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First glance at tonight's China State Dinner. http://t.co/8JSkABvvdX
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When you *know* you brought the baddest chick to your H.S. reunion >>>>>>> http://t.co/HNaq6sBggB
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The President tells the First Lady she looks "stunning", then she fixes his tie so he'll look good too :-) http://t.co/tTMgOf5Deb
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President Barack Obama leans over to allow Caleb Edwin, right, touch his hair during his visits to a first grade classroom at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base
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President Barack Obama reaches over to touch the spiked hair on Blake Diego, during his visits to a first grade class at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base
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Four years ago today: “A temporary White House staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton’s son softly told the President he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama, and asked if he could feel the President’s head to see if it felt the same as his.” May 8, 2009. (Photo by Pete Souza)
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Today:
10:15: VP Biden attends President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea’s address to a Joint Session of Congress
12:0: VP Biden delivers remarks at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas at the Department of State
12:30: Jay Carney briefs the press
2:25: President Obama meets with electric utility CEOs and their trade associations
5:30: Meets with a group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders national leaders
6:30: Has dinner with members of the House Democratic Leadership at the Jefferson Hotel
7:45: VP Biden delivers keynote remarks at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 19th Annual Gala Awards Dinner
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President Barack Obama and President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea, May 7. Photo: Pete Souza
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USA Today: …. The president starts this afternoon at the Energy Department, where he meets with electric utility CEOs and trade associations to talk about preparations for the upcoming hurricane season….
Later, Obama and Vice President Biden discuss budget issues with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
Then comes a presidential meeting with a group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders national leaders. The agenda includes Obama’s efforts to win a major immigration bill and the ongoing implementation of the health care bill.
Obama caps his day with another congressional dinner, this one with House Democratic leaders. The dinner at a hotel in downtown Washington features House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Cal., and some of her colleagues: Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra, Joe Crowley, Chris Van Hollen, Rosa DeLauro, Rob Andrew, Steve Israel, and Mike Thompson.
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Funny how those who called anybody who questioned Bush re 9/11 non-patriots are baying the loudest about Benghazi and say they are patriots.
— john miller (@deaconmill) May 6, 2025
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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:
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The Inspiration:
The Energy:
The Pride:
The Warmth:
The Diversity:
The Belonging:
The Hope:
The Belief:
The Support:
The Patriot ….. not a single offshore account:
The Optimism:
The Determination:
The Future:
The Unity:
The Commitment:
The Pride:
The Man:
The Respect:
The Direction:
The Love:
And that was all in just one day
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Friday:
9:40: President Obama tours Summer Garden Food Manufacturing
10:45: Delivers remarks at a campaign event
1:50: Delivers remarks at a campaign event
3:10: Departs Pittsburgh
4:10: Arrives Joint Base Andrews
4:25: Arrives at the White House
4:55: Holds an event at the White House with construction workers and college students to sign HR 4348
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Jonathan Capehart article here (and another here)
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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)
NYT: For decades at the White House, photographs of the president at work and at play have hung throughout the West Wing, and each print soon gives way to a more recent shot. But one picture of President Obama remains after three years.
In the photo, Mr. Obama looks to be bowing to a sharply dressed 5-year-old black boy, who stands erect beside the Oval Office desk, his arm raised to touch the president’s hair — to see if it feels like his.
…. The boy in the picture is Jacob Philadelphia of Columbia, Md. Three years ago this month, his father, Carlton, a former Marine, was leaving the White House staff….
When the pictures were taken and the family was about to leave, Mr. Philadelphia told Mr. Obama that his sons each had a question…
Jacob spoke first.
“I want to know if my hair is just like yours,” he told Mr. Obama, so quietly that the president asked him to speak again.
Jacob did, and Mr. Obama replied, “Why don’t you touch it and see for yourself?” He brought his head level with Jacob, who hesitated.
“Touch it, dude!” Mr. Obama said.
As Jacob patted the presidential crown, Mr. Souza snapped.
“So, what do you think?” Mr. Obama asked.
“Yes, it does feel the same,” Jacob said.
….Jacob, now 8, said he indeed does want to be president. “Or a test pilot.”
More here
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Brilliant find, BWD
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