"The Base" at Barelas Coffee House in New Mexico

[sandnsea]

Kendra Marr pool report:

Inside Barelas Coffee House (It won "Top Hispanic Restaurant" in 2002)

Obama rolled up to the restaurant at 11:53 am and the four ladies behind the counter started screaming and clapping.

"Hey guys," Obama said, sleeves still rolled up from the backyard event. Diane Denish stood by his side.

Obama began shaking hands with employees in red aprons, then eventually all the workers came out of the kitchen.

"I hear you guys have the best huervos racheros," he said.

The owner, who has operated the restaurant for 32 years, came to the front to greet the president and Denish.

Obama said, "Here's a steady customer. She's gonna be a great governor."

And then he proclaimed: "Let's go see some customers."

Obama weaved around the restaurant shaking hands and obliging to cell phone pictures. "Everyone know your lieutenant governor? Soon to be ..."

"Our governor!" a man finishes the sentence.

"Tell everyone to get out and vote for Diane," Obama said.

There was more hand shaking and Obama reiterating, "Thank you so much"

"Everyone working hard for Diane I hope," he said.

Obama told customers that their food looked "terrific." He said he was happy to be in a "beautiful community" with "wonderful people."

The president met a young military veteran Kiel Ellis. "You serve oversees?" Obama asked.

"Yes sir I got out in 2002," Ellis responded.

Obama spent a few moments talking Ellis, who had stopped in for lunch. Ellis told Obama he had served for 12 years in the Army.

"We're so proud of you," Obama told him.

The president also met a firefighter and found a Chicago Bears fan in the corner of the restaurant.

More hugs and cell phone photos.

One lunch patron, Venny Sedillo, 78, who met Obama at the restaurant said after the encounter,
"We need that kind of president. I told him thank you for what you've been doing."

[joeybee12]

1. Pfffffffffffffffft!

I love BS like this. Unrec.

[young but wise]

2. Why is this BS?

:wtf:

[nmbluesky]

6. what do you mean?

[Wednesdays]

3. This is good, but...where was the base?

[CakeGrrl]

4. You unrec an account of real people actually happy to see the President?

OK. Whatevs.

[nmbluesky]

5. YES!!!!

Barelas Coffee House is a great food and best coffee ever you drink..
I'm so glad that He did..

I alway suspense that Obama might eat El Pinto Restaurant..

but He always surprised us where Obama eating

[sandnsea]

7. Diane Denish invited him

They are friends of hers or backers or something.