I was 35 and pulled over on the side of the road because I was so overcome with emotion. Others pulled over with me. We all listened to the president speech. I’m a white guy from the south and, for the first time … believed in America. As we listened, African American, Hispanic and whites leaned in to hear my little radio in my pickup. Then we all hugged and cried. Looked to the future and felt great about America. Thank you President Obama.
Was Obama actually any good? My impression of him was a good talker but lacking in follow though. Wish he had move in Syria 🇸🇾 using a coalition, letting the Russian jump in was a huge mistake. America has a big problem with shootings, why has successive presidents done nothing about this...!?!?
Regardless of your political allegiances...you can't deny that Obama was one of the greatest public speakers of all time. The power to move and inspire with hope and not fear and division.
Coming from a hard-line right winger, I have to agree. And yes, he did do good for America, but with a cost. The cost is spiralling debts, abandoning foreign allies, silencing conservatives (political correctness), increasing racial tensions, loss of jobs, etc. Obama spoke at length of the positives of his program - it's what he didn't say is the problem.
Like Trump or not, I'm going on record to say he'll win reelection. The Democrats shot themselves in the foot nominating Biden, who is no Obama. Literally every cotton-picking candidate running against him for the Democratic nomination would do better than Biden. Sanders is more inspiring. Gabbard is uber-attractive. Buttigieg is youthful and exciting. O'Rourke is Obama 2.0, charisma wise. But they had to pick the washed-up Biden?? The guy with an investigation hanging over him?
@@broadstreet21 well the great depression didnt really get handled, it resulted in the bloodiest armed conflict in history and america only recovered so well because there was an ocean between them and the enemy so no bombing of their infrastructure
@@maltegodkas4931 I was responding to the 2008 recession being called "unprecedented." Because the great depression was far worse, as was the 70s stagflation. And Obama's handling of the economy resulted in compounding massive debt and propping of a fake economy.
Notice how when then President-Elect Obama said how he had received a gracious concession call from Senator John McCain, no one booed at the mention of McCain's name. And then, Obama went on to praise McCain as a brave and dedicated leader who made our country better, and how he wanted to work alongside him. What a shocking difference 10 years makes. I hope that one day, we can return to this level of civility in our American political life.
Im really tearing up. When President Obama was elected I was just 13. I really didn't understand the significance of it. But now that I've been through 3 years of college I understand that this shows that anything is possible. I can tell my children that i lived through the administration of a black president and as a young black man it shows that I can defeat all odds.
Deondre J. Jackson I was 13 as well and I say this all the time it was a moment in history we may never see again but I was glad to be alive and witness history being made. I didn’t realize how much this moment would mean 10 years later!
Don't cry Deondre. Because of what you lived, your children will hear your story; watch you bear witness to what was; and be inspired to vote and contribute to the great nation our ancestors built. OUR Beloved President is the first African-American president, but by God's grace, he will NOT be the last. Be encouraged. Be blessed.
The look on people’s faces. The way we felt. We deserve this...more than ever now. Please vote. It’s not about politics. It’s about the rest of your life.
@@danielplayz4421 who’s Brandon? If you are talking about Joe Biden, then I’ll have to disagree. Afghanistan was a failure, in the sense that it didn’t go smoothly (but we most certainly should have withdrawn and I’m happy we’re out). Inflation isn’t his fault, it was caused by the pandemic as the president has no control over such things. Gas prices being up are due to supply chain issues, also not his fault.
Why would I want to go back to the Obama era, He was the start of what mess we have right now, I voted for him the first time with the hope that fresh young ideas in the White House would move this country forward I didn't care about what color the man skin was, But now the color of your skin is who you are according to this installed government we have now. I am white if your wondering. But after I saw how our jobs were leaving this country, and how the American working class was his last concern, I did not vote for him the second time. I voted for Trump in 2016 and I am proud of that vote first time a President did everything he campaigned he would do and I voted for him again in 2020, and I will vote for President Trump again in 2024 if he runs.
I cried like a baby I gathered my daughters around me who at the time where the ages were 9, 6 and 2. I explained to them how important this night was and I want them to remember for the rest of their lives and I was saying these things to them as I was crying my eyes out 🤧😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I was in the 8th grade and stayed up on this night to see him elected. 4yrs later I was able to vote and see him get elected again. I may not never live to see another African American become President again but I thank God I saw Obama walk back out that stage that night....
❤ 🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
A lot of people can talk, but few have the mind and resolve to actually carry out the office. Many get elected to office, do a poor job, but they are able to talk their way around to make you think they did a good job and you believe it.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever.
@@Lightning-lv4bx wrong lol. He was a great president who did his best amid fist screaming AIPAC and Jews trafficking the worst president myth because he was a fair man.
