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[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. Please check out my post for my impression

https://democraticunderground.com/100219134112

[Think. Again.]

2. Did you really just try to imply that Obama is against Biden?

[babylonsister]

4. Just spitballing...

if Obama had/has reservations, this would be one way to air them.

[Think. Again.]

7. wow.

[Biophilic]

16. Really? You think that little of Obama?

If the man had thoughts he would address them directly with Biden. He wouldn’t pull a round about attack via Clooney.

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. Chris Matthews and Joe/Mika this

morning indicated there is some “STUFF” between Joe and Obama. Seems to be inside info that we are not aware of. Politics ain’t for sissies.

[Think. Again.]

8. STOP.

[babylonsister]

14. I have read of many Dem politicians

who at this point do not support President Biden. Not talking about it won't change a thing.
And Clooney and Obama are close pals, thus the FAIR question.

PS Just found this...

https://politicalwire.com/2024/07/11/obama-didnt-push-back-on-george-clooney/

Obama Didn’t Push Back on George Clooney
July 11, 2024 at 6:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Playbook: “Before Hollywood icon and Democratic donor George Clooney published his buzzy and brutal NYT op-ed yesterday calling on Biden to step aide as the nominee, we’re told he reached out to former President Barack Obama to give him a heads-up. The two men, who are friendly, both attended the L.A. fundraiser Clooney referenced in his piece, where the actor said he’d beheld a diminished Biden and that the leader he interacted with was ‘the same man we all witnessed at the debate.’”

[yorkster]

5. I just heard Mika B. strongly insinuate just that on

Morning Joe. I was somewhat stunned. She did it rather coyly and she and one of the panel were laughing at times. It's one thing to strongly support Joe Biden publicly, which she has done.
It's quite another to blithely suggest someone else was behind Clooney's NYT letter, especially Barack Obama.
It seems to me that if Obama felt that way he'd speak to Joe privately and
it would have been just between the 2 men.

It was a hell of a thing for her to say. Maybe she just threw it out there half in jest.? Odd...
This was a bit after7:15 or so this am.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

6. IMO, that could be an attempt by some media to split the party (not you, yorkster!) n/t

[Think. Again.]

9. ya think?

[Just_Vote_Dem]

10. LOL Yeppers! n/t

[doc03]

12. If Obama felt that way he would speak to

Joe Biden privately.
If in private maybe he has.

[yorkster]

15. That possibility did occur to me as well.

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Maybe Obama HAS spoken to Biden privately

and Biden said he's staying in the race.

[LisaL]

13. One would think that Obama doesn't need Clooney to talk for him.

What a bizarre idea.

[Biophilic]

17. And so we've started a whole new "divide the Democrats" campaign.

[edisdead]

21. Thank you for saying it.

Right here on our site. Unreal.

[shrike3]

24. Scads of editorials have called for Biden to drop down. Scads.

But when the handsome movie star writes one, some folks will get on board apparently.

[relayerbob]

27. Yep. Utter insanity

A variant of the Q virus, I suppose. The Russian flu

[DoBW]

18. "sorry Joe. but the old lady is bustin' my balls"

was the feeling i got in light of the ICC, Israel, etc ...

[Johonny]

19. He was fund raising for Biden last month

So obviously yes. Why three weeks later he's decided to raise the white flag and try a path that insures Trump wins is his own opinion. Personally I think he should try to revive his flagging film career instead.

[Fla Dem]

22. Obama didn't approve or push back

Did Barack Obama endorse George Clooney's brutal op-ed
Barack Obama and George Clooney were in touch before the actor wrote his brutal NYT op-ed calling on Biden to step aside. And while Obama didn't encourage or advise Clooney to say what he said, he didn't object to it either.45 mins ago

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/07/did-barack-obama-endorse-george-clooneys-brutal-op-ed-calling-biden-to-step-down.html#:~:text=Barack%20Obama%20and%20George%20Clooney,t%20object%20to%20it%20either.
...

[shrike3]

23. Obama's smarter than that.

Obama didn't get to be POTUS by being dumb. He'd know better to leave fingerprints on something like that. He knew what George was going to do and didn't stop him because he can play both sides if he needs to.

[dwnsouth]

25. David Axelrod

David Axelrod has been out there taking shots at Biden as well. This feels orchestrated behind the scenes by someone.

We're in the middle of a death by a thousand cuts campaign

[shrike3]

26. I agree. BUT politics is not a nice business.

As much as I like Joe, he didn't survive fifty years in it being nice itself. It's a brutal game.