After that speech I felt like an American, and I’m Australian.

@bibekmisra3488

3 жыл бұрын

Same here🤣🤣

@setesmhar

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Premchik

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, and I'm Russian living in Ukraine.))))

@Frederick0220

3 жыл бұрын

Obama talks about personal responsibility and the immense opportunities offered in America. The sad reality is this speech would be considered “far right” by woke liberals in 2020. They accept nothing less than a narrative of collective victimhood and that America and white people are evil. Scary to see how far left the left has gone.

@Frederick0220

3 жыл бұрын

In 2004, Obama was against globalism, illegal immigration, and woke identity politics. The left is so insane in 2020 that they would view a politician with these views as being “far right.” Scary but true.

Who’s watching this in 2024 to remind themselves what a real President was like?

@beaub152

2 ай бұрын

I miss it

@joycehasopinions5984

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I am feeling nostalgic for a time when we didn’t realize our neighbors and friends would one day support an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

@lesliepeterson7846

Ай бұрын

Me, right now. 4/3/24. Miss him more than ever.

@dee-deenalewis8946

Ай бұрын

Me, right now, 4/13/24. I have goosebumps. Love this speech.

@merynevans9426

Ай бұрын

Me, right now, 4/15/24. I couldn't have said it better. This was truly the speech of the century.

In 2004, Barack Obama wasn't introduced to the nation, the nation was introduced to Barack Obama.

@ktbeatty

3 жыл бұрын

Not to put too fine a point on it. :)

@Frederick0220

3 жыл бұрын

Obama talks about personal responsibility and the immense opportunities offered in America. The sad reality is this speech would be considered “far right” by woke liberals in 2020. They accept nothing less than a narrative of collective victimhood and that America and white people are evil. Scary to see how far left the left has gone.

@Frederick0220

3 жыл бұрын

In 2004, Obama was against globalism, illegal immigration, and woke identity politics. The left is so insane in 2020 that they would view a politician with these views as being “far right.” Scary but true.

@prestonbranton8041

3 жыл бұрын

This is fr one of the strongest speeches in recent history. I think just about everyone agrees that its the major reason he became president. He put himself on the world stage with speeches like this and the one in Berlin. Very moving speech at times as well. I miss having a president that can show genuine compassion and care for others

@Jabbarjohnson

3 жыл бұрын

@@Frederick0220 In reality, Obama's speech was slightly left of center, and regardless of who hogs the spotlight on the far-right or far-left the majority of the country still resides closer to the middle than what is covered by the media. The left isn't insane, nevertheless, you may find the far-left a political threat and that's okay, but at least you can vote them out with your ballot. Contrast that with the far-right who US Intelligence agencies say poses a violent national security threat to American's...and that puts our nation in jeopardy at an entirely different level.

Who’s here after chapter 3 of Obama’s “A Promised Land”?

@BoramK9294

3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes haha

@halsel5245

3 жыл бұрын

Me!!!

@elaina6955

3 жыл бұрын

Synergy

@MrDonC

3 жыл бұрын

meeeee

@Shorpee23

3 жыл бұрын

Meeeeew

"Must've been a good speech"

@angelnguyen6412

5 жыл бұрын

Francisco Themudo de Oliveira 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@gilpintracy

5 жыл бұрын

Famous words of Michelle Obama after this speech was delivered! Lol! Truly it was!!! ❤️

@bernlin2000

5 жыл бұрын

His speech on Rev. Wright was even better ("A More Perfect Union": kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKyB3M5vo7aTZMo.html) and it's what sealed up his run for president in 2008, in my mind...the Clinton campaign really tried to take him down via "guilt by association". And he still appointed her to his Cabinet...that requires a certain level of humility and understanding that goes beyond most of us.

@desireegibbs5134

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 loved that part of the book

@freddymartt

5 жыл бұрын

E sa wi...

To think this during this speech he wasn't even running for president. That crowd sounded like they wanted him to be president then and there.

@dynahscooter

3 жыл бұрын

I remember saying to a friend of mine, "you watch the DNC Convention last night?" Gary: "YES, who was that black dude..fantastic!" I still feel the same, still listen to Obama's speech's to stay grounded that there still is hope & maintain faith in the USA.

@angelgjr1999

3 жыл бұрын

Obama’s career blew up quickly. He went from mayor of Chicago, to senator, to president! He is very intelligent and charismatic.

@RJ-xl2cd

3 жыл бұрын

Angel Gutierrez minor mistake* he wasn’t mayor of Chicago.

@BhuvaneshB

3 жыл бұрын

We Americans want him to still be president, even after his two terms were up.

@noahrivera329

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelgjr1999 He was a community worker in Chicago

I'm not even an American and this sent chills down my spine

Its 2023 and I keep coming back here to watch this speech and being inspired. This man is one in a billion. I am not even American and I feel he impacted the world positively.

@Joobie_Joobie

2 ай бұрын

He was not a good president

I'm finishing Michelle's book on my small apartment balconey in Nairobi and it's so hard not to dream....

@usernh768

5 жыл бұрын

Keep dreaming queen!

