Remember this?

[lunatica]

[eleny]

1. Trump can't change any of that

[MontanaMama]

2. Still my POTUS.

[lunatica]

13. Mine too!

He is the only good thing that’s happened to this country in this Century! We need to change that or we’ll lose our Democracy, our decency, our hope.

[BlueState]

3. I remember it well

I miss having a president that I like and respect.

[trueblue2007]

49. I LIKE HIM, I RESPECT HIM !!! lookiing at all the pictures and smiling with a few tears ......

i wish he could have run for president again.

[underpants]

4. ✅

[dewsgirl]

11. With tears in my eyes, this statement is unbelievably true.

[Mr. Evil]

57. Just happen to be chopping onions, right?

[dewsgirl]

73. Yep, that was it.

[Hekate]

5. We elected him twice, so there actually is hope for this nation. Other than that...

... I just kind of misted over looking at those photos. and.

[lunatica]

7. I choked up posting them!

[Brawndo]

6. Now THAT is a President

What I wouldn't give for compassionate leadership again.

[smirkymonkey]

8. He's such a natural with children.

They adore him. You can see it on their faces. Trump will never have anything close to that kind of love and admiration. His supporters worship him because he fires up the hatred and anger in them and because he "sticks it" to the people they despise. They will never look at him with such joy in their hearts like Obama's admirers.

I hope he sees these photos and just seethes with jealousy.

[lordsummerisle]

69. I was thinking the same thing

he's a natural with kids.

Have we seen Trump interact with kids at all...?

[sop]

120. Barron doesn't even look at his own father most of the time

Every photo I see of the boy shows him with that thousand mile stare, a look of pure boredom on his face. Sad.

[smirkymonkey]

122. Trump barely acknowledges the kid's existence.

Can you imagine how messed up that child is going to be when he grows up?

[saidsimplesimon]

126. Only the dumpster's royal family

and partners in crime are now welcome in our WH. The pos residing there called it "a dump". He avoids walking the halls by sitting on his bowl tweeting. It's a shame the media considers every smell from under the door as a gift for them to report. If they wanted to help clean the swamps, the media would focus on the multitude of scandals and not fawn over an appearance of the dullard, his concubine or his spawn. (credit to little kim for dotard)

I hope he sees these photos and just seethes with jealousy.

[lunatica]

9. I don't remember ever seeing a single picture of Trump talking to a child

Not even Barron.

[SeattleVet]

35. There are a few...

that show exactly what type of empathy he has with them:

[lunatica]

45. Poor kids!

In the first picture it looks like he’s screaming in their ears!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

111. In the first photo I see two babies crying. . . . nt

[John Fante]

127. Didn't he get upset at a woman whose baby was crying?

Trump is a piece of garbage.

[lunatica]

129. I remember that now.

It was before he became president when people thought he would “pivot”.

[Poiuyt]

132. Here:

[lamp_shade]

10. Why am I crying?

I miss him so much.

[lpbk2713]

12. Those are certainly special.

But this is my all time favorite ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1002951742

[lunatica]

17. Those are definite keepers!

[BigmanPigman]

14. The fucking moron would fall over if he tried to run

like that and he would never get near any kids (they give him cooties, even his own kids).

[malaise]

15. Did you know that today is Children's Day

Too lovely!

[lunatica]

19. I didn't know!

I know in Mexico they do celebrate the day of the child, but I’ve never seen a single reference to such a day here in the US.

[malaise]

27. It is here in Jamaica

but November 20 is the official day celebrated by the UN

[patphil]

16. Yes, I remember

That's way back when we had a real president.

Patrick Phillips

[CatMor]

18. So sorely missed ....

such a wonderful human being. He's a natural.

[pdsimdars]

20. How you are with children says a lot about the purity of your heart. These pictures say a lot.

[I_have_had_enough]

21. This was back when...

...America was 'actually' great.

[Martin Eden]

22. It's good to remember we had a human being for president

... and excruciating to come out of that reverie to the reality of what we have now.

[SunSeeker]

23. What's with Photobucket putting that ugly watermark on those beautiful photos.

I stopped using them when they started charging a fee for what was once free. And when it was free, they didn't put that ugly watermark on photos either. Now I use Imgur. Phuck Photobucket.

[lunatica]

46. I'll have to learn how to use imgur.

I really dislike their logo on the photos.

I wish DU had an app where we could upload directly from our own photo files on the iPhone.

