Student Asks Obama About Cynicism And Gets A 10 Minute Rant That Nails It

[@brenolad]

In 2016 this was a "rant". In 2020 this is an articulate civilized definition.

[@deepattison9329]

Obama was poking fun at himself because he has a talent for not taking himself too seriously.

[@chalkedlines8960]

@Martha Speaks It is called "humility."

[@ComplexityUnleashed]

@Martha Speaks humility is the ability to know when you need to stand your ground, or roll with the punches. People whom lack humility get offended easily, because they always take themselves too seriously. On the contrary, you can also lack it because of severe self hate, with is obviously unhealthy for said person. Obama has humility because he found the happy medium.

[@simontopple911]

How far the US has fallen. People will look back on this as a golden age of the US Presidency.

[@joakim2539]

in 2024, this is revolutionary

[@FAMbeats508]

Rant... ??? In 2024 this is the most coherent, helpful, and inspiring political statement every American citizen should see.

[@albertofuzzi7200]

I would say that this speech is important for more than Americans. We italians had this exact issue for decades at this point. We also had our own Trump (Berlusconi) and we never recovered afterwards. It's... such a mess. Politicians behave like squawking ducks battling over crumbs of bread. Seeing them screaming over each other in the "congress" is a common sight, and they even started a brawl the other day. There's so much confusion, radicalization, even fascism is rising. We used to have capable politicians, mind you. They all died. Last one is probably Mattarella (basically our King). After he will be dead too, we don't have anyone to take his place anymore... But maybe, maybe if these videos become viral, finally, slowly, we can start to recover. Maybe.

[@nicolasmecaj]

@@albertofuzzi7200Everyone around the world born before the 90's knows Berlusconi. I discovered this travelling, it's not nice when they say 'pizza berlusconi' if talking about Italy (I'm italian). But it's also really nice to see that there are many more people conscious about how much fucked we are. It really does look like after Corona the ''bullshit'' it's enough, and it's not anymore that funny. At least in our bubbles

[@nicolasmecaj]

@@albertofuzzi7200 btw sempre con Marco Cappato anche se ahimè ci siamo beccati Galliani

[@l.d.t.6327]

10:34 he says himself he's on a rant. It's probably a Q&A for let's say 30 minutes, and so he took one question and answered for 10 minutes. So he's acknowledging he didn't leave much time for others to ask questions. Nothing more or less.

[@samc5794]

@@albertofuzzi7200I see that what is unspoken here (I’d guess intentionally) is that when he speaks about the youth voting block and how it swings elections, the fact is that they do not have the bandwidth to pay attention to what is really happening because of poverty. Straight up. Nothing else but what poverty brings. Just that. What creates poverty is yet another story that is not addressed here.

[@bobbybecker6435]

I miss the days when Presidents lifted people up and spoke in complete sentences.

[@bedfordnhdonkey]

Do you miss the thousands of innocent people killed by drone strikes too?

[@bobbybecker6435]

@@bedfordnhdonkey No, I do not. But, I would take Obama back over that douchebag from New York ANY DAY.

[@orangeblood27]

@@bedfordnhdonkey Hard to miss something that's still happening.

[@Communist-Doge]

@@bedfordnhdonkey Trump is killing EVEN MORE in drone strikes, you muppet.

[@deanwalker6262]

@bedfordnhdonkey Trump brought us on the brink of war with Iran recently because of a drone strike. Just look at the streets of America right now. He’s having us look like nazi Germany out there! And a big fence around the White House that will be paid for by American citizens. He never says anything you can prove or disprove. Haven’t you learned by now when someone promises you the moon, that persons suspicious?! He’s got so much power and money yet so insecure, he’s like something straight out of Shakespeare or even a wicked character in the Bible.

[@JustWatchingVideo56]

I have never needed this more than ever

[@equalitistart9590]

This is not a rant ... this is a calm, reasoned and erudite answer to the student, who asked the question!

[@WesMordine]

To be fair, it was Obama who called it a rant.

[@Hussein_Nur]

@@WesMordine meant to be funny, but you are taking it seriously.

[@bonob0123]

10:33 he himself calls it a rant

[@equalitistart9590]

It’s still not a rant ... and to me it seemed he used the term in irony ... probably to ease the embarrassment of the questioner! 💜

[@c.m.8125]

@@equalitistart9590 A rant that is eloquent yet clear and simple.

[@actionwork]

This is not a rant. It is a balanced reasoned answer. Calm and collected.

[@pthesmith]

INFORMED

[@noahmay7708]

A rant is not neccesarily negative.

[@mikeyarmada3870]

From A Globalist traitor

[@mrhalfwit972]

he's calls it a rant towards the end

[@mrhalfwit972]

​@@mikeyarmada3870 mate your name is the name of gangster henchmen that get the shit beat out of them by the protagonist.

[@StepOnLegos1]

I was the guy who asked the question; So happy to see this speech be spread to everyone and their communities, not just to me!

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Did you have any idea what would happen after he left office? I don’t know about you, but I sorely miss him and having a President we could look up to.

[@3dChris]

excellent question you asked. I bet you'd make a good journalist. I subscribed to your channel, but honestly was hoping to see inquiries and investigative videos into the political system. Have you seen the show Newsroom? It's an old show from 10 or 12 years ago i think. But it's great. And shows what good journalism could be, and the need for it to be a respectable profession again. Anyways, thank you for asking him this question. Keep asking questions. Live in pursuit of truth. Best of luck in whatever you choose to pursue.

[@astrovation3281]

incredibly influential question

[@GeologicFM]

The question is more relevant now than ever. Thank you

[@M3TALG0DS]

Should Kamala get in hopefully she can get 2 more judges in and those two old farts leave. Then we can repeal CI.

[@violetrogers3755]

No clue why this video just came across my recommendations now, but I legit teared up around the 10 minute mark when he said "don't let people tell you that what you do doesn't matter." A breath of fresh air.

[@pointlessmanatee]

yes he is a very articulate a clean man. I don't understand why you miss him, why don't you just revel in all that hope and change he brought to america?

[@saeklin]

WOW! This is how a President should act. Civil, respectful, genuine, calm, non-condescending, articulate, considerate, informed, humble, bridge-building, rational, and comprehensible. Am I fanboying over Obama? No, I'm appreciating the qualities that I feel all Presidential candidates should embody. There's no alarmism, no blaming particular people, no bitterness, no selfish boasting. I hope the algorithm promotes this video back to the top, because people today need the perspective more than ever.

[@hailstar007]

Well said

[@Ctw1313]

Couldn’t agree more. Didn’t know how good we had it hey.

[@jelaninoel]

Its crazy that in comparison it seems like we’re in the past now. Kinda hard to believe that’s what the president sounded like

[@Sammasambuddha]

Tell it !

[@cicaesp]

Here here!

[@dks80721]

When he said Democrats aren't blameless either.....I miss having a President who can acknowledge his own faults when speaking on the faults of others and instead of just blaming everything bad on the next person, he actively engages both sides and tries to eliminate the problem through cooperation. Do what's best for the country and not just what's best for themselves. And they say he is the one who divided the country. Rubbish.

[@xaviersanchez2270]

Yea trump would never do that

[@miloc6507]

To bad there's nobody on the ticket like that anymore. Its been so villainous towards Trump since he was elected that its forced both sides to STAY at each others throats. We all just cant NOT blame the other because we're afraid to accept any fault cuz itll give the other side a point amh

[@dks80721]

@CNNisISIS whatever helps you sleep at night buddy.

[@dks80721]

@@miloc6507 villainous towards Trump? Everything wrong with the world he has literally blamed on Obama. Trump is not a victim. He's the perpetrator. To be fair, AOC has those same tendencies. Two among many.

[@dks80721]

@@miloc6507 and let's not forget, the Republicans publicly stated their primary objective when Obama became president was to essentially say no to every possible proposal that he brought forth. Again, they are not victims.

[@cameronliberio7492]

I'm a republican, and an active duty member of the armed forces. When Obama first got elected, I would have been quick to say it was because he's black and America is so liberal nowadays that white people voted for him as a means of apology. He's still not well perceived in the military, but I gotta say, as much negativity in regards to Obama as there is around me, my opinion of him as seriously changed to a positive one. This guy has been level headed and made a lot of changes to our system that....may not of have worked...but were without question a step in the right direction. Even as a republican in the military, he is one of the best in my book. God bless America.

[@captaintexican5993]

Well much of those things that didn't work because people who benefit from the system as it is, worked very hard to make sure it was unsuccessful so that people would feel justified in rejecting the idea of trying it ever again.

[@briandeschene8424]

Cameron Liberio It was a pleasure reading your clearly worded, well thought out, uncynical response. This coming from a left-leaning individual. Thank you for your service.

[@joryjones6808]

Cameron Liberio George Washington would be proud of you.

