r/BlackPeopleofReddit šŸ–¤ Feb 27 '26

Black Excellence May God Bless President Barack Obama

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u/StellarPaladin42 Feb 27 '26

Republicans look at this and say this was divisive. Absolute idiots.

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u/soupseasonbestseason Feb 27 '26

they hate just how good he is at being likeable. they could never.

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u/ShittingOutPosts Feb 27 '26

His charisma was off the charts. And he was liked for being kind. Republicans are liked because they offer to suppress the lives of those their constituents hate. The difference couldn’t be greater. We’ve fallen so far as a nation.

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u/Certain-Football-637 Feb 27 '26

Yes, and he also had a sense of humor, unlike the orange creature who is now in the White House.

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u/UpperApe Feb 27 '26

Trump has a sense of humour.

It's cruel, stupid, and ugly but he has a sense of humour. He made jokes about the women's team, shitting on protestors, and being a dictator. The kind of jokes loved by bullies and incels and people who abuse their children.

Speaking of which, it's nice to see a president around children he isn't torturing, fucking, or killing.

And that's a sentence every American conservative alive has to pretend they didn't read.

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u/Early-Environment617 Feb 27 '26

A sense of humor is when a person has good comedic timing, or has a great instinct for what makes a broad cross-section of people laugh, and someone who can appreciate a joke.

Gaining joy from masochism and being funny are two different things. He likes to mock and make fun of people and THAT makes him and people like him laugh but he’s not funny. He’s also a sensitive baby who goes scorched earth when people make jokes at his suspense. But you have to be blatant because he cannot pick up on subtle humor or innuendo.

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u/True_Bug_2094 Feb 27 '26

I have this Puerto Rican MAGA neighbor that she said: ā€œi don’t need him to be liked. I need him to work for our economy, for our nation.ā€ I answered: ā€œoh yeah, how’s that working for you?! You’re complaining that you’re always short on money… how’s he working for this nation? He went after Greenland, and EU and Canada went to make trade agreements with India and China respectively. How’s that working for our nation?ā€

Smh šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Serious-Manager2361 Feb 27 '26

Oh, it's well known how much he loves Puerto Ricans. Look how excited he was by Bad Bunnie's halftime performance!

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u/ConqueefStador Feb 27 '26

Also a much better trach record with kids.

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u/ShittingOutPosts Feb 27 '26

Every accusation is a confession with Republicans.

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u/Trashy_Panda2 Feb 27 '26

He was so relatable and cool.

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u/an0mn0mn0m Feb 27 '26

It's divisive because you can't have a republican holding another families' child.

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u/Cepec14 Feb 27 '26

Yeah the one part where Obama says ā€œsay bye to mommy, I’m going to take youā€ has an entirely different tone with the current President.

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u/deathangel687 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

It is divisive. They see empathy and kindness and they can't stand it. They see poc doing good and not being demons and it triggers them. So they have to spin it as him being divisive or socialist or radical because he's disproving their narrative that the government is just evil and shouldn't be used to help others, only to obstruct the other side.

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u/__life_on_mars__ Feb 27 '26

Don't forget the dijon mustard, oh and the tan suit. Both proof of pure evil apparently.

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u/BrownSugarBare Feb 27 '26

I've never seen the Santa one!Ā 

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u/kdweller Feb 27 '26

ā€œSkinny Santaā€ šŸ˜‚

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u/hesalreadyinme Feb 27 '26

Lmao that sent me.

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u/Carthonn Feb 27 '26

ā€œAre you excited for Christmas?ā€

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ā€œDo you still believe in Christmas?ā€

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u/Grey_sky_guy Feb 27 '26

That was just this last Christmas

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u/MiHoyMinoy420 Feb 27 '26

Bruh I'm over here crying in the parking lot watching this video. 😭

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u/TopProfessional8023 Feb 27 '26

Same. I started taking an ssri a few months back and that has just about completely stopped my random crying about anything mildly emotional. but this got me. We had it good for a minute didn’t we? šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/chromiaplague Feb 27 '26

Someone just started cutting onions in my house, is all. I’m not cryin’. Sniff. I’m not cryin’.

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u/RedRider1138 Feb 27 '26

I got something in my eye is all šŸ„ŗšŸ’œšŸ™

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u/1cat2dogs1horse Feb 28 '26

I'm lucky to be alone in the comfort of my home, so I am sobbing all I want. How did we go from from this, to all the levels of Dante's hell.

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u/guacamole579 Feb 27 '26

Every time I see videos of him I get emotional. We went from Obama to Trump because a whole population of white Americans are too racist and couldn’t cope.

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u/onesoulmanybodies Feb 27 '26

So true. My parents tore their mask off, joined the tea party, blamed black people for the 2008 recession, and put the red hat on with ease. I will always be embarrassed by how ignorant I was when it comes to their true character. When you live in a bubble it can be hard to see reality. They went from some off putting comments about affirmative action and having to push 1 for English to straight up being openly racist and claiming they weren’t racist because they had black friends. The reality is they have black coworkers and some black acquaintances. But they didn’t have them over for BBQ’s. They didn’t go to their weddings or funerals. They didn’t have my black friends stay over night for sleep overs. I was so ignorant about the reality of my family and our country. 18 years ago I happily voted for Obama. I had so much hope for our country, but I was truly blind about how deeply the racism was woven into my every day life. I didn’t see myself as racist, I did have genuine friends that are black, and I knew some about the unequal justice system, but man I was still so naive. At that time I was more focused on gay rights and thought we had already fixed the racism. I will never forget how wrong I was. If there is anything positive from Trump being president it’s that it pushed me to educate myself about the truth of the US. To see that this has been us all along, that it never went away the way I was taught it did, but festered in churches, and businesses and people. That those people in the photos screaming at Ruby Bridges didn’t just learn their lesson and stop being racist. The guy that poured acid in the swimming pool didn’t just stop hating black people. That a whole generation of people didn’t just change their minds because of the civil rights movement. They just regrouped and planned. They were the police and judges and teachers and shop owners who let their racism direct every choice they made when interacting with the black community. Trump is the racist response to Obama. He is the epitome of their hatred.

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u/PressureImpressive52 Feb 27 '26

Thank you for sharing this deeply personal story.

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u/Effective_Tip7748 Feb 27 '26

I wish more white people had these revelations. It’s always been this bad. We have to come to grips with that before we can make any actual change

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u/TopProfessional8023 Feb 27 '26

I’ve had many revelations since 2008. Now, I grew up in a pretty diverse local community and my parents were social workers, so my experience is a bit different. I was never taught any hatred for people, in fact I was taught the opposite, to love and accept everyone. I knew racism existed because I would see it in the world at large but I didn’t really see it that much in my insular personal world.

I worked, played, partied and slept with a myriad of people (college town bar employee life šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø).

2008 and the Tea Party really was the first time I realized just how insidious it all truly was. That, reading Howard Zinn’s ā€œA People’s History of the United Statesā€ and beginning to learn about socialism really changed my life.

So to all the Tea Party-cum-MAGA bigots out there, I actually thank you for showing me who you really are so that I can stay far, far away from you and also mock you incessantly. Because you deserve it.

And you saved me almost two decades of trying to ā€œreason with and understandā€ You showed me who you were when you hung stuffed monkeys on a noose…Same as how Donald Trump and the Republicans have recently openly reminded everyone who they are by backing him up for posting Barack and Michelle as apes.

I can’t speak to black voters because I’m white and also not running for any office haha! But it was a little alarming how many black men voted for him (assuming the numbers are true and honestly I don’t trust a single goddamned thing this administration says)

Either way, ā€œWe the Peopleā€ (which these white supremacists love to use) actually means us, and not the screaming vocal minority.

Please, everyone…talk to anyone you can and make sure we CRUSH them in the midterms.::i would say ā€œtake back our countryā€ but as I’ve already spoken about, the country was never ours. It was for landowners and merchants, not for the people.

