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Rock on President Obama! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jul 2020 OP
The best! gademocrat7 Jul 2020 #1
I loved the multiple standing ovations. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2020 #2
You can tell he really wanted to hug people mucifer Jul 2020 #5
He's very huggable. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2020 #9
Truly angrychair Jul 2020 #3
He brought the house down. He is incredible. nt leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #4
I agree musclecar6 Jul 2020 #6
And look at him taking the virus seriously Sympthsical Jul 2020 #7
For some reason, those gestures moved me nearly as much as his speech did. StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #10
This! n/t MFGsunny Jul 2020 #11
He's just so graceful, competent, cool,thoughtful, elegant, eloquent, decent, humble, kind, ... StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #12
YES. He's been my personal North Star of an exemplar ... MFGsunny Jul 2020 #13
Right? Sympthsical Jul 2020 #14
Interesting StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #15
Stopped my work day Jarqui Jul 2020 #8
I love and miss this man so much it hurts. redstatebluegirl Jul 2020 #16

Sympthsical

(9,038 posts)
7. And look at him taking the virus seriously
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:23 PM
Jul 2020

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.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
13. YES. He's been my personal North Star of an exemplar ...
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:34 PM
Jul 2020

... all the while me "getting into good trouble" over the years.



Sympthsical

(9,038 posts)
14. Right?
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:35 PM
Jul 2020

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
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:41 PM
Jul 2020

Sometimes we think we're the only ones touched by these kinds of things when it turns out we're not alone ...

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