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Obama speaking At Jesse Jackson's memorial service n/t (Original Post) malaise Friday OP
He looks great and sounds even malaise Friday #1
The night Obama was elected murielm99 Friday #2
I remember malaise Friday #3

malaise

(295,324 posts)
1. He looks great and sounds even
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:02 PM
Friday

Better.

Slobby said Jesse hated Obama -

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/despite-trump-claim-jesse-jackson-183858766.html

“I think that Trump has done an awful lot to set race relations back by inciting fear in people,” Jackson said during a 2020 interview.

murielm99

(32,934 posts)
2. The night Obama was elected
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 05:01 PM
Friday

there was a large gathering of people in Grant Park in Chicago. Tickets were required for admission. My oldest daughter was there. I watched on television. Jesse was near the front of the crowd in an honored position. Tears streamed down his face.

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