Some people wait a life time for a moment like this... Blessed to witness thIs historical Moment. Obama was indeed a great president. God bless you EX POTUS. 🙏🏽
I remember my mom waking me up to watch this history. I was 7 years old on this day, and I’ll remember it forever. My mom passed in 2013 and this is one of my favorite memories of her to this day. Yes we can!
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too foreverq
I will always remember this day, where I was, praying for the results all day and night, sobbing in my car watching this speech live whole waiting for my (ex)husband to get off work. I remember calling my mom and screaming and bawling and just freaking out. Goosebumps. Feeling such a release. Feeling so hopeful. So proud of my country and my president. Damn I miss the hell out of him so much. 😭😭 Mr. President, I wish you could come back.
And now this snake is calling the country and people that elevated him to presidency of the free world racist! He says blacks are oppressed. Barack we want your type of oppression. Trust me no one admired him more than I did until this year after I turn off cnn and msnbc and seek the truth myself. Obamas are hypocrites
I miss him too. In 2008 At 14 years old. I was in my room by myself Watching the results and waiting with such excitement. As soon as he spoke I knew this was going to be historic. I just was so drawn into everything he was saying. You couldn't help but listen.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forevers
I had been watching The Daily Show that night with live updates (it was called “InDecision 2008” or something like that), and I’ll never forget the moment when Jon Stewart said that the latest update from CNN declared that the president elect was Barack Obama. Then they showed his smiling face on the TV screen, and the audience screaming with joy and delight at the news. I literally jumped up and down in my living room, screaming, crying, and everything in between. One of the happiest moments of my life.
For all you haters, remember what our economy was going through when he was elected and how 10 years later, it's the strongest it's been in a generation. Thanks Obama! No really, THANKS!
Analyzed this speech in my first year of A Levels for English Language, only last year. JFK's inaugural address too. And I still remember how back in '08 we rejoiced along with America when Obama was first elected. Everyone did - it didn't matter what country/ethnicity/religion/community you belonged too. I was only 10 then. True unifying moment. Lots of love from Karachi, Pakistan. 💛💛💛
That right there is a leader. One of the greatest orators i've ever heard. Really inspiring. We're going from this to a guy who's every other sentence is "It's gonna be great".
You have to admit, even though his speech is drawn out, he did a good job of trying to unite people and ignite enthusiasm in his speech. He's a great speaker. He didn't say things like the american people are angry or things like that, he appealed to many different groups and said we all fall on the common identity, Americans. He was the first black president but he didn't use that as a pedestal here but as an achievement for the country's democracy. Classy move.
It's too bad he spent the next eight years having all that hope beaten out of him. And now we're on the edge of the most negative, hateful, destructive election in a century. I feel for the guy. I bet he can't wait to get out of there.
Phil Buckhouse Honestly when I think of America, I feel like it's not run by the president or congress but the wealthy. Really. That's what America is. The money is what corrupts the government. The greed. It almost seems like Obama was used. You know the way the media is. They can put any spin on it. In the end, though some were angry, his election made America look. It really set a smokescreen for 8 more years of inequality between the rich and poor. Fuck what Obama wanted to actually do though. Right? lol that's what it seemed like his whole 8 years to me. People stopped paying attention after he got elected. This corruption of the election process is now being more heavily scrutinized than ever in this years election. It's now a public debate and conversation how big money influences politics. I watched a video of young Obama talking of his dislike for big money. And I wonder if he likes Bernie and his ideas or if he has changed for good and is now convinced big money is the only way to go in politics. Part of me thinks a little piece of him at his roots wants Bernie to prove him wrong. In essence, when you look at all Obama has done, no, he wasn't that amazing. But he couldn't be. When he had republican vow to block anything he wanted passed the day he was elected, other people saying they wish he would fail(meaning that country would have failed too), etc., his potential was caged.
@@Onlyrealmusic4life Big money and Congress to me.. are one and the same. His election threatened to upend the status quo. Not just money but class. The right got louder and Obama seemed to believe that Americans would see through their non-sense. As if we ALL went to Harvard. Sad. I love what he stood for in this election and it was amazing that he got to THIS speech carrying the same idealism that won so many over to him from the start. In the end.. America failed out of FEAR of change. Even those of us who voted for him started to doubt. Kudos to this man.
@@Onlyrealmusic4life U are not wrong, all these politics are played by the wealthy. But if u get a man like General Washington, u can bet he can lead the country well, and better than any of this so called politicians.
I’m still crying at this I’m 2019. I will never forget this moment. I worked at the gap on 5th ave in New York and afterwards me and my co-worker walked to Rockefeller plaza and watch it on a huge screen. It was beautiful to witness this. We were young and jumping around hugging each other with joy.
Had to come back and watch it again. Maybe you are right..I just don't understand. Looking at the people in the crowd with tears and hope in their eyes...I jut hope in 4 years we can hear from someone just as awe inspiring as Obama was.
