President Obama confirms farewell address in Chicago

[TexasTowelie]

Ten days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, President Barack Obama will say goodbye from the same city that launched his political career.

The presidential farewell will take place on the evening of Jan. 10 at Chicago's McCormick Place. In an email expected to be sent out Monday morning, Obama said he was taking his cue from George Washington, who “set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power” and penned a farewell address in 1796.

“I'm just beginning to write my remarks,” he wrote. “But I'm thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you've changed this country for the better these past eight years, and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here.”

In the email, Obama said the nation has faced a number of challenges in the past eight years, but emerged stronger.

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[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Obama will be missed in a lot of ways... and not so much for ways he missed.

Overall, though, compared to the racist pig who is about to replace him, sadly, things will never be the same.

[gordianot]

2. Washington was replaced by someone who believed America to be a sovereign nation.

For the first time in American history an elected American President who is the agent of a foreign nation is taking control of the Presidency. Peaceful transfer as long as President Obama is compliant.

[FredZim]

3. Let the grief pass, let's celebrate the Obama accomplishments and then gird ourselves for battle.

The celebration of Obama's accomplishments are extremely important to help protect there legacy, even if they are temporarily lost. We cannot let America forget how great this country is now, so they they have a benchmark to the destruction brought on by Trump.