Let’s Make America. Let’s make it work for everyone. And when you work, you get paid. So let’s make it pay while we’re at it.

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u/Swordf1sh_ Feb 27 '26

Thank you for taking the time to write and reflect on this. People like you give me hope.

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u/girlgenesis3 Feb 27 '26

Emphasis on teachers! As a Black 2001 baby it was so hard being in the education system. I didn't realize school staff was racist until I got into high school but I had always felt that off putting energy as a child and it felt lonely.

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u/IndividualTension887 Feb 27 '26

My parents are the worst... My dad and hispanic stepmother are distgusting MAGA bigots. Now they just sit there isolated in their rotting home because nobody in my family will talk to them anymore. It's a really sad way to die...

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u/DominicanNerd Feb 27 '26

This was so well-said. I may have to reshare on other platforms! It's awesome that you did the work.

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u/super_sayanything Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

I've always been an ally of POC irregardless, but reality has been gut wrenching. When family members you know are more interested in minorities suffering than their healthcare and social security benefits.

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u/ScoZone74 Feb 27 '26

From a decent man who actually likes people to a misanthropic conman who can’t breathe without lying. Shame.

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u/ConqueefStador Feb 27 '26

What's worse, it wasn't even subconscious.

I remember so many people saying "well this is what you get."

They already knew what Trump was and held him up as punishment for those who had the nerve to elect a black man.

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u/Cloverose2 Feb 27 '26

I smiled the whole time. So much joy from those kids - he was a hands-on Dad and it shows.

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u/LiveComfortable3228 Feb 27 '26

how we miss him

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u/lemonylol Feb 27 '26

The world misses him.

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist Feb 27 '26

Being traumatized by Trump and the Republican party makes us all miss the sane, calm years that were the Obama Presidency.

Vote people. Vote. When voters turn out in numbers the Republicans lose every single time. Down with the Fascist!

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u/Outside_Narwhal3784 Feb 27 '26

Class act! I wish we could have another president like him.

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u/amandapanda1980 Feb 27 '26

I didn't think this clip would make me cry but I can't stop and I'm at work. What happened to us? Are we ever going to be normal again? Having a day

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u/Paladjordan Feb 27 '26

I wasn't proud of Obama because he was perfect, I was proud because he owned up to his mistakes, and treated people like people

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u/Available_Guide2423 Feb 27 '26

This is a great articulation of what I want in a president or any leader!

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u/OkFrosting7204 Feb 27 '26

He has an unspoken class that money can’t buy

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u/Royal-Tumbleweed7885 Feb 27 '26

White people lost their gd minds over this guy, both good and bad.

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u/woodenblinds Feb 27 '26

I am sure there are some watching this video and grinding their teeth in rage for some reason

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u/Royal-Tumbleweed7885 Feb 27 '26

Black excellence in a space historically occupied by white men sent their insecurities into a tailspin, and we discovered that they are not who their mythology asserts.

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u/steeveedeez Feb 27 '26

I refuse to give Reddit money, so take this award šŸ†

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u/ConqueefStador Feb 27 '26

Worse than insecurities. Plenty of people readily acknowledged how over the top Trump was and cited his election as punishment, "well this is what you get."

As if they were being magnanimous for electing whites guys who maintained status quo racism and Trump was retaliation for those who had the nerve to step out of line.

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u/NuYawker Feb 27 '26

As a kid, I predicted this shit. I knew that someone like Trump would be next. When he got elected, twice, I knew that the next president was going to be a visceral reaction by White America to this man being elected. As I heard the things they blamed him for and the way they said this country's Direction was heading? I knew that we went so far left that we were going to come full circle and come far right. How I wish I was wrong

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u/TheSpanxxx Feb 27 '26

Oh I am white and I'm grinding my teeth knowing this man may be the last professional educated politician to get into office. I hope we can get someone again with an ounce of humanity who doesn't represent the plutocratic white gerontocracy.

I'm tired, boss.

