"I just sat in there for a moment"

[bigtree]

from The Obama Diary:



President Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event in Dearborn, Mich., April 18 (White House/Pete Souza)

“I just sat in there for a moment and pondered the courage and tenacity that is part of our very recent history but is also part of that long line of folks who sometimes are nameless, oftentimes didn’t make the history books, but who constantly insisted on their dignity, their share of the American dream.”

[spanone]

1. k&r...

[Delphinus]

2. Wow.

Powerful.

[AsahinaKimi]

75. I second that "wow"

agree.

[lpbk2713]

3. That had to be an awe inspiring moment.

Only if Rosa Parks could see a Black President sitting in the seat she once dared to occupy.


KnR

[Cal33]

69. It just might be possible that she did see it. We know from physics that energy

can neither be created nor destroyed. But energy can be changed into other forms,
like the turning of a wind-mill into electricity. So, when the body dies, it could be
that the life-energy that sustained it changes into another form. Maybe that is
what "spirit" is - just energy, conscious energy?

[patrice]

85. In their effect upon the world and others, all lives are DNA/in- form -ation of one type or another,

but some lives are archetypal, or meta- if you will, DNA/information, because of the breadth and quality of their effect upon us, such that we become Rosa Parks too.

[Cal33]

106. So do you think it possible that her consciousness is still around somewhere?

[patrice]

113. The definition of that word "consciousness" is pretty much up for grabs.

Re "she" and "her": What makes a person whoever/whatever that individual person is? What is it, without which, s/he would not be exactly who s/he is? Are these traits more temporary things, or more permanent things? Or a unique ratio of the two?

Though all things in "reality" are in one rate of change or another, wouldn't the truth consist in knowing as fully as possible which is which, so the extent to which one's own behavior is derived from honest and authentic awareness of truth would be the extent to which you are real and the more real one's being is, the less limited to time it is.

Lord Jesus and other avatars of truth are good examples of this. I don't know about the location of their consciousness, but I do know that their specific consciousnesses in- form -ed their behaviors which affect us now. The world is not the same world it would have been had they never existed, had they not done what they did. It's different in a VERY particular way that they authored, no matter what anyone thinks about that.

These things are true also of how our own consciousness in- forms behavior and, thus, affects others directly and indirectly, though it appears that our beings are somewhat more admixed with dross, entropy, in knowing the truth and are therefore less likely to affect much outside of our most direct personal relationships.

[lunatica]

4. This photo makes me ponder too

It was such a violent part of our history. I wish it was over and it's heartbreaking that it isn't.

[awoke_in_2003]

74. the violence, unfortunately....

is still here- it just went a little more underground.

[pinboy3niner]

5. K&R

Seeing the photo of Pesident Obama on THAT bus is...overwhelming...

[longship]

6. Today's Republicans might say:

"How dare he sit at the front of the bus."

I worry deeply about our country. I am very sad for what the Republicans are apparently trying to do. They simultaneously claim Jesus and then put forth policies which the sermon on the mount would instantly falsify.

I hate today's Republicans. We need to get our message out. How do we do that when the media seems to think this is a game show, or a reality show. Well, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and followers-on, this isn't a reality show for people's prurient entertainment. This is a situation which determines the future of our world. How dare you treat the way you are doing! How dare you!

[asjr]

16. I'm with you! The media are the enemy. They

constantly pitch Republicans against Democrats. Whether they invent stories to mess it up or maybe they are just stupid, but I am getting fed up with them. I am more afraid for our country now than I have ever been.

[Cal33]

71. Remember, the media are 90% Republican-owned. Through them the Repubs. have the

the means to spread their propaganda and lies -- enough to fool half of our nation
into voting for them. Dems. should do their best to increase the percentage of
their own media. "Current" is just a start. Let's help "Curresnt" and other Dem.
media to grow, while spreading the truth.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

21. I, too, HATE today's Republicans,

who do include the media giants.

[crunch60]

98. The Republican Party of the "old days" 50/60's, has been slowly taken over by

the extreme right wing nuts, . They do not compromise , they are Corporations who want it all. They own much of our government and the media. I call them the Corporate Party, although in name they are called Republicans. Their propaganda has been very successful.

[freshwest]

56. +1,000

[handmade34]

7. very nice...

