WOW! President Obama leaving 160 5th ave just now

[kpete]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[WomanWhoRoars]

1. weep

I feel like a kid seeing the nice Dad leave

[homegirl]

40. Brings back

memories of standing on the overlook of the Hudson River watching a convoy leave the river for the New York Bay, the statue of Liberty to the open Atlantic. There were hundreds of thousands watching as the convoy departed for Yalta with FDR on board. Bitter cold but no one left. I was only nine years l but I still get chills.

[LuckyLib]

47. What a fabulous memory -- thanks for sharing it with us! Wonderful!

[Yavin4]

75. Yeah, and knowing that you have to go home to your drunken stepdad

who sits in his chair in the living room and farts.

[femmocrat]

2. What is at that address?

Anything exciting?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Looked it up - Club Monaco (retail store owned by Polo/Ralph Lauren)

[Cha]

89. I got a pic! President Obama lookin Good

Link to tweet

Not "tired or old looking" now.

Look at the smile on the guy to the right.

[BumRushDaShow]

97. OOoooooooooooooooo

A sight for sore eyes Cha!!

[Cha]

99. Right! That's was nice

of President Obama to give us treat for Aloha Friday!

Link to tweet

[Brother Buzz]

8. Threads, man!!!

[Cha]

101. Hey Buzz..

Link to tweet

[Brother Buzz]

104. There are three photographs of my forever president on my refrigerator

and they are going to stay there FOREVER!!!!

[Cha]

109. I know what you mean

[bdamomma]

146. God he looks good

miss him too.

[Raine1967]

19. Simons Foundation is there:

https://www.simonsfoundation.org/

Seems like he'd be interested in something like that!

Simons Society of Fellows
Founded in 2014, the Simons Society of Fellows is a community of scholars that encourages intellectual interactions across disciplines and across research centers in the New York City area.

Senior Fellows of the Simons Society of Fellows are distinguished scientists based in New York City.

Junior Fellows are outstanding young scientists who receive support from the foundation for three years to conduct independent research at an institution of higher learning in New York City, with no teaching obligations.

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the Junior Fellows appointed in 2016.

[Lucky Luciano]

45. Omfg! Hilarious. Jim Simons taking on his disciple - Robert Mercer!

Renaissance is at war politically!


Hahaha!

We want Jim Simons on our side. He is smart enough to counter Cambridge Analytica! He and Mercer are the truly brilliant original data scientists - on opposing sides politically, but on the same side at Renaissance. Simons is the only guy that can fire Mercer, but Mercer is exceptionally talented and brilliant - too bad he is an asshole extraordinaire.

Just a couple days ago there was an article about another longtime Renaissance employee stirring the pot from the left against Mercer - said he hopes not to get fired, but couldn't stand what Mercer was doing to the country. Has been at Renaissance for 20 years, so he is super rich and has no need to worry, but good for him! Name was David Magerman - story on Bloomberg.

[Raine1967]

57. That is REALLY interesting!

Turns out -- after I posted this, I searched a little (See my post below) that the Simons are helping to raise money for the Obama Presidential Library --


I found this article: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-23/mutiny-breaks-out-inside-worlds-most-successful-hedge-fund-over-donald-trump

[Raine1967]

21. TMZ picked up the foundation as well:

http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/24/barack-obama-new-york/

Former President Barack Obama just made a splash in New York City, drawing big crowds after apparently meeting with a foundation that has a connection to the planned Obama Presidential Library in Chicago.

Obama was at a building where the Simons Foundation is headquartered. James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, are big-time philanthropists who reportedly donated around $700,000 earmarked for the Library.

[George II]

138. Around 21st street in Manhattan.

[Botany]

3. People still love him ..... I miss the Obamas and Bidens bad

Please let me goto sleep and wake up and find out this
all a bad dream.

[woodsprite]

23. Saw Biden at the grocery store in Newark, DE the other day.

He was campaigning for Stephanie Hansen (running to fill our new Democratic Lt. Governor's Senate seat). This is a BFD in Delaware since that seat determines the majority in the state Senate.

Gonna vote tomorrow, and I'm taking a carload of other voters with me!

[bettyellen]

36. Thanks for helping others to the polls- that's something we need to heavily encourage

[okieinpain]

81. +1 n/t

[True Dough]

4. That is REAL admiration

Not the manufactured kind that Drumpf gets, when he's not getting jeered and heckled.

[putitinD]

79. you can tell that photo has been photoshopped, because the hands are too big!

