Barack Obama's 'Secret Meetings' With Top Democrats Expose Him As Behind-the-Scenes Power-Broker - Becker News

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Barack Obama’s ‘Secret Meetings’ w ith Top

Democrats Expose Him as Behind-the-Scenes
Pow er-Broker
by Kyle Becker / June 24, 2023 / Featured
Biden’s capsized presidency has recently come under an onslaught of

negative news so shocking to Americans’ conscience that not even farcical
weeklong coverage of an imploded submersible has been able to sink it.
The Biden family has been flagged with credible accusations of public
corruption so compelling that even the likes of CNN and the New York
Times have been compelled to seriously cover them.
The teetering octogenarian has been encumbered with persistently low

approval ratings so dismal that many progressive Democrats doubt
whether his administration can legally take out his chief rival Donald Trump
before their two-year long campaign of “October Surprises” leads to the
ultimate “November Surprise” that the former president is nonetheless re-
elected to four more years.
It is amidst the endless struggles of the hapless Biden presidency that a

report has emerged detailing how a group of congressional Democrats has
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found solace in the company of a younger, more charismatic figure they

hope to see lead their ticket next year.
The story, coming by way of Politico Magazine, is not as stunning a ‘reveal’

as the infamous Time article published in the wake of the 2020 election
openly describing how a shadow cabal of corporatist magnates, union
leaders, and political elites conspired to “fortify” the election, but it is damn
close.
“Is Barack Obama read to reassert himself?” the headline coyly asks. It is
almost laughable in its professed innocence, but I invite the reader to
suspend their disbelief at the feigned naïveté and humor the beltway
publication’s premise for the sake of amusement and enlightenment.
“Former President Barack Obama has hosted a handful of informal, but

lengthy private meetings with groups of next-generation House Democrats
this spring, I’m told by multiple attendees,” Jonathan Martin reveals. “The
initial session featured the chamber’s new trio of leaders, but he then held
subsequent conversations with a range of lawmakers.”
“Included were progressive members, like Representatives Alexandria

Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), as well as more
moderate lawmakers, such as Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) and Haley Stevens
(D-Mich.),” Martin joshes, as if Democrats vote in diverse coalitions,
instead of as a monolithic bloc.
“The gatherings were Obama’s idea, I’m told, and were designed for the
now-61-year-old former president to keep current with his party’s rising
stars, more than six years after he left office,” Martin continues.
That’s precious. Barack Obama rubbing elbows with the kids. Maybe the
old fellow is just lonely.
“The sessions, which took place over cheese and crackers in Obama’s
Washington office, are striking for a number of reasons,” Martin adds,
apparently besides the fact that it’s all just so goshdarn folksy and quaint.
“For starters, he rarely took much of an interest in counseling lawmakers

when he was president,” he contends. “And while he reliably shows up on
the stump each year for a number of Democrats, he’s hardly played the
role of party power broker since leaving office. Podcasts, documentaries,
his foundation and, yes, golf in Hawaii and on Martha’s Vineyard have
taken precedence.”
Wink, wink. It’s only Obama’s former vice president in the Oval Office now.
That must be based solely on Joe Biden’s spectacular track record, broad-
based appeal, and gift of gab, which garnered him 81 million recorded
votes last election.
“Further, there’s the Obama-Biden relationship, which was never the

bromance it was made out to be and was soured by Obama effectively
tapping Hillary Clinton as his would-be successor,” Martin continues. “The
times Obama has appeared with Biden since the former vice-president
became president have been marked by Obama overshadowing Biden.”
Recall the sad spectacle of Joe Biden wandering aimlessly around the
White House while “former” president basked in the adoration of the press
corps and Washington power brokers. It’s like Obama never left!
Biden appears 'lost' in White House event as guest…
President Biden eventually threw his hands up in confusion when no one

engaged him, not even his own staff, as Obama was fan-mobbed by the
likes of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, VP Kamala Harris and other adoring
Democrats.
The Politico Magazine piece also trickles out the perception of Democrats
that Obama is the more successful campaigner, despite Biden’s somewhat
incredible distinction in presidential history of being the nation’s all-time
“vote-getter.”
“One of the gatherings, though, included members who also worked in

Obama’s administration and when the former president recalled having
won Florida twice, one lawmaker interjected that he also won Ohio. (Biden,
few in the room needed reminding, didn’t win either state in 2020),” Martin
added.
Biden’s cause would have been helped if he had actually campaigned in

