Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:33 PM

BrentWil (1,888 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

President Obama sings Sweet Home Chicago!

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President Obama sings Sweet Home Chicago! (Original post)	BrentWil	Feb 2012	OP
Obama is the JFK of my generation. How nice it is for the young people to have hope.	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#1
He's like JFK in his inspirational qualities; better than JFK in that he isn't a total sex fiend...	bayareamike	Feb 25	#30
Well I'll go with that. But then again what people do in their private lives is not	southernyankeebelle	Feb 25	#32
I mean, I agree that it is a private matter	bayareamike	Feb 26	#33
I totally agree with your point of view. I would never thinking of doing something like	southernyankeebelle	Feb 26	#34
I like him!	madaboutharry	Feb 2012	#2
It is pretty awesome....	BrentWil	Feb 2012	#3
So very cool.	indie_voter	Feb 2012	#4
yup, it's not that he has a great voice as much as the love, joy, passion in it	JI7	Feb 2012	#7
This made me smile from ear to ear	DesertRat	Feb 2012	#5
i love him so much	JI7	Feb 2012	#6
This is excellent.	murielm99	Feb 2012	#8
Very Cool....	Grassy Knoll	Feb 2012	#9
Super nice!	politicasista	Feb 2012	#10
Thanks so much. I love me my Obama!	SunSeeker	Feb 2012	#11
The coolest and most real pres ever!!	wendylaroux	Feb 2012	#12
Check out this article excerpt ...	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#13
Lawrence O'Donnell played a snippet of Pres Obama singing tonight	Tx4obama	Feb 2012	#14
The GOP wishes they had a fraction of Obama's charisma.	Glimmer of Hope	Feb 2012	#18
Their strategy has always been to go after their opponents' greatest strengths,	Liberal_Stalwart71	Feb 2012	#25
Cool breeze......	biggles1	Feb 2012	#15
Sweet for days	malaise	Feb 2012	#16
Wow!	90-percent	Feb 2012	#17
I read a great article in RS about the senior Romney. Hell, I'd have voted	gateley	Feb 2012	#27
If he did that then he's plain mistaken.	dipsydoodle	Feb 2012	#19
It's a very popular song here in Chicago Illinois!	mucifer	Feb 2012	#20
No one knows what the heck the California/Chicago pairing meant	frazzled	Feb 2012	#22
How about paying attention to the deliverance of the state of Illinois ....	TownDrunk2	Feb 2012	#21
I take it that Mick Jagger is an Obama fan!	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#23
Oh, yeah!	lillypaddle	Feb 2012	#24
Love it! n/t	bitchkitty	Feb 2012	#26
My untrained ear thinks he has a really good voice.	shcrane71	Feb 2012	#28
This is so cool, it just cries for another kick - nt	Ohio Joe	Feb 2012	#29
What a great man with a great voice!	jwleute	Feb 25	#31

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:40 PM

southernyankeebelle (5,871 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

1. Obama is the JFK of my generation. How nice it is for the young people to have hope.

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Sat Feb 25, 2012, 05:13 PM

bayareamike (261 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

30. He's like JFK in his inspirational qualities; better than JFK in that he isn't a total sex fiend...

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Sat Feb 25, 2012, 06:41 PM

southernyankeebelle (5,871 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

32. Well I'll go with that. But then again what people do in their private lives is not

my business. Maybe she knew what he was up to. I don't excuse it. But really it is a private matter.

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Sun Feb 26, 2012, 03:52 PM

bayareamike (261 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

33. I mean, I agree that it is a private matter

but his disloyalty and unfaithfulness to his partner says something about the type of man he is. Call me old fashioned.

IMO, to be manly isn't to sleep around with all the women one can; it's about loyalty and faithfulness to family. Obama, in my opinion, embodies that (just another reason that I respect the guy immensely).

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Sun Feb 26, 2012, 04:33 PM

southernyankeebelle (5,871 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

34. I totally agree with your point of view. I would never thinking of doing something like

that to my husband. It is the worst thing you can do. But saying that I don't like bringing people laundry out in public like that because it really isn't our business but used to make political points. It also goes for some women.

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:43 PM

madaboutharry (20,236 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

2. I like him!

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 08:44 PM

BrentWil (1,888 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

3. It is pretty awesome....

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:24 PM

indie_voter (1,936 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

4. So very cool.

I loved this from boston.com http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/30512290/detail.html

While Obama's voice may have lacked the power of the other performers, it was a presidential musical performance unseen since Bill Clinton on the saxophone.