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. "Media could not be played"? Do you have to be a follower to view the video? n/t

[Lisa0825]

9. I don't think so. I am on Twitter and I have gotten that error b4. Maybe try again? nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. Thanks Lisa. I'm getting that error more & more often. I'll try again later. I miss my Prez.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. My browser doesn't play Twitter videos for whatever reason. nt

Last edited Fri Feb 24, 2017, 03:24 PM - Edit history (1)

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I did a little sleuthing via google, and we're not the only ones who have this problem. There's....

a fix (add-on), but I don't have time to deal with it right now. If I figure it out, I'll come back and let you know.

[Mosby]

29. Does this work?

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/321038-obama-draws-crowd-cheers-in-nyc

[Tarheel_Dem]

42. Nope. I think because the source of the vid is Twitter, I just won't be able to see it. I hope.....

someone caught it, and posts it to youtube. Thanks for your help.

[blogslut]

60. Have you tried going to the Twitter page to view it?

Sometimes that works for me. If you click on the timestamp of the embedded Tweet a new window/tab should open, taking you to the page of the Tweet.

I often have browser trouble with the video players of assorted social media platforms.

[Tarheel_Dem]

64. Thanks for that suggestion blogslut. I was still unable to view Twitter vids, but there was a link

to a facebook post that contained the video where I was finally able to view it. I'm just like that cheering crowd, I miss him so much. :crying:

[Cha]

90. Meantime I got a pic..

Link to tweet

Tarheel!

[Tarheel_Dem]

100. Oh, dear Cha. That's my POTUS, and he looks to be in "FINE" form.

[Cha]

102. We all agree!

Link to tweet

[Tarheel_Dem]

106. I hope the media picks up on this and reports it from the rooftops. It'll piss off the Orange One.

[Cha]

110. Yes! i hope it drives him to

tweet one of his jealous rages.

[Cha]

122. Oh, and last night eating dinner with Malia, Tarheel

Link to tweet

[Tarheel_Dem]

123. I wonder if he's house hunting while he's there? I bet they can't wait until Sasha graduates.

Poor Sasha, she misses all the good stuff.

[Cha]

124. I dunno.. he has a house in Rancho Mirage,

Chicago, and a house and office in D.C...

Yeah, won't that be something when Sasha gets out of high school?!

[Tarheel_Dem]

125. I may be mistaken, but I thought they had decided on NYC after Sasha's graduation. Might be....

just another rumor.

[Cha]

126. I hadn't read that so I googled..

there's some reports from 2015 that they might move there..

I saw this, too..

Obama Comes To NYC And Gets Greeted Like The Ex We Really, Really Want Back

Remember Obama? Seems like a thousand years ago when he was president, when basic politics and essential freedoms—including that of the press and transgender populations—were generally respected?

Those sepia-toned memories came rushing back on Friday afternoon in New York City, when President Barack Obama made a brief appearance on Fifth Avenue while exiting an unknown office building. The hoots, hollers, and applause may indicate a sincere longing for the former leader of the free world—in Trump’s hometown of course.

More..
https://www.good.is/articles/obama-manhattan-standing-o

[Tarheel_Dem]

133. Articles like that are bound to piss off Putin's puppet.

[moonscape]

140. I think the DC house is a rental - for 2 years n/t

[Cha]

143. Oh, thank you.

[ailsagirl]

141. Notice how everyone around him is smiling happy smiles

"sigh"

[Tarheel_Dem]

144. There's just something about him that brings out the happy smiles in most people. I miss him.

[ailsagirl]

145. He's loaded with charisma

the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of veneration, or the like.

[OldHippieChick]

32. When this happens to me, I'm usually

able to view it on Google Chrome.

[Tarheel_Dem]

71. If you haven't seen it yet, the BI video worked for me. Scroll down to "Watch his appearance...."

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-new-york-city-appearance-2017-2

[okieinpain]

82. flash. some things you can only run in internet explorer

[Cha]

91. My IE doesn't play them.. I can go to google chrome.. meantime..

Link to tweet

[Denzil_DC]

128. Here's a fix that worked for me in Firefox

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/175591-enable-mp4-h264-aac-html5-video-in-firefox-on-windows-xp-without-flash/

(It's for XP, but I think it'll work for later Windows versions - it takes a little tinkering, but the "media cannot be played" thing was driving me nuts.)

[democratisphere]

7. What a reception by the crowd!

Obama is so sorely missed.

[Lucinda]

10. Love it.

Thank you!

[Cha]

105. Hey Lucinda!

Link to tweet

[Lucinda]

132. :)

Thank you!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. He could walk down in the middle of the street on 5th Avenue....

....and be his classy self, and not lose any supporters because of it.

Because that's what Barack Obama does.

[Cha]

94. President Obama goes

to trump's so-called city and gets cheered.. while trump gets rotten tomatoes.

[monmouth4]

14. That is so going to wrankle you know who, and on 5th Avenue, NYC. I love it..n/t

[leftynyc]

15. I wish I had known

I'm only a few blocks from there.

