Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37:08 Elouise Cobell (posthumous) 38:38 Ellen DeGeneres 39:52 Robert De Niro 41:12 Richard Garwin 42:23 Bill and Melinda Gates 43:35 Frank Gehry 45:00 Margaret H. Hamilton 46:16 Tom Hanks 47:30 Grace Hopper (posthumous) 48:43 Michael Jordan 49:56 Maya Lin 51:22 Lorne Michaels 52:28 Newt Minow 53:35 Eduardo Padrón 54:56 Robert Redford 56:00 Diana Ross 57:03 Vin Scully 58:32 Bruce Springsteen 59:55 Cicely Tyson 1:01:16
I have no idea how the president has such a memory, he is not reading from a prompter or papers, he has such comedic wit about him a very engaging person to listen to
SelfReflective Trump will use the same PEN as Obama did. Trey Gowdy predicted that when a Republican gets in power to use the Executive Orders just as Obama did.....Democrats will cry out for the Laws and Constitution of be obeyed and enforced . Thank you for proving Gowdy as a prophet.
Destructive regarding: progress in dealing with climate change, bringing in clean energy sources, workplace protections, healthcare availability for poor Americans, taxation of the richest among us ,gay rights, women's rights, international relations (making friends, not enemies), improving America's image in the world, international trade... not an exhaustive list, but just off the top of my head. And I'm just reporting, he has said that climate change is a hoax, that regulations should be scrapped, taxes on the top earners lowered, trade should not be free but "fair" (yeah, but who decides what's fair?), and so on. You may agree with everything he says but realize there is an opposing view.
The coolest president of my generation. The only thing I regret is that my future children will have to read about his legacy. I'm just grateful I was here to witness such an eloquent and gracious President.
Have you no shame? Why you are endorsing Obama, a war criminal? This is attack on progressives and on American values. STOP whitewashing Obama! Obama is the problem, not the solution. The Trump Putin summit in Helsinki which so many found so shameful and ended our “American Exceptionalism” fantasy, would not have been possible but for the moral equivalence between the Russian authoritarian regime and our government which gives lip service to our "democracy" and "core values." Thanks to Obama and the tag-team of presidents before him, we have lost our moral high ground. We are no “shining city on the hill.” And you want to celebrate this debacle by bringing back one the chief culprits of our national humiliation? Shame on you. No more word games and steering speeches. No more “false Hope and trump Change.” Broken promises and open doors to cons and thieves. We demand results, not deals with the other side -- the corporatists. No gives and takes that sets the stage for future rip offs … No to the Obama-Trump “Good Cop, Bad Cop” charade. We need real progress. But for Obama, Trump would not have happened and here you are letting that chill back into our homes. Here ares just SOME of the criminal filth Obama and the so-called “New Democrats” (aka corporate dems) accomplished and how that opened the door for Trump and his nefarious regime to grow and fester: The abolition of welfare: no social security, no medicare/medicaid, no food stamps, etc., The deregulation of the financial system, The illegal attacks on Syria, The illegal attacks on Yemen, The bailout of Wall Street, ($700 Billion TARP), The $4.7 Trillion “Quantitative Easing” handout to the financial sector, The crackdown on whistleblowers (e.g. Snowdon, others), The crackdown on the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, belies Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” was mere lip service, The crackdown on Occupy, The attack on freedom of the press, saying “reporter's privilege” does not exist (Jim Risen case) The refusal to pardon whistleblowers (e.g. Snowdon, Van Buren, more), The slashing of wages for autoworkers, The appointment of Tom Wheeler, an industry insider, to head the FCC (thence Ajit Pai), The Flint Michigan lead in the water cover up, outright betraying the citizens of Flint, The staging of war games using live ammunition in Flint Michigan without warning, intimidating the citizens, Drone-missile warfare with no congressional oversight, The destruction of Libya, The build-up of NSA mass surveillance, The expansion of US military bases to 80+ countries, The weakening on the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act to allow the use military force domestically The military coup in Honduras ousting “Mel” Zelaya, The murder of Berta Cáceres, Mass deportations, more than in any other period in US history, Mass incarcerations, CIA Operation Timber Sycamore in Syria, The parliamentary coup in Brazil, ousting Dilma Rousseff, Blocking Argentina’s loan at the Inter-American Development Bank and the WB, leading to regime change The expansion of the Endless War in Afghanistan, The murder of an old, sick captive purely for political purposes, Manipulating the OAS to overturn the Haiti elections, threatening to deny post-earthquake aide, leading to regime change and mass disenfranchisement, The expansion of the strategic nuclear weapons program, The kill list The expansion of covert military operations to over 70 countries, The expansion of the AUMF The revolving door: The appointment of former Eli Lilly executive, Alex Azar, to head of HHS The revolving door: The lucrative position at Lockheed Martin for former DHS head Jeh Johnson The revolving door: Geitner to head Mariner Finance, a firm that preys on the poor. The revolving door: Mary Shapiro from the SEC to board of directors of Morgan Stanley The end of habeas corpus, detentions without trial and arrests without cause The failure to stop Russia for meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections The failure to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections, (what got Trump in trouble in Helsinki . . . they looked the other way when Obama did the same thing) The missing $10 Trillion; concerted Bush-Obama-Trump tax cuts resulted in the loss of $10T from the public funds of which $2T went directly to the 1% The passing of PROMESA Act to protect Wall Street’s interests in Puerto Rico at the expense of local sovereignty: an outside board rules over the island, effectively PR is now a colony, The appointment of Arne Starkey Duncan as Sec. of Education: Common Core Exam, public schools replace with charter schools -- so-called ‘militarization of education” that enabled De Vos, Bailing out the banks while 10 million Americans lost their homes, NOT standing up to climate-change deniers; NOT standing up to science deniers; NOT definitively supporting the Water Protectors and shutting down DAPL -- thus opening the door to Trump’s staunch denialism and the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement, Allowing Ag industry lobbyist, CropLife, to kickoff the EPA panel Dr. Peter Infante; the panel was about to investigate Monsanto’s glyphosate-based flagship product, RoundUp, The unwillingness to investigate or prosecute Bush Administration officials for warrantless wiretapping and torture, ruclips.net/video/jqU9UhjPOtk/видео.html “we need to look forward,” The continuation of warrantless wiretapping and torture, The failure to hold the Russians accountable for election interfering, The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for 9/11, The failure to hold Israel accountable for Gaza, The failure to give Leonard Peltier clemency, Continuing to prop up the myth that the US cares about human rights, Massively increasing weapon sales to Saudi Arabia to record levels, Endorsing Mohammed bin Salaman, The reluctance to condemn the 2009 Honduras coup d’etat, Adopting the pro-corporation “regulatory takings” doctrine, eg archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/21/21greenwire-obama-admin-declines-to-appeal-key-water-right-15864.html?pagewanted=all Using snipers to kill individuals targeted by the CIA as “anti-American” in over 134 countries without the consent of the government concerned, see ruclips.net/video/o8npPSB90ZU/видео.html starting at minute 25:30 . . . every week we discover yet more Obama-era/ Obama-enabled atrocities that set the stage of Trump! Nothing Trump has done is new. It’s all based on something Obama and the corporate Dems set up. Obama basically made possible the Trump wrecking ball. Talk about collusion. Talk about treason. That’s the real collusion. That's the real treason. Our struggle is less and less with Russia and more and more with Goldman Sachs, the main backer and beneficiary of the Obama swindle. Many others are making the conclusions as I am, for example www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-pieties-of-the-liberal-class/ Ever wonder why Obama has such a contagious smile? Turns out he’s laughing all the way to the bank. So what’s next for Goldman Sachs, Obama’s paymasters? IMHO, The old “hope and change” deception wagon; specifically, the hijacking of Universal Basic Income movement, the UBI movement. Wall Street’s Goals? Restore Obama’s standing among democrats, Shut out progressives, Keep UBI from actually happening, or take the credit if it does, so progressives don’t.
Am not an American but can't helped to watch this again... the amazing diversity, each bringing their own uniqueness, achievement and compassion for others. This is the thing that makes USA a great nation.
Yes indeed. What a difference with what we have now at the oval office. All about him is me and me with dictators and narcissists alongside ...but others are fake ...
