Raw Video: Barack Obama's 2008 acceptance speech
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2012
- In 2008, Sen. Obama addressed the crowd after becoming the first African-American elected president in U.S. history.
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You see how Obama and McCain speak of each other? Thats how candidates should be. We might all have different opinions and beliefs, but respect should be something we all should believe in.
Would you consider yourself left wing or right wing?
That's because mc cain was a traitor.
@@BIGGS1 american wing. That's whats important
Exactly!... Rest in peace Mcain!... What a peice of shit Trump is, bad mouthing him after he died... Mcain was an intergrationist as well as a war hero. Trump is the ANTI-CHRIST?
@@tauranp6092 nope not hot or popular
The fact no one booed when Obama mention John McCain just shows how much respect that administration had
So true
It's still a great accomplishment (one of many) that they handled the whole "McCain served, I didn't" thing so well that it was barely an issue.
Obama is a Muslim
John McCain is a fake POW
Rip John ... What a campaign
I remember my dad waking me up and screaming, “Obama won!” I was only nine so I sleepily nodded my head and went back to sleep. Today, I’m watching his speech as a 22 year old and I have chills.
You are Ghanaian.lovely
You are not alone and I still watch this on my phone every once a while. It was and still is priceless.
Obama is a Muslim
Lies again? AMWF CHINESE
Very good morning to the world family and friends with your family account number 3759
What a moment in history. This man is pure class, positivity and optimism.
Yeah.
Also a child killer and war criminal, but yeah.
@@marcelladonyi2409where the FUCK did you pull that first one out of? Your ass?
@@marcelladonyi2409comes in the job description unfortunately
Pure con man
It was nice to have a president who could speak eloquently.
FUCK I miss it.
caustinmois
And who spoke words of solidarity and inclusion. Yes.
I agree. Trump has to have someone translate Obama's speech to him because there were too many words with more than two syllables.
It's nice now to have a president who doesn't bend over and let the rest of the world screw us time and time again. But yeah, its great when a president can speak eloquently LMAO
caustinmois agreed. It’s sad people actually hate this dude
Who is still watching this Powerful speech in the midst of Covid -19 April 2020...
I
me :,(
Shut the fuck up
@@lurking_wyrm haha same
Champion Joe Biden.
I come back to this speech every now and then when I need a pick me up. When I'm feeling down, or cynical, or lazy, or hopeless. This speech leaves me misty eyed every time I watch it. I'm endlessly inspired by his humility, optimism, and professionalism, and I try to emulate these qualities in my life as much as I can. I like to think that one day, when the dust has settled, we could see this kind of leader in office again.
“I will listen to you, especially when we disagree”
That’s what a real Leader would say.
I'm not even an American and I feel United listening to Obama
Me as well 💯
Bless you, Kirby, I also come to hear this great man's speech. Otherwise I will weep oil I can't rep anymore tears.xx
Kirby Le absolutely spot on!
he at least tried to.
Same here
I come here and watch this to make myself feel better. Best moment in my life.
It sure helps in the current political climate.
same here
Daniel Morse me too😪
I relive a dream come true. Spectacular time in American history.
@@travisstoffs3810 , what do we have now ??? I want to break my tv after looking at this. I miss 44.
I’m Australian, and I’ve only ever been to Indonesia, never been to the States, and I still watch this in 2024 when I’m having a bad day.
Greatest speech of our time
You're awesome!
I'm having a bad day..
I came here for my inspiration Right now as well.... You know something lol, blessings!!!
Watching him deliver this speech was electrifying! I was a freshman in college and my roommates and friends in our floor jumped and run down the hallways yelling Obama Obama Obama! It was the first time we all voted. He’ll forever be our president!
If you watching this while they elect the president in 2020 your cool
tru
dang im a bit early
I am not cool, I Am MRS.NESBIT!
