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2016 Postmortem

Raine1967

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2. Wow, This was really interesting.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:56 PM

Feb 2013

Especially this part:

Presidential historian Martha Joynt Kumar - a political science professor at Towson University and director of the non-partisan White House Transition Project - said the West Wing has been renovated in a "patchwork" way over the decades but major and necessary "electrical work … restructuring of office space … [and other] structural work" would not be feasible while the Oval and surrounding offices are in use.

While I kinda like the idea of the replica, is it necessary or is it ceremonial? I admit, I want to see him in the Oval Office... and I want him back in the real one asap.

I bet Conservatives will LOVE the fact that he's not going to be in the official office...

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Report: Obama leaving the Oval Office, for another. UPDATE: debunked [View all] Tx4obama Feb 2013 OP

I hope they modernize a number of things there. freshwest Feb 2013 #1

Wow, This was really interesting. Raine1967 Feb 2013 #2

Will it be done before Obama leaves office? Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #3

It will take two years so it will be done (hopefully) before he leaves office. Jennicut Feb 2013 #5

that's just weird. mopinko Feb 2013 #4

Especially that last paragraph! csziggy Feb 2013 #6

It's a replica Oval to use for photo ops that will have a consistent "look" for history. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #7

Here is an older article with a bit more info davidpdx Feb 2013 #8

should auction all that old stuff and build new and modern. Sunlei Feb 2013 #9

keep the art and books/papers only. Sunlei Feb 2013 #10

Yeah just pick up some stuff at the IKEA. whistler162 Feb 2013 #11

lol, IKEA has bulletproof tents? :) Sunlei Feb 2013 #13

Truman had the interior stripped down to the walls and rebuilt: hedgehog Feb 2013 #12

interesting!, I wonder what they found inside the walls,behind the bricks, and in the earth. Sunlei Feb 2013 #14

Truman also wanted to build an extension onto the West Wing: NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #15

Can't we just accept that the oval office is under construction high density Feb 2013 #16

The OP has been edited to add an UPDATE. The OP has been debunked. n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #17

Kick. Also, Maddow did a debunction junction segment on this issue tonight. n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #18