PHOTOS The President's Day (Sept 11)

[Jackeens]

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with White House staff members after a moment of silence marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks

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President Barack Obama greets family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks after speaking at the Pentagon Memorial

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and President Barack Obama

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Residents of a North East Washington neighbourhood wait to catch a glimpse of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama tour a home being constructed by Habitat for Humanity in North East Washington

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[onehandle]

1. This President is all wet.

Literally.

[babylonsister]

2. Has anyone EVER seen a president or his wife get that soaked ?

Nice pix, Jackeens, thanks.

[onehandle]

4. I seem to remember photos of a rained soaked President Clinton.

Most Presidents seem to avoid holding umbrellas.

Not a manly action to hold one.

[Jackeens]

6. Hillary....

[Jackeens]

7. Bill got someone to hold his umbrella

:-)

He sure chose strange caddies though:



:shrug:

[onehandle]

8. LOL! nt

[Beacool]

24. That's no caddy, that's Hillary's brother.

;)

[Jackeens]

35. Oh cripes.....are you serious?

:blush:

[Beacool]

40. Yes, it's Hugh Rodham.

That pic was taken in 1999. BTW, her youngest brother Tony married Barbara Boxer's daughter, Nicole at the WH in 1994. They divorced in 2007.

Looking for info. on the brothers I found this cute pic of Hillary when she was 3 years old.



:-)

[Jennicut]

44. Awww, she looks so cute there.

[Beacool]

46. Wasn't she a pretty child?

There's a video to go with it. A neighbor of theirs in Scranton, PA talks about the family. This lady was a friend of her mom and they were both pregnant at the same time when her mom was pregnant with Hillary. She said that Hillary had been a beautiful child and very smart, always asking questions.

:hi:

[Jennicut]

51. LOL. I wonder if my daughter will end up like Hillary some day.

She is always bugging me, questioning every LITTLE thing. It drives me crazy but I know she is just trying to learn as much as she can about the world. She is only 5 but boy, does she want to know everything and know it now.

[1Hippiechick]

42. LOL! n/t

[Inuca]

9. Is this for real?

Her hair seems perfectly dry.

[Jackeens]

10. That very point was discussed in depth on DU!

Just found this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5588046

:-)

But it was during the Primaries, so needless to say most of the posters started fighting in the end :shrug:

[Inuca]

11. Must have been during one of the periods

when I was staying away to keep some remnant of sanity, I had no idea I was asking a controversial question :-).

[Beacool]

23. Yeah, same nasty comments as the Freeeprs.

What a fun time it was to be around here during the primaries.

x(

[jesus_of_suburbia]

26. You sure did find it quick! Lucky you that you "Just found" it!

[Jackeens]

36. LOL - I just Googled (Images) Clinton and Rain and that DU thread came up: spooky!

[JohnnyLib2]

29. Some sadly missed names are on that thread.

:(

[1Hippiechick]

43. Wow...you're not kidding......

Zachstar, MADDY MCCALL, TexasLady, etc. :cry:

[Beacool]

21. I love that pic.

Thank you.

:hi:

[lame54]

55. Bono should be jealous

[Saphire]

27. I love, love, love the pics in the rain. Such class. And Michelle in that

dress looks wonderful.

[liquid diamond]

3. That's considerate of him to meet supporters in the pouring rain

with no umbrella. I wish we would get rain like that here in California. We need it.

[babylonsister]

5. Not supporters necessarily, family members of victims of 9/11. nt

[Phx_Dem]

12. Michelle even looks good when she's standing in the pouring rain!

Great pictures.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

39. Can you imagine this?

These folks are our PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY!!!

How lucky are WE??

Can you imagine Fuckface and Pickles lowering themselves even to show up in NE Washington, let alone pitch in and work? Look at how Michelle's dressed - right down to the purple Chuck Converse - and tell me we're not incredibly proud of her!

They are just gorgeous......................

[Phx_Dem]

56. Whomever gets that house, can say President Obama and the First Lady

helped paint their living room! Pretty cool.

[uponit7771]

13. Number 4 is historic for me, saved pic

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[treestar]

14. The paint roller always comes out on days of service

I remember him doing that shortly before the election!

[Cha]

31. It's the best to do..work and serve

those who need it..so inspiring.

[lillypaddle]

15. My first reaction

tears and intense sadness. My second reaction - damn, he looks good wet!