[crazytown]

53. I find the imgur app for the iPhone super easy to use

From having an downloading an image to the photo library, adding it to imgur then copying the list and posting in less than a minute.

A screen shot of the app. From shot to link, 40 secs

[lunatica]

70. I'll try it out.

Thanks!

[Greybnk48]

24. I don't know how to post pics with my Mac.

My favorite pic of Obama is when the little girl threw a tantrum and prostrated herself on the floor during a visit with her parents.

[lunatica]

34. The link goes to an error page

Try asking google how to post pictures with a Mac. I hope this helps.

[Make7]

130. Remember the Toddler Who Threw a Tantrum in Front of the President?

https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/11/the-2-year-old-who-threw-a-tantrum-in-front-of-the-president-she-was-my-kid.html

[H2O Man]

25. Recommended.

Thank you for this! A number of people I've encountered this week have said how much they miss President Obama.

[lunatica]

37. I miss him and Michele immensely.

It might be an epidemic based on an unconscious reaction to Trumpism.

[Kurt V.]

26. i don't miss him. we move forward.

but hell! what a man. Great pics.

[coeur_de_lion]

28. I MISS HIM SO MUCH

Thanks for posting.

[The Genealogist]

29. Grace, compassion, decency, empathy: Barack Obama

Stark contrast to the monster currently squatting in the White House.

[Akacia]

30. Miss him terribly!

So hard to believe we went from that to this monstrous administration that hates most everyone and divides us as much as possible.

[mcar]

31. The pure decency of this man

What we've lost.

[Karadeniz]

32. My heart feels like it's been ripped out...this compared to (groan) that.

[George II]

33. One of my favorites, considering no cell phones and the digital camera...

....must have been the 1st campaign:

[duforsure]

36. I would love it if he did this now

Got with Biden and he teases he might be Biden's VP pick.

[Dem2theMax]

38. I want my president back!

And his wonderful wife and lovely daughters.
Bookmarking this thread to help save my sanity.

[marieo1]

39. My Presidsent Obama

Oh, my, what a hero!! I wonder what's wrong with republicans that they can't see what a kind, decent man he is?

[StarfishSaver]

40. You missed one of my favorites

[lunatica]

48. Oh yes! His daughters taught him well!

It’s a real heart warmer and says great things about him!

[3catwoman3]

103. This is one of my favorites as well.

Especially the little girl to his left, with her head tilted towards him and her hand gently on his arm.

[sarge43]

112. Real men wear tiaras

What a splendid elementary school teacher he would be.

[onecaliberal]

125. Now this is a President. A real man, such intellect and compassion. Sorely missed.

[warmfeet]

41. Such a good person, Barrack.

Such a contrast to our current depredations.

Please, can we put another good person in the white house?

[sheshe2]

42. Thank you, lunatica.

I think I posted almost everyone of those over six years in the BOG. Sadly BOGers were vilified here.

Thanks and here is another one!



A very good man and President.

Beautiful~

[lunatica]

50. I love these!

One of the things I noticed about him is that he ALWAYS gave his full attention to any child he was engaging. It’s like he turned the world off for a few moments for an intimate word, or to listen, or hug, or laugh with a child. And it’s easy to see that children loved him.

[Butterflylady]

43. Bookmarking so when

I need to smile and remember when we had a real president I can just look at these marvellous pictures.
Thank you.

[friend of m and j]

44. That Presidential moment ...

will have a positive effect on those kids for the rest of their lives.

[lunatica]

54. And because he's young he will be around for decades

and he will inspire their children and grandchildren. Trump will be long dead and forgotten except for being the worst President ever.

[pazzyanne]

47. Thank you for posting positive and hopeful times!

I really needed it today. (Why am I )

[SCVDem]

51. Make America Proud Again!

DUMP TRUMP!!!

It's hard to look at those pix without over what we had.

Is it time for the understudy to take over?

We have done worse!

[Skittles]

52. very comfortable with children

and they were very comfortable with him

my favorite has always been the baby who stuck his fingers in Obama's mouth.

[lunatica]

55. This one?

[Skittles]

80. LOL, yes

yes.......sooooo CUTE.

[johannsyah]

58. Obama is a pure love

[titanicdave]

59. ......The Grace and

dignity that President Obama seems as though it was a lifetime ago.......we have gone from total grace and dignity to total disgrace and gutter talk......