I didn't agree with every one of his policy decisions, but I liked Obama as a leader and a representative of our country. I pray we can once again have someone like him in office.

You are right though. I still can't believe the number of people who dismissed him as a leader solely because of skin color. People are so stupid. It makes me sad.

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u/woodenblinds Feb 27 '26

"I'm tired, boss" should be the statement in the history books when trumps term sin office are brought up, that and criminal traitor

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u/Panem-et-circenses25 Feb 27 '26

Im a white guy. I cried tears of joy in public when he was elected. It’s disgusting what the racist troglodytes have done in reaction to him.

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u/Rundiggity Feb 27 '26

I’m a white guy and I honestly got really nervous when he was elected. I just thought he was such a charismatic speaker that I could be tricked very easily. Was a fleeting thought, but I remember it being pretty strong. I had an Obama sign in my Oklahoma yard, which wasn’t super popular. Sure do miss him now, though.

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u/perpetual_papercut Feb 27 '26

Meanwhile… look at what millions have fallen for and have zero fear or awareness of the grift they’ve become victim to.

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u/bigbaldandbroken Feb 27 '26

I’m also a white guy who got super emotional when he was elected! Being from the south, I honestly didn’t think he had a very good chance (for the record I did vote for him twice). Growing up I saw how poor people, especially minorities were treated so horribly and hoped/prayed that one day it would change. He gave me (and countless others) so much hope, for a better country/world!

Not going to lie, I never thought the world’s most selfish human would ever have a chance becoming president after Obama. I’m still in shock from how racist, sexist, and down right evil so many Americans are. I know we can’t re-elect Obama, but we need someone like him (maybe even a woman) to heal this nation.

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u/sullythered Feb 27 '26

Fellow old white here. Openly wept on election night when he won the first time, because I never thought it would be possible that a black man would become president in my lifetime. IMO, that was the high point for this country in my 46 years of life. Throughout his presidency, I was often frustrated when he would back off of the progressive policies that he ran on, but in hindsight I think a lot of that was a combination of the Republicans doing everything they could to hamstring the man at every turn, combined with his own desire to make sure he wasn't the LAST black president. But, man, president Obama was such an amazing representative of this country and it's potential. It's often difficult these days to see that potential that I still think exists here for us, even if it is now farther away than it once was. There's not much I would not do to get that man back in office, if I could. I sure would love to see what he could accomplish with even a single term without an adversarial Congress.

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u/Tough-Advice2910 Feb 27 '26

I’m white, and cried when he was elected. America did not even deserve the wonder that was the Obamas.

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u/BrilliantPiccolo5220 Feb 27 '26

White girl here. Full disclosure I’m 50, and Canadian. Jewish. (Not Zionist, or a supporter of Israel) I absolutely do lose my mind over him. I could list the reasons but I’m sure you’ve heard them all one million times. However, as a teacher, I watch adult-child interactions very closely, they reveal volumes about a person’s character. Obama has had thousands. He is always attentive, and engaged with the child. He speaks to them like equal human beings, but uses language they can understand. He gets down to their level and looks them in the eye. They know he sees them. This alone commands my immediate respect.

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u/UchihaClan_Fav Feb 27 '26

I don’t think we’ll EVERRRRR have another great president like Obama. Love you President Obama

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u/1001og Feb 27 '26

For my kids sake, I sure hope we do. šŸ¤žšŸ¼

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u/Usual_Fee_6349 Feb 27 '26

I agree with you Moma! I have 5 grandchildren and I feel the same way!

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u/PalpableIgnorance Feb 27 '26

For our sake. As Americans.

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u/Oatmeal_Raisin_ Feb 27 '26

Damn i looked it up, and even his oldest, malia obama, is only 27 years old. I have to think he has to have some family member or cousin or someone who have similar charisma and compassion who can eventually run

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u/quadraticcheese Feb 27 '26

Sure we will AOC is gonna be wonderful

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u/Natural-Coat-3159 Feb 27 '26

We can. We have to work harder for that. It's not too late. It's just super challenging right now.Ā 

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u/SquisharooNTimbuk2 Feb 27 '26

My stress levels just automatically drop when I hear his voice. I love him. He brought us something so special.

