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Obama,
Clinton SHOULD NOT attend
the Inauguration
I read the news that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were
planning to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on
January 20, 2017, and my stomach turned. Talk about an act
destined to create apathy among future voters, and diminish
the Democratic party to what it really is....a party of
faux politicians unable and unwilling to stand up to the likes of
Trump and his billionaire pals. Funny really, but this is
the first time for me to get involved in politics. I simply
felt the need to do something due to the recent chain of events,
which are so incredibly absurd,
that even a political fiction writer would be hard pressed
to write anything as outlandish as what has become of
America during the past few months. Then to add insult to
injury, Obama, who I proudly voted for, and Clinton, who....well
never mind,
decided to go and kiss The Donald's ASS on inauguration day.
Total bullshit....explanation follows. |
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Inauguration Facts
It might interest some of you to know that the inauguration
procedure is governed by tradition rather than the
Constitution, the only constitutionally required procedure
being the presidential oath of office (which may be taken
anywhere, with anyone in attendance who can legally witness
an oath, and at any time before the actual beginning of the
new president's term). Traditionally, the president-elect
arrives at the White House and proceeds to the inaugural
grounds at the United States Capitol with the incumbent
president. Around or after 12 noon, the president takes the
oath of office, usually administered by the Chief Justice of
the United States, and then delivers the inaugural address.
Did you know the incumbent president is not legally
required, in any way, to attend the inauguration ceremonies
of the incoming president? Actually there were three
incumbent presidents who refused to accompany the
president-elect: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew
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Barack Obama
I can remember how good it felt to finally get an African
American president to occupy the White House, especially
someone like Barack Obama. His eloquence, intellect, poise,
and charisma, made me proud to be American once again,
knowing that someone of his character, would be representing
Americans both domestically and abroad. I thought this might
be the turning point America needed.
Now fast forward eight years and a new type of man runs for,
and becomes president....Donald Trump. During his run for
the presidency, Trump made accusations that Obama should not have
been allowed to be president, falsely claiming he was not
born in the United States. He made derogatory remarks about
his wife Michelle. To make matters worse, since becoming the president elect,
Trump has vowed to undo all the advances Obama made during
his eight years as president, including stripping health care
away from millions of Americans, reversing years of progress
towards reducing global warming, and ending environmental
regulations put in place to protect our natural environment
for generations to come. Think this was enough to piss off
Obama?....apparently not.
I get it, I really do. The reason Obama is attending the
inauguration is because he feels he is morally, kind of,
obligated to do so. Um, you know, the peaceful transition from the
incumbent president to the incoming president, evidence of a
healthy democracy....blah blah blah blah. Maybe Obama simply
wants to show he is politically correct, oxymoron, and also
let the world see he is so far above Trump, that he can show
up to the inauguration without raising any eyebrows. Then
again, he might be the weak man he appears to be, and cannot stand
on his principles and show his disgust for a man he knows,
all too well, is on the road to destroying this country.
Obama needs to show respect for those of us who stood by him
during the last eight years, and show now that he is ready to stand by us
in these desperate and uncertain times.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE INAUGURATION
OF DONALD TRUMP ON JANUARY 20, 2017. |
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Hillary Clinton
Okay, I was never a fan of the Clintons, in particular
Hillary, who I thought was a hypocrite, a career politician
who was only out for her own interests, and a woman who
simply could not be trusted. The presidential election of
2016 was an incredible disappointment when the only two in
the running were Clinton and Trump. I did not vote for
either of them.
Even though I am not a Hillary fan, I could not help but
feel sorry for her, at least a little bit, because of the
bashing she endured from Trump during their fight for the
presidency. Calling her a "nasty woman", bringing the sorted
affairs of her husband back into the public light, and a
host of other lies he, and his conservative far right pals
manufactured, was uncalled for and showed what an arrogant,
ignorant, and self centered man Trump really is.
And then it was announced that Hillary Clinton was planning
to attend the inauguration of Trump this month. Okay at
least Obama is the incumbent president and has a semi excuse
for attending, but Clinton was the loser in an ugly battle
and has no business going to the inauguration of Trump. She
is going to stand there, and shake hands with, and smile at a
man, who stands for everything she is against. Hillary will
be showing her support for Trump, who has literally made a
career using, degrading, and demeaning women.
The worst thing of all is, Hillary will be totally betraying the millions
of Americans who supported, funded, campaigned, and
ultimately voted for her. What a slap in the face it
is to her supporters. In addition, this will greatly
diminish the Democratic Party in ways that cannot possibly
be imagined. The party will be viewed as weak and unable to
stand up to the arrogant and aggressive conservative
Republican regime.
HILLARY CLINTON, IF YOU HAVE ANY SELF RESPECT AT ALL, PLEASE
DO NOT ATTEND THE INAUGURATION OF DONALD TRUMP ON JANUARY
20, 2017. |
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