I think Obama is hitting on a lot of key points in this speech about the importance of participating in democracy.

And when she choked up near the end, I think it’s because she knows it, too.

Watching her this morning moved me more than I anticipated it would. It felt like, not only the end of her tenure as FLOTUS, but the end of civility, intellectualism, and empathy in Washington for a long time to come. And when she choked up near the end, I think it’s because she knows it, too.

A national tragedy. In a better world, Michelle would be showing Bill where she hid mini fridges in the WH full of Bud Light.

Someone has to kill him. Sucks I have to write that.

It’s been interesting watching Twitter after the press conference. All the reporters are talking about the Russia Hacks or the fainting episode or anything but the two solid minutes where Obama lambasted them for running with the hacked email narrative for 6 months then wondering why it was such a big deal.

I don’t think they can go after him for infidelity when Trump has. I think they used that to make Hillary look like she was anti-woman. I think his alcohol use could actually be sympathetic. I lot of rednecks have family members who have struggled with alcohol. Plus he got it together, has a family now... seems like…

I’m totally Gavin 2020 or 2024 or 2028. I want to make a Gavin t-shirt.

That’s exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote that comment. God that commercial was overplayed. I lived in SF when they ran that ad, and I remember thinking, “Who are they targeting? The three Republicans in Sea Cliff?”

I’m from CA and love me some Gavin. One of the things that worried me about him eventually running for Prez was his past marriage stuff, but after Trump, Republicans won’t really reasonably be able to use that against him.

I hope Gavin Newsom wins the governorship in 2018. That would set him up nicely for a 2020 run.

I’m fully on board the Gavin Newsom train. He won’t be Governor of California until 2018, so traditionally I would say that only 2 years as a Governor wouldn’t be enough to build up his profile and that he should wait for 2024, but hell, if this last election taught us anything, no one cares about traditional…

I so agree on this. She has less weird baggage and doesn’t really risk setting off weird, antique “San Francisco Gays are Killing Freedom” tingles in the back of conservative brains.

GAVIN NEWSOM 2020! He has most of Bernie’s policies and a mug that can kill. hate to say it but DNC needs a JFK charisma moment after the 2016 shitstorm. I’m not going to be too idealistic and pure to say charm/looks might be what we will need to win over those shithead 53% of white women who voted trump. (PLUS he has…

Our Dad, Mom, and Uncle (Obama, Clinton, and Biden, respectively) should be so fucking disappointed with us kids right now. We didn’t want to listen, we knew better that running off with that high school dropout meth addict Trump wouldn’t be so bad; we could turn him around and make him a decent man. Surely if he saw…

I can’t watch this bc I’m still denying the reality that we’re going from this intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate, and inspiring role model to a screaming orange racist dinglefart. It’s like if mom divorced our nice, kind, lovely dad and took up with...Donald Trump.

Correct. This comment “I don’t think that’s funny” works wonders.

I have an almost 8 year old. I try to be a good role model for him. We saw Moana last week and he loved it. I told him that it was a girl who was the hero; you need to see more of that. I also played him some records later in the weekend like Joan Jett and X to show him women rock as hard as guys. There’s a women’s…

You can help make it up to us by being a great, hands-on role model to your sons, nephews, and every other young man in your life. It wouldn’t hurt if you became a Big Brother or did other volunteer work with young men. And also, when you hear boys/young men/grown men saying anything inappropriate about women,…

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