[@Grinstopher]

as a non-American, it took me 2 seconds to look his statement about grassroot donations up. Turns out he >did< support it at most times, just not when it actively concerned his own campaign. In the 2008 election, he had the chance to vote to limit campaign donations to 250 USD - which would have been a huge step in the right direction. But he didn't, because he couldn't have won the election without huge contributions from Goldman&Sach's. You could say he has his heart at the right place, but is far from moral relativism - just like everyone else. Except Bernie Sanders. But Bernie Sanders also didn't make it. Funnily enough, this very real,, very serious problem in any democracy on the planet - he doesn't talk about that at all. Because there's no solution to that. And THAT'S why people are cynical.

[@mikediao15]

Sorry Sir the new guy put the car in reverse and driving it to Stone Age... Republicans should have known better.

[@borisfenestra]

I'm a lifelong Republican. I did not agree with Obama, I did not support his policies. But if he were running in this election, I'd vote for him without a second thought. I miss the days when Presidents were able to form complete sentences. Neither of our last two Presidents have held that elusive power. Rational thought, intentional action, and respect have fallen by the wayside in favor of mania and impulsiveness. The federal government is a circus, the President its star clown. It's pathetic. I want to go back.

[@darthtyranous4514]

I think majority of people wish for this, and what’s ironic is that there’s still many qualified people for the job (in comparison to Joe or Trump), but they don’t draw attention the way they did…

[@hyde4004]

Shit, I disagree with pretty much anything republican and I'd rather vote Bush Jr. in again rather than the criminal liar or the demented elder we have on ballot now. At least the president used to have some class and be able to articulate a train of thought coherently. Now the presidential debate has devolved down to the candidates hurling primary school insults at eachother and disregarding actual debate of policy. What a fucking joke.

[@rosierose8643]

I may be on the opposite side of the political spectrum from you, but I couldn't agree with you more. We need competent presidents.

[@fridrekr7510]

I didn't like his policies either, but he at least seemed like a valid presidential candidate. Someone you could actually see leading a nation, whether you agreed with him or not. It has only been a clownshow for the following 8, soon to be 12, years after Obama left.

[@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething]

I feel the same way. I’m a democrat but I have the same feeling about even Bush Jr. as another commenter mentioned.

[@moocoo30001]

The way he said “democrats aren’t blameless...” trump could never

[@simcowgames981]

No. Trump could definitely say democrats aren't blameless... (:

[@userytx]

@squishy foosball so much for self criticism.

[@orangecream3340]

@squishy foosball so are Republicans, stop being a party shill

[@CommonCider]

squishy foosball that’s a bipartisan issue. As much as demos are listed so are republics. If it wasn’t there would’ve been a case way earlier. But nobody wanted to get caught. So you bury it and pretend it’s not happening

[@biggavelle11]

Simcow Games dumbass

[@frederickos1]

Spoke carefully, answered fully, called it a rant in a humble, self-depricating way. What a great man.

[@CallawayVanZeeberg]

What amazes me about him... As he speaks, he carefully ponders his next sentence.

[@renmes2636]

Amazing how people respect a guy that ACTUALLY answers a question thoughtfully, completely, concisely, candor and class. I don't want to get into a rant myself, but there is a lesson here somewhere for ALL politicians.

[@maraohanyan5039]

You still don’t get it, do you, who Obama was and what he did to the country, and, conversely, the role of Trump?

[@mikek7660]

Best president since JFK

[@andrewthomas695]

Wasted on Americans, a people so determined to win, that everyone will ultimately lose everything.

[@mizuhonova]

I literally can't even imagine Donald Trump giving a coherent, informed, inspirational speech such as this...

[@DjTittySprinklez]

LandWhales4Sale calm down Moby dick. It's not that serious. Trump sucks. Sorry but it's true.

[@mdashcube2476]

mizuhonova I can’t either; that’s what happens when you don’t really earn stuff but simply have it handed down to you. This usually affects the character of a person or better yet the rationality, decency, sense of diplomacy and priority/ies.... and list could go on forever.

[@tristanmoller9498]

And that’s improvised

[@Dankonen]

LandWhales4Sale When Trump falls from grace, you don't get to say "I didn't know"

[@millionwatts7512]

There is a lot of cynicism. Cynicism is a word. Okay? No one understands cynicism better than me. You can describe different things with that word. Including some bad things. Some very bad things Okay? The media wants you to be cynical. They are bad people. Very bad people. The fake news are cynical about my huge election victory. It was huge. Very huge! So huge! I made democracy great again!

[@Kakeyoro]

I'm watching this in 2024... Holding back the tears. You don't quite know what you have until it's gone.

[@asujch]

we paved paradise and put up a parking lot

[@LeBron_James_king]

He's drone striked soo many children

[@lindamealingnelson975]

The world is so different now Trump would not be able to answer that question!

[@CurtisThomas-l9p]

Trump had FOUR times the amount of drone strikes in HALF the time, and played more golf too, pathetic

[@rdelrosso1973]

@@LeBron_James_king The fact is, if we cared about Civilian Deaths, we might not have won WW Two and Hitler would have won! And Hitler had a very efficient way of killing innocent people -- maybe you read about it in History Class.

[@mh8748]

"Rant" - a solid lecture on how politics, voting and the media works. 2016 was a long time ago...

[@StefanoMersi]

Self-demoting subtle irony. Sorely missed.

[@zeebird66]

Oh look...a president. Wish we still had one of those.

[@yomomshouse100]

Ya cuz u have fking legend

[@yomomshouse100]

@@johnjay7416 dude had 7 billion dollars b4 politics better than these political lifers who do nothing for your country but make it more PC.

[@robertstirling2798]

@@yomomshouse100 yes, because money has always been the answer to all of life's problems lmao

[@yomomshouse100]

@@robertstirling2798 give me the answers pussy

[@robertstirling2798]

Shifty, I do believe you are missing a comma there

[@camf269]

2016: "You as journalists are going to have a role to play in reducing cynicism." Narrator: "...They did not."

[@palmagranite]

I heard Ron Howard's voice in my head "... they did not"

[@DavidHaun]

Comment of the day 😂

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

Journalism is dead and the woke left killed it.

[@Circleofdxxdcx]

Meanwhile trump steals classified docs to sell to dictators for money

[@goshagrandchild6500]

They had the role and they did not take it.

[@claytonwillie3671]

From a Canadian, I haven't heard a world leader speak like that in a long time. I could use more of these in my youtube feed.

[@GregPascucci]

I'm not even American and I miss this gentleman being in the spot light.

[@ElroyMcDuff]

@Aber man To keep banks from failing but yeah, they should have been punished. Still, it's not as bad and Drumpf and Dubya who are both responsible for the deaths of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

[@omgvague]

@Hyakkaten You wouldn't know what American even means.

[@Beekeeper8011]

Business owners do not miss him whatsoever.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@Aber man So what I hear is we need to reinstate banking services through our mail system, set up state-run banks, and a variety of co-op credit unions and then slowly dismantle large privately owned banks. Glad we are in agreement.

[@GorcStew]

He was never "in the spotlight" the way Trump is...he was too busy doing his job loll. Here in Canada we have forgotten about our own politics because we are so busy covering Trump.

[@callmeFernie]

I'm not an U.S citizen but still I miss President Obama

[@rachelb-prospero8]

Fernando Vasconcelos Me Me too 🇪🇺

[@manjeiphom8606]

Here too

[@tenshiumi9299]

Same

[@emceesmith6665]

Most smart people do

[@DrP1po]

@Fake Painter Sorry to burst your bubble, but the world has lost almost all respect for the US ever since you elected Mr. Trump ... and ever since the fact that the best two people you could offer were Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. That was really the best the "greatest" country in the world has to offer? Pretty dire situation dude.

[@MrAhuapai]

I would hardly characterise Obamas rsponse as a rant. It was thoughtful and considered and he made very good points on how democracy is clearly failing in the US.

[@domiinuspayne2854]

I agree

[@InsaneKahuna]

He made two points, state gridlock and impartial citizens; I'm surprised he answered this question. *His term is almost over, may be why.

[@normanbaker7831]

You didn't listen to the entire video. Obama himself jokes at the end (after spending 10+ min answering the question), "i just went on a rant didn't I?" to which the students laughed. It was thoughtful and genuine. But in the forum it would still be considered a rant since he made his points and then continued to speak on the same point.

[@MrAhuapai]

He's joking though because of the length not because of the tone and the lack of context . Its a very well considered reply.

[@anirishleprechaun8202]

He is the President, in his 8 years why did he not do something about it?

[@nunja924]

Wow... actually speechless. I'm 17 so I didn't really care about politics when Obama was President and only got into it in the last year or two. Comparing this, the entire way he stands there, he talks, just everything about him to what we get nowadays... Men I want this dude back!!

[@ItsHawkeye01]

Remember when Presidential rants looked like this

[@ronaldkregar7139]

remember what a president looked like period, lol!!