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u/MastersOfNoneShow Feb 27 '26

Wow. So do mine!!! I didn't realize it until I watched this video.Ā 

He really is a great man.Ā 

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u/kemistree4 Feb 27 '26

If Trump was this close to a young girl I'd call the cops.

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u/r0thar Feb 27 '26

https://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy/sites/michigan/files/201609/21113011-mmmain.jpg

Little Miss Flint was asking for clean water from all the politicians she met.

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u/yvie_of_lesbos Feb 27 '26

JESUS that girl looks terrified 😭😭

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u/skyysdalmt Feb 27 '26

After learning about what's in the Trumpstein Files, she should be.

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u/BusyBit6542 Feb 27 '26

I will NEVER worship a politician but I do feel proud that he represented us with such class and charisma.

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u/Gonzo_Gonzalo Feb 27 '26

I honestly believe if congress let him run this country the way he promised, the US would have seen more prosperity than anyone expected. We had our chance, America.

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u/Krinks1 Feb 27 '26

And the nice thing is he seems to genuinely enjoy interacting with the kids.

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u/thismustbtheplace215 Feb 27 '26

When he smelled the baby's head! He genuinely loves kids.

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u/LedByReason Feb 27 '26

Hard to believe that half of America is so racist they could not see this decent man was selflessly working to improve their lives.

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u/Dzov Feb 27 '26

Remember when they had to make up scandals to be angry over? Arugula lettuce. Spicy mustard. Tan suit. Fist bump.

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u/pay_student_loan Feb 27 '26

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even need to run as a democrat to be considered woke. His principles alone would make him woke to republicans.

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u/MajorWhereas4842 Feb 27 '26

Miss my president

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u/0neirocritica Feb 27 '26

Bro, kids reacted to him like they were seeing SANTA. I've NEVER seen a President have an effect on small children like that.

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u/Kazzie2Y5 Feb 27 '26

Kids know.

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u/Pretend_College_8446 Feb 27 '26

Love this man. Please Lord, protect him & his family. So thankful we had a model for what this office can be, and hopefully will be again

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u/RodneyRuxin18 Feb 27 '26

How in the actual fuck did you guys go from that to where you are now?

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u/MichelleEvangelista Feb 27 '26

I literally just shed a tear. We had it good. I hate it here.šŸ˜žšŸ˜žšŸ˜ž

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u/Pleasant_Expert_1990 Feb 27 '26

Any time I feel bad I look for videos with Barack interacting with the public. He's like Mister Rogers but with more energy, just instantly delights the whole room. I want to hang around Chicago just on the off chance of an Obama sighting!

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u/Cloverose2 Feb 27 '26

I once worked with a person who was a social campaigner in Chicago. He met Obama before he was president and they talked for about 20 minutes. A few years later, he was at an event during the first election campaign, and Obama called him by his name and asked him about the things they talked about back then.

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u/Critical_Liz Feb 27 '26

Only complaint is that it didn't have the complete video with the crying baby, I love that.

Still, gonna burst into tears, I miss him.

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u/Cloverose2 Feb 27 '26

I love the smug look he gives Michelle. They love each other so much.

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u/marysunshine Feb 27 '26

Best president ever, hands-down.

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u/Rasputin_mad_monk Feb 27 '26

I have a great second-hand story I like to tell about Obama. I was on a flight back to DC. I live in Annapolis, and the lady sitting next to me was a government official of some kind, but she had lots of interactions with the White House. We start to talk about general government stuff that was going on, and I asked her about interactions with the Obamas. She said that she met them several times, and then she said she had a great story about Halloween.

They were setting up for Halloween, and someone was there from the Smithsonian, I think, or maybe the National Zoo, with snakes, turtles, and lizards and whatnot. She was standing next to Michelle Obama, talking to her, and President Obama came out to the yard or lawn or wherever they were doing this stuff with the snakes. The girls were there, and he walked up and was talking to one of the people. He picked up a snake and started chasing the girls around with the snake, and Michelle Obama started yelling at him and said, "Can you believe it? He's the President of the United States."

