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Swede

(39,930 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 09:14 AM 16 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 [View all]

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 [View all] Swede 16 hrs ago OP

I don't know about that bucolic_frolic 16 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 16 hrs ago #2

Try the Emoluments Clause for starters. TheRickles 13 hrs ago #10

The Repukes have never heard of that FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #14

I love President Obama TommieMommy 16 hrs ago #3

Here malaise 16 hrs ago #4

Busted, Barack! Seriously, though, what color sneakers ... JustABozoOnThisBus 16 hrs ago #5

Good point. The 3rd term talk would end if wnylib 13 hrs ago #11

"Side hustles" are an intricate part of "Swamp creatures". Omnipresent 15 hrs ago #6

silly me. i thought that's what the emoluments clause said. mopinko 15 hrs ago #7

But what enforcement teeth does it have? wnylib 13 hrs ago #12

"side hustles"?? kentuck 15 hrs ago #8

Exactly this. MontanaMama 13 hrs ago #13

;-{) HUSTLER Goonch 15 hrs ago #9

"Side hustles" is a nice term for outright corruption FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #15