Barack Obama lands first Oscar nomination

[sandensea]

Source: consequenceofsound.net

Barack Obama is now an Academy Award nominee.

America’s 44th president landed his first-ever Oscar nomination for American Factory, an original documentary distributed by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions in partnership with Netflix.

American Factory chronicles the shuttering of a General Motors factory in Dayton, Ohio and the impact it hand on the local community.

The documentary has been widely praised, with a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 86 out of 100.

On Monday morning, the Academy added to the film’s legacy by naming it one of five finalists for Best Documentary Feature.

Read more: https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/barack-obama-oscar-nomination-american-factory/

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[dalton99a]

1. Pussy Grabber is insanely jealous

[sandensea]

7. I can imagine

"Can't we arrest him!"

"No, Mr. President. Not without a court order."

"Well? Where's all those judges I put in when you need them!"

[LakeArenal]

2. Hope he wins.

Mostly cuz I love Obama.
But the idea of trumps angina attack makes me a bit giddy!!!

[Me.]

3. Uh Oh

1. We're headed for war for sure now

or

2. It in the WH, will get busy working on the documentary that Giuliani is making

[pandr32]

4. Well deserved nomination! Congratulations former Pres. Obama!

Please, someone, tell the Oval Office usurper! That ought to help speed up another health-related event

[CTyankee]

13. If he wins, I wonder who will accept his Oscar for him...

Probably one of the producers of the documentary. The Hollywood audience will burst at the seams with applause...

[lunatica]

22. Hopefully President Obama would accept it

He and Michelle joined Netflix to do this kind of documentary and other forms of entertainment. It isn’t a fluke that he was nominated. And the documentary isn’t about him, it’s about the automobile industry. He would accept it in honor of the American people and the makers of the documentary and the American automobile workers.

[CTyankee]

30. I guess he could, remotely. But I meant at the show itself.

I doubt that the Oscars venue itself is equipped to provide the security needed for an ex-president. I could be wrong, though, but just a thought.

[lunatica]

31. Wouldn't it be great if Meryl Streep accepted it in his stead?

Trump’s brain would explode!

[CTyankee]

33. She's my idol. His brain would explode but all you would hear is a little pop...

Obama also has a Nobel Prize. The Oscar would finish Trump off for good...

[lunatica]

37. His win would bring down the house

with a very long standing ovation with cheers, whistles and other generally approving sounds.

[pandr32]

40. I agree!

[Ohiogal]

5. Oh this ought to really drive the Asshole insane!

Now he’ll start tweeting about how he deserves an Academy Award too!! He is so jealous of Obama!

[calimary]

16. Hey, how 'bout for that "Home Alone" movie?

[Ohiogal]

18. Hahahaha!

[lunatica]

32. LOL!

[captain jack]

6. I suspect soon enough he'll get an Oscar and Pulitzer each morning with his breakfast at 11am-ish.

[dweller]

12. it will be packed

in his Happy Meal


✌🏼

[C Moon]

15. HA HA HA!!!

[tirebiter]

8. He'll have been up since @5am running, bodysurfing, shootin' hoops and getting caught up on the news

And his morning intel briefing.

[Heartstrings]

9. Fake Oscars!

[SKKY]

10. I can only imagine how much this stings POTUS...

...and I freaking love it!!!!

[CaptYossarian]

11. And how many did Reagan get?

[calimary]

17. At least he WAS an actor. By profession.

And not just in the White House.

[CaptYossarian]

28. I threw that out there for the traditional pre-Tea Party Rethugs.

They still think the scourge of the 80s should be on Mt. Olympus (emphasis on pus).

[calimary]

36. A lot of the bad shit we're dealing with now started with reagan.

Especially the deregulation of broadcasting. THAT’s what led to shit shows like limbaugh and Pox Noise and the proliferation of hate radio all across America.

[CaptYossarian]

38. I remember it all. My first time voting was 1980.

Been obsessed with politics since I was 13 and watching the Watergate trials. Not your typical kid.

[Maxheader]

14. Stumpy gonna cry...

Time for a tweeter rant about how many accomplishments its made..how great the economy is...

bow wow...woof woof...

[lunatica]

34. He'll say, "some say I deserve an Oscar."

That guy named Some is a true fan of Trump’s! He always come through and is really, really loyal!

[Maxheader]

42. (laugh)

cheetox will take anything to boost its self image...including mental masturbation...

[calimary]

19. LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Beat THAT, Stumpy!

[geardaddy]

20. Maybe Barack can EGOT!

or whatever EGOT + Nobel prize is.

[CTyankee]

50. Does he have an Emmy?

[geardaddy]

52. I don't think so.

I was half kidding, but I believe he could actually do it.

[CTyankee]

53. Oh, yes! let it be so!!!

[lunatica]

21. I hope he wins the Oscar!!

[riversedge]

23. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OBAMA'S

[geardaddy]

26. To the Obama's what?

Sorry, that should be "to the Obamas"

[stillcool]

24. wow...good for them

best thing I've read in days. Hope springs eternal.

[Dukkha]

25. Too bad there's no category for Best Twitter Tantrum.

The orange anus would get a lifetime achievement award.

[Talitha]

27. I hope 'American Factory' wins!

[CaptYossarian]

29. Some Mitt Romney-type will just shut it down again and send the jobs overseas.

The Oscars are probably made in Douche-bagistan too.

[MFGsunny]

35. Poetic Justice for the deserving Obamas and ....

.... and deserved bit*hin' karma for the pestilent MF45.

Even if minor in the greater scheme of all things global,
it's a darn good feeling today.

Hope "American Factory" wins the Oscar.

[Grins]

39. He can put it on the mantle next to his Nobel!!!!

And his cover photo on Time Magazine!

[Zorro]

41. I hope people actually watch this documentary

It's a revealing and sobering look on how a segment of the US labor force is being forced to adjust to lower wages to be competitive in the global market. The Chinese factory's celebration of their company and its CEO is both amazing and disturbing.

[Hulk]

43. Just watched it on Netflix

And this is what the fascist party is so proud of...record unemployment, where American family bread winners are employed at $14 an hour. Proud. Such asinine claims.

Of course when you average it out with the $200k jobs, it looks like everyone wins.

[RussBLib]

48. Trump has built a huge edifice of lies

And with Fox assisting him, it's hard to break through. Poor suckers.

I know not all of them are suckers. There are plenty of racists, fascists, haters and assholes to give Trump maybe 20% of the vote.

All we have to do is peel off 1 to 2% to beat the dickhead in November. Unless he resigns first.

[NCProgressive]

44. Not surprising

Obama is brilliant and talented. His inner curiosity makes him study each task in detail. He will succeed and excel at anything he does.

[Judi Lynn]

45. What a beginning! Thanks, sandensea. n/t

[sandensea]

49. You're welcome, Judi.

I know it's a subject near and dear to Obama's heart, from his days as a community organizer in southside Chicago neighborhoods hard hit by factory closures.

Not unlike a lot of what you see in the suburbs around Buenos Aires, since the early '80s when Martínez de Hoz and his Chicago Boys caused a wave of factory and business closures.

The goal? Concentrate the economy (and thus, the believed, political power) in the hands of banksters and big landowners. That's the basis of modern right-wing economics, sadly.

And then as now, middle-class snob appeal is used to get people to go against their own interests. Cheeto's proving to be a real pro at that.

[Totally Tunsie]

46. BOOM! (went Chump's head) n/t

[manhattan123]

47. In fairness...

Joker, the story of an evil sociopathic clown who wears a lot of make-up was also nominated, so Trump got a nod too.

[sheshe2]

51. Lol.

Good one!