Indeed

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:29 PM

JI7 (35,508 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

7. yup, it's not that he has a great voice as much as the love, joy, passion in it

compare that to Mitt Romney's forced uncomfortable singing of america the beautiful. who let the dogs out etc.

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:26 PM

DesertRat (8,657 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

5. This made me smile from ear to ear

Our president is the coolest!

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:27 PM

JI7 (35,508 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

6. i love him so much

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:33 PM

murielm99 (12,167 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

8. This is excellent.

Most of my favorites were there, including Susan Tedeschi.

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:38 PM

Grassy Knoll (3,475 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

9. Very Cool....

Can't wait to see the whole show Monday.
Obama 2012, no doubt !!

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:45 PM

politicasista (12,615 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

10. Super nice!

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From a super cool President.

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 10:38 PM

SunSeeker (749 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

11. Thanks so much. I love me my Obama!

The man's got a heart of gold, and is the coolest president since JFK.

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 10:47 PM

wendylaroux (286 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

12. The coolest and most real pres ever!!

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:35 PM

Tx4obama (18,969 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

13. Check out this article excerpt ...

<SNIP>

With that, the ensemble wrapped up the evening with "Sweet Home Chicago." And then Jagger handed off the mic to Obama for his presidential coda.

In advance of the concert, Grammy-winner Keb Mo had joked during a rehearsal break that Obama himself would perform, and there could even be a record in the works. He joked that Obama's record would be called, "After the second term, now I can finally get my groove on."

Maybe he wasn't joking after all.

<SNIP>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/obama-sings-sweet-home-chicago_n_1292576.html

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Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:45 PM

Tx4obama (18,969 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

14. Lawrence O'Donnell played a snippet of Pres Obama singing tonight

I'm sure the new singing clip will be on all the cable shows tomorrow

p.s. Rick Santorum called President Obama a 'rock star' Tuesday evening - here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101457723
I believe that was 'BEFORE' Obama sang at the the WH concert.

The GOP is going to be doing a bunch of Obama bashing on Wednesday I betcha due to The President singing again

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 05:27 AM

Glimmer of Hope (2,041 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

18. The GOP wishes they had a fraction of Obama's charisma.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 12:19 PM

Liberal_Stalwart71 (11,022 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

25. Their strategy has always been to go after their opponents' greatest strengths,

especially if their own candidates lack those strengths. Since Romney--their presumed nominee--lacks charisma and presence and is not that great of a speaker, then they go after Obama: he uses a teleprompter and is a "rock star."

They project well. It was Palin who was really the rock star and couldn't speak well. It was McCain who was the flip flopper. And so on...

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 01:40 AM

biggles1 (78 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

15. Cool breeze......

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 03:54 AM

malaise (92,476 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

16. Sweet for days

Rec

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 05:19 AM

90-percent (4,320 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

17. Wow!

That was even better than finding out Al Gore is a Zappa fan back at the 1985 PMRC hearings. (Tipper even ended up playing drums on something by Dweezil)

There was more humanity in this moment for Obama than Romney has managed to display his whole life! Now there's the cool kick ass prez we elected and love!

PS- Michael Moore was on Rachel last night talking about Michigan and George Romney - who seems like a much more appealing, reasonable, courageous and compassionate person than his empty suited son.

Hitler loved his dog more than Mitt loved his!

-90% jimmy

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 05:48 PM

gateley (57,656 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

27. I read a great article in RS about the senior Romney. Hell, I'd have voted

for the guy!

Here's the link if you're interested:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-mitt-romney-learned-from-his-dad-20120117

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 05:37 AM

dipsydoodle (25,436 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

19. If he did that then he's plain mistaken.

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The Chicago referred to in that song isn't Chicago Illinois - it was a vague reference to California.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 06:40 AM

mucifer (7,065 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

20. It's a very popular song here in Chicago Illinois!

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 08:05 AM

frazzled (7,561 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

22. No one knows what the heck the California/Chicago pairing meant

It could be just two ideal destinations from the Great Migration; it could be Port Chicago, California. It could be California Avenue in Chicago, which runs the entire length of the city, from south to north.

Nonetheless, in most versions of the song over the years, it has become an homage to the city of Chicago, and the California lyric has been dropped.

So there's nothing to be "mistaken" about.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 07:33 AM

TownDrunk2 (55 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

21. How about paying attention to the deliverance of the state of Illinois ....

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To the fracking industry? Seems to be being handed out right and left with nobody involved in the raking in of cash bothering to respond to anyone trying to stop it. Hey Obama, the state your image is based in isn't it? How about doing something to preserve its' water.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 09:17 AM

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