Obama left Office in a country, so devided, so desperate, so sick n tired of its political class, that Trump was possible. Let that sink in. Obamas legacy has a name: Donald J Trump. The fact dems chose Obamas very own chosen VP as candidate to go against Trump, is just another manifestation of a huge disconnect to reality and millions of americans. They cant accept Trump cause they cant accept their failure. Has to be the russians..right? Pathetic.
Realthinx You know Obama’s team left Trump a playbook to deal with pandemics and he threw it out, right? 200,000+ deaths are on Trump’s hands and all you can do is deflect
@@benwasserman8223 you reply with Corona to a 3 year old comment. Jokes are on yourself Sir. I made a point on how it was even possible for Trump to get elected. You may realize i dont even take a side unlike you. So im in no need of deflecting anything. Democrats never accepted the result of their own failure even 3 years later. Still praising Obama who made Trump possible - clear sign of ignoring simple logic and reality. Could it be Obama wasnt all that great, besides his stunning political talent and rhetoric capabilities? Reality already answered that- well, for all who actually wants to see it. You replied to none of my words, thats an actual deflection. Cheers
I remember during this time in Ghana my motherland, we the kids memorized this speech and recited it with pride in our hearts. We were so proud of him and still are.
Whenever I'm feeling down, I come back and watch this speech. It never fails to make me relive that feeling of euphoria that the world shared on that night.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
At the time when America is voting for the next president. I had to go back in history to a season like this. When the people changed history and the phrase YES WE CAN!!became a reality before our eyes. I was only 10 and watched this prodcast at one of the lecture halls in Kenya and 12 years later a season like this America votes.
Joseph Polk yah all talk and no action. As a former Obama supporter, it hurts me to say it but it’s the truth: Obama was a fraud. He promised change but didn’t deliver.
Becoming brought me here. I am senegalese and it was 6am in Senegal when we got the news. I will always remember of my mom’s joy telling me see everything is possible my baby. I will never forget this day.
@@eiyalfogel459 wym falsely claimed victory 🤣 80 million ppl decided they had enough of trumps bs. y’all are the real sheep u will blindly follow trump to the end of the earth lol
I was in 3rd grade on this night, and I don’t remember it that well. I wish that I did, but i was simply to young to understand how historic this election was. Watching this now at age 21 gives me a nostalgic feeling despite not remembering it that well. It’s a weird feeling but this man was president when i was in middle school and most of high school. I can proudly say I lived through the first black US President in history and will live to tell about it.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
I put this speech on my ipod and listened to it as I jogged the next morning. At the time in my life i was pondering weather or not I would continue my boxing career and also still picking up the pieces of my personal life after my divorce the previous year. I was inspired for a new beginning and brighter future!
I remember this day. I was 18 my first election I voted in. With all my college room mates we got together and just felt that we really were apart of history.
i remember when he won the election, i was in 5th grade. When he was inaugurated, every class had it televised while we did our work the entire day. what a time.
This was the last election night America truly felt like the United States of America! John McCain’s concession speech truly made me PROUD to be an American! Obama’s victory speech gave me HOPE for America! Both men were the epitome of honor & class!
Amazing speech...indeed a brilliant orator...i guess people are being too hard on him..he got a messed up country when he started..n he aint a magician to change things overnight..his predecessors did a bad job..n he did try his level best to bring things back to shape..
Who come here to listen Obama after a decade? 🙂 don’t know why but the feeling I have always had is like he is one of our family member. Love you Mr. Obama 🥰
Watching this on January 5th 2020 and crying because how far America has fallen, once again.. change did come Change did happen but the evilness that dwells in the dark will always linger and show its face again, praying FOR THIS FEELING TO ARISE ONCE more like it did on this day in 2008
I'm born and raised in Chicago, I watched this from my home on the north side I couldn't even get close to downtown I've never been so proud in my life to see an acceptance speech in my life.
This is a man who will go down in history as the American president with the most intellect, and as the the most loved and respected leader, even by his opponents - a great man. The depth of love that he feels for his countrymen, and the awesome responsibilities facing him as President, show on the emotions on his face this night. This is not an entirely happy night for him. He has taken on a burden never before experienced by any other president.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forevers
I’m a god damn mess watching this. Completely overcome with emotion. As a young transgender woman he gave me so much. He gave me hope that anyone in America can make their dreams come true. Best president ever. Thank you President Obama for bringing change to America!
I watched this live. Seeing Jesse Jackson fall to his knees in tears to this young president & his beautiful family was a night full of joy & happy tears.
Am an African-America,born and raised in United States Of America with roots in Kenya.I have never been so happy than this night.2024 am running for Illinois State Senator having cleared Harvard law.One day the Government of the People ,by people and for the people will come to United States Again.
