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[Bad_Boy]

Kind of hilarious. The more he moves his hand as he talks, the more the cameras are clicking. Lol.

Crab hands make the money shots.

 

[Pamplemousse]

Toothless and pathetic conference. The reason liberals just lost everything in the election is because of a response like this. Obama has no backbone.

What were you expecting?

 

[Future PhaZe]

Obama's optimism and faith in the American people has become his greatest weakness. This is really sad

No this is called Chess, not checkers.

 

[Chumley]

He's still standing by Comey.

For fuck's sake. He's been harder on Hillary.

Yup. It's unbelievable.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

You can't exactly interfere with the elections of totalitarian regimes with strict information censorship in place as well. A country with democratic elections and free press is much easier to attack than Russia or china via misinformation.

Yeah, our achilles heel, or rather because of the immunity they have to the tool. Hope we wise up and start requiring, bringing facts back to news, due diligence. Though I doubt it when there's money in drawing eyes. It will only get worse, unless net neutrality being removed really make the internet unpleasant to use, causing us to hate bothering with it anymore.

Should be declared an act of war to keep them from doing it maybe. Though because of how they are able to deny and mask attacks they will attempt to do it just as they are now. Even if caught they can just deny it.

 

[ScribbleD]

Toothless and pathetic conference. The reason liberals just lost everything in the election is because of a response like this. Obama has no backbone.

Is it really easier to believe that than to face reality?

 

[Maxim726X]

We got hacked, we will get hacked again, and there really aren't any consequences for interfering in U.S. elections.

'cut it out'.

'We can do stuff back'.

 

[SENPAIatLARGE]

I can't wait for December 19. People will finally face the facts, and work on a path forward for the next four years. No loophole is stopping anything, and people need to face this reality.

 

[Discotheque]

Toothless and pathetic conference. The reason liberals just lost everything in the election is because of a response like this. Obama has no backbone.

No the reason they lost is because Hillary is trash and didn't do her damn job properly.

Hubris 2016 shoulda been a poster lol

And I don't know what people were expecting with this press conference. We've gone a year criticizing Trumps awful temperament and want Obama to engage in the same behaviour

 

[Dmented]

Yeah. They are trying to get unique pictures, so any movements they click the hell out of so they can get the "one" picture that no one else got.

Oh I know, I just still find the sound with the visual to be funny.

 

[B-Dubs]

While better than all the recent Presidents, Obama still had scandals (stolen from some article):

1. Operation Fast and Furious
2. Benghazi
3. The IRS targeted conservative organizations
4. The DOJ seized Associated Press phone records as well as phone and email records from Fox News reporter James Rosen
5. The NSA conducted mass surveillance against American citizens without a warrant
6. The Obama administration paid ransom to Iran for hostages, and lied to the American people about it
7. Hillary's email scandal
8. The Environmental Protection Agency poisoned a Colorado river
9. The EPA also broke federal law in promoting a regulation
10. The General Services Administration scandal
11. The Secret Service scandal

source: http://www.dailywire.com/news/10982/obama-says-hes-had-scandal-free-administration-aaron-bandler

Half of those aren't even real, what the heck world are you living in?

 

[Ambient80]

Doubtful, he isn't capable of fielding any questions. Doubt even his press secretary will hold regular conferences.

Has he said who his PS will be? I'm betting on Sean Hannity.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

The delusional one is Obama thinking that the Republicans will give any concern about the Russian hacks.

Obama is delusional in thinking that the transition to Trump as president is like any other past transition.

The man is normalizing Trump.

Trump got elected as president of the us. American voters normalized him. Obama can't just undo that with a few words.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

ugh, he dodged the shit out of that FBI question, not even remotely willing to publicly offer his actual thoughts and opinions on the matter. (even though we all know). Whatever.

 

[alternade]

This is depressing to watch.

With Democrats like this, you all better prepare for 8-12 years of Republicans controlling the country.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Oh I know, I just still find the sound with the visual to be funny.

Yeah. It would annoy the hell out of me. If I was Obama, I'd have to train myself to keep my eyes locked to the side of the podium the whole time.

 

[SpaceWolf]

If Trump were answering this question:

"No, I don't feel responsible. Why would I feel responsible? I'm not responsible"

 

[Voysa Reezun]

No this is called Chess, not checkers.

8th-dimensional chess, right?

I don't think Obama is the firebrand that we need, though. It's got to be someone else, and they've got to be a) white, b) male, and c) angry as fuck.

 

[Ogodei]

the spineless comments here remind me of what the right say.

Kinda funny.

There's one group where the charge "Obama's been too soft on America's enemies" actually applies to: fascists and reactionaries.

He needed to drop the hammer a long time ago.

 

[mbpm1]

Yeah. They are trying to get unique pictures, so any movements they click the hell out of so they can get the "one" picture that no one else got.

I would wave my hands like a mother for this lol

 

[Not]

'cut it out'.

'We can do stuff back'.

Are we the ones only thinking in terms of sound bytes now? Come on.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

A foreign government hacked and intervened into our election process to sway it one way over another.

NBD guys, just go out with class.

What do you expect him to do? You need congress and the senate to push for action, the President cannot do anything alone aside from yelling at them.

 

[Intheflorsh]

State of the Union is gonna be amazing.

Do they have teleprompters in the House of Representatives chamber? Because he's going to need one.

 

[entremet]

Obama is too nice.

 

[Mac_Lane]

To go from him to Trump... I just can't.

 

[Pickman]

"Comey gonna Comey" *shrug*

Christ, Barry.

 

[Lonewulfeus]

8th-dimensional chess, right?

