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Cuteness Alert! (Original Post) bigtree Nov 2012 OP
the baby he is holding is cute also JI7 Nov 2012 #1
HAHAHAHA!!! elleng Nov 2012 #4
Too good malaise Nov 2012 #7
muah!! mshasta Nov 2012 #2
Everyone looks like they are having a good time at just about every Obama campaign stop. PATXgirl Nov 2012 #3
Adorable pics! msrizzo Nov 2012 #5
Got me crying again. How could anyone hate someone with so much love in their heart? freshwest Nov 2012 #6
Agreed! vankuria Nov 2012 #8
I still don't get it. He jumped through all the hoops, did all the right things by 'white society.' freshwest Nov 2012 #11
Well said Freshwest! vankuria Nov 2012 #28
Want another tear... check out Daddy Barack sheshe2 Nov 2012 #9
Thanks, that is so beautiful! Why isn't this on the news instead of the crazy, spiteful talk? freshwest Nov 2012 #12
He's wearing mandals Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #14
Thank-you for sharing this! vankuria Nov 2012 #29
Agreed...He is very warm and affectionate, with his family and the public. whathehell Nov 2012 #13
jealousy grantcart Nov 2012 #20
+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #21
Sounds like people that are already dead. 'Let the dead bury their dead.' freshwest Nov 2012 #22
+2 !! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #23
Babies know Liberalynn Nov 2012 #10
Let's Vote tuesday for our future generation! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #16
+1,000. freshwest Nov 2012 #31
This is a guy who truly loves kids nt Tree-Hugger Nov 2012 #15
He's so cute with kids. When Obama picks up a kid... ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #17
Mittens is a stiff, standoffish person. He does not deserve the position northoftheborder Nov 2012 #18
Some kid is going to puke in Bronco Bama's mouth if he isn't careful. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #19
My thought is ..25 years from now... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #24
He is a decent, honest, compassionate human being. The contrast couldn't be starker catbyte Nov 2012 #25
LOL! freshwest Nov 2012 #32
He's a *monster*! He's trying to eat that baby!!!! Roland99 Nov 2012 #26
father of baby boy responds to tweet of Obama pic bigtree Nov 2012 #27
Aaawww! FieryLocks Nov 2012 #30

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
6. Got me crying again. How could anyone hate someone with so much love in their heart?
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:07 PM
Nov 2012

I wish they'd put these on the evening news instead of the hateful boorish people. This is what the world needs.

vankuria

(904 posts)
8. Agreed!
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:14 PM
Nov 2012

My husband and I ask this question all the time! Makes no sense other than the fact that Republicans are just hateful people, can't stand the fact that Pres. Obama is a successful black man and he took the country from the brink of disaster caused by 8 yrs. of GOP rule. I love my President and look forward to 4 more years!!!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
11. I still don't get it. He jumped through all the hoops, did all the right things by 'white society.'
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:43 PM
Nov 2012

Last edited Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:42 PM - Edit history (1)

He and Michelle did what white people supposedly want their children to do --- get educated, good jobs, work hard, do the right thing, whatever.

I read a piece written by Prince Charles in response to fears about immigration and how it would change the West. He said that all that any culture or people can do, is give the best ideals they have, and pass them on. That will be the only legacy worth keeping.

Why people can't see, that even beyond that narrow concept, which I think is the only thing that is worth preserving, to not fear, but feel good about what Obama has done, is beyond me.

I see those young faces of many kinds of Americans in those crowds, and my heart tells me that the future of this world is in good hands. I'm sorry for those who can't feel that joy and optimism, it's their loss, really.

vankuria

(904 posts)
28. Well said Freshwest!
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 01:22 PM
Nov 2012

Yes, it is there loss. The Obama's have done more than just lead this country, they have given hope to millions of American children, that no matter how tough life can be, through hard work and perserverance, they too can grow up and be anything they want, may-be even the President! The Obama's legacy will withstand the hate and idiocy of the right, they have done this country proud and I've never been prouder to be a Democrat!

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
14. He's wearing mandals
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:02 PM
Nov 2012

I bet Mitt isn't confident enough to sit on a pink ball while wear a pair of strappy mandals.

vankuria

(904 posts)
29. Thank-you for sharing this!
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 01:28 PM
Nov 2012

Great video, Michelle, Sasha and Malia, are very lucky to have this wonderful man in there lives. And I feel exceptionally lucky to have him as my President!

whathehell

(29,067 posts)
13. Agreed...He is very warm and affectionate, with his family and the public.
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:59 PM
Nov 2012

I never get it when I hear some people, not always repukes, call him "distant".

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
20. jealousy
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:41 PM
Nov 2012

They are so angry with their own fruitless lives that just move on without love that when they see this proud Black Man is more successful, better husband, better father, making a better contribution to the world it eats them up inside and all they have is bitterness and anger.

An old Russian joke.

Two peasants, cousins, live on the side of a hill in a barren part of the country.

Neither has anything. They live off of cabbage and potatoes and in the winter there is only potatoes.

Except one has a goat that provides a little milk, a little cheese and a little companionship.

One day the peasant who doesn't own the goat finds a magical lantern. He rubs it and the genie comes out.

"You have freed me from the lantern and I will give you one gift. I will provide you whatever you want, anything in the whole world".

After a moment the peasant looks up and tells the genie, "There is only one thing I want".

"Kill my cousin's goat".

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
22. Sounds like people that are already dead. 'Let the dead bury their dead.'
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 11:08 PM
Nov 2012
The world goes on forever, without end. It's no use holding onto what is dead and gone. It doesn't want you to join it. Life is short and can be very painful, but it doesn't have to be miserable. It's not all about oneself, there are so many beautiful things in this world that we may never possess for ourselves, but they are no less beautiful. My kid asks me many questions, from the most trivial to the most profound. One day he asked me why do people die and I said people simply get tired of themselves and leave. I guess that's what it is.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. ~ Franz Kafka



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Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)
10. Babies know
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:28 PM
Nov 2012

The ones Mittens holds are all crying. Smart babies.

The ones President Obama holds smile. Brilliant Babies

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
18. Mittens is a stiff, standoffish person. He does not deserve the position
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:39 PM
Nov 2012

he seeks, and honestly I do not think he would even like the job. He would like the perks, the power, the position, but not the everyday things a President does in meeting with people, helping them, solving problems. He would hand down proclamations, demand things from his cabinet and the Congress. Apparently that's how he performed as governor.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
19. Some kid is going to puke in Bronco Bama's mouth if he isn't careful.
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:41 PM
Nov 2012

You don't know when the kid last ate. That can be risky!

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)
24. My thought is ..25 years from now...
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 11:30 PM
Nov 2012

Some mom will be dragging out the photos of her child being kissed by the President of the United States and for one brief moment that young person will sit there and go.. Wow, that is just awesome mom!

catbyte

(34,404 posts)
25. He is a decent, honest, compassionate human being. The contrast couldn't be starker
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 11:32 PM
Nov 2012

Human being versus a soul-sucking automaton. Hmmm, who would I rather lead this nation...I just can't decide.

FieryLocks

(110 posts)
30. Aaawww!
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 01:30 PM
Nov 2012

One thing you notice in the Obama crowds is the mix of people and the babies
are always happy. But in Rmoney's crowds it all angry, old white people and
every baby Rmoney puts his mittens on starts to cry.

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