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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-11 04:30 PM
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40. Community organizing, law, public service
I think he'll go back into those fields.

He'll probably make some paid speaking appearances as well.
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  -What do you think President Obama will do for "work" if he is not re-elected in 2012? Better Believe It  Aug-02-11 04:00 PM   #0 
  - He will get bigger 'speaking fees' than aWoL in addition to the cushy BOD jobs.  Vincardog   Aug-02-11 04:02 PM   #1 
  - and don't forget the book deal  hfojvt   Aug-02-11 04:43 PM   # 
  - Exactly!!! And promises might have been already made ... n/t  RKP5637   Aug-02-11 04:02 PM   #2 
  - Anyone who is a former president is set for a very nice  quinnox   Aug-02-11 04:03 PM   #3 
  - He'll do a lot better than President Jimmy Carter!  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:05 PM   #10 
  - Carter isn't hurting.  tammywammy   Aug-02-11 04:51 PM   #62 
  - Duplicate Deleted  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:05 PM   #11 
  - Yeah, if there's something Obama's always been about, it's personal greed.  TwilightGardener   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   # 
  - Yes. What's your point?  Marcel   Aug-02-11 04:10 PM   #23 
  - Agree with all the posts so far  FiveGoodMen   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   #4 
  - Since Reagan, they've all used the office to cash in...  joeybee12   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   #5 
  - Big $$ for Very Little work. . .  BigDemVoter   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   #6 
  - He will have a very handsomely paid job as a speaker and consultant on defense issues.  readmoreoften   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   #7 
  - Is that what you believe? How quaint.  MineralMan   Aug-02-11 04:04 PM   #8 
  - In your quest to be the wise old sage of DU...  SixString   Aug-02-11 04:49 PM   #60 
  - No. It is what the poster made up. I have not seen ONE positive Obama  bluestate10   Aug-02-11 05:04 PM   #72 
  - What do you think BBI will do for "work" after Obama is re-elected in 2012 by a landslide?  tridim   Aug-02-11 04:05 PM   #9 
  - ROFL  Scurrilous   Aug-02-11 04:06 PM   #13 
  - The RNC will terminate the day after the election. Running a car wash? nt  bluestate10   Aug-02-11 05:06 PM   #73 
  - Go back to bashing the "Da-Lie Lama" and defending the poor Chinese, perhaps?...nt  SidDithers   Aug-02-11 05:15 PM   #77 
  - Oh, wow, man  Warren DeMontague   Aug-02-11 07:01 PM   #85 
  - Ice cream truck driver?  Number23   Aug-02-11 07:20 PM   #88 
  - "Move up within his class?" WTF does that mean?  CakeGrrl   Aug-02-11 04:05 PM   #12 
  - See, this is where we stop discussing policy, and show how much we  TwilightGardener   Aug-02-11 04:07 PM   #17 
  - Yep. But the rest of us are supposed to pretend that they're just  Number23   Aug-02-11 07:22 PM   #89 
  - Guess you just didn't notice. We don't live in a classless society. We have classes in America.  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:09 PM   #19 
  - I work for a living. However,  CakeGrrl   Aug-02-11 04:16 PM   #30 
     - I don't resent the ruling rich. I just hate what Wall Street and corporate America are doing.  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:19 PM   #34 
     - I must have missed the answer...  one_voice   Aug-02-11 04:35 PM   #43 
  - You really should have your fascination with the Clinton's checked.  William769   Aug-02-11 04:17 PM   #31 
  - I'm fine, but thanks for the concern!  CakeGrrl   Aug-02-11 04:54 PM   #65 
  - This OP blows me away.  JoePhilly   Aug-02-11 04:47 PM   #57 
     - Obama needs to wear a hairshirt and clean toilets when he leaves office, or  TwilightGardener   Aug-02-11 04:57 PM   #66 
  - 'sall part of the package deal.  Warren Stupidity   Aug-02-11 04:06 PM   #14 
  - So we shouldn't expect any different of ANY Presidential candidate, correct?  CakeGrrl   Aug-02-11 04:11 PM   #24 
     - It is interesting to speculate what would happen if a candidate like that won.  Warren Stupidity   Aug-02-11 04:18 PM   #32 
  - He's going to be re-elected! Think positive!  Auntie Bush   Aug-02-11 04:06 PM   #15 
  - Check all past posts by the OP. You will see that positive thought may not  bluestate10   Aug-02-11 05:08 PM   #74 
  - WalMart greeter?  dtexdem   Aug-02-11 04:07 PM   #16 
  - Obama will have to make millions of dollars to pay for security  Tx4obama   Aug-02-11 04:08 PM   #18 
  - First he will set up a foundation to raise money for his Presidential library...  Cool Logic   Aug-02-11 04:09 PM   #20 
  - His class? What class would that be? Law professor? Community Organizer? Or black man?  DFab420   Aug-02-11 04:09 PM   #21 
  - Well, I suppose "community organizer" if you think he is representing the "business community".  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:25 PM   #37 
  - do you mean to sound as bitter and hateful as  Bluerthanblue   Aug-02-11 04:37 PM   #45 
  - The word is..dickish..  DFab420   Aug-02-11 05:02 PM   #69 
