Have you ever witnessed a more compassionate President?

[Playinghardball]

President Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours damage done by Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey

[darkangel218]

1. Damn, this pic brought tears in my eyes :'(

I need a beer now

[sirbarksalot]

16. Pouring glass of wine now...

So many of the pics captured (yes captured, not staged) of our president are so genuine.... I always seem to tear up.

Yes, the photographers are pros...but I think it's the man that makes these photos so powerful

[Zen Democrat]

2. None tougher. None more compassionate. None more determined.

[nenagh]

10. +1000

[GETTINGTIRED]

3. Never

[tridim]

4. He's amazing. Mittens is off camera throwing cans of food at her.

[Wait Wut]

9. DAMNIT!!!

You ruined my melancholiness with laughter!!!

[tridim]

15. Sorry Wut!

I must be "on" today.. Made my facebook posse (aka most of my ex-GFs) LOL about 5 times today.

[quinnox]

5. Yea, Bill Clinton seemed more compassionate

Just my opinion.

[Wait Wut]

6. wow.

My heart goes out to that poor woman. She looks devastated. I'm glad she's at least got a shoulder to lean on.

[slackmaster]

7. Yes, Bill Clinton

[Whisp]

11. you mean like when he was tearing up at Brown's funeral?

look at him laugh and when he sees the camera - why goshem golly I gots me a tear in me eye!

lol.

[slackmaster]

13. There is nothing wrong with smiling or laughing at a funeral. Funerals are celebrations of life.

They're for the living.

I attended the funeral of my late aunt earlier this year. She made it to age 101, was in quite good health and walking unassisted when she literally fell over dead.

The funeral was at a Catholic church. The first thing the priest did after introducing himself was to point out that a few in the audience, including the deceased lady's brother, had remembered to "bring something" to the ceremony - A smile.

[Whisp]

14. it's not the laughing I'm laughing at

it's the theatre of wiping his teary eyes.

but that's no big deal either really - I think it's more funny than anything else because I see not much similarity between Bill and Barack when it's comes to genuineness and compassion and the real deal. I think Obama wins that one as he is who he is and doesn't have to act and keep up with which lie he said when and to who.

[slackmaster]

17. To me they're both well-educated men, and politicians

[CorBlimeyGuvnor]

8. That is one powerful photo...n/t

[FarPoint]

12. Powerful

The emotions of both are felt when looking at the picture...Powerful!

[kath]

18. I dunno - ask the families of women & children killed in drone attacks...

and those subject to indefinite detention, rendition, torture, etc...

Can we please not do the hagiography thing here?
Yeah, he's doing a great job w/ the hurricane, and he's much better than the other candidate, so I'll vote for him. But he's far from perfect, and FAR from liberal.

[quinnox]

20. agreed

thank you.

[Hamlette]

19. and there's that muslim gay married ring he has on!

compare this to Bush during Katrina

Republicans have no heart.