Trump and New World Order are threatening the Nobel Prize commetee that they must reward Trump with Nobel Peace prize or else they are going to nuke Norway!! lol
Sequence in which Obama introduced the recipients with their stories- 1. Bill and Melinda Gates, 2. Frank Gehry 3. Maya Lin 4. Margaret H Hamilton 5. Grace Hopper 6. Richard Garwin 7. Cicely Tyson 8. Robert DeNiro 9. Lorne Michaels. 10. Ellen DeGeneres, 11. Robert Redford - movie - 12. Tom Hanks, 13. Eduardo Padron 14. Elouise Cobell 15. Newt Minow 16. Vin Scully, 17. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18. Michael Jordan 19. Diana Ross, 20. Bruce Springsteen
Europa whatever Let's not forget class, respectful, intelligent, charismatic, and proactive. I believe his ability to jumpstart the auto industry, create healthcare for all and getting Osama bin laden would classify as action btw!
MrZep420 If anybody claims that Obama had no effect on the saving of the U.S. Auto Industry they either have to be dumb or blind. The bailouts he allocated to American auto companies, as well as the restructuring of GM and Chrysler, gave auto companies the lift they needed to pull themselves out of the economic crisis they were facing. The auto industry in 2008 vs. the auto Industry in 2016 are polar opposites and Obama should get the credit he deserves for that. And by the way recent news reports show that Trump is on track to have added over a trillion dollars to the deficit by 2020 and he's not even halfway through his first term. Absolutely hypocritical for Republicans to complain about Obama's deficit spending when the current administration is spending even more. It's true that the economy is doing well under Trump, but I think we all can see that it's much harder to create a fantastic economy when you start your presidency during the middle of one of the worst recessions in our history like President Obama did. Not to mention, the guy's gonna ruin all the economic growth we are seeing with his ill advised trade war that's killing our farmers. If you or anyone else wants to say that the economy didn't improve substantially during Obama's presidency as compared to where it was in 2008, then you're just lying or ignorant of the facts.
Yes so i can sue the crap out of them. He is a disgrace and is the worst president this country ever had. But u know that. Hes a muslim and he ruined everything. Cant wait for his hanging. Thats a day this country will celebrate for ever. Now go back to your safe space and cry.
I saw this on TV as it happened live, but I had to see it again. This is what a president looks like, someone who honors people of all different background and achievements. I had to rewind and remind myself what class looks like.
But all this of course is utter tripe. Why because there are people out there doing work and things that are just as important, ordinary people that are not in the papers or on the news, and these people never get noticed.. And that's disgraceful. This is only giving the award to those on TV or in movies, in the public eye. There should be one for people who are not on tv or in the news.. you're all HYPOCRITES
Absolutely. I’m more of a right-wing conservative with a dash of liberal values here and there, but I always respected Obama. He was a very professional and presidential leader and he tried to look through the lens of both parties. Not many folks who identify with a certain party will give any chance to someone on the other side but despite my difference in views, I think Obama was a good candidate for the most part. Very professional
@@sherrieowen971 I won't call him a moron since I have some fond memories of some of his movies but it's true these hollywood liberals are off the rocker at times
@@sherrieowen971 Tom Hanks is long life republican supporter of veterans and good family man stop hating and no your facts before you attack a decent American.
If Kanye was there, he would've interrupted the ceremony when Diana Ross got her medal and complain that Beyonce should've got this Medal for her contribution to the music industry.
the nobel peace prize is a political reward for being a good yes man.groundless an useless. biden got his worthless reward also, members of the , dirty bastard society.
I'm nearly 63 years old. What I think when I see these folks and think of others similar is, what a rich existence they've given us all.... Thanks so much !
Wow , how beautiful is this. President Obama has such a unique and beautiful heart of gold. I just loved the way Ms. Diana Ross (72) and Ms. Cecily (91) look so beautiful and youthful. Love You Mr. President !!!
@Steve Wenc Rush hasn't done anything but pushed racist BShit. Every person on this stage has done something historic to help people. Give me 1 thing positive Rush did. Oh I know, i remember when he was on his show saying drug addicts are scum and should be buried under the prison... man I remember his hatred tord these people. UNTIL it was found that he himself was abusing opioids. His Mexican house keeper would get scripts in her name for him. Do you remember that... RUSH IS A P.O.S....Just like the guy who gave him a medal he didn't deserve
I'm not even American, but that's one of the best speech I ever heard and I'm not even considering he kept everything in mind. Obama is brilliant, what a President!
6:18 Bill and Melinda Gates (software) 7:45 Frank Gehry (architect) 8:57 Maya Lin (artist) 10:02 Margaret Hamilton (software, space) 11:15 Grace Hopper (engineer, software) 12:23 Richard Garland (scientist) 13.56 Cicely Tyson 15:00 Robert DeNiro 16:15 Lorne Michaels 17:09 Tom Hanks 18:10 Ellen DeGeneres 20:15 Robert Redford 21:45 Tom Hanks
you are sooo right, lady! before mr. bush now mr. trump! they are NO clowns! well, get lucky, that`s why the reputation of u.s. citizens is "that good" outside USA.
Who?! Where?! Are you Europe, or what?! Speak kindly for yourself and not for us all! Reasonable people will certainly not miss this warmonger #1. No president has attacked and bombed more countries than this sick Nobel Peace Prize joke. Not even Bush. 7 countries (if you count the Phillipines in, then even 8!)! Not even his oh so carismatic smile or jokes can belie the facts, you brainwashed, transatlantic sheeple. If you love him for that, then get out of Europe and move to the US! www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/sep/25/ryan-lizza/lizza-says-obama-has-bombed-more-nations-bush
The fact that she won one shows that the award has lost its value. The fuck did she do? Presenting some dumb show for dumb Americans. This award is a joke
Wow, What an amazing speaker! No president have ever impressed me so much like him! A true leader and wonderful human being, he will be forever missed!
wow what an asshole, no president has been so utterly useless,a true embarrassment to the USA.finally glad he's not in power anymore.trying to forget his totally useless 8 years sucking the life out of the nation.proud of the way President Trump is finally honoring America again instead of apologizing for everything we do.saves a lot of government money not having to fly the government to Hawaii (millions of dollars wasted) every few months.ugly assed queen he/she is the most forgettable of all.
@@timmyhipbird7543 After reading your comment, I'm ready to puke in my soup. Trump is becoming more unhinged .. I don't think saying Biden kissed his bosses ass is very presidential.
@@DerekScottBland true liberal uninformed wanta be social warrior.can't see the truth when it's right in front of you.wast of time trying to convince you your locked into your fantasy world.don't cry too much when President Trump is elected again.
@@norlrae after reading your post wonder what your going to do when President Trump is reelected if your puking now.No matter how the facts are thrown into the faces of liberal (investigators) they will open another investigation and wet their panties with anticipation till the next fail attempt comes along.don't cry too much in 2020 when he wins again.
@@timmyhipbird7543 Go away son !Just go away far away.I never understand why people such as your self always show up.Where you are not wanted or welcomed.I can tell you one thing.If you ever did type of crap you will find yourself in the hospital.So stay in the basement.
Mr Hanks only plays roles of people he can admire, people he aspires to be like. The look you see is one of admiration and respect from a very admirable and respectful man.
tom hanks went from Bosom Buddies to congressional medal of honor. congratulations to all on stage, all of are very deserving. And YOU all help make America great.
Kook Alan Yeah Obama, thanks for funding ISIL and al-Queda with taxpayer money to overthrow the Syrian government. He armed and funded the terrorists that we were supposed to be fighting. They want us dead and Obama gives them guns and money. Yep, thanks for your great service to the American people.
@@rainbowbrightone9852 I am not proud of our current president. How can it be ok to be so racist, sexist, mean, bullying, abusive of power, denigrating, devoid of a general concept of equality towards others, pompous, a bigot, lacks the ability to show empathy, selfish, narcissistic, dictator.... words honestly can't say enough to fully depict Trump.
@@MariaFernandez-fj1iv The information on trump is well known.What is sad that this man is falling apart before our eyes.Trump is a conman ,bully,bigot and the just for starters.His record shows as such he has had deal after deal go bad.He has made the us look like bully on a play ground.Our friends are feed up with him.But despite all the crap he is done.You have people who still support him.I call these people fox drones and no matter the truth they will stick with trump.They are now a cult.Do I agree with every thing obama no.But he was way better than this.
