Ah yes. That was “Deep Impact”, but I think it was a group of comets heading to earth. “Armegeddon” came out that same summer, and featured asteroids, I think?
I haven’t listened to an Obama speech since the campaign. I did listen to parts of the Notre Dame “sermon.” He’s more of a preacher than an orator, and his delivery certainly doesn’t come up to Freeman’s standard. Maybe it’s just me, but I think he tends to swallow his words. That means his breathing is off.