I went to the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery and ended up going into the awesome interpretive section by myself with much time for reflection... so many nameless people...

"The Museum immediately pulls you into the plight of the African-Americans during Segregation. A gripping film introduced the story, and then you enter a reconstructed street corner and see the famous bus where it all started. The lights lower, and visitors see the history repeating itself through the windows of the bus that have become movie screens, allowing you to peek inside the bus during that historic December day..."

[Javaman]

8. I look at that photo and what do I see?

I see a man who, if this was 60 years ago would have been forced either to the back of the bus or off the bus because of the color of his skin.

Anyone today, who is young enough to have not lived through the civil right era, would find it hard to believe that such a time existed in this nation. (and still exists in some areas to some extent).

It's moments like this, that this photo is no longer a photo-op, but something to remind us all that that era of stupidity is not all that long ago. And it wouldn't take much, sadly, to return to it.

Thanks, Mr. President.

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Well put. Amen

[tk2kewl]

28. nice to see you post something with a happy smiley

you are usually pretty edgy.

Your post put a smile on my face too.

[RebelOne]

38. I remember the days of segregation.

I lived in Miami at the time. One time, when I was a teenager, a black man sat in the front of the bus. I think he was from the Bahamas. He did not understand why the bus driver told him to move to the back. The driver said he was not moving the bus until that guy went to the back.

Yes, I remember all of what went on then: separate restrooms and water fountains for blacks and whites. Blacks were not allowed in white restaurants or movie theaters.

[klook]

78. Separate schools, separate libraries,

separate neighborhoods (well, OK, that's not totally gone yet) -- there was a separate world for black people then, really. They were allowed to enter ours only to clean our toilets, mow our yards, help fight our wars, care for our children. I remember it well, too.

There are many in this country who wouldn't mind seeing all that come back, with a vengeance.

[MADem]

97. Separate waiting rooms, separate hospitals, segregation in the movie theaters

(guess who had to climb the stairs to the balcony), separate water fountains, zero integration in dining (though you could get take out "around back" at many places) and there were some neighborhoods that had curfews--if you were too dark after dark, you went downtown with officer not-so-Friendly.

Things are Not-As-Bad but we're not anywhere near done yet.

[Number23]

100. "They were allowed to enter ours only to clean our toilets, mow our yards, help fight our wars,"

You just nailed it. NAILED IT.

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. Very well stated.

Meaningful picture on so many levels.

[EC]

70. To tell you the truth

I was in my late teens then and grew up in WI. and didn't know that type of bigotry existed then myself. There was no division where I lived, it was pretty much like it is now. But when the Civil Rights movement started and I saw those signs and saw on the news how the cops were treating the people...I got mad...and I couldn't believe by their behavior that the cops and the white people down there were Americans...

[babylonsister]

9. This gave me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing, and rec'd! nt

[madokie]

10. And some wonder why I like him so much

Shouldn't be any doubts at all. I simply like good people and brother he is one fine dude

[classof56]

23. Well said, madokie!

Well said...

[blue neen]

11. Stunning image.

Fantastic!

[zipplewrath]

13. Fantastic

The symmetry (asymmetry?) is astounding. I can't even think of a metaphor for this photo.

[marshall gaines]

14. profound

Actually, when looked at as an american photo with history behind it, Rosa Parks, fire hoses, vicious dogs, bull connor, MLK, Birmingham church bombing, and countless other atrocites up to our pres.Obama, this photo is quite profound. Yet if the Zimmermans, repugs, tea baggers, and get to the back of the bus proponents have their way, everything/situation I just mentioned will be a way of life again in America. I am not fooled about this country and the virulent racial hate right under the surface. I truly feel that we the people have not tried hard enough to eradicate it in this the 21st centuryA.D. Shameful!

[Tatiana]

15. WOW... amazing to consider what this photo represents.

In some ways, things have improved, but in others, certain values are still the same.

[K Gardner]

17. K&R

[Greybnk48]

18. K&R

Rosa Parks is on my list of women I strive to emulate (but don't come close). What that must mean to President Obama...

[great white snark]

19. What an image.

Thank you.

[CrispyQ]

20. +1 for that beautiful statement.

I'm not Prez O's biggest fan, but it is so nice to have a president who can speak intelligently & thoughtfully, without mangling the English language & saying something moronic at the same time. And Mitt, although not as bad as W, could never come up with something so eloquent & meaningful.