I was 35 and pulled over on the side of the road because I was so overcome with emotion. Others pulled over with me. We all listened to the president speech. I’m a white guy from the south and, for the first time … believed in America. As we listened, African American, Hispanic and whites leaned in to hear my little radio in my pickup. Then we all hugged and cried. Looked to the future and felt great about America. Thank you President Obama.
and then trump happened...
Charles Martel You are a true moron.
@Charles Martel dixit inbred maga hat wearer
Just reminiscing of the good ole days. Well said brother
Was Obama actually any good? My impression of him was a good talker but lacking in follow though.
Wish he had move in Syria 🇸🇾 using a coalition, letting the Russian jump in was a huge mistake. America has a big problem with shootings, why has successive presidents done nothing about this...!?!?
Regardless of your political allegiances...you can't deny that Obama was one of the greatest public speakers of all time. The power to move and inspire with hope and not fear and division.
Coming from a hard-line right winger, I have to agree. And yes, he did do good for America, but with a cost. The cost is spiralling debts, abandoning foreign allies, silencing conservatives (political correctness), increasing racial tensions, loss of jobs, etc. Obama spoke at length of the positives of his program - it's what he didn't say is the problem.
Yep
@@broadstreet21 I would love to hear your thoughts on the orange wonder holding the reigns now
@@gareygordon1407 Long story short, he beat my expectations.
Like Trump or not, I'm going on record to say he'll win reelection. The Democrats shot themselves in the foot nominating Biden, who is no Obama. Literally every cotton-picking candidate running against him for the Democratic nomination would do better than Biden. Sanders is more inspiring. Gabbard is uber-attractive. Buttigieg is youthful and exciting. O'Rourke is Obama 2.0, charisma wise. But they had to pick the washed-up Biden?? The guy with an investigation hanging over him?
How the hell was anyone supposed to compete with that, He set the record for another 100 years.
70 million popular votes. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Biden 2020 🇺🇸
Well only his predecessors can compete. America has only gone downhill after the days of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, or Roosevelt.
@Formidable Legend123 most people think the opposite. Not just in the United States, but the world.
Biden: Hold my malarkey.
This man took over after an unprecedented economic crisis. He deserves more credit than he gets
Ever heard about the Great Depression? Or the recession and stagflation of the 70s?
@@broadstreet21 well the great depression didnt really get handled, it resulted in the bloodiest armed conflict in history and america only recovered so well because there was an ocean between them and the enemy so no bombing of their infrastructure
@@maltegodkas4931 I was responding to the 2008 recession being called "unprecedented." Because the great depression was far worse, as was the 70s stagflation. And Obama's handling of the economy resulted in compounding massive debt and propping of a fake economy.
LOL all they did was print money and spend it.. yea real brave and unprecedented alright
And he left the country better than he inherited it
Notice how when then President-Elect Obama said how he had received a gracious concession call from Senator John McCain, no one booed at the mention of McCain's name. And then, Obama went on to praise McCain as a brave and dedicated leader who made our country better, and how he wanted to work alongside him. What a shocking difference 10 years makes. I hope that one day, we can return to this level of civility in our American political life.
NXTWomenFan social media ruined all forms of class in America.
I’m not religious, but for this I can only pray
@@himynamelscolinprayer changes things 🙏
I totally agree
@@oriondezine5879 Ironic how a creation meant to bring people together has actually driven people apart
Im really tearing up. When President Obama was elected I was just 13. I really didn't understand the significance of it. But now that I've been through 3 years of college I understand that this shows that anything is possible. I can tell my children that i lived through the administration of a black president and as a young black man it shows that I can defeat all odds.
Same i was 11
we wuz kangz n sheet doe homie
Deondre J. Jackson I was 13 as well and I say this all the time it was a moment in history we may never see again but I was glad to be alive and witness history being made. I didn’t realize how much this moment would mean 10 years later!
Don't cry Deondre. Because of what you lived, your children will hear your story; watch you bear witness to what was; and be inspired to vote and contribute to the great nation our ancestors built. OUR Beloved President is the first African-American president, but by God's grace, he will NOT be the last. Be encouraged. Be blessed.
@Formidable Legend123 Nah you're just a white supremacist
I'm not even American I get emotional ever time while watching this
Azeen who doesnt! Mee too always
The electoral college is a joke.
Let the people vote.
I know exactly what you mean. I feel the same all the way in South Africa.
Electoral college only works for fucking conservative republicans.
I'm European and I feel the same way
The look on people’s faces. The way we felt. We deserve this...more than ever now. Please vote. It’s not about politics. It’s about the rest of your life.
I remember how unified this country was during this night, if only we could go back.
Not really, the tea party was strategizing behind the scene about how to make his presidency a failed one
We can. Yes we can.
@@brremsilverte.9022 now we have Brandon in the WH and he is really killin’ it. High gas prices, inflation, and Afghanistan failure .