@cynthiaremey2095

5 жыл бұрын

Dream hun!Dream ..Dream..Dream!!✨

@rageagainstmyhairline5574

4 жыл бұрын

Dream, then. But if you want to achieve those dreams, work your butt off to do so. Also, if those dreams involve America, probably wait til Trump has fucked off.

@razaktisor1861

4 жыл бұрын

Hi

@ARTUNAGER

4 жыл бұрын

Dream so big it has to happen!!

Who’s watching this in 2020 to remind themselves what a real President was like?

@allisonw663

4 жыл бұрын

In tears watching this.

@kylemclaughlin8319

4 жыл бұрын

No we have a real president just like Obama, Bush, Carter. Reagan, etc. I'm actually watching this to see why so many people believed in this man. Obama had style, charisma, and gave articulate speeches. He talked a good talk about what needed to be done but he never materialized it and nothing changed for the good of the country.

@the1ruleserver626

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if there are "real" or "fake" presidents, Brian, but I know that Obama was a president of intelligence and charisma, who inspired hope, faith and respect in us young people, not only in the US, but across the entire globe, my brother.

@the1ruleserver626

4 жыл бұрын

@@kylemclaughlin8319 Nothing - at all? Man, that's very narrow, lol!

@calokid

4 жыл бұрын

@@the1ruleserver626 I can't believe people forget how Bush left the country and how much better it was after Obama left office.

The Democrats knew they had 8 years in the White House in their pocket after this speech. It was just a matter of how soon he would run. Sometimes I forget that he wasn't even running for President when he made this speech.

@lauriefoster8618

3 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't for John Kerry we might have never known Barack Obama. Thank God for John Kerry selecting Obama for this speech.

@SEngland1985

3 жыл бұрын

He hadn't even got to the senate yet, correct?

@passion84life

3 жыл бұрын

@@SEngland1985 that is correct. He was running at that time.

*"The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him too"* I'm not even an American but I know that they miss you .❤️😭

You know how much you miss someone when you turn back the clock 14 years

@brucculi349

4 жыл бұрын

Rookie numbers, I'm watching this in 2020. Turning the clock back 16 years.

@jackhe3051

Ай бұрын

@@brucculi34920years

Jesus, this is the first time i've seen this and it is incredible. I wonder how many people in the room were watching this man and thinking "That right there is our next President."

@EVILKIMMELSSP

4 жыл бұрын

None. This is 2004. But we all thought "He will be someday."

@yelnats61

3 жыл бұрын

At the time, my daughter at age 12 was doing a school project with a future timeline. I told her to put Obama on there as the president for 2008.

@gaminglegend

3 жыл бұрын

@@yelnats61 Did you ask her to put Trump as the president for 2016?

@wroeclark8651

3 жыл бұрын

I was!

@MaineOffGrid.

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time I watched him speak in Congress. I can’t recall what it was about but I thought to myself, this guy is going to be President someday.

One of the speeches I often listen to, as an inspiration. I'm not even American, but a Burmese guy who is trying to make things right in Myanmar. This just gives me chills everytime I watch it. If I'm feeling down, I would even recite this speech to reinvigorate my energy.

@Buttercup697

Жыл бұрын

I was in Bagan several years ago… a young man asked from where i was. I told him America. He smiled and yelled back to me “Obama number one!” He was so very right! Work hard to do right by your country, it’s beautiful!

@yekhaungoo1991

Жыл бұрын

@@Buttercup697 I felt like he has an overarching vision for America, which is usually different from most democrats and republicans alike. Republicans have become very populist and uncivilized while Democrats are very obsessive with political correctness. Among these politicians, Obama's dreams echo the same future that we are fighting for in our respective countries.

@itayschool4544

6 ай бұрын

Oh man, what happens to your country sucks, and mainstream western media ignoring it also sucks. I hope you're safe and well and that your countrymen will soon win this rightful fight, long live democracy!

@Kandam-nh6qg

Ай бұрын

His smile light up the whole world

A real president speaking from his heart and also someone that writes his own speech. We forgot that a US leader MUST have those skills, not like the orange clown we have in office.

@juvvakrishna6348

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@tonis3781

3 жыл бұрын

The cheeto is gone

@purplehaze7495

3 жыл бұрын

Never take Trump for granted it aint over till the orange man walks out.

@MrJ0hngalt

3 жыл бұрын

@@purplehaze7495 Or gets kicked out!!

@MrAhuraMazda

3 жыл бұрын

Never ONCE mention Race, Racism or this clunky fiction of "Systemic Racism." Instead he mentioned race ONCE. To basically tell blacks that studying is NOT "acting white." Aka, stop making excuses and victimhood. FAR cry from the Dems of 2020. He also didnt condemn White Supremacy or even acknowledge "systemic racism". If Trump made this exact same speech, he'd be called a Nazi, White Supremacist sympathizer, and his comments about "learning to read isnt acting white" would be taken as a "dog whistle". Just as he was every day of his Presidency.

This guy should run for office sometime.

@real_lampcap

4 жыл бұрын

😁

@gonorsilvet2581

4 жыл бұрын

@@real_lampcap He already has.

