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Obama in Talks to Provide Shows for Netflix
- aleister_777 9y ago"You either die young or live long enough to become that in which you hate"
- HumanDrivenDev 9y agoIf he didn't hate himself after drone bombing all those children, he's not going to now. High level politicians are a special breed.
- asquabventured 9y agoI liked it better when my former presidents just painted.
- ISL 9y agoSome former presidents paint, some return to the Senate (Johnson) or become Chief Justice (Taft).
- 1024core 9y agoand some use their fame to do good around the world, like Carter.
- barsonme 9y agoI kinda feel where you're coming from. It's going to be quite annoying when #45 leaves office but continues to stay in the public eye, offering his (usually unsolicited) opinions. Fading into the background or doing (generally) apolitical philanthropic stuff are the only two choices that don't seem to rub people the wrong way.
- jxramos 9y agoCity Journal titled him the shadow president. https://www.city-journal.org/html/shadow-president-15340.html https://www.city-journal.org/html/shadow-president-15340.htm... The opening paragraph says it all... """After leaving the White House in January 2017, Barack Obama and his family set out to do what all newly retired presidents have done—go back home, or find a new one. In Obama’s case, though, the new residence is in Washington, D.C. At first, the Obamas presented their choice as temporary—they wanted to let their younger daughter, Sasha, finish high school in Washington, they said—but their purchase of an 8,200-square-foot, $8 million mansion suggests a permanent stay. Obama’s postpresidency is thus shaping up to be virtually unique in American history: rather than departing Washington, he is planting his flag there, establishing, in effect, a shadow presidency. Obama’s move breaks with long-standing precedent. Conscious of threats to the safe transfer of executive power in the young republic, America’s early presidents departed Washington on the expiration of their terms."""
- Consultant32452 9y agoObama could create a gameshow about community organizing. We could call it Community Apprentice. Various contestants could attempt to start social movements and Obama could critique them. Every episode one or more contestants would be removed for failing to raise enough funding. He needs some sort of catch-phrase for when he removes a contestant, something like, "You're underemployed." But the show would continue paying them a universal basic income even after they stopped working.
- tcarn 9y agoThe ratings are gonna be huge I tell ya
- Consultant32452 9y agoThe ratings will be distributed among all Netflix shows according to their need.
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- ProAm 9y agoI kind of wish he just would have joined the board of dropbox as well and ridden off into the sunset. I dont want Netflix to become politicized. Entertainment is the one last bastion to get away from the world politicians have created for us.
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- inopinatus 9y agoPanem et Circenses. Entertainment & politics have been a global ouroboros for at least two thousand years.
- exabrial 9y agoAll presidents have bones in their closets, but Obama trading spots on the Human Rights Watchlist for TPP votes makes my stomach turn. I don't care to watch a series about him. Signed with DKIM: https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/39024 https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/39024
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- bnolsen 9y agoUgh I wish these providers would can it with the radical politics. comcast owns msnbc, bezos the washington post, now netflix going with obama?
- oblib 9y agoI'm sure I'll be watching "The Simpsons" when that's on.
- oblib 9y agolol for the down votes. It's joke, and it has "The Simpsons" in it. Come on now :)