hasn't helped...Citizens United.

[zentrum]

20. Only if we..

....can move there too!

My hope is that he'll stay here and set up a shadow commentary-Presidency here, becoming part of the active resistance.

[uponit7771]

22. +1

[bucolic_frolic]

23. Obama was born in France too?

The Chief Birther is going to be really pissed!

[zentrum]

25. How can our damn media

...not do a segment once in a while about Trump's birtherism? Talk about fake news.

[bucolic_frolic]

26. You nailed it

Trump pushed Birtherism for 6 years to see what he could get away with
and it was fake news from the get go. The media lapped it up.

[zentrum]

29. And now crickets.

The MSM which greased the wheels for Trump is now being hoist on its own petard. And yet, we've always desperately needed a serious journalistic media. Their own failure has come 'round to destroy them.

[Alice11111]

38. LOL

[madaboutharry]

27. We need him here to help save America from Trump.

Sorry France. You need to find someone else to battle your own fascists.

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. France isn't the only country that loves him

He'd win in a handful of other nations elections as well.

[milestogo]

37. Don't they know he's a Muslim from Kenya?