Here as Georgia and Pennsylvania is being flipped 😂😂😂
Yes maan
I'm Mexican American, I woke up my kids to witness this historic moment. They were 12 and 13 at the time. I told them , they no longer had any excuse to not be all they could be. He may not have done everything he wanted to do, because of a republican senate, or what ever other reason, but he is still the most inspiring president we have ever had . At the time, my kids didn't understand why I would wake them up in a school night for this , but now they are voting age and they have actually thanked me for not letting them miss out on history. Obama will always be our president!!
Absolutely my friend, tell your children and your grandchildren when you have them how important it is to vote and what this means when you don't, here in the UK the BAME people here didn't go out to vote, and what they ended up with was a far-right member of Parliament, hence the reason as to why for us who are immigrants of children of immigrants need to go out and vote no matter what
Both my parents as hard working immigrants made sure I a middle schooler was aware of this beautiful historic event. We watch this entire thing together and celebrated. 💙
The video please
This made me tear up! 😭
Biden your up next!
I still remember that night in Grant park. So much joy & tears. Strangers hugging each other, you could feel the love.
this has to be on one of the greatest political speeches of all time. Weather you liked the man or not no one can argue he was one of the best public speakers/ speech givers of all time
Facts
Wether you like him or not, this was one of the most power and influential speeches of all time.
True
I'm not a fan of obama or trump.
I do however miss this sort of composure our former president would bring when he spoke.
Undoubtedly this is one of the most historical speeches in my lifetime.
I will never forget how this made me witnessing this historical moment on a school night..
Whether he was or wasn't a great president is for history to decided.
He was/is the greatest public speaker of our time though.
I agree, it's that undeniable
I hate comments that start off like that, whether you like him or not like what the fuck. If the complement isn't genuine don't give it at all.
I’m actually here after after I heard on Fox News that this one of the greatest speeches.
I was a teenage Italian girl when I first listened to his translated speech, not knowing one day I will become a citizen of the United Stated of America. In these 10 + years, I’ve pursued my American dream. You are missed, Obama.
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Come on if you aren't already here! tRump isn't America nor what we stand for.
We miss him too as a brother whose background is Kenya.
You go girl!
God bless u
His charisma, the ability to talk without reading, the ability to identify the tiniest effort and pain put in by small to mighty to build a great nation makes him outstanding.
As an Australian, this makes me feel proud to be an American
Return on your kangourou country
@@timforex ?
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Hey, they both start with a, eh?
If you're here to listen to what a real president sounds like after four years, then you're in the right place!
Watching this while Trump packing his shiiiit
Indeed fam
Amen 🙏🏿
Biden sounded solid today, Him and Kamala are going to be great
@@Mark-sd5jk for sure
I miss the days when our leader inspired us rather than divided us. We fell off folks.
Still inspired by this good Man in 2019, our greatest President!
He is saying that Obama is still inspiring, chill
Ebb and flow..... nothing lasts forever, neither good nor bad.
@bbc What has Trump done for us so far? And don't say, a "Booming Economy", because it can be proven that the Great Recession ended while Obama was in office and has been surging ever since.
Big time!!!. Times have changed, people haven't ( some people)... Justice and equality just scares the shit out of (some people)!...
I am a Nigerian and I watched this speech live on DStv in 2008 at 2am in the morning and since then I have watched and listened to the speech for more than hundred times,it gives me hope and strength when I need it,and what ability does this incredible man has to summarize 100 years of American history in a few inspirational words,
As a Canadian, living in California at the time, this was truly an electric, exciting night. Even a Republican friend of mine from Texas who did not want this result, had tears streaming down his face at how incredible Obama's election was. It was magical.
