{"id":18893,"date":"2025-10-21T07:34:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18893"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:34:46","slug":"reactions-to-obamas-post-about-his-presidential-library-are-a-hoot-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18893","title":{"rendered":"Reactions To Obama\u2019s Post About His Presidential Library Are A HOOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not sure if you\u2019ve seen the updates about Barack Obama\u2019s presidential center. If not, he posted about it on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1979559046152630590&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F20%2Freactions-to-obamas-post%2F&amp;sessionId=1c22c9663384b5d327b44a0a1d25ec9750bd107e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979559046152630590\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He wrote in his post: \u201cWhen the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, it will be a hub for change \u2014 a place for people from all over the world to come together, get inspired, and take what they learn back to their own communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Change\u2026\u2019 He never explains what he means by \u201cchange.\u201d Change\u2026what? From what\u00a0<i>to what<\/i>? As if America\u00a0<i>needed to be\u2026changed<\/i>. In any event\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This library of his, hideous as it is, has been a boondoggle now for some time. It is, in fact, the perfect representation of Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a Newsweek headline on the project: \u201cBehind Schedule, Over Budget, and Mired in Lawsuits.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1980017875789201712&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F20%2Freactions-to-obamas-post%2F&amp;sessionId=1c22c9663384b5d327b44a0a1d25ec9750bd107e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1980017875789201712\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The surrounding Chicago community is also unhappy with it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/19\/us-news\/chicago-residents-blast-monstrosity-obama-presidential-center-as-displacement-fears-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and has had concerns<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The Obama Center \u2013 which has faced years of delays and lawsuits since breaking ground in September 2021 \u2013 will cover nearly 20 acres of the 540-acre Jackson Park and feature a museum, public library branch, athletic center, gardens and children\u2019s play area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While the privately funded project\u2019s price tag has ballooned from its original $500 million budget, residents said they\u2019ve also seen rents and property taxes skyrocket as construction nears completion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRents are going up fast,\u201d Kyana Butler of Southside Together, one of at least three local activist groups that lobbied the Obama Foundation to better integrate the project into the surrounding neighborhood, told the Daily Mail.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA two-bedroom apartment that used to rent for $800 a month has already jumped to $1,800. Property taxes are going up so much that the owner of my building is saying she might just walk away.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One local resident called it a \u201cmonstrosity,\u201d saying it destroyed the beauty of what used to be there. But of course, the opinions of nearby residents seem irrelevant \u2014 brushed aside in favor of Obama\u2019s own self-congratulation.<\/p>\n<p>The irony is hard to miss: Obama and Michelle standing proudly before a massive slab of concrete and glass, pretending it\u2019s an architectural triumph. In reality, it looks more like a relic from a failed socialist state than a presidential monument \u2014 cold, gray, and joyless. His promotional video ends with the line, \u201cLet\u2019s bring change home.\u201d Well, it\u2019s certainly a change \u2014 and much like the \u201cchange\u201d Obama brought to America, it\u2019s not for the better:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Some posted videos with \u201cStar Wars\u201d X-wing fighters closing in on the library building, while others Photoshopped the structure sideways to replace the torsos of the massive AT-AT walkers from \u201cThe Empire Strikes Back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Others superimposed the Eye of Sauron from the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d movies on its roof, and others simply posted photos of Easter Island heads.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kitty litter boxes were also included in the comparisons, as were common trash bins, dumpsters, and ephemera from \u201cStar Trek\u201d and \u201cA Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s an \u2018obamanation\u2019! Just like his presidency!\u201d one person wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s like someone built a Lego set without the instructions,\u201d said another.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1979564467366269121&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F20%2Freactions-to-obamas-post%2F&amp;sessionId=1c22c9663384b5d327b44a0a1d25ec9750bd107e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979564467366269121\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1979639205904134461&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F10%2F20%2Freactions-to-obamas-post%2F&amp;sessionId=1c22c9663384b5d327b44a0a1d25ec9750bd107e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1979639205904134461\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1978102476969484770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarked<\/a>\u00a0that it was a \u201cbold move\u201d to locate the \u201cDeath Star\u201d in Chicago.<br \/>\n\u201cDilbert\u201d cartoonist Scott Adams mentioned a North Korean guard tower.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, spending $830 million on something like this says everything you need to know about why the Obama presidency fell short. It\u2019s the perfect symbol of his tenure \u2014 bloated, overhyped, and detached from reality. While everyday Americans struggle with rising costs, the former president is busy celebrating a monument to his own legacy that looks more like a bunker than a beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not sure if you\u2019ve seen the updates about Barack Obama\u2019s presidential center. 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