@@danielplayz4421 who’s Brandon? If you are talking about Joe Biden, then I’ll have to disagree. Afghanistan was a failure, in the sense that it didn’t go smoothly (but we most certainly should have withdrawn and I’m happy we’re out). Inflation isn’t his fault, it was caused by the pandemic as the president has no control over such things. Gas prices being up are due to supply chain issues, also not his fault.
Why would I want to go back to the Obama era, He was the start of what mess we have right now, I voted for him the first time with the hope that fresh young ideas in the White House would move this country forward I didn't care about what color the man skin was, But now the color of your skin is who you are according to this installed government we have now. I am white if your wondering. But after I saw how our jobs were leaving this country, and how the American working class was his last concern, I did not vote for him the second time. I voted for Trump in 2016 and I am proud of that vote first time a President did everything he campaigned he would do and I voted for him again in 2020, and I will vote for President Trump again in 2024 if he runs.
The crowd is a sea of diversity, as is the country. This was one of the happiest days of my life.
I cried like a baby I gathered my daughters around me who at the time where the ages were 9, 6 and 2. I explained to them how important this night was and I want them to remember for the rest of their lives and I was saying these things to them as I was crying my eyes out 🤧😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Trump2024 🤞🏻
@@tashaharper4090that’s beautiful
Someone is watching this today
Yep
Yep June 24 2020
yep september 28 2020.
Yep Nov 12, 2020
Yep!! Nov 13 2020 with same emotion I had 12 years ago!
I was in the 8th grade and stayed up on this night to see him elected. 4yrs later I was able to vote and see him get elected again. I may not never live to see another African American become President again but I thank God I saw Obama walk back out that stage that night....
I miss him..
Pharoah M 🙏🏽
Sejal Khan miss him so much
OVA DESO I pray I do !!!
Same here
It's Thursday, October 10, 2019 and I needed a moment to feel good again so I came back just to see this.
I return to this speech often. You never realize what you've got until it's gone. 😢
❤ 🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
Barack Obama is an excellent President and great man
He is a great GREAT man first
Miss a president that can talk
A lot of people can talk, but few have the mind and resolve to actually carry out the office. Many get elected to office, do a poor job, but they are able to talk their way around to make you think they did a good job and you believe it.
4:35 the way he praised McCain, the man has a lot of respect for his rival. props for both of them
Who's here after watching Bidens speech?
Me!
Right here, Im brimming with joy. I cant explain how happy I am that Biden won.
Yes I am!
Yep
@@ashtoncasey2873 I'm not American but I'm happy that clown didn't get re-elected. Finally decency on the world stage can be restored.
Obama is calm, cool, and charismatic.
I’m rewatching it in 2020, remembering how proud, united and full of hope we were that night.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever.
I came here after Joe Biden has WON! #46 🔵🔵🔵
Me too
Me too! ❤️🇺🇸
Me too
Here before the voting fraud is revealed
@@lennartstek8899 Haha in your dreams bud, all of his cases are being denied
He's such a good public speaker.
And a good liar.
Lightning4563 all presidents have lied
@@Lightning-lv4bx wrong lol. He was a great president who did his best amid fist screaming AIPAC and Jews trafficking the worst president myth because he was a fair man.
Some people wait a life time for a moment like this... Blessed to witness thIs historical
Moment. Obama was indeed a great president. God bless you EX POTUS. 🙏🏽
I remember my mom waking me up to watch this history. I was 7 years old on this day, and I’ll remember it forever.
My mom passed in 2013 and this is one of my favorite memories of her to this day. Yes we can!
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too foreverq
I will always remember this day, where I was, praying for the results all day and night, sobbing in my car watching this speech live whole waiting for my (ex)husband to get off work. I remember calling my mom and screaming and bawling and just freaking out. Goosebumps. Feeling such a release. Feeling so hopeful. So proud of my country and my president.
Damn I miss the hell out of him so much. 😭😭 Mr. President, I wish you could come back.
And now this snake is calling the country and people that elevated him to presidency of the free world racist! He says blacks are oppressed. Barack we want your type of oppression. Trust me no one admired him more than I did until this year after I turn off cnn and msnbc and seek the truth myself. Obamas are hypocrites
I miss him too. In 2008 At 14 years old. I was in my room by myself Watching the results and waiting with such excitement. As soon as he spoke I knew this was going to be historic. I just was so drawn into everything he was saying. You couldn't help but listen.
@@kellydo2325 Thank you! I love Obama, but he's a total psychopath. All politicians are liars.
Trust me, u would want more of Washington. He's the right man for the right job.
I wish so too
Listening to Obama’s acceptance and McCains concession speeches and how they spoke about each other....one day I hope we can get there again...
It's 2020, I'm South African and still I have tears in my eyes watching this. It was like a dream
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forevers
Wow what a great night that was..
