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Comment by dylan604

3 hours ago

Did the use of Obummer give you that sense?

Was referring to somenameforme's comment who was just stating facts.

There are useful tangents, and not so useful ones. This thread seems to insist on devolving into the latter, so I am out.

Oh we have to worship our ex presidents like kings? It’s possible to criticize both Trump and Obama.

For example my top criticism of Obama is that he killed a 15 year old American child without trial. His press secretary was not only was unapologetic he said “ I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well-being of their children.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Abdulrahman_al-Awla...

That father incidentally was another American killed without due process by Obummer’s personal order.

What’s your favorite Obama criticism?

  • Drone strikes would be my top Obama criticism, followed by not closing Guantanamo, but I can use the man's name without some clever nickname. That's just not worthy of the actual conversation. It a very Trumpian thing to do

  • > Oh we have to worship our ex presidents like kings?

    No, but we shouldn't excuse wrongdoing by one by reference to something vaguely related by the other. It's fine to criticize both Trump and Obama. It's not fine, as the upthread commenter did and which you are defending, to criticize the Obama administration for actions taken by the Trump administration.