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Obama's $850m library faces fresh fury
as black contractors say they STILL haven't
been paid and critics slam building as 'anti-Christian'

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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 6/16/2026 8:31:55 PM

Former President Barack Obama's $850 million presidential library in Chicago has been plunged into a fresh controversy as contractors say they still haven't been paid just days before its grand opening. African American Contractors Association president Omar Shareef said seven workers contacted him to complaint about missed payments, Front Page Mag reports. 'It's to the point that they wished they had never done [the project],' Shareef told the outlet. Some subcontractors are missing as much as seven figures in payment, and many are feeling the pressure of keeping their businesses afloat. The 225-foot tall library dubbed the 'Obamalisk' is also facing backlash from critics who have branded its design 'anti-Christian.' Pastor

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Reply 1 - Posted by: privateer 6/16/2026 8:42:05 PM (No. 2117514)
At the moment I can't recall, but didn't there used to be a word describing: requiring minority people to work WITHOUT being paid? I'm sure it was at thing back long ago. Perhaps B-rock has re-invigorated it.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: hershey 6/16/2026 8:48:15 PM (No. 2117515)
Just more of Obama screwing his own people...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: JimBob 6/16/2026 8:53:41 PM (No. 2117521)
"contractors say they still haven't been paid" Wake up, guys..... You ain't gonna GET paid, either. All the Ca$h disappeared into ValJar's back pocket.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: felixcat 6/16/2026 9:19:01 PM (No. 2117527)
American blacks who descended from the slaves, er, enslaved, here in America were never his people. He just used them for their votes after convincing them he was one of them. Took advantage of their own ignorance.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mc squared 6/16/2026 9:22:00 PM (No. 2117528)
Why would Obama want a monument to himself that would be anti-Christian?
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Reply 6 - Posted by: seamusm 6/16/2026 9:41:24 PM (No. 2117534)
Are you saying that Santa doesn't pay his elves?
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Halfvast Conspirator 6/16/2026 10:20:52 PM (No. 2117536)
Is he going to put a black rock in it that his people can come worship?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: padiva 6/16/2026 10:21:08 PM (No. 2117537)
Is it time for a class action lawsuit to collect for theft of services?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Venturer 6/16/2026 10:31:51 PM (No. 2117540)
I guess it's just me, but I find it humorous that Obama is screwing er the very people who elected him to the Presidency. Black people. who kissed his ass and praised him so highly. If anyone needed screwing it was them.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: stablemoney 6/17/2026 12:16:58 AM (No. 2117559)
The Chicago homeless are enjoying the $850 million library.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: DVC 6/17/2026 12:28:53 AM (No. 2117561)
A Klingon prison.......with Satanic intent.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: MickTurn 6/17/2026 12:41:59 AM (No. 2117564)
A Tribute to Obie, a Multi Story $850 million OUT HOUSE.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Rather Read 6/17/2026 7:27:27 AM (No. 2117611)
I wouldn't call the building anti-Christian just ugly as sin. As for the contractors - keep the pressure on him. People deserve to be paid for their work.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: slsusnr 6/17/2026 8:02:56 AM (No. 2117634)
There are thousands of inspiring and timeless buildings in this country alone Obozo might have drawn from for his monument to himself. In Cincinnati, where I live, it might be Union Terminal. What was his inspiration for this thing so ugly that we're still struggling to find words to describe? We need a new word.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: JHHolliday 6/17/2026 8:36:36 AM (No. 2117654)
As #13 says, that thing is unbelievably ugly. What were the architects and Obama thinking? Some other POTUS libraries are a little too modern for my taste, but this one is an abomination. I guess we are lucky it's not some form of a giant mosque.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: 3XALADY 6/17/2026 8:46:14 AM (No. 2117663)
That fugly building cost $850 million to build? What, did they paper the walls with gold? And if the contractors weren't paid, where did that $850 million go?
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Reply 17 - Posted by: mifla 6/17/2026 8:57:01 AM (No. 2117671)
I have read three articles about this issue and have yet to read an explanation from the Museum folks as to why the contractors are not getting paid. Dispute over charges? How about some info.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Strike3 6/17/2026 9:01:22 AM (No. 2117673)
Given the conduct and the damage done by the Obama presidency, people should not be surprised by the ugly, empty, soulless library. It's how he rolls. The unfortunate Valerie Jarrett is going to be out of a job soon after she cleans up the mess left by the dozen or so people who will attend the opening ceremony. I hope those workers attend and demonstrate with signs about how they got stiffed.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Strike3 6/17/2026 9:04:35 AM (No. 2117675)
As one of Obama's early sychophants said, "He gon' pay my mogage." Nope, he didn't pay that either.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: jimkata 6/17/2026 11:30:55 AM (No. 2117747)
The latest in Democrat ugliness. Remember the last Democrat President with a library - Clinton has a that Trailer park Look as a Presidential Library.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: dbdiva 6/17/2026 11:41:57 AM (No. 2117752)
I'm sure that 0bama thought that choosing these contractors to serve "His Exalted Highness" and be in his vicinity was payment enough. s/
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Reply 22 - Posted by: Califedup 6/17/2026 5:29:35 PM (No. 2117801)
Further proof that Michelle Obama is a man! Transvestites are notorious for not paying their debts.
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