I don't think Obama is the firebrand that we need, though. It's got to be someone else, and they've got to be a) white, b) male, and c) angry as fuck.

I'm all 3 of those things!

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Yep, I'm sure Trump will suddenly have his 70 year old demeanor change immediately the moment that he sits in the Oval Office.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

No this is called Chess, not checkers.

SoFlow Obamo!

 

[Dmented]

Yeah. It would annoy the hell out of me. If I was Obama, I'd have to train myself to keep my eyes locked to the side of the podium the whole time.

Oh no doubt. At first I'd do it to trigger the sounds purposefully because it would be funny, but after awhile that sound would get annoying real quick.

 

[ant_]

We are lucky that we had this man for President for the past 8 years.

 

[Netherscourge]

So basically....

While Obama, Comey and everyone else stood on the sidelines trying NOT to influence the election (or wound up accidentally influencing it against Hillary anyway), Trump DOUBLED-DOWN on getting outside help to influence the election.

 

[qcf x2]

lol that sounds like the last 2-3 press conferences.

I mean, that's where we are. People are looking for some authorization from him to do something insane, but as 1. CIC and 2. an actual reasonable person, that's what he has to do is tell them look, follow my lead and live the change, push the change regardless of if the higher ranking politicians are with you or not. If the party followed his lead more instead of just riding his coattails it would be in far better shape right now. What can he do but stick to the message? I mean reasonably, not according to some disenfranchised GAF posters who want martial law and such.

Tough question he just took.

 

[Gnome Scat]

...So you armed rebels? Look how that turned out in the long run last time.

 

[JP_]

White House seemed to stress that their response would be timed to their choosing and not necessarily broadcasted. I wouldn't necessarily interpret this press conference as Obama doing nothing, but so far yeah this is not convincing.

 

[Dude Abides]

While better than all the recent Presidents, Obama still had scandals (stolen from some article):

1. Operation Fast and Furious
2. Benghazi
3. The IRS targeted conservative organizations
4. The DOJ seized Associated Press phone records as well as phone and email records from Fox News reporter James Rosen
5. The NSA conducted mass surveillance against American citizens without a warrant
6. The Obama administration paid ransom to Iran for hostages, and lied to the American people about it
7. Hillary's email scandal
8. The Environmental Protection Agency poisoned a Colorado river
9. The EPA also broke federal law in promoting a regulation
10. The General Services Administration scandal
11. The Secret Service scandal

source: http://www.dailywire.com/news/10982/obama-says-hes-had-scandal-free-administration-aaron-bandler

You forgot pizzagate.

 

[mrhyderager]

8th-dimensional chess, right?

I don't think Obama is the firebrand that we need, though. It's got to be someone else, and they've got to be a) white, b) male, and c) angry as fuck.

Gimme dat Bernie

 

[KingSnake]

You're referring to Obama as a comedian, the man who ruled competently for 8 years, scandal-free?

What has one to do with the other? You can be scandal-free and not very efficient at the same time. He's a stand-up comedian because he's always good with his replies and has nice sound bites, but when it comes to actions, especially on foreign policy has failed again and again.

Wow, he said it to the media!
Wow, he said it to Hillary!
Such a burn!

TV stars, as I said. In the back Putin holds the whole power now. Russia mingled with US elections without any consequences. That's like a free out-of-jail card for any future actions of Russia.

 

[Maxim726X]

Are we the ones only thinking in terms of sound bytes now? Come on.

That was the content of his message.

You don't want to accept that, so be it.

 

[Chumley]

No the reason they lost is because Hillary is trash and didn't do her damn job properly.

Hubris 2016 shoulda been a poster lol

That's part of it. The other part is liberals don't know how to stand up and fight for anything, as Obama just demonstrated. Throwing your hands up and giving up or normalizing what's happening right now is just conceding to 8 years of GOP dominance. I'm completely ashamed of Obama.

 

[SummitAve]

Obama seems like one of the only outward facing professionals in Washington right now.

 

[tedrotheredro]

I know you guys think Obama is too lax, but the right move is not to be angry or appear super-partisan. Let Trump stew in the shit he creates, don't give republicans an easy out. Don't give talking points for the new president-elect and conservative shows to bandy about for the next 4 years. This won't be solved in the next month. It must be solved in 4 years.

 

[acheron_xl]

Obama is too nice.

Your greatest weakness is your greatest strength pushed too far.

 

[mbpm1]

8th-dimensional chess, right?

I don't think Obama is the firebrand that we need, though. It's got to be someone else, and they've got to be a) white, b) male, and c) angry as fuck.

I got it. We'll put up the Angry Video Game Nerd

 

[Extra Sauce]

We got hacked, we will get hacked again, and there really aren't any consequences for interfering in U.S. elections.

No publicized consequences.

 

[The Technomancer]

I know you guys think Obama is too lax, but the right move is not to be angry or appear super-partisan. Let Trump stew in the shit he creates, don't give republicans an easy out. Don't give talking points for the new president-elect and conservative shows to bandy about for the next 4 years. This won't be solved in the next month. It must be solved in 4 years.

They don't need them. They don't need anything. There is nothing Obama or liberals can do to cause conservative opinions of us to go any lower. Playing nice won't make them like us better.

 

[Protome]

Has Obama straight up called Syria a client state of Russia before?

 

[Voysa Reezun]

Gimme dat Bernie

Oh, I forgot:

d) has to give a shit about brown and black people beyond "Oh, I marched with MLK once."

I got it. We'll put up the Angry Video Game Nerd

Too divisive because of his views on the NES TMNT game.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Obama is too nice.

We're going to miss that, believe me.

 

[triplestation]

hacking a US election is like a trivial thing now i guess, tap on the wrist