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The Obamas---You can't fake that! (Original Post) Tanuki May 2017 OP
I just want to cry every time that I see the Obamas. avebury May 2017 #1
What a lovely tribute to our 44th President and his lovely wife. Thanks for sharing it with us. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #3
(moot post) Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #7
I'm so sorry. Thanks for catching that. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #19
I just can't understand how the same country that elected Obama twice caballojm May 2017 #24
I'm in tears malaise May 2017 #2
Damn. It made this old man tear up too. panader0 May 2017 #27
Aside from their duties as President and First Lady we could not have justhanginon May 2017 #4
No you can't fake that. Solomon May 2017 #5
Can you imagine how horrified the White House staff must have been going from this stellar family phylny May 2017 #6
He is in his element when he's with kids loyalsister May 2017 #8
I love the faces of delighted parents 8D Kittycow May 2017 #32
The current POTUS... Roy Rolling May 2017 #9
May I stop crying now? yankeepants May 2017 #10
I work as a sub teacher and in almost every class the kids remark they miss Obama kimbutgar May 2017 #11
I made it about half way thru... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #12
My eyes have teared up IronLionZion May 2017 #13
Absolutely beautiful! gademocrat7 May 2017 #14
sigh...... LakeArenal May 2017 #15
Thank you so very much for this. colorado_ufo May 2017 #16
I am so sorry about the loss of your beloved friend. Tanuki May 2017 #20
Thank you so very, very much! colorado_ufo May 2017 #26
That brought tears to my eyes. I miss them so much. smirkymonkey May 2017 #17
Damon, I miss them so much n/t hibbing May 2017 #18
i needed that, onethatcares May 2017 #21
Thank you thank you thank you mehrrh May 2017 #22
From the sublime to the ridiculous! BarbD May 2017 #23
My eyes are leaking....sigh BlueIndyBlue May 2017 #25
Makes me so nostalgic! Ilsa May 2017 #28
My face is wet for some reason. NastyRiffraff May 2017 #29
I'm soupy Bayard May 2017 #30
The Trump family makes me miss the Obamas even more... Frustratedlady May 2017 #31
Mahalo for The Obamas, Tanuki Cha May 2017 #33
Awew, so beautiful! It made me cry. I miss them so much... AgadorSparticus May 2017 #34

avebury

(10,952 posts)
1. I just want to cry every time that I see the Obamas.
Sat May 27, 2017, 09:37 AM
May 2017

To know know that we soared to the top of the highest mountains with this incredible couple and we have now sunk to the lowest depths with the Buffoon in Chief we are stuck with now.

Michelle and Barack Obama are the personification of what people can strive to become and are remodels for our children. Buffoon in Chief and his minions are the personification of what people should run away from.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
3. What a lovely tribute to our 44th President and his lovely wife. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Sat May 27, 2017, 09:52 AM
May 2017

Last edited Sat May 27, 2017, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)

I miss them too. They represent all that is good and decent in this world. Our nation was blessed to have them for those 8 years. May they live long and prosper.

caballojm

(272 posts)
24. I just can't understand how the same country that elected Obama twice
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:17 PM
May 2017

could suddenly decide this unfit, orange, POS, racist, sexual assaulting, mentally unstable moron should follow such a great president. It makes no logical sense.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
27. Damn. It made this old man tear up too.
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:21 PM
May 2017

How lucky we were to have this man and his family for eight years.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
4. Aside from their duties as President and First Lady we could not have
Sat May 27, 2017, 09:59 AM
May 2017

asked for better role models for the young boys and girls of not only this country but the world. They are just, regardless of your politics, two wonderful Americans representing what is good about we Americans.

phylny

(8,386 posts)
6. Can you imagine how horrified the White House staff must have been going from this stellar family
Sat May 27, 2017, 10:16 AM
May 2017

to the grifters who occupy the house now?

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
8. He is in his element when he's with kids
Sat May 27, 2017, 10:35 AM
May 2017

His patience, kindness, compassion, and all around good natured personality really shines in that context.

kimbutgar

(21,188 posts)
11. I work as a sub teacher and in almost every class the kids remark they miss Obama
Sat May 27, 2017, 10:56 AM
May 2017

Or when Obama was president they always said they liked him.

Funny now when someone brings up chump they laugh or make funny noises. I tell them he is our president and we have to show him respect( while in my thoughts I want to barf making that statement and make the same noises as the kids)!

3catwoman3

(24,041 posts)
12. I made it about half way thru...
Sat May 27, 2017, 10:56 AM
May 2017

...before the tears started streaming.

That we have sunk so low and so fast is completely heartbreaking.

colorado_ufo

(5,737 posts)
16. Thank you so very much for this.
Sat May 27, 2017, 11:18 AM
May 2017

One of my dearest friends died this morning and this was healing to my heart.

They say angels are merely God's Messengers; thank you for being an angel and posting this.

Tanuki

(14,920 posts)
20. I am so sorry about the loss of your beloved friend.
Sat May 27, 2017, 11:51 AM
May 2017

We all are here to help each other heal and must remember the bright lights that guide our way even in the darkest times. Peace and blessings to you.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. That brought tears to my eyes. I miss them so much.
Sat May 27, 2017, 11:31 AM
May 2017

How did we go from such lovely, wonderful people to the disgusting cesspool of a family we have now. It's mindblowing. I still don't think I have quite absorbed it.

BarbD

(1,193 posts)
23. From the sublime to the ridiculous!
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:15 PM
May 2017

The Obamas represent what is the best of our country. We must hope that yes, we can bring it back.

BlueIndyBlue

(96 posts)
25. My eyes are leaking....sigh
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:18 PM
May 2017

From love to hate.
From compassion to indifference.
From measured actions to recklessness.
From world curiosity to ignorance.

We have sunk so far so fast. I don't recognize this nation anymore. President Obama wasn't perfect, no one is. But i always knew that he saw people as human beings not objects shoved out of the way or as a means of self-aggrandizement.

Will we ever recover our basic decency?

Ilsa

(61,698 posts)
28. Makes me so nostalgic!
Sat May 27, 2017, 12:23 PM
May 2017

Pres. & Mrs. Obama were wonderful with kids and they love him!

One of my favorites is the baby whisperer short video. Baby is crying, no one can calm the baby until he holds him like a pro.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
29. My face is wet for some reason.
Sat May 27, 2017, 01:03 PM
May 2017

Thank you for posting that beautiful video. I miss the Obamas so much.

Bayard

(22,148 posts)
30. I'm soupy
Sat May 27, 2017, 01:12 PM
May 2017

Beautiful. Thanks so much for posting.

The Obama's appealed to the good in all of us. Rump and his clan appeal to the worst only.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
31. The Trump family makes me miss the Obamas even more...
Sat May 27, 2017, 01:27 PM
May 2017

if that is possible. They sure had a way with kids.

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