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I'm crying just looking at President Obama. HE IS what America is. (Original Post) onecaliberal May 2017 OP
I love my wife malaise May 2017 #1
He's too busy cheating on her. But ewwww who would touch that orange maggot onecaliberal May 2017 #2
Remember, two thirds of them are immigrants! George II May 2017 #21
Maybe he figures some lies are just TOO obvious. n/t DFW May 2017 #27
Me too. teezy May 2017 #3
He's still here. As are we. Courage. nolabear May 2017 #4
Yup, madamesilverspurs May 2017 #5
Thank you Obama sheshe2 May 2017 #6
He is the America I love. riverbendviewgal May 2017 #7
Well said, and I agree. nt brer cat May 2017 #19
I'm glad to have worked hard to get him elected. Adrahil May 2017 #8
Excellent President and human being. Kath2 May 2017 #9
I am proud of being an American again. HurricaneWarning May 2017 #10
He is still cilla4progress May 2017 #11
Yes, such a wonderful compassionate man. It almost seems like we're living in another universe. onecaliberal May 2017 #13
A great Statesman. gademocrat7 May 2017 #12
+1000 narnian60 May 2017 #28
No kidding. calimary May 2017 #14
K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone May 2017 #15
He and his wife and family are an American treasure... Docreed2003 May 2017 #16
Indeed. He put up with so much nonsense. Such intellect and class. onecaliberal May 2017 #17
Agreed... Docreed2003 May 2017 #18
They really are. He's still my President, too. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #33
I miss him. CrispyQ May 2017 #20
They don't make presidents like they used to IronLionZion May 2017 #22
Crying? You, too? lovemydogs May 2017 #23
Yes, major onecaliberal May 2017 #30
I want our real president back instead of tRump and his team of lobbyists and haters. manicraven May 2017 #24
Good to see him again. Stellar May 2017 #25
Ditto Snackshack May 2017 #26
Obama is the classiest hardest working and funniest President jeanmarc May 2017 #29
Take comfort in the fact that idiots have just as much right Le Gaucher May 2017 #31
Big Obama fan. Always have been. ClusterFreak May 2017 #32
I miss him terribly---but I don't watch tv. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #34
The OP is refering to Mr. Obama's speech accepting the Kennedy Library "Profiles In Courage" award Boomerproud May 2017 #35
Oh! Thanks---I'm so clueless about what's on tv. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author ClusterFreak May 2017 #36
He is what about 75% of America is. The rest are unredeemable Deplorables. catbyte May 2017 #38

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
7. He is the America I love.
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:40 PM
May 2017

Such a pleasure to hear him speaking so intelligently and compassionately. No " I am the greatest" but every citizen is the greatest.

Trump must be fuming.

cilla4progress

(24,717 posts)
11. He is still
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:52 PM
May 2017

My president. Wonderful speech. Wonderful telling of a story. A call to courage. So much more presidential than the orange asshole.

calimary

(81,110 posts)
14. No kidding.
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:56 PM
May 2017

There go the ol' waterworks again.

That was a MAGNIFICENT speech. How he wove all those themes in and out - of the Kennedy family legacy, all the profiles in courage of the grand and the everyday.

And the grace, and the elegance, and the class, it was all there, back again. And Michelle, Gracious-Sakes. You could hold your head high when President Obama was in charge.

He represents the best of America. I'm glad he's still young enough to be around for AWHILE.

This - uh - whatever who we have now ... And his most noteworthy speech, that carries the title "American Carnage." This one now just does not compare. Just does NOT compare.

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
16. He and his wife and family are an American treasure...
Sun May 7, 2017, 09:59 PM
May 2017

Congratulations to him on this well earned award. He was my Commander in Chief when I went to Afghanistan...he will always be a man that I look up to and admire, for his strength, his compassion, and his endurance in the face of constant opposition and derision.

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
18. Agreed...
Sun May 7, 2017, 10:14 PM
May 2017

More class, intellect, and endurance than I have in my pinky. I would have dropped one too many F bombs on the GOP assholes, lol!!!

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
33. They really are. He's still my President, too.
Mon May 8, 2017, 07:07 PM
May 2017

Such an outstanding human being.

I truly don't understand the people who sabotage and/or vent their ugliness at him. What is wrong with someone that makes them unable to see the Light in a person like President Obama?

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
22. They don't make presidents like they used to
Sun May 7, 2017, 11:13 PM
May 2017


I'm not sure who's next from our side. He was a very unique one.

manicraven

(901 posts)
24. I want our real president back instead of tRump and his team of lobbyists and haters.
Sun May 7, 2017, 11:31 PM
May 2017

The GOP doesn't represent anything that makes America great. Their only aim seems to be giving tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. They surely don't care about immigrants, minorities, the poor, the middle class, the environment, college debt, affordable access to health care, our reputation (as they dutifully enable tRump who is an absolute embarrassment)...

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
26. Ditto
Mon May 8, 2017, 01:11 AM
May 2017

Words cannot come close to doing the justice required to convey how much I miss having a President with intelligence / class and who spoke as eloquently as President Obama.

jeanmarc

(1,685 posts)
29. Obama is the classiest hardest working and funniest President
Mon May 8, 2017, 05:48 AM
May 2017

Now we have the crassest idiot ever as President. And it is driving me nuts.

ClusterFreak

(3,112 posts)
32. Big Obama fan. Always have been.
Mon May 8, 2017, 06:52 PM
May 2017

But please... some context?

More and more OPs are like this.... a big declarative subject heading.... followed by no text. And, with no "n/t" giving us a heads up.

I love Obama too, think he was a fantastic president and remains and even better person. But the click bait nature of these kinds of subject headings is very frustrating.

Thank you for listening.

Boomerproud

(7,940 posts)
35. The OP is refering to Mr. Obama's speech accepting the Kennedy Library "Profiles In Courage" award
Mon May 8, 2017, 07:31 PM
May 2017

last night. It was magical indeed. A very bittersweet event.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
37. Oh! Thanks---I'm so clueless about what's on tv.
Mon May 8, 2017, 07:37 PM
May 2017

But even if I had known, I'm not sure I could have watched! It would have been too bittersweet. I don't think I could bear it.

Response to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #34)

catbyte

(34,333 posts)
38. He is what about 75% of America is. The rest are unredeemable Deplorables.
Mon May 8, 2017, 08:33 PM
May 2017

I miss President Obama so very much. We've gone from the sublime to the dangerous, treasonous, and ridiculous in a little over 100 days. My heart breaks every day for us.

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