K&R

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

24. Mittens cold be worse.

After 65 years of life, he has ZERO core values other than Greed is Great. I'm so incredulous that some polls have him tied or ahead of President Obama.

[brush]

30. Mittens tied with O

I don't put much stock in the Gallup or Rasmussen polls. They always trend repug (they most likely poll in repug areas, and then surprise, Romney is somehow tied or ahead of the President). It's quite incredible when you think about it, what with how the repugs have turned off women, half of the population, they're alienated Latinos with their anti-immigrant stances, and you know they're not getting the black and progressive white vote. So to anyone who believes those polls, I've got a bridge to sell. it's part of the repug strategy to send out and promote memes that say Romney is ahead in hopes that it energizes their base and discourages dem voters. I'm not buying their poll results.

[uponit7771]

34. RCP > one off poles that are outliers

[tavalon]

88. You guys have heard from me for the last three years about the ways in which Obama hasn't lived up

to his promises. But he will get the vote of every member of my family and if it gets closer to voting time and these stupid strategies seem to require that we do more to get Obama elected, I will do more. But for now, he get's my vote and Romney gets Occupy's award for being the 1% Ken Doll.

[Plucketeer]

22. I sat in that very seat

five years ago. It's amazing to me that that bus wasn't ultimately scrapped. It did sit unused for a long time after it was retired.

This nation only TALKS equality - like pretty frosting on a shit cake. The truth underneath is revolting. I wonder how many decades it'll be before another person of color is elected to the White House - assuming the White House survives as the focal high seat of the country.

[YankeyMCC]

25. And I sit here thinking about

how fortunate we are to have a man who repeatedly demonstrates thoughtfulness and compassion, not just the sentimental, romantic compassion that is born to often out of pity or hubris, but a compassion of understanding and acceptance.

I have been disappointed at some of his decisions or lack of decision, particularly around environmental issues and still I am inspired to be hopeful by him.

The Republicans came to the conclusion they had to at least put up a possibly capable candidate but that candidate has not demonstrated to me true human wisdom like Obama continually does.

[freshwest]

57. +1

[HappyMe]

26. k&r

[Tommy_Carcetti]

27. Great picture.

Deserves a Pulitzer.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. That picture and comment would make a great election ad.

[nolabear]

31. Oh my God what an amazing photo.

I can't believe I burst into tears as soon as I saw it. Oh, Mr. President. I'm so proud of you and I'm so sorry for what we did to people who looked like you. Bless the warriors for right. Bless them.

[Bluerthanblue]

32. geez.... this really

speaks to that aspect of what I truly admire about Pres. O.
The way that he uses a moment like this to draw everyone into the circle of community. To remind us that ever one of us has an opportunity to use our lives in ways that can make the world a better place. That the actions of countless unknown, unsung little people doing what needs to be done, is what brings about meaningful change. Little by little, doing what we can, when and where we are.

thanks for posting this with the entry.

[freshwest]

58. +1

[The Vrude]

33. This is rather manipulative.

What are the chances that this is the actual bus? Unlikely. What are the chances that the quotation above is actual, i.e., offered sincerely? Unlikely. Two functions of propaganda: the replica/the similar/the approximate bus pointing at an emotionally-charged historical event, coupled with a recent intervening at that site aiming to recontextualize those events with a current overlay: "We are just like Rosa Parks...pushing forward and fighting the good fight!"

Fight? Fighting? How about we stop the wars and invest those billions/trillions into the United States.

I'd believe Obama's statement if Americans weren't perpetually told to go to the back of the bus the past 12 years (unless of course one is part of the ultra-rich elite class, bankers, and their military industrial complex).

[uponit7771]

35. Obama piss in your hat? People who bitch at Obama and place little to no onus on crazy congress

...have little credibility to those who know how the US government works.

You want a more progressive president get a more progressive congress otherwise it's just bitching and bashing.

Regards

[The Vrude]

37. Regards nothing

There were majorities at Obama's disposal when he took office. Remember the facts.

[uponit7771]

42. The weren't controlling majorities, see half truths = overt bashing....thx for playing

[The Vrude]

46. It doesn't matter, there is a Supreme 13

and congress is irrelevant.