  - Bitter. Hateful. And astoundingly stupid  Number23   Aug-02-11 07:24 PM   #90 
  - No you've made it much clearer now thank you.  DFab420   Aug-02-11 05:00 PM   #68 
  - None of those listed are class.  white_wolf   Aug-02-11 04:51 PM   #63 
  - Maybe he'll rebuild homes that he drone-bombed  DerekG   Aug-02-11 04:10 PM   #22 
  - He will move up to the next step, the way all Corporate leaders  sabrina 1   Aug-02-11 04:12 PM   #25 
  - He will never again have to "work" as you or I know it  datasuspect   Aug-02-11 04:13 PM   #26 
  - He's a Constitutional attorney. He'll be just fine. n/t  Fire1   Aug-02-11 04:13 PM   #27 
  - I'm sure he will make powerful arguments to weaken our Bill of Rights.  Better Believe It   Aug-02-11 04:28 PM   #39 
  - I'm sure. All the while, rubbing his hands together with glee, twirling a  TwilightGardener   Aug-02-11 04:39 PM   #47 
  - Constitutional attorney. LOL  Hassin Bin Sober   Aug-02-11 04:33 PM   #41 
     - What's funny?  Fire1   Aug-02-11 04:38 PM   #46 
        - You?  Hassin Bin Sober   Aug-02-11 04:41 PM   #50 
           - What is funny about "Constitutional attorney?" n/t  Fire1   Aug-02-11 04:44 PM   #53 
  - Hillary lost the primary years ago....get over it.  adhd_what_huh   Aug-02-11 04:14 PM   #28 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-02-11 05:02 PM   #70 
     - I have never been sure of what the OP is. But I am certain whatever it is  bluestate10   Aug-02-11 05:11 PM   #75 
  - Yes, I'm sure that was his secret plan as a community organizer all along.  Pisces   Aug-02-11 04:15 PM   #29 
  - Okay, this is REALLY a "Who cares?!" question!  WinkyDink   Aug-02-11 04:19 PM   #33 
  - Speaking fees, directorships, books and non-profit work.  RevStPatrick   Aug-02-11 04:20 PM   #35 
  - well  MrDiaz   Aug-02-11 04:25 PM   #36 
  - Write books and do speaking engagements  liberal N proud   Aug-02-11 04:27 PM   #38 
  - Community organizing, law, public service  bigwillq   Aug-02-11 04:30 PM   #40 
  - lolol - yeah right. nt  TBF   Aug-02-11 04:40 PM   #48 
     - Time will tell.  bigwillq   Aug-02-11 04:44 PM   #52 
        - I see speaking engagements and corporate boards in his future.  TBF   Aug-02-11 04:46 PM   #55 
           - Yeah, probably books.  bigwillq   Aug-02-11 04:48 PM   #58 
  - He'll write, lecture and teach  Warpy   Aug-02-11 04:33 PM   #42 
  - Write another book, maybe establish a foundation.  John Agar   Aug-02-11 04:36 PM   #44 
  - Join DU and target BBI with a disinformation campaign  emulatorloo   Aug-02-11 04:40 PM   #49 
  - it is only fair... BBI has been doing it to him for three years  scheming daemons   Aug-02-11 05:03 PM   #71 
  - Is this a serious post?  JoePhilly   Aug-02-11 04:43 PM   #51 
  - Look up all other posts by the OP. This post is serious and in a standard context.  bluestate10   Aug-02-11 05:13 PM   #76 
     - Post by this OP about protests against the Beijing Olympics are particular interesting...nt  SidDithers   Aug-02-11 05:22 PM   #78 
  - No worries, he is set for life  peace frog   Aug-02-11 04:44 PM   #54 
  - You are just dedicated to taking him down , right?  Capn Sunshine   Aug-02-11 04:47 PM   #56 
  - +1000 ... let's hate Obama for something that hasn't happened ...  JoePhilly   Aug-02-11 04:49 PM   #59 
  - Stalk me on DU !  RagAss   Aug-02-11 04:50 PM   #61 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-02-11 04:51 PM   #64 
  - Set up an investment related foundation, much like Clinton's  Mimosa   Aug-02-11 04:59 PM   #67 
  - Work with the children he's burned maimed with his war toys in the middle east.  grahamhgreen   Aug-02-11 05:25 PM   #79 
  - I like that answer!  FiveGoodMen   Aug-02-11 06:03 PM   #81 
  - Two words: Carlyle Group. nt  Lorien   Aug-02-11 05:27 PM   #80 
  - I hope he won't be teaching consitutional law, since he clearly doesn't understand the subject. n/t  gkhouston   Aug-02-11 06:05 PM   #82 
  - he'll get together with John Yoo and do seminars on Constitutional Law  Donnachaidh   Aug-02-11 06:51 PM   #83 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-02-11 06:56 PM   #84 
  - He's gonna get a "job" putting "air quotes" around "things".  Warren DeMontague   Aug-02-11 07:02 PM   #86 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-02-11 07:03 PM   #87 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-02-11 07:26 PM   #91 
  - Professional Fierce Advocate  cherokeeprogressive   Aug-02-11 07:28 PM   #92 
  - BIG bucks will come his way from all the ones he sold out to, Wall Street, big pharma  Raine   Aug-02-11 07:28 PM   #93 
  - This thread highlights beautifully what has gone wrong with this web site  Number23   Aug-02-11 07:29 PM   #94 
  - I "HOPE" I have an alternative Dem to vote for, Obama seems to be a fluek...  Imagevision   Aug-02-11 07:31 PM   #95 
  - Nothing that doesn't involve a huge  cordelia   Aug-02-11 07:31 PM   #96 
  - Catfood Salesman?  Tierra_y_Libertad   Aug-02-11 07:31 PM   #97 
  - I'm more worried about what the rest of us over 50 are going to do for work.  undeterred   Aug-02-11 07:32 PM   #98 
  - OK, We're locking this thread as an unwarranted insult on the president.  NYC_SKP   Aug-02-11 08:16 PM   #99 
 

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