President Obama got pumped up for his DNC speech to Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready.
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A new backstage look at the Democratic National Convention on Hillary Clinton's YouTube channel reveals speakers, celebrities and Clinton reveling in the electric atmosphere of the event.

More importantly than all that, however, is the approximately five-second section of the video in which President Barack Obama gets loose while listening to Eminem's "Lose Yourself."

If Obama pumps himself up for speeches by listening to the most famous rap about spaghetti, then this is the most important political reveal of the last 50 years.


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Take a look at the video -- POTUS begins listening and headbanging to the song from the 8 Mile soundtrack around the 58-second mark.

If that's not enough, Vine is on the case with this shortened version, trimming the fat of the video and reducing it to its essence.

Lose yourself, Mr. President.

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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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