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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Aug 22, 2024, 02:13 PM Aug 22

Barack Obama's speech was a reminder of what's possible

By Charles M. Blow / The New York Times

The reservoir of good will for Barack Obama is deep in the Democratic Party.

He was the embodiment of a moment when people were invested in the ideas of hope and change, believing that he represented an inexorable evolution of the country toward a more egalitarian tomorrow.

And on Tuesday night he attempted to resurrect that feeling, to make people remember the time and place that the lightning had struck, to make them believe that Kamala Harris was in many ways a continuation of, and a natural heir to, his legacy and mantle.

As former first lady Michelle Obama said before her husband took the stage, “America, hope is making a comeback.”

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/blow-barack-obamas-speech-was-a-reminder-of-whats-possible/

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Barack Obama's speech was a reminder of what's possible (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 22 OP
My heart pounded as I listened to him --along with some chuckles. I think riversedge Aug 22 #1
he reminded me of why I voted for him twice Skittles Aug 22 #2

riversedge

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1. My heart pounded as I listened to him --along with some chuckles. I think
Thu Aug 22, 2024, 07:43 PM
Aug 22

we needed this moment of HOPE from Pres. Obama. And I hope that feeling of HOPE was listened to by all of America.

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