Obama: Dad was gone, I used to get high

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  • čas přidán 26. 02. 2014
  • President Obama shares his story about growing up as a young man of color living in a single-parent home.

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  • @gibfeet8992
    @gibfeet8992 Před 3 lety +17483

    *hits blunt*
    Dude, wouldn’t it be crazy if i ran for president

  • @jamesm3142
    @jamesm3142 Před 5 lety +58837

    Imagine being Obama’s drug dealer in high school and seeing him become President of the United States years later

  • @skii1410
    @skii1410 Před 3 lety +1729

    Obama: **doesnt take school seriously**
    **goes to harvard**
    Me: **doesnt take school seriously**
    **ends up in the military**

  • @MikaelChoi
    @MikaelChoi Před rokem +164

    Moral of the story: It's never too late to get your life together and succeed regardless of what you went through or your past bad choices.

    • @pluto9000
      @pluto9000 Před 10 měsíci

      In my 50s
      😩

    • @thepracticingguitarist
      @thepracticingguitarist Před 12 dny

      More like the moral of the story is: Barack Obama had had many issues, including a drug problem.

    • @riverme2994
      @riverme2994 Před 3 dny

      @@thepracticingguitarist Odd take.

  • @purplemonkeyelephant
    @purplemonkeyelephant Před 3 lety +11717

    Guy: I used to sell Obama weed, I swear
    Everyone: Riiiiiiight

  • @rajs.9900
    @rajs.9900 Před 3 lety +24827

    "I didn't always take school as seriously as I should have."
    *goes to Harvard and becomes President

    • @albinogoomba2780
      @albinogoomba2780 Před 3 lety +1199

      @bruh momento In high school he didn't take school seriously. He wisened up and started working hard at the end of high school

    • @deflectyou4460
      @deflectyou4460 Před 3 lety +421

      Universities usually look at grade 11 and 12 marks, but mostly 12 (unless you’re looking for a scholarship, then it will be your grade 11 marks, usually with a condition that you must maintain an average grade in grade 12). But if you work super hard in your last year you can still go to a good school. The problem is if they’re deciding between you and another student and the student has better marks in their earlier years aswell.

    • @albertoalfonso7835
      @albertoalfonso7835 Před 3 lety +286

      You also have to remember back then it was easier to get into college. Less requirements and effort. You probably only had to take three APs and join a club to get into a good university. You can ask older people

    • @spoonmanvlogs5386
      @spoonmanvlogs5386 Před 3 lety +179

      Harvard Law School. He initially went to Occidental college and i believe transfered to columbia and finished undergrad there.

    • @jeremyowusu5819
      @jeremyowusu5819 Před 3 lety +132

      He didn’t take highschool* seriously. He just have changed at some point his Junior/senior year because he went to Occidental. After Occidental he finished his degree at Colombia and then went to Harvard Law. Bottom line is he’s saying he started bad but finished strong

  • @LIONTAMER3D
    @LIONTAMER3D Před rokem +229

    the kid did alright for himself after all

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Před 3 lety +193

    He really understands millennials

    • @Snake9211
      @Snake9211 Před 3 lety +11

      literally everywhere I go you are here wtf

    • @doki--
      @doki-- Před 3 lety +3

      We meet again

    • @trollvidde
      @trollvidde Před 3 lety +2

      Damn g u stay in every comment section, respect

    • @friedkimchi1650
      @friedkimchi1650 Před 3 lety +1

      Pls stop

    • @isaacyu5520
      @isaacyu5520 Před 3 lety

      Justin Y. who? we only know ray

  • @irnbrubhoy
    @irnbrubhoy Před 4 lety +7827

    “Lots of people say I was the best at getting high. I was the highest president, apart from maybe Abe Lincoln. My high was beautiful, it was a beautiful high”.

    • @michaelotis223
      @michaelotis223 Před 4 lety +113

      LMAOOOOO

    • @TheSaulazer2
      @TheSaulazer2 Před 4 lety +38

      T C BROOO LMAO i thought i was the only one.

    • @maedux
      @maedux Před 4 lety +480

      It was such a tremendous high they say theres never been a high like it before.

    • @me-ib1zo
      @me-ib1zo Před 4 lety +358

      Such, a great high, an extreme high, possibly even the highest high. Great high, great, great high. Some say I was good, possibly even the greatest of all time. I think I’m better at getting high than Obama.

    • @c.reaves2670
      @c.reaves2670 Před 4 lety

      A Flying Table lololol!!

  • @SMGGamerclips
    @SMGGamerclips Před 10 lety +9083

    Dang Obama is the realist president ever.

    • @bonto42
      @bonto42 Před 9 lety +105

      He tries to be. Teddy Rosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Abraham Lincoln I think had way more candor.

    • @MichealJacksonLegend
      @MichealJacksonLegend Před 9 lety +41

      I wish i could believe that

    • @kristopherkrueger4617
      @kristopherkrueger4617 Před 7 lety +33

      Tevon Wright Obama is a sick joke played on the USA for 8 years.

    • @Bobbyshmurda1738
      @Bobbyshmurda1738 Před 7 lety +17

      Tevon Wright he was the worst

    • @REDANDSILVER741
      @REDANDSILVER741 Před 7 lety +36

      Hillary For Prison you are a fake account. Meant only for instigating conflict

  • @IRosamelia
    @IRosamelia Před rokem +6

    One can tell the boy in the background was profoundly impressed by that speech

  • @Omari3333
    @Omari3333 Před rokem +400

    To enrich us with his past history and personal life is a gift

  • @muhammadlee-
    @muhammadlee- Před 3 lety +4716

    Imagine not taking school seriously and still going to Harvard.

    • @bobwarden5812
      @bobwarden5812 Před 3 lety +42

      Must be White privilege.

    • @falkyraizu3063
      @falkyraizu3063 Před 3 lety +114

      @@bobwarden5812 ikr it was obvious Obama was capping

    • @delta606
      @delta606 Před 3 lety +6

      He didn't went to Harvard tho

    • @muhammadlee-
      @muhammadlee- Před 3 lety +228

      @@delta606 He went to Harvard law school. This is common knowledge.