Will always remember this night.
I had been watching The Daily Show that night with live updates (it was called “InDecision 2008” or something like that), and I’ll never forget the moment when Jon Stewart said that the latest update from CNN declared that the president elect was Barack Obama. Then they showed his smiling face on the TV screen, and the audience screaming with joy and delight at the news. I literally jumped up and down in my living room, screaming, crying, and everything in between. One of the happiest moments of my life.
For all you haters, remember what our economy was going through when he was elected and how 10 years later, it's the strongest it's been in a generation. Thanks Obama! No really, THANKS!
2019 is calling....and USAs economy is better than ever. Donald Trump owns😌
Kenny Michael Alanya only thing Donnie owns is that impeachment 😎
That strong economy ten years later is thanks to Trump.
Yeah thank you DONALD TRUMP
The upswing in the economy under Obama was so strong that even Chump managed to carry it on!
THIS WAS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!
January 2020 and I'm still watching this.. Obama is my guy for life
Once Joe Biden wins we will return to the good times like under Obama
Biden 2020 🇺🇸
@@mike786551 I hope so 🤞🏼. I loved the Obama american life
Biden 2020
mike786551 and he won and we are back America🇺🇸
I have a feeling I'm going to have to watch a lot of Obama videos over the next 4 years to stay sane.
next 8 years*
2018, I came back to hear this great man.
boy is that the truth one and one half year into this madness that is trump.
@@tylergodspeed82 yeah right. Your mob boss will have his day in court.
Tyler Godspeed it’s a possibility
Compare this speech to trumps tonight.
dude the despair....tooo painful 💔💔💔💔
You have a better speech to compare it to now!
Trump’s speeches are very painful to watch. So illiterate and uneducated ranting!
@@MK-jq8xl America first!! 🇺🇸
A cry every time i hear this speech.
me too i miss this guy
This man was the President of my generation
Obama's the MLK of the Youth
That was one of the happiest days of my life. The diversity in the audience was so so beautiful.
Anyone watching today in preparation for Biden's victory speech?
Right after,what a great night this was!
Watching after Biden's victory speech. I just suddenly miss Obama..
Am I missing something or did Biden copy exactly what Obama said in the beginnging
Me
Analyzed this speech in my first year of A Levels for English Language, only last year. JFK's inaugural address too. And I still remember how back in '08 we rejoiced along with America when Obama was first elected. Everyone did - it didn't matter what country/ethnicity/religion/community you belonged too. I was only 10 then. True unifying moment. Lots of love from Karachi, Pakistan. 💛💛💛
That right there is a leader. One of the greatest orators i've ever heard. Really inspiring. We're going from this to a guy who's every other sentence is "It's gonna be great".
Who’s watching in 2020? 😂
😍
Me😍
Facts!!
I knew so many people who were at this; i wasn't, but I could hear it (Lake Shore Drive was LOUD that night, in the best possible way).
I’m a 17 year old German watching this in 2021 and would rewatch this speech any day of the week
You have to admit, even though his speech is drawn out, he did a good job of trying to unite people and ignite enthusiasm in his speech. He's a great speaker. He didn't say things like the american people are angry or things like that, he appealed to many different groups and said we all fall on the common identity, Americans.
He was the first black president but he didn't use that as a pedestal here but as an achievement for the country's democracy. Classy move.
It's too bad he spent the next eight years having all that hope beaten out of him. And now we're on the edge of the most negative, hateful, destructive election in a century. I feel for the guy. I bet he can't wait to get out of there.
Phil Buckhouse Honestly when I think of America, I feel like it's not run by the president or congress but the wealthy. Really. That's what America is. The money is what corrupts the government. The greed. It almost seems like Obama was used. You know the way the media is. They can put any spin on it. In the end, though some were angry, his election made America look. It really set a smokescreen for 8 more years of inequality between the rich and poor. Fuck what Obama wanted to actually do though. Right? lol that's what it seemed like his whole 8 years to me. People stopped paying attention after he got elected.
This corruption of the election process is now being more heavily scrutinized than ever in this years election. It's now a public debate and conversation how big money influences politics.
I watched a video of young Obama talking of his dislike for big money. And I wonder if he likes Bernie and his ideas or if he has changed for good and is now convinced big money is the only way to go in politics. Part of me thinks a little piece of him at his roots wants Bernie to prove him wrong.
In essence, when you look at all Obama has done, no, he wasn't that amazing. But he couldn't be. When he had republican vow to block anything he wanted passed the day he was elected, other people saying they wish he would fail(meaning that country would have failed too), etc., his potential was caged.
@@Onlyrealmusic4life Big money and Congress to me.. are one and the same. His election threatened to upend the status quo. Not just money but class. The right got louder and Obama seemed to believe that Americans would see through their non-sense. As if we ALL went to Harvard. Sad. I love what he stood for in this election and it was amazing that he got to THIS speech carrying the same idealism that won so many over to him from the start. In the end.. America failed out of FEAR of change. Even those of us who voted for him started to doubt. Kudos to this man.
