Happy Birthday Mr. President! (Lots of Photos!)

[Playinghardball]

Barack Obama: The Child






Barack Obama: The Teenager





Barack Obama: The Young Man





Barack Obama: In Love






Barack Obama: The Father






Barack Obama: The President Of The United States


President Barack Obama, with daughter Sasha, looks at the card given to him during a birthday party with his staff in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 4, 2009. Daughter Malia and First Lady Michelle Obama look on at left.
Found on the ObamaDiary

[darkangel218]

1. Happy Birthday. I wish you would have kept your promises and hadnt sold us out.

From one of your avid ex suporters.

[Awknid]

2. I wrote on his card

And said that even though he hasn't been able to do a lot of what he promised I am still so proud that he is my President. And I meant it.

He has done a lot of good for a lot of people, even though he hasn't been able to stand up to the MIC or the Big Banks, etc. etc. When I think of what they did to JF Kennedy (who planned to end the dominance of the MIC), I almost understand Obama's change of direction. ALMOST!

[Richardo]

7. Thanks Debbie!

[darkangel218]

8. Hey Debbie! If only my contribution to his campaign was refundable.b

[nolabear]

37. If we take up a collection will you use it to buy some perspective?

Not on President Obama...you're welcome to your feelings. But on the desire of people here to express a simple Happy Birthday to someone we think a great deal of, foibles notwithstanding? Seriously, how much to buy you off? What did you contribute?

[SunSeeker]

93. LOL! nt

[Hekate]

96. Brilliant idea

[Cha]

51. Yeah, debbie who looks like she doesn't

know shit from shinola.

[monmouth3]

11. How to ruin a lovely OP. You could have just said nothing. No one would have known the difference.

[Richardo]

15. The President has disappointed someone - therefore he deserves NO happy birthday. EVER.

Can't you see that?

[Number23]

40. Exactly.

You could have just said nothing. No one would have known the difference.

Which says a hell of a lot about the quality of that person's posts, doesn't it??

[monmouth3]

41. Yes, it does. n/t

[Cha]

54. Bam! Except, it's not ruined because as you say.. it's nothing.

Here's another celebration in the BOG, monmouth.. love to see you at the party.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110213185

[SidDithers]

79. FFS...

Sid

[Whisp]

91. oh, you would be wonderful at birthday parties!

do you go to harass and insult the birthday boy/girl?

I bet you are really popular!!

[66 dmhlt]

99. IT'S A B-DAY WISH! Give it a rest on your totally inappropriate comment & vent elsewhere.

[Major Hogwash]

3. Happy Birthday to the greatest President in the history of the United States!!!!!

And he's only 52 years old!!!!!

<--- He's saying "Go Obama!"

[freshwest]

5. +1

[louis c]

87. Never make the perfect the enemy of the good

Thank you, Mr. President, for being so very, very, good.

Signed:
Your strongest union backer.

[freshwest]

89. +1

[Whisp]

92. hip hip, hooray!

To the Greatest!

woot!

[freshwest]

4. Love these pix! #1 - he takes after his Mom! #4 - Every Mom loves that pic, too.

And the Afro hair cut - I wish he'd let it grow out.

The college pix - clearly a dude on a mission.

Happy Birthday, Barack!

[millennialmax]

6. Deserves many, many more birthdays for saving this country from collapse.

Have a good one, Mr. President.

[darkangel218]

10. True that.

The 1% would have suffered if the country had went into complete economical colapse.
What about FISA? And the NSA? And the drones killing thousands of inocent people? What about Guantanamo? What about healthcare? ( or better said, the lack of it)
What about our schools ans hospitals closing down? Roads and bridges colapsing? The minimum wage being trolled around like anyone could possibly live off it??

Just freaking spare me!

[IrishAyes]

16. You know what rubs them worst?

Knowing that we love him and not them. That simple. Green-eyed monsters.

Reminds me of that picture of President Obama where he looks stern and the caption below reads something like, "Be quiet. Adults are talking." Gotta love that one.

[bearssoapbox]

22. I agree maindawg

But some just have to fling poop because they can't stand to see someone happy or hear good news so they piss and moan without knowing what they are talking about.

I say 'Thank you President Obama and Happy Birthday!!!'

Go Browns!

[classof56]

27. Thanks for posting. I definitely second that!

Well, except for the part about the Browns, perhaps. Is that a football team?

Seriously, another happy birthday to our President from out here on the West Coast!

Cheers, everyone!

[SidDithers]

81. Nailed it...nt

Sid

[rury]

20. Why don't you freaking spare us us

Your innapropriate bullshit rant.
This is a Happy Birthday thread for President Obama!!!!
You do not have to hijack it with your nonsense.
Go spread your darkness somewhere else!!!!