    • @muhammadlee-
      @muhammadlee- Před 3 lety +39

      @@bobwarden5812 To be fair, he is half white.

  • @paulozhan
    @paulozhan Před 9 lety +5646

    This speech is about one's faith in oneself's abilities, possibilities and overcoming obstacles. CNN surmises that the title should be "Obama: I used to get high".

  • @DougieBarclay
    @DougieBarclay Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks Denzel u were my favourite prime minister of england, and your performance in Demolition Man was oscarwirthy

  • @drewder1789
    @drewder1789 Před 3 lety +16

    Whether you supported him or not, everyone has to agree that he presented himself much better than Trump

    • @danielcristancho3524
      @danielcristancho3524 Před 2 měsíci

      everyone has to agree that he presented himself much better than Trump''
      It's debatable. But there is no way Barry was as competent as Trump. Trump ran the nation like a champ. Results are what matter, not pretty talk. Trump got results that mattered.

  • @LmtdShady
    @LmtdShady Před 4 lety +14595

    Man, I miss people laughing at the President’s jokes.

  • @gmika22
    @gmika22 Před 5 lety +891

    "I got high" *1000 camera shutters click*

    • @surgeonofdeath3755
      @surgeonofdeath3755 Před 3 lety +16

      Yea the media only cares about the bad things lol

    • @T4REK
      @T4REK Před 3 lety +1

      thats just how the journalists cheer

    • @bong_water
      @bong_water Před 3 lety

      666 likes bro

    • @gmika22
      @gmika22 Před 3 lety

      @@bong_water omg, just checked this after a year damn 😂

  • @rossweaver1695
    @rossweaver1695 Před rokem +1

    Feels so good to be open about your shame and lack of self respect. I too done this recently and the relief is something to be thankful about.

  • @sarcasm-aplenty
    @sarcasm-aplenty Před 3 lety +6

    "They didn't give up on me, so i never gave up on myself..." now that's a support group

  • @TheFinalStanza94
    @TheFinalStanza94 Před 3 lety +1140

    say whatever you want about this man... but dont say he wasnt a leader

    • @lake_n_nem
      @lake_n_nem Před 3 lety +35

      he wasn’t a leader

    • @realnickotine
      @realnickotine Před 3 lety +71

      @@lake_n_nem thanks mike

    • @TheFinalStanza94
      @TheFinalStanza94 Před 3 lety +10

      @@lake_n_nem i see what you did there and i salute you for it lol

    • @lake_n_nem
      @lake_n_nem Před 3 lety +50

      @@TheFinalStanza94 i’m kidding man id take obama over biden any day !

    • @TheFinalStanza94
      @TheFinalStanza94 Před 3 lety +3

      @@lake_n_nem same

  • @-Dragonfyr-
    @-Dragonfyr- Před 9 lety +4700

    Nothing better than honesty.

    • @brockmorgan75
      @brockmorgan75 Před 6 lety +13

      MrDragonfyr Honesty is the best policy...

    • @boobyjustin
      @boobyjustin Před 6 lety +16

      MrDragonfyr Strongly disagree, but honestly can certainly be a good thing

    • @dmitrichehova6059
      @dmitrichehova6059 Před 6 lety +15

      Than you shouldn't have a problem with Trump ;)

    • @123456pfloyd
      @123456pfloyd Před 6 lety +37

      who said Trump was honest?

    • @Lmclean89
      @Lmclean89 Před 6 lety +1

      umm there are plenty of things better you silly fuck

  • @michaelasuorsa
    @michaelasuorsa Před 3 lety +11

    And look how far he’s come 🥺❤️

  • @EliasWolf77
    @EliasWolf77 Před rokem +12

    He was so real and he would admit to his past faults to inspire others

  • @dorkmax7073
    @dorkmax7073 Před 9 lety +1746

    Hearing about his childhood and comparing it to mine gives me hope. I can still do something with my life.

    • @luistreet10
      @luistreet10 Před 9 lety +23

      lol

    • @chownful
      @chownful Před 9 lety +27

      Dominic Sosa Yes, there is hope, but know that you will likely fail.

    • @chownful
      @chownful Před 9 lety +2

      ***** Do you know the reality for the majority of the children raised in destructive/abusive environments? What's the point in lying to them and telling them that they will all be able to live the "American Dream" if they just work hard and do the right things?

    • @alternativehypothesisreupl9735
      @alternativehypothesisreupl9735 Před 9 lety +5

      ***** well to be fair most kids screw up from time to time, but then they grow up.

    • @anishthapa8816
      @anishthapa8816 Před 9 lety +3

      Dominic Sosa yes u can...

  • @solemnwaltz
    @solemnwaltz Před 3 lety +4775

    He's just like, a decent human being. How bizarre.

    • @AWSOMzombie
      @AWSOMzombie Před 3 lety +34

      Jojo part 9

    • @Maidaseu
      @Maidaseu Před 3 lety +256

      Decent humans beings who drop bombs on hospitals...

    • @dansterstuff
      @dansterstuff Před 3 lety +8

      ​@J unk the one whos gonna be reelected, DJT

    • @Maidaseu
      @Maidaseu Před 3 lety +99

      @J unk All the presidents have to be fine with aggressive foreign policy and "collateral damage"
      The oil companies, arms manufacturers, secret services, and other power people have their interests that the president must serve. Lest they end up like JFK.
      Each present is a monster with a different mask.

    • @user-hz4sd1zi9l
      @user-hz4sd1zi9l Před 3 lety +3

      @J unk election isn’t over yet

  • @sarahbarnes9648
    @sarahbarnes9648 Před rokem +2

    No matter your politics I really miss Obama's way of speaking. He was eloquent and genuine and a huge improvement over the last two guys

  • @alapaicalahate2152
    @alapaicalahate2152 Před rokem +7

    Back when leaders were also role models, teaching us the value of hard work despite hardship, to achieve great things.

    • @danielcristancho3524
      @danielcristancho3524 Před 2 měsíci

      Obozo never ran a business, never signed a paycheck, never made a product people wanted to buy. Are you sure you want to use the words 'Obozo' and 'hard work' in the same sentence.