LOL i was a canadian living in california at that time too..i couldn't vote until 4 years later that when i got my citizenship, though i lived in Utah then so didn't vote for Obama since my vote would have been pointless anyway and voted green party... p.s fan of your son Andrew he's good at basketball
@@hockey1freak Son Andrew? Wut? Also, voting for the green party was just as pointless lol. Third parties simply aren't viable in the United States, with the exception of the very few places where ranked choice voting exists. We are a two party country, and while I hate and despise that, it's simply the reality. You have the choice of either the slightly center-left, centrist, or conservative Democrat - or you have the choice of the insanely far-right, fascist, Federalist Society Republican who doesn't even believe in something as simple as the idea of our constitution, or our democracy. That's unfortunately how our electoral politics are.
The respect to McCain during the speech, such class.. what a difference to the tangerine things in the WH now..😢
wonder who humiliated Hillary more, Obama here or Trump.
Tangerine for 2024!!
so maybe we don't have another world war.
@@RealColonelSanders He has a tan, if he willingly tans himself and parades around like that on the streets people can call him tangerine, orange, or whatever. Its not insulting his race, but commenting on his apperance lol.
I watched this live back in the day
Ayy
Me too. My mum got pretzels and wine and we cried.
Flex
I cast my first vote for Barack Obama and I've never had a moments regret.
Me too. I'll never forget the tears of happiness. With my daughter, then 17.
The mans speech was so powerful. He could always capture a crowds attention
That story starting at 13:20 always gets me. Historic moment cherished by great speaker.
Why am I crying, I’m not even American.
Same
Me too bruh. Me too.
Same here
@Jo ich doch nicht 👀
@Jo jess. sis is werri korrekt
If you are here to Celebrate the flipping of Georgia and Pennsylvania, you are a legend
✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
oh yes
Yes i am ❤️
I guess I’m a legend
Listen to how he speaks about unity, about his opponent, about his team. Not about himself. That's leadership. Basic leadership skills, but we live in times where we need reminders of these basics.
Re-listening to this Victory speech AGAIN. Powerful! Out of this world!
The history books will exalt this man. One of the most important and influential presidents in US history.
@Ginjah Bread it's a figure of speech you goon
@Ginjah Bread no no
Please make room on Mount Rushmore.
@porange orange III waaah orange man go unemployed waaaah
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit this speech was really powerful and inspiring
I remember I was in elementary on a school night, as I was already in bed when my mom came into to my room excited and told me that our country just a elected a black man. The life of every minority was never the same. 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪
GOD IS AWESOME!*
Frank DeAnda
I definetly think it changed something in most people of color here for the positive.
The racist backlash was so disheartening.
19th March 2023
Re-watching this and crying just like I did the first time because of the amount of hope I get just listening to this man speak. He speaks and you see a better tomorrow, a better future, nations getting better, uplifting moments, and things changing for the better. This speech is not only inspirational to the American people but to every individual out here who needs hope to keep moving.
@tchelaa6894 Trump 2024!
Gives me chills. Such a great man
10 years ago tonight... crazy.
For real! I can't believe time flies by so fast, sir!
Damn!
Poor snowflake
White Is great How does this comment make them a snowflake? Please elaborate.
@@dopdrop8998 Trumpist Retardicans don’t know how to elaborate, they just insult XD
I miss dignity and class. I have to venture here to remind myself it still exist.
lol
Your comment is amazing and I love it, can we be friends if you don’t mind?
😂😂😂
Some speech this was. Always feels new every time I watch/listen. He spoke for a quarter of an hour without stuttering once. The eloquence!
Wow! A president who spoke eloquently???
am proud because his roots hails in my country krenya
Watching this speech in 2020 and crying 😭😭🥺 I miss him
Same...cried tears of joy when he was elected, now just sadness...friends and I do hope Michele will run one day, that's how it should be❤
Me，too
Name 10 good things he done as president
Me too!
me too. i am crying hard lol. barack the best ever and now it's turn for my nigga joe biden .
Still brings me to tears ❤
Makes me sad because our politicians sole us out, this was America's last stand. IT'S over now we're on a road to no return.
@Philip Harris Obama is a Muslim!