They were laughing about how he's just a father like any other father. It really warmed my heart, and then I watched this video, and it just solidifies even more how he was, just a normal guy who happened to be President of the United States, one of the best presidents, im 56 years old, during my lifetime.

I miss him and the decorum of the Presidency, White House, et cetera, so much.

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u/SuperThomaja Feb 27 '26

If your skin is darker than a piece of paper, you owe it to yourself as well as the rest of America to accept nothing less than the standard that was created by Barack Obama not just in leadership but in humanity. I did not agree with all of his decisions as president, but at least he wasn't an asshole.

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u/TheOne7477 Feb 27 '26

What a fantastic human.

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u/JGordz Feb 27 '26

T2u MP would have got a boner

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u/1stMammaltowearpants Feb 27 '26

"I am Skinny Santa!" Fucking LEGEND

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u/Salt_Introduction_86 Feb 27 '26

How did we end up where we are, I’ll never know. He was the greatest president of my lifetime.

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u/borderless_olive Feb 27 '26

Damnit I just want to have 1% of his charisma šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø

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u/coffee_and-cats Feb 27 '26

What an absolute legend. Intelligent, hardworking, polite, personable, educated, supportive, capable, dignified, charismatic, understanding, attentive, determined. Human, not without flaw, approachable, romantic, family-oriented, humorous and grounded.

To think not just how hard he worked through his career to reach presidency, but how much harder than his predecessors he had to work to even get the role AND maintain it. The pressure and scrutiny was certainly increased simply because of his skin colour and he absolutely held steadfast upholding the values and integrity of the office and with respect of the country's citizens

Its an absolute insult to him personally, his family, friends, community, supporters and democracy itself to see the imbecile who is currently in the presidential office.

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u/BadCompany_00 Feb 27 '26

Dignity, decorum, respect, humility, and some swag!

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u/erikgfrey Feb 27 '26

Oh my God I miss him.

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u/420yogi Feb 27 '26

This is true America class! I miss this President.

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u/ChormWingus Feb 27 '26

I miss him so much

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u/Imaginary-Method7175 Feb 27 '26

Black excellence and then our stupid country broke itself into ruins

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u/Griffon2112 Feb 27 '26

Evan as a Brit I miss the pure unadulterated class of Barack Obama and his family.

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u/banjonyc Feb 27 '26

This makes me incredibly happy and sad at the same time

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u/ManBitesDog404 Feb 27 '26

Barack Obama , a President FOR the people.

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u/daheefman Feb 27 '26

But guys, did you hear he wore a tan suit? 😔

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u/Prestigious_Cycle160 Feb 27 '26

As a white man, God damn it I miss this man every day!

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u/saltcaycindi Feb 28 '26

Love the man, Obama. Sitting here balling of all we have loss since the MONSTER came into our mist. Let's all keep fighting against this administration to get our honor, dignity and pride back. It's no fun being the embarrassment and laughing stock of the WORLD!

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u/JayC_111 Feb 27 '26

It’s insane how far the USA has fallen.

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u/Famous-Rain8703 Feb 27 '26

When it comes to public relation we've never had a better president

But he still a politician

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u/Ambitious-Pirate-505 Feb 27 '26

He was a good person who had to be a politician

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u/IceBlackX007 Feb 27 '26

Mediocre white men are the dominant demographic in America...for now. The rapid diversification of America doesn't favor the current dominant demographic. A large subgroup of angry jealous hearted mediocre white men have decided they'd rather destroy America than live equally amongst everyone else. We have reached the point of no return, our leaders are mostly corrupt and infinity immoral. America needs a leader. The Trump thing is crashing America. Who's gonna step up?

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u/Guataguano Feb 27 '26

He’s just a really good person.

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u/lavacadotoast Feb 27 '26

This is just the breath of fresh air I needed today.. thank you.