[@C0rn123]

good old times. back then when a president had values.. feels like an eternity

[@TheAndrewJohnBennett]

@@NotYourAverageTrucker Kanye likes trump?

[@404Dannyboy]

@@TheAndrewJohnBennett Kanye loves Trump, but Kanye is also batshit insane in general.

[@Erik-vr2uu]

404Dannyboy I thought Kanye doesn’t support trump now because he had a “spiritual awakening” or something?

[@caseydalen5278]

why is Obama getting such a bad rep these days? he's logical, well spoken, and sincere. I don't understand why Americans aren't praising this man

[@coryryder9070]

propaganda since 08

[@earl_of_northesk3617]

Someone still needs to explain my while TTIP will shaft the middle class. Willt it be that American industry will move towards Europe? Can't be, because everyone is telling me how expensive labour is over there and how stupid they are with their socialist workers rights system...

[@YAHGOA]

Because he sells weapons to Drug Runners in Mexico, because he tries to ship out ICANN to the UN, because he tries to use every shooting to justify taking away our rights, because he pretends turning 1 full time job with benefits into two part time jobs with less pay is job growth, because he foments racial divisions with crap like 'If I had a son he would look like Trevor Martin', because he tries to shut down our energy plants, because he doubled the debt, because he had the feds keep interest rates negative indefinitely stealing from savers and retirees, because after promising to be the most transparent Administration ever he punishes more Whistle-blowers than ever... And on and on and on and on.. It NEVER stops with this guy.. and you foreigners don't have a clue what your talking about, He is weak, he is ineffective, he is divisive and he is corrupt. His DoJ refuses to acquit Clinton, he pushes for the TTP which undermines our Sovereignty. You could right for days about all the crap he does and all the harm he has done to our country..

[@earl_of_northesk3617]

TBH, your weapon rights rank fairly high among the most stupid regulations in the world. Oh and TTP...it's just a joke at this point. On the other side of the lake, everyone talks about how this is just an American attempt to ruin our superior economy by enforcing your crappy standards. All in all, its probably just unnecessary fearmongering on both sides. It's a trade agreement. Everyone has a shitton of those but nobody cares except for this one.

[@YAHGOA]

You may think our weapon rights are stupid , but enough of us strongly disagree. I don't care much if your people want to have guns or not. It isn't really my business either way. I think your lack of gun rights are stupid, and I think we don't have enough gun rights in the USA. I imagine, your lack of Gun rights to be about as stupid as your countries people think that our are in reverse. This is probably why it is good that we aren't the same country and we can each do it our own way. I don't think we need any trade agreements at all, I think just mirroring the tariff would be fine. We in USA can just let the EU do whatever the hell it wants and take what ever your highest import tax plus VAT tax etc on any single ONE of our products/services and just apply it to ALL of your stuff coming our way. There is no way for you to game the system because any attempts to use tariffs to get an advantage, only hurts you not us, and it doesn't require you to agree to it at all. This actually encourages both of us to lower taxes on imports etc. allowing the best people at making stuff in both nations to prosper and to specialize in what they are good at. We don't even need to make an agreement as this type of mirrored tariff can just be imposed on people with out their input in the matter and actually works better that way.

[@galerius07]

I like that this is what qualified as a rant for Obama.

[@FerociousPaul]

I know right? What a measured, insightful, inspiring, and unifying rant. Damn I miss this guy and underappreciated him when he was in office.

[@arinramer]

@@FerociousPaul We really took him for granted. You don't know what you have until it's gone.

[@vinnidavinci3932]

@@arinramer he sucked and is a war criminal

[@robertdrake4587]

@@vinnidavinci3932 -Your bowl of tRump s***-cream is waiting on you!

[@vinnidavinci3932]

@@robertdrake4587 These are the facts you foreigner. Speaking nice don't make you a great president but it's your actions what you do for your country and the world.

[@ebannaw]

After just watching the debacle that was the Trump-Biden 2024 debate, I realized how much I missed this man as our leader.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

I miss him and I'm British

[@artysanmobile]

Please don’t trash me for this, but I did not know there even was a Biden-Trump debate. I am a heavily involved, voting American. There was a period of time where, for my own sanity, I simply deleted everything I saw which included the name Trump. As a result, I did not see what I feel certain was, for me at least, better missed.

[@Maya75927]

This is not a rant. It’s a brilliant clarification of the political process at hand and practical applications for correction.

[@echo5226]

It's a rant. A rant by a professional politician. Trump is not a politician. He is terribly honest on what's on his mind.

[@echo5226]

@Chumnley snoop you know who else does that? Ted Cruz. That's why he lost to Trump in the primaries. They get asked a controversial question and instead of answering directly they go on and on about a whole bunch of nonsense and never really answered the question. They asked Obama about what he is going to do to make sure the elections are fair. He went on and on about how we all have to vote. He's a professional. When they ask Trump a controversial question, he never cared about whether he was going to lose votes or if people were going to be upset with what he said. He just said exactly what he thought in a sentence or two like all of us normal people.

[@echo5226]

@Chumnley snoop lol, watched again. When I see Obama and I see red. My brain was a bit biased. It was a very thought out answer. Still, Trump2020!!!

[@thehaitiandrip260]

Perfectly said

[@Oscoe63]

Who cares? Punkinhead will be gone in January and we'll all be joking on here about President Biden's speeches.

[@almi6342]

On Gerrymandering at 2:15 "I wanna be clear, Democrats arent't blameless on this either". There really were times when coins had two sides.

[@TranquilAssassin]

This is so taken for granted. It's important to recognize that problems are everywhere even if one side does contribute more to them.

[@almi6342]

@@TranquilAssassin Exactly! We have to burst our bubbles and to overcome partisanship, it's so exhausting.

[@fvtown]

He would be shocked at how much the GOP has tried to cheat. Look at North Carolina, Virginia, etc., as well as the attempt by the Trump admin to add the citizenship question for the purposes of further warping maps, despite the revelation that the man hired to draw the maps for the GOP, Thomas Hofeller, admitted that he's doing it to disadvantage people of color.

[@heretible]

@@almi6342 That's true, but I think giving a voice to certain arguments distracts from improvement that could be done elsewhere while falling directly into the hands of the people who get their message accross through repatition. Though obviously we should be heavily critisising each action we make on our way to our goals

[@FATillery]

@@almi6342 Indeed my friend. It truly is exhausting to live in a democracy that refuses to work.

[@emioka4261]

I've said it a thousand times before, and I'll say it again: I miss Obama.

[@alhsgez]

You missed a pedophile?? Satanist??

[@emioka4261]

I think your username speaks for itself about how valid that comment is

[@IamusTheFox]

It was an Obamanation.

[@TonyStark-j7q]

You miss Obama? You are a clown.

[@annettehumphrey4979]

In my kat Williams boy I miss Obama. Yo can't do overtime 😩

[@RunnJake]

"the problem is money in politics" the fact he says this and no one hears it is crazy to me, because of how absolutely true it is.

[@whiskeyfur]

"I want to be clear, Democrats are not blameless either." and THAT, is why he is my president. He knows where the blame should lay and accepts it.

[@kriiigern777]

Im not even American, I live in Europe. But he is still my President :D

[@thegamehoarder6887]

At first look, but on a deeper level he's rooting for his own, so don't get your panties in a bunch. But ohh well we all see what we want.

[@Eitachi5656]

@@thegamehoarder6887 Ofcourse he's rooting for his own, he's Democratic. I don't ever EVER recall a Republican president NOT root for his own. They're supposed to root for their own. But, the credit STILL stands that he's able to say that his own aren't free of guilt. Unlike Trump where EVERYONE else except himself or Republicans are the "bad ones" or the "corrupt ones". Yes, Obama is STILL my president. Funny how we go from Obama to the gutter trash with Trump.

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@thegamehoarder6887 he's able to look at his team and say "y'all too aren't innocent." What's more presidential than that?

[@thegamehoarder6887]

Populism and false humility is what I see. Him saying what you pointed out makes no real call to problems within the democratic party. As he points out "the democrats have gone far... the democrats went left" and the republicans "have went far to the right". He's "humble" "president-like" speech does nothing but spark at a certain level a war of ideas. Something not surprising, the democratic party has been doing so for years and finally got the widespread reach they've been waiting for. The idea of wanting others to see what you see and calling them names for refusing to consent on your same views does not play well with the idea of an open mind and objectivity, it doesn't even play well with the idea of being well educated. One should make a claim, explain his reason for said claim as much as he can or is able to and at the end let others make their own mind; not expect from them total accordance with something they think is obvious, if they reach this point at least realise that what you think is obvious has many more facets to it then you thought, then analyse it again.