[calimary]

25. Hey, killjoys gotta kill joy.

Imagine a Bizarro World in which we had a President romney. Or more bush/cheney. Would they be happy then? If romney had somehow gotten in, they'd be PRAYING for Obama to come back.

[darkangel218]

44. This is GD, not BOG.

Lmao@ spreading darkness!! Save your insults for your echo chamber!

[Sheepshank]

75. OOHHHHH pissy little downer

feeling important today?

feeling like you are on a mission?

can't you fucking take a break? Your position on this thread does not help your ideology one teensy tiny little bit. Assholishness has a time and place.....big clue: insulting those that simply want to wish POTUS a happy birthday isn't the right time or place.

This is GD, not BOG.

You assume that since BOG is only for the positive aspects of this Presidency, then GD must only be for bashing, how fucked up is that? Look at the ridiculous stance your hatred has taken you to.

Save your insults for your echo chamber

It would appear you have played a very weak attempt at trying to create an echo chamber reminiscent of FR right here on GD.

[In_The_Wind]

77. WTF

[Sheepshank]

78. what don't you understand?

pissy little poster thinks that the posts that congratulate Obama only belong in the BOG.

Tell, is there a rule that says that GD on DU is only about slamming Obama? Isn't there a hypocritical flavor to the term "echo chamber" as she attempted to ap;y it to the BIG and what she is implying is the type of posts that belong in GD?

You seriously don't see that?

[In_The_Wind]

80. What I don't understand is personal name calling attacks on DUers.

[Sheepshank]

83. but broad brush slams to BOG group is fine?

how about that double standard?

[In_The_Wind]

85. No that is not okay either. FWIW I support the BOG.

[SidDithers]

82. +1...nt

Sid

[Cha]

56. Because ODS is a condition that can't be controlled. Except in

BOG. so she will make damn sure she drops it anywhere else she can.

We're celebrating in the BOG, too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110213185

[millennialmax]

29. Huh? What?

I can't hear you over the awesomeness of this President.

[Drunken Irishman]

36. Why don't you spare us your bullshit?

There are a hundred other anti-Obama threads you can go piss in - leave this to those who want to wish Obama a happy birthday.

[darkangel218]

47. What " bullshit" ?

Are you denying POTUS has let millions of his supporters down?

LOL!!

[Drunken Irishman]

52. Yes.

Prove to me he's let millions of his supporters down. But beyond that, this isn't a thread to debate Obama's merits - it's to wish him a happy birthday. It's really amazing how some of you Obama haters have to constantly piss on pro-Obama threads with your bullshit. Hey, we get it, you don't like the President! Guess what? There are a dozen other threads being started this instant where you all can go squat in and trash Obama ... why does anyone feel the need to pop into a pro-Obama thread just to make a snide comment? What is the point?

So, spare us the bullshit and GTFO.

[darkangel218]

55. Here, Fire Walk with Me summed it all up.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023389720

[Drunken Irishman]

61. Na', I'll pass.

You have fun shitting on the President of the United States. But do it in another thread.

[darkangel218]

65. Lol, of course you'll pass :)

You asked me a question, I answered it.

Have a great night drunken irishman!

[Drunken Irishman]

69. I didn't ask any question that was answered in that post...

So, I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

The only question I asked was to prove millions of Obama supporters were disappointed with him. You didn't. Not surprising.

[louis c]

88. Never make the perfect the enemy of the good (II)

I've lived through many Presidents. My adult life has consisted of Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush (I), Clinton, Bush (II) and now Obama. Some of these guys sent my friends off to die for a lie. Others destroyed their lives by bankrupting them. Still others took away their dignity. All in all, some were good, others bad and still others, awful.

Thank you President Obama, for being one of the very good ones.

[treestar]

62. Let's say that's true. What has that got to do with his birthday?

[Cha]

57. that's like asking a bull to refrain

from taking a dump. Not gonna happen.

[MFM008]

9. check out these Obama GIFS

they are awesome.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/obama-birthday_n_3698542.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[calimary]

28. These are great! Shared 'em on my FB page!

Thanks for posting them, MFM008!

[Kahuna]

35. Thanks!

[sheshe2]

45. Thank you!

Awesome!

[Cha]

58. Mahalo, MF M008!

[treestar]

64. Gangnam style, lol!

[midnight]

72. These are great....

[AsahinaKimi]

95. JUST GREAT!!

[Vanje]

12. Michelle Obama

hasn't changed a bit.
Lookin good!

