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President Obama makes a brand new friend in Hawaii…. (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP
I'm such a sour puss when it comes to small children, but this photo is cute! BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #1
Same here, but kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #10
Sooooorrrrrry, I can't resist. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #14
:D lexw Dec 2012 #19
I don't usually think kids are cute and this one doesn't do a thing for me BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #16
I was thinking the same thing. lexw Dec 2012 #20
kick louis c Dec 2012 #2
She's adorable. Dont know what it is but babies seem to underthematrix Dec 2012 #3
I think they sense that he geniunely loves kids Kookaburra Dec 2012 #4
He holds them like a daddy... ReRe Dec 2012 #7
You nailed it, ReRe. TinkerTot55 Dec 2012 #17
I think so too... Phentex Dec 2012 #49
The President is the real deal madokie Dec 2012 #5
Babies know. Brigid Dec 2012 #9
It'll trump the nekked photograph on a bearskin rug that parents always take! nt Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #29
Aaaahhh! Thank you! Chorophyll Dec 2012 #6
So sweet!! Thank you for posting this. I think the little ones know japple Dec 2012 #8
A super hero... littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #11
Absolutely adorable. Vinca Dec 2012 #12
Too Cute cantbeserious Dec 2012 #13
ObamaDiary? cilla4progress Dec 2012 #15
. bigtree Dec 2012 #18
Thanks! cilla4progress Dec 2012 #23
What's that thing clipped on the President's hat? Berlum Dec 2012 #21
It looks like a StarTrek transporter.. HipChick Dec 2012 #22
ah yes, now I see...Beam me far far away from the degenerate Republican Homeland Berlum Dec 2012 #28
LOL! OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #37
It's a golf thingy Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #24
The green thing is a ball marker Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #25
Ha! I just updated my post then read yours Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #27
It's for repairing a ball mark on the green. 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #30
Well played....lol Lochloosa Dec 2012 #36
It's a divot repair tool (the fork) with a magnet ball marker (the round green thing). SunSeeker Dec 2012 #44
You'd think someone would give him one with the Presidential Seal! TahitiNut Dec 2012 #50
Divot tool dxdem Dec 2012 #46
Babies are magical! Merry Christmas, you little cutie pie! & to the bigy guy too! patrice Dec 2012 #26
Absolutley, Babies are magical, patrice! They're nature's little works Cha Dec 2012 #33
Love that pic, Cha! Thanks for posting. ailsagirl Dec 2012 #40
Hey, ailsagirl~ Cha Dec 2012 #41
babies are much easier to deal with bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #31
OMG read the hilarious phone call between Michelle and the 11-year-old kid mainer Dec 2012 #32
This is funny.. pushy little Cha Dec 2012 #34
That is too much cute in one picture. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #35
Why do parents insist on putting those things on baby girls' heads? justiceischeap Dec 2012 #38
Some of us just think it's cute laundry_queen Dec 2012 #52
Kids just adore him ailsagirl Dec 2012 #39
Threads like this always make me happy Politicub Dec 2012 #42
They should make a book "The President & me the baby edition" Historic NY Dec 2012 #43
In spite of Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2012 #45
How lovely malaise Dec 2012 #47
Obama is great with kids. He also offered to cut social security. I have not forgotten. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #48
And SS has something to do with this thread how? CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #51
... SidDithers Dec 2012 #53
 

jerseyjack

(1,361 posts)
14. Sooooorrrrrry, I can't resist.
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:37 PM
Dec 2012

I'm a sour puss on kid photos too. But George Carlin came to the rescue.

(paraphrase)

At your age, you become grandparents or you know grandparents as your peers. Thus, you've been shown photo after photo of your friends' grand kids. And, like me, you're tired of it. Ya can't just keep on saying you agree how cute the kid is because that just encourages 'em. You'll see 15 more next week and 20 more after the kid's 2nd birthday party. And forget about the Bar Mitzvah. Then, you've got two hours of video to look at.

What do ya do? The thing is to head it off at the pass. Stop it before it gets too far. So when grandma takes out the first photo, ya give it a quick astonished look and say,

"Will ya look at the fuckin' head on that kid. How're you ever gonna find a hat to fit that head?"

