5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017 ‘Yes we did’ — President Obama bids farewell President was forceful, tearful and hopeful By JOSH LEDERMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CHICAGO — President Barack Obama has bid farewell to the nation in an emotional speech that sought to comfort a country on edge over rapid eco- nomic changes, persistent secu- rity threats and the election of Donald Trump. Forceful at times and tear- ful at others, Obama’s valedic- tory speech in his hometown of Chicago was a public medita- tion on the many trials the U.S. faces as Obama takes his exit. For the challenges that are new, Obama offered his vision for how to surmount them, and for the persistent problems he was unable to overcome, he offered optimism that others, eventu- ally, will. “Yes, our progress has been uneven,” he told a crowd of some 18,000. “The work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and some- times bloody. For every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back.” Yet Obama argued his faith in America had only been strengthened by what he’s wit- nessed the past eight years, and he declared: “The future should be ours.” Paying tribute Brushing away tears with a handkerchief, Obama paid trib- ute to the sacrifices made by his wife — and by his daugh- ters, who were young girls when they entered the big white home on Pennsylvania Avenue and leave as young women. He praised first lady Michelle Obama for taking on her role “with grace and grit and style and good humor” and for mak- ing the White House “a place that belongs to everybody.” Soon Obama and his fam- ily will exit the national stage, to be replaced by Trump, a man Obama had stridently argued poses a dire threat to the nation’s future. His near-apoca- lyptic warnings throughout the campaign have cast a continu- AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast President Barack Obama points as he is joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and his daughter Malia Obama after his presidential farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday. ing shadow over his post-elec- tion efforts to reassure Ameri- cans anxious about the future. Indeed, much of what Obama accomplished during his two terms — from health care overhaul and environmen- tal regulations to his nuclear deal with Iran — could poten- tially be upended by Trump. So even as Obama seeks to define what his presidency meant for America, his legacy remains in question. Anxiety about future Even as Obama said fare- well — in a televised speech of just under an hour — the anx- iety felt by many Americans about the future was palpable, and not only in the Chicago convention center where he stood in front of a giant presi- dential seal. The political world was reeling from new revela- tions about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compro- mising personal and financial information about Trump. Obama made only passing reference to the next president. When he noted he would soon be replaced by the Republican, his crowd began to boo. “No, no, no, no, no,” Obama said. One of the nation’s great strengths, he said, “is the peace- ful transfer of power from one president to the next.” Earlier, as the crowd of thousands chanted, “Four more years,” he simply smiled and said, “I can’t do that.” Still, Obama offered what seemed like a point-by-point rebuttal of Trump’s vision for America. He pushed back on the iso- lationist sentiments inher- ent in Trump’s trade policies. He decried discrimination against Muslim Americans and lamented politicians who ques- tion climate change. 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Obama also revived a call to activism that marked his first presidential campaign, telling Americans to stay engaged in politics. “If you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the internet,” Obama said pointedly, “try to talk with one in real life. “ hands,” he said. Steeped in nostalgia, Obama’s return to Chicago was less a triumphant homecom- ing than a bittersweet reunion bringing together loyalists and staffers, many of whom have long since left Obama’s ser- vice, moved on to new careers and started families. They came from across the country — some on Air Force One, oth- ers on their own — to be pres- ent for the last major moment of Obama’s presidency. Unexpectedly absent was Obama’s younger daughter, Sasha, who had been expected to join sister Malia at the speech. The White House said Sasha stayed in Washington due to a school exam Wednes- day morning. After returning to Washing- ton, Obama will have less than two weeks before he accompa- nies Trump in the presidential limousine to the Capitol for the new president’s swearing-in. After nearly a decade in the spotlight, Obama will become a private citizen, an elder states- man at 55. He plans to take some time off, write a book — and immerse himself in a Dem- ocratic redistricting campaign. struggles of all Americans — from minorities, refugees and transgender people to mid- dle-aged white men whose sense of economic security has been upended in recent years. Paying tribute to his place as America’s first black president, Obama acknowledged there were hopes after his 2008 elec- tion for a post-racial America. “Such a vision, however well-intended, was never real- istic,” Obama said, though he insisted race relations are bet- ter now than a few decades ago. 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