PHOTO: Proof that Obama bowed

[TeamJordan23]

President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/The_Presidents_hair.html?showall

[Catshrink]

1. That photo makes me tear up.

[redqueen]

5. It's the reason

that gets to me.

[Catshrink]

7. Exactly.

[soleft]

9. Wow. Yeah.

[calimary]

35. Just really dear. Very, very dear.

I love this photo!

[onehandle]

2. Great. Now if I ever meet Obama, I'll be tempted to rub his head.

That'll go over well.

[sazemisery]

3. I'd bow to that little cutie any time. k&r n/t

[LisaM]

4. That's very, very cute

But one of these days, Obama MUST get rid of Bush's ugly rug!

[SharonRB]

12. LOL

That was exactly my first thought, too!

[dalaigh lllama]

16. He should get rid of the cowboy bronze first

No more cowboys in the oval office, please.

[Born_A_Truman]

27. * was NOT a cowboy!

The Bronco Buster is the world’s most famous piece of American art. Frederic Remington presented it as a gift to President Theodore Roosevelt. This casting now resides in the White House Oval Office as a center piece and permanent element of the collection.

[Arkana]

17. I thought the rug was standard issue, no?

Big Presidential seal in the middle of the carpet?

[LisaM]

18. No - it was apparently designed by Laura Bush

Clinton had a dark blue one that was (IMO) far better looking.

[Arkana]

19. Ah.

So the rug in the Oval Office in "The West Wing" wasn't just an abstract concept...

Still, I notice that the desk is pretty spartan too--it's probably because he's been working so goddamn hard that he hasn't had time to rearrange the office yet.

[starroute]

23. He did get rid of Bush's decorative plates

You can't see it in that picture, but now there are books on the bookshelves again instead of plates.

I did read, though, that he wasn't planning to replace Bush's rug because of the expense, even though each new first family is given an allocation to redecorate.

[Inuca]

24. Cannot stand the rug!

And while he is at it, he could get rid of those chairs used for official meetings, the ones with the light blue stripes. Whenever I see them, for a fraction of a second I see B's posterior in them, not an image I wan tin my head too often. On th eother hand, the rug kind of reminds me of the campaign Obama symbol...

[rocktivity]

32. Bush's hair isn't real?

I had no idea!

:rofl:
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[closeupready]

6. that is so cute.

:)

[Forkboy]

8. Awesome photo, and reason.

Love how kids think. :)

[cali]

10. maybe I'm just a sucker, but I think that photo and the reason

that Obama is bending over, says a great deal.

[struggle4progress]

11. Obama: lockin in a 2020 voter!

[Aristus]

13. He bowed to a CHILD!!! That means his loyalty and devotion are to CHILDREN!!!

Color me outraged!

:+

[NatBurner]

25. exactly! he's nothing but a stooge for the kindergarten lobby!

obama's all flush with milk money and graham crackers

[CreekDog]

14. The Saudi King is shorter than I thought

:crazy:

[dgibby]

15. DUzy!

[JuniperLea]

20. Damn! Got something in my eye again!

Happens every time.

Just don't read the comments...

[NYC_SKP]

21. That kid couldn't believe that a black person just like him is actually president.

And wanted to touch his hair to see if it was true.

Somebody just like him!!!

Wow!

:applause:

[janx]

28. I must disagree, but for very optimistic reasons--

That little guy is in his formative years. He simply accepts the situation for what it is, because it's all he knows.

That's enough to make us all very happy! :hi:

:party:

[NYC_SKP]

29. yeah, probably so..

But it's the kind of thing I think many kids his age might have been thinking!

:party:

:toast:

[redqueen]

30. I've heard too much stuff like that

from mixed race kids to believe that. Seeking confirmation that they're okay the way they are. It's heartbreaking.

It's a nice thought though.

[Beaverhausen]

22. My 11 year old godson has a white mom and a black dad.

He used to wear his hair a lot longer, but now it's short like Obama's.

I know he is so excited to have a president who is just like him.

[azmouse]

26. A picture says a thousand words and the most important ones

to that little boy would be "You can be President too".

I love it! :)

[rocktivity]

33. If he's anything like one of my nephews, I suspect he doesn't like getting his hair cut

But I'll bet he won't make a fuss about it for now on.

:headbang:
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[Number23]

31. Precious.

[stillcool]

34. uh-oh...that little boy has his jacket off!!