Pres Obama and VP Biden take a walk to Lunch today.. Pics & Vids.. Customers tell him to ..

[Cha]

"hang tough because he's doing the right thing".




President Obama and Vice President Biden walk to buy lunch at a sandwich shop near the White House, October 4

Justin Sink @JTSTheHill Obama: "Part of the reason we're here is we're starving"… also b/c
@Taylor_Gourmet offering 10% off to furloughed employees6:59 AM - 4 Oct 2013
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Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka Per the WH Press Pool, customers at Taylor Gourmet told Pres. Obama to hang tough because he's doing the right thing.

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Mahalo to TOD http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/04/this-shutdown-could-be-over-today/

[font color=blue]BOG[/font]

[NYC_SKP]

1. Why that SOB, er, those two SOBs but, damn, wait, what.... noOMG!!!

[Cha]

8. LOL.. damn handsome loving

caring POTUS & VPOTUS!

[IrishAyes]

51. Tut, tut there, my dear host. Walk your talk and mind the language.

Sorry I couldn't resist, but you walked right into that one if memory serves.

[NYC_SKP]

53. You win, Saturday is yours!

And I love that avatar! Who is that?

[IrishAyes]

55. She's my evil twin sister. I'm the nice one.

[NYC_SKP]

57. I love you both!

What good is one without the other?

[sheshe2]

2. ILIWIWUITMABOIP!!!

I freaking love VP Biden’s Ray Bans. He makes it look so cool.



Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
How in sync are Pres. Obama and VP Biden? So in sync that when they walk, they walk in step.
2:45 PM - 4 Oct 2013

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/04/this-shutdown-could-be-over-today/



BOG ~Cha

[olivelove]

4. they look like

they might be holding hands. Cute.

[treestar]

7. Best Buds

They are so genuine!

[Cha]

22. Yeah, they are. We got

lucky, treestar!

[xfundy]

17. Is that comment supposed to generate an "OH, FAGS!!!1!!!" comment?

Can't help but ask.

[Cha]

21. What!?

[IrishAyes]

54. Yes you could help asking! You know Cha would never stir the pot that way.

Not to mention that the general American aversion to touching other than sexually is another of our extremely unhealthy attitudes, which fortunately most of the world does not share.

[freshwest]

62. Gay slurs are not welcome in the BOG. Please edit or delete. You are:

And derailing a thread of support for our president and federal employees. That is the topic.

Are you implying such a comment would 'generate' homophobic slurs by the members of the BOG?

This is a group, and not a forum to bash others. We support our president and are against bigotry.

[Cha]

9. I love that pic, she.. thank you! Great in sync shot of our Prez and

VPrez!

That's one of the best shots of them ever on so many levels!!

she

[jaysunb]

12. Notice how they're stepping in stride ?

That's teamwork.

[Cha]

16. To our top Team, jay!

[sheshe2]

23. Well Yeah~

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So is this~ Your Favorite!

[Cha]

26. LOL.. I kept thinking about that one but,

was too lazy to go look for it.

notworthy she

As treestar said.. "they're best buds" and I said, "yep, we got lucky!"

[sheshe2]

27. It's in my file Cha~

It's a keeper!

[Cha]

29. Yeah, smart people have files.. I don't know

from files. I go looking for old posts on DU or the net.

But, in the spirit of Never Never Never Giving UP.. here's to Future Files

[IrishAyes]

56. I bought several thumb drives, each for a different purpose in case of mishap to one or other.

So it's easy to offload pics regularly and start on a whole new batch, knowing there'll be plenty more to come. In a few weeks I'll buy yet another thumb drive to COPY the pix one and store in my safety deposit box for safekeeping. I'm leaving instructions (and funds) to send them to a friend when and if I croak first.

[Cha]

64. Yeah, that's all greek to me.. one wonders how

I got this far without knowing all that stuff but I did!

[IrishAyes]

65. Well, not that I know a whole lot either; but

Thumb drives are little storage units you pop into the usb slot of your computer; whatever you want to send to it, do so, and then pop it back out again. They're cheap, easy to use, and fabulous for portability though I use them for my file backups; one for docs, one for pix, and the third for music. You can buy them with anywhere from 2 GB to, I suppose, even a terrabyte but that would be sort of expensive. I also don't like everything left solely on one thumb drive because what happens if you lose or damage it? Speaking of damage, I got a nice soft case to keep mine in because I don't like putting the caps back on. They can get stuck and be hell to remove.

[freshwest]

37. Synchronized walking! Love it!

[Cha]

38. Thanks freshwest! We got so

Lucky!

[freshwest]

39. And the synchronized looking up:

And thank goodness there are so many secret service there. They are looking very, very serious, as they should, with all the weird things going on.

D.C. is really something right now. But the people on the streets and their faces does my heart a world of good!

Thanks for this!!

[Cha]

40. LOL.. I didn't even think about that synchro one!

Did you check out the Raw Vid? It's very good!

I like what Dallas said..


DallasNE (3,456 posts)

28. This Was Brilliant

The symbolism of this walk only a couple of days after a sick woman rammed a Whitehouse gate is powerful. And nothing but happy faces is just the icing on the cake. Washington DC needed a moment like this to give them temporary cheer. Well done Mr. President. Well done.

