TOGETHER we can...

♥ ♥ ♥ "My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won't stop; in fact, I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my remaining days. For now, whether you're young or young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your president - the same thing I asked when you took a chance on me eight years ago. I am asking you to believe, not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours." President Barack Obama Farewell Address 1.10.2017 ♥ ♥ ♥

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Shit we forgot Joe

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Former Pres. Obama leaves the U.S. Capitol by helicopter after Trump’s inauguration. January 20, 2017. 

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“…after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal…”

“I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens…”

One last time.

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President Barack Obama reflects on being the first black president

Obama: I think we’re going to see people of merit rise up from every race, faith, corner of this country because that’s America’s strength. When we have everybody getting a chance, and everybody’s on the field we get better.

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In letter, President Barack Obama thanks the American people for making him a “better man”

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President Obama appreciation post

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“Being your First Lady has been the honor of a lifetime. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. -mo “

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Already do.

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We’re lucky we had him for 8 years.

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It’s ok to believe in this fucking thing sometimes.

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Watch: It is impossible to hear Joe Biden talking about his love for the extended Obama family and not cry giant bittersweet tears

President Barack Obama just awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a beautiful tribute to the man POTUS has now publicly called his brother twice in the last three days.

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1.12.17

“This also gives the Internet one last chance to talk about our bromance.”

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In surprise ceremony, Obama awards Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Obama bestowed the nation’s highest civilian honor on Vice President Biden Thursday, calling his running mate and presidential understudy “the best vice president America has ever had.”

The surprise State Room ceremony was alternately humorous and poignant, with Biden turning his face from the audience to wipe away his tears.

“I had no inkling,” Biden said, saying he thought the event was supposed to be for first lady Michelle Obama. He jokingly fired his chief of staff for not telling him. “I don’t deserve this, but I know this came from the president’s heart.”

Only two other vice presidents have received the honor. President Gerald Ford awarded it to his vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, in 1977, and President Jimmy Carter awarded it to Lyndon Johnson’s vice president, Hubert Humphrey, in 1980.

But Biden’s medal also came with an additional rare honor: The Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. That additional designation has been bestowed to only three others: Pope John Paul II, President Ronald Reagan and former secretary of State Colin Powell.

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“In a career of public service spanning nearly half a century, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., has left his mark on almost every part of our nation, fighting for a stronger middle class, a fairer judicial system, and a smarter foreign policy; providing unyielding support for our troops; combatting crime and violence against women; leading our quest to cure cancer; and safeguarding the landmark American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from corruption.

With his charm, candor, unabashed optimism, and deep and abiding patriotism, Joe Biden has garnered the respect and esteem of colleagues of both parties, and the friendship of people across the nation and around the world. While summoning the strength, faith, and grace to overcome great personal tragedy, the son of Scranton, Claymont, and Wilmington has become one of the most consequential Vice Presidents in American history, an accolade that nonetheless rests firmly behind his legacy as husband, father, and grandfather.

A grateful nation thanks Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. for his lifetime of service on behalf of the United States of America.”

– Citation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (With Distinction) awarded to Vice President Joe Biden, January 12, 2017.

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President Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia on their way to Chicago for his final speech.

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Clinton received almost 3 million more votes, but Trump will be the next president. It’s clear the electoral college needs to be changed.

Bernie Sanders (via bernieforthepeople)