@@ericoxner326 oh what truth ? care gave me an example of this so called "truth" of yours with trusted source so that an ignorant fool like me could be enlightened
Aside from being a charismatic and superbly eloquent speaker, Obama is very funny and charming. Sadly, he's being replaced with an old babbling nonsensical racist ignorant man-child. You will be sorely missed, Mr. Obama
bleep77 Lmfao....... your an idiot who's easily fooled by a silver tongue devil. He will not be missed at all.....have you not heard ? the hillary/obama era was rejected ! All his domestic and foreign policies are complete failures, a complete stagnant economy since the day he took office , incomes dropped taxes raised ,he would not listen to ALL advisers when he took all troops out of Iraq which he was told would be a grave mistake before he did it. Barach hussain didn't care or believe the people who knew......That stupid decision gave birth to Isis.... ..you know the Islamic terrorists that now threatens the world almost daily ! This failed community organizing president .....who's home town has more murders than the entire Iraq war and did not lift one single finger to help...........will in no way be missed.... .. even the minorities call him a failure. But hey......he's the president who's taken the most vacations , played more golf ,and more time off than any president in history . Flip side......Trump is only the president elect.....not in office till January and yet he's already negotiated with Ford to not building their car plant in Mexico taking jobs away from American union workers . ..... He's also been negotiating......through Thanksgiving day ! with Carrier to not set up shop and ship thousands of jobs out of our country.... barach hussain had 8 years and didn't even accomplish what Trump has in a few days. barach will be missed by foreign countries only...... wake up and open your eyes
Kook Alan Husien Obama and all the people on stage are the biggest pieces of shit none to man and the only thing funny about Obama is going to be his legacy. He has done absolutely nothing for the USA but create division and hate throughout the world,he has left nothing but corruption ,he lies .He really thinks he's hot shit but as we all know he's only cold diarrhea.
Regular guy the only ignorance is the Liberals who fail to see the truth and the light ,I feel sorry for all the people standing behind Husien Obama they do not live in the real world ,they have no clue what it is to get up at 4 in the morning and working 2 jobs to take care of thier families. Look who is getting theses awards ,makes me vomit.
My dad got into a stereo war with our neighbors. Dad was a EE. Our neighbors liked church music, dad liked the Dogers. My dad wired up the whole house to the TV. I was 4 hoses down, and i heard Vin Scully's voice bellowing, Long drive into center feild. I will always have fond memories of him.
With ALL the Grace, Dignity, Intellect and Leadership, that is missing in the WH today, I stand in awe, respect and gratefulness for the Medal recipients, but MOST of all: Barack Obama!!
Tom Hanks face was lit the whole time! Its such an inspiring video! Me as an Indian somehow feel the absence of Mr.Obama and i can't imagine how would it be for some Americans !!
@@notphilivey just a hunch, Trump will say that debates are unsafe, cancel them all, thus, no debates allowed And, if other politicians WANT debates, he'll just say: "why are you wanting to put people's lives at risk for, why do that, it's not right" That's pretty much what that old dunkling will say.
@@notphilivey UR speaking like a moron..his policies were so centrist that he could have been a moderate GOPer....well , back before they went off the rails and sold their soul to the religious zealots and Fox News drones. I will agree that Obama had a mixed record and by engaging in GOP type activities...such as the QE, he took the easy way out instead of fighting for real tax and economic reform (and NO the 2017 "reform" is not it. It's the exact opposite , although I doubt that GOP constituents will admit that the bill was a complete money grab for the corporate elite and a f*** job on the people) Obama also continued our ill-begotten wars, that were nothing but extremely costly boondoggles that have been ongoing for 19 yr.. I would have liked for him to at least try to end those fiascoes and bring our troops home ...in that also, he was more like a GOP than a liberal.. And as far as socialism goes...sure in its unfettered form, just like capitalism is not sustainable.. the one social type program that he did get into play was the health care , but rather than model it after the successful programs that exist in virtually every other industrialized country, it was corrupted and doomed from the start , because to pass the bill, the Republicans forced them to eliminate single pay and reinsert the onerous presence and control of the HMO's which are a major factor in obscene health care costs (paper pushers who skim >30% of total revenues right off the top). The GOP caucus also forced them to eliminate the caps on drug costs that had been in the bill, which were intended to limit excess profits....The two provisions destroyed any chance that it would help bring health care costs down....I fault him for accepting the compromise that was passed because it had no chance of providing the improvements that were intended. That was more about him not having the leverage get it passed without giving them what they wanted. . You could characterize him as pathetic I suppose for getting relatively little done , but much of that is because the GOP actively worked to ensure that nothing would accomplished, regardless of whether it might be a good thing for the people.. The GOP tactics did work, but are in essence, a betrayal of their nation and their position .....and compared to this horror show that Trump is running, Obama looks better all the time... Even Bush looks better in retrospect...I never would have thought I would say that
@Bryant Pace you open uour smelling mouth to insult someone ,how did obama fuck American am sure you are a trump supporters you have a problem if you can see him(trump) fucking and demolishing American democracy go to a therapy you got a problem.
He remembered all of this information about each and every person. No notes and almost no stumbling. That in itself really says a lot about who Obama is and how he respected these people, enough to take the time to learn about their lives and achievements...and remember it. I used to say to a now ex-boyfriend that if something is important enough to you, you'll remember it.
LoL!! He added three wars that didn't exist before he was elected... Like bbob70 nobody will miss him.... Except the terrorist that Obama supported... They're gonna miss the money and weapons Obama supplied them with...
This is the problem with you guys, you think your elected President would magically change everything. You just need someone to take the blame after their Presidency days are over, then you select the next one to screw your all over again. Just keep getting screwed like that... good luck! Ever thought about fixing things by your own? No. Cuz you're all lazy! 😡
@@prometheus5700 Keep dreaming you typical do nothing right winger GQP follower whose guided solely by ignorance and hate fuelled by your beloved Fox News and Sky News Australia. You pack your bags and get out if you can’t stand Biden and Trump *will not* be reinstated during Biden’s presidency despite you believing that crap
Manolo Rodriguez, I miss your President too. I think the majority of the rest of the planet do as well to be fair. He is intelligent, caring, articulate and you may not agree with all of his policies but he was a class act. Trump is not. The rest of the world know that too and are laughing at him. Sorry.
he's a con artist. He knows the entire celeb world worships him,, and therefore all the world, and so we don't pay attention to his pure evil. He's a demon in disguise.
I went to France during the Obama era and, people would actually complement me for having such a charismatic president. It felt good. I felt happy about he represented us.
What a beautiful remembrance !!! President Obama once again displaying his lovable personality. There will always be a place in my heart for both President and Mrs. Michelle Obama. God Bless
MrSurferlonely The media is going after Trump because he's White and they always raise the Moral bar for white people . Obama has blood on his hands for the 7 wars he got into and the drone strike that killed civilians , he also never close GITMO . I don't care about the colour of a stupid moron liar , I look at the person's actions which is what MLK wanted people to do. He's been a clown in the White House for 8 years that mocked his Position while being an islamophile to excuse away terrorism by devout muslims as not linked to islam or being a muslim. Castro's dead , Obama's on the run and Carrier's alive .
Why I'm watching this so many years later ? Just needed to hear the voice of a smart , good heart, real president , the best of all time president, and the sound of his voice....love it and miss it
@@tanmayold8972 Lol obviously you haven't done any research on your news stations. You also obviously haven't studied the families that own them nor have you followed the money to where it leads. You probably haven't asked any questions nor looked at any information if it contradicted what you wanted to hear. You are a programmed robot that only wants to feed on what keeps him comfortably asleep. No one enjoys having the lights turned on while they are asleep, at first, they always tend to look away or cover their eyes like they were hearing something they didn't want to believe. But eventually the drowsiness goes away, your head becomes clear and all the sudden you are ready to face the day. You start looking in the dark closets you were avoiding in fear of seeing what corruption you took part in and realize you were sided with evil all along. All I can say is, stop pretending to do research, and actually take a deep dive. You think I didn't once think like you? you think I wasn't once so quick to pounce on anyone that was FOR trump. You think I didn't let the hate filled propaganda against our president cloud my vision? You think I didn't have a hard time realizing that the good guy was actually the one they demonized all along? Once you go look beyond your area of comfort, you will never sleep again. That and the fact that ALL the transcripts are available to read online showing the truth clear as night and day. Only problem is the left are too stupid and lazy to go do any reading, they just want to get their information in 5 minutes from their most popular and ''trusted'' news station. f*ing zombies, you're killing the world.
