Obama Eulogizes Legacy Of John Lewis In Most Pointed Call-To-Action Yet

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Former President Barack Obama delivered a passionate eulogy at the memorial service for the late Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who died earlier this month, that urged vigilance in the face of growing “dark currents” that threaten the progress of the nation’s democracy.

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Hearing a truly great President speak was long overdue.

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Obama was on fire, so inspiring.

Fortunate enough to be taking a self care day today and able to watch the whole Remembrance. Afterwards I felt so refreshed, as if I just got back from a weekend at the beach or a day at the Spa. Batteries recharged.

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It was almost an assault on my sense to hear a President speaking in complete sentences. To uplift the listener while at the same time making an urgent call to action. And to just plain speak to the pain and suffering that people are going through, isn’t that called empathy?

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today was just the beginning. think. the Trumpet will take him on? Im getting the popcorn maker out

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  • Trump is a foreign agent
  • He’s here
  • He has no plans in leaving, no matter what we do, in the run-up to November.
  • He is doing everything he can to tip the election to his advantage, none of which has anything to do with policy and everything to do with cheating to gain more votes

Not much else Barack Obama can do but try to do his bit in Saving Our Republic.

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I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to his Trump eulogy.

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Beautifully done. Inspiring. And so refreshing to hear after 42 months of our idiot-in-chief’s blather.

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Somehow I doubt that President Obama would lower himself to that level.

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There probably won’t even be one. The PR will be “privacy for the family” to hide no one wants to attend and has nothing good to say.

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Including the family.

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Call to Action? Too subtle, IMHO.

More like a Declaration of War.

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He should charge by the pound. He’d clean up…

I really like to see him do a Trump Family Group Rate, too…

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True that, and I feel that…what…baptism?..back into optimism, positive energy and hope. But, it’s OK to let 'er rip a little after all we’ve been through. Good opportunity to remind us all to be gracious when we win with the biggest Blue Wave ever to cleanse a shore.

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Trump’s eulogy (by anyone) could be one word:

bye

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Hang on Ruthie. Here’s the man who will take your seat on the Supreme Court!

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Sigh. O for the days when we had a President not an occupier in the White House.

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You really think it will be more than just [turn head, spit]?

@26degreesrising that quite literally made my heart skip a beat.

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And he communicates calm and assurance at a time when it is so needed.

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