@@Onlyrealmusic4life U are not wrong, all these politics are played by the wealthy. But if u get a man like General Washington, u can bet he can lead the country well, and better than any of this so called politicians.
I’m still crying at this I’m 2019. I will never forget this moment. I worked at the gap on 5th ave in New York and afterwards me and my co-worker walked to Rockefeller plaza and watch it on a huge screen. It was beautiful to witness this. We were young and jumping around hugging each other with joy.
Why? Was Obama actually any good?
I think the guy lacked balls to be honest.
@@tomtdh4903 he hasn't done shit
This is the "I Have a Dream" of our time.
I cried when I saw it, and I just cried again.
Had to come back and watch this speech after the 2016 results. What happened?!
123tube456 Idk man. Maybe America changed too fast for the older voters to handle
Had to come back and watch it again. Maybe you are right..I just don't understand. Looking at the people in the crowd with tears and hope in their eyes...I jut hope in 4 years we can hear from someone just as awe inspiring as Obama was.
123tube456 Here's to hope and change... again
Vojtěch Růžek Ehhhh I partially blame Republican obstruction. How else can you explain their absurd hostility?
Vojtěch Růžek Dead on.
All I have to ask is, where the hell did we go wrong?
Conservatives Republicans are the problem and if not cured it will destroyed America
Ben Wasserman u went wrong when you elected level 99 annoying orange as president
Obama left Office in a country, so devided, so desperate, so sick n tired of its political class, that Trump was possible. Let that sink in.
Obamas legacy has a name: Donald J Trump. The fact dems chose Obamas very own chosen VP as candidate to go against Trump, is just another manifestation of a huge disconnect to reality and millions of americans.
They cant accept Trump cause they cant accept their failure. Has to be the russians..right? Pathetic.
Realthinx You know Obama’s team left Trump a playbook to deal with pandemics and he threw it out, right? 200,000+ deaths are on Trump’s hands and all you can do is deflect
@@benwasserman8223 you reply with Corona to a 3 year old comment. Jokes are on yourself Sir. I made a point on how it was even possible for Trump to get elected. You may realize i dont even take a side unlike you. So im in no need of deflecting anything.
Democrats never accepted the result of their own failure even 3 years later. Still praising Obama who made Trump possible - clear sign of ignoring simple logic and reality. Could it be Obama wasnt all that great, besides his stunning political talent and rhetoric capabilities?
Reality already answered that- well, for all who actually wants to see it.
You replied to none of my words, thats an actual deflection.
Cheers
I'm watching this again tonight, filled with hope. Please, America. Remember.
This was my first election, and I will never forget how incredible it was. I cried tears of joy.
Yes it was so incredible none has beaten it’s history
Or have you seen any
@DiabolicalAngel Obama is the Antichrist!
I remember during this time in Ghana my motherland, we the kids memorized this speech and recited it with pride in our hearts. We were so proud of him and still are.
Dude stop lying wtf
@@samuelfosuhene4248 stfu
I am here after Joe Biden’s speech today❤️
same
Me too
13:25. Right there. That's the sentiment that is completely missing from our current political discourse. We lost something, America.
ryanspears1986 yup
Every time I feel low I come here to recharge.
Whenever I'm feeling down, I come back and watch this speech. It never fails to make me relive that feeling of euphoria that the world shared on that night.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
I have watched this countless times… it never fails to move me!
The epitome of graciousness & humilty. After the past 5 years of how great I am, it's so good to see an example of a decent human being.
This was a moment I thought I would never see in my lifetime
1st time i voted in 2008 i was so proud. Never forget this moment and feeling. Great president for my 8 years.
What happened to this world in just 12 years?
Such a great time to be alive to be able to hear his speech.
Trump can't even carry Obama's briefcase. He could never make a speech like this.
Trump can't even carry his big fat ass.
Its about policy not scamming people.
Trump was never about speeches
He spoke in results !
@@georgejetson1025 that’s why your bitch ass “president” lost like a bitch
Obama is all charisma and talk with basically no action
I miss him so much.
Whos here after trump won and feel bad about Obama. He was the coolest president
#priorities
Man I still get chills. Incredible moment in history.
At the time when America is voting for the next president. I had to go back in history to a season like this. When the people changed history and the phrase YES WE CAN!!became a reality before our eyes. I was only 10 and watched this prodcast at one of the lecture halls in Kenya and 12 years later a season like this America votes.
People are patiently waiting for every single word that comes out of his mouth. 👋
This man is a 🙌 🙌 🙌 blessing.
