Barack Obama

2024 - 8 - 21

Obama laulaa – Trumpille kova kala!

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Barack Obama iski DNC-puhujan lavalle ja antoi Trumpille kunnon näpäytyksen. Mitä tapahtui? Lue lisää ja naura!

Entinen presidentti Barack Obama teki paluun poliittiseen näyttämöön ja valloitti kansan Democratic National Conventionin (DNC) toisena iltana. Obama oli saapunut lavalle tuomaan viestiä, joka ei vain niitä asiantuntevia demokraatteja innostanut, vaan myös muistutti kaikkia, että vaaleihin on aikaa vain vähän. Obama ja hänen vaimonsa, Michelle Obama, sytyttivät uudelleen tulipalon demokraattien keskuudessa, kun he kehottivat puolueen jäseniä "työnnämään ykköset paikoilleen" voittaakseen Donald Trumpin.

Obama ei säästellyt moitteitaan Trumpista, ja tilaisuus tarjosi hänelle erinomaisen tilaisuuden naurattaa yleisöä, kun hän pilkkasi ex-presidentin "outoa pakkomielteen" kokoontumisista ja siitä, kuinka paljon Trump keskittyy vierailijamääriinsä. Aikaisempina vuosina tehdyt suuret puheensa, kuten vuonna 2004 DNC:ssä, kaikuivat läpi myös tämän päivän tilaisuudessa – Obama tiesi, että oli aika puhua kansasta ja sen tarpeista, ei vain sen presidentistä.

Obama nosti esille vaikeita aiheita, kuten asuntomarkkinoiden mullistamisen. "Tämä on prioriteetti!", hän huudahti, kun hän avasi keskustelua siitä, miten asuntomarkkinoita voidaan parantaa ja tarjontaa lisätä. Vaikka hänen puheensa oli vahva corner turn, se oli myös täynnä optimismia. Michelle puolestaan iloitsi Kamala Harrisin roolista ja nosti hänet "ihmisten sankarina". Suuren katsojakannan edessä Obama muistutti siitä, että amerikkalaiset ovat valmiita kuulemaan parempia tarinoita.

Käytännössä Obama yhdisti paluunsa ja kampanjan tuomaan yhteisöllisyyden ja sitoutumisen sanomaan. Hänen huumorinsa Trumpia kohtaan ei ollut vain ilkkuminen, vaan se toi ihmisiä yhteen, ja jokainen vitsi toi hymyn huulille. Ihmisten tarve kokea yhtenäisyyttä ja toivoa on suurempi kuin koskaan, eivätkä Obamat ole ainoita suuntaamassa meitä kohti parempaa tulevaisuutta.

Kuulimme myös, että Obama on käynnistämässä 20 vuotta kestäneen poliittisen uransa ajan paras läsnäolo. Näitä hetkiä on harvoin, jopa piilossa olleet kaksi vuodenaikaa, muistuttavat, että niin kauan kuin joku puhuu, äänestäjät kuuntelevat. Tänä aikana, kun kansakunta on jakautunut, Obama ja Michelle ovat jälleen muistuttamassa meitä siitä, että voimme ylittää erimielisyydet ja rakentaa siltoja toiveen varaan.

Itse asiassa Barak Obama toimi ensimmäisenä afroamerikkalaisena presidenttinä, ja hänen vaikutuksensa on edelleen aistittavissa demokraattimutkissa. Tämä DNC-puhe oli hänen viimeaikaisista toiminnoistaan vahvin ja säväyttävimpiä esityksiään. On mielenkiintoista huomata, että Trumpin presidenttikauden aikana Obama on ollut hiljaa kulissien takana varmistaen, että demokraattinen puolue ei unohda perusarvoja, ja hän tuskin tulee lopettamaan tätä tehtävää myöskään tulevaisuudessa.

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Barack Obama's fiery DNC speech and highest rate of job seekers in ... (NBC News)

Michelle and Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Stephanie Grisham, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Jared Golden, Matt Gaetz, Lewiston shooting, ...

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Barack and Michelle Obama electrify Democrats but warn of tight race (BBC News)

The couple lauded Kamala Harris but urged their party members to "get to work" if they wanted to defeat Donald Trump.

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Obama mocks Trump about his 'weird obsession with crowd sizes ... (CNN)

At the Democratic National Convention, former President Barack Obama mocked former President Donald Trump and said he had a “weird obsession with crowd ...

