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Obama Presidential Center Slammed For
Promoting "Far Left" Agenda On Public Land

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Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 1/12/2026 12:38:43 PM

The Illinois Republican Party has blasted as "divisive" the hiring language the Obama Foundation is using (snip) arguing it shows the privately run project is using public land to advance a political agenda. (snip) While commonly referred to as a "library," the Obama Presidential Center (snip) does not function as a traditional presidential library. (snip) [The state GOP] said the hiring language reinforces concerns that the Obama Presidential Center is operating as an ideological institution (snip.) "[J]ob postings state that the foundation is deeply committed to (snip) leveraging our global reach to combat systemic racism and inequity wherever it exists."

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The Obama Presidential Center should be required to immediately repay any Federal funds involved in its development and construction and receive no further funding going forward. Federal funds are appropriate for displaying presidents' artifacts and housing their papers, not for agitation and propaganda on behalf of their pet causes. Barack Obama quickly became our sketchiest former president, but this is a "bridge too far."

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Reply 1 - Posted by: varkdriver 1/12/2026 12:44:00 PM (No. 2053753)
The easy Varkdriver solution: re-name it to THE OBAMA LEARING CENTER Solving problems: it's what I do!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: bamapreacher 1/12/2026 12:48:41 PM (No. 2053757)
I am just happy knowing the construction of the monstrosity was done by DEI workers, almost insuring they will have major structural problems down the line.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Hazymac 1/12/2026 1:14:37 PM (No. 2053774)
Obama Leering Center, the billion dollar trash can. Stuff it, whitebreads.
11 people like this.

Reply 4 - Posted by: Flyball Dogs 1/12/2026 2:46:23 PM (No. 2053811)
I’m not a “tree hugger” by conventional standards. But I LOVE trees. To think this monstrosity was built on public lands at the expense of trees is vomit-inducing. I’m not so concerned with the ideology he’s spewing. I expected no less. But the visual monument to an empty suit is sickening.
15 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: JHHolliday 1/12/2026 3:27:05 PM (No. 2053846)
This concrete, Soviet-style monument to a terrible President paid for with our tax dollars gets no criticism from the media. Trump adding a needed ballroom paid for with private funds gets no praise.
17 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 1/12/2026 3:34:55 PM (No. 2053851)
Little 0bie will probably need to rethink his Islamic Republic Tribute Wing. Maybe he and ValJar can come up with a different hate-America concept - - which hasn't been trashed into a laughingstock by current and pending events.
3 people like this.

Reply 7 - Posted by: sw penn 1/12/2026 4:18:00 PM (No. 2053863)
"[J]ob postings state that the foundation is deeply committed to (snip) leveraging our global reach to combat systemic racism and inequity wherever it exists." Including anti-White presidential library bigots? Yeah, didn't think so...
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Reply 8 - Posted by: padiva 1/12/2026 4:47:20 PM (No. 2053869)
Will there be hidden choom rooms? Will there be a wing for MO's childhood photos? Is this building in a safe neighborhood? Is it safe to leave a parked car near this place? Will there be structural damage to this building within the next 10 years? The daughters' game room will be 'Who's your daddy?'
4 people like this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: Rat Patrol 1/12/2026 5:09:13 PM (No. 2053872)
Except racists against whites and republicans, obozo hates those people..
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Mad Dog 1/12/2026 5:29:41 PM (No. 2053875)
Be terrible if something bad happened to it.
4 people like this.

Reply 11 - Posted by: danu 1/12/2026 5:55:18 PM (No. 2053886)
hey gops--sue them for every stolen dime for that disgusting mess.
2 people like this.

Reply 12 - Posted by: udanja99 1/12/2026 6:02:02 PM (No. 2053890)
Oh, just tear the ugly thing down.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Venturer 1/12/2026 6:49:42 PM (No. 2053920)
Obama is possibly the most high powered racist in the world and to hear him speak of racism in others any others is a freaking joke.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: sunset 1/12/2026 8:04:24 PM (No. 2053949)
Cancel their tax exempt/ tax deductible status
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Reply 15 - Posted by: whyyeseyec 1/12/2026 10:58:43 PM (No. 2053999)
In layman's terms, Obama gets to push his communist ideology at taxpayer expense - and don't think he won't be pushing dark money thru his 'non-profit'.
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