I trusted him and thought he was a man of honor. I felt that he would represent me with intelligence and, again, honor.

he was given perhaps the shitiest hand to play and played it exceptionally well.

imagine he coming into office now, with a decent economy and mostly peace in the world (negating what trump is trying to stir up)

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How was I to know Dubyah was Drumpf-lite?

so eloquent, so cool, so Presidential. And he sang wonderfully, too. Sigh.

8 long years with a very hostile congress and they really could cook up no scandals. The two worst were Bengazi which was a total joke, and Patraeus' infidelity, who was a Bush hold over. No way to pin it on Obama.

at all compared that to the Repigs who did hold office.

Really, between Iran Contra, all the way through to the missing emails of GW's administration, you can't find a "scandal free" admin until Obama.

And he's able to share his knowledge in a manner that is understandable without being condescending. You're right about his careful speech. Thanks for a very interesting question.

We have lost respect from the rest of the world. We are no longer the leader of the free world, how long will it take us to get that back?

Yeah, it's not single-payer, and there's no "public option" insurance available, but it's a big step in a good direction.

He was the only politician in my lifetime who could grab me, excite me and inspire me with the grandeur and beautiful brilliance of oratory.

You can't fake that. He loved his wife and children and understood that others did too.
His honesty and ability to distill the information into policy. Sure do miss him.

...the above.

His dignity, decency and compassion.

looks, sense of humor he's hands down much superior to me.

In fact in my lifetime he is the only politician or public figure I can honestly say that about & I just turned 60. Sorry MLK, RFK etc.

my basic proof: He is able to live happily with his wife, teen age daughters, and mother-in-law. which is sort of joke until you examine its implications.

While still staying in touch with his inner "every person."

Being careful in what you say, thinking things out before saying them, the word that describes that approach is "conservative."

Republicans think they own that word, and that it means the opposite of "liberal." And in Republicanese, of course, it does. But in English, it does not. Republicans hate hearing that Obama was FAR more conservative than any of their wild-eyed radicals, but as far as the English definition of the word goes, he embodied the concept.

In Buddhism, it's that part of the Noble 8-Fold path call "Right Speech," which is to never lie, never use harsh words, to speak gently, and to not use words that cause dissention within the community. Quite a contrast with that fool in the WH now.

Now we have someone who can't find his. He never got the satisfaction of seeing President Obama angry.

Oh! Among other things I also love the way Obama put him down at the Correspondent's Dinner that year. Everyone laughed their asses off at Covfefe.

He's got great comedic timing. Sadly, I'm convinced his Trump jokes at the press event were the catalyst for "The Moron" to run.

The warmth they displayed as first family was infectious and genuine. Trips to area schools/shelters, Bo & Sunny, the vegetable garden, Girl Scout camp outs on the White House lawn, the science fairs, the hours staying up late to respond to letters from constituents, ALL the holidays, Michelle and Carpool Karoke, the people who were suprised by the FLOTUS and POTUS during White House visits (especially older African Americans), the comraderie between Barack and Joe, the celebration of the arts, etc..

<OPE>

People talk about how they would like to have a beer with W Bush, how he's just a "down to earth guy". I just thought W was kind of a dunce. A jovial clown. I don't have anything particular against a class clown, but it just isn't my cup of tea.

I would love to have a beer with President Obama. I cannot imagine the conversation we could have about a myriad of topics, cause the man was cerebral, but seemed super easy to relate to. He was just a human being who was doing the best he could (obviously he had a vast array of tools to do the job, but you could see the gears turning and the work he was doing. President Clinton was folksy and friendly, but there was still an little air of superiority there. I never saw that with President Obama. He was just solid. His intelligence was just there, just a part of him. He never put it in peoples' faces. Those who saw him as an elitist were just probably not very smart and were threatened by a Black man being smarter than they are. Me, I like to learn so I would have picked Obama's brain on all kinds of stuff.

he would actually read letters to him and respond.

As a side to this - the fact that he understood he was not the office, he was merely the current occupant.

Exactly what we don't have, now.

Honest to a tee! Not at a golf course either!
Gentle! Knows how to show sympathy and plays well w/others!
Well respected! Did not crave for respect from the American public!
Outstanding speaker! He is eloquent with his words and does need the best words to get his point across!

Did I miss anything?

And now I still like him because he isn't 45.

So much more.

We had it so good with him. I can't believe how low we have sunk with this assclown in the Oval Office. He is a disgrace to the office and Obama elevated it. I would do anything to have him and his family back.

I loved Spock. He made a better human then most of the humans he served with.

Obama is one of the best humans to walk this planet.

That orange creature isn't even human. I think most people on this good earth will be happy when it ceases to exists.

a wonderful speaker, articulate, passionate, caring, just felt you were safe, and he cared about people......sigh
and a warm smile, and was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.


I welcomed the change that came to America.......and felt we were moving on and growing up as a people and a nation.


Now look at us.....................I need not to say anything else.

Or at least tried to. Obama can't be faulted for the craziness of the GOP. But after the disastrous Bush years it felt good having a normal person at the helm of the Federal government again.

his agenda and stay above the fray. Plus, his political opponents, like John McCain respected him.

Don the con has money, but can't buy what Barack had.

A quality the current squatter in the White House will never have. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.

And he didn't provoke another country to start a war, either.

A noble man

I didn't like the TPP as written, but I knew Pres. Obama had a different view of trade when I voted for him. I will never forget the joy in 08 and 12 after working my fanny off to get him elected...and 12 was tough. It turned out fine,but it was tough. He was a great president and is a great man. My family had a picture of Roosevelt amongst family pictures...and I still have it...and have added a Picture of Obama and his family...one of the Christmas cards I received...enlarged it and framed it. He like Roosevelt saved this country. People don't understand how dire it was in 2009...without President Obama's careful strategy using the Fed mostly since the Republican traitors were more than willing to let the country fail in order win election...we would have had another depression. Also,He saved the autos and my husband's job...without President Obama, the country that gave birth to the automobile would have no longer manufactured them just as we don't make electronics and clothing these days.

...competent, conservative (small "c&quot , and classy.

PS: He has "a very good brain," unlike some other Presidents!

PSII: His "scandals" were FOX news fakes. We lose people, sadly; other Presidents lose more (like Reagan in Lebanon). And, his "crimes" according to FOX are not crimes because his did (Executive Orders) what he thought legal - and other Presidents have been more successfully challenged for doing unconstitutional stuff!

President Obama will be considered one of the Greatest.

I didn't wake up every day wondering what he had done to us overnight. I was not appalled at his behavior in public. I did not worry that the white supremisists were taking over. He family was beautiful and stable, he was able to put together a complete sentence. I could go on and on. Truthfully, now that we have this monster, GWB looks sane.

His ability to face the ugliest the right wing threw at him and hold his head high and continue doing what he thought was best for his country.

And, he never had me saying "I wish I could move to Canada." every five minutes. What I liked best was that he actually gave me hope that our country would get better than it is. That hope is long gone. I wish I could move to Canada.

Trump sees everyone as something to use or discard for his own or his cronies enrichment.

Heart and Spirit.

humor, smile, tact, considerateness, baby-whisper abilities, kindness, honesty, so many things.

And as someone who is also a deliberative thinker--I express myself much better in writing where I can pause and edit as opposed to speaking from the stump--I really appreciated that from the President.