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Tarheel_Dem

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42. I find that as his time winds down, both he & Michelle seem to have loosed the shackles that...

Sun Jun 28, 2015, 03:49 AM

Jun 2015

had them bound. None of us knows what will come in the wake of this most marvelous speech, but if the Republicans were half as touched by it as most of us were, then we'll see some serious soul searching into what kind of country we want to be. Hopefully, that soul searching will lead to some serious legislative actions.

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President Obama --- today AMAZING GRACE [View all] trueblue2007 Jun 2015 OP

Whew! That was historical Chief D Jun 2015 #1

K & R Iliyah Jun 2015 #2

Oh my God ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #3

I'm right there with you. Thunderstruck, proud and crying Number23 Jun 2015 #34

Cannot imagine any other President past or future comforting others livetohike Jun 2015 #4

Bobby Kennedy would have. volstork Jun 2015 #23

Yes, I think he would have. potone Jun 2015 #28

Beautiful moment. nt ohheckyeah Jun 2015 #5

thanks for posting Beringia Jun 2015 #6

He has a very nice voice. hedda_foil Jun 2015 #7

I thought he was going to sing "Just as I Am" until everyone got down front... Sancho Jun 2015 #8

well, i know you are kidding. Present O. isn't a Muslim. He's a Christian. trueblue2007 Jun 2015 #9

Yes..I was kidding... Sancho Jun 2015 #10

You cannot understand it unless you heard everything that preceded it frazzled Jun 2015 #11

Yes. That was a speech for the ages. The mastery of language and emotional tone nolabear Jun 2015 #17

Great eulogy and surprisingly subtle theology Recursion Jun 2015 #18

Perfect summary. watrwefitinfor Jun 2015 #20

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #29

Frazzled, allow me to compliment you on that most excellent summary. I've watched the entire speech Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #30

Thank you. I was thinking about it again tonight frazzled Jun 2015 #32

I find that as his time winds down, both he & Michelle seem to have loosed the shackles that... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #42

No other person, no other president could have given that speech. morningfog Jun 2015 #36

+1. "No other person, no other president could have given that speech". Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #43

Yes, it must be viewed in full. morningfog Jun 2015 #35

That speech will go down in history. joshcryer Jun 2015 #37

Mahalo so much for this, frazzled.. Thank you! Cha Jun 2015 #38

Ahh, youtube commenters. You just know when you see the American Eagle with American Flag avatar ... cdogzilla Jun 2015 #12

Thanks for the alert-even though I've seen enough post on Youtube to know the drill. Boomerproud Jun 2015 #13

Welcome to DU, cdogzilla! calimary Jun 2015 #39

Mahalo trueblue for the Vid of Amazing Grace~ Beautiful Cha Jun 2015 #14

Think the most emotional I have felt in many years ! nt Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2015 #15

Obama's a baritone. Nice set of pipes. Recursion Jun 2015 #16

In the few snatches of singing he's done before... jberryhill Jun 2015 #25

THANK YOU for posting! I *HAD* to see it BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #19

kick and thanks msanthrope Jun 2015 #21

kick Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2015 #22

I've heard this song too many times. This time I cried. This was our PRESIDENT! Paper Roses Jun 2015 #24

i cried through the whole service..... chillfactor Jun 2015 #26

Thanks for the post, a wonderful tribute given by President Obama in a very difficult time. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #27

Thanks for posting. I've been blubbering like a child most of the day. Rachel Maddow just replayed Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #31

Thank you. bravenak Jun 2015 #33

This was transformative Tumbulu Jun 2015 #40

Oh my goodness, he tried, this President cannot sing, he akbacchus_BC Jun 2015 #41