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kentuck

(111,082 posts) Thu Apr 25, 2013, 12:08 PM Apr 2013

Monuments to Egos

That is what presidential libraries have become.

Granted, President Carter has done some great things with the Carter Center. The others, including the Clinton initiative, are questionable in their pursuits, in my opinion. Loaning money to poor countries may be a popular pursuit?

But the "libraries" keep getting larger and larger, as do the egos of former presidents. We can only imagine what the Obama library will look like? And what will be its goals?

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Monuments to Egos (Original Post) kentuck Apr 2013 OP

"We can only imagine what the Obama library will look like?" alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #1

I think the size of these libraries denote the work done for Corporate America sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #2

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

1. "We can only imagine what the Obama library will look like?"

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Apr 25, 2013, 12:10 PM

Apr 2013

Um, because Obama has the biggest ego of the group? Huh?

Never mis an opportunity for a slam, I guess.

3 years, 9 months.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

2. I think the size of these libraries denote the work done for Corporate America

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 25, 2013, 12:36 PM

Apr 2013

during their terms of office. While Bush is a war criminal, he certainly did quite a job for his Corporate Donors. The least they can do is try to help him repair his 'image', create a 'legacy' for him without actually saying 'thanks bud for all you did for us Military Contractors, Wall St criminals et al.

It would be interesting to look at all the donors to that monument of shame.

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