Tom Hank's reactions to the citations are just everything. Also, the best effing line ever! "If Wright is flight, and Edison is light, then Hopper is code." That should be on a wall somewhere. And Springsteen's citation is poetry.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37:08
Elouise Cobell (posthumous) 38:38
Ellen DeGeneres 39:52
Robert De Niro 41:12
Richard Garwin 42:23
Bill and Melinda Gates 43:35
Frank Gehry 45:00
Margaret H. Hamilton 46:16
Tom Hanks 47:30
Grace Hopper (posthumous) 48:43
Michael Jordan 49:56
Maya Lin 51:22
Lorne Michaels 52:28
Newt Minow 53:35
Eduardo Padrón 54:56
Robert Redford 56:00
Diana Ross 57:03
Vin Scully 58:32
Bruce Springsteen 59:55
Cicely Tyson 1:01:16
You the real MVP.
Gracias 😊
THIS right here deserves it's own medal.
Thanks man!
Matthew Kosloski not all heroes wear capes. Thanks fam
Forrest Gump: "So I went...again. And I met the President of the United States...again!"
Lol! That's great! 😂
To is that him. I thought this was a joke
Only true fans understand
That is indeed great. But this time he wasn't shot in the buttocks! How can I make a hysterical laughing face here?
@@Bugg7354 As great,AND as ridiculous!!!
Tom Hanks' face throughout this is a total joy.
u sad person
westsideAUKILANI you need help....
Colin, I'd like to put my boot through its ignorant liberalness.
Yup! Only Forrest Gump would even participate in this fuckin sham! Your and idiot
He's thinking about the upcoming threesome with barry and michael
I have no idea how the president has such a memory, he is not reading from a prompter or papers, he has such comedic wit about him a very engaging person to listen to
He actually is reading from a prompter. But otherwise you're correct.
he has a prompter but he s really good at impro/comedic acting. I think he wrote a lot of his text himself
I was wondering the same! It would be amazing if he remembered all of that information about each of the recipients.
I'm not an American but this is what makes America great: the diversity of a variety of uniquely talented people that strive to better the world.
Well said, sir!
Great comment, and let me second it wholeheartedly.
Jejune Brozv Hopefully there is enough resistance in the system to block most of the destructive tendencies of the new administration.
SelfReflective
Trump will use the same PEN as Obama did. Trey Gowdy predicted that when a Republican gets in power to use the Executive Orders just as Obama did.....Democrats will cry out for the Laws and Constitution of be obeyed and enforced .
Thank you for proving Gowdy as a prophet.
Destructive regarding:
progress in dealing with climate change, bringing in clean energy sources, workplace protections, healthcare availability for poor Americans, taxation of the richest among us ,gay rights, women's rights, international relations (making friends, not enemies), improving America's image in the world, international trade... not an exhaustive list, but just off the top of my head. And I'm just reporting, he has said that climate change is a hoax, that regulations should be scrapped, taxes on the top earners lowered, trade should not be free but "fair" (yeah, but who decides what's fair?), and so on.
You may agree with everything he says but realize there is an opposing view.
I love it when Jordan was called and Obamas face lit right up
Because he is his secret lover...obanabanana likes big bananas
Bananas??? Damn you are dumb and gay too.
as a Chicago Bulls fan the President did what any of us would have done when Michael Jeffery Jordan's name comes up.
Because Obama should have been a high school basketball coach
One of the best things about this video is seeing Tom Hanks' reactions in the background.
Tom Hanks was having the time of his life! Just look at him clap at the beginning (and smile throughout). :)
And know he's been caught red handed
The coolest president of my generation. The only thing I regret is that my future children will have to read about his legacy. I'm just grateful I was here to witness such an eloquent and gracious President.
He may have had a good personality, but his overall job he did as a President was horrible.
ariana harrison this started back in 1945 ... TRUMAN in 1963 Kennedy re-introduced it so . It was not just Obama
Beauty is only skin deep ny dear, didn't your mama ever tell you that?
ariana harrison yup he is the best president since Abraham Lincoln
Nayla Milley he is an ass clown
It was an honor to have you as our president. Thank you.
Have you no shame? Why you are endorsing Obama, a war criminal?
This is attack on progressives and on American values.
STOP whitewashing Obama! Obama is the problem, not the solution.
The Trump Putin summit in Helsinki which so many found so shameful and ended our “American Exceptionalism” fantasy, would not have been possible but for the moral equivalence between the Russian authoritarian regime and our government which gives lip service to our "democracy" and "core values." Thanks to Obama and the tag-team of presidents before him, we have lost our moral high ground. We are no “shining city on the hill.” And you want to celebrate this debacle by bringing back one the chief culprits of our national humiliation?
Shame on you.
No more word games and steering speeches. No more “false Hope and trump Change.” Broken promises and open doors to cons and thieves.
We demand results, not deals with the other side -- the corporatists. No gives and takes that sets the stage for future rip offs … No to the Obama-Trump “Good Cop, Bad Cop” charade. We need real progress.
But for Obama, Trump would not have happened and here you are letting that chill back into our homes.
Here ares just SOME of the criminal filth Obama and the so-called “New Democrats” (aka corporate dems) accomplished and how that opened the door for Trump and his nefarious regime to grow and fester:
The abolition of welfare: no social security, no medicare/medicaid, no food stamps, etc.,
The deregulation of the financial system,
The illegal attacks on Syria,
The illegal attacks on Yemen,
The bailout of Wall Street, ($700 Billion TARP),
The $4.7 Trillion “Quantitative Easing” handout to the financial sector,
The crackdown on whistleblowers (e.g. Snowdon, others),
The crackdown on the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, belies Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” was mere lip service,
The crackdown on Occupy,
The attack on freedom of the press, saying “reporter's privilege” does not exist (Jim Risen case)
The refusal to pardon whistleblowers (e.g. Snowdon, Van Buren, more),
The slashing of wages for autoworkers,
The appointment of Tom Wheeler, an industry insider, to head the FCC (thence Ajit Pai),
The Flint Michigan lead in the water cover up, outright betraying the citizens of Flint,
The staging of war games using live ammunition in Flint Michigan without warning, intimidating the citizens,
Drone-missile warfare with no congressional oversight,
The destruction of Libya,
The build-up of NSA mass surveillance,
The expansion of US military bases to 80+ countries,
The weakening on the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act to allow the use military force domestically
The military coup in Honduras ousting “Mel” Zelaya,
The murder of Berta Cáceres,
Mass deportations, more than in any other period in US history,
Mass incarcerations,
CIA Operation Timber Sycamore in Syria,
The parliamentary coup in Brazil, ousting Dilma Rousseff,
Blocking Argentina’s loan at the Inter-American Development Bank and the WB, leading to regime change
The expansion of the Endless War in Afghanistan,
The murder of an old, sick captive purely for political purposes,
Manipulating the OAS to overturn the Haiti elections, threatening to deny post-earthquake aide, leading to regime change and mass disenfranchisement,
The expansion of the strategic nuclear weapons program,
The kill list
The expansion of covert military operations to over 70 countries,
The expansion of the AUMF
The revolving door: The appointment of former Eli Lilly executive, Alex Azar, to head of HHS
The revolving door: The lucrative position at Lockheed Martin for former DHS head Jeh Johnson
The revolving door: Geitner to head Mariner Finance, a firm that preys on the poor.
The revolving door: Mary Shapiro from the SEC to board of directors of Morgan Stanley
The end of habeas corpus, detentions without trial and arrests without cause
The failure to stop Russia for meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections
The failure to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections, (what got Trump in trouble in Helsinki . . . they looked the other way when Obama did the same thing)
The missing $10 Trillion; concerted Bush-Obama-Trump tax cuts resulted in the loss of $10T from the public funds of which $2T went directly to the 1%
The passing of PROMESA Act to protect Wall Street’s interests in Puerto Rico at the expense of local sovereignty: an outside board rules over the island, effectively PR is now a colony,
The appointment of Arne Starkey Duncan as Sec. of Education: Common Core Exam, public schools replace with charter schools -- so-called ‘militarization of education” that enabled De Vos,
Bailing out the banks while 10 million Americans lost their homes,
NOT standing up to climate-change deniers; NOT standing up to science deniers; NOT definitively supporting the Water Protectors and shutting down DAPL -- thus opening the door to Trump’s staunch denialism and the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement,
Allowing Ag industry lobbyist, CropLife, to kickoff the EPA panel Dr. Peter Infante; the panel was about to investigate Monsanto’s glyphosate-based flagship product, RoundUp,
The unwillingness to investigate or prosecute Bush Administration officials for warrantless wiretapping and torture, ruclips.net/video/jqU9UhjPOtk/видео.html “we need to look forward,”
The continuation of warrantless wiretapping and torture,
The failure to hold the Russians accountable for election interfering,
The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for 9/11,
The failure to hold Israel accountable for Gaza,
The failure to give Leonard Peltier clemency,
Continuing to prop up the myth that the US cares about human rights,
Massively increasing weapon sales to Saudi Arabia to record levels,
Endorsing Mohammed bin Salaman,
The reluctance to condemn the 2009 Honduras coup d’etat,
Adopting the pro-corporation “regulatory takings” doctrine, eg archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/21/21greenwire-obama-admin-declines-to-appeal-key-water-right-15864.html?pagewanted=all
Using snipers to kill individuals targeted by the CIA as “anti-American” in over 134 countries without the consent of the government concerned,
see ruclips.net/video/o8npPSB90ZU/видео.html starting at minute 25:30
. . . every week we discover yet more Obama-era/ Obama-enabled atrocities that set the stage of Trump! Nothing Trump has done is new. It’s all based on something Obama and the corporate Dems set up. Obama basically made possible the Trump wrecking ball. Talk about collusion. Talk about treason. That’s the real collusion. That's the real treason. Our struggle is less and less with Russia and more and more with Goldman Sachs, the main backer and beneficiary of the Obama swindle.