@kateoconnor30030

4 жыл бұрын

gonor silvershot r/whoooosh

@solitairedoll

4 жыл бұрын

He’d be a great president of the United States. 😅

@brianmcfar0057

4 жыл бұрын

ur so stoopid

I listen to this man speak and I hear no divisiveness. I hear no identity politics. I hear a man, a faithful man, a presidential man, speaking to people to dream big. I love it!

@playably

3 жыл бұрын

A man with no soul

@iiTzoreo1

3 жыл бұрын

D JL this was 4 years before he ran for president. He was giving a speech about his story... sheesh man

@WillEatsPlants

3 жыл бұрын

D JL smh

@theguy6558

3 жыл бұрын

i hear a black man

@Uncle1776Sam

3 жыл бұрын

Yea except he spearheaded the mass usage of identity politics later in his presidential career lol.

This man is going to be remembered as the pinnacle of America’s diversity inclusiveness. The sheer energy and downright honesty that he has is just remarkable.

@yahyeleban10

3 жыл бұрын

shrikrishna kulkarni honesty? He’s an amazing speaker but I’m not sure about how honest he was

@shrikrishnakulkarni8082

3 жыл бұрын

@@yahyeleban10 honesty just in this speech that he gave. not judging him on his life .

@lebumjames1373

Жыл бұрын

Eh I wouldn’t say honesty. In politics it’s virtually impossible to be honest and is common practice to give half/non answers to usually pretty direct questions. He’s a great speaker but his presidency was a bit disappointing.

@timbeck4883

Жыл бұрын

Most corrupt admisteation till this one

@chrislykk

Жыл бұрын

then they nominated john kerry :(

Who's watching when Biden is at 238 and Trump is at 213?

@roxannelyson7715

3 жыл бұрын

264/213

@Prrocess

3 жыл бұрын

Watching with Biden at 264 :)

@amritansh8659

3 жыл бұрын

its about time Kamla harris runs for prez

@marloujoy14

3 жыл бұрын

BIDEN HARRIS FINALLY WON!!

@gracekimathi2492

3 жыл бұрын

Officially president elect #bidenharris2020.. Had to come up here to see where it all started.

I came here from Michelle Obama's BECOMING. I just had to see for myself

@mellisarolle5712

5 жыл бұрын

Nellah Grace me too

@arseniyonline1234555

5 жыл бұрын

I just watched her interview with Stephen Colbert and had to come here and watch this!

@melaniemoore6505

5 жыл бұрын

Haha same!!

@waynekhamala9563

5 жыл бұрын

me too

@nicguindon7838

5 жыл бұрын

Nellah Grace me too! 😉

“Must’ve been a good speech.” Yes Michelle it was. You made me stop reading Becoming and listen to it.

@tumelokampata4260

5 жыл бұрын

Christine Purdy I did the same

@MultiStacym

5 жыл бұрын

same!

@kaymuldoon3575

5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this live back in 2004. After his speech was over with, my mom called me and we both agreed that we just saw our first black president.

@sharony1163

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@rockrollangel1972

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

Who’s here watching this after reading “A Promised Land” What in inspiration

@MsWangari

3 жыл бұрын

Lol....to be precise I on pg52. Took a pause to re-watch the speech.

@DeontaeMooreMain

3 жыл бұрын

Sammme. Taking a break to watch this after reading it in A Promised Land

@merrypippin82

3 жыл бұрын

After I read the promise land I will read becoming again ☺️

@vso1120

3 жыл бұрын

Same as Wangari, on page 52 and stop to watch this.😭

@Dreaminlace

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsWangari same!!!

This is 2022, but i am still sobbing, my eyes filled with tears watching this speech again; I am not American and i dont live in America but I cant stop listening to this man;...Why cant other leaders think, speak and act with passion, love and energy like this man?...This is hope to humanity, not just for America/Americans..This speech is hope to the living, and honestly i believe it

Whatever your political opinions on him may be, it's hard to deny that Obama is the best orator among politicians in this generation.

@sethkillough9891

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with just about nothing Obama stood for, but this was a masterfully done speech.

@abwaanilxidha2266

5 жыл бұрын

Obama yes I love. You somaliy

@SomethingSeemsOff

5 жыл бұрын

​@Samantha Jane - That's not what he (Seth Killough) said, or implied. Political views generally have nothing to do with how "good or kind or hopeful" a person is. I live in a very conservative red state, about half of my friends are conservative (some even voted for trump.) I would not be friends with these people if they were not good or kind. I respect them and they respect me. You are going to miss out on a lot of potential good friends and life experiences if you choose to disregard anybody who's political views don't match with yours. Some things in life are more important than politics.

@anastasijapetrovalv

5 жыл бұрын

True that

@curbmassa

4 жыл бұрын

@Samantha Jane Trump enabler is closer to the truth.

"The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him too" Incredible public speaker. I miss this man

@hassansajjad6107

4 жыл бұрын

He also tapped his chest. Did he talk about himself? I think he used to get this complement in his school days.

@jaspercoosemans8851

3 жыл бұрын

@@hassansajjad6107 Yes he was talking about himself. Before that, the "naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong delta" was a reference to John Kerry and the "mill-worker's son who dares to defy the odds" was John Edwards, Kerry's running mate.

