...looks like the machine is becoming too tired to pay attention to those things that matter - the little ones. The article Headline-to-Photo transition is a hoot...
[An Nahar] The formal process to build a library housing President Barack Obama We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... 's presidential records and artifacts began Friday with the formation of a new foundation, launched by top supporters with Obama's blessing, that will develop and build the monument to his legacy.
The nonprofit Barack H. Obama Foundation will be led by Marty Nesbitt, a close Obama friend from reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,... , and Julianna Smoot, a former White House social secretary and top official in Obama's re-election campaign. Smoot is also a big, big fund-raiser for the Dems, and her hubby is chair of the Michigan 'rats...
A vigorous competition to host the library is already underway. Hawaii, where Obama was born, and Illinois, his longtime home, have been lobbying the Obamas both publicly and privately. New York, where Obama went to college, also has expressed interest.
With so many of Obama's aides and supporters calling Chicago home, the focus has increasingly turned there, where Obama was first elected and came into his own as a national political figure. The involvement of Nesbitt, a Chicago businessman, in forming the foundation is likely to amplify speculation that Chicago has an inside track to getting the library. The third founding member of the nonprofit's board, Kevin Poorman, is also based in Chicago and runs a company formed by Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, who is now Obama's commerce secretary.
"No specific site, institution, city or state is advantaged over another at this point," Nesbitt said in an interview. "The ultimate site will be chosen based on the merits."
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They'll all be like his history: sealed documents, blank or redacted documents, or "special permission" needed and non-disclosure.
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"No specific site, institution, city or state is advantaged over another at this point," Nesbitt said in an interview (great to know that Minot may still be in the running - UP). "The ultimate site will be chosen based on the merits."
...yeah, merits. Isn't that "Chicago Speak" for "ching..?"
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On Sept. 5, 2013, Rantburg featured a link to a (breitbart.com) article titled "Outrage over Outhouse Labeled Obama's Presidential Library".
Apparently an anonymous Tucumcari, New Mexico doner had designated his outhouse as the new Obama Presidential Library. Some in town view the designation as an outrage, while others are supportive.
A local news paper reported that folks are treating it as a tourist destination and that it is frequently visited and photographed.
Seating is obviously very limited and I suspect that by now the library is more than overflowing it's initial capacity. Which of course, would necessitate the current search for a new location.
Or Michigan Central Station. It's appropriately grand and last I checked they were kicking around a fast train to Chicago. Even without that there'd be a steady stream of regional tourism and school trips. Lots of room in the park out front for the Young Whatevers to drill with wooden AKs and colorful scarves. Or maybe Hawaii has a disused leprosarium? Or Guam, but only if Joe M. can be a docent.
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