  • @TheBOSSHAAS26
    @TheBOSSHAAS26 Před 3 lety +360

    “Dad wasn’t around.... I was angry..... so I smoked kush.”
    I knew I liked this man

  • @boogerpicker8104
    @boogerpicker8104 Před 3 lety +305

    Pretty crazy in this whole speech CNN only heard the quote “I didn’t have a dad” and “I got high”

    • @bdaarmy9736
      @bdaarmy9736 Před 3 lety +25

      They put whatever would catch the attention. Ain't it obvious?

    • @gorgeousa332
      @gorgeousa332 Před 3 lety +2

      🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @dexter_piano
      @dexter_piano Před rokem +1

      @@bdaarmy9736 that's how news works genius 💀

    • @bdaarmy9736
      @bdaarmy9736 Před rokem

      @@dexter_piano So?

    • @dexter_piano
      @dexter_piano Před rokem

      @@bdaarmy9736 I meant to reply to the original comment

  • @aidensaechao9927
    @aidensaechao9927 Před 3 lety +23

    Clinton: "I didn't inhale"
    Obama: "I got high"

  • @jointbongspliff
    @jointbongspliff Před rokem +2

    hardest video title of all time

  • @passioneye-tg1pw
    @passioneye-tg1pw Před 4 lety +4371

    His dad watching him become president 👁👄👁

  • @GamerScoreInfinite
    @GamerScoreInfinite Před 5 lety +4970

    Didn’t really like Obama as a President. However, I will fully admit he is extremely personable and open which is a great quality. Unfortunately I just don’t agree with the way he ran, but he was our president and I respect and appreciate that.

    • @greetings.haveaniceday.7162
      @greetings.haveaniceday.7162 Před 5 lety +516

      At least you can be respectable about it. Rare to come across people such as yourself. ...

    • @UncleSamSiam
      @UncleSamSiam Před 5 lety +56

      tjcervi that’s what politicians do man, when they are younger if they have charisma they can be extremely personable and persuasive, even if they are pandering and spouting bullshit

    • @brysontendwa6998
      @brysontendwa6998 Před 5 lety +41

      Fair enough, my good human

    • @evilgamerisLIT
      @evilgamerisLIT Před 4 lety +44

      Yeah trump is killin it godly Such a good president Fucking idiots trump is A FUCKING joke

    • @b0gie726
      @b0gie726 Před 4 lety +38

      Thank you for respecting him, at least you aren't one of those hecklers.

  • @horusss__
    @horusss__ Před rokem +2

    And why is this randomly being recommended to us all now, 8 years on 🤔🤔🤔

  • @canobeansyummers1667
    @canobeansyummers1667 Před rokem +1

    My mom (graduated '85) went to Punahou with obama. My aunt was in the same class year as him

  • @Stereotypofficial
    @Stereotypofficial Před 6 lety +3547

    wow,.. whole sentences .. a thing of the past

    • @thearabiangigolo8559
      @thearabiangigolo8559 Před 6 lety +64

      stereotyp ___ What do you expect from an oopma lumpa lmao 😂😂😂😂

    • @jakec463
      @jakec463 Před 6 lety +21

      stereotyp Wow, our country improving...a thing of the PRESENT. I suggest you expand your mind a bit and consider other views...you might just learn something.

    • @Stereotypofficial
      @Stereotypofficial Před 6 lety +83

      cause and effect of the economy , i suggest you educate yourself . all this is obamas work. look at the data .

    • @Stereotypofficial
      @Stereotypofficial Před 6 lety +21

      Very eloquent , you must be a fan of the 5th grade rhetoric

    • @eyeniidles6904
      @eyeniidles6904 Před 6 lety +5

      stereotyp
      LMAO!!!!

  • @id2349
    @id2349 Před 6 lety +3244

    He was a kid, now he’s a man
    Donald Trump was a kid, now he’s still a kid

    • @kerms2864
      @kerms2864 Před 5 lety +83

      I D and the President of the United States ;)

    • @CanwegetsubswithVideo
      @CanwegetsubswithVideo Před 5 lety +144

      That's sad a kid is richer than u

    • @dylananderson6358
      @dylananderson6358 Před 5 lety +72

      You mean his dad was richer than him. All trump did was use 1 million dollars he got from his dad to use simple tricks to get richer

    • @CanwegetsubswithVideo
      @CanwegetsubswithVideo Před 5 lety +34

      @@dylananderson6358 I got a small loan of a million dollars 😂

    • @mcprince5098
      @mcprince5098 Před 5 lety +54

      @@dylananderson6358 Not even that much, his father paid Donald regularly until his death because Donald even fucking failed at running things as simple as casinos.

  • @Music4EverKanekavi
    @Music4EverKanekavi Před rokem +9

    He’s like the guy we thought
    Danny Tanner was in real life.

  • @ceasze5072
    @ceasze5072 Před 3 lety +4

    This was actually so fucking good. It wasn’t some sob story about how hard he had it or whatever, he told it as is, it was hard but not as hard as how these kids might have it. He didn’t make this about him, hut used his own experience as an example of what he sees.
    THIS is how you lead, not make everyone feel sad for you, or force your power, you tell them that their bad experience is something they can recover from if they really put the effort into it, and if they can’t, then there will be people there to help you.

  • @Jalil-Namikaze
    @Jalil-Namikaze Před 3 lety +1665

    Why does Obama give better speeches than every other president. This man unlocked hall of fame public speaker badge

    • @Tylert232
      @Tylert232 Před 3 lety +21

      facts lmao

    • @official_pol2198
      @official_pol2198 Před 3 lety +12

      @Xantoven .......

    • @greytheguitarguy2561
      @greytheguitarguy2561 Před 3 lety +24

      @Xantoven id be careful talking about lying when you support trump, the biggest liar on tv.

