# Obama Turns 50, despite Republican Opposition

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 5, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition/591600 "2011-08-05T14:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition/591600/1 "2011-08-05T14:54:15Z")

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From yesterday’s _Onion_

[http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition,21061/](http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition,21061/)  
My favorite line:

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> According to White House officials, Obama attempted to work with Republicans right up until the Aug. 4 deadline, but was ultimately left with no choice except to turn a year older

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**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition/591600/2 "2011-08-05T15:05:48Z")

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Some clown already posted the link in this thread yesterday: [Happy Birthday, President Obama!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618935) 😃

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition/591600/3 "2011-08-05T15:09:39Z")

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> [@Foggy](#):
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> Some clown already posted the link in this thread yesterday: [Happy Birthday, President Obama!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=618935) 😃

Don’cha _hate_ people like that?

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-turns-50-despite-republican-opposition/591600/4 "2011-08-05T20:34:27Z")

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And proving once again that the best satite is indistinguishable from the real thing, [Fox Nation is incensed that Obama had the audacity to hold a birthday party.](http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/08/05/obama-parties-chris-rock-jay-z-and-whoopi-while-rome-burns)