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Swede

(39,930 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:14 AM 12 hrs ago

OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles

Rupar has a few posts on Obama and Colbert.


OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles that companies and foreign entities can invest in

COLBERT: How much of that is just jealousy that you didn't think of selling sneakers?

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-06T12:30:41.326Z
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OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles (Original Post) Swede 12 hrs ago OP
I don't know about that bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #1
Too much in DC relies on "norms and customs". This nonsense needs to be codified against in law with real penalties. dutch777 12 hrs ago #2
Try the Emoluments Clause for starters. TheRickles 10 hrs ago #10
The Repukes have never heard of that FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #14
I love President Obama TommieMommy 12 hrs ago #3
Here malaise 12 hrs ago #4
Busted, Barack! Seriously, though, what color sneakers ... JustABozoOnThisBus 12 hrs ago #5
Good point. The 3rd term talk would end if wnylib 10 hrs ago #11
"Side hustles" are an intricate part of "Swamp creatures". Omnipresent 12 hrs ago #6
silly me. i thought that's what the emoluments clause said. mopinko 12 hrs ago #7
But what enforcement teeth does it have? wnylib 10 hrs ago #12
"side hustles"?? kentuck 12 hrs ago #8
Exactly this. MontanaMama 10 hrs ago #13
;-{) HUSTLER Goonch 11 hrs ago #9
"Side hustles" is a nice term for outright corruption FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #15

bucolic_frolic

(55,662 posts)
1. I don't know about that
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:17 AM
12 hrs ago

Concentrating the greed in the Oval Office might make things worse.

dutch777

(5,100 posts)
2. Too much in DC relies on "norms and customs". This nonsense needs to be codified against in law with real penalties.
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:18 AM
12 hrs ago

I would hope the Dems have been keeping a running list of all the things we can no longer leave to norms, customs and what used to be just plain polite behavior.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,720 posts)
5. Busted, Barack! Seriously, though, what color sneakers ...
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:28 AM
12 hrs ago

... go with a tan suit?

If Speaker Johnson makes a third term legal, I'm voting for Obama.

wnylib

(26,361 posts)
11. Good point. The 3rd term talk would end if
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:57 AM
10 hrs ago

people started calling for Obama to run again.

Omnipresent

(7,502 posts)
6. "Side hustles" are an intricate part of "Swamp creatures".
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:37 AM
12 hrs ago

That’s why maga voters keep approving of trump’s behavior.

FakeNoose

(42,163 posts)
15. "Side hustles" is a nice term for outright corruption
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:19 PM
9 hrs ago

PBO won't say it out loud, but Chump 2.0 is the sleaziest, vilest, and most corrupt presidency ever.

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