And Obama said he didn't need congressional approval to bomb Libya and sdpend 1 billion on that war.

Thanks for playing!!!

[uponit7771]

47. "...and congress is irrelevant..." ah I get it, congress only matters if people can bash Obama...

...but when they're called on the carpet for ignoring the effects of this crazy congress on Obama's decision making they're "irrelevant"

K....go on...you're not loud enough...

Thx

[The Vrude]

50. "uponit" what exactly

was congress' role in bombing Libya? Uh, thanks for playing.

[SmellyFeet]

39. Also, President Obama escalated the war in Afganny - not Congress.

The picture is nice, but the way he ignores his base is not questionable.

[The Vrude]

41. Thank you!

I'm sick of being told to quiet down because of my disappointment in what Obama failed to deliver.

Stop the wars!! Invest back into the United States!

[uponit7771]

45. No, make as much noise with half truths as you and FUDrs\Bashers and Baggers can

...so we know who you are in these forums and can ignore....or uh act accordingly.

When people give half truths and out of perspective opinions to hold a position they lose credibility

[The Vrude]

48. I am no "bagger."

But feel free to invent your own "creative" perspective.

[uponit7771]

55. I didn't call you a bagger either but half truth and out of perspective bashing sure sound like

...the MO of one.

[SmellyFeet]

49. You got example of "half truths", because I didn't see any??? n/t

[azureblue]

62. perfect example

of how two trolls work in tandem to derail a thread. Come on, 'fess up - who's paying you?

[SmellyFeet]

110. No one pays me to speak the truth. n/t

[uponit7771]

44. Like he said he'd do, I don't blame he for trying I do blame him for continuing with little to no...

...progress and a lot of resources spent but that changed last some time ago.

Baggers and Bashers will act as if it hasn't


sigh, such little time so much bashing to do

Thx

[SmellyFeet]

51. What changed? Has he done something recently that some of us don't know about? n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

53. I think the point was, that Pres. O said pretty clearly

before he was elected what HE thought should be done in Afganistan, which was to increase the troops initially.

I know this well because it was one area I felt strongly in opposition. I cannot blame him for having done what he campaigned on.

If you don't like that he did it, fine. But to try and say that he's doing something he said he wouldn't is more than a 'half-truth'. It's a lie.

read this old article, it spells out what his plans were pretty plainly. And they clearly included increasing the pressure in Afghanistan.

http://articles.cnn.com/2008-07-20/politics/obama.afghanistan_1_presumptive-democratic-presidential-nominee-afghanistan-afghan-president-hamid-karzai?_s=PM OLITICS

[SmellyFeet]

111. Ah, that lame excuse again. n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

115. sorry- facts aren't lame excuses.

no matter how you may try to deny them.

He was clear about his thoughts and feelings about Afhanistan- and Pakistan. I didn't and do not share his view on this. He has NOT done anything in Afghanistan than what he said he would do before election.

No need to make shit up, or deny facts. You can not like his stand,- I myself don't. But you can't make it into something it is not- which is what you are trying to do.

that is childish and dishonest.

[SmellyFeet]

40. Agree with your anger, but your desperation to shit on the pic is kind of stupid. n/t

[The Vrude]

43. I have higher degrees

in art and museological studies. Don't hold it against me.

[Rex]

66. So you think your degrees allow you to have a better understanding

of the picture and what is going on? Poppycock. I have a degree in history, should I start to lord it over people?

[trof]

77. Buh-Bye. Don;t let the doorknob hit you in the ass...

on you way OUT!

[nadinbrzezinski]

52. Actually that is a real buss

That served that exact line.

As to the photo, the momemt is significant.

But atta boy!

(Free clue, museums actually use the real pieces when it comes to things like that)

[1gobluedem]

59. It's the real bus

It's in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, where President Obama attended a fundraising event last night.

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. I doubt it is the exact bus

but it is one that ran that line in that period of time. Which is very much acceptable in museography.

Rarely, see space shuttle, do they have the actual exact same item.

What I like about it is something else. Look at the seats, I swear they are wider in modern day public transport.