@MrUsermister

3 жыл бұрын

... and you could also mention the highly graceful concession speech by John McCain ... see ! It's not a matter of red or blue candidate, the times were different !

@LisaG515

3 жыл бұрын

So then you're seeing how America is NOT systemically racist. Yet this man, elected twice made history and showed the world that America is NOT systemically racist. What did Obama DO to raise people of color?

@MrUsermister

3 жыл бұрын

@@LisaG515 forget America, Asia, Africa, Europe ... the world is not "systemically racist" hence the human being ... it's a matter of respect for each-other, whatever the skin and the creed. It becomes racist when you are not allowed to say "you're wrong" to someone who is wrong but is black.

This may be an intro to John Kerry but this sounds like a campaign speech so powerful and moving. How the hell did America become from this to a president who thinks injecting disinfectant is the key to solve covid.

@finnicpatriot6399

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you don't need to lie about a dumbass to try and make him look even worse. You lose when you do that.

@neil7987

3 жыл бұрын

@@finnicpatriot6399 He wasn't lying that was an actual thing Trump said.

Who is here while Trump refuses to accept the Biden-Harris election results in 2020?

@BrentBerman

3 жыл бұрын

Still blows my mind that Kerry lost that election.

@tinsaye

3 жыл бұрын

Me lol

@atulkarandikar4915

3 жыл бұрын

Me LMAO

@mikestwinsky7358

3 жыл бұрын

Me

@debsommer708

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been reading his new memoir A Promised Land and just wanted to hear this again.

If it wasn't for John Kerry we might have never known Barack Obama. Thank God for John Kerry selecting Obama for this speech.

@Savvynlady

5 жыл бұрын

Truth!

@soneil

5 жыл бұрын

Doc Martin you are right but I think that for someone like Obama it was just a matter of time before he would burst onto the scene. Some people, Roosevelt, Churchill, King and the like are just colossal figures who would have made their mark at any time in any place. I think Obama is made of similar stuff.

@JamesYeang

5 жыл бұрын

If John Kerry had won, would Obama be in the picture for the 2012 elections?

@emmanueldassas

5 жыл бұрын

Good point

@alancuevas7514

5 жыл бұрын

Everything happens for a reason!

His ability to interweave his story with the larger American story was what made this speech brilliant. I remember watching this live.

@khorima

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's did the trick.

@IsaiahHui

Жыл бұрын

And also his techniques in hand gestures and rotaing to face audience from different angles, as well as using the declaration 200 years ago to touch the people

politics aside..... this was a MASTERFUL speech.

The most powerful 15 minutes of oration in modern memory. Electric.

I watched this speech live, as a 15 year old adolescent, and I said "that man will be the first black President" I was right, and I'm so thankful for Barack Obama!

@destyvandermerwe8722

3 жыл бұрын

My history teacher also did not believe that he would be able to win. How great it was when my long shot prediction came to pass

@forman208

3 жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@thephantomeagle2

3 жыл бұрын

My mother and I thought the same thing as we watched this speech together. We knew he was destined for better things. I said "He'd make a great POTUS, and I was right.

@nearpod5207

3 жыл бұрын

and where exactly has that gotten us mate

@cowiforna8358

3 жыл бұрын

@@nearpod5207 You tell me, “mate”...

*"There is not a conservative America, there is not a liberal America, there is the United States of America."*

@carlrosenzweig1867

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could believe that that is still true. I pray it will be true again, and soon.

@billyedd1447

3 жыл бұрын

Carl Rosenzweig that won’t happen I’m a conservative and we want that but the Democrats want to flip our country upside down and we can’t let that happen

@carlrosenzweig1867

3 жыл бұрын

@@billyedd1447 I used to live in the Chicago area, and I was considered a bleeding heart liberal. I've been living in the San Francisco area for the last thirty years and here I'm considered a conservative. The funny thing is, I never changed, just my geography. I guess I'm that increasingly rare breed, a moderate. There are parts of both parties that I don't like and that I think are dangerous. But I want to believe in the fundamental goodness of people, and in the basic institutions and founding principles of our country. I'm worried that it's all coming apart. I'd like to get back to a place where people can disagree on policy and politics, without questioning one another's patriotism or humanity.

@billyedd1447

3 жыл бұрын

Carl Rosenzweig I agree with you but the party of Obama doesn’t exist anymore it’s a radical socialist party that wants to tear the country apart and rebuild it into a socialist state and this is going to lead to a civil war

@carlrosenzweig1867

3 жыл бұрын

@@billyedd1447 I was going to write a long winded response about why I think the Biden/Harris ticket does not reflect the part of the Democratic Party that you're referring to. But as I said, there are parts of both parties that cause me concern. I suspect you and I have both large differences and much in common in our views. All I can say is I'm hoping and praying for the best, and trying to prepare for the worst. I hope you and yours stay safe. May God bless America.

I came in search of metaphors, metonymies...and I got goose pimples with this powerful speech...what an amazing orator...an honest man speaking from his heart...he deserves all the accolades...he is up there with the greatest leaders ever.

