Photos: "Thou Shalt Have No Other Obamas Before Me" (The Obama Presidency 2/21/10)

[Clio the Leo]

You know, I REALLY thought we were done seeing this after they removed it from the park. But no ... it's the Energizer Bunny of Prematurely Erected Presidential Statues.
School officials prepare to install the statue of U.S. President Barack Obama in Jakarta late Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. A statue of Barack Obama as a boy was placed late Sunday night at the Jakarta elementary school the U.S. president once attended, after its display in a public park prompted backlash in the Indonesia capital.







Michelle Obama Remarks At Marriott Governors Association Full Text
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the National Governors Association winter meeting about important role of governors as leaders in combating childhood obesity and achieving the goals of the Lets Move initiative in Washington February 20, 2010.



First lady Michelle Obama, top, poses for a group photo after a special preview for local glee club students from Myrtilla Miner Elementary School in Washington, of the talent performing at the White House annual Governors Ball, at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.














First Lady Michelle Obama, left, hugs musician Harry Connick, Jr. during a preview performance of the White House annual Governors' Ball for a group of Washington music students on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, in Washington.












Video: The 2010 Governors Ball
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe smiles while President Barack Obama speaks before his toast during the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.








President Barack Obama, right, leans over to tap glasses with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, left, during a toast at the Governors Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.














School officials install the statue of U.S. President Barack Obama in Jakarta late Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010. A statue of Barack Obama as a boy was placed late Sunday night at the Jakarta elementary school the U.S. president once attended, after its display in a public park prompted backlash in the Indonesia capital.

[Jennicut]

1. Pawlenty looks like that is the last place he wants to be at that moment.

[Clio the Leo]

2. He just wants to be there in 2013....

... but sadly, (for him) he wont be.

[Jennicut]

3. Heh. True.

Arnie looks actually happy to be there and Patterson looks totally miserable...like "why did I ever take this job?"

[CitizenLeft]

4. that photo of Michelle, 6-7th from the bottom...

...must be one of the most beautiful photos of her I've ever seen. She just glows.

[Phx_Dem]

5. Michelle gets cuter every friggin day, and she was drop-dead gorgeous last night.

I wish I could see her dress though.

[FrenchieCat]

10. It's that Black Flapper dress, I think......she had worn it on a "date" with hubby once before....

Although I would like to see another photo of it!

[Phx_Dem]

11. Oh yeah, Maybe the one she wore on the NYC date?

[BlueIdaho]

6. Rham looks like he just swallowed a frog...

[liquid diamond]

7. Michelle looks like a movie star in that last photo of her.

Damn she is beautiful.

[Cha]

8. I just love those photos

with Michelle, the Harry Connick Jr Band, and the Glee Club from Myrtilla Miner Elementary School at the White House~

Thanks, Clio~

[Fire1]

9. I love Michele, too!! n/t