[@MaartenOosterbaan]

'Student Asks Obama About Cynicism And Gets A 10 Minute Well Reasoned Answer That Nails It' is a better description

[@Mindbulletz]

Obama says it's a rant in the video, so it's a rant. :P

[@MaartenOosterbaan]

Obama can be wrong too, as a rant means: 1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave. 2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion. In my eyes his answer was none of the above, ok he went long on the answer but it was calm and well reasoned...not negative or angry nor emotionally charged.

[@Mindbulletz]

I think it fits definition 2 very well. Assuming Obama was wrong, though, the video poster is still not wrong to title it the way he did. The only change for which a case could be made that it's necessary would be the addition of quotes to the word rant.

[@snapgab]

To be fair, Obama himself called it a rant.

[@martinmorsch7507]

Well it was. He took 10 minutes to speak about a relativeley simple subject, that Obviously bothers him.

[@2xkiller]

Ahhh, to be reminded of what it is like to have a President with a vocabulary better than a 4th-grader.

[@DrCrabnuts]

“Some might say, the BEST words. Such tremendous words, such tremendous words. Words you may never have heard of, maybe. One time, this guy told me... a big tough guy... he said, ‘wow, your words are so good, you know that?’ I said, ‘it’s very much my very stable genius.’ And then he wept and said ‘thank-you, sir!’ “

[@lunafringe10]

2xkiller Trump has to make himself understood , not just to the professors

[@2xkiller]

@@lunafringe10 Trump needs to make himself understood to 4th graders? Really? There's a reason those who have been found to be mentally incompetent cannot vote. According to data the average level of education in the US is a high school, or 12th grade education. Are you telling me talking like an adult with a median education in America somehow leaves people behind and makes it hard for people to understand what one is saying? Are you really implying that anyone who has made it past 5th grade is a "Professor"? The dumbing down of America is pretty bad, but not so much that the President cannot use an adult vocabulary. What's funny is you probably believe that is why he talks like that, when in reality, it is because that is the limits of his intellect. Which means he shouldn't be POTUS.

[@stephaniealex1852]

Yes, its very good, not bad. A beautiful thing😂

[@diabl2master]

@@lunafringe10 Lmao are you saying that Obama can only be understood by professors or something? Speaking at a high level doesn't not mean speaking in a way that is opaque to less educated people.

[@patricktakai5404]

Mind blown. For a non-scripted 10 minute answer, that was an incredibly organized answer that you could understand right away. Well-thought out, no stuttering or umming. Sincerely and clearly delivered.

[@patmurphy2472]

I miss Obama, speaking in full sentences, making sense, caring about people.

[@mweskamppp]

In the moment, the democrats could nominee a broomstick and she will win. Ok, a bit over the top. Biden finds more people in the middle who would vote for him than Bernie. Bernie has a strong home base but also many enemies not a good starting point to win the undecided in the middle.

[@lunafringe10]

Pat Murphy what abt his policies?

[@TylerSpark714]

@מלאכי יְהוָ֛ה I'd take Joe over Trump anyday. Not going to vote for someone who'd violate the 1st amendment for a photo-op.

[@faustwild4228]

You sir are fake news.

[@TylerSpark714]

@@faustwild4228 That's a classic "aNyOnE i diSaGrEe wiTh iS fAkE nEwS" Reminds me of 2017.

[@andyt2k]

Notice how Obama gives Bernie credit first, then himself, then someone else for one issue, so he was in the Middle. Trump would quickly just make it all about him

[@ek2137]

Trump would never be able to begin a conversation on the young man's question. He doesn't have the intellectual fortitude.

[@greysonhorn2754]

Giving credit to Bernie doesn’t mean he opposes the majority of his policies

[@andyt2k]

@@greysonhorn2754 Of course not, but it's just an example of how Obama is different to Trump

[@tamasvarga9862]

the orange moron would probably spit out a couple dozen repetitive sentences in shitty English, full of meaningless filler expressions and self-congratulation and jumping from subject to subject, as he usually does about any given subject.

[@timj41]

When he was at Harvard, many could not tell which side of the political spectrum he was on. He was so objective and non biased , he would make an argument which would make people say “man whose side are you on!” THATS the true sign of a truth teller. Not once did he run anyone down, denigrate any person or party or past president. Did he say “I” in the whole reply? Did he say he did anything better than someone else? He saw this as an opportunity to enlighten the person asking the question and the people in the room, to give something back, he didn’t preach, he didn’t self promote.

[@marcdellorusso180]

What a contrast between President Obama and Trump.. Obama is articulate and actually makes sense when he talks.

[@hexistenz]

+Marco Dellorusso I was having the same thought, also contrasting Obama with his illustrious predecessor, George W. Bush ... Just not in the same league!

[@Ioganstone]

As if Trump hasnt been complaining about rigged politics, maybe the difference you're looking for is white republican=racist.

[@reiniergamboa]

the difference which he points out is Trump is clearly not as articulate as Obama , Bernie also talks about rigged politics and he's white. It's not all about racism!

[@Ioganstone]

Reinier Gamboa So Trump hasn't been complaining about rigged politics huh? Obama won't even mention you don't need any form of voter ID to vote in numerous states! Btw, Bernie has been shafted personally by the DNC and Obama endorsed Hillary the second he could.

[@Real_MisterSir]

the difference is that when Trump complains about things, he shouts and points fingers. That is all he does. He is exceptional at complaining, but a very poor diplomatic character. That is what Obama does, in his position he needs to be a diplomat and see everybody's viewpoints in order to come up with a mutually beneficial solution that everybody can agree upon. For Trump it is just his way or the highway. To him the world is black and white (not speaking about racism). Trump is good at whining and seeing what is wrong with something, Obama is good at seeing the solutions and actually doing something about it.

[@miaomiaochan]

This is not a rant. This is a sorely-needed civics lesson.

[@turbokid8719]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@futahl.2061]

This was actually educational. The importance of knowing the issues, learning about them and the most important "get out and vote"

[@miriamrempel422]

This is a good message for those of us north of the border too

[@evanmorgan8649]

@Xye Leyx Nothing about that comment makes sense

[@travis9629]

@@evanmorgan8649 just let the SpEd have his fun lol

[@hassu2149]

For real I would love to have him as a professor wow

[@moriahsheltonfilms]

@@evanmorgan8649 fr, like think

[@guyinthechat9533]

The good old days when Presidents understood how government works.

[@sulasaurus]

or understood the english language smh

[@andtothewestamerica]

...or cared

[@ronaldkregar7139]

lol, EXACTLY

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

The good old days when Presidents understood how ANYTHING worked.

[@drealskero]

@pammens miss lol! Keep smoking whatever it is you're smoking.

[@cpz1019]

Trump’s response to this question: “That’s not a fair question and you’re dumb for asking it. Next question!”

[@barondystopia]

"You're not asking me a nice question. That was a NASTY question. You're a nasty person!"

[@ryuman757]

Fucking literally 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@hydlidevlog]

"this election is rigged" - quoted from November 2020. (and I can predict futures too).

[@WhiskersMctabby]

Trump: You're fake news. Student: I don't work for the media... Trump: You're a nasty person. You love Crooked Hillary. Student: I don't really know who Hillary is. Trump: Covfefe

[@epico1657]

please keep making fun of trump, you will get to do more of that until 2024 TRUMP 2020

[@KrisAmos]

"Don't let me down. Don't let the country down" Then we went ahead and didn't vote. 😔

[@dealinginfiction]

For a moment I forgot where I was and who was currently president. This is a leader folks.

[@daisyblossom5176]

Please watch this important video please support joe Biden and vote kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnTNmHl-qrtopdk

[@artysanmobile]

To me, Joe Biden led with the very same convictions and dedication. The difference was the deafening clanging and screeching of Republicans during his term. I remember thinking how horrible that was during Obama’s admin. To say it was 1% of what Joe Biden endured is no hyperbole.

[@engletinaknickerbocker5380]

And, I hope that President Obama taking the first hit for those of us that are the 'other' dims the raucous cacophony so that we can get back to the business at hand moving on cohesive action against the effects of climate change when President Harris (please, God I hope) is elected.

[@Vinkie]

This guy sounds pretty smart. He should run for president!

[@fr89k]

I mean: We all know that Trump's brain is just as dead as the ferret he carries on top of his brain, but actually seeing (again) how Obama articulated his opinions is just such a strong contrast. It's impossible to put into words...

[@swearwern4286]

He should run once more

[@pfoth]

Interesting how sounding smart is the adequate requirement for president in your opinion

[@fr89k]

@@pfoth This is a super important skill for any leader. Leaders need to bring multiple different opinions together, exclude as few people as possible from their decisions, and therefore it is absolutely required to have a good command of your own words, to know exactly when to choose which words. Also the president needs to maintain relationships with other countries and international diplomacy is a mine field. There are so many different cultures and interests that here as well you need to be able to choose the correct words. And to top it off, you also need to take firm standpoints on many issues and not shilly-shally around the issues. This is not something that is easily done...

[@akadapper]

@@pfoth I don't know if you intentionally disregarded the joke, or if it went over your head, but Obama is smart, he doesn't just sound it

[@benmohatun]

you gotta give it to the man he can make excellent speeches.

[@Mike_Davidson]

Off the cuff speeches at that. He's not reading off a teleprompter.

[@shermanhealey5015]

Moss was this one of them?

[@Gakoranus]

Yeah man

[@dt35591]

lol nah he really wasn't you corn cob

[@Mike_Davidson]

Sherman Healey Go watch Bush give a speech, any speech, and compare the two, if you want to know if Obama his talking off the top of his damn head or not. LMAO

[@ManicSalamander]

This is NOT a rant. It is calm, articulate, and information-dense. It contains little polemical language or attitude. It may strain the modern attention span, but it is quality material.

[@pawz007]

We have NOT had a president since Obama. Listening to him for 2min reminds me of actual articulate thoughts...the good ole days

[@monkeysezbegood]

RFK jr give me similar vibes.

[@clqudy4750]

Yeah, it was nice to have him for an 8 year break from 'clownspeak'.

[@NinjaDiner]

Reminder that for future Trump voters, this kind of informed, eloquent response registered as arrogance.

[@clqudy4750]

@@monkeysezbegood RFK Jr?! His voice sounds like gravel poured into a cement mixer! wtf.

[@katyronan]

@@monkeysezbegood maybe if you’re not actually paying attention to what he’s saying 😬

[@rodolfobevione5871]

Holy shit after 4 years of Trump I forgot what a presidential speech sounds like.

[@SwankyBassoon]

So fucking true I miss this man

[@heathenchild4516]

Same

[@ChubbyTeletubby]

Right? Obama was the BEST. We didn't realize it.

[@ChubbyTeletubby]

@@basedshady5735 I'm gonna read your post. Sounds like you have something to say. I probably won't agree with you at the end. But - I'm gonna read! 👍

[@lando8398]

@@basedshady5735 my life actually got much better. He had to fix Bush's broken economy. I was laid off from my union job because again, a republican screwed up our economy. I collected for the first time in my life for 6 months, and things slowly got better. Economy and market. Trump has you fools with your heads up each other's butts. You can't see that everything he's done benefits him in one way or the other. He owes China billions, and sucks up to a Russian ex kgb oligarch. He prefers fossil fuels because the lobbyists pay him. Again, he's only out for himself. Wake up and do some research instead of listening to the lies from the right if you're really interested in the truth, and I'm not talking about Q, that's conspiracy B.S. yes, B.S.

[@rawrtedthanos]

Obama is such a good speaker, like, when he said "I'm counting on you guys", I physically stood up. Amazing man, hands down.

[@mollysmistakes]

I CRIED 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤❤❤

[@themunter4488]

A brilliant public speaker and probably the smartest US president since Nixon or old man Bush.

[@gavinisaacs2724]

Damn , Obama is just a leader on another level. You just can’t beat intelligence and grace .

[@baylenjames6414]

Friendy Frienderson You act as if this isn’t normal for every US President to do, all of them have killed indirectly at one point or another.

[@1adamsphoto]

@Friendy Frienderson He does not repeat does not read from a prompter. Must of his speeches are based upon whats going on in the here and now. I know for a fact that he doesn't. Does he have notes and talking points? YES!!!

[@aspropotamosorg]

@Friendy Frienderson takes one to know one🤣

[@1adamsphoto]

@Friendy Frienderson I worked around Potus before. Does he has talkibg points? Yes, and thats a fact. Donald Frump uses teleprompters now because his handlers go ape when he's off script. FACT!

[@1adamsphoto]

@Friendy Frienderson Go Chase Yourself my friend.While you at it, kick rocks. Enjoy your day. 😏

[@mcbrite]

God DAMN it feels good to hear him talk... After 4 years of Trump that's like balm to my ears...

[@tracerxy]

Soooo, you like smooth B S? Cool. Trump exposed Obama as the amateur he was. But he talk cool, though. Pfft.

[@tracerxy]

@TailExchange Nope.Trump was an outsider that interrupted crooked swamp leeches from continuing cashing in. They hate that!

[@NoFretBrettCSSMBFF]

@TailExchange ... understood... yet the #AlternativeFacts say that he is a narcissistic demagogue (period)... Some people are blinded by Trumpery... trump·er·y. /ˈtrəmp(ə)rē/ ARCHAIC. TRUMPERY, noun. plural: trumperies practices or beliefs that might be superficially or visually appealing (to some, at first) but (eventually) have little real value or worth... "he exposed their ideals as Trumpery" adjective: trumpery showy but worthless. "trumpery jewelry" Similar: showy. gaudy. garish. vulgar. tasteless. worthless. valueless. cheap. tawdry. shoddy. meretricious. Brummagem. flashy. flash. trashy. tacky. rubbishy. delusive or shallow. "that Trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves" Trumpery, noun; attractive articles of little value or use. "None of your woolen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation" Similar: trinkets baubles. cheap finery. knickknacks. ornaments. bibelots. gewgaws. gimcracks Origin; late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper ‘deceive’.

[@dawoifee]

@@tracerxy Trump is a crooked swamp leech.

[@harrieakkers3002]

Thank you ...

[@hektik2200]

Oh wow I miss having a president that could actually communicate.

[@brentfeathers7004]

I don't know what you've been smoking, but Obama always danced around the questions like Bill Clinton with the periodic pauses which drew out the responses he was giving. Obama was the Great Divider in Chief.

[@icepup6704]

@@brentfeathers7004 so he's the reason that there's a song called "fuck Donald trump"

[@hektik2200]

Brent Feathers let’s say your critique is even remotely true. Drumpf can’t even remember the question to even attempt to dance around it. Drumpf’s infamous for his “bigly”, “hyuge”, and “covfef”. What an utter laughing stock 🤣

[@brentfeathers7004]

@@hektik2200 he's a narcisst, for sure. But, Obama was a joke. He promised to be the most transparent POTUS ever... that didn't happen. Media fawned over him like the Democrat idiots who voted for him. He was the Great Divider in Chief

[@hektik2200]

Brent Feathers narcissist doesn’t even scratch the surface. Great divider and Chief 🤣 if you’re actually attempting to say Obama was more divisive than Drumpf especially now then you have a tenuous relationship with reality at best

[@cutl00senc]

Wow! Hard to believe that there are people who think this man was the worst president in history….and they also believe DT is the greatest president ever…really sad

[@Black_Caucus]

Oh my god, a president that can form coherent sentences.

[@gborowme]

haha

[@TylerSpark714]

@Joe Schofield Still prefer him to Trump, someone who glorifies violence, actively dismantles our nations global influence, makes a mockery of Americans, mocks veterans, and violates the most important amendment of the constitution, the 1st amendment. Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.

[@jixuscrixus1967]

The Centrist Gamer: in England they followed the ‘republican’ mantra and voted for their ‘Trump mini me’ idiot Boris Johnson.

[@TylerSpark714]

@@jixuscrixus1967 Unfortunately, yep.

[@TylerSpark714]

@Joe Schofield "Funny I always see people from other countries comment on how much they love him!" No you don't. "Funny I see him actually fighting to remove censorship!" If you're talking about that Twitter thing, the law that allows Twitter to do that also prevents people like Trump from suing you for anything you post. "Democrats want to censor conservative voices" No, they're just tired of you constantly complaining about non-existent censorship, as am I. "Globalist values" You don't even know what those are. "They want to embrace Liberalism because of how moldable it's community is. Always voting for whoever wins the victim Olympics award or social justice virtue signaling" As if Anti-SJW reactionary bullshit isn't as annoying. You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. "Meanwhile Democrats actively engaged in setting black race relations to the Stone age while convincing their voters that rioting and antifa are just fine." Trump is the one setting black race relations back to the "stone age" by meeting protests against police brutality with police brutality. By sending federal officers to clear out a peaceful protest (go watch literally any video, there's not a single one that supports Trumps bullshit claim that the Lafayette Park protest was violent on June 1st) for a bullshit photo-op where he displays that he has no clue how to hold a book, let alone the Holy Bible. I'd take Joe over someone who'll actively violate the constitution anyday.

[@joshualup10]

Damn, back when you could actually learn from the President.

[@jonathanlondon4265]

Sadly, no one will be learning from Biden or Trump.

[@antony9956]

@@jonathanlondon4265 Well said.

[@blewyd]

@@jonathanlondon4265 at least we aren't getting dumber under biden.

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

He could be a teacher.

[@cheesyriceo4]

@@blewyd doesnt mean we arent getting dumber 😅

[@carlosbrito675]

That’s my President I voted for you twice America needs you back.

[@mattdobson7598]

This hurts in 2024. Agree, or disagree with him, I sure miss having a president that can speak like this.

