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C Moon

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42. I'm sure Trump turned off his tv at some point. He was torn to shreds.

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Obama's take down of Trump is historic [View all] Bobstandard Aug 2020 OP

Absolutely, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #1

great line there! consider_this Aug 2020 #7

Truth to Bullshit! Perfect! 42bambi Aug 2020 #2

Trump had his chance to be decent, grateful, Ilsa Aug 2020 #3

Yes. It's now or never. NoRoadUntravelled Aug 2020 #4

AMEN all! consider_this Aug 2020 #5

KH: "I know a predator when I see one. " (I'm looking at you, Donny.) fierywoman Aug 2020 #6

Oh boy, I think that saying is going to get repeated A LOT in the next couple months flibbitygiblets Aug 2020 #23

It's going to be dee-lish --ous !!! fierywoman Aug 2020 #30

That is if crooked Donnie Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #47

Even if it's a woman Wednesdays Aug 2020 #66

Oh, definitely Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #80

mother's boy will do a bladder-dump on-stage. In front of all America and the world. lastlib Aug 2020 #69

that was... Kali Aug 2020 #31

if EVER it was needed Skittles Aug 2020 #8

Brilliant malaise Aug 2020 #11

It was the best thing I've ever seen. onecaliberal Aug 2020 #9

Maybe his best speech ever. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #10

Historic, necessary, and magnificent. dalton99a Aug 2020 #12

And he did it with such swagger. Someone should check on tRump ecstatic Aug 2020 #13

I haven't seen any twitter posts yet... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #32

Evidently he was screaming his lungs out - calimary Aug 2020 #44

When he's "all capping"... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #52

Lol! nt ecstatic Aug 2020 #60

You're going to hell lunatica Aug 2020 #73

That other fly on the wall would probably be moi. calimary Aug 2020 #78

Stunning! Bobstandard Aug 2020 #14

Welcome to DU, Bobstandard! calimary Aug 2020 #46

No Democrat has been sitting on side line playing nice. YES it is good, always good hearing Obama. LizBeth Aug 2020 #15

Agreed, but... Bobstandard Aug 2020 #20

But Obama purposely refrained from criticizing Trump for several years. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #25

Yes. And that is what Presidents do. Yes, he has stayed quiet. I was responding to the OP that was LizBeth Aug 2020 #27

Excellent point.. saving it all up for tonight.. Cha Aug 2020 #35

Obama is brilliant Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #48

Well said.. Mahalo, sugarcoated! Cha Aug 2020 #51

Class and finesse, yes. JoeDuck Aug 2020 #57

Historic. A ten ton wrecking ball of truth and goodness. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #16

What made it work is... lame54 Aug 2020 #17

"Let other Democrats observe and understand that these times are different." crickets Aug 2020 #18

No "keeping our powder dry" this time... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #33

It's about time, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #41

Historic speech nmgaucho Aug 2020 #19

We damn well better succeed now. oasis Aug 2020 #21

Nichole Wallace said he was 'towering' tonight. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #22

And her saying so was immense! KPN Aug 2020 #34

It needed to be said, but I felt really sad for him. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #24

Thank you so much for saying that. niyad Aug 2020 #28

I did too. I felt sad for him to. The were moments in his speech were there were sighs and pauses, LizBeth Aug 2020 #29

+++ KPN Aug 2020 #37

I don't think he was sad, I think he's infuriated. C Moon Aug 2020 #43

I didn't write that he was sad. I wrote that it made me sad. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #53

... C Moon Aug 2020 #84

That might have been the best speech of his life flibbitygiblets Aug 2020 #26

Of MY LIFE ... and I'm 4 months shy of 70 and have been paying at least a moderate level KPN Aug 2020 #38

Obama picking on speaknow Aug 2020 #36

It doesn't come any better than Barack H. Obama! The best -- ever in my lifetime at least. KPN Aug 2020 #39

I very rarely Recommend a post. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2020 #40

I'm sure Trump turned off his tv at some point. He was torn to shreds. C Moon Aug 2020 #42

Dictators and totalitarians have one rule lunatica Aug 2020 #76

I KNEW his speech would be epic and have been anxiously waiting all week Vivienne235729 Aug 2020 #45

I think he told the organizers and future VP Harris Sugarcoated Aug 2020 #49

I got teared up. Several times. Withywindle Aug 2020 #50

The Burn, a 1985 novel by Vasil Aksyonov, ended with a fantasy scene....... jaxexpat Aug 2020 #64

K&R n/t Kitchari Aug 2020 #54

A good job he did too. mwooldri Aug 2020 #55

Obama warned America bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #56

When Dubya speaks at the GOP convention, he will support Dotard. Right? keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #58

Dubya is NOT attending the convention in person or virtually. Unheard of for a past, living POTUS mnhtnbb Aug 2020 #59

Yep. That was my point. A dig at Dotard. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #61

This was a great, but really alarming speech Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #62

Exactly! Scarsdale Aug 2020 #63

I think it will be a new trend. fescuerescue Aug 2020 #65

I give it 50/50 Wednesdays Aug 2020 #67

Oh he will be tweeting up a storm in Feb 2021 fescuerescue Aug 2020 #68

If whatever dump of a country he has fled to has internet... Tommymac Aug 2020 #71

No sitting President has trashed former presidents ,especially Obama, like Trump has. Fla Dem Aug 2020 #70

I think he showed great restraint and class. He and other dems could do much, much more, wiggs Aug 2020 #72

I think it's been very evident how Obama views tRump with contempt. Texin Aug 2020 #74

The old saying was "If you can't respect the man, respect the office." JHB Aug 2020 #75

Better than respecting the office is to defend and protect it. lunatica Aug 2020 #77

No Longer Applies ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #81

I've never got this nor agreed with it obamanut2012 Aug 2020 #83

He was appointed, not elected. JHB Aug 2020 #85

I think it's been very evident how Obama views tRump with contempt. Texin Aug 2020 #79

Wouldn't you like to have been a fly on the wall seeing Trump watching Obama's speech grobertj Aug 2020 #82

It certainly was a great take down, but more than that... mac2766 Aug 2020 #86

I would too. Lifelong Protester Aug 2020 #87

I think President Obama felt a moral obligation to speak the truth forcefully steve2470 Aug 2020 #88