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sheshe2

(83,788 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:18 PM Sep 2019

This. A Mic Drop for the ages.

I never saw this until tonight.



Barack Obama had quite a drop the mic moment on Monday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!—and he didn't even actually have a microphone.

The President of the United States gamely read "Mean Tweets" from social media users across the country—including one from Donald Trump. Obama kept a straight face as he read Trump's tweet saying he "will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the United States!" Without missing a beat, the current POTUS fired back at his wannabe successor. "Well, @realdonaldtrump," said Obama, "at least I will go down as president." He followed that zinger with a dramatic iPhone drop. (See what we mean about Obama not needing a mic?)

This obviously was not Mr. Obama's first mic drop moment.

https://www.eonline.com/news/804504/thanks-obama-for-these-drop-the-mic-presidential-moments


"Well, @realdonaldtrump," said Obama, "at least I will go down as president." He followed that zinger with a dramatic iPhone drop.

Repeat:

"Well, @realdonaldtrump," said Obama, "at least I will go down as president." He followed that zinger with a dramatic iPhone drop.


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This. A Mic Drop for the ages. (Original Post) sheshe2 Sep 2019 OP
Perfection! Nevilledog Sep 2019 #1
The disrespect for this genuinely good man (and good president) appalls. dawg day Sep 2019 #2
President Obama kwolf68 Sep 2019 #5
Slanderish: English teacher to the rescue jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #20
Okay, I learned a new one! lastlib Sep 2019 #24
I've been told I have a monstrous jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #26
I'm digging that word. Blue_playwright Sep 2019 #25
The noun form is even better jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #27
Mahalo, she! Cha Sep 2019 #3
He did it all with the iphone drop. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #7
Love the expression on President Obama face..so animated without asiliveandbreathe Sep 2019 #4
The expression...disgust. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #37
OK. yes. That gets my approval lunatica Sep 2019 #6
Hugs, lunatica. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #8
Back at ya lunatica Oct 2019 #39
Whoa. Love it! Tipperary Sep 2019 #9
Miss that guy so much! Frustratedlady Sep 2019 #10
Well.............Miss me yet? sheshe2 Oct 2019 #38
Cool! Just so good to see his "for real" smile. Frustratedlady Oct 2019 #40
Wonderful! JohnnyLib2 Sep 2019 #11
Ooooooo, I bet that made 45's head explode. Laffy Kat Sep 2019 #12
That response seems to have aged well. mwooldri Sep 2019 #13
Class act ALL of the time. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #14
Bazinga! George II Sep 2019 #15
Thank you. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #16
President Obama has humility, self respect, and a GREAT sense of humor! FakeNoose Sep 2019 #17
I miss him so much. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #19
Brilliant! gademocrat7 Sep 2019 #18
Ouch! krispos42 Sep 2019 #21
(Do they make orange Sharpies???) lastlib Sep 2019 #29
Yes, I have one. n/t aggiesal Sep 2019 #31
It's Halloween season krispos42 Sep 2019 #33
Awesome MustLoveBeagles Sep 2019 #22
When was this ? Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #23
Follow the link. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #28
Didn't show clip :( Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #41
But I thought dump wanted to be Number 1 (Worst President)? rickyhall Sep 2019 #30
Sadly, Obama was wrong Polybius Sep 2019 #32
Remember when we thought W (controlled by Cheney) was the worst POTUS ever? OnlinePoker Oct 2019 #34
Post removed Post removed Oct 2019 #35
Hey. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #36
It would have been a mic drop for the ages. Captain Stern Oct 2019 #42

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
2. The disrespect for this genuinely good man (and good president) appalls.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:22 PM
Sep 2019

But of course he handled it with class, humor, and perfect timing.
And looked quite handsome as he did it.

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)
5. President Obama
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:26 PM
Sep 2019

Is 1000x the man the Orange Dump is. Feel free to disagree with PBO all you want, but the man exuded supreme class and dignity. He was unflappable even amidst some of the most slanderish (not a word) bullshit any President has ever had to endure. What did President Obama do? Stayed above it, didn't tweet like a little bitch, he worked hard for the nation he so proudly served.

YES, there were things about the Obama administration policies I'd have liked to have seen go different (I really think we need single payer and they really did little with college tuition), but by and large he advocated mostly good policies and was a MAN we could be proud of, a brilliant scholar and a fine statesman.

I fucking miss him.

jayschool2013

(2,312 posts)
20. Slanderish: English teacher to the rescue
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:49 PM
Sep 2019

The word you're looking for is "slandrescent."

You can trust me; I'm a pedant.

lastlib

(23,244 posts)
24. Okay, I learned a new one!
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:58 PM
Sep 2019
Thank you, jayschool!

I've been told I have a monstrous working vocabulary, but I'm wise enough to know there are a million words I could stand to learn, and I just found one! Stored! (glad to know a fellow pedant! )

Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
25. I'm digging that word.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:59 PM
Sep 2019

Fellow English instructor for a community college! (Former, I’m a playwright now.) 👋 👋 👋

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
4. Love the expression on President Obama face..so animated without
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:24 PM
Sep 2019

saying a word....awesome..thank you sheshe2...

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
10. Miss that guy so much!
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:58 PM
Sep 2019

Loved the Biden/Obama memes, as well. Now would be a good time to revive them. We could use some humor.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
13. That response seems to have aged well.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:06 PM
Sep 2019

Obama finished his two terms. Will the Tangerine Idi-Amin make it through his first? Who knows?

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
14. Class act ALL of the time.
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:10 PM
Sep 2019

Doesn’t matter what PBO does or doesn’t do...he will always be a better, man, human, dad, husband and of course, PRESIDENT than the MF who can just put THAT in his adderall pipe and suck on it.

BAM!

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
17. President Obama has humility, self respect, and a GREAT sense of humor!
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:23 PM
Sep 2019

I'm sure it bothers him all the horrid stuff Chump says about him, and yet Obama has kept it to himself because he already knows how this will end up! Chump is slowly backing himself into a corner, and there's no way out.

President Obama, thank you!

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
21. Ouch!
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:52 PM
Sep 2019

I think Donnie Two-Scoops lost his eyebrows on that one.

It's fixable though... just use a Sharpie!

Polybius

(15,428 posts)
32. Sadly, Obama was wrong
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 11:15 PM
Sep 2019

The right-wing loves to use this clip and many others from 2015 and 2016 dismissing the possibility of a Trump presidency.

OnlinePoker

(5,722 posts)
34. Remember when we thought W (controlled by Cheney) was the worst POTUS ever?
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:04 AM
Oct 2019

How could it possibly have gotten so bad that this buffoon was given that office?

Response to sheshe2 (Original post)

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
42. It would have been a mic drop for the ages.
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 08:59 AM
Oct 2019

It would have been, if his prediction had actually been correct.

Unfortunately, trump was elected just a couple of weeks later.

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