Many others are making the conclusions as I am, for example www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/the-pieties-of-the-liberal-class/
Ever wonder why Obama has such a contagious smile? Turns out he’s laughing all the way to the bank.
So what’s next for Goldman Sachs, Obama’s paymasters?
IMHO, The old “hope and change” deception wagon; specifically, the hijacking of Universal Basic Income movement, the UBI movement.
Wall Street’s Goals?
Restore Obama’s standing among democrats,
Shut out progressives,
Keep UBI from actually happening, or take the credit if it does, so progressives don’t.
Jesus i hope you copy and pasted that
Debra Legorreta No one cares
@@debralegorreta1375 fck u nub
Indeed. Missed much. Admired much. ❤️
Am not an American but can't helped to watch this again... the amazing diversity, each bringing their own uniqueness, achievement and compassion for others. This is the thing that makes USA a great nation.
Yes indeed. What a difference with what we have now at the oval office. All about him is me and me with dictators and narcissists alongside ...but others are fake ...
WTF!!!!!
I came here to watch this again as if it is happening right now. Mr Obama you will always be in my heart.
I can't agree with you more!
my happy sining
❤❤❤(the same with me) A spot-on comment, and I will watch it again as well. It makes a heart swell…in all the greatest ways.
FORREST GUMP Meet the president of United States..... again!!!!
Federico Christian "i gotta pee"
hahahaha yeah!!
Federico Christian you beat me to it! 😂
Trump and New World Order are threatening the Nobel Prize commetee that they must reward Trump with Nobel Peace prize or else they are going to nuke Norway!! lol
yasssss
Sequence in which Obama introduced the recipients with their stories-
1. Bill and Melinda Gates,
2. Frank Gehry
3. Maya Lin
4. Margaret H Hamilton
5. Grace Hopper
6. Richard Garwin
7. Cicely Tyson
8. Robert DeNiro
9. Lorne Michaels.
10. Ellen DeGeneres,
11. Robert Redford - movie -
12. Tom Hanks,
13. Eduardo Padron
14. Elouise Cobell
15. Newt Minow
16. Vin Scully,
17. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
18. Michael Jordan
19. Diana Ross,
20. Bruce Springsteen
I'm going to miss this man's soothing, loving, articulate voice so much. I don't want four years of screaming and using words like bigly :(
mikemoair naa, acting and conning department is handled by Donald
Brooke Pluta , love your comment!
The victims of his stupid wars will not miss him.
Brooke Pluta get over it, we have public servants , not Kings,
I live in Canada. Lol
I’m watching it and tears are on my eyes. All these people are legends, heroes of our time. God bless all of you....
I would say many are villans , very far from heros!
Man say what you will about the man, but he is an AMAZING speaker.
Talking out both sides of his fat mouth.....
Europa whatever
Let's not forget class, respectful, intelligent, charismatic, and proactive. I believe his ability to jumpstart the auto industry, create healthcare for all and getting Osama bin laden would classify as action btw!
DONAL TRUMP TAKE LESSONS FROM PRESIDENT OMABA WITH YOUR DAMB ASS SELF
MrZep420 If anybody claims that Obama had no effect on the saving of the U.S. Auto Industry they either have to be dumb or blind. The bailouts he allocated to American auto companies, as well as the restructuring of GM and Chrysler, gave auto companies the lift they needed to pull themselves out of the economic crisis they were facing. The auto industry in 2008 vs. the auto Industry in 2016 are polar opposites and Obama should get the credit he deserves for that. And by the way recent news reports show that Trump is on track to have added over a trillion dollars to the deficit by 2020 and he's not even halfway through his first term. Absolutely hypocritical for Republicans to complain about Obama's deficit spending when the current administration is spending even more. It's true that the economy is doing well under Trump, but I think we all can see that it's much harder to create a fantastic economy when you start your presidency during the middle of one of the worst recessions in our history like President Obama did. Not to mention, the guy's gonna ruin all the economic growth we are seeing with his ill advised trade war that's killing our farmers. If you or anyone else wants to say that the economy didn't improve substantially during Obama's presidency as compared to where it was in 2008, then you're just lying or ignorant of the facts.
Amazing speaker, but do NOT have amazing accomplishments in this country>
Tom hanks face while obama speaks just cracks me up. I can´t keep a straight face
paladin400 he's boss
He got a medal in return for supporting a war criminal. That's what cracks me up...
Oh shut up ya miserable piece of shit. Stop trying to make an innocent comment about your love for Drumpf
Blake Lewis wait, what? who brought up the orange beast?
If Jonny's referring to what I think he's referring to then I know where this is going...
Public schools in America need to play this in class.
Hopefully they do in the future when learning about history.
bla200389 agree
as a lesson of what comes of following false prophets.
@@timmyhipbird7543 Why are you talking about trump?When this is about great people of this country.
Yes so i can sue the crap out of them. He is a disgrace and is the worst president this country ever had. But u know that. Hes a muslim and he ruined everything. Cant wait for his hanging. Thats a day this country will celebrate for ever. Now go back to your safe space and cry.
He gave more medals to others than any other president has. What a great man.
I saw this on TV as it happened live, but I had to see it again. This is what a president looks like, someone who honors people of all different background and achievements. I had to rewind and remind myself what class looks like.
When I feel down I like to come back here and watch this video. So many amazing, intelligent, talented and kind people.. it makes my heart full.
But all this of course is utter tripe. Why because there are people out there doing work and things that are just as important, ordinary people that are not in the papers or on the news, and these people never get noticed.. And that's disgraceful. This is only giving the award to those on TV or in movies, in the public eye. There should be one for people who are not on tv or in the news.. you're all HYPOCRITES
I do the same. Sometimes I just need to remember the last time I was hopeful for our country.
@@patrickdoyle9369 you are a sad person.
am i the only one who got really emotional watching this? so inspiring
Jessica Camilleri me too, especially when watching Ellen receive her medal wow 😮
If we Just keep swimming
No, you are not alone.💖🇺🇸
No
SAME here.❤❤
My first time watching this in 2022 and this was so moving. I loved Obama because he acknowledged others this was so beautiful
True Americans all! What an amazing group of Americans!!
Absolutely. I’m more of a right-wing conservative with a dash of liberal values here and there, but I always respected Obama. He was a very professional and presidential leader and he tried to look through the lens of both parties. Not many folks who identify with a certain party will give any chance to someone on the other side but despite my difference in views, I think Obama was a good candidate for the most part. Very professional
Tom Hanks is soooooooo happy for eveyone :)
He is a moron with all the rest. What a farce
@@sherrieowen971 I won't call him a moron since I have some fond memories of some of his movies but it's true these hollywood liberals are off the rocker at times
@@sherrieowen971 Says the brainwashed and cluesless bitch who have to comment on every comment. Get a life lowlife Trump shiteater
@@sherrieowen971 Tom Hanks is long life republican supporter of veterans and good family man stop hating and no your facts before you attack a decent American.
@@Manu4445-ee This comment is a from a lost soul
If Kanye was there, he would've interrupted the ceremony when Diana Ross got her medal and complain that Beyonce should've got this Medal for her contribution to the music industry.
ONLY IF SHE WERE WHITE
You can't get one of these apparently if you are not a liberal....that spoke out against Donald Trump!
The irony in it all is the RUclips comments pulling a Kanye and saying that someone else should have won.
boo hoo
He hates Beyonce now, keep up.
first time im seeing tom hanks constantly for almost 1 hour rather than his films
Bryant Pace Fuck off loser
Yeah you can see how anxious he is for that gay threesome with barry and michael, not MJ23 either, or at least I hope not.
