He parked it.

[WilliamPitt]

Beautiful speech.

[grannie4peace]

1. amen--i'm shaking!!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

2. Yes, he did!

:toast:

[KatyaR]

3. Absolutely incredible--

he hit all the right notes, stayed respectful but still got some great jabs in.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Each sentence had jewels in them

Nailed it.

[Coexist]

5. I can't stop being proud of my country today

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

14. I hear ya, FLDem5!!!

We got our country back today and Barack's speech was a grand slam out of the park. :woohoo: :woohoo: :party: :party:

[lazyriver]

6. Exactly the right speech for the moment and masterfully delivered.

[Justpat]

7. Yes he did!

great speech. strong, moving, purposeful.

[Robb]

8. Nothing. But. Net.

I even got teary. :)

[wryter2000]

9. My favorite part

The Washington quote.

[Gregorian]

10. A verbal portrait.

The American purpose. The true one.

[Sydnie]

11. I particularly enjoyed the twist of the knife with the inclusion of the word

"curious".

It was a thing a beauty!

[TahitiNut]

12. Yup. It's great to have erudition and character back in the White House. And Malia approved.

It seems clear he asked Malia afterwards "How'd I do?" She nodded her approval and answered "Not bad, Dad." (She's alliterative, too.)

:rofl:

[Iterate]

13. And with quite an edge. And depth.

[poverlay]

15. I have never been so proud. Proud of Obama. Proud of our country. Proud to be an American. Proud

and determined.

I have never been so inspired. (Except for maybe, after "Rocky IV")