    • @greytheguitarguy2561
      @greytheguitarguy2561 Před 3 lety +14

      @Xantoven what about "coronavirus will go away, even though its a terrible disease and those dont go away, and what about his imaginary voter fraud claims

    • @greytheguitarguy2561
      @greytheguitarguy2561 Před 3 lety +7

      @Xantoven coronavirus is similar to the flu. The flu pandemic was 100 years ago, has the flu gone away, oh wait. He said that mail in ballot is a scam to make people scared to vote by mail and also not want to vote at a poll, scaring people to try and win the election. Its just like him

  • @georgewindsor9641
    @georgewindsor9641 Před 3 lety +895

    Back when we laughed with the president not at the president

    • @nothinbutme9608
      @nothinbutme9608 Před 3 lety +22

      😭😭fuck happened to our country

    • @MrDionstarrr
      @MrDionstarrr Před 3 lety +2

      I never laughed at Obama. I laugh with trump. Fucking savage for you softies---i mean lefties---i mean folk.

    • @louismorgan-ray4400
      @louismorgan-ray4400 Před 3 lety +8

      @@MrDionstarrr *At Trump.

    • @sodaslope9743
      @sodaslope9743 Před 3 lety +3

      @@louismorgan-ray4400 lol guess ur laughing by urself big guy😂 TRUMP 2020

    • @louismorgan-ray4400
      @louismorgan-ray4400 Před 3 lety +4

      @@sodaslope9743 There's a difference between a cob of corn and an orange. Also your sentence doesn't make much sense.

  • @alfredwood2719
    @alfredwood2719 Před rokem +4

    This man cannot be discredited for his ever impeccable ability to deliver a speech 👏 incredible 👏

    • @danielcristancho3524
      @danielcristancho3524 Před 2 měsíci

      I know. When I am being crushed by insomnia, I put on Barry and I'm asleep, almost comatose from the BS, in no time.

  • @tomace4898
    @tomace4898 Před rokem +3

    We didn't deserve him.
    He's a special man.

  • @blueschewsmith
    @blueschewsmith Před 8 lety +1271

    Shame on CNN for this title.

    • @evilmorty1440
      @evilmorty1440 Před 7 lety +3

      why?

    • @hebince44
      @hebince44 Před 6 lety +8

      Daniel Rocha because for example I literally thought it was a CZcams poop. So yeah...

    • @NewNormalWorldOrder
      @NewNormalWorldOrder Před 6 lety +3

      Sam Smith
      Hahahahahahaha no, shame on CNN for being evil anti-human propaganda

    • @Qdawwg
      @Qdawwg Před 6 lety +42

      because it's literally the definition of clickbait and cnn is supposed to be a news network not a piece of shit

    • @rileyjames6967
      @rileyjames6967 Před 6 lety

      Sam Smith yuh

  • @jhalenhanshaw5405
    @jhalenhanshaw5405 Před 3 lety +577

    This video has more maturity than Trump’s term

  • @rutgerdenijs9286
    @rutgerdenijs9286 Před rokem +1

    I should remember the power of these Obama videos. Every time I felt down, this guy surely cheered me up.

  • @banestar
    @banestar Před rokem +3

    I sure do miss President Obama. I disagreed with a lot of the things he did, but man... it's like... you don't realize what you had until it was gone and then you had worse.

    • @danielcristancho3524
      @danielcristancho3524 Před 2 měsíci

      you don't realize what you had until it was gone and then you had worse.''
      Oh, we realized alright. Glad he's gone, but now we're stuck with Biden the cheater.

  • @im415again
    @im415again Před 3 lety +1329

    This speech was more than “I got high and didn’t have a dad around”. People who know how to listen and comprehend get it.

  • @rcruzy21
    @rcruzy21 Před 3 lety +1446

    As a Republican, all I have to say is,
    This is what a president looks like.

    • @OnyxXThePunch
      @OnyxXThePunch Před 3 lety +55

      Good man

    • @GanjjaCat
      @GanjjaCat Před 3 lety +153

      You don't have to label yourself a republican, you're just a well informed and likely compassionate human being. We're all Americans. The point of voting is to choose a leader who helps ALL of us, and people who are smart understand that. Left, right, blue, red, green, yellow, who cares. You have integrity and that's not something that can be said for everyone on either side. Vote for who will be a good leader, not your favorite color.

    • @rcruzy21
      @rcruzy21 Před 3 lety +8

      @@GanjjaCat 👌🏼

    • @ratedpending
      @ratedpending Před 3 lety +11

      @@GanjjaCat yeah but I think their point was similar, that this is what a president should be regardless of party lines.

    • @theplacebeyondthelies2429
      @theplacebeyondthelies2429 Před 3 lety +6

      naaah he just lulls you in with his charm thats all

  • @DOM-bw4en
    @DOM-bw4en Před 3 lety +1

    My uncle used to play basketball with this guy
    Crazy

  • @Bisquit1999
    @Bisquit1999 Před 3 lety +2

    No matter how you looked at his time in office Obama was a people’s president and I will always respect that from him.

  • @bluze6131
    @bluze6131 Před 6 lety +216

    Thanks CNN for making the title: “Obama: Dad was gone so I got high.” This is a remarkable speech and that’s your best title? Shame on you CNN

    • @me-ib1zo
      @me-ib1zo Před 4 lety +7

      Imagine Fox, OBAMA USED ILLEGAL DRUGS WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, OBAMA NOT FIT TO BE PRESIDENT??????

    • @aaronfox5559
      @aaronfox5559 Před 4 lety +1

      They would have crucified trump

    • @DavidTa2
      @DavidTa2 Před 4 lety +2

      perhaps this title is designed to lead kids who are getting high to click on the video and henceforth listen to the broader message.
      shame on CNN? the shame is yours

    • @Maplelust
      @Maplelust Před 4 lety +2

      I am still trying to figure out the point of this video. like what are they trying to prove exactly?
      he's being real yet he got high. okay??

  • @active1324
    @active1324 Před 7 lety +2301

    That's what a leader of our nation should sound like....

  • @wm.d.nelson4912
    @wm.d.nelson4912 Před 3 lety +6

    I respect his honesty! More than most ever do!

  • @JOHNKIRBY2077
    @JOHNKIRBY2077 Před 3 lety +3

    To be able to even admit that being in his position!!! What an amazing human being.

  • @ikelong4453
    @ikelong4453 Před 10 lety +588

    he was gon clean his room until he got high.

