I think I just died and went to heaven.

[Raven]

This is now almost a hour of watching and listening to my President talk intelligently, make sense and enjoy the experience. I cannot believe it. It has been 8 long years! Whether you agree with all he has to say or not...isn't this a wonderful change for our country?

[Sydnie]

1. Yes it is. Amazing! Makes me happy to see the adults back in charge. n/t

[MadMaddie]

2. Let's hear it for complete sentences!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[valerief]

53. And unmangled English!!! nt

[begin_within]

3. It's like we have a President again after 8 long years of just a temp.

[Raine]

4. Me too

I've never been so PROUD!! :-)

[DCBob]

5. Superb!

I am close to tears.

[LiberalFighter]

6. What was the longest that Bush ever talk at a press conference?

[4lbs]

8. I think 30 minutes. However, coherently.... none.

n/t

[Solomon]

7. Indeed.

:thumbsup:

[tilsammans]

9. Happy tears here!

It's about time we had an intelligent, articulate LEADER in charge. President Obama is all that, and much more.

:patriot:

[Hellataz]

10. It was incredible to see how real he and honest he was.

I also liked how his humor comes out when Beiden's comments came up.

[bluestateguy]

11. Thank God this man is the president

Tonight, a man with integrity sleeps in the White House.

[likesmountains 52]

12. I'm there with ya...

[silverweb]

13. Amen to that.

What a wonderful change from the past 8 years!

I know the campaign's over, but I can't help cheering him on.

GObama! GObama!

[jenmito]

14. Rachel Maddow's there to bring you back down. After Chris Matthews was profusely

heaping praise on him, Rachel said there's a down side to his 7-min. answers-that there was no 'soundbite" to take from it.

[Berry Cool]

20. Oh, don't worry. She's just aware that he needs to reach all the people, not just those

with actual attention spans. That's all.

As for me, I kept expecting him to say "See, the 'Murican pipple gotta unnerstan'" and start pronouncing words like a kindergarten teacher, loudly and slowly.

Or to say things like "This is a stimulus package, and that means it's a package that's supposed to provide a stimulus. In other words, it's supposed to be a stimulating thing, that's a package."

But he never did.

Ahhhhhhh... :-)

[2Design]

47. ROFL - good imitation n/t

[crikkett]

62. you shoulda been a W speechwriter n/t

[kestrel91316]

72. How did you manage to channel GWB when he's not dead yet???

[Stephanie]

21. The entire final answer was a fabulous soundbite

Maybe Rachel was still in makeup.

[DevonRex]

44. IMO, any pundit who believes this thinks that we Americans are too stupid

to listen to real answers to real questions. It's time to make the stupid ones get up to speed instead of treating ALL of us like we're imbeciles.

[Cha]

15. It was pretty

surreal all right..I'll get more use to it..it's only been 3 weeks.

[opihimoimoi]

16. How Refreshing it is to see hear a REAL PRESIDENT answer intelligently and clearly

NO;MO Idiots in charge,,,real leadership is here again

[FightingIrish]

17. We've gone from class clown to class act in one easy election.

I watched and listened with a sense of wonder and awe at how right we got it this time.

[demo dutch]

18. I just love it! Finally intelligence at work

[derby378]

19. Not so much a "wonderful change" as much as it's what is expected

Okay, great, we have a President who speaks in complete sentences. If that's all it takes to get you excited, maybe you've set the bar a bit low.

It is expected that our President will speak intelligently. Now it's time for Obama to shift out of low gear and take this baby out on the open road.

[WinkyDink]

36. You don't get it. It's a CULTURAL SHIFT, from Americans wanting a beer-buddy to wanting an actual

INTELLECTUAL LEADER as President.

[derby378]

38. IIRC, Bush never actually won either election

Americans, aside from the FReeper camp, never "wanted" beer-buddy Junior in the Oval Office - they were saddled with him for eight long years. Thus, no real cultural shift to speak of.

[WinkyDink]

42. He was certainly close enough to get away with no blood in the streets.

[Upfront]

55. Put a star by your name

Only then I will listen to what you say.

[Forkboy]

59. That's pretty fucking stupid.

Like donating changes whether an opinion is valid or not. What are you, 10? After a post like this, even with a star by YOUR name, you might not be worth listening to.

[Dystopian]

68. Hey!

Hi Forkboy!

:hi:

peace~

[Forkboy]

74. Hello back!

How are you doing?

:hi:

[Dystopian]

77. Good, you? : )

Saw you here, and thought I'd acknowledge your post;-)
See you on the other side!
:hi:

peace~

[DesertRat]

22. No goofy nicknames and inappropriate chuckling!

Our new president is such a breath of fresh air! :bounce:

[glitch]

30. And I bet he never embarasses staff with fart jokes either.

God what a relief!

[jazzjunkysue]

69. What? you mean, it's not really actually "hard werk?"

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

23. Obama is truly gifted, as everyone who's tangled with him has come to realize.

[damonm]

46. "Tell me, Schatze...Is it twoo how you people are - 'gifted'"?

"Oh, it's TWOO! It's TWOO!"

With apologies to the late, great Madeline Kahn - I couldn't resist the reference.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

57. Gotta love Lilly.

[firedupdem]

24. He did a great job tonight. I'm very happy he's the CIC! n/t

[nicktom]

25. We finally have a President...

I could not agree more, someone who has more than one thought in his head. But mainly knows how to express those thoughts.
I am impressed.