I remember watching this as a kid for the first time, and telling my mom "is he going to be president? I want him as my president" and she explained he was just a speaker. I was sad and annoyed, but 4 years later my wish came true.

@keithmorgan742

Жыл бұрын

Great story!! Sometimes the innocent soul of a child can see the future clearer than a scared adult.

A star is born.

@FakeNewsHunter

4 жыл бұрын

How can you view him like this? In my view and infact he is the best liar and mass-murderer USA ever had as president: Promissed to stop the wars, but did not stop any, but started wars on Libya and Syria. He promissed banning nuclear weapons, but brought nuclear missiles to the Russian border. The most disgusting liar I ever did see. He did fulfill the neocons war plans of 1991: US General Wesley Clark about US Government plan to invade 7 arab countries in 5 years iraq, syria, Lebanon, Libya, somalia, sudan and Iran. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZaYxNaqibKcqc4.html

@supereero9

4 жыл бұрын

@@FakeNewsHunter You're blinded by your fanatical partisanship

@okechfredrick5421

2 жыл бұрын

That's how addiction starts,now I'm addicted to obamania, proud to be a Ugandan of Kenyan heritage married to a jaluo descendant Lots of love from east Africa, uganda

that is how a leader talks

@muddirt8040

5 жыл бұрын

Then commits treason... stupid fuckers......

@AMcDub0708

4 жыл бұрын

Through the sides of his mouth. Lol.

@ryangreenberg1187

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! regardless if you liked his policies or not he was a hell of a speaker.

@FakeNewsHunter

4 жыл бұрын

A three words sentence Kindergarten speaker? How can you view him like this? In my view and infact he is the best liar and mass-murderer USA ever had as president: Promissed to stop the wars, but did not stop any, but started wars on Libya and Syria. He promissed banning nuclear weapons, but brought nuclear missiles to the Russian border. The most disgusting liar I ever did see. He did fulfill the neocons war plans of 1991: US General Wesley Clark about US Government plan to invade 7 arab countries in 5 years iraq, syria, Lebanon, Libya, somalia, sudan and Iran. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZaYxNaqibKcqc4.html

@derpstorm23

4 жыл бұрын

You're right, he's an actor playing a leader so naturally he's going to talk like one.

Wow, how did he have this much poise and stage presence the first time out of the gate? Man, that's what a superstar looks like.

THIS, is how a president should speak

I came here to remember what a real president looks like

@NOHOPHOTO

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@nickrachjames

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Again.

@ezzellchic

5 жыл бұрын

same. I have to give a 3 minute speech in class tomorrow and wanted to see the best.

@jlc012

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, goddammit

@obamabarack4759

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

I remember that night. We was like Who is that? But by the time he was finished, I knew that wasn't the last we heard from him. My only sadness is that my father who watched this that night didn't live long enough to see him become President.

@reneeevalladaress2952

5 жыл бұрын

I am a Level.. watched this speech closely , then the prize he earned that day. God Bless America.

@damnthisuser

4 жыл бұрын

That is sad.

Who's watching this speech for the first time after reading his "A Promised Land"? I can definitely feel the "physical feeling", "collective spirit" between him and the audience and me!

watching this live in college with my friends...we all knew what was gonna happen in 4 years from this. It was amazing

Reading "Becoming Michelle Obama" brought me here. Such a wonderful speech. Really glad we got to know this guy. Thank you for your service, Mr. President.

@wanguikiili

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@leonardondigo3884

4 жыл бұрын

"Must've been a good speech"

Reading Michelle Obama's book.....she speaks about this pivotal speech, so I am watching to remind myself of that marvelous day when Barack Obama was introduced to America. Remembering the pride I felt listening to his striking and meaningful words. He really was a president in the making.

@Shorpee23

5 жыл бұрын

wow.. i came here while reading the book too.. i just had to

@quintastevenson9478

5 жыл бұрын

Bette Ridgeway me too

@yolsss1

5 жыл бұрын

Bette Ridgeway did the same thing

@keithprothero9614

5 жыл бұрын

And me

@famousflowerofaustin

5 жыл бұрын

Same!

I came back in 2020 to listen to this speech for the 3rd time. This speech always gives me hope.

His eyes and even his eyebrows scream earnestness and sincerity. His compelling voice and choice of words give me an eargasm each time he opens his mouth. Even after listening to this speech for the nth time, it still gets to me and clutches at my heart. I am so proud of him as a fellow human.

@subhrabasu7320

Жыл бұрын

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who else is here after reading Mrs Obama's Becoming? 'must've been a good speech'!!

@ayikatho

4 жыл бұрын

sithabile dube YES! I’m reading Becoming right now!😄 I’m so grateful I got to be part of history and lived during the Obama administration. That I got to know what truly caring, patriotic politicians like and sound like ♥️

@robindawkinskhan7617

4 жыл бұрын

Left becoming to come here too.

@FakeNewsHunter

4 жыл бұрын

How can you view him like this? In my view and infact he is the best liar and mass-murderer USA ever had as president: Promissed to stop the wars, but did not stop any, but started wars on Libya and Syria. He promissed banning nuclear weapons, but brought nuclear missiles to the Russian border. The most disgusting liar I ever did see.