@@heneedsomemilk9267 seems like he did.. :D
every time i watch a video containing President Obama, i am reminded of the intellectual vacuum that has engulfed the WH since he left office.
@@ianwilds3139 ?
Cicely Tyson in her 90's and still slaying WOW!
She probably passed a few days after you wrote that comment
She died in 2021!
Barack Obama: the 'Michael Jordan' of Presidents...
@Bryant Pace autophellatio
@Bryant Pace you lack character
@Indospace-dot io Your right about ONE thing! Right wingers def "whack" left wing nutz! MAGA2020! "Another 4"!!!!!
I couldn't agree more, Barack Hussein Obama is most definitely The Michael J. Jordan of Presidents!!!
@@albertrobinson6018 But at least I have common sense,decency,and moral value....Things this guy and his followers NEVER learned in this country....
I guess this is the American equivalent of being knighted
It was... til trump started handing them out
It pretty much is
@@sherrieowen971 get out.
the nobel peace prize is a political reward for being a good yes man.groundless an useless. biden got his worthless reward also, members of the , dirty bastard society.
@@sherrieowen971 YOU FIRST!
this is the most powerful room in the history of all rooms
what are you even doing on here I seen who you follow and watch you chode bumb boy you dont deserve an opinion get a job
@@AntonioLopez-kw3ev wth
@@arbigobiaalu you using your fake account weeaboo? Coincedence your asain n the guy i commented to is asain hmmmmm
Antonio Lopez yo 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yup powerful room of paedophiles
I'm nearly 63 years old. What I think when I see these folks and think of others similar is, what a rich existence they've given us all.... Thanks so much !
LMAO, THEY HAVE DESTROYED OUR COUNTRY.
LMAO
Wow , how beautiful is this. President Obama has such a unique and beautiful heart of gold. I just loved the way Ms. Diana Ross (72) and Ms. Cecily (91) look so beautiful and youthful. Love You Mr. President !!!
It's A New York Thang Herat of gold I bet right after this he blew up some Iraq family lmao
After Obama started leaving the stage it got very emotional for them. Happiness of joy. He said great things about them
How does he do this without even looking at a note?? My hats off to you sir.....👌🏼👏
I think he's looking at some screens in the room. :)
there is a teleprompter!
Ronald Reagan had the same ability .
Tom Hanks just smiling in the background had me the whole time 😂
He is so cute 😇💗
It’s about to be 2020 and I’m watching this crying
Priscilla Diaz Same in the Future
may i help wipe your tears cutie??? ;)
ME TOO! It's BEAUTIFUL!!
uummm...Ms. Diaz..you're a cutie!!!
@Steve Wenc Rush hasn't done anything but pushed racist BShit. Every person on this stage has done something historic to help people. Give me 1 thing positive Rush did. Oh I know, i remember when he was on his show saying drug addicts are scum and should be buried under the prison... man I remember his hatred tord these people. UNTIL it was found that he himself was abusing opioids. His Mexican house keeper would get scripts in her name for him. Do you remember that... RUSH IS A P.O.S....Just like the guy who gave him a medal he didn't deserve
Ok that’s it...saving this video for my weekly motivational moment...RUclips pls never delete this one!
God I miss this eloquent President and his loving nature.
@DaddyCool You sound evil. Just relax!!
I'm not even American, but that's one of the best speech I ever heard and I'm not even considering he kept everything in mind. Obama is brilliant, what a President!
What a stoggaf
When De Niro kissed Ellen, my heart melted. Such class.
You are discusting!
Meg Kampen why?
A pscho kissing a lesbian. Warms the heart.
@@MegKampen Ellen's body language says it all "I DO NOT DESERVE THIS"
I love the way Tom Hanks looked at the President.
Obama was SO geeking out over Jordan.
Who wouldn't be? ITs MICHAEL FUCKING JORDAN!!!!!!
@@anthonycampos8057, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Anthony Campos I know right!!
No Diana Ross
6:18 Bill and Melinda Gates (software)
7:45 Frank Gehry (architect)
8:57 Maya Lin (artist)
10:02 Margaret Hamilton (software, space)
11:15 Grace Hopper (engineer, software)
12:23 Richard Garland (scientist)
13.56 Cicely Tyson
15:00 Robert DeNiro
16:15 Lorne Michaels
17:09 Tom Hanks
18:10 Ellen DeGeneres
20:15 Robert Redford
21:45 Tom Hanks
Bill and Melinda certainly didn't get the award for "software".
Please fix 13:56!
@@ChengMcGoldstein That's right, they got the Presidental Medal Of Freedom!
Add jeffery esptein and gilane maxwell to that list
Tom Hanks, Michael Jordan, De Niro, Bill Gates, Springsteen, Donna Ross, Vin Scully, Kareem. What a lineup!
Diana Ross
Seriously how does he remember all that information without looking at a piece of paper or something?? Obama was one of a kind really.
It's Obama, no other President could or have done a speech throughout without prompt note/card.
One of the greatest Orators of our time... We all miss him now that we have a 4th grader giving speeches
Jose Santiago with fake hair and carrot skin
@@sandratheriault6118 FACTS
oi ... he's lookin at a screen.. though some of his speeches are on the spot .. this one was noot
In Europe, we will miss this carismatic president.
Speak for yourself.
the hell we wont !!!
you are sooo right, lady!
before mr. bush now mr. trump!
they are NO clowns!
well, get lucky, that`s why the reputation of u.s. citizens is "that good" outside USA.
Who?! Where?! Are you Europe, or what?! Speak kindly for yourself and not for us all! Reasonable people will certainly not miss this warmonger #1. No president has attacked and bombed more countries than this sick Nobel Peace Prize joke. Not even Bush. 7 countries (if you count the Phillipines in, then even 8!)! Not even his oh so carismatic smile or jokes can belie the facts, you brainwashed, transatlantic sheeple. If you love him for that, then get out of Europe and move to the US!
www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/sep/25/ryan-lizza/lizza-says-obama-has-bombed-more-nations-bush
Arrow
You think YOU are normal?
You played to much PS2.
Yeah PS2 you hang in your own world and in the past!
When someone sneezes in the audience and without breaking a sweat he says 'bless you' lol......you gotta love this guy!
I seen trump tells person who coughed to get out. Such hatred
Without skipping a beat…😂hilarious in his timing!
I wish we have this kind of appreciation of talented people in contributing and serving the country. I am from the Philippines.
Ellen DeGeneres receiving her medal made me cry
varicose veins so are you
Ellen was so cute :)
***** shut up already and go get a life that doesn't involve bashing on people on RUclips all day.
made her cry too
The fact that she won one shows that the award has lost its value. The fuck did she do? Presenting some dumb show for dumb Americans. This award is a joke
Wow, What an amazing speaker! No president have ever impressed me so much like him! A true leader and wonderful human being, he will be forever missed!
wow what an asshole, no president has been so utterly useless,a true embarrassment to the USA.finally glad he's not in power anymore.trying to forget his totally useless 8 years sucking the life out of the nation.proud of the way President Trump is finally honoring America again instead of apologizing for everything we do.saves a lot of government money not having to fly the government to Hawaii (millions of dollars wasted) every few months.ugly assed queen he/she is the most forgettable of all.
@@timmyhipbird7543 After reading your comment, I'm ready to puke in my soup. Trump is becoming more unhinged .. I don't think saying Biden kissed his bosses ass is very presidential.
@@DerekScottBland true liberal uninformed wanta be social warrior.can't see the truth when it's right in front of you.wast of time trying to convince you your locked into your fantasy world.don't cry too much when President Trump is elected again.
@@norlrae after reading your post wonder what your going to do when President Trump is reelected if your puking now.No matter how the facts are thrown into the faces of liberal (investigators) they will open another investigation and wet their panties with anticipation till the next fail attempt comes along.don't cry too much in 2020 when he wins again.
@@timmyhipbird7543 Go away son !Just go away far away.I never understand why people such as your self always show up.Where you are not wanted or welcomed.I can tell you one thing.If you ever did type of crap you will find yourself in the hospital.So stay in the basement.
So wonderful to see Diana Ross. Great group of recipients. Well deserved. Good job President Obama.
Rest In Peace Cicely Tyson ❤️
Robert Redford.. living LEGEND. Respect and Admiration
I love the way Tom Hanks looked at the President.
Yeah! They are in love.
Hanks recognises a class act when he sees one.
Mr Hanks only plays roles of people he can admire, people he aspires to be like.