[Patiod]

26. Low bar, but it's such a damned relief

Full sentences
Intelligent sentences
Real words
God, I'm just so relieved

[kestrel91316]

73. The bar may be low, but he sailed miles over it.

[bdamomma]

27. great to hear such intelligence again, no soundbite crap either.

we have a great man here.

[AtomicKitten]

28. What a change an election makes! n/t

[rvablue]

34. Indeed! n/t

[glitch]

29. It does give one hope. Not just for a better future, but for any future at all.

:applause:

[Skittles]

31. it was certainly refreshing

[cilla4progress]

32. "President envy"

Folks around the world are asking for their own Obama! Israel, today... :)

[KoKo]

33. I know....it's amazing...and his humor about himself is

also refreshing after years of "Terra...Terra...Kill...Kill...Enemies...Hate us for our Freedoms...Kill...

Amazing wasn't it. I turned off the cable pundits so I could have those moments to savor of his speech. Didn't want to ruin it.

[nichomachus]

35. I completely forgot

that I could watch presidential press conferences once again.

I almost surfed over it. I was looking at the TV -- saw "Presidential Press Conference" on the listing -- and was ready to click to The 70s Show. Then, I thought. "Wait just a damned minute."

So, I watched it. I disagreed with him on some things -- and think he ducked some important questions, like Helen (God bless her) Thomas'.

But it was so nice to see a president who listened to the questions and formulated an answer and was able to deliver it in an intelligent way -- instead of pre-cleared questions and memorized answers on safe topics.

It's like we have a president again.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

37. Gives you a warm feeling inside!

I'm not stressed anymore

[Magleetis]

39. President Obama

is the real deal. I watched every minute with glee and pride. America is back on track.

[ObamaKerryDem]

40. I felt the same exact way, watching it. Hell, I'd forgotten what it was like to HAVE a President..

Feels nice, doesn't it? :D

[LovableScamp]

41. That was my sentiment

exactly... I thought it was refreshing to finally hear some intelligence coming out from behind that podium. After the last administration dumbed down America so much it's a wonder we aren't all droolers by now.

[MadBadger]

43. And then you decided to take a stroll through hell (DU)?

:P

[2Design]

45. His teaching years taught him how to handle people and questions

and the subject constitution law must have taught him a lot about dealing with controversial subjects

[Raven]

48. I have said this before: Constitutional Law is the hardest, most

challenging course in Law School. Anyone who teaches it is brilliant and can think on their feet And can grasp complicated concepts.

[2Design]

50. I just love the way his mind works - he and Rachel Maddow on

an interview were fascinating - they both understood and respected each others ability to handle words and thoughts and comprehension - brilliant - and we got very lucky he wound up in the usa and not somewhere else

[ImOnlySleeping]

49. End of sprawl

I was glad to hear someone in charge actually talk about the need to invest in urban cores and actually mention suburbia as a negative.

[Kajsa]

51. It is wonderful to hear our President

speak with knowledge and intelligence.

I didn't realize how much I've missed this.

It's been eight,long,dreadful years since
we've had a real President.

:)

[sybylla]

52. Heaven, indeed.

I just finished watching it this morning as I had a meeting to go to last night. It was unbelievably enjoyable to hear intelligent responses come out of our president.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

And to hear him choose reporters from press outlets you had to know would ask intelligent questions - you know, the kind the chimp never got.

[LeeM]

54. Big improvement indeed

When he took a question from Major ? of Faux News I thought - Noooo, don't go there. But he isn't afraid of the press corp's questions, and he can more than handle them.

[goclark]

56. Three cheers for his "respect for his listeners."

That is brand new after 8 years of abuse for all of us.

[old mark]

58. It's great to have a good and decent person as President. nt

[Forkboy]

60. It's been kind of surreal. I'm so used to that dipshit bumbling his way through everything.

I listen to Obama and my brain cramps now. :)

[Stellabella]

61. Oh, I love it.

I can't believe that our President is that smart, can speak intelligently, and doesn't SMIRK and lie.

[Lil Missy]

63. It is wonderful indeed!

Now you only have to worry about your cat stealing your identity and running up your credit card bills.

:)

[frogmarch]

64. Yes, a wonderful change for our country!

Obama was superb!

Plus his smile wasn't upside down like whatshisname's.

[infidel dog]

65. Thank God for an intelligent POTUS who is actually concerned about working Americans.

What a remarkable situation!!!

[Mad_Dem_X]

66. It's a breath of fresh air!

Every time I hear Obama speak, I think, "This is what a President is supposed to sound like!"

[Deep13]

67. Damn, I stuffed cotton in my ears and hid behind the couch.

Force of habit. :banghead:

[Dystopian]

70. KandR...n/t

peace~

[Maine-i-acs]

71. I loved the use of complete sentences!

And calling on the press by using their actual names.
It was refreshingly ... normal.
Aside from that - good message overall about Iran, Pakistan, the economy, Washington, etc.

[abq e streeter]

75. I don't like all them there big words 'n stuff---not a guy I wanna have a beer with

an' my teevee tells me that's what really matters, an' I believe EVERYTHING my Teevee tells me...I want someone just like me: like Dubya...or Sarah Palin. ( I always worry when I post stuff like this without the sarcasm emoticon, but I wanna give DUers credit for figuring out what hopefully is obvious)

[spanone]

76. i watched it on tape last night...couldn't stop watching..we're so much safer

[Lil Missy]

78. kick!