[spanone]

60. I also remember when great music came out of the white house.....

zero last two years

[lunatica]

117. You have to be cultured to love music and the arts.

Trump and Melania are nothing close to that. They think spraying everything with garish deep yellow gold paint shows class. They really do.

So do the MAGATS.

[albacore]

61. Imagine being one of the kids photographed with Pres. Obama close up...

He's actually interacting with them. A REAL person...not a mythical person.

Imagine those little black kids seeing a person like them in that office.

Imagine seeing those pictures and realizing you were next to greatness.

I not only remember him, I MISS him.

[Hotler]

62. Jesus Christ Donald. It's not hard to be a nice person, but..

hatefulness, selfishness and ignorance are the cornerstones of the repug party.

[Azathoth]

63. Yeah but he was black, so he "tore the country apart"

There is literally nothing Trump has done that Republicans haven't convinced themselves that Obama somehow did worse.

[NastyRiffraff]

64. Just beautiful

Children know. Thanks for posting these lovely pics.

[lunatica]

65. I needed to post them

so I figured other DUers needed to see them too.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

107. Yes, indeed we did and thank you.

Gave my sad heart a lift...........

[MFM008]

66. Getting choked up here

[Beartracks]

67. I hope the ones old enough to remember Obama grow up to...

... be discerning enough to want THAT kind of public servant in office EVERY TIME they enter a voting booth.

==============

[Beartracks]

68. Definitely remember THIS kid!

===============

[byronius]

71. These posts are always profound for me.

The photographic evidence of his benevolent aura is overwhelming. Can't fake it.

But remember that as these photos were being taken, remorseless and ruthless Trumpericans were plotting with foreign military intelligence operatives to destroy all of it from within.

Bastards.

[lunatica]

72. We must never forget that

The struggle continues and we must always be conscious of it.

[Different Drummer]

74. Can't imagine Dirty Dumpster Don doing any of that. n/t

[lunatica]

75. He would gladly put them in cages though!

[Staph]

76. Remember these pictures?

In 30 years, which of the children photographed with Obama will become Speaker of the House or President? I can't wait to find out!

[lunatica]

78. That's so true.

All the children who are a bit older will remember the moment he took notice of them.

I hope the ones who are too young to remember have photos of their encounter. I’m sure most of them do.

[lunatica]

83. Is the woman Nancy Pelosi?

I know the young man is Bill Clinton.

[FailureToCommunicate]

89. Yes.

[Politicub]

77. A president like Obama comes once in a lifetime

I'm grateful to have been alive to witness those eight years.

[grantcart]

101. +1

[JudyM]

79. Never see open, appreciative faces like these at trump rallies...what is there to admire, after all?

[Mersky]

81. I miss living in his America.

Is my America.

And, so, let's not mope. We must get out the vote.

Become a deputy voter registrar, give to campaigns and causes, and speak out against hate and unthinking bullshit in every way you can.

Activate. We can do this.

[tclambert]

82. Yes, but Trump is also very comfortable around children . . . as long as they are in cages.

[MyOwnPeace]

84. Sorry, but the proof is there........

about half way down the pics you can see him doing it - the TERRORIST FIST BUMP - with a young Muslim trainee!!

(you KNOW that's the pic and headline FAUX SPEWS would show - and the Trumplodytes would eat it up!)

What a marvelous man he is - and I'll NEVER understand how so many can not see that.

[lunatica]

85. Yeah. The fistbump is their rallying cry along with lock her up.

[Trailrider1951]

86. God, I miss him!

No words

[apkhgp]

88. I can echo your statement one hundred times over

Take heart. The countdown to Election Day is on like it says in the famous song "We Shall Overcome".

[apkhgp]

87. Memories of a President

that will never be forgotten

And as I just noticed in an earlier reply to this post Obama is the last known person to occupy the Office of President of the United States of America.

That thing in OUR White House right now is a dirt bag, sleaze ball.

[Demovictory9]

90. yes

[dmr]

91. I want my President back.

He doesn't want, nor does he need high falutin words to describe what a truly honest to goodness, amazing man that he is.

[MadDAsHell]

92. It's sad how many moments are missed because they're watched through a phone screen.

If PBO was a few feet from me, I'm watching him with my own eyes, not watching him on my tiny phone screen as I record...

[forgotmylogin]

93. My favorite is the little girl hugging him in front of Lincoln's portrait.

Those puffs!
:glee:

[tblue37]

94. You forgot this one:

[lunatica]

97. Someone posted it upthread

Yeah, it’s a great picture which shows his daughters have been very influential.