[Spazito]

80. It looks like there is documentation proving it IS the actual bus...

used by Rosa Parks, snippet taken from the answer to the FAQ question, "How do you know that this is the actual bus on which Rosa Parks was arrested?" found on the Henry Ford Museum site:



"Mr. Lifson contacted retired employees of the bus company including Mrs. Margaret Cummings, widow of the former bus station manager Charles Homer Cummings. Mrs. Cummings provided a scrapbook of newspaper clippings that her husband had kept during and after the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56.

National City Lines (which was the parent company of the Montgomery City Bus Lines) had employed a clipping service to clip and save any newspaper articles about the company’s bus service. Charles Cummings had kept the scrapbook of newspaper articles from the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott. Next to articles describing the arrest of Rosa Parks, he wrote "#2857" and "Blake/#2857." James Blake was the bus driver who had Rosa Parks arrested. Mr. Cummings’ relatives confirm that he jotted down the bus number because he felt the events were so important.

With this information in hand, Mr. Lifson consulted with the Motor Bus Society of Clark, New Jersey, a nonprofit historical organization. Their research into the records of the General Motors Corp. showed that bus Serial Number 1132 was produced in Pontiac, Michigan, in March 1948. It was a TDH-3610 (Transit Diesel Hydraulic Transmission, 36 passenger, Model 10) delivered to the National City Lines (NCL) of Chicago, Illinois.

NCL records indicate that the bus was assigned Coach #2857 and sent to Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1954 it was transferred from Terre Haute to Montgomery, Alabama."

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/faqactual.asp

[nadinbrzezinski]

81. Well that is cool

[Spazito]

82. I think so too!

It was your post that piqued my interest to see exactly what the background/history of the bus on display was and was fascinated to read about it's renovation, etc. I am glad it really is THE bus because of it's incredible place in history and that it was actually found, renovated and put on display in the Museum is quite amazing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

83. Yup amazing is the correct word

since things like that usually do not survive... there are exceptions of course. I am glad this is one of them.

[notadmblnd]

87. Specific Treasures:

The limousine Kennedy rode in when he was shot
A 1902 Ford Model-T
The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile
The Rosa Parks Bus
The chair from the Ford Theater in which Lincoln was shot
Paul Revere’s tea pots
Edgar Allen Poe’s writing desk.

[knitter4democracy]

92. It's the Henry Ford museum. It's the actual bus.

They made sure. I've sat in it myself with my children and told the story. You might want to visit it yourself.

[ehrnst]

108. "Unlikely" that it's the bus? Why do you assume it's fabricated propaganda?

"When Rosa Parks was arrested on a Montgomery City bus on December 1, 1955, no one officially recorded the number of the bus on which the event occurred. Thus, years later no one was quite sure which bus it was.

However, bus company employees knew that the bus with GM Serial Number 1132 and coach ID #2857 was reputed to be the Rosa Parks bus. When the Montgomery City Bus Lines Company retired bus #2857 in the early 1970s, Roy H. Summerford of Montgomery bought it. At the time, company employees told him that it was the Rosa Parks bus. Mr. Summerford and his descendents kept the bus in a field and used it to store lumber and tools. "

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/faqactual.asp

And as a woman, I know that the GOP, and not Obama, is working to put me at the back of the bus.

Google "War on Women" - and if you think that's just propaganda, you are beyond reasoning with.

[one_voice]

54. Nice!

k&R

[robinlynne]

60. ok. there is no way he just thought that up. Please tell me it took him at least an hour.

[FightForChange]

64. Remember them

I hope we will all remember the ones who were left out of the history books. They are why we are an amazing free country and also the reason we have to keep fighting. Amazingly moving.

[Bluerthanblue]

67. unsung

but not insignificant.

I agree!

[Rex]

65. So we've gone from a man that sat 'thinking' who knows what

while the World Trade Center burnt to the ground...to a man that is sitting on a bus and contemplating history and the ramifications made by the nameless and voiceless.

We go from a completely narrow-minded-arrogant POTUS, to a humble POTUS that can contemplate and sympathize with the powerless.

RIGHTEOUS!

If that is not progress, then I don't know what the word means.

[Bluerthanblue]

68. yes!

well said.

[90-percent]

72. The Henry Ford Museum

Is a magnificent museum of American technology and history. In terms of cars, trains, machine tools and 20th century American history, it blows the doors off the Smithsonian. Smithsonian has them beat on Aerospace (I do have to get to the annex next time) but I'm still holding a grudge that they put Swamp Rat 30 into the basement out of public display. I thought it was to be permanent?