    • @marksmer1
      @marksmer1 Před 6 lety +17

      Ike Long ba-da-ba-ba-ba

    • @LinkCanBackflipYAY
      @LinkCanBackflipYAY Před 6 lety

      Haha

    • @isaaccutlip5815
      @isaaccutlip5815 Před 6 lety +18

      He was gunna be the prez and make change but then he got high

    • @fbiamerica2814
      @fbiamerica2814 Před 6 lety +1

      isaac cutlip I'm trying to defend this country AND YOU KNOW WHY? Cuz i got high cuz i got high cuz i got hiiigghh

    • @xrmighty
      @xrmighty Před 6 lety

      Ike Long HAHAHAHA 😆

  • @martinchristensen6786
    @martinchristensen6786 Před 3 lety +800

    Now that’s what the President should be like, if he could be elected President again i’d vote for him..

    • @henryb3066
      @henryb3066 Před 3 lety +30

      He’s a nice guy but he’s still a war criminal lol.

    • @jaedentee3324
      @jaedentee3324 Před 3 lety +85

      @@henryb3066 Do you even know what a war criminal is? Seriously, throwing that term around so loosely just makes actual war criminals look better.

    • @henryb3066
      @henryb3066 Před 3 lety +38

      @@jaedentee3324 yes I do. While Obama was in office hundreds of civilians in the Middle East and Somalia were drone striked. Under international law the person you are killing has to pose an imminent threat to you. These killings are war crimes. Every president in the last 70 years is a war criminal.

    • @kobehayes4827
      @kobehayes4827 Před 3 lety +15

      @@henryb3066 then why bring it up? Idiot

    • @henryb3066
      @henryb3066 Před 3 lety +22

      @@kobehayes4827 I mean there’s no specific reason, however I do think it’s important people know the truth about America. There are a lot of things the US has done in the past that are less than favorable.

  • @andymelendez9757
    @andymelendez9757 Před rokem +28

    I cry every time I hear this guy actually saying things of value. For all people

    • @Kingryangarcia
      @Kingryangarcia Před rokem +1

      Obama baby czcams.com/video/k8Na2uKKmx4/video.html

    • @nateisawesome766
      @nateisawesome766 Před rokem

      As opposed to the times when his drone strikes killed black and brown children thousands of miles away or when his administration deported millions of migrants, leaving hundreds of thousands of children separated? Shows how immoral and evil you truly are.

  • @abhijitsen7749
    @abhijitsen7749 Před 5 lety +504

    Man, when he speaks I feel like an elder in my house giving me advice. Not an ex president. That's why he will keep living in people's hearts long after he has had vacated the white house. The badge doesn't matter, the person does.

    • @maryclaire2050
      @maryclaire2050 Před 5 lety +3

      Really, please inform me what he did for our country while in office???

    • @volitiveclover
      @volitiveclover Před 5 lety +15

      Mary Claire This man had inspired a new generation of youth. youre saying he didnt do anything? cmon the man literally puts fire in the hearts of those who have nothing. hes a symbol of hope for most AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ESPECIALLY. sorry you dont feel as inspired. a president doesnt have to always be politically correct and fix every damn problem in the world, thats not possible. but when someone like him becomes the leader of the free world it sets insight for others on how they can become something from nothing. ahhh the first african american president. I AM PROUD.

    • @volitiveclover
      @volitiveclover Před 5 lety +1

      ABHIJIT Sen i feel the same.

    • @youlllistentosocrates2798
      @youlllistentosocrates2798 Před 5 lety +1

      lol, you're high dude

    • @volitiveclover
      @volitiveclover Před 5 lety

      you'll listen to Socrates higher than a spaceship

  • @apexpredator9489
    @apexpredator9489 Před 7 lety +98

    It's not people of color, its people without the appropriate home conditions, parents, regardless of class, ethnicity, race, nationality, etc. I'm speaking from experience. This man is easily one of the best three presidents that the US has ever had

    • @NumberBC
      @NumberBC Před 6 lety +1

      *BEST 3* ?

    • @NumberBC
      @NumberBC Před 6 lety +4

      Who tf are the other 2? 😂

    • @SpicyCurrey
      @SpicyCurrey Před 6 lety

      M.E. Peña Liekens lmfao not even close. Sure he's brilliant but that's on a completely different level

    • @Stay_LA
      @Stay_LA Před rokem

      Unfortunately you can't turn a blind eye to ethnicity, and skin color.

    • @wertastic
      @wertastic Před rokem

      @@Stay_LA why do u feel that way?

  • @NoCoastRaps
    @NoCoastRaps Před rokem +2

    I'll never forget John McCain correcting someone saying Obama was a bad person, that they just didn't agree with how we should run our country - how far we have fallen in a little over a decade.

    • @danielcristancho3524
      @danielcristancho3524 Před 2 měsíci

      ''I'll never forget John McCain correcting someone saying Obama was a bad person, ''
      McCain was wrong.

  • @deadshot6554
    @deadshot6554 Před 3 lety +4

    Let's be honest, at least Obama has the courage to publicly admit his past mistakes and help people going through the same stuff he went through so that they won't make the same mistakes he did

  • @carlosgalicia1783
    @carlosgalicia1783 Před 9 lety +576

    As a foreigner I believe that this man has made the world like the U.S. a little bit more.

    • @inailaislin5305
      @inailaislin5305 Před 9 lety +14

      yeah man.... US people dont even realise our manipulated they are and what people think about them cause they are taught to belive US is the greatest nation on earth blablabla... governament propaganda bs.. wich leads to honest people throwing theyr lives through the window defending a myth... #THINKFORURSELF

    • @xXkingXshitXx
      @xXkingXshitXx Před 9 lety +11

      Inail Aislin hey dumb ass, the majority of american people know they are being manipulated and we know what other countries think of us because of main stream media. Also every country uses propaganda to say they are the greatest nation on earth. it doesn't lead honest people into throwing their life away. it leads honest people into just going with the flow of things trying to make a living, and become successful within the machine instead of going against the flow and being crushed like a moron. no one defends shit besides the place and way that they live. so why dont you follow your own hash tag and think for your self instead of being a moron thinking that what you just said is original and shocking and a radical crazy new way of thinking to others.so if you are so awake and individual and you think for your self, they why dont you rise up and change the system? because you are too fucking stupid and you think you are more original and smarter and more awake than everyone else and you are being manipulated even more by the system than everyone else. thats why. and if you dont think so then look at almost everything on the internet. it says be original and be individual and go against the flow and do/say exactly what you are doing/saying right now and blah blah blah. and your just another fucking clone. fucking moron. why dont you grow a set and actually do something different that what they expect you to do? oh wait ill answer that for you. because you are to fucking stupid to understand that you can do more damage from within than you can from standing outside knocking on the door. idiot......ok im done. i got my frustration out.

