An Emerald Isle Greeting for O'bama

[Drunken Irishman]

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Great collection DI. Geez, I wonder if the Kennedys ever got this kind of reception?

:rofl:



:kick:

[CBHagman]

24. The prime minister referred back to both Clinton and Kennedy...

...and their respective visits to Ireland. I don't know if there are images of the Kennedy visiting floating around the Internets, though it seems likely.

The enthusiastic reception that Bill Clinton got in Ireland has been well documented.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

2. Thanks for posting

:toast:

[Tx4obama]

3. K & R - Those photos are GREAT! I am SO happy that Obama is our president :) n/t

[rurallib]

4. Holy Smoke - what a reception!

[Peacetrain]

5. Welcome Home Mr President... I Love that sign

As a proud Irish American.. in a wonderful multiracial family all with Irish roots.. I have been grinning ear to ear all day.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. 5th picture from the bottom: "CHUG! CHUG CHUG!".... Nah that's the kind of beer you want to savor. n

[givemebackmycountry]

7. I know! The 6th picture from the bottom he seems to be thinking...

Now, THAT'S what a fucking beer is supposed to taste like!

[Tx4obama]

10. Obama said ...

SNIP

Michelle Obama, for her part, drank her full half-pint and then got behind the bar herself to serve Moneygall's parish priest, the Rev. Joe Kennedy.

The president said the brew somehow tasted better in Ireland than in America.

SNIP

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_OBAMA?SITE=ASAPBLOG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Tx4obama]

8. Some folks might not agree with you....

Excerpt:

... His high point in Ireland was a helicopter jaunt to Moneygall, population 350 give or take it, where the president's great-great-great grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, was born and where thousands congregated to welcome the United States' first black president home. Obama met there with his nearest Irish relative, 26-year-old accountant Henry Healy, and they stopped in at Ollie's Bar for a Guinness.

It was a moment and a pint to savor. To the approval of the pub crowd and people all across Ireland watching on television, Obama downed the full pint in four slurps and came away with a foam mustache.

"The president actually killed his pint! He gets my vote," said Christy O'Sullivan, an Irish government clerical worker taking a long lunch break to watch live TV footage of Obama's visit. "He's the first president I've actually seen drink the black stuff like he's not ashamed of something."

SNIP
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110523/eu-obama/

Also:

SNIP

Michelle Obama, for her part, drank her full half-pint and then got behind the bar herself to serve Moneygall's parish priest, the Rev. Joe Kennedy.

The president said the brew somehow tasted better in Ireland than in America.

SNIP

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_OBAMA?SITE=ASAPBLOG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


AND more regarding the pub visit here: http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/05/white-house-notebook-obama-downs-pint-ireland

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[bigwillq]

11. K and R

Great pics.

[Greybnk48]

12. Shallow question. Who's the guy in the suit 9 pics down?

If I'm going to fantasize about him later, It would be fun to know his name.

What an amazing reception!! Very proud of the Obama's.

[CakeGrrl]

13. Daniel Day-Lewis.

Lookin' good!

[givemebackmycountry]

19. My Left foot that's....

Daniel Day-Lewis!

[roguevalley]

30. and he's actually dressed great.

[swishyfeet]

14. Love the phone picture

How cool would that be?!? The kid next to them can't believe it either.

[Nedsdag]

15. Get out! That was Jedward on stage!

The twins with the high hair dancing.

[lucca18]

16. Wonderful...Wonderful photos!

I loved them all!

[Top Cat]

17. Thanks for the beautiful pictures!!!!

I love President Obama and so does the Irish...

[BeyondGeography]

18. Genuine excitement all around...Fantastic reception

Thank you, Ireland.

:patriot:

[icnorth]

20. How wonderful it is to see

a President and First Lady who can communicate and relate at the heart of an international community.

[AtomicKitten]

21. Is that the magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis in one of the pics?

[Raine1967]

22. SPECTACULAR!!!!

I have goosebumps looking at these photos. Mr. D Irishman -- it is most perfect that this is your OP!

[CBHagman]

23. Wow! What a great thread!

Thanks, I needed that, and I write that as someone who has been sneaking looks at the RTE live coverage throughout the day.

And Daniel Day Lewis looks like a millions bucks, doesn't he? As do the Obamas.

[Pirate Smile]

25. I love the pics of him with the little red-haired lass. So sweet.

:loveya:

He also got lots of respect for downing his Guinness the right way. There is an

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/05/23/news/doc4ddacd29d9cf8570431400.txt

Obama in jubilant Ireland: 'I've come home'

DUBLIN (AP) — He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village of Moneygall to a huge, cheering crowd in Dublin, President Barack Obama opened his four-nation trip through Europe on Monday with an unlikely homecoming far removed from the grinding politics of Washington and the world.

"My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas, and I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way," a clearly tickled Obama — make that O'Bama — told the overflow throng at Dublin's College Green with his wife, Michelle, right by him. "We feel very much at home."

-snip-
It was a moment and a pint to savor. To the approval of the pub crowd and people all across Ireland watching on television, Obama downed the full pint in four slurps and came away with a foam mustache.

"The president actually killed his pint! He gets my vote," said Christy O'Sullivan, an Irish government clerical worker taking a long lunch break to watch live TV footage of Obama's visit. "He's the first president I've actually seen drink the black stuff like he's not ashamed of something."

-snip-
Michelle Obama, for her part, drank her full half-pint and then got behind the bar herself to serve Moneygall's parish priest, the Rev. Joe Kennedy.

[Pisces]

26. My favorite is the one with the woman cupping his cheeks. Very maternal.

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. Gorgeous couple, stepping out....

[uponit7771]

28. The last pic almost brought tears to my eyes, do those who lived during his time think we have one..

..of a kind prez in Obama?

Regards

[glinda]

29. He truly looks happy and relaxed as does Michelle.

[Blue Owl]

31. Wow, he really is O'BaughMa

Fits right in with the Irish!

:kick:

[Wait Wut]

32. Ahhhhhh...thank you, Mr. Drunken Irishman!!!

And, thank you, Ireland!!!!! I may be cursed with your red hair and freckles, but I'm blessed by your spirit!

[Malikshah]

33. JEEEEEEEDDDDWWARRRRRRRDDDD!!!! AAAIIIEEEEEEEE! *soils self*

Yeah, uh, Ireland... there are *some* things to keep left in the attic....

[Jeneral2885]

34. Even a secret service agent

is smiling.

[great white snark]

35. Thanks DI, I needed a smile.

Some day, if history is fair, he will be just as appreciated here.

[IcyPeas]

36. Irish Eyes are Smilin' eom

[InvisibleTouch]

37. Oh, these are fantastic pictures!

I love the enthusiasm of the crowd. :)