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(86,016 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2014, 03:47 PM Jul 2014

President Obama Enjoys Fist-Bumping Barbecue in Austin [View all]

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Doug Mills @dougmillsnyt · 25m
Obama gets a fist pump as he pays for his lunch during a surprise visit to Franklin Barbecue in Texas #obamaaustin

Doug Mills @dougmillsnyt · 42m
Obama talks with some locals during a surprise visit to Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas

Mark Knoller ?@markknoller 18m
Pres Obama greets other patrons while waiting to order his BBQ. (Pool photo by Scott Horsley/@nprnews)

Obama also paid for the orders of two people he cut in front of at the popular barbecue spot.

Bruce Finstad of Houston and his daughter Faith Finstad of Austin received a presidential gift of three pounds of beef, two pounds of beef, a half-pound of sausage, and a half-pound of turkey.

Jay Janner

"Hold on," Obama said at one point. "How many folks are y'all feeding?"

"I love Austin," Obama said. "I love the people. I love the barbecue, which I will get right after this."

Victor Cardenas ?@vicpredicts 34m
@BarackObama just walked out with two crates of @FranklinBbq #ObamaTX #obamaaustin pic.twitter.com/y3YFz1OeGK

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President Obama Enjoys Fist-Bumping Barbecue in Austin [View all] bigtree Jul 2014 OP

I don't get it. 'Prominent' GOPers say that 'the people' are against him and want him impeached. onehandle Jul 2014 #1

Austin is very different from the rest of Texas. iandhr Jul 2014 #5

Shh. onehandle Jul 2014 #8

Actually all the big cities are pretty cool in Texas...it's the boonies where the wackos live snooper2 Jul 2014 #9

Yep, tis true Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2014 #40

But...but... MynameisBlarney Jul 2014 #43

Comes as quite a shock to many DFW Jul 2014 #70

Sometimes I think they're MynameisBlarney Jul 2014 #71

Yep! I'm in the boonies and we sure have plenty of wackos. mountain grammy Jul 2014 #54

and the suburbs waddirum Jul 2014 #55

Exactly...It's called the blue in a sea of red... Blue_Roses Jul 2014 #46

I notice El Shaman Jul 2014 #48

I live in Killeen... GTurck Jul 2014 #67

Just saying the word Obama in Indiana gets sneers. . B Calm Jul 2014 #6

my downstairs neighbor doesn't like him steve2470 Jul 2014 #12

In Texas El Shaman Jul 2014 #49

Fox News Headline Roy Rolling Jul 2014 #53

lol CatWoman Jul 2014 #63

I love my president. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #2

Oh dear. He reached over the counter again. KamaAina Jul 2014 #3

he's just asking for an impeachment Enrique Jul 2014 #13

or peach cobbler... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #42

LOL! Blue_Roses Jul 2014 #47

I love that first picture, bigtree! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #4

from what folks say about Texas and the Prez bigtree Jul 2014 #20

If I was the Secret Service, no way would he be out and about in Texas. denverbill Jul 2014 #7

it always makes me nervous to see him out and about steve2470 Jul 2014 #11

Well, at least it wasn't in Dallas. KamaAina Jul 2014 #14

Or one in Denver... Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2014 #41

oh noes the Muslin terraist fist bump !?!!! steve2470 Jul 2014 #10

ha! bigtree Jul 2014 #19

DU subversive fistbump steve2470 Jul 2014 #33

The Bear is Loose! "2 crates of BBQ"! Cha Jul 2014 #15

Is it just me, or does he look like he enjoys Texas far more than R. Perry? Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #16

that's an excellent point, Half-Century Man bigtree Jul 2014 #17

Maybe that's the greatest issue with the Rethugs. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #18

Aaron Franklin's barbecue is ridiculously good. PeteSelman Jul 2014 #21

Why is he trading away workers' rights? woo me with science Jul 2014 #22

no one was this rude to him today bigtree Jul 2014 #24

Please direct me to all of the threads where you engage about the TPP and TISA. woo me with science Jul 2014 #25

that's not a subject that I'm well versed in bigtree Jul 2014 #26

Thank you Woo. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #35

Thank you for adding your voice. woo me with science Jul 2014 #36

what you don't fucking understand is that people can respect this president as an individual bigtree Jul 2014 #38

Extremely well said. narnian60 Jul 2014 #44

That was BEAUTIFUL! betsuni Jul 2014 #56

+1000 Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #69

Thank you for this post. It is a thing of beauty. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #73

He doesn't agree with you about these things treestar Jul 2014 #52

There you are!!!! nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #72

Terrorist someone call Palin rbrnmw Jul 2014 #23

Evil dictator Botany Jul 2014 #27

yep bigtree Jul 2014 #28

Obama is hands down the best President of my lifetime and it is killing the repugs Botany Jul 2014 #29

that is bigtree Jul 2014 #30

lots on this thread .... like my 2 cents Botany Jul 2014 #31

Sounds like you, me & Michael Tomasky are of the same mind. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #32

It's killing some here too. Ineeda Jul 2014 #59

That Chicago Bear Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #34

» bigtree Jul 2014 #37

he looks very natural, out with the people Skittles Jul 2014 #39

That's the whitest Barbecue I've ever seen. n/t cigsandcoffee Jul 2014 #45

There are some nice folks in My State ( Like me!!. El Shaman Jul 2014 #50

oh, absolutely, El Shaman bigtree Jul 2014 #51

Don't forget Steve Earle ... brett_jv Jul 2014 #60

one of the best comebacks of all time bigtree Jul 2014 #61

Bah!..... paleotn Jul 2014 #57

I almost forgot about the rivalry bigtree Jul 2014 #58

I like NC barbecue when I want pig, but for the best brisket in the world? Texas hands down. Zen Democrat Jul 2014 #62

pig or beef bigtree Jul 2014 #64

Agreed. That and the tamales... freshwest Jul 2014 #65

The Lone Star State LOVING the Prez! Thanks, bigtree for the great pix! freshwest Jul 2014 #66

Rethugs better not say anything about his fist bump cause.... SummerSnow Jul 2014 #68