He is AMAZING at handling hecklers and people who disagree with him. It's so hard being president and I think Obama has handled all of the politics and BS so well while keeping a steady head about him. It's so scary to think about the huge step back we're taking from Obama in the next election, especially if Trump is elected. He would never be able to handle this kind of heckling and would have had that guy beaten and arrested.
Yeah, it’s good to be reminded that we once had an intelligent, articulate and emotionally well balanced President who wasn’t defensive and easily triggered by hatred. Good times!
I'm Christian, conservative, pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and mostly a fiscal conservative, although I am very slightly to the left-of-center for most people issues, such as immigration. Still, I respected President Obama as a person and as a leader. Even when I disagreed with him, I just considered him wrong, not evil. Even on the few issues where I agree with Trump, I consider him to act poorly, and sometimes atrociously. And, I don't think he holds some positions he claims to hold. It does seem like all he really cares about is money.
Actually it looks like it's the Right wing people who prefer to shut the media and call everyone and everything "fake news" or "witch hunt". Trump is obviously a clear example.
Zachary Rose Well judging by the tone we can root out the fact that it wasn't something positive, and surely not what Obama thought he was answering to xD
The way he handled a loaded town hall question was even more impressive. He told the audience hecklers to shush and let the guy talk because he was a veteran and served his country.
Oh I forgot you fuckwits watch CNN. I'm sure they failed to cover all the racist remarks hillary clinton made against blacks. Please give me a solid argument beyond "HUR DU DUR TRUMPS RASCIST HE IS ORENGE WITE PREVILEGE LOLOLOL" because there is nothing wrong with being against ILLEGAL immigration.
@Professor Elmo well evidently you are going to assume as well because you assumed I was young. Personally I don't prefer either of them. You also had to have been angry in some way shape or form because if you didn't care you would've left it alone. I only called you softie because....to be honest I don't know why. I was in a very grumpy mood because I have had the flu for a week.
@Professor Elmo I also am not ignorant. Ignorant people hate gays and are racist. I live in North Carolina so if there was a person to know about ignorance it may be me. Although I don't know what state your in so🤷
Yes, he is a cool guy. I don't like all of his decisions as a president, but he is pretty okay I guess. This is just my opinion. Some people might not like him at all. Some people might disagree with my opinion. Just saying, we all have different opinions, so please don't criticize me for saying he is pretty cool. Just. my. opinion.
When someone's sole purpose of showing up is to heckle kick them out! I dont care if its a play, comedy show or president. You have a right for free speech but not harassment or causing a disturbance that ruins other's experience. I respect Obama for giving the heckler a chance to shut up, but i also respect trump for showing he won't tolerate it.
@@Pinecracker Exactly... These people are hecklers and do not deserve to be treated with respect. I mean, they come to your house and blatantly disrespect you. Why would you allow that?
You mean the guy that said Donald trump will never become president? You mean the guy whose mess donald trump spent 4 years cleaning up? You’re talking about a war criminal opposed to a man who held America together until it fell apart after he was kicked out. Obama had no formidable opponents, whereas Trump is a complete outsider who has taken on the Clinton’s, Bush’s and even most of the Republican Party. Even with the endless bouts of smear campaigns, blatant lies and media ostracisation he prevails. The man literally got shot at and 10 seconds later he was pumping his fists, leading a crowd of people to start chanting in the face of a tragedy. Obama, on the other hand, has some charm and a very healthy dose of support. He was lucky for the insane background support and weak opponents, otherwise he’d never been president.
That’s the worst thing about it. Trump is easy to beat in a debate, but who did the Democrats put up against him? Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. Great job guys.
@@dyhallit’s actually not super easy to deal with someone like trump who just makes stuff up constantly on live TV. the only way to effectively deal with it is to pin him on almost every suspicious claim by demanding a source, but that’s not really possible in a fast-paced debate and isn’t rhetorically effective either.
@@dyhall Kamala Harris doesn't reek of anything notably bad, *at worst* she's not the most qualified, but that's very arguable considering Trump's background before he became president
@@marcuskissinger3842 You have to let him look like the idiot he makes himself out to be. Biden actually got some of the formula down in his horrible debate, the problem was that he couldn’t actually speak to make his points. It does require someone who’s both a decent orator and also not already loathed by a large percentage of the US population.
