Friday's Final Word
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The Barack Obama Presidential Center has been met with negative reviews, with many comparing it to a mausoleum or a monument to the end of Obamaism. The center, which opens on Chicago's Southside, has been criticized for its design and what it represents, with some arguing that it marks the final resting place of Obama's political ideology. The center's construction has also been seen as a near-billion-dollar effort to convince visitors that the symbolism of the first Black president was a significant achievement.
- ▪The Barack Obama Presidential Center has been compared to a mausoleum or a monument to the end of Obamaism.
- ▪The center's design has been criticized, with some comparing it to the Death Star or a self-cleaning cat litter box.
- ▪The center's construction has been seen as a near-billion-dollar effort to convince visitors of the significance of Obama's presidency.
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Friday's Final Word Ed Morrissey 10:00 PM | June 19, 2026 AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson These tabbies I must mind, feels like a world upon my shoulders ...Why did Obama build his library on Giedi Prime pic.twitter.com/EeHl7AJKBh— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 19, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Ed: Presumably Ben means the Villeneuve version of Giedi Prime. Otherwise, there'd be more scabs and pus as in the Lynch version. Pretty much the same level of attractiveness either way, though. ===Ryan Zickgraf at UnHerd: The early reviews of the Barack Obama Presidential Center are in, and they’re deservedly brutal.
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