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Kadie

(15,369 posts)
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:44 PM May 2012

President Obama in Iowa, May 24, 2012 - pics


President Barack Obama arrives at Des Moines International Airport, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa.






President Barack Obama shakes the hand of Riley Lewis, 7, as he arrives at Des Moines International Airport, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa.




US President Barack Obama (C) tours TPI Composites, a wind blade manufacturer, in Newton, Iowa, on May 24, 2012.


U.S. President Barack Obama points to a wind turbine blade as he tours TPI Composites, a wind energy manufacturer, in Newton, Iowa May 24, 2012.






President Barack Obama, center, tours TPI Composites, a manufacturer of wind turbines blades, Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Newton, Iowa. With Obama are from left to right, employees Ryan Tabor, Randall Flake and plant manager Mark Parriott. In Obama�s second visit as president to Newton, a city of about 15,000 east of Des Moines, he argued for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.


President Barack Obama speaks at the TPI Composites Factory, which manufactures wind turbine blades, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Newton, Iowa. In Obama�s second visit as president to Newton, a city of about 15,000 east of Des Moines, he argued for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.






President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking at TPI Composites, a manufacturer of wind turbines blades, Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Newton, Iowa. In Obama's second visit as president to Newton, a city of about 15,000 east of Des Moines, he argued for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.






I posted this pic in another thread, but I just have to put it here also.


President Barack Obama, left, greets veteran Archie Hackney, from Des Moines, Iowa, after speaking at TPI Composites, a manufacturer of wind turbines blades, Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Newton, Iowa. In Obama's second visit as president to Newton, a city of about 15,000 east of Des Moines, he argued for Congress to renew wind energy tax credits.



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monmouth

(21,078 posts)
3. This last picture really got to me. No matter how old, or what your political leanings are,
Thu May 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
May 2012

you, at least try, to stand to greet the President of the United States. Very moving photo, thanks for posting.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. Ah, I was wondering since it looked like the same place as the 90 year old man in another thread.
Thu May 24, 2012, 09:28 PM
May 2012

They must be so happy to have these jobs actually making something here in the USA.

All the M$M showed this year was the GOP flea circus. Please, Iowa, give the nod for Obama and the Democrats in 2012!

Thanks again Kadie for taking the time to post these, especially with the descriptions. Every place has a different feeling to it with different faces but the same love.

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