[MANative]

18. Me, too, and it's so gorgeous out there today!

neighbor!

[leftynyc]

24. Can you believe it?

I was outside walking around and doing some errands with a short sleeve cotton top on IN THE SHADE. It's spring out there today. I would have loved to be there to show Pres Obama how much I miss him.

[MANative]

25. I know!! I left my office to grab lunch and just took a light sweater.

It was too warm. If the SS ( and he!) would let me, I'd hug the man for an hour or two.

[leftynyc]

27. We'd have to share him

and make sure Michelle wasn't around . That is one woman I do not want angry at me. I miss that entire family so much.

[MANative]

30. Group hugs! Let's include Michelle!

I'm quite certain you are not alone in that sentiment. <3

[leftynyc]

38. Nah - my entire office

is talking about it now Wish we had known earlier - it would have been a field trip. Meanwhile, 20 blocks north, there are still protesters at trump tower (that monstrosity of a building).

[MANative]

41. T - Tower is GARISH! I hate that building.

As fugly as he is.

The more the merrier! My whole team would be up for it, too. Who's PBO's scheduler? We need inside info!

[leftynyc]

43. All his buildings are garish

I can proudly report my cousins lived in one of the 3 buildings on the West Side (Riverside Blvd) where they petitioned to get his name off the building. That was awesome. I come from a looooooong line of liberals.

[MANative]

44. Garish is the very embodiment of everything about him.

Glad your cousins prevailed! My family, too, goes way back in the liberal tradition. Grandpop was the D mayor of our small town in MA, and a contemporary and acquaintance of JFK. Pics, letters, and everything! Family treasures, all.

[leftynyc]

50. We can be very proud

of our histories. They fought for unions (BOTH my grandmas went to jail for that), civil rights, women's rights. We stand on their shoulders (and still have to fight those fights) every single day.

[MANative]

52. Very impressive! You are clearly a credit to your family's legacy.

The fight never ends!

[leftynyc]

58. Nah - I was just raised

correctly (I was going to say raised right but didn't want to use it that way). I always feel bad when people talk about how some are dreading Thanksgiving (or Christmas or whatever) because of their right wing relatives. I have none. We go from moderate left to far left.

[MANative]

139. We've got a tiny sprinkling of right-of-center folks, but most have married in.

We don't see them often. Cuts down on the conflict!

[leftynyc]

142. We manage to fight

anyway as there's a healthy sprinkling of lawyers who argue just to argue. But bad feelings never follow us home. Pretty blessed considering what I've read.

[malaise]

31. Want a cat fight?

[MANative]

33. LOL!

[malaise]

35. Back at yah

[montana_hazeleyes]

130. Gorgeous day, handsome President Obama, with his gorgeous smile!

[cmeneer]

16. THIS

Is just the sort of thing that drives Cheeto mad...and I hope he sees it!

[thinkingagain]

67. Cheeto Banana can only wish

To be loved so much

[ismnotwasm]

20. That was great

*sigh*

[HipChick]

22. Must chap Orange Turd..

That Obama is so loved and appreciated..

[logosoco]

26. I couldn't even get the video to load and I was getting teary eyed!!

edited to add: I got the video on my phone!

Those folks are happy! And lucky!

Trump wants this soooo bad. I can't see that ever happening. He had to plan and give out tickets to his little self-love/cult fest last weekend.

[Vinca]

28. O . . . we love you. Come back!

[bullwinkle428]

34. "I ATTRACT THE SAME KINDS OF SCREAMING MOBS MYSELF! BELIEVE ME! JUST

DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THEIR TORCHES AND PITCHFORKS!"

[mnhtnbb]

37. Very cool. For non-NY'ers, though, nowhere near Trump's part of town.

This is about a block away from the famous Flatiron Building (between 22nd and 23rd)





Trump Tower is farther uptown at 721 5th Ave. between 56th and 57th.

[LostinRed]

39. Love him

I love him putting on the shades. Miss him so

[world wide wally]

46. They like him!

They REALLY like him!

[No Vested Interest]

48. So happy for New Yorkers that they had that joyful moment. nt

[Old Vet]

49. I so miss MY President, President Obama...........

[BeckyDem]

51. Like most people, I miss him a lot. Best president in my life time.

[lucca18]

53. Miss you President Obama!

Now, that was a President!!!!

[Boomerproud]

54. Please bring him back!

Save us (and the world) from the idiocy of the Trumpets!

[ailsagirl]

55. I'd be screaming too!!

[FakeNoose]

56. There goes a REAL man, and a great POTUS

[bdamomma]

86. so cool so calm

he is a professional and very humble, miss him so much, my anxiety level went down just seeing him.

