{"id":1444,"date":"2018-10-08T23:47:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T03:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2018-10-08T23:47:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T03:47:01","slug":"obama-admits-heavy-drinking-drug-problems-as-an-adolescent-in-rare-video-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/?p=1444","title":{"rendered":"Obama Admits Heavy Drinking, Drug Problems As An &#8216;Adolescent&#8217; In Rare Video Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"permalink-header\">\n<p><a class=\"account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\" data-user-id=\"812135885328236551\"><span class=\"FullNameGroup\"><strong class=\"fullname show-popup-with-id u-textTruncate \" data-aria-label-part=\"\">Ryan Saavedra\u00a0<span class=\"Emoji Emoji--forLinks\" title=\"Flag of United States\" aria-label=\"Emoji: Flag of United States\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"visuallyhidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">??<\/span><\/strong>?<span class=\"UserBadges\"><span class=\"Icon Icon--verified\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Verified account<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"UserNameBreak\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<b>RealSaavedra<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"follow-bar\">\n<div class=\"user-actions btn-group not-following \" data-user-id=\"812135885328236551\" data-screen-name=\"RealSaavedra\" data-name=\"Ryan Saavedra ??\" data-protected=\"false\"><span class=\"user-actions-follow-button js-follow-btn follow-button\"><button class=\" EdgeButton EdgeButton--secondary EdgeButton--medium button-text follow-text\" type=\"button\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Follow<\/span><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Follow\u00a0<span class=\"username u-dir u-textTruncate\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b>RealSaavedra<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ProfileTweet-action ProfileTweet-action--more js-more-ProfileTweet-actions\">\n<div class=\"dropdown\">\n<div class=\"IconContainer js-tooltip\" title=\"More\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--jumbo js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Obama on his adolescent years in a rare video of a 2001 interview: -&#8220;I was a thug,&#8221; a &#8220;mischievous child&#8221; -&#8220;I got into fights.&#8221; -&#8220;I drank and did&#8211;and consumed substances that weren&#8217;t always legal.&#8221; -&#8220;I might have drank a six-pack in an hour before going back to class&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1047562943066296321\">VIDEO HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\">\n<p lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1445\" src=\"http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama-768x403.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wheresobamasbirthcertificate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Obama-500x263.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In light of the recent attacks on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his alleged drinking in high school and his having thrown ice at someone in a bar, a rare video clip of then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama has surfaced that shows the 40-year-old admitting that while he was a &#8220;young boy&#8221; and an &#8220;adolescent&#8221; he drank &#8220;a six-pack in an hour&#8221; in between classes, got in fights, was a &#8220;thug,&#8221; and used illegal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The February 2001 biographical interview was made by The History Makers, who interviewed Obama about everything from his favorite color to describing his adolescent behavior to defining what he wanted his legacy to be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While discussing his adolescent behavior, Obama said, &#8220;I was a thug for a big part of my growing up,&#8221; adding that he was &#8220;mischievous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t take school that seriously,&#8221; Obama continued. &#8220;I got into fights. 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