A lanky untested junior senator and former state legislator came upon us so many years ago, presenting an unlikely scenario, not the least of which he was named in part Hussein, and yet he brought such grace and honor without scandal to our highest office that we have reason to be proud we elected him twice.
Obama’s Farewell Address tonight at 9pm ET.
Reagan/Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump
the Pit……and the Pendulum
Once the dam breaks, the details leak. Â None of this is confirmed and all cats concerned are kicking sand over the contents as rapidly as possible.
finished product tonight, followed by Reese’s Cups for dessert. Yum!
Looks kind of like the Sistine Chapel ceiling…….
settling in now for Obama’s good bye. What a crowd!
Craig, that is gorgeous. I can smell the aroma from here. Coinkadinkally, I wanted a pork loin for tonight’s dinner and my husband insisted on wafer-thin, boneless chops. After we ate, he asked me what I thought of it, and all I could say was “It almost tasted like pork.”
Next time, we go whole hog.
Keen eye Sturg. Would luv to see your Rorschach test results, must be awesome.
doodle, go easy on hubbie. Thin lean chops better for the arteries. Ours had so much delicious fat think I’ll take an extra Lipitor.
Michelle is wearing funeral black lace, not liking that, tho I do love her. Maybe it’s what this is.
all networks carrying this live. Cool
“The beating heart of our American idea, our bold experiment in self government.” — Obama Farewell Address
“If I had told you eight years ago that America would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history. If I had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, take out the mastermind of 9/11. If I had told you that we would win marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens. If I had told you all that you might have said our sights were set a little too high. But that’s what we did.” — Obama Farewell Address
Another amazing Obama speech- I agree with everything he has said.
Too bad he didn’t say it 3 months ago when it mattered; It’s all moot, now.
From CLASS to crass is big leap. Amerika took the first step without so much as blinking an eye.
So sad.?
“The middle-aged white guy, who from the outside may seem like he’s got advantages, but has seen his world upended by economic and cultural and technological change. We have to pay attention and listen.”
“For white Americans it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly vanish in the 60’s.”
— Obama Farewell Address
Craig,
All things being equal, I would prefer another liquor to another Lipitor.
Better for the digestion.
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There were tearful moments, proud moments, loving moments. I just kept thinking…Cherish these moments because we won’t be hearing words like these from a President for many years!
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Any betters on whether trump will do his press conference tomorrow?
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Beautiful speech from a deeply decent man, totally worthy of our respect for his years of service. Â He will be missed.
Obama: “Believe that you can make a difference, to hitch your wagon to something bigger than yourself.”
Obama: “I won’t stop. In fact I will be right there with you for all my remaining days. …Â Yes we can, this we did.”
Thanks Mr. President.
Gonna miss Joe. Will miss the two of them. Such a common touch to the most uncommon fishbowl on earth.
Obama tonight sublimely radical, essentially said elites have stolen our country without saying so. Best farewell since Washington or Ike.
doodle, I’ll never get enough Joe, altho many times I’ve had to stop listening to him, like Charlie Brown’s blah blah teacher.
Remember Joe demolishing Paul Ryan in the 2012 Vice-Presidential debate? That was one for the ages. Bill Maher called it like this: Hello, 911? There’s an old man beating a child on my tv.”
Now we begin what’s being called “Makewatergate.”
Listening to BBC radio; guests making the point the Democratic Party is “bereft of Leaders to rally around.”
Would we appreciate the legacy of President Obama as much if Secretary Clinton had won? The stark contrast with the President-elect is a permanent plus for #44. We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone.
The latest chapter in the President-elect’s bizarro world is straight out of an early ’60s chock-full-o-stereotypes Bond movie: we have Q, we have M, and now we have P.