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Original poster

to wonder why Obama isn't running for president

342 replies

TheoriginalLEM · 22/03/2016 21:06

just that really.

he seems like the best man for the job

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LionsLedge · 22/03/2016 22:19

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PurpleDaisies · 22/03/2016 22:19

Will you be getting your cheese steak with extra whizz lorelai?

RudeElf · 22/03/2016 22:18

Who would we have as prime minister if it was a family business like the US presidency? Would we still be have a thatcher? Shock

PurpleDaisies · 22/03/2016 22:18

I wish there was more West Wing. I've been off work with flu and watched the whole of season two since Saturday.

Ghanagirl · 22/03/2016 22:17

Sad thing is most Americans know much less about our priminister and other EU leaders
Obama not perfect but his two terms in office have been constantly under minded by racist "rednecks" simply because he's black

lorelei9 · 22/03/2016 22:16

Santos fans, tomorrow I'm having dinner in a place that does Philly cheese steak. Think I'll have that!

Sprink · 22/03/2016 22:16

Cousins of Gomez and Fester

Grin
Owllady · 22/03/2016 22:15

No one in the UK wants quincy surely?
worries of over head nature of humour

ample · 22/03/2016 22:15

Yes politic families run in the US.
Thank for uploading the pictures RudeElf (just to clarify)

Think the OP has now gone deep underground.
Wonder if she votes in British elections.... Confused

xenapants · 22/03/2016 22:14

Christ, and they say the Americans are the insular ones with no knowledge of the rest of the world?!

ICJump · 22/03/2016 22:14

Yes I'd like a second term for Stantos. No way would I vote for Grant.

lostincumbria · 22/03/2016 22:14

I loved Quincy - he was soooo smart.

Owllady · 22/03/2016 22:13

Do they not have fish in America?

Costacoffeeplease · 22/03/2016 22:12

Classics, gotta be

RudeElf · 22/03/2016 22:12

President John Adams was father to President John Quincy Adams.

Cousins of Gomez and Fester

nancy75 · 22/03/2016 22:12

cardboard bush? i thought his name was Jeb?

HungryHorace · 22/03/2016 22:12

WTAF is going on here?! I've got way too much facepalming / snorting with laughter going on!

Though I'm starting to get confused as to whether some of the questions are serious or tongue in cheek. Confused

Sprink · 22/03/2016 22:11

If you are a former president you can still use that title. So if Hilary gets elected both her and her husband can use the title 'president Clinton' which is weird.*

Fluffyears, that's not technically correct. Former presidents are formally styled by the last office they held before being elected President, so Bill Clinton is properly referred to as Governor. Hillary would be Senator, I imagine, rather than Secretary of State (possibly because that's appointed, not elected.)

Don't let the movies and ignorant media fool you.

BestIsWest · 22/03/2016 22:11

Love this thread. I was coming on to say No, wait! but remembered I was shocked only yesterday to discover Benjamin Franklin was never president so what do I know.

AGazeofRaccoons · 22/03/2016 22:10

Bartlett for America, all the way. Matt Santos close second.

Yep.

Did you know the Santos character was based on Obama when he was still a senator?

Tangfastics · 22/03/2016 22:08

This thread is the funniest fucking thing I've read on MN for ages.

It may have restored my faith Grin

Sprink · 22/03/2016 22:08

Also, President John Adams was father to President John Quincy Adams.

President William Henry Harrison was grandfather to President Benjamin Harrison.

Had it not been for the assassination, Robert Kennedy would probabl have become President like his big brother John.

Basically, America has been governed by the same 6-10 families for centuries now.

ample · 22/03/2016 22:07

Some folks may not know how a president was elected but surely they can tell the difference between Bush father and son - and Clinton husband and wife??
Farking hell. This is highly entertaining and somewhat disturbing.

Watch or read the news!

SewSlapdash · 22/03/2016 22:06

Grin cumbria

lorelei9 · 22/03/2016 22:06

Thomas, loads of us have referenced West Wing....