    • @xXkingXshitXx
      @xXkingXshitXx Před 9 lety +3

      Inail Aislin p.s. my bad. i forgot to mention that you are just playing into the manipulation even more by using your little #hashtag fucking moron.

    • @xXkingXshitXx
      @xXkingXshitXx Před 9 lety

      well it wasnt your comment so no i dont think this is anything positive for you here.

    • @alec5979
      @alec5979 Před 7 lety +1

      foreign leaders didn't like obama lol

  • @Prolific9
    @Prolific9 Před 5 lety +4224

    What harm does getting high do? Him getting high made him focus on becoming president 😂😂***hits blunt**** I'm going to be president one day

    • @Genesis-iw6ic
      @Genesis-iw6ic Před 5 lety +52

      no u won't

    • @lelandlee9648
      @lelandlee9648 Před 5 lety +54

      President of the UPS? University of Pot Smokers?

    • @beaudanonstork8855
      @beaudanonstork8855 Před 5 lety +82

      He said that so ignorant people wouldn’t get on his ass. A lot of conservatives still think that marijuana can actually harm you lol

    • @sunra619
      @sunra619 Před 5 lety +151

      @@beaudanonstork8855 Actually weed can totally harm you, psychological addiction is no joke, I see plenty of stoners doing jack shit cause they get high all the time.

    • @beaudanonstork8855
      @beaudanonstork8855 Před 5 lety +85

      Noah Patrick weed isn’t chemically addictive you can quit any time you want lol. It’s all a matter of will power if you can’t smoke weed and succeed then you’re just weak. Not tryna be rude or anything, but so many people I know have 4.0 GPAs in college and smoke weed every single day.

  • @rosegoddess2688
    @rosegoddess2688 Před rokem +1

    Wow he is amazing for standing strong in who he is and admitting his past and helping others ❤ that

  • @williampetie7463
    @williampetie7463 Před 2 lety +21

    What a truly wonderful person. I feel privileged to be sharing the planet with such an inspiring character

  • @thefifthwall5259
    @thefifthwall5259 Před 3 lety +121

    obama is so charismatic, his speeches bring me more hope than trump‘s entire presidency ever will

    • @osamabinladen824
      @osamabinladen824 Před 3 lety +2

      No

    • @blackedkelly9314
      @blackedkelly9314 Před 3 lety +1

      @@osamabinladen824 what are you gonna do about it from the bottom of the ocean

    • @BlakeLovesPoland
      @BlakeLovesPoland Před 3 lety +3

      wow you’re so right, obama’s charismatic attitude brings us so much hope. I wonder what the innocent children in Afghanistan feel about his “charismatic” attitude when they had to bury their mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters because there house got destroyed by a drone strike.

    • @BlakeLovesPoland
      @BlakeLovesPoland Před 3 lety +1

      just to make it clear, i don’t support trump at all, i believe he has led to the second biggest division of the united states only to the civil war. I don’t agree with almost everything he does, but i will not just blindly say Obama was a great president, or that he gave me hope just because Trump isn’t any better.

    • @user-yj1uy4of7e
      @user-yj1uy4of7e Před 3 lety +2

      @@BlakeLovesPoland
      "Even though you are a war criminal, you are charismatic and funny and good at public-speaking, and that means you are an amazing president".

  • @idfkgohst9942
    @idfkgohst9942 Před 5 lety +1784

    **crab rave music video**
    *OBAMA'S DAD IS GONE*

  • @JUICEeSCO
    @JUICEeSCO Před rokem +1

    Alexa play, I get high by styles P.😂

  • @P_townPrincess
    @P_townPrincess Před 10 měsíci +7

    “I could see myself in these young men!” 😂😂😂😂 OH I BET HE DID.

  • @DeepInYourLady
    @DeepInYourLady Před 10 lety +1461

    'Bama be popin blunts in da oval office,real OG

    • @groovytirma2409
      @groovytirma2409 Před 9 lety +4

      For real

    • @theiswilborg8579
      @theiswilborg8579 Před 9 lety

      DeepInYourLady i am sure he does.when he fell like it :D

    • @CousinBowling
      @CousinBowling Před 6 lety +1

      DeepInYourLady yo Michelle get yo ass down to the cornersore and bring me some backwoods and a 40.

    • @heyyeshyou
      @heyyeshyou Před 6 lety +2

      Bitch STFU. Trump probably did the same, but get hate from it.

    • @fernandovillegas6016
      @fernandovillegas6016 Před 6 lety

      Malicious fuck trump stupid bitch

  • @CrocodileWhispers
    @CrocodileWhispers Před 7 lety +303

    could you imagine Trump being self deprecating in an honest way like this? Hell no

    • @andyfam5613
      @andyfam5613 Před 7 lety +15

      Christian Zook umm thats why he won the election. cuz obama didn't do shit he said he was gunna do

    • @zuroxtv2199
      @zuroxtv2199 Před 6 lety +9

      Andy Fam just saying trump hasn’t done shiz he said he would either, it’s been 1 year and all he did was he managed to shutdown the government WHILE HE HAD MAJORITY. Yup he is clearly a great president. Oh are you in the middle class, pay more taxes for the rich don’t want to pay taxes.

    • @dooomeys799
      @dooomeys799 Před 6 lety +2

      yeah like he hasnt helped jobs at all..