Who’s still watching in 2021?? I miss this man
this great man will always be remembered as the greatest public speaker president of all the time
JFK?
teleprompter
Houmed Mohamed That BETTER be sarcasm lol
Joseph Polk yah all talk and no action. As a former Obama supporter, it hurts me to say it but it’s the truth: Obama was a fraud. He promised change but didn’t deliver.
How could he with the obstruction of his every move by the GOP?
Becoming brought me here. I am senegalese and it was 6am in Senegal when we got the news. I will always remember of my mom’s joy telling me see everything is possible my baby. I will never forget this day.
Who is here after trump’s lost ?
Is good or bad?
Me
I don't wanna goo
You mean after sleepy joe and phony kamala falsely claimed victory
@@eiyalfogel459 wym falsely claimed victory 🤣 80 million ppl decided they had enough of trumps bs. y’all are the real sheep u will blindly follow trump to the end of the earth lol
That day,us Kenyans felt like we were a state in America,we were so investedin that election,super proud of this man,to date
15 years ago today. I'm weeping. What we had then......
I was in 3rd grade on this night, and I don’t remember it that well. I wish that I did, but i was simply to young to understand how historic this election was. Watching this now at age 21 gives me a nostalgic feeling despite not remembering it that well. It’s a weird feeling but this man was president when i was in middle school and most of high school. I can proudly say I lived through the first black US President in history and will live to tell about it.
Nice
I had to study this speech for my English GCSE in 2013/14. It made me emotional listening to it then, and still does now.
I’m blessed, honored and privileged to have witnessed this in my lifetime! ✊🏾
Say that! 🙏🏿
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forever,
I'll never forget the shot of Jesse Jackson crying, he was one of Obama's biggest critics, that night brought him full circle.
I put this speech on my ipod and listened to it as I jogged the next morning. At the time in my life i was pondering weather or not I would continue my boxing career and also still picking up the pieces of my personal life after my divorce the previous year. I was inspired for a new beginning and brighter future!
Anyone else come back to this after Joe Biden’s speech?
This moment felt larger than life
I remember this day. I was 18 my first election I voted in. With all my college room mates we got together and just felt that we really were apart of history.
i remember when he won the election, i was in 5th grade. When he was inaugurated, every class had it televised while we did our work the entire day. what a time.
What a hopeful speech to reminisce on, especially during these tough couple of years we’ve had to endure.
This was the last election night America truly felt like the United States of America! John McCain’s concession speech truly made me PROUD to be an American! Obama’s victory speech gave me HOPE for America! Both men were the epitome of honor & class!
Still brings me to tears how happy and hopeful I felt this day.
Amazing speech...indeed a brilliant orator...i guess people are being too hard on him..he got a messed up country when he started..n he aint a magician to change things overnight..his predecessors did a bad job..n he did try his level best to bring things back to shape..
Who come here to listen Obama after a decade? 🙂 don’t know why but the feeling I have always had is like he is one of our family member. Love you Mr. Obama 🥰
Anytime I watched this speech...tears flows from my eyes like I have been beaten 😰
America was lucky to have this man as their president.
Yes we were lol.
Watching this on January 5th 2020 and crying because how far America has fallen, once again.. change did come Change did happen but the evilness that dwells in the dark will always linger and show its face again, praying FOR THIS FEELING TO ARISE ONCE more like it did on this day in 2008
Wish he stayed on for a third term.
I wish he could’ve done that as well.... that or Michelle as President
So Happy that I was Alive to witness this Historic moment......
I'm born and raised in Chicago, I watched this from my home on the north side I couldn't even get close to downtown I've never been so proud in my life to see an acceptance speech in my life.
I love Barack. We need someone like him again.
This is a man who will go down in history as the American president with the most intellect, and as the the most loved and respected leader, even by his opponents - a great man. The depth of love that he feels for his countrymen, and the awesome responsibilities facing him as President, show on the emotions on his face this night. This is not an entirely happy night for him. He has taken on a burden never before experienced by any other president.
🙏🙏Blessings forever GOD loves y'all too forever tell everyone you know and don't know. Jesus loves y'all too forever. Teach everyone how to see and enjoy their blessings too forevers
Chills...? Anyone else?
I’m a god damn mess watching this. Completely overcome with emotion. As a young transgender woman he gave me so much. He gave me hope that anyone in America can make their dreams come true. Best president ever. Thank you President Obama for bringing change to America!
Back when Americans cared for each other
Now look at 2020:
As a Black person, I was moved to tears!
I watched this live. Seeing Jesse Jackson fall to his knees in tears to this young president & his beautiful family was a night full of joy & happy tears.
Am an African-America,born and raised in United States Of America with roots in Kenya.I have never been so happy than this night.2024 am running for Illinois State Senator having cleared Harvard law.One day the Government of the People ,by people and for the people will come to United States Again.
Wow. Remember when our country had grace and dignity?