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Blaming Obama for his failed 16+ million dollar attempt at entering the algae-based bio fuel industry.

How sad.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Obama shit Trump's pants too!

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

On the occasion of Iran's victory US has decided to make the pool green as per Iran's flag red white and green.

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is fucking trump in a nutshell. Cares about appearances and looks while everyone in the country can’t afford rent and food.

[–] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

My mom is like this but on a family scale.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Obama hasn't been president for a decade. This is so stupid I feel like my brain cells are committing suicide.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

I'm still pissed about James Polk buying slaves during his presidency. I carry a grudge.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

but the magats will eat it up. #BlameObama

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[–] gankouskhan@piefed.zip 13 points 1 day ago

That man finally created his swamp to drain.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Look, I know a lot of people will find this absurd cause Trump blames people for his failings all the time. But did anyone consider that Obama could have been there with a fleet of dump trucks pouring algae into the water in the middle of the night? He could be the next Banksy because he's so good at covert missions! Wait, let's make him our next super-spy (American James Bond). Also, he stole some jewels[0].

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312843/
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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not a chemist or even a pool guy... but isn't algae automatic with any long-standing pool of water that isn't chlorinated? What did they expect? Why are they even angry?

[–] AlboTheGuy@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

I'm no expert, but I think they were supposed to coat the base of the pool with something and apparently it was a shit job and that's why the algae

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Classic narcissistic bullshit. When you cause a problem, blame literally anyone else and never accept responsibility since only weak men do that.

/s (please for the love of god I hope that wasn't needed)

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Only weak men would love a man like Trump.

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[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wasn't he going to drain the swamp, not build one?

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[–] marighost@piefed.social 121 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This guy has Obama Derangement Syndrome.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago

He is struggling to form new memories so he's stuck on Obama

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[–] Probably_Jayson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 223 points 3 days ago (2 children)

And just like that, an antique meme gets new life!

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I doubt it was this, but I hope Obama left one minor prank on his way out, like a whoopie cushion, or an upside down desk drawer.

Obama leaves a letter on the desk for Trump's first day. It reads:

"Mr. President,

On this, your first day in office, congratulations again on your victory. Although it's clear to us both by now that we may never see eye-to-eye on many important issues, I want to express my hope for your success in this new position. Very few people will ever understand the challenges endured while carrying the weight of a nation, if not the entire free world, on one's shoulders like we do. Along those lines, I humbly offer you my full support, putting aside whatever differences we might have, in the interest of serving our shared and highest value, the well-being and advancement of this great country. Should you ever want it, I am prepared and willing to give whatever assistance possible with utmost diligence and discretion.

We're all counting on you. Good luck!

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

P. S. I left a little something in the upper right-hand drawer just to show there's no hard feelings."

After reading it, Trump opens the drawer and hundreds of marbles spill out along with a note card.

I think this why he's so mad at Obama.

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[–] TheDuke@europe.pub 39 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Incredible, just few hours ago I read a sarcastic piece how Trump will blame this mess on Obama. And now he did it for real.

Nothing new, but this orange piece of shit is the bigest joke the human race has ever brought up. And americans voted him into office..... TWICE. 10 facepalms a second are not enough for this epic failure....

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

During the Bush administration, they blamed EVERYTHING on Clinton, and by the second term, people were pretty sick of it.

Then Katrina came along, and the administration's response was appallingly terrible, and they were getting called out from every direction.

Finally they tried to blame Clinton for the response somehow, after Bush was into his second term, and the people weren't having it. It was the final straw. The response was so negative, that if Katrina had happened during his first term, there is no way he would have been reelected.

They couldn't blame Clinton after that, and the Bush legacy became that the corruption, negligence, and incompetence of the Bush administration led to the avoidable deaths of over 10,000 Americans (and countless foreign nationals), and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago

I eat the Onion every damn time now because it's literally the same headlines as the actual news.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to data found online about controlling alge in pools with H2O2, they'd need 1800 gallons of H2O2 to treat the reflecting pool.

Here's one:

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

Thank god they got some army guys there to watch out for him.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 115 points 3 days ago

"Obama shit my pants"

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 71 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Obama was last president a decade ago

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 98 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Do these people not understand that algae tends to grow in water unless the water is treated? For most previous administrations, this would be a rhetorical question, but in this case I’m honestly not sure.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Yould probably need a good developer to understand technical stuff like that! A good developer with great contractors, with whom the developer has a great working relationship!

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe we can fill the reflecting pool with Brawndo.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What the hell man? It's got what plants crave. Do you want super algae?

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

He NEVER accepts responsibility for anything. It is truly amazing.

Edit: ...for anything BAD.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And that's why the reflecting pool was never painted pool-bottom blue, you fucking Orange

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[–] droniecarp@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They probably spent $100 on that and pocketed the millions. Corrupt as fuck.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, absolutely. This is a classic real estate development kickback scheme, which is Trump's Bread & Butter. Why do you think he went on such a tear, renovating the pool, the ballroom, the Kennedy Center, the Arch, etc.? It allows him to hand pick his contractor, so he can choose a guy whom he knows will play ball.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (6 children)

"Advanced nanobubbler technology"? That's what they're calling hydrogen peroxide now?

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[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 42 points 2 days ago (4 children)

American families are struggling, the millennial generation may never get to participate in the American dream, and THIS is what their President feels needs his attention?

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

Literally a decade since that guy was president...

[–] DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the big news here is that the pool leaks 16 million gallons of water every year

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

At least they switched to using tidal water instead of potable drinking water. Funnily enough, that project happened during the Obama administration and probably is a factor of why they've had problems with algae, so like, technically Trump isn't wrong. What he's leaving out though is that painting the pool blue almost assuredly made the algae problem worse.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Thanks Obama!

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