    • @YouTubeuser328
      @YouTubeuser328 Před 5 lety +2

      @@zuroxtv2199 you realize Trump has down an outstanding job so far as president

    • @Michael-fr6lo
      @Michael-fr6lo Před 5 lety +4

      Matt wheeler do you realize how full of shit you are? You clearly havent been paying attention.

  • @sus..5665
    @sus..5665 Před rokem +1

    While I don’t agree with everything Obama authorized during his presidency, I find comfort knowing that he is human, just like the rest of us, and like him I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity the same he was, from the support of my family, my community, my teachers and so on. Thank you.

  • @YouProbablyDontLikeMe

    I love how when he said he got high the cameras started flashing so quickly for a moment

  • @JugCityKid
    @JugCityKid Před 3 lety +63

    A president who truley cared for the people and not afraid to make himself vulnerable

    • @karlhingus7118
      @karlhingus7118 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah especially that father and son he drone bombed.

    • @BlakeLovesPoland
      @BlakeLovesPoland Před 3 lety +2

      what about the families that he helped destroy by mindlessly drone bombing the middle east for 7 years

    • @cole1493
      @cole1493 Před 3 lety +5

      @@BlakeLovesPoland There have been more drone attacks under Trumps four years than there were under Obama’s 8. Not only that but Trump removed a policy that Obama created that required a public report of drone deaths to be made. Obama had his faults no doubt about it, but trump is one of the worst presidents policy and culturally wise that we have seen in a long time

    • @BlakeLovesPoland
      @BlakeLovesPoland Před 3 lety +1

      @@cole1493 I agree that Trump is an awful president, but just because Trump is bad doesn’t excuse Obama’s actions.
      I spoke on Obama’s drone usage because it is a video of obama, and the comment was about Obama. I completely agree with you about trump.

  • @tpnotes
    @tpnotes Před 4 lety +1135

    Trump is still high.

  • @Jasongy827
    @Jasongy827 Před rokem +1

    Makes me appreciate my mom a lot

  • @summerghost6551
    @summerghost6551 Před 5 lety +2880

    Hexagon
    Heptagon
    Octagon
    Obamaisgon

  • @simonclasse9435
    @simonclasse9435 Před 3 lety +49

    I recognize myself in this speech. I almost dropped out from school several times. Some teachers even thought I was dumb. But I had the chance to have a wonderful mother who always believed in me and took importance decisions for me. It didn't prevent me from doing mistakes but it prevent these mistakes from ruining my life. I may not be president but I know my future is bright and this makes me very happy.

  • @fotiosvakakis1723
    @fotiosvakakis1723 Před rokem +3

    0:51 pause

  • @kabeergunjan
    @kabeergunjan Před 3 lety

    That reminds of the movie "Limitless"

  • @danguinto1878
    @danguinto1878 Před 8 lety +527

    People get high when they are in a great deal of pain emotionally and spiritually. Those are the people your prosecuting..

    • @guycollishaw1957
      @guycollishaw1957 Před 8 lety +34

      *you're
      Learn to spell before you get high again. :)

    • @a36734
      @a36734 Před 8 lety +51

      +Guy Collishaw shut up (¬_¬)ノ

    • @rickyrhoades4083
      @rickyrhoades4083 Před 8 lety +11

      +Guy Collishaw One could get high before one learns to spell. Why are you so stuck in one way of doing something?

    • @guycollishaw1957
      @guycollishaw1957 Před 8 lety +8

      Ricky Rhoades
      One could stop talking like Gollum or a Jedi if one wants to communicate one's views in one way effectively...
      ... one.
      I was joking about the getting high bit and I don't condemn a fat blunt once in a while haha.

    • @guycollishaw1957
      @guycollishaw1957 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** I know, but he wasn't talking like yoda.

  • @jivepsilocybe993
    @jivepsilocybe993 Před rokem +1

    Like him or not our current or last president could never dream of giving a well spoken charismatic speech like Obama could.

  • @anthonyphoenix7215
    @anthonyphoenix7215 Před rokem +4

    I'm still stuck on "I got high"

  • @masterofdisguise1112
    @masterofdisguise1112 Před 6 lety +3466

    I guarantee you Trump could say the same thing and they're would be a different result

    • @damon154
      @damon154 Před 6 lety +300

      Master Of Disguise People are scared that if they hate on the black president then they will be called out for being racist. That’s literally the only reason Obama won.

    • @UrSoso
      @UrSoso Před 6 lety +590

      I think it would be because they carry themselves differently not because of skin color

    • @Earthad23
      @Earthad23 Před 6 lety +675

      Master Of Disguise trump would never use such a diverse selection of words

    • @x2ceyez
      @x2ceyez Před 6 lety +281

      No...If Trump could articulate his thoughts better like Obama did than sure. Ans besides hes admitted to worse things than smoking pot lmfao

    • @jonathanvelez4182
      @jonathanvelez4182 Před 6 lety +84

      Master Of Disguise nah people just like Obama....Trump can never relate in any dimensions so the statement itself is pretty broad.

  • @motab9981
    @motab9981 Před 4 lety +240

    So if I get high in school, I could be president

    • @InnerGuidanceTribe
      @InnerGuidanceTribe Před 4 lety +15

      Yup, *but as long as you remain consistent and driven in your goals, and ALWAYS maintain a positive attitude - things will eventually plan out as best intended

    • @JonahTaylorProductions
      @JonahTaylorProductions Před 4 lety +22

      ​@Spiritual Sungazer very valid argument, thank you for allowing us to learn from your great knowledge of the English language.

    • @OlliOtter
      @OlliOtter Před 4 lety

      Lmao

    • @sohamc4979
      @sohamc4979 Před 3 lety +1

      @Spiritual Sungazer FUCK YOU

    • @wwspd7105
      @wwspd7105 Před 3 lety +1

      I like your attitude

  • @VASCONorth
    @VASCONorth Před rokem +4

    Even if he didn’t lead or align with certain ideals, I can confidently say we need leadership as human as this again.

  • @PeppahJack
    @PeppahJack Před rokem

    Does anyone see a similarity to Chappelle in Obama or is it just me? Maybe it’s their age or their cadence but both are incredible story tellers, able to weave humor into things that are hard to hear or look at so that we must look at those subjects.

