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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPortrait unveiling for the Obamas was amazing
I'm not a crier and I got teary eyed.
It was so heartwarming.
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Portrait unveiling for the Obamas was amazing (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Sep 2022
OP
A wonderful interlude...I teared up, too. Everyone was so happy. Like getting a gift. nt
allegorical oracle
Sep 2022
#7
I cried. It was so nice to see everyone together. Every speech was excellent.
livetohike
Sep 2022
#8
Walleye
(31,024 posts)1. I just said for me it was restorative. We needed that
Michelle was right about certain traditions being important to our democracy and our participation in it
mobeau69
(11,144 posts)2. Two beautiful people and two portraits for the ages. Awesome!
aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)3. It reminded me of watching the West Wing back in the day.
It just made you feel good.
badhair77
(4,218 posts)4. Not a dry eye in my house.
Yes, lots of feel-good feelings, as Jill Biden said the magic of that election night in Chicago. Its been a long time since we had those thoughts.
Emile
(22,758 posts)5. Nice to see the Obama's.
halobeam
(4,873 posts)6. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Each of them have a way of making you smile. It was needed.
allegorical oracle
(2,357 posts)7. A wonderful interlude...I teared up, too. Everyone was so happy. Like getting a gift. nt
livetohike
(22,144 posts)8. I cried. It was so nice to see everyone together. Every speech was excellent.
The chairman of the White House Historical Assoc. gave a wonderful intro.
Duppers
(28,120 posts)9. I sat wiping tears too.
Obama will go down in history as a great man, a great President.
While listening, I whispered to my dh that I had a lump in my throat. True.
And Michelle, yes, yes, "she's fine" and greatly missed.