Barack Obama

2022 - 10 - 31

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Democrats turn to Obama to rescue them from a midterm shellacking (Politico)

Barack Obama joked at a campaign rally in Milwaukee over the weekend that the state's Democratic governor — Tony Evers, the bespectacled one-time science ...

The only way to save democracy is if we, together, nurture and fight for it.” In Wisconsin, Obama sarcastically waxed nostalgic about the days when Trump wouldn’t let go of the birther conspiracy and the idea that Obama was not eligible to be president. Obama joked that few wanted his “slow, old skinny behind” being pursued on the field by a defensive tackle. The only way to make this economy fairer is if we, all of us, fight for it. Some Democrats also contend that for all his considerable talents to drive an argument, even Obama has struggled in the past to translate his own popularity and successes onto others in his party. Gretchen Whitmer, Obama described a Republican Party utterly enthralled with Donald Trump to the point of obsession. Obama hit a trio of battleground states over two days to rally the base for Senate and gubernatorial hopefuls in tough races. “Now, it doesn’t even make the Top 10 list of crazy.” “That’s likely why he has been getting involved in the closest races.” Obama’s closing act is something of a role reversal for the former and current president compared with past years. Into the void stepped his former boss, who reminded crowds over the weekend that he remains — far and away — his party’s most effective surrogate. If anyone’s looking to be rescued in this final stretch before the midterms, it’s the Democratic Party.

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Barack Obama praised for handling of heckler who called him 'fine ... (The Independent)

'I'm not going to tell Michelle you said that,' former president joked.

You wouldn’t do that in a workplace,” he said. You’ll have a chance to talk sometime later. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “So fun to see relaxed, semi-retired, having-the-time-of-his-life Obama. “Damn right. “I’m sorry, what did you say?” Obama asked. She knows.” [heckled](https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW561329102022RP1) by a man in the crowd, which prompted the 61 year old to remind the individual behind the interruption who was talking. According to someone else, it is “so fun” to see Obama interacting with the crowd. [as he referred to the former first lady as “fine” himself after their portraits were revealed during a White House ceremony in September.](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/michelle-barack-obama-portraits-white-house-b2162171.html) [video](https://twitter.com/PettyLupone/status/1586430559001010176?s=20&t=Rf_-q-_FOD4lh4SL__acpQ) of the exchange shared on Twitter.

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Former President Barack Obama featured at Milwaukee early voting ... (Wisconsin Examiner)

An early voting rally featuring former President Barack Obama in Milwaukee turned up the heat as the November election edges closer.

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Barack Obama's blistering takedown of Ron Johnson on social ... (Yahoo News)

Mr Obama was campaigning on behalf of Democratic candidate for the US Senate Mandela Barnes, who is running against incumbent Republican Senator Johnson. “Some ...

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Jeezy meets Former President Barack Obama for the first time (Yahoo News)

On Friday (Oct. 28), Obama served as a guest speaker during a Democratic rally in College Park, Georgia. The event was attended by various high-profile ...

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Fact Check: Did Crowd Chant F*** Joe Biden At Barack Obama ... (Newsweek)

Clips suggest Barack Obama speech was drowned out by anti-Joe Biden expletives in Detroit, Michigan.

While the former president did respond to a heckler in the crowd, which was recorded and widely shared online, they could not be heard shouting about Joe Biden. Similar audio has been spliced into several previous videos of public appearances by the president and his allies. When president Biden visited London in September 2022 for leader responded with "Come on, this is what I mean, we are having a conversation." [recordings of the speech show](https://youtu.be/fKRBv3toLv0?t=74), while Obama was indeed responding to a single heckler in the crowd, it was difficult to hear what they were saying. [shared](https://twitter.com/ronin19217435/status/1586689926439079937) the clip with similarly snarky [captions](https://twitter.com/Cadence4Trump/status/1586549025037176833), with the [posts](https://twitter.com/ronin19217435/status/1586689926439079937) (archived [here](https://archive.ph/0XVyp)) attracting tens of thousands of views across various platforms (before at least some were [removed](https://twitter.com/PamelaHensley22/status/1586685009305427968)).

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Barack Obama Gets Called “Fine” While Giving Campaign Rally ... (Vibe)

While speaking at a Democratic campaign rally held in the Detroit Renaissance High School gymnasium Saturday (Oct. 29), Barack Obama was praised for not ...

[course of the country](https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/dave-chappelle-donate-show-sales-buffalo-victims-1234667342/). “Booing doesn’t help. “Do not boo. Obama traveled to Michigan this weekend in support of Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer. I’m here to tell you, tuning out is not an option.” [The Detroit News ](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2022/10/29/barack-obama-election-gretchen-whitmer-detroit-michigan-rally-voting-vote-ballot-president-governor/69592935007/)reports.

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Jeezy Finally Meets Barack Obama | HipHopDX (HipHopDX)

Jeezy linked up with his old friend, former President Barack Obama, at a Democratic rally held at The Gateway Center in College Park, Georgia, ...

“Michelle said, ‘Yeahhh.’ I sing that to her sometimes.” I was like, ‘Oh, this is crazy!'” Obama was a guest speaker at the Gateway Center rally on Friday (October 28), which was attended by various celebrities and high-profile Democrats. Ending the rally with a surprise concert by rapper Young Jeezy. Friday’s rally marked Jeezy’s first time meeting Barack Obama in person. “When I knew the song was real was the night he won, I hopped in my Lamborghini, I was riding around Atlanta with the doors up playing ‘My President Is Black,'” he recalled.

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