" But on the other end, we have a multi-billionaire who not only did well in life but exceeded life's expectations by a thousand miles..." LOL 1. Trump was handed his daddy's fortune, and wasted it. 2. Trump has never had a successful business in his life. he even managed to bankrupt an entire casino chain. a CASINO FFS! how do you lose money on a casino??? 3. most of his current money is from allowing Russian mobsters to launder money through his failed businesses. really. 4. 3 of his 4 most recent "business" ventures were proven frauds he was sued in court over. 5. There's a reason Trump refused to show his tax returns. He's not really a "billionaire" at all. if this is how you measure "success"? you're a delusional muppet.
American here! It's not a huge mystery, sadly. There was a racist backlash. The right wing's racial powerbase is decreasing in size, and instead of growing their coalition they decided to double down on fearmongering to turn out the vote. It's effective! Politicians do it everywhere. But the republicans in the US are essentially making a play to crank the rhetoric up to the max, take over the government, and enshrine themselves as the minority (by population) one-party rulers of the US. Essentially, they're trading in a portion of US democracy to secure their power base. It's fairly straightforward but it's led to some real nastiness in right wing politics.
Pent up racism and a lack of appealing directly to the frustrated white identity. Though I'm not sure the latter would have helped the former in a significant way
@@yesimtaco6689 Wow! What a completely horrid thing to say to someone attempting to do better for the disabled. It must take a lot of guts to be an awful person to someone who you're incapable of seeing! I hope my comment pisses you off so your day can suck just as much as it did when you wrote that reply 8 days ago. In other words, fuck you!
Absolutely! Mr. Obama had the intellect, human decency, humility, class and inner confidence that the current volatile orange POS sorely lacks. *What a stark contrast!*
Aang.... is that you? This new Avatar kinda stinks. He's not really getting the hang of this multiple element thing... I actually don't think he's mastered even one yet.
Then the White House revoke their access to the briefings and release a doctored video of the reporter "violently assaulting" someone by gently pushing their hand away.
AlphaQGentley 89 abcnews.go.com/Politics/back-trump-comments-perceived-encouraging-violence/story?id=48415766 He said he'd pay the legal fees for anyone who punched a heckler. My quotation isn't exact but it's close enough.
@@basitmandhai9938 So saying that the coronavirus is Chinese is racist is not bullshit? Trump says it's bullshit and so does half of America but yet... People still say it's somehow right.
ds Do you not read the comments made before posting a retort? I stated that this is the Obama I always liked. How are you making an argument out of a simple comment such as this one.
hebrux Why does America think it is the only country with Free Speech? On every bloody RU-vid video you have an over patriotic American declaring its love for their nation! Despite having one of the worst Health systems of developed nations and is more corrupt than other developed nations which is shown in many independent studies. So okay do not get arrested but good luck not being shot.
***** By "the pastor," are you speaking about Rev. Jeremiah Wright? A simple google search shows that he retired in 2008m and is living in a suburb of Chicago. He even has a website. Freedom of speech- retained!
@@Cars2155 You mean, like right now but now even worse? Then on top of that trump cant help the american people at all. Yeah we live in such great times now.
@@ParasiteEvel HAHHAHAHA President Trump had more growth in 4 years than Obama in 8, and Obama started with a recession which the economy usually bounces back strong from. The current recession is caused by covid which he cant affect, but the economy came back to normal very quickly and is now stronger than ever. And what else do you want him to do he already gave out stimulus checks? Watch how growth slows under Biden
@@spartacusvikinga he ended the use of torture, negotiated with Russia for more mutual nuclear arms reductions, recovered an economy in shambles, put in regulations to help prevent a 2008 like financial crisis from reoccurring, reduced our military deployments in the middle east, and the ACA, to name a few. "And gets fuck all done." The facts don't seem to line up with your statement.
@Bad Boys Boogie yeah. I was talking about Obama. The person I was replying to said Obama got fuck all done. I pointed out how that was false. I'm not sure how that isn't clear.
At least he listens to people and respects people's opinions unlike our current president so whether you like him or not he is probably one of the best people alive rn
I miss this kind of patience and good will, very difficult to have in modern politics after Trump proudly demonizing democrats and dividing the country.
@@matachi1040 because if Obama said that, or anything remotely close to what Trump says, the GOP would lose their shit and say he's against free speech just because he's a Democratic president. Fox News would treat it like the scandal of the century. Meanwhile Trump says this stuff on the daily and its crickets from the GOP.
