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Rock on President Obama! (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Jul 2020
OP
For some reason, those gestures moved me nearly as much as his speech did.
StarfishSaver
Jul 2020
#10
He's just so graceful, competent, cool,thoughtful, elegant, eloquent, decent, humble, kind, ...
StarfishSaver
Jul 2020
#12
gademocrat7
(10,644 posts)1. The best!
greatauntoftriplets
(175,729 posts)2. I loved the multiple standing ovations.
And now he's putting on his mask.
mucifer
(23,479 posts)5. You can tell he really wanted to hug people
greatauntoftriplets
(175,729 posts)9. He's very huggable.
angrychair
(8,678 posts)3. Truly
The greatest speech of his life.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,864 posts)4. He brought the house down. He is incredible. nt
musclecar6
(1,684 posts)6. I agree
That was the greatest speech of his life at exactly the right time. Kudos to President Obama.
Sympthsical
(9,038 posts)7. And look at him taking the virus seriously
Quick elbow bump with the reverend, then distanced respectful waves instead of handshakes and hugs, and then the mask goes on.
I don't think I've missed him harder than I do right now.
I hope that speech gets a lot of play. He ran allllll the bases.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)10. For some reason, those gestures moved me nearly as much as his speech did.
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)11. This! n/t
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)12. He's just so graceful, competent, cool,thoughtful, elegant, eloquent, decent, humble, kind, ...
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)13. YES. He's been my personal North Star of an exemplar ...
... all the while me "getting into good trouble" over the years.
Sympthsical
(9,038 posts)14. Right?
I got chills during the eulogy at multiple points.
Watching his anti-virus behavior after is when I started feeling a bit of a lump.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)15. Interesting
Sometimes we think we're the only ones touched by these kinds of things when it turns out we're not alone ...
Welcome to DU.
Jarqui
(10,122 posts)8. Stopped my work day
Couldn't miss that.
Knew I wouldn't regret it
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)16. I love and miss this man so much it hurts.