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whathehell

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21. This actually makes me cry..He is such a lovely, wonderful man

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 08:25 PM

Jan 2017

so caring...We, as a country, were blessed to have him, and really need him to stay involved in public life.

History may judge him as one of the best, most DECENT men to ever have held this office.

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Amazing: Obama Helped Stranded Stranger 20 Years Ago [View all] Botany Jan 2017 OP

True kindness from a great human being. dalton99a Jan 2017 #1

A truly wonderful man who will be sorely missed as this country's leader. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2017 #2

I remember this story, it is a great one. braddy Jan 2017 #3

Was he a great president? True Dough Jan 2017 #4

on one of the last days in the white house the Obamas did this ... Botany Jan 2017 #5

such a model dad. mopinko Jan 2017 #7

They are REAL people True Dough Jan 2017 #8

my mom made a point of telling me about this irisblue Jan 2017 #16

i heard so many stories like this on the campaign trail. mopinko Jan 2017 #6

+1 narnian60 Jan 2017 #15

I hope I won't be too infirm to volunteer as a docent when the library is up and running. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #28

my thoughts exactly. mopinko Jan 2017 #29

I have a story too. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #32

we gotta have drinks one day. mopinko Jan 2017 #33

We really should. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #34

I miss him so much. Vinca Jan 2017 #9

Great story Gothmog Jan 2017 #10

Face it; Trump would have called her a loser and had her escorted out of the airport world wide wally Jan 2017 #11

Trump would never fly commercial. SticksnStones Jan 2017 #14

k&r. . . . . . n/t annabanana Jan 2017 #12

He will be the best we have had for a long, long time. byronius Jan 2017 #13

This moved me to tears Mira Jan 2017 #17

Hallelujah to that, Botany.. and to the fact that we Appreciated Cha Jan 2017 #18

My absolute favorite story of the entire 2008 campaign. I sent this to everyone I knew. MgtPA Jan 2017 #19

Look at Barack and Michelle's relationship. tecelote Jan 2017 #20

Look at how he wants to fuck his own daughter if she weren't related to him. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2017 #24

This actually makes me cry..He is such a lovely, wonderful man whathehell Jan 2017 #21

Me too, makes me cry...again. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #23

Same DesertRat Jan 2017 #25

Hey, don't forget Jimmy Carter. Obama is the classiest and the equally most decent president. The Wielding Truth Jan 2017 #27

God bless Jimmy Carter, but he brought a feather and a Bible to a knife fight. hunter Jan 2017 #30

I totally agree with all you have said. Hunter, you prove your own point. The Wielding Truth Jan 2017 #31

Agreed...at least within a couple of generations. whathehell Jan 2017 #35

Wait, How did he do this when he was in Kenya? joanbarnes Jan 2017 #22

K&R... spanone Jan 2017 #26