[TygrBright]

16. The sky is crying. How appropriate. And how dignified and mature our President looks.

Once again, I remember how glad I am that the eight-year nightmare is over.

relievedly,
Bright

[Clio the Leo]

19. Never underestimate the poetic beauty of a few rain drops. NT

[Critters2]

17. I love 17. nt

[jesus_of_suburbia]

18. Love photo #3! Was it during the playing of the national anthem?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

38. I wish people would get it right -

the hand over your heart is for the Pledge of Allegiance, not for the playing of Taps, nor is it for the Star Spangled Banner.

I don't know when this misapprehension began, but it's embarrassing.

And I love these people. LOVE them.

Our President getting soaking wet, pressing the flesh on 9/11. Simply wonderful.

He's getting so gray so quickly!

Beautiful photos. Thank you very much...............................

[colorado_ufo]

48. You are absolutely right, however . . .

this correctness is something that seems to be rapidly fading from memory, and the Repugs can't wait to ignore all that is right and good and jump on any excuse for criticism. I'm sure the Obamas know what is correct, but perhaps it was wise that they chose what was "politically correct" so that lesser souls would not mar the day.

[ThatsMyBarack]

20. Wow! Those photos are pretty deep.

In #13, the president looks like he's crying. :cry: :patriot:

[Beacool]

22. Wow, they got soaked!!

It was a pretty crummy day in the Northeast.

:o

[CTyankee]

25. I have no words, but oh, this president and his wife tell me all I need to know.

They are beautiful, but still. They are articulate but not wordy. They are calm but not apathetic.

WE have so much to be thankful for...

[nolabear]

28. My god; this is the first time I've choked up over a photo

of a sitting President. Those pictures of him standing, soaking wet, talking to those families move me almost beyond words. It would have been so easy to have someone follow him around with an umbrella. I think it was a deliberate statement on his part, and a lovely one. How on earth can people hate him? Disagree, sure, that's the American perogative. But hate? That's just broken.

[Cha]

30. It makes me cry just to look

at the emotion on their faces.

These pics are so sweet, Jackeens..thank you! I haven't seen anything else on what the Pres did today so I was wondering where the news was..well, here it is in pictures.

I'd read yesterday that the corpmedia were all up in a tizzy because he was going to a ceremony at the Pentagon instead of ground zero?

This looks like a very solemn beautiful way to honor those who fell on 9/11.:patriot::patriot:

[jwirr]

32. Was our beautiful president actually crying in #13?

[fortyfeetunder]

33. My POTUS rocks!

I think it's awesome he signed a bill for 9/11 to be a day of service. Thank you Mr. President!

[GivePeaceAchance]

34. I can't get enough of these photos, hope they're on storage so we can look back on it all one day.+1

[IndependentDem]

37. "we love u Oboma" nt

[1Hippiechick]

41. I was already about to cry, looking at my beloved rain-drenched president, then #14

put me over the edge. Jackeens, I don't know how you get such great pictures. I know you credit daylife, but I don't see pictures of this quality on there. Or, maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place? Regardless, I depend on you to provide these glorious candid shots that reveal a side of our president that so many don't see and won't see. Deeply grateful, girlfriend.

[Jennicut]

45. Beautiful pics...it really hit me hard yesterday how much this country went through

with 9/11 and then Bush's exploitation of it. It makes me wonder all the time how Al Gore would have handled it.
I am so glad we have President Obama now. Makes me feel better about our country.

[firedupdem]

47. They make me so proud. Thank God these folks are in the white

house and leading by example every day.

:patriot:

[colorado_ufo]

49. Absolutely stunning photos.

Each one of these is a work of art, conveying so much more than a mere image. Many of them remind me of the poignant portrait of John Kennedy that hangs in the White House.

These people have greatness stamped upon them.

[Uzybone]

50. great photos. Thank you.

[harmonicon]

52. Ok, so there are both Democrats and Republicans who can't spell,

but at least the Democrats with the misspelled signs have written about love instead of hate.

[lunatica]

53. Jackeens you made me cry for real

You are the emotion Czar for DU.

Thank you.

[lunatica]

54. Photo #2 has the entire White House staff in it, down to the kitchen staff

I have never, ever before seen a photo of the President and First Lady of the United States of America standing together with the cooks and the maintenance staff to honor anything or anyone. It is easily overlooked or glossed over by the other photographs here, but this is a historic photograph.