# Barack Obama posts here. Really? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 31, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272 "2015-05-31T18:42:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/41 "2015-06-03T00:01:14Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by Munch Oscar winner Michael Minkler has posted a couple of times. > [@jimbuff314](#): > > Hey, I’ve always liked his sound-editing skills. > > Do you have a link to the thread? Ok, now _that_ is funny! Wrong, and certain to bring down fire and brimstone. But damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/42 "2015-06-03T00:08:14Z")
**bows** “certain to bring down …” Hush your mouth. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/43 "2015-06-03T13:54:32Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Also actor Jim Beaver, who posted a few times as **jumblejim**. We’ve also been graced by the presence of the the czar of Panamanian bird identification. George something. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/44 "2015-06-03T14:08:00Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > We’ve also been graced by the presence of the the czar of Panamanian bird identification. George something. …Of The Jungle? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/45 "2015-06-03T14:43:14Z")
sock, troll or otherwise - I can’t accept anything posted by them at face value due to chosen name. I assume trolling when the post is specifically political in nature. I assume trolling becuase due to the username, there is a gauruntee of attention due to the moniker. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/46 "2015-06-03T14:51:21Z")
> [@simster](#): > > sock, troll or otherwise - I can’t accept anything posted by them at face value due to chosen name. > > I assume trolling when the post is specifically political in nature. > > I assume trolling becuase due to the username, there is a gauruntee of attention due to the moniker. Likewise, when I read one of your posts I always assume a hidden surfboard agenda. I figure you’re in BigSurf’s pocket. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/47 "2015-06-03T15:00:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Likewise, when I read one of your posts I always assume a hidden surfboard agenda. I figure you’re in BigSurf’s pocket. you wouldnt be far off, you lover of small single user boats with funny paddles. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/48 "2015-06-03T15:06:12Z")
Between you and me, I’m not in The American Analog Set. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/49 "2015-06-03T15:06:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > …Of The Jungle? I’ve always regretted not taking that as my username.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/50 "2015-06-03T15:13:37Z")
My real name is Underhill but I post here under a clever pseudonym… ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/51 "2015-06-03T15:38:03Z")
> [@simster](#): > > you wouldnt be far off, you lover of small single user boats with funny paddles. haha guess mine! (hint:point breaks)🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/52 "2015-06-03T15:42:11Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > My real name is Underhill but I post here under a clever pseudonym… “By the way, I charged the entire vacation to Mr. Underhill’s American Express Card.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/53 "2015-06-03T17:31:52Z")
I must confess that I am not, in fact, a member of an ancient fictional royal dynasty. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/54 "2015-06-03T18:15:36Z")
I am merely a placard holder. When a REAL celebrity needs a place I will petition for a name change to whatever my tenant requests… [ThisSpaceForRent](https://www.google.com/search?q=this+space+for+rent&biw=1152&bih=658&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PUNvVerWKoGXyAS07oKIBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB0QsAQ) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/55 "2015-06-04T11:44:27Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > “By the way, I charged the entire vacation to Mr. Underhill’s American Express Card.” _Nices places._ ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/56 "2015-06-04T14:25:56Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > We have no specific rule. [Wesley Clark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark) also posts here. Although less well known than Mr. Obama now, when he joined in 2003 he was one of the top Democratic candidates for president. **Bill Clinton** posted here for a while in 2000-2001; I guess he had better things to do in retirement. **George Clooney** made one post in 2000. I am sure we have lots of other politicians and celebrities as members. > > The only thing I could see being a problem is if the poster used the username to troll. (This could include having a deliberately obnoxious username like, say, Charles Manson or Heinrich Himmler.) I would emphasize that this is not a rule, but rather something that would be handled on a case-by-case basis. So is **Wesley Clark** the actual Gen. Wesley Clark? I remember him because I voted for him. I’ve read that Jim Butcher (author of the _Harry Dresden_ and _Codex Alera_ fantasy series) posts here. I have a guess as to his screen name, but I don’t reckon I’ll ever know for sure if I’m right. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/57 "2015-06-04T18:51:04Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > So is **Wesley Clark** the actual Gen. Wesley Clark? I remember him because I voted for him. > > I’ve read that Jim Butcher (author of the _Harry Dresden_ and _Codex Alera_ fantasy series) posts here. I have a guess as to his screen name, but I don’t reckon I’ll ever know for sure if I’m right. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/58 "2015-06-04T20:32:27Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20) Cool! I didn’t know that. Come back, Jim! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/59 "2015-06-05T13:37:15Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10779116&postcount=20) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Cool! I didn’t know that. Come back, Jim! Well, I’ll be damned. But he’s screwed, now - if he ever comes back, he’ll have to post under his own name, and risk getting fanboy-ed to death. (Unless TPTB grant him a specialty celebrity sock puppet exemption.) In any case, I can stop Dope-stalking **Boyo Jim**. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-posts-here-really/721272/60 "2015-06-05T22:57:51Z")
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