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In reply to the discussion: New WH Pics of President Obama in Asia [View all]TinkerTot55
(198 posts)40. I think President Obama is so universally loved...
...because at its roots, people respect him, because HE RESPECTS THEM.
The macho cowboy swagger was arrogant, and people responded negatively to that. Couple arrogance with ignorance, and people around the world feared us, too. Barack Obama is what every American President should be......four years won't be long enough for me.
Can we ignore the 22nd Amendment, just this one time? ( A favorite fantasy of mine! )
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When I was a kid, I got to see President Truman speak from the back of a Pullman car
jamesatemple
Nov 2012
#36
I'm already dreading the day the First Family leaves the White House in four years.
lunatica
Nov 2012
#17
you can see the fellow behind them eyeing their respective hand clasping with apparent pleasure
bigtree
Nov 2012
#22
I love the one with him just standing in front of the temple or palace or whatever that is...
rosesaylavee
Nov 2012
#26
So they have to go barefoot. Would Hillary have to take her pantyhose off... if she
Auntie Bush
Nov 2012
#45