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Holy fuck! Complete fucking sentences and human decency. (Original Post) NightWatcher May 2020 OP
"Adults don't have all the answers." muntrv May 2020 #1
The dig was Not asking the right questions. LiberalFighter May 2020 #5
Such a joy to behold malaise May 2020 #2
What is amazing SCantiGOP May 2020 #23
Yep - he's that bad malaise May 2020 #29
.. Cha May 2020 #3
When he said, "Don't be afraid"... liberalmuse May 2020 #4
Be Not Afraid Captain_New_York May 2020 #7
Amen! nt pazzyanne May 2020 #18
When I was a kid in the youth choir at my church kag May 2020 #32
Still one of my favorites... No Vested Interest May 2020 #34
That speech was a thing of beauty. Boomerproud May 2020 #6
That is how a real POTUS speaks Gothmog May 2020 #8
bazinga demtenjeep May 2020 #12
I remember knowing he was the smartest man in the room lunatica May 2020 #24
I remember sleeping easy at night ... Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #26
yeah Kali May 2020 #9
He made fun of his ears .. I'm still crying proud patriot May 2020 #10
I am crying too. gademocrat7 May 2020 #11
Letting the tears flow seleff May 2020 #13
Renewed hope is the perfect wording. badhair77 May 2020 #15
... Lucinda May 2020 #16
for a little while there.. stillcool May 2020 #14
May we all live to see both MLAA May 2020 #17
That is my hope as well! pazzyanne May 2020 #19
me too...to see Trump properly taken away in yuiyoshida May 2020 #20
If only. WinstonSmith4740 May 2020 #30
👍 Joinfortmill May 2020 #21
It was wonderful.... Upthevibe May 2020 #22
And he has a quiet way about him lunatica May 2020 #25
Isn't it funny how the least little thing can be so uplifting? herding cats May 2020 #27
Michelle was right. When they go low we go high. nilesobek May 2020 #28
K & R warmfeet May 2020 #31
That such a thing is increasingly shocking tells us where we are headed... TheFourthMind May 2020 #33

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
4. When he said, "Don't be afraid"...
Sat May 16, 2020, 08:54 PM
May 2020

I started crying. We need this man and more like him to be in leadership positions. The younger generations have gone through so much shit and they need to hear this. Not evil self-serving incompetents. What a breath of fresh air.

Captain_New_York

(161 posts)
7. Be Not Afraid
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:01 PM
May 2020

You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way. You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand. You shall see the face of God and live.
Be not afraid.
I go before you always;
Come follow me, and I will give you rest.

No Vested Interest

(5,166 posts)
34. Still one of my favorites...
Sun May 17, 2020, 04:08 PM
May 2020

I sing it to my family member currently in lockdown in long-term care.
It helps that helpless feeling...

Boomerproud

(7,951 posts)
6. That speech was a thing of beauty.
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:00 PM
May 2020

Inspired and inspiring while throwing shade at ALL people who are the problem instead of the solution.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,321 posts)
26. I remember sleeping easy at night ...
Sun May 17, 2020, 01:45 AM
May 2020

I had confidence that either Obama was on 'it' (whatever it was at the time) or he had competent people dealing with it.

gademocrat7

(10,654 posts)
11. I am crying too.
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:11 PM
May 2020

I miss having an intelligent, compassionate, honest president who really cares about our country.

seleff

(154 posts)
13. Letting the tears flow
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:23 PM
May 2020

I’m a high school Chemistry teacher just finishing a Unit on Climate Change. After listening to his message I am reminded why I became a teacher, and I’m filled with renewed hope for my students and inspiration to stand with them to face the challenge lying ahead.

badhair77

(4,216 posts)
15. Renewed hope is the perfect wording.
Sat May 16, 2020, 09:33 PM
May 2020

I’m a retired high school teacher and I feel as if I should find a class to teach. I’m ready to go after that speech.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
30. If only.
Sun May 17, 2020, 12:59 PM
May 2020

Although I do see it as a distinct possibility now. I don't care what happens in November, or by what margin his gets his ass handed to him...he's going to declare the election was rigged, he didn't lose, and he won't go. His problem will be that whether he accepts it or not, his reign ends at 12:01 PM on January 20, 2021. If he doesn't go voluntarily, the military that he's spent the last few years fucking with will gladly remove him.

Wouldn't you love to see some variation of this?

Upthevibe

(8,035 posts)
22. It was wonderful....
Sat May 16, 2020, 11:08 PM
May 2020

I forgot. I forgot how President Obama absolutely KNOWS exactly how to strike the perfect tone for whatever the occasion. Funny, serious, providing words of wisdom. I honestly feel better and hopeful.

herding cats

(19,560 posts)
27. Isn't it funny how the least little thing can be so uplifting?
Sun May 17, 2020, 01:51 AM
May 2020

This wasn't a scholarly speech, it was tailored for a young audience and worded as a motivation to such. Still, it was so much more coherent, intellectual and uplifting than anything we've seen from anyone in way too long.

We all needed this desperately.

I'm might just start a rumor on social media Biden is considering Obama as his VP just to scare a few right wingers.

nilesobek

(1,423 posts)
28. Michelle was right. When they go low we go high.
Sun May 17, 2020, 02:59 AM
May 2020

The whole world knows it now. She could jump in and win the election by a landslide.

The remaining people still supporting Trump are giving out excuses like, "I know he makes an ass out of himself on Twitter and TV, but in general, I support his overall policies.

I need ideas for rebuttals.

Miss the President and First Lady.

TheFourthMind

(343 posts)
33. That such a thing is increasingly shocking tells us where we are headed...
Sun May 17, 2020, 03:40 PM
May 2020

...unless we vote against it. I feel bad for anyone born in the last four years that thinks Trump is what we are or who we've been. I suspect he and his friends would like that to remain the case. To remove the expectation (or knowledge) of anything better, and of course wait out the lives of those that know and lived otherwise.

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