[tblue37]

95. I have a pic of him with my granddaughter when she was 16 months old, and another pic with

Michelle beaming at her.

[lunatica]

96. That's great!

Your daughter will show it to her children!

[locks]

98. I've been fortunate to

have had three in my lifetime: JFK, Jimmy Carter, and Obama. If only we had elected a president like them in 2016.

[lunatica]

99. Hillary would have been a good President.

And remember that we did elect her.

[nolabear]

100. How the hell did we let that get away?

No, it’s not gone. We reap the benefits every day. That’s evidence of decency and humanity. We did that. We can make it our emblem again.

[Totally Tunsie]

102. Tugging on the heartstrings.

How can you not love this man? I defy anyone to look at these photos without a huge smile...it's just not possible.

BHO is one in a million. We were so lucky to have this gift for the time we did.

[3catwoman3]

104. To go from POTUS 44...

...to POS 45 is just too much to bear.

These pictures feel like forever ago.

[ancianita]

105. ...I'm an atheist saying, please god, don't let this go away...

[real Cannabis calm]

106. recommended because its good to see a REAL U.S. President for a change

[Maru Kitteh]

108. What the serious hell is up with all these damn chopped onions in here?

[Lady_Chat]

109. What a classy, loving man. I miss him!

Sickening when you think of the POS that replaced him. Still we have our memories of President Obama, and they sure were good ones!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

110. Ask not "who'd you like to have a beer with". Ask "who'd you like to provide daycare for a day".nt

[tymorial]

113. Actual presidential behavior and compassion

Sigh, it seems so long ago now.

[bloom]

114. I love all the photos

And it's wonderful to see the children looking up to him.

I love the one with the little black boy in the crowd looking up to him with my whole heart.

Just like our country needed that with a black man in the person that was Obama - we need that with a woman like Warren.

She gets it - what it means, esp. to little girls. But the effect would be for every one of us.

My choice is for Harris for VP. Because we all need to be represented.

[bluescribbler]

115. Once upon a time...

We had a President who actually liked people, children included. You can't fake that with kids.

[Kid Berwyn]

116. Kids can always TELL.

[Heartstrings]

118. The "Children Whisperer".

I miss him ever minute of every day......

[Mosby]

119. You should add this to your journal

You know what would be a cool feature for du? A photo and article library. The title could be changed to obama and kids or something like that.

[lunatica]

123. Both your suggestions are good.

I’ve added it to my journal as you suggested.

Thanks!

[colorado_ufo]

121. Wonderful pictures.

The picture of the little girl hugging his neck always made me want to title it, "Safe."

For every single person who voted for Donald J Trump, I have just one question: "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Our standing in the world had been repaired, the economy had been brought back from the brink of disaster and was on the upswing, and people were gaining jobs and prosperity. We were gaining stability in the areas that had been under war, and we were making progress on withdrawing troops. What the hell is it that you thought needed to be fixed? Or was it just plain greed, the fact that you wanted to be one of the 1%, , and this so-called great businessman would make us all brazillionaires? Did you just hate the idea of a woman, any woman, being president? Did you resent the fact that a black man was so popular and managed to accomplish so much?

It just makes me sick.

You, all of you, brought this corruption and deceit upon our country. But now, we all have to live with it.

Are you in the 1% yet?

Suckers.

[VOX]

124. Just imagine: intelligent, loving, law-abiding, rational HUMAN BEINGS in the White House.

Sadly, it seems ages ago, since the past 2 1/2 years have been CONSUMED by fascism, treason, lawlessness, incompetence, severe emotional disturbance, and an endless parade of ideological freaks in the highest levels of our government.

IMPEACH NOW.

[ohhellyes]

128. The good old days.

I miss the Obamas.

[Honeycombe8]

131. I MISS HIM, TOO!!! The greatest President in my lifetime.

History will show he was in the top 5 greatest of Presidents. And we were here to witness it.

YES, WE CAN!

[lunatica]

133. Let's do it again!

Any one of the Democratic candidates could be a good President.

[Honeycombe8]

134. From the ones I know, yes. But there's one entering almost every day...

that I've never heard of! But agree that any of them would be better than what we have now.

[lunatica]

135. A lot will fall like flies after the first primaries

The unknowns will be ignored by the media and few will get more than 1% ratings.

Yeah, I know Obama was an unknown but he didn’t have this number of candidates to compete with.

[lunatica]

136. Kicking for the wonderful memories.