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In reply to the discussion: This line-up of future Presidents would make some heads explode. All over the place. [View all]DevonRex
(22,541 posts)102. Sure. And let's be honest, no indication any Obama women want to run for anything.
So no dynasty there. And Chelsea doesn't seem inclined either. It's all for fun.
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This line-up of future Presidents would make some heads explode. All over the place. [View all]
Mira
Oct 2013
OP
The antebellum south was an aristocracy, and that is what their current leaders are supporting with
alfredo
Oct 2013
#89
Cute :) But it's more likely some of the folks listed below will be running in some of those years
Tx4obama
Oct 2013
#7
So you want to amend the constitution and bring in hereditary monarchy?
Spider Jerusalem
Oct 2013
#10
Would that be under or above the amendment that denies candidacy solely due to genetics...?
LanternWaste
Oct 2013
#98
I don't know, Third-Way Royal Loyalist idwiyo would aprove and even be inspired to RETURN the Royals
Dragonfli
Oct 2013
#20
Yes! Modern Monarchies are to die for, fuck Democracy, I long for the pre revolution days myself.
Dragonfli
Oct 2013
#17
All it does is tell me that somewhere, there's a bumpersticker-maker making a living
winter is coming
Oct 2013
#19
What Mira inadvertently did with this OP is to attract DU's most unreasonable and
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#68
light-hardhearted humor can be sooo difficult for the more-cynical-than-thou crowd to see as anythin
LanternWaste
Oct 2013
#99
Yeah, I had thought it was a joke too. A way to get Obama a third term to upset the GOPers :)
Tx4obama
Oct 2013
#55
Sure. And let's be honest, no indication any Obama women want to run for anything.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#102
I'm going to keep this on hand until the next time someone whines about "dynasties"
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
#32
You are claiming it was simply a coincidence that they ignored every non-dynastic female...
Demo_Chris
Oct 2013
#85
No, thats the entire point. These people will never be President. It's a joke. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#71
Neither passed on by blood, not (and here's the tricky part for the pea-brains) denied by blood.
LanternWaste
Oct 2013
#100
But it lists the whole Clinton and Obama families who have not yet been president
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2013
#60
Because everyone knows who they are, particularly those at whom this humor is aimed
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#63
Aren't you making the point? It's about "The Obama and Clinton families", not women
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2013
#66
LOL, you are overanalyzing a joke that you don't get and is not aimed at you.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#72
Good thinking and, Hey, there are Tricia and Julie Nixon - still alive and kicking.
Mira
Oct 2013
#73
Not your fault. The folks who didn't get this should apply to be on that game show where comedians
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#79