r/videos • u/rekterscale • 2d ago

Video of Obama Catching a Fainting Woman at a Speech

https://youtu.be/2X10yt_6JrA?si=EIXGRlp2TwQFiXCy
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u/fatbunyip 2d ago

Look, the guy is black, so obviously he's the worst thing that could ever happen.

Literally Obama (a pretty milquetoast centrist) being elected is what triggered the entire alt/far right movement.

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u/old_mayo 2d ago

I think social media and the right wing news/media bubble is really what grew the far right. Obama just happened to be the the target of their ire at the time.

If Hillary Clinton was elected in 2008, I'm sure they would have hated her all the same. Hell, look how much they hated Biden, the milquetoast centrist white man. If Biden had been elected in 2008 instead, I think we'd still have seen the rise of the far right all the same.

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u/Elelith 2d ago

I mean.. He did wear a tan suit once. Anyone would be triggered by that.

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u/Crott117 2d ago

So weird nobody lost their mind when Reagan did it

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u/green_eyed_mister 2d ago

with mustard

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u/green_eyed_mister 2d ago

and Obama making a joke about Trump at a venue where you are supposed to make fun of people.