# Obama For President. Of France. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658 "2017-02-24T19:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/1 "2017-02-24T19:30:04Z")
[Obama devotees in France hoping for an ‘Obama17’ presidential campaign](http://abcnews.go.com/International/obama-devotees-france-hoping-obama17-presidential-campaign/story?id=45680072) > [@](#): > > Some Barack Obama devotees in France aren’t happy with the homegrown contenders vying for the country’s presidency, so they’re hoping that the former U.S. president will step in and run for office this spring. > > “Obama17” posters have been spotted plastered across Paris, urging citizens to visit a website and sign a petition to persuade Obama to enter the race. The goal is to get 1 million people to sign the petition. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/2 "2017-02-24T19:43:00Z")
I hear Jerry Lewis is doing a telethon to raise funds for his campaign. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/3 "2017-02-24T20:21:23Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Obama For President. Of France. (post shortened) I’m glad to see that somebody wants to hire that guy. But can he really trust a nation of people who fight with their feet and fuck with their face? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/4 "2017-02-24T20:37:51Z")
Too bad they’ll never make him a citizen. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/5 "2017-02-24T20:49:37Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Too bad they’ll never make him a citizen. Can he simply sneak into the country and find another job? Are there any openings for community organizers? ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/6 "2017-02-24T22:09:12Z")
Sure, national leaders could become like sports coaches. When one gig ends, there’s always another team somewhere willing to give you a chance to start over with a new program. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/7 "2017-02-26T02:03:30Z")
Given the electoral climate in France, he would probably be elected if he was running (seriously). ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/8 "2017-02-26T02:17:13Z")
If he won, he would also be Co-Prince of Andorra, meaning he would have served as Head of State for three different nations. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/9 "2017-02-26T03:22:41Z")
Damn, it would be funny to see Trump have to deal with him as another HoS. I’d love to hear Obama refuse him a state visit on the grounds that they don’t want to have to replace the furniture after Trump hires prostitutes to pee on it. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president-of-france/780658/10 "2017-02-26T09:05:36Z")
Actually, there are two candidates, Hamon and Macron, that I really like. That’s two more than I can find here in Spain.