Same
14 years now but still the best speech ever ! So inspirational
My dad dragged me here as an 8 year old and I didn’t know what was going on but it felt good
Great. Now you know you witness to the greatest history in recent memory.
A great president!!!
@@jamesokot4151 not just a great president but THEE BEST PRESIDENT.
@@Basedapple I honestly hate him, he’s a war criminal.
@@BoutiqueTiger WHAT?
This man was one of the greatest president in history... I love listening to his speeches till this day
you need to edit that to say one of the worst, cause you know he was.
@@joedale1696 rent free, get a life.
@Nicholas Meshak Not on the level of JFK!
Anti-British Presidents? Yeah, he was.
Nah he was a Mid president. He really wasn’t that great despite his speeches.
For the first time, I cried through out listening to a speech. What a man!!😢
This is what a real leader sounds like. God bless him always.
I'm Norwegian, and in these insane times, it feels good to see an intelligent leader. What the hell is going on in the US these days?
😩🙈 emberrasing!
Lol.
coolermaster706 We dont even know tbh 😂🤦🏾♂️ it’s a circus
I know
He broke the American political paradigm. By striking at the core of the hearts of the vast majority of Americans, he ushered in the collapse of the Democrat and Republican parties. Our heart hasn't changed and what we're going through is the right and left figuring out how to reorient themselves after such a catastrophic shock. He awoke the populous, now different groups are trying to direct it as a revolution, regain control for the elites, or destroy the system outright. We've been here before. It looks chaotic and violent... that's how birth is. It's a beautiful but messy process.
The comment section of this speech should be active forever, so that we can comeback when we lose our way, when we feel down and need a little bit of hope. That way we can pay our gratitude for this LEGEND!!!
wooow
Obama is a Muslim
Your comment is amazing and I love it, can we be friends if you don’t mind?
😂😂😂
Amen I love this ❤
It’s October 2021 and this speech is still and will always be my favourite. I watched it live that day and slept late after replaying it on UA-cam.
god I still remember being in the 6th grade and the night he was elected. It felt so magical. I truly can't believe we got to experience something like this in our lifetime, it's absolutely incredible.
I was in grade 5
Who's watching this after watching Bidens speech?
🙋🏽♀️
Me
Not me I came after watching Bidens speech
Me and loved them both!
240,000 people are lucky enough to say "I was there".
Nathalie Desrosiers I love Obama very much although I am not an American.
@@sanzidascookingstudio5470 I'm not either. But my children are. I lived in the US from 2005 (just in time for Katrina) to 2011 (just before Jindal messed too much that beautiful Louisiana).
One of those 240,000 was my college sociology professor who INSISTED on giving us an exam the following morning, despite that we were all glued to the television screens the night before. She had to spend time in class the next morning pontificating on how great the previous evening in Grant Park was, before giving us a test that the vast majority of us didn't prepare for.
No grades for the exam curved. I don't know that any of us received an "A" by the end of the semester. Ergo, no straight A's on my report card means no "honors level" student discount.
Needless to say, she got a heartwarming "love note" from me the morning of November 9th, 2016. She wrote me a nasty message back. Best revenge ever.
Knowing she has to suffer through Trump takes away the sting of not being one of those 240,000.
@@michael_jolls humbug.
This speech and his speech at ASU graduation class of 2013 are my favourites.... I like this man, in fact i have folder for his speeches which i do listen over and over whenever i need 'yes we can"
Watching this on the 15 year anniversary, man oh man was Obama a brilliant orator. I miss him purely because of this eloquence.
I miss him as president
I voted for him and I don't. Fuck obama.
@Candy West No we all don't. I even voted for him once. Trump > 0bama
@@VeritasForceUSA Fuck trump
TrumpForce:MAGA trump is nothing short of a racist, bigoted, illiterate moron.
@@CymruEmergencyResponder Are you dumb? He is not racist. He never did or said anything racist. Bigot? Really? That word is so overused and it gets nowhere. Do you even know what illiterate means? You are just another stupid dumbocrat voter.
