“This time’s different. This moment’s too important to sit out.”
President Barack Obama took the stage at the University of Illinois after receiving the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government and gave a speech kicking off the 2018 midterm race in earnest.
And he came harder than we expected, including finally mentioning Donald Trump by name.
Related: Meanwhile Trump Is Blaming His Supporters For His Possible Impeachment
Obama is still the erudite statesman we’ve known for years, but he just seems looser, less measured. This is Campaign Barack.
See the full speech (above) or check out some of the highlights as he talks about freedom of the press, embracing nazis, and that infamous New York Times op-ed (below)!
President Obama discusses the push for American ideals against the status quo:
"Each time we've gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere pushes back. The status quo pushes back… It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not a cause." pic.twitter.com/FsRVgOrEwQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 7, 2018
Former President Obama:
“How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?" pic.twitter.com/DOJnJS9zCV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 7, 2018
Former President Obama: “The claim that everything will turn out OK because there are people inside the White House who secretly aren’t following the President’s orders… That’s not how our democracy is supposed to work…" https://t.co/dLxQqhvyWy pic.twitter.com/uMz5lntvgF
— CNN (@CNN) September 7, 2018
Former President Obama: “I complained plenty about Fox News, but you never heard me threaten to shut them down, or call them ‘enemies of the people.’” pic.twitter.com/8zvwngP9L2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 7, 2018
Former President Obama:
"Do not complain. Don't hashtag. Don't get anxious. Don't retreat. Don't binge on whatever it is you're binging on. Don't lose yourself in ironic detachment. Don't put your head in the sand. Don't boo. Vote. Vote." pic.twitter.com/zLJLZKHRKS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 7, 2018
Remember, everyone — you have to vote!
As the President says:
“The antidote to a government controlled by a powerful few, a government that divides, is a government by the organized, energized, inclusive many.”
Man we missed this guy…
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