The look you see is one of admiration and respect from a very admirable and respectful man.
@@TheJonnyzeus you got that right
He’s thinking this clown is president!!???
Is he giving knowledgeable speech from his memory? Amazing
tom hanks went from Bosom Buddies to congressional medal of honor.
congratulations to all on stage, all of are very deserving. And YOU all
help make America great.
I will truly miss Obama. Thank you Mr.President for all your great service to our nation.
You are one heck of a man. Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!
Kook Alan ZF m
Kook Alan Yeah Obama, thanks for funding ISIL and al-Queda with taxpayer money to overthrow the Syrian government. He armed and funded the terrorists that we were supposed to be fighting. They want us dead and Obama gives them guns and money. Yep, thanks for your great service to the American people.
americans kill each other 30.000 times a year with guns you can buy for not much money at walmart ggwp
and now trump is the worst president gg reactional dumbasses
Obama was a good person as a person, but he was most useless as president
I came here just to hear Obama. O how I miss the good ol' days :(
Don't we all? The embodiment of education and class, an example for all, a president we were proud of.
@@MariaFernandez-fj1iv we are still proud. We just want our laws followed
@@rainbowbrightone9852 I am not proud of our current president. How can it be ok to be so racist, sexist, mean, bullying, abusive of power, denigrating, devoid of a general concept of equality towards others, pompous, a bigot, lacks the ability to show empathy, selfish, narcissistic, dictator.... words honestly can't say enough to fully depict Trump.
@@MariaFernandez-fj1iv The information on trump is well known.What is sad that this man is falling apart before our eyes.Trump is a conman ,bully,bigot and the just for starters.His record shows as such he has had deal after deal go bad.He has made the us look like bully on a play ground.Our friends are feed up with him.But despite all the crap he is done.You have people who still support him.I call these people fox drones and no matter the truth they will stick with trump.They are now a cult.Do I agree with every thing obama no.But he was way better than this.
@@ericoxner326 oh what truth ? care gave me an example of this so called "truth" of yours with trusted source so that an ignorant fool like me could be enlightened
Aside from being a charismatic and superbly eloquent speaker, Obama is very funny and charming. Sadly, he's being replaced with an old babbling nonsensical racist ignorant man-child. You will be sorely missed, Mr. Obama
bleep77
Lmfao.......
your an idiot who's easily fooled by a silver tongue devil.
He will not be missed at all.....have you not heard ? the hillary/obama era was rejected !
All his domestic and foreign policies are complete failures, a complete stagnant economy since the day he took office , incomes dropped taxes raised ,he would not listen to ALL advisers when he took all troops out of Iraq which he was told would be a grave mistake before he did it.
Barach hussain didn't care or believe the people who knew......That stupid decision gave birth to Isis.... ..you know the Islamic terrorists that now threatens the world almost daily !
This failed community organizing president .....who's home town has more murders than the entire Iraq war and did not lift one single finger to help...........will in no way be missed.... .. even the minorities call him a failure.
But hey......he's the president who's taken the most vacations , played more golf ,and more time off than any president in history .
Flip side......Trump is only the president elect.....not in office till January and yet he's already negotiated with Ford to not building their car plant in Mexico taking jobs away from American union workers . .....
He's also been negotiating......through Thanksgiving day ! with Carrier to not set up shop and ship thousands of jobs out of our country....
barach hussain had 8 years and didn't even accomplish what Trump has in a few days.
barach will be missed by foreign countries only......
wake up and open your eyes
I could not have said any better. I will truly miss Obama.
My favorite president!!
Kook Alan Husien Obama and all the people on stage are the biggest pieces of shit none to man and the only thing funny about Obama is going to be his legacy. He has done absolutely nothing for the USA but create division and hate throughout the world,he has left nothing but corruption ,he lies .He really thinks he's hot shit but as we all know he's only cold diarrhea.
bleep77
you are truly ignorant.
Regular guy the only ignorance is the Liberals who fail to see the truth and the light ,I feel sorry for all the people standing behind Husien Obama they do not live in the real world ,they have no clue what it is to get up at 4 in the morning and working 2 jobs to take care of thier families. Look who is getting theses awards ,makes me vomit.
My dad got into a stereo war with our neighbors. Dad was a EE. Our neighbors liked church music, dad liked the Dogers. My dad wired up the whole house to the TV. I was 4 hoses down, and i heard Vin Scully's voice bellowing, Long drive into center feild. I will always have fond memories of him.
With ALL the Grace, Dignity, Intellect and Leadership, that is missing in the WH today, I stand in awe, respect and gratefulness for the Medal recipients, but MOST of all: Barack Obama!!
Cicely Tyson is 92 years old? OMG. She looks like 50!!!
I love her!
Black don't crack
A happy soul, indeed.
she's looks beautiful!
92!! damn she looks amazing
Tom Hanks face was lit the whole time!
Its such an inspiring video!
Me as an Indian somehow feel the absence of Mr.Obama and i can't imagine how would it be for some Americans !!
Obama nearly destroyed America in his 8 pathetic years. Socialism never works.
@@notphilivey what's gonna happen this election? How's Trump gonna get in again?
@@notphilivey just a hunch, Trump will say that debates are unsafe, cancel them all, thus, no debates allowed
And, if other politicians WANT debates, he'll just say: "why are you wanting to put people's lives at risk for, why do that, it's not right"
That's pretty much what that old dunkling will say.
@@notphilivey UR speaking like a moron..his policies were so centrist that he could have been a moderate GOPer....well , back before they went off the rails and sold their soul to the religious zealots and Fox News drones. I will agree that Obama had a mixed record and by engaging in GOP type activities...such as the QE, he took the easy way out instead of fighting for real tax and economic reform (and NO the 2017 "reform" is not it. It's the exact opposite , although I doubt that GOP constituents will admit that the bill was a complete money grab for the corporate elite and a f*** job on the people) Obama also continued our ill-begotten wars, that were nothing but extremely costly boondoggles that have been ongoing for 19 yr.. I would have liked for him to at least try to end those fiascoes and bring our troops home ...in that also, he was more like a GOP than a liberal.. And as far as socialism goes...sure in its unfettered form, just like capitalism is not sustainable.. the one social type program that he did get into play was the health care , but rather than model it after the successful programs that exist in virtually every other industrialized country, it was corrupted and doomed from the start , because to pass the bill, the Republicans forced them to eliminate single pay and reinsert the onerous presence and control of the HMO's which are a major factor in obscene health care costs (paper pushers who skim >30% of total revenues right off the top). The GOP caucus also forced them to eliminate the caps on drug costs that had been in the bill, which were intended to limit excess profits....The two provisions destroyed any chance that it would help bring health care costs down....I fault him for accepting the compromise that was passed because it had no chance of providing the improvements that were intended. That was more about him not having the leverage get it passed without giving them what they wanted. . You could characterize him as pathetic I suppose for getting relatively little done , but much of that is because the GOP actively worked to ensure that nothing would accomplished, regardless of whether it might be a good thing for the people.. The GOP tactics did work, but are in essence, a betrayal of their nation and their position .....and compared to this horror show that Trump is running, Obama looks better all the time... Even Bush looks better in retrospect...I never would have thought I would say that
@@notphilivey ah yes Center-right liberalism is socialism now!
29:23 an audience sneezing and the president say "Bless You!" 😂😂
Not one telling them to get out if they were going to do that
Lmao killed me
This is what makes and will make America great again
Not if Republicans can prevent it.
Such a clever and brainy man, giving so much information without any notes!
Brainy we can tell why you like him
Brilliant
Obama, brilliant
@Bryant Pace you open uour smelling mouth to insult someone ,how did obama fuck American am sure you are a trump supporters you have a problem if you can see him(trump) fucking and demolishing American democracy go to a therapy you got a problem.
You know he had a screen in front of him giving him all this detailed information, but that doesn't reduce how great of a speaker he is.
He remembered all of this information about each and every person. No notes and almost no stumbling. That in itself really says a lot about who Obama is and how he respected these people, enough to take the time to learn about their lives and achievements...and remember it. I used to say to a now ex-boyfriend that if something is important enough to you, you'll remember it.
What a fantastic communicator Barack Obama is...
Remember when America had a President that felt like a President and was damn good at his job!
You have something against orange people?
Don Diddy Sadly No.....Not since President Trump was elected.
Black Butt Sniffing White Boy!
How is this? Medal of Freedom to stupid fucking celebrities that don't contribute to society but getting rich off of acting roles. Garbage.