"I will listen to you, specially if we disagree."
He kept that promise tbh
I remember i was in kenya class 6 he was celebreted
I feel sorry for the people who didn't and couldn't accept this man.
2024 we still here president Obama 💯
Just look how everyone looks at him that should say enough
I thought the same thing!
He will be remembered as one of most influential figures in our history
you can see how people stares at him with awe for what he is going to say. every bit of speech he said gives a sense of hope and they make the people felt engaged to his great vision of a great country.
Gay?
hello how are you doing
The fact that Trump was elected after Obama though, that says something. I don't live in the US, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I imagine that still, even after electing a democrat, having to pay tens of thousands of dollars for healthcare each year and having to struggle each month to make ends meet, has something to do with it. If you guys fix that, I think the likelihood of another Trump is reduced significantly. That's requires a vision, and unfortunately, I don't feel like Biden brings that to the table. I get sad whenever I think of what the world would have looked like, had Bernie Sanders won in 2016 or 2020.
@@RedBar3D You are correct, and It doesn't matter how great a speaker or speech might be, they are just words and bear no resemblance to action or reality.
this is so heart warming. To this day i wish i had been older so i could have under standed the huge deal this was. I get chills looking at it now
One of my favorite parts of this speech is not just President Obama's spoken genius, but how everyone in the audience is hanging onto his every word. That complete focus, that mesmerization, shows how good of an orator he is.
I was too young to understand how much of a good time this was but now I understand and the world became this...
Such a charismatic personality
@Achilles Obama’s wife is a man!
What is incredible is that this man never uses a written speech.
Some people was expecting this guy to do magic. What this guy did was show that any kid that the world is theres and they can be anything if they work hard no matter there race, religion sexuality or disability.
What he did was ruin this country!
Daniel Vargas we’re more divided than ever and it’s NOT because of President Obama.
Just listen to how Obama graciously shows admiration for his opponent (Senator McCain) and the sacrifices he has made for our country. Juxtapose that to President Trump attacking everyone on the campaign trail and while holding office.
@@DanielVargas-pz8so Right yeah, after everything Bush had done, HE ruined the country!
Enough said, he is Muslim, he is racist and he hates America and its Israeli allies
How high are you right now?
Gives me chills. Such a great man.
Jason Williams thank you Jason
Who killed innocent brown families and built the cages Trump uses. Yeah, what a guy.
@@twmax6525 go back to playing fornite child.
@@Basedapple Go back to worshipping sanctimonious, stuck up, pandering, tone deaf, corrupt, warmongering, hypocritical, do nothing democrats at their alter.
@@twmax6525 go play Roblox dumb ass kid
This speech still gives me goosebumps.
shout out to who is still watching this awe-inspiring speech in 2021
I don't know why I literally choke up and tear when ever I here the audience echo back ...YES We Can.....
I know what you mean. We so need a leader to inspire us that we can overcome the odds.
That phrase is so powerful! Our strength is in our unity as a country! Together “yes we can”l!”
whenever i watch the speech over and over i feels better
The best president we've had in my entire lifetime. (I was born: 1977.) I'm so thankful every time I hear him speak.
I can't Get Tired to watch and listen to the Great and Motivation speech
I'm not even American, but listening to this gives me hope. And I'm watching this in 2019!!!
2019 and i'm watching this, hoping that better days will come.
I'm watching from Scotland hoping the same for my country
Joris Jonathan Schuurman Hess absolutely 100% agree with you & I’m watching in Wales 👏🏻👏🏻
Me too
I hope so too but it has to get worse for it to get better.
Belguim here..same feeling
I wish this guy would run again for presidential campaign
I was 12 when this happened and I still remember how happy we were at middle school Obama was the new president of the USA, you could feel it in the atmosphere the renewed sense of hope for America. This will always be one of my favorite memories.
