PHOTOS: President Obama tours the Great Wall

[alsame]

US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall on November 18, 2009 at Badaling, northwest of Beijing.



















US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling, outside of Beijing, China on November 18, 2009, with the Chinese Ambassador to the US Zhou Wenzhong (L) and US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R).



Visiting US President Barack Obama (L) signs his autograph as Chinese officials look on atop a watchtower during his visit to the Great Wall at Badaling, north of Beijing on November 18, 2009

[ellie]

1. Very cool!

I like the advertising on the hill behind them. Kind of like "See Rock City."

[Richardo]

2. Gee, he doesn't have 'I'm the President' embroidered on his jacket like someone else I could name

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. WHY

Why did you have pictures - I just had breakfast:mad:

[Botany]

5. All those "I am the President" tags can be called over compensation.

He damn well knew he never won either election.



Presidential Socks for his Wednesday 10:00 AM bike ride.





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BTW isn't great to have a President that isn't a dofus.

[Richardo]

6. Yeah, the socks were pathetic.

Somewhere there's a pic of the presidential cowboy boots too, but I think we've made our point: There's a direct correlation between level of insecurity/overcompensation/pettiness and amount of embroidery validation.

[Botany]

10. insecurity/overcompensation

Kinda like the fact he couldn't ride a horse but dressed like a cowboy?

Obama is so comfortable in his own skin that it makes the right all upset because he
is smarter, has a hotter wife, better kids, and is much more successful than they will
ever be.




And he has game too.

[rvablue]

9. And one (along with the impecable First Lady) who will NEVER, NEVER

wear Crocs. :)

[seafan]

15. Overcompensation is right. A set of boots made the occupation *real* for him.

I can't scrub this one out of my mind.















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[jberryhill]

7. Obama doesn't get lost as much

Bush needed that stuff in case he wandered off and needed someone to help him get back home.

[Libby2]

13. lmao

[Kerrytravelers]

8. It was so nice of his mommy to put his name on his clothes.

Sometimes children take their coats off and can't remember where they put them. This way, Georgie can always get his own jacket back. He has such a nice mommy.

[ginnyinWI]

12. I liked yesterday's leather jacket in the Forbidden City

[flor-de-jasmim]

3. What? No flag pin either?

[Clio the Leo]

11. Can't wait to the see the official WH flickr photos from this....

.... and here's a little video blog entry that WH photographer Pete Souza did about the trip...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/17/china-through-lens-white-house-photographer

[alsame]

16. Yeah, Pete Souza's shots are always great. I'm sure his

collection from this trip will be amazing.

[katkat]

14. so cool

I see stuff like this and I start thinking third term :-)

[Cha]

17. Thanks, alsame..

My niece went to the Great Wall of China a few years ago..what an amazing feeling that must be.

[Drunken Irishman]

18. He's with my former Guv...

A guy who I didn't always agree with - but someone who tried to find the middle ground on nearly every issue.

I'm guessing Huntsman doesn't have a future in the Republican Party. He's way too liberal.

Our current governor is an assbag conservative. But he's at least 'trying'. He met with the Log Cabin Republicans this week. :eyes:

[Habibi]

19. But did he get his I Climbed the Great Wall

certificate??? I did! :rofl: