Not Yes I Can. It’s Yes We Can

At least 64 of Barack Obama's former staffers are running for federal, state, or local elective office this year, a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 27, 2018

Orator In Chief

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Jacqueline OBoomer: Orator-in-Chief

He wrote what he saw “in Lincoln’s eyes”
And to some of us reading it was no surprise
That we were certainly in for a treat
When Barack H. Obama rose to his feet
Remember when we heard him speak
At that Democratic National Convention
His remarks got rave reviews in ’04
Much more than honorable mention

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And during his first presidential campaign
When we craved to hear him even more
Remember he told us that we … we …
Were the ones we’d been waiting for
When he cajoled we’re ” … a nation of immigrants …
… strangers once, too,” he stood tall
Prodding us to come together as one, for
“Embracing tribe dooms us all”
From his loftiest words heard in a consoling speech:
“Faith doesn’t mean that you don’t have doubt”

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To his hysterically funny two words to the press:
“Obama, Out!”
Sometimes he delivered oration in a hymn
Often his words caught us all on fire
This man seems to have come out of history
In colonial days, he’d have been a town crier
We love this man, his mind, voice, and tone
We see he’s armed us better than we were before
And when we wonder if we’ll be able to go it alone
We whisper we are the ones we’ve been waiting for
And isn’t that the proof of the orator he’s been
And the fact we seldom see his kind
We’re not sure which of our heartstrings he pulled
But we know he also left his words in our minds
And this year we thank him
Genuinely, without measure
For being Orator-in-Chief
And our national treasure

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Our Obama Moment

Early Bird Chat

9 years ago, I was lucky enough to be working for a man who would show the world what it means to hope. #YesWeCan https://t.co/o0YftiW0yu

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Josh Earnest (@PressSec) January 03, 2017

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All Times Eastern

9:35AM: President Obama attends a meeting of the House and Senate Democratic Caucuses to discuss the Republican agenda to repeal Obamacare; U.S. Capitol

11:05AM: President Obama meets with Combatant Commanders and Joint Chiefs of Staff; Cabinet Room

1PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing

2:30PM: President Obama participates in the Armed Forces Full Honor Review Farewell Ceremony; Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

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Eight Years Ago

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In '08, this was the time @davidaxelrod asked to see the NH concession speech. To which @rhodes44 and I replied, "What concession speech?"

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 10, 2016

...since @POTUS asked us to write the speech as if it'd be a long road ahead no matter what, we realized it worked as a concession too...

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 10, 2016

...we changed the opening line to "Congratulations, @HillaryClinton!" and kept the rest as is #yeswecan

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 10, 2016