Yes that’s why 2008-2015 was a BANGER TIME
We really don’t know how important leaders are until we’re so low. They literally make or break us.
This was the quickest 8 years I have ever seen in my life.
And this has been the longest 3 and half lol
“while we breathe, we hope.”
Hi shikor
"While the Democratic party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility" 😢
Greatest speech in political history
15 years.. still impactful
Came back here after Biden's victory only to find out that people have already came here before me.....
After 4 years of Trump Presidency,...i needed to hear this speech.
Trump is a political genius. Before he declared running for presidential election in 2016,everyone believed Hillary Cliton was the definite winner. He did many great things for American people and maintain Taiwan Straits peace and security.Big thanks for President Trump !
@David Vantress he tried to protect american values,such as intellectual rights,and protect their jobs .more than comedians in my opinion.
@@lisizchen1029 When you can't beat Joe Biden in Arizona and Georgia you're not a political genius I'm sorry .... Don't get tired of telling me about the story of the imaginary fraud it's a lie that trumpy invented because he was annoyed to have been fired by 82 million Americans.
@@francoislepatriote3790 It's not an issue we're discussing.What impressed me was Donald Trump beating an impossible rival.Before his running for presidential election,Hillary Clinton was regarded definitely as the future president.That's my point.
Loll me too
After 11 years, this memorable election have been still on top of best moments in the world.
Still watching this speech on February 17, 2022. . . Greatest speech of an elected President.
Always an amazing speech to listen to, even after so many years.
李你怎么样？
@@maverick6775 Hi.
I remember staying up late to watch this speech with my parents... so crazy how speech changes, how style changes, how the world changes
I’m a republican and this is in my top 5 political speeches ever. This one was incredible
I watched this speech in 2010 for thr first time while in Liberia with no hope of coming to the United States but today i am commenting from the city of Richmond, Virginia. God is actually great. I have spent mt whole life loving this great man. Hoping to see him soon..
Still one of the best speakers ever.
Him and Reagan, sheer class
If your watching this in 2020 because of biden/trump campaign, your a legend
my mannn :)
Sleepy joe...A communist traitor
Jonathan and trump is a fascist traitor. Hardly a good choice
@@dutdut2.059 have you seen the Hunter Biden emails?
Would you shut up, man? hahaha
What is the purpose of commenting "who else is watching at [arbitrary point in time]?" That said, who else is watching at 2:21 P.M. CST on Thursday, July 15 2021?
I miss these years.
The faces of the ppl look so inspired. I feel inspired just listening to him..10 years later
In tears as I watch.
Blame Protest voters for your tears of pain.
Same here
He was the first and the last Muslim in the White House
Same 😭
@@brandiholt8695 Brandi and in 2016 America made history by electing a fucking discriminatory rat.
Watching this video in 2023 woahhhh just wowwwww
If you wanted to describe what feeling hopeful means, listening to this is it
Who else is here during Covid-19 just to remember it's possible to speak sanely from a podium
09:29 "I will listen to you especially when we disagree"
I Missed the days of intelligence.
tell that to the left now
Didn’t listen to the teachers who he abandoned and marched while he was in office. Didn’t listen to the 30 million people he left uninsured.
So important!!
@@twmax6525 A president is no god. He can't do everything but at least he tried. Other than Trump who's main purpose it was to divide the world by building walls and insulting people
@@cr1s1s0ff41th He is the COMMANDER IN CHEIF. Why didn’t he stop the drone bombings when he KNEW they had a 90% civilian death rate??? I’m talking about Obama, not Trump. We all know how much of a monster Trump is but no one EVER talks about Obama. He did not try, why didn’t he take Occupy’s demands? Because he was bought. Why didn’t he March with the teachers in Wisconsin or oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline??? He was BOUGHT! Get that through your head. Democrats are arguably WORSE than republicans because they lie about being better. If John McCain did half of the stuff Obama did people would be marching in the streets. Do more research instead of being hooked on MSNBC!