  • @Pandabearmadness
    @Pandabearmadness Před 7 lety +503

    I can not understand for a president I only voted for once and did not really like I really really am going to miss him. I think he is by far the most charismatic president I've ever witnessed. Going from Bush who by far was the most embarrassing president to him was such a huge contrast

    • @Mr100700551
      @Mr100700551 Před 7 lety +11

      Could not said it better, Bush fcked up this country.

    • @Mr100700551
      @Mr100700551 Před 7 lety +29

      I dont care for conspiracy theory sorry.

    • @user-ly9iv2to9t
      @user-ly9iv2to9t Před 7 lety +9

      best conspiracy is bush did 911

    • @user-ly9iv2to9t
      @user-ly9iv2to9t Před 7 lety

      ***** bush 8 years obama 8 years

    • @user-ly9iv2to9t
      @user-ly9iv2to9t Před 7 lety +1

      ***** i dont think you have any idea what your talking about

  • @malcolmyoung1081
    @malcolmyoung1081 Před 4 lety +311

    This is a far better president than Donald trump

    • @lakalajadizaja4332
      @lakalajadizaja4332 Před 4 lety +22

      Remember, these are just words. He is a hell of a speaker but his actions don’t support what he says.

    • @MD-eu4im
      @MD-eu4im Před 4 lety +5

      He isn’t a better president

    • @weednose1918
      @weednose1918 Před 4 lety

      How so?

    • @admirallm5260
      @admirallm5260 Před 4 lety +32

      He is a better president, and Biden will fill his shoes #Biden2020 :)

    • @malcolmyoung1081
      @malcolmyoung1081 Před 4 lety +10

      Admiral LM I’m with you on that one

  • @franklucasrichburgmuzik2798

    Barry blowing big blunts" Imma run this whole shxt one day" lmfao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ENDOFFEB
    @ENDOFFEB Před rokem +2

    this man was really the president lol like it's rlly just clicking in my head as I watch this

  • @TheChadPad
    @TheChadPad Před 3 lety +23

    I got chills. "They never gave up on me, so I never gave up on myself"

  • @EHCBunny4real
    @EHCBunny4real Před 10 lety +87

    What harm? He went to school, studied hard,and became President Choom.
    He did not become "lazy, fat, or a criminal." And neither do most cannabis smokers.
    Let's not perpetrate the stereotype when will all know the truth.

    • @LastBref
      @LastBref Před 10 lety +9

      He was referring to when he used to smoke weed as a teenager. Marijuana can stunt brain development in teens:
      www.google.com/#q=marijuana+brain+development+teens
      The fact that he became President doesn't mean his brain development wasn't affected. Maybe he could have been even more intelligent than he is now if he had never smoked as a teen. On top of that, weed affects short term memory, making it harder to retain information, harder to learn.
      I smoke weed every day, but facts are facts. Letting minors get high is a terrible idea.

    • @EHCBunny4real
      @EHCBunny4real Před 10 lety +1

      Did it stunt his brain? Exactly!!!
      FYI, Cannabis tinctures used to be used as teething medicine, and was sold in pharmacies before Anslinger sold you a lie.

    • @EHCBunny4real
      @EHCBunny4real Před 10 lety

      Are US laws based on the truth or lies?
      If it's a lie, change it. We did it before.

    • @cr1t1cal
      @cr1t1cal Před 10 lety +2

      ***** You're very very stupid.

    • @cr1t1cal
      @cr1t1cal Před 10 lety +6

      ***** What about Jim Crow laws? They were laws, you just gotta follow them..Lol fucken a man.

  • @diggleda2952
    @diggleda2952 Před rokem

    For the record getting high is incredible. Just use it for enjoyment like you would receive a hug from another.

  • @3fammy
    @3fammy Před 4 lety +213

    I wonder if today's president can talk like that.

    • @mxrcxlino
      @mxrcxlino Před 4 lety +4

      Idk about that but he’s sure doing a hell of a job

    • @benguitar5123
      @benguitar5123 Před 4 lety +44

      TheEraXO are you joking???? There’s 1. A global pandemic 2. Economic crisis 3. Racial Injustice 4. Protests and Riots around the country 5. Police using violence against peaceful protests. I don’t get how he still has supporters!!

    • @andresv.8880
      @andresv.8880 Před 4 lety +26

      @@benguitar5123 you phrased that wrong. You can't blame Trump for the global pandemic, that's stupid. We can blame him for the horrible handling of the virus in the US, his horrible economic policies (economic crisis was inevitable with virus, but he still had dumb plans), his mishandling of racial issues and tensions (they've been existing, it's not like he created them), etc.

    • @jessemarano5644
      @jessemarano5644 Před 4 lety +2

      Ben Guitar LMFAO trump signed a police reform! What did Obama do about police brutality?

    • @gbholo1806
      @gbholo1806 Před 4 lety +5

      Jesse Marano Obama made a law to protect police officers and give them the right to pursue people they (police) believe to be threats

  • @djgulston
    @djgulston Před 3 lety +41

    I think that, despite being a Republican or Democrat, this is a man you can respect as a president.

    • @nateisawesome766
      @nateisawesome766 Před rokem +1

      respecting someone who murdered innocent black and brown children half way across the globe? Shows how rotten you are.

    • @vasvas8914
      @vasvas8914 Před rokem

      I'm sure Syrian citizens respected his 20000 bombs a year

    • @bluejay648
      @bluejay648 Před rokem +2

      @@vasvas8914as if every president hasnt done terrible war crimes lmaooo he didn’t start that war and he did what he thought was best.

    • @snowmonkey1
      @snowmonkey1 Před 10 měsíci

      @@bluejay648 Trump didn't...

  • @90Eight.6
    @90Eight.6 Před 5 měsíci

    how was that snowstorm for you guys in the east on Sunday, with temperatures 15 - 25 degrees below normal?

  • @PlacidSine
    @PlacidSine Před rokem +2

    watching this speech as a high young man i hope one day i can become obamba

    • @erickomar3152
      @erickomar3152 Před rokem

      Sure go find some rich Jewish donors to throw down for your Presidential campaign.