# Obama's speech in Philadelphia **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 21, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544 "2020-10-21T23:23:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/1 "2020-10-21T23:23:37Z")
Did anyone see it? Took Trump’s incompetence head on. Brilliant and inspiring as always. Man I miss that guy. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/2 "2020-10-21T23:29:12Z")
Watched it from Montreal - holy fuck he’s a truly inspiring speaker. He was loved by the rest of the world. It was a powerful speach. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/3 "2020-10-22T00:01:36Z")
link? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/4 "2020-10-22T00:07:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/W6QWULSog5I/maxresdefault.jpg "Former President Obama speaks in Philadelphia for Biden-Harris campaign — 10/21/2020") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6QWULSog5I) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/5 "2020-10-22T00:13:01Z")
😢 I started to watch him, but I can’t… too painful. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/6 "2020-10-22T00:38:26Z")
Watching it now, as I type this, via ThelmaLou’s link. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/7 "2020-10-22T01:50:49Z")
Who woulda thought that a speech encouraging people to vote, and to respect and care for each other, would stand out in today’s political environment. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/8 "2020-10-22T02:22:04Z")
Its because people had forgotten what true leadership looked like. Its refreshing and inspiring to see. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/9 "2020-10-22T02:22:35Z")
reminded me of Jack Layton’s farewell letter to Canadians. Layton was the Leader of the Opposition and was dying of cancer. Here’s what his farewell was: > [@](#): > > “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/10 "2020-10-22T18:15:11Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I started to watch him, but I can’t… too painful. Watch it; it is worth it. And thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/11 "2020-10-22T18:17:43Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I started to watch him, but I can’t… too painful. _sniff_ Yeah, my wife got all ferklempt as well. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/12 "2020-10-25T18:50:35Z")
Just a little Obama clip that came up on youtube: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bvmv4-h9yp4/hqdefault.jpg "obama forgets to salute marine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvmv4-h9yp4) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/13 "2020-10-25T19:39:18Z")
A mensch. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/14 "2020-10-27T16:17:22Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Just a little Obama clip that came up on youtube: My god what a gentleman. How the fuck did we end up where we are now? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/15 "2020-10-27T21:49:36Z")
Unrepentant, unbridled, ignorant bigotry. That’s how. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-speech-in-philadelphia/923544/16 "2020-10-27T22:07:10Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Just a little Obama clip that came up on youtube: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvmv4-h9yp4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvmv4-h9yp4) Yes, he’s classy AF. He also seems to understand that saluting protocols, when followed, call for civilians to NOT salute.