I admit that I cried when Obama was first elected. (And I admit that I like Michelle Obama more than I like her husband.) As the first black president, Obama had to face a mountain of difficulties, yet he did it with reason, intelligence, style, and humor. He was a calm voice in the storm, as I hope he will continue to be. He will go down in history as the coolest president ever.
But more than all of that, I admired the love story between the president and First Lady. They are strong and proud individuals, made stronger together by their obvious love for each other. Good luck, First Family. We’ll miss ya.
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Aml Maine · University of Houston
Likely Mrs. Obama will find ways to continue doing public good. I teach college courses to adult students, many of whom are veterans on the GI Bill. Many were enlisteds (not officers) who grew up in families with few options and joined the military for careers, then make the best of it with education. They RAVE about Mrs. Obama and her volunteer efforts to marshall corporate and nonprofit organizations to help military families with services like relocation assistance, family assistance while the enlisteds are deployed overseas, etc. I believe that history will show her to be one of the most admired First Ladies ever.
Obama’s signature health care law saved women $1.4 billion on birth control pills alone in 2013, the year after it went into effect. More than 55 million women now get their contraception and well-woman visits for free, and unintended pregnancy in the United States is at a 30-year low…
WASHINGTON, DC (Rueters) — For his last act in office, President Obama has ended the drug war. He signed a law that makes all drugs legal. The law includes dismantling the DEA. And now he leaves it all to President Trump…
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He will be missed. Michelle posted a “good-bye” walk through on social media. It made me sad to see her go.
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Oh the sadness is so deep as we approach the final hours. These two will be missed. 😦
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We should all be as outraged as those kids! 😦
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I felt an odd softening in my heart when I first saw pictures of Obama – no other politician ever felt like a real person to me, but I liked him right away for his realness. I still think he’s cute too 🙂
I’m heartbroken that he’s gone and feel like America has been thrown to the wolves now.
My only positive thought is that maybe things will get SO bad now that the people will finally say “enough” to the perpetual rat-race of “success” and start caring for each other more.
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