@mcgil8891

4 жыл бұрын

Me 😂

You can NOT make this up. You can NOT say it if you don't believe it! You can't deliver it in this manner, if you don't mean it. How AMAZING a man he is. To imagine this was 14 years ago..... He has IT in him.

Nothing short of incredible! I remember watching this live in 2004.

Must've listened to this 10 times in the last few years and I'm always so impressed. He's so eloquent! Wish I could be half as eloquent as he is.

The speech that single-handedly earned him the presidency

@curbmassa

4 жыл бұрын

Got my vote.

Best Orator I've ever listened to

I came here after Trump Biden awful debate to feel good.

@ndiwavhomukwevho7196

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I feel your pain

@amina9935

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

Im learning about speeches in Literture class, and its so amazing how many tools he uses to pursuade and appeal to the audience. That an "A+" speech XD

Came here just to see what Flotus Obama was talking about in her book! I see now..."that must've been a good speech."

@RenitaB

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing once I read that section of the book. I'm here listening too.

I've seen this video at least 5 times and the last 5 minutes still gives me goosebumps even though I'm not American

@george_carlos

4 жыл бұрын

Manan Agarwal agreed, the last five minutes felt AWESOME but they’re not true. Not even close. It was (and is) an idealistic pipe dream to brush over the deep divides that needed to be addressed in this country... and by trying to avoid this reality while he was President, I fear Obama made the divides even worse. (If you’re a prospective immigrant, just keep this in mind.)

@shubhamkokul9

3 жыл бұрын

@@george_carlos Probably he is. No doubt America has greater divide than ever before, but night is darkest before the dawn.

@keithmorgan742

Жыл бұрын

@@george_carlos No George, Obama didn't divide. That's what his opponents preached. I challenge you to find any video of Obama saying something even close to the divisive things Trump has repeatedly said. Our country needs a President (Dem or Rep) that stops preaching division. Division is the politician's weapon to gain votes.

Obama makes it impossible not to dream about a better world. His views and ways of doing things never fail to arouse my admiration.

who is still here in 2022 watching this, to see what a real man and real presidential speech should be like?

Who is still watching this year 2020?

@oneissueoverheatingearth3891

3 жыл бұрын

me

This speech has inspired me to learn English

@5C2WMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Salvador Solorzano Keep at it my friend!

@angelnguyen6412

5 жыл бұрын

Same! Inspired me to better mine.

@khaldrogo1782

5 жыл бұрын

Good for you!

@ibrahimab

5 жыл бұрын

trump, is that you?

@muddirt8040

5 жыл бұрын

Well don't commit treason like he did.. have more honor in your self....

Not many speeches that move you like this one. Timeless.

I can’t get enough of Obama. We need a leader like him, one who inspires and reminds us the audacity of hope.

I stopped reading BECOMING to go check out this speech. It really was a good one.

@dixiedeed4918

5 жыл бұрын

The best

@syckindahead

5 жыл бұрын

I remember listening the first time from Iraq.

@quaimaboylan5175

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@ihaz8

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@MohamedAhmed-rl1xx

4 жыл бұрын

I like this speeding im leaned good. Word

Now that is the best speech I have heard in a long time. I miss the days when politicians had common sense.

@kikoalonso6

5 жыл бұрын

Obama was (is) an imbecile. No common sense in sight. Good riddance to Obama rubbish!

@DanYHKim2

5 жыл бұрын

@@kikoalonso6: Really? If Barack Obama is an 'imbecile', what does that make Donald Trump? A vegetable? A stone? Trump is an intellectual black hole, from which reason is unable to escape.

@usernh768

5 жыл бұрын

@@kikoalonso6 😂 you're an idiot

@Caoimghin

5 жыл бұрын

You should look up 'Bernie Sanders'.

@waltherroman907

5 жыл бұрын

THIS IS A PRESSDENT@@DanYHKim2

That sound's like a President, wishing good luck to America..

I just got his book and am getting ready to start it. I've listened to so many of his interviews on his virtual book tour and they've just been wonderful. I'm in the middle of listening to him now on Brene Brown's podcast, Unlocking Us. I still love this speech and am so inspired by it (as I am so many of his speeches).

I'm blessed to have seen this occur in my lifetime.

I was reading Becoming and got to the part where Barack was asked to give the Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and I said to myself, let me go to KZread and see what I missed back then! WOW!! What an inspiration!

@thestorysbehindus7903

5 жыл бұрын

It seems like thats why everyone is here lol .did the same as u .

@m.w.976

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

A masterclass in public speaking. 👍

“ If there is a child that cannot read,that matters to me,even if it’s not my own” 😭

I'm in tears. Like others I came to watch this after listening to "Becoming" and am so moved by his words. And in tears at how far our country has fallen by the actions of current occupant of the White House who is the absolute antithesis of this great man.

@yoransom

5 жыл бұрын

Deborah Sether This whole speech was a LIE. If you can’t see that you’re blind.

@laurak5196

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Deborah.