[@nearvanaman]

Ah. That's what a President is supposed to be like. I'd forgotten. Feels like 40 years ago.

[@danny2971]

Hahahah yeah fucking right. Most corrupt administration of all time

[@ihateforks]

Most corrupt president

[@romanmax8561]

What that guy was a total failure as president he was corrupt lazy and a liar . You can keep you doctor and your insurance will go down lol remember. Plus he illgally spied on trump tried to rig the 2016 election. Crazy this guys disinformation is still infecting people .

[@infinightsky]

I know! A thoughtful, intelligent and articulate grownup

[@skrapjac]

@@romanmax8561 Trump blackmailed schools to open or not get funded and had the post office defunded. But you find this guy corrupt?

[@bieassialaw6832]

And *THIS* is why they don’t like him! He was out there opening young people eyes to the truth ...... trump would never 🤨

[@khoale498]

I think people didn’t like him because he was a very intelligent speaker, but his policies did not match it. Like their life didn’t improve when he was in office. Not to say that trump is any better just pointing something out.

[@bieassialaw6832]

Khoa Le ... and that’s a very valid point...

[@horaciohernandez2850]

@@khoale498 That is a well thought reason.

[@angra1565]

Trump didn’t even know. He just existed

[@AlexVyncke]

@@BrocKelley he pretends to be a stable Genius. Think about him what you want, but he ain't either of those. He's a good Self-Marketeer, I'll give him that

[@KokowaSarunoKuniDesu]

A thoughtful President engaging with the issues revelaled by the question in a detailed, sincere and engaging way. Isn't that what we want in a President?

[@codyvandal2860]

No, it is not. This is gullible people who are swayed by sophistry and silly rhetoric. What we want is ultra-nationalism and the complete destruction of leftist progressive marxist evil.

[@97Multiphantom]

@@codyvandal2860 that’s what you want. The rest of the country wants someone who keeps them informed, brings them together, lifts them up, and gets things done.

[@MrKellz81]

@@97Multiphantom great comment!

[@blau6832]

@@codyvandal2860 JUST. SAY. That you want a Nazi regime in the USA. Stop talking around it, you assholes. Just admit to it.

[@codyvandal2860]

@@blau6832 Found the communist

[@randomthoughts9463]

Greatest Prez EVER!

[@bryanbunga1311]

This is not a rant Great stuff President Obama

[@claybeezy4356]

In this sense "rant" just means talking alot about the subject, which is why obama at the end jokingly said "wow i went on a rant there didn't i?"

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Yeah just because you didn’t put emotional energy into it doesn’t mean it’s not a rant. This was a mature rant

[@jspres86]

"This system doesn't work if people opt out." Bam. Hit it right on the head.

[@ronaldkregar7139]

🎯

[@Ferz2006]

FlickerDMauve87 Stupidity?

[@esSDeeThunder]

I liked Obama but was never a big fan. Man,I'm realizing now more than ever that he was a great president for us and the next 4-8 years are gonna be tough

[@supertrooper8280]

so easily fooled, I'm worried about the future with fellow humans as stupid as you in control of a laptop

[@JohnJM113]

no kidding right? The goverment has really taken a hold on how intelligent people are able to get. They're all so fucking retarded and its gross they can't even think for themselves.

[@Kenny-sh3si]

SUPERTROOPER We are waiting.

[@itstripstan]

Tim, you're doing a great job bro, but that idiot probably thinks Trump is more reliable than news organizations, so you really think he'll be able to comprehend the logic you have presented to him?

[@harveenbanga2959]

Please 4. 4 years, no wsy that childish dide is gonna be president again

[@dxcheong]

"You can't just complain...you gotta vote!" Tell 'em!!!

[@sevenaries]

Calm, collected, intelligent - is that too much to ask for in a president?

[@jasonlast7091]

Only for those who don't vote for one.

[@joelmedina7777]

Intelligent?? That's a stretch He was calm n collected for sure tho

[@hades773]

joel medina an intelligent brilliant man. You hear how eloquent his lexicon is? That’s intelligence.

[@pongthepgustafsson5016]

@@joelmedina7777 its enough. we all know you hate Obama

[@joelmedina7777]

@@pongthepgustafsson5016 hello generic stupid liberal #12,342

[@silesian99]

This is NOT a "rant." It's an ANSWER to a question. There is a big difference.

[@ebryan1990]

Obama himself jokingly called it a rant in the video.

[@StefanoMersi]

@@ebryan1990 Self-demoting irony ... it looks like it's ages ago...

[@ktbeatty]

@@ebryan1990 Yes, and that's where the title comes from to be sure. However, I understand Joseph, as things today on social media are so over the top that it's almost reflexive to point out the difference between an actual rant and an articulate statement.

[@tomtam8789]

@@ebryan1990 Self-deprecation, a nice quality we missed the last four years.

[@dkathrens77]

@@tomtam8789 with tRump it was always feces defenestration.

[@aabidamn]

Student: "What do you think about cynicism in this country?" Trump: "I called it! I called since 2004! The year before they even invented the word in the dictionary! I called it!" Student: "So are you a cynic?" Trump: "I don't talk about it anymore. I'm done talking about it. Really, I just don't talk about it anymore."

[@simonhej]

Student: "What do you think about cynicism in this country" Hillary: "Well that's a really good question. When is was secretary of state I worked very hard to end cynicism and as the record shows I did end it. But this isn't about cynicism, it's about protecting....... *continues on an unrelated tangent for 2 minutes*..... and that's why I am fit to be first woman to be president" Student: "So are you a cynic?" Hillary: "I have never been cynical and those who say that I have are only doing so because they are opposed to the fact that a woman might become president. But I want to talk about my opponent, who's cynical ...... *blabs blab blab*..... and after hearing this you might ask why am I not 15 points ahead!?"

[@Mithereaal]

+Simon idiot

[@simonhej]

+TheDMBfan insightful

[@SL-pg4dh]

I'm dead. 😂😂😂

[@Mithereaal]

Simon Engström Well there's no hope left for you

[@KarlRF_]

"Don't let me down" and "Down let your country down". - Hits so hard now with the upcoming election.

[@randompaperbag]

my thoughts exactly...

[@TextureCARE]

When the President was a Harvard Law Constitutional Professor.

[@cynthiabrent6479]

POTUS Barack Obama knows U.S. History and U.S. Politics the way one knows the palms of their hands-- much BETTER-- than that 🗑💩😝🍊🍄🤥🤥👖🔥👶 ✋365/24/7 either watching 🦊News or cheating at ⛳ when he's supposed to be doing his JOB! Don't boo-- VOTE!! 🗳 It'll be the best revenge against #BenedictDonald a.k.a. #DonTheCon!!

[@J1000-e3n]

Cynthia Brent Yup. In summary, vote

[@cynthiabrent6479]

@@J1000-e3n that's exactly right. DON'T BOO-- VOTE!! VOTE!! 🗳 OUT THE 🗑!!!

[@iRonlMoNKleY]

Don't you use the word stupid around me. You graduated at the bottom of your class, Barack. Note: this is satire by paraphrasing Trump during his first 2020 debate. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4DWiGaZn5pmfKs

[@grezende4056]

@@cynthiabrent6479 Honestly, I dont think using all these emojis is the best way to express your message. Its kinda hard to process, imo at least.

[@michelle60134]

God help us when American citizens think Obama is dumb and Trump is a genius says more about were America is today Vote for change 2020

[@Cheprock83]

Yes like trump saying that water is wet

[@reterumstrict1091]

TRUMP 2020🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Cheprock83]

Well there goes one

[@reterumstrict1091]

cheprock lol

[@TheRainier280]

The only change is out of the race unless a different republican competes with Trump Biden vs Trump is 2016 all over again

[@ashinethe]

Brilliant, genius. Thoughtful. Obama is the one of the best presidents of USA

[@TheSpectralFX]

And young people voted... for Trump... again. We are so freaking screwed.

[@00bikeboy]

As a non-American, I'm simply dumbfounded how you could hire this thoughtful, intelligent, well-spoken, good man, and then turn around and hire a guy like Trump. I just don't get it.

[@rextalon7763]

Our political system tends to rock back and forth. Not enough people vote. The ones who do tend to be charged up about something. So when you sitting president is Republican, the Democrats get angry, the Republicans get complacent. Vice versa for Democratic presidents. The past election, the Democrats were complacent enough to let a Republican in. The Republicans were angry and would follow anyone they saw as "strong". They haven't had strong leadership since Bush, so they went with the most vocal. Media outlets couldn't get enough of the verbal click-bait coming from the Republican front runner, so they kept giving him free air time. He didn't have to spend money to get ahead. All his competition had to raise money, and spend it on commercials. The "news" channels fucked us over. The Democrats fucked us over. The Russians and their proliferation of fake news fucked us over.

[@Dac85]

Tribalism's a helluva drug.