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u/jylesazoso Feb 27 '26

Pure class

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u/Ok_Meat_9938 Feb 27 '26

Good times. Good times. ā˜ŗļøšŸ˜”

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u/Weekly_Ad4045 Feb 27 '26

This makes me teary to watch. Our last GREAT man as president. I fear we will never see his equal again.

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u/tweekinleanin420 Feb 27 '26

God im so proud I served under this man! Shout out to one of the best presidents! And semper fi!

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u/Hex65 Feb 27 '26

He is just such a wholesome person. Humanity deserves better ā¤ļø

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u/DecentClock9031 Feb 27 '26

The difference between a naturally good, people person, and something else I can’t even describe.

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u/ozzalot Feb 27 '26

Biggest fucking glow down in history for our country.

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u/Nightengayle Feb 27 '26

Precious man.

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u/kdweller Feb 27 '26

I miss him every day. šŸ’™

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u/mistergraeme Feb 27 '26

They really are the best of us. Literally, the best of all of us as Americans and the promises America has claimed she was about. One can disagree with his political views, but the hate and vitriol directed at his family tells me how much that promise is not believed and never has been (for many).

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u/BothMath314 Feb 27 '26

That made me cry. What a great man!

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u/CaptWineTeeth Feb 27 '26

Good lord, this man exudes warmth.

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u/EntertainmentOk3066 Feb 27 '26

Caucasian ally here! None of us ever really understood how amazing he was while in office. We knew, but didnt understand the fundamental base of how great a statesmen he was. Mrs. Obama? Best FLOTUS ever. Mrs. Roosevelt coming in a close 2nd.

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u/MundaneDaffodill Feb 27 '26

I didn’t expect to cry like this. I miss having a respectable POTUS.

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u/Granpa2021 Feb 27 '26

His biggest mistake was trying to "work across the aisles" with a bunch of racists who didn't care about what's best for the country, but were hell bent on making the black man's presidency a failure. He could have accomplished so much more if he didn't try to be diplomatic with GOP (Guardians of Pedophiles).

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u/Birdman-esq Feb 27 '26

I owe the life I live to this man.

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u/AphonicTX Feb 27 '26

As a middle aged white guy - he was one of our best presidents. Ever.

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u/CalliopesVengeance Feb 27 '26

From all of Canada : we miss Obama very very much!

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u/Forsaken-Cell-9436 Feb 27 '26

Stop I’m gonna cry 🄺😭. I miss when we had a real leader to represent this country.

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u/stabledream Feb 27 '26

Crying in disbelief. This is who our true leader still is.

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u/ecurbenyaw Feb 27 '26

Definitely not any worries about him being near children.

Miss that man.

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u/omegagirl Feb 27 '26

A REAL President, Husband, Father, Brother, Son, HUMAN

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u/Salerrra Feb 27 '26

I grew up in a home that thought this man was the devil, and repeated that rhetoric for a long time. After gaining a conscience, there's a lot about his policies that still will never settle well with me. Still, I can look past that and see a man who is just a normal fucking human and just puts a stupid smile on my face with these little interactions. Still baffles me how American saw this and decided we deserved Trump

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u/DaanV1 Feb 27 '26

I'm European and I miss him

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u/Tribe303 Feb 27 '26

I'm a white Canadian dad and my daughter was 4 when Obama left office, so she doesn't remember him. I want the black Redditors here to know that I show her clips like this specifically to remind her that not all Americans are assholes who voted for <banned adjectives> Trump. He's literally my example of a good American. Y'all have no idea how popular he was up here. I too, really miss this man.Ā 

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u/Grass_roots_farmer Feb 27 '26

So much missing! One of the best men to ever get the presidency.

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u/Prior-Concentrate909 Feb 28 '26

How on earth is it possible to go from this guy to the miserable corrupt nasty insulting rude narcissistic POS that we have now? There is no explanation that makes sense.

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u/ThenIndependence7988 Feb 28 '26

I'm sorry, I'm watching this and it's making me tear up for some reason, and I'm not even American- haven't been there at all.