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Barack and Michelle Obama are fired up: DNC Night 2 (NPR)

President Obama and Michelle Obama delivered rousing speeches on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. Lil Jon performed during the ...

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A Full Transcript of Barack Obama's Speech at the 2024 Democratic ... (TIME)

Barack Obama was the keynote speaker of the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where the 63-year-old former President tapped ...

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FirstFT: Barack Obama warns of 'tight race' in speech backing ... (Financial Times)

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Barack Obama Trolls Trump with Visual D**k Joke about Trump's ... (Daily Beast)

The former president ripped Donald Trump for a “constant stream of gripes and grievances” that has only gotten more torrential in recent weeks.

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How Obama's bitter feud with Trump drives Dems' campaigns (Axios)

In 2020 and now again 2024, Obama has been a quiet — but forceful — hand in determining the Democratic presidential nominee and assembling campaign teams to ...

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Barack Obama's DNC Speech Had a Hidden Message to Democrats (New York Magazine)

Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago called back to his speech in 2004 and made the case that his optimistic vision of ...

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The Obamas challenge America. And, what led up to Maine's ... (NPR)

Former President Barack Obama made his case for Vice President Harris and against Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention last night. Obama went ...

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Barack Obama hits Trump with 'biggest political burn in history' at DNC (pennlive.com)

Barack Obama took the stage and rocked the crowd Tuesday to close out the second night of the Democratic National Convention. The former president showed, ...

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Barack Obama calls for housing market revolution (Newsweek)

"This is a priority," the former president said about reforming housing market regulations to increase supply in the country.

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'America is ready for a better story': Barack Obama lauds Kamala ... (The Guardian)

Ex-president praised Harris as 'champion' of people and took a dig at Trump's 'weird obsession with crowd sizes'

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Convention Night 2: Barack Obama Is Still Showing Us How We Can ... (Washington Monthly)

Tuesday's closing night speech built on themes dear to Obama since he won over the country at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

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Read Barack Obama's Full DNC Speech (Today.com)

Read the full speech by former President Barack Obama at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

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Barack and Michelle Obama are fired up: DNC Night 2 (NPR)

(SOUNDBITE OF THE BIGTOP ORCHESTRA'S "TEETER BOARD: FOLIES BERGERE (MARCH AND TWO-STEP)"). SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: Hey there, it's the NPR POLITICS PODCAST.

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Watch: Barack Obama's full speech at the 2024 DNC (CBS News)

Rewatch former President Barack Obama's full remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Barack & Michelle Obama's DNC Speeches Draw Comparisons to ... (Billboard)

Barack & Michelle Obama's DNC Speeches Draw Comparisons to Kendrick Lamar's Drake Disses: 'Meet the Trumps'. The former president and first lady fired up the ...

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The Obamas Are the Only Ones Who Can Tell Democrats What ... (Slate Magazine)

The lesson came on Tuesday night of the 2024 convention, which the Obamas headlined in back-to-back speeches. Monday's programming was set aside for the sitting ...

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Barack Obama at DNC: I Am 'Stupid Enough to Speak After Michelle' (The New York Times)

So said former President Barack Obama after his wife electrified the Democratic National Convention. The delegates loved him, but they really loved her.

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Barack Obama Is the Last American Transcendentalist (The Nation)

The former president's preternatural optimism is still powerful—and contagious. But is it justified? D.D. Guttenplan. Share. Facebook. Twitter.

Transcript: Ezra Klein on Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's ... (The New York Times)

The Obamas Strike Back. Could the former first couple's convention speeches signal a return to Obamaism?

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Barack Obama makes no mention of Gaza war in DNC speech (Middle East Eye)

Former US President Barack Obama gave a half-hour-long speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday night, where he promoted a message ...

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Barack Obama's Warning to Democrats (The Atlantic)

Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention last night was like stumbling upon a man from another time. His evocation of the importance, the ...

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Barack Obama Has Never Looked Cooler In a Suit (GQ Magazine)

His pale blue tie—a soft nod to the Democratic milieu—was expertly knotted. (A thankful upgrade from when Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Clinton nixed neckties ...

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Barack Obama has always been the left's Donald Trump (Gript)

When, after his election, he made the customary visit to Ireland in 2011, College Green was thronged for a speech that left most of the Irish media – literally ...

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First-Grader Sent Flat Stanley to Barack Obama in 2011. 13 Years ... (PEOPLE.com)

In 2011, Kristina Sumolang sent a Flat Stanley to then-President Barack Obama at the White House. Weeks later, she got a letter back.

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