@@fyi93789 lol
These are all great Americans and they all deserve the award they've been given.
Well-spoken, funny, respectful, intelligent.... what a man he is!
We will miss you, Mr. Obama! :(
Drone strikes, mass surveillance, Syria, Libya, TPP,... nobody will miss him.
bbob70
He didn't start all of that... he was rather elected into it.
Like the plague
LoL!! He added three wars that didn't exist before he was elected... Like bbob70 nobody will miss him.... Except the terrorist that Obama supported... They're gonna miss the money and weapons Obama supplied them with...
This is the problem with you guys, you think your elected President would magically change everything. You just need someone to take the blame after their Presidency days are over, then you select the next one to screw your all over again. Just keep getting screwed like that... good luck!
Ever thought about fixing things by your own? No. Cuz you're all lazy! 😡
God, Imagine a president with a personality.
he is really special
Tom Hanks baby!!!!!!! Love that guy :,)
tgoon 90 he's trying not to cry the entire time
Obama amazes me so much, his choice of eloquent words and magnificent oratory skills are simply EXCEPTIONAL.
I agree. Obama is one of the smartest and articulate person I've ever seen.
It's amazing that Tom Hanks has met John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and now Barrack Obama!
I think he said he wanted to go pee haha
@Mason George obviously
@Mason George Jesus, relax, it's just a joke
@@alberteinsteinthejew, I thought it was a funny joke. :)
U had me for 1 second 🤣🤣🤣
Who is watching this after Ex president now president Biden won? Extraordinary ex president Obama you're one out of hundreds I wish u contest again.
Biden won't be president. This is the last trinket anyone will ever give him
😃🤩😌🤧😋🤧🙁🤧😂🤧😉👺😅🙁😉
@@prometheus5700 Your comment did not age well. So now your a proven liar
@@filledwithvariousknowledge1065 Is he really the president? No. Is he a buffoon? Yes
@@prometheus5700 Keep dreaming you typical do nothing right winger GQP follower whose guided solely by ignorance and hate fuelled by your beloved Fox News and Sky News Australia. You pack your bags and get out if you can’t stand Biden and Trump *will not* be reinstated during Biden’s presidency despite you believing that crap
Finally Forrest Gump gets what he deserves!!!
Damn I miss my president
Tamila Haha you should look up it
Lemme guess Trump is your number #1 president.
Manolo Rodriguez, I miss your President too. I think the majority of the rest of the planet do as well to be fair. He is intelligent, caring, articulate and you may not agree with all of his policies but he was a class act. Trump is not. The rest of the world know that too and are laughing at him. Sorry.
He ruined this country. So glad he is gone!
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next year Trump is giving himself the Medal of Freedom
😂
MrY3110w considering he's not taking a salary, your argument is 100% bullshit.
MrY3110w he should...actually with Putin fighting Isis, he would have topped any of these
musicanaist You're getting him confused with Hillary Clinton
Obama is immature. He wont give a medal to Jay Leno because Leno votes Republican.
wow, the good old days, i actually have a tear or two rolling down my check with pride. where did it go wrong.
I know. I felt so proud of my country back then
he's a con artist. He knows the entire celeb world worships him,, and therefore all the world, and so we don't pay attention to his pure evil. He's a demon in disguise.
@@hunterrosen1902 don't, he's responsible for the Syrian war and Kids in cages. Google an watch on any news outlet.
@@stephaniedietz4961 yeah I know. Trump should release them then
I went to France during the Obama era and, people would actually complement me for having such a charismatic president. It felt good.
I felt happy about he represented us.
Better Times, Better President that I hope we will one day soon see again.
Even president Obama couldn't help from being a fanboy to MJ haha
*back when the world was normal. miss those times.*
Great Job, Well Done Mr. President
What a beautiful remembrance !!! President Obama once again displaying his lovable personality. There will always be a place in my heart for both President and Mrs. Michelle Obama. God Bless
+Outgarth Loki And to all of them, I couldn't care less. It's my sentiments and I'm sticking to it.
I don't hate him because he's Black, I hate him because he's 50% White but acts 100% stupid.
+Charles DuMax While your at it , show some of that hatred on yourself because your comments justified your stupidity .
MrSurferlonely
The media is going after Trump because he's White and they always raise the Moral bar for white people .
Obama has blood on his hands for the 7 wars he got into and the drone strike that killed civilians , he also never close GITMO .
I don't care about the colour of a stupid moron liar , I look at the person's actions which is what MLK wanted people to do.
He's been a clown in the White House for 8 years that mocked his Position while being an islamophile to excuse away terrorism by devout muslims as not linked to islam or being a muslim.
Castro's dead , Obama's on the run and Carrier's alive .
+Charles DuMax He sure isn't, not as long as you demons are alive.
An amazing orator. I'm not American but love Obama.
Cicely was 92 receiving this award. Wow!
Obama's speech all from memory? Genius! Amazing!
Man I miss Obama. I can stream his videos for hours.
Your our worst enemy
aawwgh thank you thank you
Mam nadzieję że doczekam się kiedy ten pan ,,Noblista pokojowej nagrody Nobla,, stanie przed Trybunałem za ludobójstwo w Iraku, Libii
DEATH ATTRACTS DARKNESS
Obozo's a clown! Such a FRAUD!
That "Just keep swimming" and "Reach for the sky" bit for Tom Hanks and Ellen made me tear up... a lot 🥺
Why I'm watching this so many years later ? Just needed to hear the voice of a smart , good heart, real president , the best of all time president, and the sound of his voice....love it and miss it
lol you mean the treasonous bastard that sold his sold for the elites agenda to enslave and control you through hollywood, the media and propaganda?
Mikelo Angelo I’m sorry, I don’t think we are talking about Trump here. Go back to your crap corner.
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Mikelo Angelo oh my gosh. You used the hidden uni card. The FOX NEWS. Gosh. How unbiased and true they have been since day 1. Much wow.
@@tanmayold8972 Lol obviously you haven't done any research on your news stations. You also obviously haven't studied the families that own them nor have you followed the money to where it leads. You probably haven't asked any questions nor looked at any information if it contradicted what you wanted to hear. You are a programmed robot that only wants to feed on what keeps him comfortably asleep. No one enjoys having the lights turned on while they are asleep, at first, they always tend to look away or cover their eyes like they were hearing something they didn't want to believe. But eventually the drowsiness goes away, your head becomes clear and all the sudden you are ready to face the day. You start looking in the dark closets you were avoiding in fear of seeing what corruption you took part in and realize you were sided with evil all along. All I can say is, stop pretending to do research, and actually take a deep dive. You think I didn't once think like you? you think I wasn't once so quick to pounce on anyone that was FOR trump. You think I didn't let the hate filled propaganda against our president cloud my vision? You think I didn't have a hard time realizing that the good guy was actually the one they demonized all along? Once you go look beyond your area of comfort, you will never sleep again. That and the fact that ALL the transcripts are available to read online showing the truth clear as night and day. Only problem is the left are too stupid and lazy to go do any reading, they just want to get their information in 5 minutes from their most popular and ''trusted'' news station. f*ing zombies, you're killing the world.
Miss Diana Ross... OMG 😍
Tom Hanks has such focus, the entire video! He doesn't even look away once, always focused!
👍
That`s what actors are trained to do... it takes immense focus to be a good actor.
@@Jo-kh1yo lol get a brain
thats pure adoration and respect.
"In our difference we find something common to share."
Tom Hank's reactions to the citations are just everything. Also, the best effing line ever! "If Wright is flight, and Edison is light, then Hopper is code." That should be on a wall somewhere. And Springsteen's citation is poetry.
Back when dignity and kindness was actually a thing.
It's back!
Its bs
@@Tismesue naw homie it disappeared
Wow, How Dignity! 🤨🙂
@@karmas4172 yes, lol. don't worry, like... 90% of the comments here are bots. the very own american equivalent to china's 50 cent army
He's one of the greatest...he know them so well,go to the detail and personally..what a man..i love and adore him so much..
Yesok
Obama's oratory is beyond compare and his comic timing is impeccable. I can't get enough of listening to him. What a president.
Amazing how he describes all the recipients in details with reading from notes. Super smart and intelligent.
One of the most eloquent Presidents of all time
Also I loved how Bill and Melinda Gates looked at each other when they got their awards.
Michael Kelly Too bad he couldn’t lead as well as he spoke words...am I right?! He sucked at being a president, but was awesome at acting like one.
Michael Kelly stupid snowflake
Michael Kelly but as a leader he did not so well
you mean shitty right?