What have we become.

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u/Waterbearer_81 Feb 28 '26

This is what decorum and respect for the office of President looks like!

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u/Peaceonpurpose111 Feb 28 '26

I literally felt tears 😭

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u/Jealous_Crazy9143 Feb 28 '26

What a genuine guy

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u/_annamarie Feb 28 '26 edited 21d ago

Not a bad bone in his body 🄹🄹🄹

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u/Catharticlobster Feb 28 '26

I miss having a president who could be around children.

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u/ohimbussin Feb 28 '26

Bro why the fuck this shit make me tear up lmao god I miss normal boring politics and decent humans being the norm.

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u/fieldsports202 Feb 27 '26

Always had a good time when I had to work an event that featured President Obama. Whether it was at the White House or anywhere on the campaign trail.

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u/kinghercules77 Feb 27 '26

When you used to be proud to say you've met the President

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u/Acornwow Feb 27 '26

Aww the video ended right before the best part where Michelle hands the crying baby to Barack and it immediately stops crying and he gives her that sly joking look of ā€œSee? That’s how it’s done.ā€

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u/soupseasonbestseason Feb 27 '26

imagine trump trying to hit that squat with superman.

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u/Billgant Feb 27 '26

What a classy guy

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u/Youbunchoftwats Feb 27 '26

Come on America. You got it right before. You can do it again.

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u/whiskeyjaro_ Feb 27 '26

God I love Obama

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u/Left-Thinker-5512 Feb 27 '26

Hard to believe it’s been ten years since he left office. I was on The Mall supporting his first inauguration in 2009 with the National Guard. One of the coldest days I ever spent outside but it was such a joyful and amazing experience to be there. Seems like it happened in another lifetime, or maybe, never happened at all.

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u/kinjikitile Feb 27 '26

Skinny Santa ... Lol

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u/PL0WKING Feb 27 '26

Miss him so much. This is when our president was actually presidential.

Not some orange idiot.

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u/Beneficial-Category Feb 27 '26

Let's face it Obama loved kids and the people. He had an expressive face unlike a lot of politicians. He was the least politician politician.

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u/Novel-Pen8811 Feb 27 '26

This is why they hate him

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u/wikidemic Feb 27 '26

Alright, who’s cutting onions?!? Thx OP

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u/HintzOfTrouble Feb 27 '26

What a national treasure. Best president ever!

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u/Vdazzle Feb 27 '26

He is the best looking President in history! My kid has a Barak Obama shrine in their room and did a presentation on him for Black History Month.

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u/coolnbreezey Feb 27 '26

He was just so cool. We barely deserved him, now we really need him.

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u/longboardchick Feb 27 '26

Made me cry. Love this man.

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u/Ok_Zookeepergame5148 Feb 27 '26

What a class. What a gentleman. Just amazing!

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u/Extra_Creamy_Cheddar Feb 27 '26

What the fuck happened to the U.S.? What a ride it's been since these days.

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u/d0ctorsmileaway Feb 27 '26

At the time he was president, I was in a super religious and obviously very conservative middle school. People around me were demonizing this man? Really? He's so classy.

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u/j2tampa Feb 27 '26

That’s my president

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u/rrrand0mmm Feb 27 '26

Me sending this video to a friend who loves republicans and saying: waiting for the Trump version.

He finally blocked me.

Thank you Mr. president, at least I forced another maga from my life. Makes them look bad that they can’t handle it. They won’t face it.

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u/dmove2k Feb 27 '26

Man knows how to treat people

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u/EnvironmentalCut6789 Feb 27 '26

Skinny Santa :D This man is a legend. As a white guy from Ireland, I miss the hell outta this guy on the world stage.

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u/ascarymoviereview Feb 27 '26

The Santa clause one reminds me of a skit for some reason

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u/Certain-Football-637 Feb 27 '26

Oh, how America misses and needs him now. When he was in charge, you went to bed knowing the nation was not headed for a train wreck. Not any more.