@kalorakalora

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe do a little research before leaping to conclusions based on what a politician says. They're politicans for a reason - they lie seamlessly. Obama's father is idealized as a great man who worked hard and walked the right path who dreamed of enabling his son's dreams. Read Obama's actual auto-memoir "The Color of Water". His dad was a wife beating deadbeat who left his son during his infancy. Obama spent less time with his father than people spend sitting next to a guy on the train on a morning commute. Deductive thinking - if he's able to so seamlessly lie about the most basic foundations of his identity and family, what else is (or isn't) he lying about?

@evelingescober3763

4 жыл бұрын

kalorakalora In his speech he didn’t say his dad was awesome and the best father ever. He mostly just mentioned the work that he did. In Michelle Obama’s book she talks about how Barack did not really see his dad and how his mom also went to Thailand a lot.

@supereero9

4 жыл бұрын

@@kalorakalora He lied a lot and our current one lies even more.

I had many issues with Obama (how many times did he promise to close Gitmo?), but every day since he left office I've missed him more and more. He was preceded by George W. Bush and was followed by Donald J. Trump. History is going to be super nice to him.

@azureangel8217

5 жыл бұрын

At least he tried to steer us in the right direction man you gotta admit tht

@alfredgomez3128

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we're being nicer to Bush Jr because of Trump.

@jeffmolenaar8082

5 жыл бұрын

Get over it

@slowpoke1

5 жыл бұрын

So funny and I didnt even think of that. Republican before him caused a recession then a Democrat pulled America out of the recession and now a Republican starting a recession again. Be nice If the Republicans could once leave the country better than they got it in.

@yoransom

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha History already looks at Obama as a failed president. He was terrible. He created this division by talking shit about cops. He ruined the economy. Doubled the national debt. Hahaha What an absolute failure. Meanwhile Trump is literally winning in every measurable statistic, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him replace Benjamin Franklin on the $100.

The respect I have for this man cannot be put into words

I have no words to explain how deep his speech has impacted my life. Thank you

How a great man became known to the world, and how the world saw possibility in one brilliant speech. The first of many. What an inspiration.

Honestly the worst part of this amazing speech is when he talks about John Kerry.

@richardburkholder220

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. But in this nominating convention that was the task he was given. You could see the future right there.

@larrylindgren9484

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly Kerry was the best they had. Or so they thought. Listen to this speech they had better.

@oliveoyl1802

2 жыл бұрын

The worst part for me was when it ended. Honestly, I could listen to him all day.

I remember being a young 15 year old. Afraid of the world... this man gave me confidence. Thank you Barack! You were and are the best!!

When this gets reccomend, during the worst presidential debate ever

@aphroditebenabese450

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

@Solly721

3 жыл бұрын

Being irish and not really caring who the American president is, its hilarious how stupid they both are 😂😂😂

I feel like people in the crowd changed there minds and decided they wanted Barack Obama instead of John Kerry

@gkioko20

3 жыл бұрын

Sure there are more obama bunners then Kerry's

I come here to have my hope in humanity restored.

@natk9253

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

“Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope?” Still relevant in 2020.

"The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name that dreams that America has a place for him" America did.

And THAT ladies and gentlemen, is what a person with a vision and a deep love for their country is like!!!

@ruthstorkel9627

Жыл бұрын

No....he does NOT love this country!

Imagine John Kerry in the back sweating as he's about to go next after this amazing speech lol

@zwerg6able

3 жыл бұрын

Same with presentations in schools.... That why I tried to always start first. ;)

He is so lovable! He's simultaneously so admirable and relatable!!! What an amazing speech and a terrific man!

It's incredible the conrast between our current President and our last. The thought of Trump giving a speech this wise is laughable.

@adipsous

5 жыл бұрын

Another difference is heartfelt and earnest. Trump seems to have no heart of any substance and his only earnestness is for none other than his own personal interests. Zero heart or earnestness for real people.

@glennweyant8566

5 жыл бұрын

@NYKnicks125 - Interesting, it’s now March 31st 2019, about a week after SC Robert Mueller exonerated President Trump of any Russian collusion or obstruction of justice. Now, you might say, WHAT THE FU€K DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HOW GREAT A SPEECH THIS IS? And I would say, nothing, nothing at all about how he said it and everything about what he said in it! “ALL ARTICULATE PEOPLE ARE NOT CON ARTISTS BUT ALL CON ARTISTS ARE ARTICULATE PEOPLE”

@glennweyant8566

5 жыл бұрын

Ivan Drago - Well, impeach him then. He either broke the law or he didn’t. Or can’t you find anything. I can hear the Femocrats now, “he must of broke the law somewhere, let’s just act like a dog sniffing his way onto a freeway. Duuuya sniff sniff sniff zzzzzoomm duuuah I think I smell Trump here somewhere zoom sniff sniff HOOOOONK sniff zoom sniff sniff zzzzoooom . . . . . WHAM!! ;•)

@collin355

5 жыл бұрын

@@adipsous more like trump tells people what they need to hear. This con man tells people what they wanna hear..trump's not an elegant speaker but he doesn't bullshit like Obama. Everything Obama says and does is staged. He'd be a great used car salesman. Nothing funnier than listening to this clown without his teleprompter. Sounds completely different.