[rurallib]

14. What you see in the pics is the true fulfilment of the American Dream

a person who worked himself up from nowhere.
Obama may be the last person who achieves this if the right wing has its way.
While I may have some differences with his policies, make no doubt I look at Obama in that upper pantheon of presidents. His Achievements have truly been historic. Just his being president is incredible.

[HipChick]

17. I love this man..handsome family and all..

[BobbyBoring]

18. He sure looks like his father!

Assuming that's his father in the beach pic~

[rury]

21. That is his grandfather in the beach picture.

His father was black - African.

[Tx4obama]

24. The man on the beach photo is Obama's grandfather. Obama's mother's father. n/t

[SleeplessinSoCal]

31. You're the only person I've come into contact with who didn't know about his father.

Thanks for noticing the resemblance though. I hadn't noticed how much he looks like his maternal grandfather.

[napkinz]

19. that is one cool picture!

edit: I wonder who the guy clapping next to him is. What does he think today looking back seeing he was standing next to a future president!

[Cha]

63. that is such a cool pic, napkinz..

Mahalo, I would have that enlarged, framed and slapped on my wall..if I were either of those two kids! lol

[napkinz]

68. I wonder who those two guys are next to him

Looking at that picture, I wonder what path their lives took. What are they doing today? What do they think when they see that picture?

(I'm guessing that picture was taken some 35 to 40 years ago.)

[malaise]

23. Beautiful

What are all those Muslims doing in Western garb?
And I never knew they played basketball in Kenya - that must be photo shopped

Happy Birthday Barack Obama!!
You're way better than any Rmoney.

[Kahuna]

26. I've always said it. The president looks like his mother and grandpa....He really

strongly favors that picture with grandpa at the beach.

[Boomerproud]

60. Yes, he has his grandfather's features

through his mother, who favored her father.

[sufrommich]

30. Dumb question, anybody know if Obama is the first president

that we have pictures of as a child in color?

[Drunken Irishman]

33. Hm...I'd guess yes.

You know, beyond the 'faux color' many old photos had.

There's this of Bill Clinton. But like I said, it's been touched up using color (so, I don't think that counts):

[sufrommich]

39. Yeah, I should have said "non professional"color. Obama's

childhood photos look like the color photos my parents used to take with their Polaroid camera.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

32. Happy Birthday Mr. President!

and thanks for the birthday pics!

[Drunken Irishman]

34. Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Hey, how 'bout we repeal the 22nd and you run in 2016?

[Hekate]

97. Works for me

[Just Saying]

38. Happy Birthday Mr. President!

What a beautiful First Family!

[Number23]

42. I was reading recently about the taunts he received as a child in Indonesia

And how his mother basically had to sit and watch children humiliate her son. I honestly have no idea how she did that. I don't have the strength to sit by and watch anyone mistreat my children, even if it's a cultural thing. Those kids would have heard from me, I don't care how old they were.

[mstinamotorcity2]

43. Happy Birthday!!!!!

And may you have many more. Have a truly wonderful day Mr. President!!

[sheshe2]

46. Happy Birthday President Obama~

[madokie]

48. Happy Birthday President Obama

I'm prouder of my votes for him than any I've cast.
I've cast a ton of votes in my life time too

[mcar]

49. Happy birthday, Mr. President

And many more

[msanthrope]

50. Happy Birthday, Patriot. nt

[mwrguy]

53. Happy Birthday to the best president ever!

[Benton D Struckcheon]

59. Great pics. Happy Birthday, Prez. n/t

[Scurrilous]

66. Thanks!

K & R

[Cha]

67. Mahalo, Play~ Here's some more pics of a birthday celebration kind..

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President!!

Posted on August 4, 2013 by rikyrah

Happy Birthday to the 44th President of the United States: Barack Hussein Obama II.

Wish you have a wonderful birthday and thank you for being a strong President during these difficult times.







Many more pics..

h/t she http://3chicspolitico.com/2013/08/04/happy-birthday-mr-president-2/#more-47859

[freshwest]

70. Ah,. these do the heart good. Thanks, Cha.

[Cha]

71. You're welcome, fresh..

I know what you mean.

[William769]

73. I hope he had a happy birthday.

[skeewee08]

74. Happy Birthday President O

[BlueMTexpat]

76. Thanks for your post! eom

[steve2470]

84. Happy Birthday again, Mr. President ! nt

[samsingh]

86. beautiful photos

[MADem]

90. LOVE the shoes off/sprawled on the bench shot! nt

[blkmusclmachine]

94. No comment.

[Hekate]

98. Happy birthday, Mr. President, and mahalo for everything!

Thanks for starting this thread, Playinghardball. There's a few stumbles from those who tragically suffer from ODS, but overall it is heartwarming and has put a smile on my face.

Hekate