2020, beyond the paltry socially distanced get-togethers numbering in the
tens of attendees.
The Politico piece continues on its convoluted smoke-screening of the

former president’s involvement in contemporary Democratic politics, but in
a clumsy and unconvincing fashion.
“For all of Obama’s one-president-at-a-time deference, one attendee

complained to me that it was to the party’s detriment that Obama was so
careful to avoid antagonizing Biden,” the story claims, as if the famously
narcissistic Obama would restrain himself out of utmost worry that he might
hurt poor Joe Biden’s feelings.
“Pointing to the former president’s popularity and rhetorical gifts, this

person said Obama could help Democrats by being more of a political
presence and articulating the stakes, as he did memorably if momentarily
in last year’s midterms,” the story adds. “After all, Obama was willing to
swallow his pride and, at crucial moments, turn to Bill Clinton for help,
including in the 2012 campaign.”
I will spare the reader the idle cocktail circuit chatter to return to the real
world and the actual political dynamics at play.
On Thursday, Barack Obama was more than happy to bask in the limelight
of CNN in a fluffy sit-down interview. In the course of the interview, Obama
discussed Trump’s two indictments, saying it is “less than ideal” that the
leading Republican presidential candidate is facing federal charges.
“But the fact that we have a former president who is having to answer to
charges brought by prosecutors does uphold the basic notion that
nobody’s above the law,” Obama said.
Barack Obama then suggested Trump’s behavior makes him unfit for
office.
“Having been president of the United States, you need a president who
takes the oath of office seriously,” he said. “You need a president who
believes not just in the letter, but in the spirit of democracy.”
Try not to pass out from laughter. The oath of office is about upholding
The Constitution of the United States, not defending the “spirit of
democracy,” which is essentially mob rule.
“There are checks and balances to the system, you are subjected to those
checks and balances,” Obama continued. “You cannot ignore them. You
cannot make your own rules. You cannot view the Justice Department as
your personal law firm.”
No, this is not the Babylon Bee. Barack Obama actually said this on air
and he wasn’t struck by lightning. Praise G-d for small miracles.
The thrust is that the Democratic Party’s brand is being wrecked by a

feckless and feeble president whose corruption is now well-known even to
CNN watchers and New York Times readers. The party needs a boost of
energy, enthusiasm, and excitement to distract the Democratic Party
faithful from the malingering and malaise of the Biden years.
Enter Barack Obama. As he is has done at other low points in Biden’s

presidency.
In April 2021, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki gave the
game away by confirming that Obama and Biden talk regularly, but she
wouldn’t say just how often.
“How involved is former President Obama and first lady Obama in the
Biden-Harris administration?” Chris Johnson of the Washington Blade
asked Psaki.
“They’re not just former colleagues,” Psaki replied, “I guess you’d call
them as president and vice president, but they also remain close friends,
and they talk regularly about a range of issues from policy issues to
bouncing ideas off of each other to their families. So, they are in close
touch but we just don’t read out those specific calls. We keep them
private.”
Of course, the White House keeps their conversations private. Just like the
visitor records at the innumerable trips to Delaware that Joe Biden has
taken during his presidency.
The thrust of this Politico Magazine piece is not to illuminate the special
relationship between Barack Obama and Joe Biden, but rather to obscure
it by stopping people from asking serious questions about the former
president’s networking with key Democrats behind-the-scenes.
All the former president wants is to have cheese and crackers with the the
nation’s top powerbrokers, you see, and to chew the fat about the good
old days when he was actively involved in national politics. And if you
believe there’s more to it than that, why, you’re just a ‘far-right
conspiracist.’ It’s a tired act and not a very credible one.
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Barack Obama’s ‘Secret Meetings’ w ith Top

Biden’s capsized presidency has recently come under an onslaught of

The teetering octogenarian has been encumbered with persistently low

It is amidst the endless struggles of the hapless Biden presidency that a

found solace in the company of a younger, more charismatic figure they

The story, coming by way of Politico Magazine, is not as stunning a ‘reveal’

“Former President Barack Obama has hosted a handful of informal, but

“Included were progressive members, like Representatives Alexandria

“For starters, he rarely took much of an interest in counseling lawmakers

“Further, there’s the Obama-Biden relationship, which was never the

Biden appears 'lost' in White House event as guest…

President Biden eventually threw his hands up in confusion when no one

“One of the gatherings, though, included members who also worked in

Biden’s cause would have been helped if he had actually campaigned in

The Politico piece continues on its convoluted smoke-screening of the

“For all of Obama’s one-president-at-a-time deference, one attendee

“Pointing to the former president’s popularity and rhetorical gifts, this

The thrust is that the Democratic Party’s brand is being wrecked by a

Enter Barack Obama. As he is has done at other low points in Biden’s

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