@curbmassa

4 жыл бұрын

@@glennweyant8566 I'm 3500 miles away and I can smell it from here.

I miss you, man. I feel like we took one step forward and 10 steps back. I wish we could have you back.

His speech is so powerful that it touches the souls of many!

What a privilege to have this memory, God knows that we would need this,

Was reading Becoming & had to watch President Obama speech. Goosebumps although am not American. Salute from The Netherlands

I am Dutch I understand little from Right of left diving your country. But I sure understood this man.

@moneytttt1140

5 жыл бұрын

Yep same here

I was here trying to take tips for how to say my speech. When the video ended, i was speechless by seeing the way this master of speaking delivered his words.

I had to do a rhetorical analysis on this speech for school. Goes to show how good of a public speaker he was

President Obama was a great speaker even then, full of hope and promise. Unfortunately, this presidency has aged him 30 years in 8. Tough job carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.

@sebastiandeleon126

5 жыл бұрын

carrying "the weight of the world" or "the weight of the United States"?

@wrkhardyt9643

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiandeleon126 we are everyone's daddy

@jackbryant5036

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiandeleon126 president Obama had the weight of the world on his shoulders. He was the first African American president affirming America's creed that all men are created equal, something the whole world should strive for not just the USA. He was not only a beacon of hope for this country but for the entire world.

@waynebillings8229

5 жыл бұрын

@@sebastiandeleon126 Sometimes I think the United States weighs more than the world altogether! 🤣

@RamblingSailors

5 жыл бұрын

Should look at what it did to Jimmy Carter in just 4 years.

I almost forgot what a real president sounds like

@bedfordnhdonkey

5 жыл бұрын

drc1985 MAGA!!!!!

@NicoWrites

4 жыл бұрын

@@bedfordnhdonkey FUCK U!

@FakeNewsHunter

4 жыл бұрын

How can you view him like this? In my view and infact he is the best liar and mass-murderer USA ever had as president: Promissed to stop the wars, but did not stop any, but started wars on Libya and Syria. He promissed banning nuclear weapons, but brought nuclear missiles to the Russian border. The most disgusting liar I ever did see. He did fulfill the neocons war plans of 1991: US General Wesley Clark about US Government plan to invade 7 arab countries in 5 years iraq, syria, Lebanon, Libya, somalia, sudan and Iran. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZaYxNaqibKcqc4.html

@mhgr129

4 жыл бұрын

​@@FakeNewsHunterit's called having different political opinions. not everybody is going to think like you or view the world as you do. while you focus on the negative aspects, others focus on the positives like how he "Rescued the country from the Great Recession, cutting the unemployment rate from 10% to 4.7% over six years", "Signed the Affordable Care Act which provided health insurance to over 20 million uninsured Americans", "Ended the war in Iraq", "Ordered for the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden", "Passed the $787 billion America Recovery and Reinvestment Act to spur economic growth during the Great Recession", "Supported the LGBT community's fight for marriage equality", "Commuted the sentences of nearly 1200 drug offenders to reverse “unjust and outdated prison sentences", "Saved the U.S. auto industry", "Helped put the U.S. on track for energy independence by 2020", "Began the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan", "Signed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals allowing as many as 5 million people living in the U.S. illegally to avoid deportation and receive work permits ", "Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to re-regulate the financial sector", "Dropped the veteran homeless rate by 50 percent", "Reversed Bush-era torture policies", "Began the process of normalizing relations with Cuba", "Increased Department of Veteran Affairs funding", "Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act", "Boosted fuel efficiency standards for cars", "Improved school nutrition with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act", "Repealed the military's “Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy ", "Signed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, making it a federal crime to assault anyone based on sexual or gender identification", Helped negotiate the landmark Iran Nuclear Deal ", "He signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to combat pay discrimination against women ", "Nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the first Hispanic ever to serve as a justice", "Supported veterans through a $78 billion tuition assistance GI bill ", "Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples", "Launched My Brother's Keeper, a White House initiative designed to help young minorities achieve their full potential" and "Expanded embryonic stem cell research leading to groundbreaking work in areas including spinal injury treatment and cancer "

@FakeNewsHunter

4 жыл бұрын

I would need 2 hours to answer you topics here which most are in my view totally bad. May be one, what you never would accept as bad: Cheap health insurance for many without insurance: This is very bad and actually deathly in many cases. 1. because most drups do not heal, but supress symptoms, what even is e.g. in case of fever very bad to do so, and thay cause new additional illnesses for even more business for the pharma-Mafia. The Pharma-profits are the only reason why this was made. Normal people think twice and ask if a drug really helps. With insurance the pill droppers of the pharma-mafia will prescribe this pills and contribute to around some hundredthousands deaths by prescription drugs any year. It a fgre issued by the FDA. Sorry - not more time .

What a legendary speech. This speech makes me speechless.

I wondered here in 2018 authentically looking for a voice of hope and positivity. Something that he haven't had for a while now. I never realized how much I missed looking up to the President of the United States.

I have seen this speech a number of times it has never failed to grasp my attention, by far one of the best speeches I have ever listen too.