I agree :)

grow and wake up sheeple, this was just a good all stand up performance with a record breaking standing ovations, I could have made that speech 8 years ago, we already knew what was coming, economically, environmentally and socially speaking.
Wait until something has been accomplished before getting all emotional on his words. Just looking at the record of both people standing behind him gives me shivers.

'tru dat'

Then why haven't you, v!Nc3sl4s?

About the speech it's not just about President Obama making a speech!! you know, you have to care deeply about the people and your Country, you have to be intelligent enough to back it up.
The President must be willing to work and guide Americans through the Immense amount of sacrifice's that's going to be required to regain economy strength through his recovery plan.
President Obama is the one that is standing up for the Future of the American people, and he also takes full responsibility for what he says.
Everything President Obama said was positive, interesting and insightful.
Hope is one of the fundamental thing that Americans need, something they can hang on to.
I believe that President Obama is a man of his word,
He truly believes in himself and what he can accomplish, whit the help of the American people and that he will do everything in his power to deliver the promises he has made in the past, today.

Its a free Country and every one has the right to their own opinion, no one can take that away from You,me or them.

"But Is It So Wrong To Be Optimistic For A Change"

or that, ha.

You would think Mr. Media would know enough to upload the video in HD. But you can't download what ain't uploaded. The whitehouse is uploading HD videos to YouTube - go figure.

...like doubling the national debt within one month in office? The irresponsibility still continues...great speaker or not...black or white....left or right.

Exactly! All Obama has done is Bail Out Conglomerate State Governments corruption and Big Business Greed
by the time these PIGS chew up all the paper money Obama is printing, there isn't any left for the People!
Some oversight!

Confident doesn't always mean right person for the job....just sayin'.

I'm not here to jump into a political tug-of-war. Leave your opinions with someone else. THANKS!

He has a right to comment on a comment.

Thank you peanut gallery. ;)

why is it obama people love to talk but hate to listen?

@Paul:
Not trying to start anything. I'm just here to speak what's on my mind like everyone else. If you dont like MY opinions then don't read 'em.
I'll post my opinions where ever I please as long as my 'First Amendment rights' finger can type.

@Over Flo: I know. Just because the guy 'speaks so well' doesn't mean you have to always agree with him. That is the problem with a big portion of the U.S. right now- the 'what's cool now, fan-crazed mania' is out of control.
It's great to respect your country's leader (no matter what-with in reason). I mean he is our leader show some respect...wait..we didn't do that for the last guy did we? Why not? Oh yeah, because it was cool to hate him because his views were different from others, and everyone else was doing it. And now all of a sudden someone is an asshole for dissagreeing with the current guy. It is easier to talk than to listen.

I think time will tell whether or not he's a great or even just a good president. Relatively speaking of course. I think, though, confidence is something any great leader needs. I like Obama's personality and his "let's get it done" approach.

Ok, we can agree on that - he is confident and that is a good quality for any president to have; however, my point is to not let well crafted words supercede and distract from what is actually being said or done.
Yes, I agree though time will tell.

Umm actually Bush got 74 standing ovations in his SoTU last year. It is common part of procedure to give ovations throughout the speech. So, yeah, not a world record.

that's ok...and anyways nobody's going to stop him from doing whatever he has decided to do. I obviously hope that going towards a "green society" is where we are heading with him, I've been personally pushing for this since ten years or so. But let me emit some doubts. Hope is good, but doubt helps you not to get blinded, your country needs that as well.

I plus your comment

I'm with Samu as well.

You have the option on not clicking on it :)

Yeah, I'm surprised that politics has seeped in here.
The issue is not the option to click or not to click, the issue is what's it doing here?
And on Staff Picks.
Are we supposed to now consider that someone on the Staff will not like you if you're a Conservative?

i like that your president is using the new media and social media power. this was one step towards his election.
and i think it's okay that they post here... for me it's just a way to reach more people with confidence and hope!

isn't it also a sign for freedom? and this video is maybe not soO important in the whole space of vimeo... see how many other videos are here... so just stop looking at the white house ones and maybe they will stop posting. ; )

staff picks - hm - ja - that's a point. but vimeo is their project. maybe they just want to share what they think is 'good'. i am happy that i could find it here esp. because i am from germany and don't see so much about the president's actions here.

and how important is the 'staff's pick' about the value of a video? and what is wrong if they maybe don't like conservatives - as long as they can post here.
if vimeo will get a political 'marketing' platform we are free to do something. write to vimeo, to the people who post, or just leave. yes we can.

Intriguing views :P But Jan, even so as I am empowered to leave, it would be an inevitable fail as I'll have consciously given up on my last resort of online creative neutrality :D

And yes, of course if I KNOW I'm not going to enjoy a video I'm not going to watch it just to say I don't enjoy it, this was a first :P

But yeah the fact that it bumped up on my front page due to staff picks is what interested me in the first place. I think it's awesome that Obama uses fresh media platforms to spread his positive message it's just that.....nah, not vimeo if I had a say. Simply because I've thought of this place as strictly a creative space with an undisturbed mindset, unaffected by third parties and "the world outside". A creative sanctum of sorts, one might even say :)

why do you hate America?

Hate America, really ? Is that in my comment ? Nope I don't see that there.