The problem will be solved

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
16. I don't usually think kids are cute and this one doesn't do a thing for me
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:48 PM
Dec 2012

but I love Prez Obama's heart of love.

Kookaburra

(2,649 posts)
4. I think they sense that he geniunely loves kids
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 12:43 PM
Dec 2012

and respond to that.
That is one cute baby. I love the two "widdle toofers" showing when she smiles.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
7. He holds them like a daddy...
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 12:51 PM
Dec 2012

...he lets them be themselves and gives them support, makes them comfortable. He's a baby-whisperer. And the smile helps too!

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
28. ah yes, now I see...Beam me far far away from the degenerate Republican Homeland
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:28 PM
Dec 2012

to the good old US of America - the land of the free and the home of people who are so brave that most of them -- the brave ones anyway -- do not need to roam around with ASSAULT WEAPONS to let everyone know how pee-in-their-pants AFRAID of life they are.

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
37. LOL!
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:09 PM
Dec 2012

Dang, that got me giggling, especially since I just saw previews for the next Star Trek movie and am lusting over Chris Pine.

I want to see President Obama on the deck of The Enterprise.



Brother Buzz

(36,409 posts)
24. It's a golf thingy
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:11 PM
Dec 2012

It's used to dress and repair the putting green, plus it has a detachable ball marker. Back in my days, we simply used a tee for the green repair and a dime for marking a ball.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
30. It's for repairing a ball mark on the green.
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:38 PM
Dec 2012

On those rare occasions when I stripe an approach shot, with a nice high flight that lands the ball on the green, it leaves a small divot on the putting surface. The device on the Presidents hat is used to gently dig under the divot and raise the grass back upwards. Then you tamp it down with your putter to restore the green to it's former pristine beauty. Then you attempt to stand there casually and act like you hit that kind of shot all the time!

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
44. It's a divot repair tool (the fork) with a magnet ball marker (the round green thing).
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:16 AM
Dec 2012

It clips onto your baseball cap's bill and is made in the USA, invented by a great So. Cal. company, Golf Design. I'm tickled to see that since a good friend of mine works there. I'm guessing the green ball marker is the logo of the golf course he is playing at, but Golf Design can put just about any design on that ball marker:

http://www.golfdesignproducts.com/

Obama helping another small business!

dxdem

(247 posts)
46. Divot tool
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 05:03 AM
Dec 2012

Used to replace the big chunks of earth that sometimes get torn up while golfing.

More interesting, though, is that it's from the Augusta National Golf Club, host to the Masters tournament and one of the most famous (and prettiest) golf courses around.

Cha

(297,091 posts)
33. Absolutley, Babies are magical, patrice! They're nature's little works
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 04:15 PM
Dec 2012

of Art. And, when they encounter the President and it's caught on camera.. their little lights are shining as well as PBO's.

bama_blue_dot

(224 posts)
31. babies are much easier to deal with
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 03:42 PM
Dec 2012

compared to the Republicans in Congress! I don't think I have ever seen a photo of a baby crying when he holds them.. He has a gift!

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
38. Why do parents insist on putting those things on baby girls' heads?
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:14 PM
Dec 2012

It's not like we can't tell she's a girl from the pink dress. Or are they trying to hide her baldness? She'll grow hair eventually.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
52. Some of us just think it's cute
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 02:54 PM
Dec 2012

Why don't people ask, "why do parents put those things on baby boy's heads?" when a baby boy is wearing a baseball cap?

Besides, even when a baby girl is all dressed up in pink, there will always be at least one person asking how old HE is. Or, conversely, my brother was always labeled a girl by strangers because he had long-ish curly hair and long eyelashes, despite being very husky for his age (strong husky, not overweight) and always wearing hockey jerseys and carrying around his favorite truck or tractor. Some people really can't tell - or don't care to try.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
45. In spite of
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:58 AM
Dec 2012

all the cameras going off, our Pres always seems focused on the wonder and uniqueness of babies all. He's a natural.

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