[Cha]

95. Hey bdamomma..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[bdamomma]

147. hey Cha

Did you know 45 doesn't want to go to NY because there are too many protestors!!!!!!

I bet that is why he hauls his a$$ to Mar A Lago.

[Doreen]

59. I teared up. I miss him.

I think it would be funny if he got as close to Trump tower as possible and get cheered right were the dictator thinks he should get cheered. I bet the decibel level when people cheer for Obama would be higher than for the dictator. Hey, there is another thing to do to piss him off...I like it.

[tallahasseedem]

61. I'm actually crying...

I MISS him.

[sheshe2]

62. Now THAT is my President.

[Tarheel_Dem]

65. Me 2!

[sheshe2]

68. Were you able to view the vid yet Tarheel?

Dayum I miss him.

[Tarheel_Dem]

69. Blogslut suggested I click on the timeline. I was still unable to view the Twitter vid, but there's

a link to a facebook post where I was finally able to see it. Strange, but I was overjoyed to hear the cheers, and see my Prez.

[sheshe2]

72. Wish I had been in that crowd...

I would have cheered myself hoarse.

....so much win

[Cha]

92. Got a pic, she..

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

113. Took me a minute to answer you...

I was staring at that awesome image of our now and forever President.

Thank you! Ya made my night.

[Cha]

114. Our President got the Beatles treatment.. lol

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

117. He is the picture of coolness.

Sigh.

[mfcorey1]

63. Be stil, my heart!

[Starry Messenger]

66. I think people were not ready for his Presidency to be over.

I have been thinking about the great activity going on with Indivisible and such. We didn't want the party to be over. Eight years wasn't enough and being saddled with a turd like Chump was just an extra slap in the chops.

[BeyondGeography]

78. Well said

I definitely wasn't ready. He would have been good for two old-style French terms; 14 years.

[Kahuna7]

70. Bless his heart, waving to the crowd..

[Cha]

120. And, last night eating dinner with Malia, Kahuna

Link to tweet

[ElementaryPenguin]

73. How I HATE the 22nd Amendment!!!

[Sunlei]

74. Off the island paradise way to soon, only been a months break!

[smirkymonkey]

83. That is such an amazing photo of him!

Healthy, handsome, happy - compare him to the orange one:


Unhealthy, hideous, miserable...

[W Mousie]

98. And making everyone else miserable, too. n/t

[treestar]

76. Being cheered wherever he goes

while Cheetolini gets protests.

[Cha]

93. Hey treestar!

Link to tweet

[treestar]

103. Thanks Cha!

No tie! Looking happy!

[Cha]

108. i predicted this..

when comments were made on how tired/and/or/old he looked I said wait until he leaves Office.

He'll be exercising, sleeping..etc.. voila!

[SummerSnow]

77. he looks so relaxed.

[CousinIT]

80. He's Still A Rock Star. Best President Ever. Sure MISS him! n/t

[Cha]

96. I know, right!

Link to tweet

[Cha]

111. I meant to post this one..

Link to tweet

[sagetea]

84. Dang....my heart just broke a little more..

Such a Statesmen...and a Rock Star!!!

[Blue Owl]

85. Barack Star

Miss ya buddy...

[Cha]

87. "Please credit me as a reporter for Business Insider." So I am..

Link to tweet

Thank you, kpete!

Our President!

Link to tweet

[TexasBushwhacker]

88. Cheers for Obama in Trumps hometown

[kimbutgar]

107. My sister and I were driving today and saw a car with 3 Obama for President 2012 stickers

We both remarked at the same time how much we miss him! And what a friggin idiot took his place!

[Charles Bukowski]

112. I've been pretty numb since the election, and I'm not one

to get overly emotional in general, but damn, something got in my eyes just now...

[Cha]

115. Mine too, CB

[AwakeAtLast]

116. That gave me chills

Wow, he is really looking great!

[Aviation Pro]

118. Two miles from Trump Tower

I smell triangulation happening between President Obama, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton.

[Cha]

119. :)

[Yavin4]

121. He's still my president.

What's there now is totally illegitimate.

[murielm99]

127. There would have been a different type of screaming

if it had been trump out on the street. That monster cannot even walk around in his own town without stirring up anger and disgust.

[AgadorSparticus]

129. Goodness! He is a ROCK STAR!!!!

So miss him!

[cilla4progress]

131. Keep trolling BO.

Welcome back. Already feeling better!

[mobeau69]

134. Short Video Here

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/02/25/barack-obama-new-york-city-france-live-nr.cnn

[Stellar]

137. Too cute...

citizens in France want Obama to to run for president there, and they are trying to get a million signatures.

[Stellar]

136. Oh my goodness!