@@KnobodyNoes yeah only because that's who Trump is - sometimes brutally honest and you kind of have to be when your president - even if you are Republican. And the Democrats had lost it when Trump has said anything so it's really the same thing on both sides
+Bob Barker Me neither, but it doesn't matter anyway. In the end it's going to be Hillary anyway. The media is pushing her. I feel bad for Bernie Sanders. He's been very consistent in his views, which is an extremely rare thing. If I was American, I'd vote for him.
Mark Scott Just because it is like that, doesn't mean that I wouldn't try to push Bernie if I was American. I'd still try. Why are you being so aggressive towards me anyway? Get angry at the people that put you in this unfortunate situation. Such a waste of energy.
I live in the UK and yet I have only ever looked up to one presidential figure in my life and that is this man. I came into this video after watching several other speeches assuming he would react the same way our appalling, childish politicians in the UK do and yet... he amazes me yet again. How does one man continually do so much good and express such love? It’s a choice. It is power and I will remember this each time I look at the people who run my country and others, all the while knowing ‘... they could do better’. Thank you Obama.
We didn't hire a comedy act although he leads mostly like that. He is the most pathetic human I have ever seen and it is not funny when a man comes in and tears up your homeland and how your country has survived and just got better.
Evelyn Levine I'd beg to differ and say that probably Hitler, Stalin, Dick Cheney and George Walker Bush were/are the most pathetic humans I've ever seen. But I guess we all have our own versions of horrible.
Man Im from Finland and our current president is very classy, sometimes even this witty. I wish USA had something like this now when things, well things are what they are right now.
As a person, I’d have a beer with him. Him and his family are awesome. As a president, he was very mediocre and didn’t stop the reckless endangerment of southwestern Asian lives with drone strikes that radicalized innocent Muslims by forcing them to turn to voices such as Osama bin Laden.
OK, I don't even agree with most of this mans policies but that was such a hilarious way to put it "I love you too...but you're kinda screwing up my ending" LOL. I think he should go be a stand up comedian after his prez days are over.
@@jeduckgaming9926 no it's because you just commented what almost everyone comments because you were hoping to get a lot of likes with no creativity in the comment
yeah, and no wonder. being a president - it's the worst job in the world. if you fail in your goals, then your consequences could leave a nasty mark - people's lives hang in the balance. the world hangs in the balance. if you try your best to succeed, if you do make good changes, they have consequences too that someone will have to deal with one day. plus, people will still be upset at you for something or another, whether they have a right to be or not. it is a draining, thankless, soul-crushing job. so, yeah. poor Obama.
HE IS LOOKING MORE HANDSOME AND DISTINGUISHED WITH AGE.IF HE LOOKS TIRED SOMETIMES, LIKE EVERYBODY DOES AT ONE POINT OR THE OTHER, IT IS BECAUSE HE IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE USA A BETTER COUNTRY THAN IT WAS, BEFORE HIS TENURE BEGAN.THIS IS SURE EVIDENCE THAT HE IS WORKING HARD. UNLIKE THE REPUBLICANS WHO TRY TO HIDE THEIR INABILITY AND IGNORANCE UNDER THE CLOAK OF PERIODICAL GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN.
As a Brit I've always found the American political system and voters quite confusing. Don't really understand how individuals can berate Obama for not doing things and fulfilling any promises when he doesn't have the power to do so with the republications having the majority in both the senate and The house, just baffles me..
Well the thing is that he did have majority his first 2 years and lost it in the mid terms, which probably means that most people didn't like how he was doing. Also he has executive action, which he can use if he really wants something passed. Overall he didn't do a great job though.
DaFeekiel Elliott mid terms don’t reflect on Obama, they reflect on the senate and house of REPs, Executive action only goes so far, and if he did use it to much Republicans would be calling him a tyrant dictator.
*whispers* It’s because many people don’t understand politics, or how the structures of government works. It’s really sad, really. That being said, even WITH an obstructionist, Mitch McConnell-controlled Legislature, Obama was able to do enough to at least implement the ACA, do stimulus, lead the country out of recession, and implement some decent environmental regulations. But President Rump basically scrapped all of it. It’s time for an FDR 2.0 (Bernie Sanders) to bring us a NEW New Deal!!!