[@shaungovender1274]

Obama did a lot right but he forgot about the people that put him in office. He barely did anything he promised, and that is what turned a lot of people off. The genius of Trump was that he said exactly what people wanted to hear. And then to have the media and everyone call people hillbillys and uneducated if they voted for Trump just spurred people on. Also Clinton sank her own campaign.

[@booblejots]

But could he? My opinion on the American political system (and I did study it to degree level) is that it is needlessly opaque - amendments on bills that are completely unrelated, huge money ruling the leaders of both parties - the point is that nothing can really get done unless you break the rules like Trump. Clinton should never have been on the ballot paper, Sanders was the go to for the democrats and they missed the popular vote there. We have the same 'hillbilly, uneducated' comments about Brexit voters over this side of the pond - thing is, it is unfortunately often accurate. I think Obama was one of the best politicians for a long long time - of any country. Articulate, clear, honest and fair. One of the few that genuinely wanted to improve his country, but was held back by the vested interest inherent in the political system.

[@shaungovender1274]

We can go on forever on this topic, I will say that Trump and Obama have their fans. Everything Trump/Obama does/did is wrong and he should have done the oppisite, or everything was right. Why is no one inbetween? For a lot of things Trump does wrong he does do some good, the economy is booming right now. That is great, that means more jobs and less inflation ( however long it lasts) yet people who do not like him make it seem like a bad thing and are negative about it. His supporters conversly see no wrong when he says stupid things and so on. Politics is just a shitshow and I am glad that once I close KZbin i can just carry on with life and ignore all the bullshit.

[@julihouser7468]

I feel like most of us did not appreciated having him as a president. I miss him soooo much! 😭😭😭

[@x1plus1x]

Imagine if Trump got this question? "That's a horrible, unfair question and you're a terrible reporter!"

[@kilroy987]

"That's an amazing question, and you know people ask me, how is it you got so many votes, and I tell them, I know what people want. That's why they voted for me."

[@bneshel1514]

thank god noone can ask him anything there anymore

[@benrosasco2667]

Honestly I think he would’ve given a similar answer because Obama said a bipartisan truth

[@Bancheis]

@@benrosasco2667 I highly doubt it would be similar. Trumps vocabulary is a bit lacking, and he thinks everything is great and the best. He wouldn't be able to acknowledge there was a problem, unless it negatively affected him. I am not an anti-Trump person, just skeptical he could handle this kind of question with such a deep response. To be fair, I don't think Biden could answer it either. Obama really did nail this topic.

[@arrow2589]

@@Bancheis Exactly, Trump lives in a black and white world. And it's either for him or against him. Yes or no. Deal or no deal. He the lacks the self-awareness and technical knowledge to be able to answer a question like this.

[@millenialmusings8451]

How did America go from electing this guy to electing someone like Trump? 🤯

[@KarlOlofsson]

Because some people are tired of the government as a tool to improve things and just want freedom for people to fend for themselves. I.e. they don't want a government to vote about the direction of in the first place. They just want to solve problems on their own with their local communities. Otherwise a lot of coal miners just felt ignored when the government pushed for green energy and Trump literally said he wouldn't sell out their livelyhoods. That's my understanding from a European perspective at least. Nicely put words doesn't matter as much as you'd think if it's nearly impossible to make them a reality.

[@splatzec]

Bigotry, ignorance, and a lack of education.

[@turbokid8719]

Hey people voted for scam artist like Obama & Clinton also the bushes etc 😂

[@Shinbusan]

Interesting, ain't it?

[@turbokid8719]

Because people got tired of being BS to by politicians.

[@Zx30]

Alright, folks. You see the Likes to Dislikes ratio for this video? That's how our voting could look like in real life if we just went out and voted. Yes I know it's inconvenient to go out and vote, but remember that it's like that on purpose to get you to not to go. Beat them at their own game. Get to the polling station and flood it with votes.

[@thomasgooden]

yeah

[@thomasgooden]

lets be less cynical

[@nathanielroberts1]

That is not true. KZbin's algorithms are only going to show you Obama videos if they think you like Obama. The like-dislike ratio is not at all a fair representation of American political opinions.

[@noahmay7708]

@@nathanielroberts1 good point

[@lasagnahog7695]

After growing up under the Bush administration I'm still amazed, all these years later, that our president can string together not only a sentence, but whole thoughts that make sense!

[@DaDunge]

+Eric Loesch Oh Bus wasnät stupid, but he was avarage, in a job that should requre a great man (or woman).

[@K13-v1t]

hahahaha I know Bush was extremely ignorant and the republican party seem to be fond of those kinda guys . I mean they about to nominate Donald Trump how makes George Bush look like a figure of decency and intellect .How we end up here!?😱

[@AndrewFishman]

Vote for Bernie and you'll get someone eloquent, smart and fair. I can't understand why you Yanks are so enamoured of Hillary, provably the most controversial and divisive (and possibly the most corrupt) politician in your country. So, she's a woman. So, she's rich. But...

[@Samrx60]

Andrew Fishman: I am glad you included in your comment the word "possibly" when you judged Hillary as being corrupt. So far, there's no proof of any corruption. Ask Ken Starr, the hypocritical, recently-disgraced Republican who spent tens of millions of our money on Whitewater and other "scandals" and couldn't find illegality. Just sex. As for the word "provably," I think Trump is far more deserving of "the most controversial and divisive politician" (and demagogic) label you unfairly assigned to Hillary. When you've been a politician for 40 years, as Hillary has, you're likely to carry large baggage, especially when the entire Republican party has relentlessly kept throwing mud at you for entire decades and has made it its own mission to destroy you. Think. Educate yourself on American politics: how polarized people are these days; how the 24-hr cable TV & social media distort reality; and how uninformed the majority of Americans are.

[@gringoboy701]

It's funny reading this comment that was posted before we had to suffer Biden/Trump attempting to string a sentence together.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

God. I miss this man. This here is a unifier, not a divider, a bigot and a racist like we're stuck with now

[@_Ulisses_]

This is gold. This applies to so many countries and so many government structures nowadays that kinda scare us.

[@alxsend8045]

Trump would just stare at the student reporters, then point at them and yell "YOU ARE FAKE NEWS"

[@seanjoseph4611]

lol

[@1337Jogi]

Maritza Piccarillo If you think about it there is a lot of truth to that. Maybe not regarding the students but media in general. Obama also pointed it out here when he talked about the election ads. All these ads but also alot of the media is sponsored and influenced by one interest group or another. You will rarely know who is behind it and you always have to ask yourself if a "news" really tells the truth or misses important information. Even if the media told always the truth (whivh the surely dont) they can still very easily influence your thinking by just not mentioning opposing viewpoints. And before you start getting angry again: I am not fom the US and I surely don't like Trump.

[@transfo47]

@@LoveXGratitude No...they're literally student journalists. They write for their respective colleges.

[@2xkiller]

@@LoveXGratitude (& Everyone else yelling the Fake News mantra) So because some media outlets (Predominantly Faux News, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, CNN, Etc) produce "Fake News", Misleading News, Disinformation or pure Propaganda in the case of Faux News, all media or even a majority of media outlets produce Fake News? So, hypothetically, because someone in your family line is a criminal, so are you? Or because someone who does the same job as you do lies, you must also be a liar? Just curious here, but how much research have you actually invested into "Fake News"? And who and/or what did you use for your unbiased sources? One cannot claim to know the truth, to have found the truth, know who's lying or telling the truth, without there being some kind of source for all of that information. Logically that source cannot be biased or partisan because partisanship and bias are enemies of the truth. So obviously one cannot claim to know who Lies and who tells the Truth without an unbias source. So I am REALLY curious how you are so certain that all media or even a majority of media is fake news and I'm also curious what you consider to not be fake news? I mean what/who do you consider to be a reliable source for information?

[@2xkiller]

@@LoveXGratitude So where do you get your information on whats going on in the world around us? Or how do you know that they're misinforming you, if you don't watch it or don't use any other sources to counter it? I'm not saying there's complete and total honesty in reporting today or even 100 years ago. There has always been somebody out looking to misinform/disinform. But to say that everything all the MSM puts out is "Race Baiting", misinformation and completely intended to divide, is a bit presumptuous, particularly without having or using any form of counter-information to make that claim. For instance, NPR is a publically-funded news outlet, one that has the highest accuracy/factually rating of any MSM. They're part of the mainstream media. They're anything but Race Baiters, they have the best record of accurate information being reported, they actively try to unify, not divide, but you've obviously dismissed it with all the other outlets.

[@WidmerNoel]

On the topic of “making it harder to vote”. Here in Switzerland we get a letter home, we write down “yes” or “no” and then throw the letter into the next mail box located basically everywhere. Mine is 50m away from my home. We got about 4 weeks to educate ourselfs on the topic upon arrival of the letter and to return the letter. It doesn’t need to be returned on any specific day. Why should it be any more complicated than that? Voting in the US baffles me.

