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2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts) Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:06 PM Apr 2016

President Obama: A movie on holding the powerful accountable - Best fantasy film since Star Wars.

President Obama speaking at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

As you know, Spotlight is a film — a movie — about investigative journalists with the resources, the autonomy, to chase down the truth and hold the powerful accountable. Best fantasy film since Star Wars.

Ain't that the truth. We are becoming a joke to the rest of the world.

And of course, he was probably only referring to the other party. The Democratic party is above reproach.

https://www.romper.com/p/president-obamas-white-house-correspondents-dinner-speech-brings-the-lols-transcript-9833

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President Obama: A movie on holding the powerful accountable - Best fantasy film since Star Wars. (Original Post) Skwmom Apr 2016 OP

Many perfect bullseyes were had, beautiful to watch AuntPatsy Apr 2016 #1

But I think people viewed this in different ways. Some probably took it as solely pertaining to Skwmom May 2016 #2

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

1. Many perfect bullseyes were had, beautiful to watch

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:08 PM

Apr 2016

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

2. But I think people viewed this in different ways. Some probably took it as solely pertaining to