I think they're mostly not happy because Obama let Putin become more significant on the world stage and put up with being slighted on his trip to China with the red carpet on the staircase thing, or lack thereof.
the two party system forces the voter to pick between two people instead of many. the two people you may pick from are chosen for you and you must side with one of them even if you don't agree because the other one is even worse
@@phasi2182 the worst part is its caused by human nature and american citizens themselves, it just turns out that the only parties we have voted for are republicans vs democrats for so long and focusing on groups more than individual presidents with their own goals and plans
@ Bogdan While I don't agree with Juju Rellama on what she said I don't see where you think you're right in insulting her or Sarah Crad with such nasty language. All of us have a right to their own opinion that is what is great about our country and it's/our view of equal rights and free speech for all. You owe those ladies an apology even if you don't believe it. As Robert Heinlein said in one of his novels Discourtesy and impoliteness is a sign of a sick civilization.
I think regardless if anybody thinks that he is a good president or not, one has to admit one thing: He had to put up with a lot of hostility and disrespect (especially directly to his face... I mean, some people really are lacking all necessary respect, when you consider that they are adressing the f***ing president!), and yet he almost always has remained calm and diplomatic.
@@leonisbajrami8942 actually not. trump was well respected as a buissnessman. he worked for both sides. dems and reps. and he worked for the clintons as well. but running a company aint running a country. trump has put so many international diplomatic actions on stall... like the iran-atomicdeal. his new deal he wants to establish is the same as from the obamaera. now he threatens iran with war. you know, republican voters often uses the same phrases when celebs made a statement against trump: "celebs shoulnd use their puplicity to spread their opinion". thats true. and celebs shouldnt use it to run a country...
Imagine Biden or Trump responding to a heckler like this. Our clown candidates now make Mitt Romney seem like an actual God by comparison, and thats saying a LOT.
@@J040PL7 OP wasn't talking about charisma. they didn't say Obama is a funny or cool person. they said Obama is a _good_ person. that's talking about values. because he was kind and patient with someone who was yelling at him. smh... so eager to criticize that you can't even read first.
Yeah, I tell that to the victims of Kunduz Hospital bombing everyday, yet nothing comes of it. Some people just can't like someone who they don't agree with smh
Compare this to Trump's shouts of "you're rude, you're nasty!" to reporters who very politely, and in their appropriate roles, ask him sensible questions.
Im european so i dont know too much about how thing are going in America, but we europeans have improved our relationship alot more since Obama came. Just from an europeans point of view tho
he's no different than Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Chavez like Obama had a sort of cool personality when talking to the public, but thank God Obama never had half the power Chavez did, otherwise America would be a failed socialist state with people starving
@@rgygduysdgyuygsduysd man, you really just don't want pur nation to be great, healthy and prosperous do you? If Obama had utilized his Democratic house and not pandered so much for Republican love, the nation would have never seen the likes of Trump. Regardless, What the President did during his time for the swamp of sludge of bigotry, hostility and debt was fucking amazing. It was also under his leadership tjat we saw the heads of terrorist organizations finally be sent to Hell.
@Kian Etemadi To be fair, interupting someone is pretty rude. Of course Obama handled it way better than Trump would, but I'd be okay with it if Obama just sent him away. You might say that's supressing freedom of speech, but it's the heckler who supressed it first by interupting.
@@meyou4947 You mean the coward that hid in his bunker while there were protesters out, after tweeting to Obama in 2014 to go out and talk to the protesters and the same with Xi Jing Ping? Nice try, buckaroo. His approval rate is still under 50%
@@rasenganblade2418 Trump has seen the lowest unemployment rates since the 1960s, has improved the economy after Obama failed to come back from the recession, has prevented wars and ended the war in Afghanistan, has been a defender of the rights awarded to American citizens. As for Obama, he failed to come back from the Bush era recession, locked war torn children in cages (yup that was Obama, look it up, not Trump) bombed thousands of innocent civilians and constantly proved himself as a weak leader.
@@rasenganblade2418 Now I've provided evidence of why I favour Trump, why don't you tell me about the wonderful things Obama did for the nation in the 8 years (double the time Trump has had) as president.
@@baddoire9204 just because Trump uses violence doesn't make him better also Trump encourages racism also Trump is about to make us go to war with China and other countries tries because he has no filter with his mouth