[@cameronno6039]

What you imply is correct. People in power do not want the masses to vote. It truly is that simple, unfortunately.

[@falcon1378]

When voting is an entire unit in our government classes, it’s safe to say people in power don’t want a diverse class of voters. You have to vote for someone to cast a vote for you here, which relays the misconception that our votes don’t matter, but in reality, the more you vote the more ideal the system becomes.

[@jantepas7511]

He holds a mirror up, not only for others, also for himself. This men would help America again. Great analysis.

[@easilyforgettableyoutubeco2149]

Nah fam, america has to die. What obama didnt mention is that media will corrupt or crash any saint devil or clown you put in your government. Your true leader is Rupert murdoch, well he is the leader of australia and co too but yea, he and his son aint going anywhere for the next couple decades so dont expect much to change. Btw you should realise the higher up the ranks of any party you go (Democrat or repubs) You will realise that they start to like their "opposition" more. The grunts, citizens, hate fight the other side with molotovs, riots and guns, full of hate. Politicians will do whatever they can to climb the ranks and hence will shit on the other side, but they know that the other side thinks the same way, so they coordinate to make drama and grab attention, both sides win. The news hosts say scripted lines to fuel the flames, but they realise that without the other party, they cant make as much money since there wont be as much anger, so they act out their lines with full of "anger and frustration" and smile as they watch the money flow. The news managers and ceos make big bomb, and all they do is tell the news hosts what to say, knowing that the more hate exists in your country, the bigger the cash flow, so they dont fix what aint broken, without their "other half", they would never had made this much money and hence begin to buddy up with their "enemies". TLDR: Yall gonna dieded, better evac before yall go to war

[@aFoolsMartyr]

@@easilyforgettableyoutubeco2149 you truly live up to your name!

[@aFoolsMartyr]

@Richard Riley thank God his successor will be gone by January! Stay mad!

[@matths226]

It’s so refreshing to hear an intelligent president. KAMALA 2024❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jalopyding9743]

Comparing this POTUS with the Potus after him , just like comparing a college professor with a kindergarten kid.

[@happybutterfly7124]

True that. But I would compare it to the college professor with a Harvard law degree vs a 2-3 year old whose main move is to throw a tantrum and/or randomly say all the words they've learned at one time. I had this experience when my daughter was hungry and walked up to me and said, "Pizza, bean beans, corn!"

[@LetsFightCrohns]

@@happybutterfly7124 that’s why the people voted him in

[@chbuki]

POTUS vs the dote-us.

[@KickinUpDust024]

And its so unfortunate. It makes me sad.

[@chino7316]

Shit up. You couldn't name a single thing Obama did right off the top of your head. You judge him based solely off his "presidential demeanor," but don't know anything about policy, and that's what's TRULY important.

[@re-unbox896]

Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you are watching this now (and watched all of it) remember to vote.

[@CRlMZlN]

I won't be responsible for the next neanderthal at the helm.

[@echo5226]

Vote Trump guys. Trump2020!!!😎

[@thomasgooden]

yeah

[@merrilouneigenfind104]

@@echo5226 Choose the US or choose Trump.

[@merrilouneigenfind104]

@@echo5226 Ah. Another hater of the US.

[@quedawgg]

7:30 “we’re the only major democracy in the world that actively makes it harder for people to vote” boy that aged well, unfortunately

[@petercalderon575]

Exactly

[@cube_2593]

@@goaway306 Not exactly laws, but not enough voting polls, statistically LESS voting polls in poor communities, a very bad mail in voting system that can deny certain people to vote, a current postmaster that ACTIVLY slows down the USPS to screw the election results, just a few examples.

[@jackiedaytona5273]

@@goaway306 He's mostly talking about gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is a shifting of US districts in states to theoretically proportionally represent US citizens for elections following that decade's census. But it's mostly used as a partisan method to redraw districts to get as many constituents who vote a specific way into districts that would typically vote for the other party. For example: Census 2010 ended up allowing Republicans to redraw districts to match their population preferences which allowed them to gain more seats in the house and senate. You may have a few very large cities in a state vote democrat and while typically that would result in atleast some democrat representation in congress, if you draw a district to slice that city in half and gather a bunch of rural votes you'll end up instead with a republican representative. That and the fact that some republicans want to make it difficult for people to vote by reducing mail-in voting and early voting and as of 2020 reducing the number of polling stations in certain cities. There is also a push to include more required identification in order to vote under the argument that elections are being hijacked by illegal immigrants and non-citizens. But, if you can't vote early or mail-in then you have to wait in line to vote in person and depending on where you live and how many polling stations you have you can easily end up waiting over 13 to 17 hours just to cast your vote on election day, if your vote isn't cast too late that is. There are actually videos of those waits if you don't believe me.

[@18bhfbpt61]

I would love to hear this sort of question posed to any of the current candidates for president.

[@klauspendolo1393]

“Don’t give away your power” - this man is a humble GIANT. I miss him...the clown in the office makes such a contrast to Obama 😓😢

[@joelmedina7777]

I miss him too. The way he gave radical terrorists in iran billions of dollars, created ISIS, accomplished nothing good in 8 years, empowered domestic terrorists like BLM/antifa, got more ppl on welfare, sent our jobs to China, sent our troops to protect other countries for free, and tried to force socialism into the medical field. I miss Obama so much lol

[@baselali7971]

joel medina bro

[@joelmedina7777]

@@baselali7971 if ur gonna come at me leftie, I hope u got the facts. Cause I do

[@theultrasound1394]

@@joelmedina7777 true

[@whosthere2707]

@@joelmedina7777 👏👏👏 hats off to you..I love when people lay down facts and others are to stupid to believe it or still want to argue when its facts

[@geebster.]

Thats a lot of coherent sentences. No President since could go 10 minutes on a single topic like this and make sense.

[@TCP2k10]

He's so well spoken that it hurts to see how badly the presidency regressed since he left

[@keetopuffs]

I know what you mean. He actually explained his thought process and it made sense while admitting Democrats weren't blameless and we shouldn't just appeal to the extremists in the parties.

[@danny2971]

He's going to jail. Treason. He's corrupt and you dummies eat up what he says

[@johnway1019]

Alma Chizzit please hold your breath until that day.

[@danny2971]

@@johnway1019 how bout you stfu instead ?

[@johnway1019]

Alma Chizzit aw did I hurt your little feelings. Suck it up buttercup because you sound like a delusional fool. So like I said please please please hold your breath until President Obama goes to jail. That way when you are gone there will be 1 less idiot in the world.

[@davidliu2243]

This guy is very well spoken. He should consider becoming president.

[@valar5028]

😅

[@otolocoly]

😅

[@christinalepih4566]

😂

[@flockenlp1]

Pls just slap a moustache onto him and elect him again. Brock Oberma for President!

[@vulturebitch]

@Pogostic09 Brilliant idea! I was listening to him and thinking why oh why cant we have this beautiful inteligent man four more years again! HE would know how to fix the mess the Orange Turd got us in, so yessss, lets vote for Brock Oberuma or something people! 😍👍

[@pianoraves]

Barayne 'The Rock' Jobama

[@deathmetal11111]

Why Biden just didn't just pick him for Vice President instead of that whiny idiot Harris I don't know...oh wait I do know. Because Democrats and the identity politics they adhere to means there neEeEeEeEeds to be a woman running.

[@vulturebitch]

@@deathmetal11111 Obama CANNOT run again for office. Once youve done your two terms, youre out for good. You can be an advisor on the side, or a consultant which is what he is doing, but he cant be a member of the WH again.

[@akadapper]

​@@deathmetal11111 I'm not American and even I know that if you've fulfilled maximum terms, you can no longer be part of a ruling administration. Or did you actually think that EVERY PRESIDENT EVER just stops caring about government and politics once they leave the White House? Why do the most opinionated possess the least knowledge...?

[@mgreene1623]

Stuff like this makes you miss having a president that’s intelligent and educated.

[@CanadaRulez4Ever]

“I am very highly educated” (c) Trump

[@L1KECLOCKWORK]

Ugh so much

[@robertoverbeeke865]

Stuff like this is material to share. November is coming

[@hf4040]

then go and vote please! We the World can't take it anymore :(

[@ronaldkregar7139]

I know, i was just thinking the same thing

[@thearabianmage]

“I’m counting on you guys, alright? Don’t let me down. Don’t let the country down.” What a guy ❤️

[@LaDeCR]

A good leader leads from behind, not from in front

[@ahkbarshabazzjenkins6690]

@@LaDeCR so that he gets shot last?

[@RiminiVirage]

This was a beautifully outlined and meticulously articulated argument for why the Democratic process needs everybody to be involved. It’s such a shame that this man cannot once again become president of the United States having served his two terms in Office. He brought respect dignity and integrity to the Oval Office.