We do have a beautiful and compassionate President. With the right wing hate machine and their propaganda factory, you could say it took political courage for Obama to do this. A very somber photo op that certainly speaks to the sad state of racism we still have in this country to this day.

-90% Jimmy

[knitter4democracy]

94. Absolutely! One of my favorite museums, hands-down.

You know, the car JFK was shot in isn't far from the Rosa Parks bus. I wonder how he felt about that one.

[stlsaxman]

105. Bravo, Jimmy! Well put.

[90-percent]

112. Thanx Dom!

The Grandmothers are playing Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT next month. No Ike, but I think Don Preston and Nappy Brock are going to play.

I have to see what Project/Object is doing these days...they also played this place recently, and I missed it. It's a litle more than ten miles from my house and I missed it! Sheesh!

-90% Jimmy

[Dont call me Shirley]

73. A beautiful moment for President Obama

[malaise]

76. Wow!

Thanks

[steve2470]

79. another image from same site:

[Botany]

84. I can't to begin to imagine what thoughts are going through the President's head ....

.... sitting where Ms. Parks sat all those years ago but I get the
deep feeling that he is a good man.

[renate]

86. oh my gosh I love that picture almost as much as the one in the OP

Since I'm a sucker for pictures of people being sweet to kids, it didn't occur to me right away that this picture and the one in the OP have something in common, in that both would have been unimaginable 60 years ago because of the color of Obama's skin. (Although of course black women took care of white people's babies all the time....)

Thank you for posting this! It's lovely!

[Spazito]

89. Your photo evokes so many emotions...

it is gentleness, caring, trust and love all in one.

It is beautiful.

[Botany]

91. My son will graduate from High School this June but I still remember and can ..

Last edited Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:46 AM - Edit history (1)

.... tell the magic of when a baby can feel the comfort and warmth and then fall
asleep in your arms .... the President's big hand on the child's back and the
way he is looking @ that child speaks volumes about the man. Michelle Obama
"gets it" too.



BTW i have sat in that very seat in Rosa's bus @ the Henry Ford museum
and thought that she must have been a very brave and special person to
do what she did.

[Spazito]

93. I agree, Michelle Obama has that same special quality...

another wonderful photo.

I would love, one day, to visit the Henry Ford museum for just that reason, to sit in that bus knowing history was changed by the courage of Rosa Parks in that very bus.

[Botany]

109. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (which is next door) are worth a visit!

Give yourself @ least 2 days.

[Special Prosciuto]

90. “I just sat in there for a moment and pondered the courage and tenacity that is part of our very rec

“I just sat in there for a moment and pondered the courage and tenacity that is part of our very recent history but is also part of that long line of folks who sometimes are nameless, oftentimes didn’t make the history books, but who constantly insisted on their dignity, their share of the American dream.”

Just FUCKING WOW. What a wonderful man...!

[Ninga]

95. I will do whatever in my means to see that he is re-elected. I will work my 68 yr old butt off for

him.

[fishwax]

96. k&r

[Number23]

99. "Race baiter!"

[Iwillnevergiveup]

101. K&R

What a moment - what a photo. What a journey.

[snappyturtle]

102. K&R for sure! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

103. K&R

Standing on the shoulders of those who came before, they were finally able to lift him up to the sky for all to behold.

Thank you Rosa, the NAACP who you worked for, and all those others who paved the way - made a bridge over the turbulent troubled waters of this nation, to bring us our current President.

[stlsaxman]

104. seating chart...

not sure but i think someone at the museum mis-informed him. maybe they got it wrong in the seating chart shown as Exhibit A... I seem to remember a picture of Parks on the same side as Obama, but that was a staged photo where she re-enacted the scene, right? a powerful picture nonetheless.

ON EDIT: (OMG- someone got their post hidden by jury for posting this- saying it was "malicious and hurtful"... THAT IS NOT MY INTENT HERE AT ALL- i merely mean to point out the discrepancy that happened somewhere...)

ON EDIT #2 (i really, really, really didn't mean any offense with this post- please, believe me!)

[bigtree]

107. relax

just questions . . . shouldn't hurt to ask

[Politicub]

114. Another wow!

What an amazing image.