[freshwest]

44. Yes, it was great. And I'll look at the videos now and see if it shows what they're looking up at!

[Cha]

46. The first Raw Vid is the one to see.. the other one

is just a short clip reiterated a little of what he'd said in the one.

[freshwest]

47. I loved that and he is 'hanging tough.' Because it's the right thing to do.

Remember a pic of him and Michelle doing the 'hang ten' gesture. Almost expected to see that.

He is surfing and keeping his balance like the Pro that he is. It's not an act. it's total awareness and riding the wave.



Obama Rides The Wave



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/24/obama-rides-the-wave_n_108848.html

At least that's what they said in 2008 and that it might carry thorugh 2016. Despite setbacks, he is looking decades ahead:

[Cha]

48. "Riding the Wave like a Pro".. great analogy for PBO, fresh..

Here he's dealing with a big wave.. not as big an the current one but..



h/t sheshe http://www.democraticunderground.com/110210277#post9

And, I cannot leave without out posting my son riding his big one in..



Mahalo for the link and pics, fresh!

[freshwest]

50. Definitely not for the faint hearted or weak among us. Not afraid of the elements surrounding him.

Thanks for that awesome pic of your son, too.

[IrishAyes]

58. Those surfing photos take my breath away.

I used to do many risky things and rode horses people swore couldn't be rode (I also got throwed - a lot!) but you couldn't get me on a surfboard in a plastic kiddy pool. I love the ocean but prefer to look at it from shore and weirdly enough, I love ocean-themed novels.

[sheshe2]

49. Hi freshwest~

[freshwest]

52. Good morning, Sheshe!

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Thanks Cha! I'm saving the clips for when I get home.

[Cha]

10. You're so Welcome, Tarheel!

A little joy in Mudville!

[BeyondGeography]

5. Love that checkout gal

"Go for the chocolate macadamia." Totally unfazed. I'd have so many thoughts running through my head I'd be verbally paralyzed.

[Cha]

13. That Raw Vid was Awesome! Love those kids behind the counter..

what a topic over Pizza and Brew tonight.

I know what you mean about the server who suggested the chocolate macadamia nut whatever it was! Total grace under fire

Dude in the Street "Keep up the Good Work"!

[treestar]

6. I wish I worked at that restaurant!

that must be such fun. If President Obama needs Delaware legal advice, I hope he comes by my office. Wouldn't it be fun? Those ladies filling the order must have had a blast. "I'm paying for Joe," lol.

[Cha]

14. I know, treestar! I said upthread..

What a conversation those kids willl have over Pizza and Brew tonight!

[babylonsister]

11. LOVE this! These are 'our' guys, and I'm proud of them!

Mahalo, Cha, and thanks!

[Cha]

15. No Problem, babylonsistah!

Me too.. this is me beaming

It was brilliant to go out and catch lunch at a local place today because..

Justin Sink @JTSTheHill Obama: "Part of the reason we're here is we're starving"… also b/c
@Taylor_Gourmet offering 10% off to furloughed employees 6:59 AM - 4 Oct 2013

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[Iwillnevergiveup]

18. The Prez and VP

They've still got it! Thanks for posting these very nice!

[Cha]

19. You're so Welcome, Iwillnevergiveup!

And, neither will we!

[ailsagirl]

20. Thanks for posting, Cha!

I notice that the President rarely wears sunglasses. I think it's because he wants people to see his face and shades tend to hide the face. (Why celebrities always wear them!) I read once that President Kennedy refused to wear sunglasses when he was giving speeches or shaking hands because he felt they covered him up too much.

Thanks for posting!



a.

[Cha]

24. You're Welcome, ailsagirl!

Yeah, I was thinking about PBO not wearing shades today like VP Biden. I've seen him in them before but, you're right.. not very much.

'Course some people need to wear them.. I never wore them 'cause I wanted the Sun to shine in my eyes. But, now I wear them sometimes for not so much Sun.

Thanks for the history lesson on JFK..

[NBachers]

32. With shades on, I always thought he had that young Ray Charles thing going on

with a dash of Denzel Washington thrown in. Check out these awesome photos of President Obama in Shades (with a dash of Joltin' Joe Biden):

https://www.google.com/search?q=president+obama+in+sunglasses&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS423US423&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=UI5PUuSXLciaiAL3xoDYCQ&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=789&dpr=1

[Cha]

33. Thanks Bachers! This is the one I was thinking about when I

said I've seen him in shades before! Love that pic.. lot of water under the bridge since then



Since then, too.



Thank you so much for all these pics of these Cool Dudes in their shades..

One more.. in the breeze!

[ailsagirl]

35. I esp. like that last one of the President-- with his tie "blowin' in the wind"

He's got such a dazzling smile-- everytime I see it, it makes me smile, too

[Cha]

36. Yeah, his smile is

pretty contagious!

[IrishAyes]

60. I might have already died and woke up in heaven

the way those photos make me feel. If I'm dreaming don't wake me up yet. It's too sweet for words.

[Cha]

63. I know what you mean, Irish.. on so many levels!

[ailsagirl]

34. You're right-- he does

[IrishAyes]

59. Well, sunglasses will often get a political person called shady and shifty

And there's no point handing the rabid detractors free ammunition.

Some celebrities wear sunglasses because they want to be noticed! And some, sad to say, like other people will wear sunglasses at night so the condition of their pupils doesn't show. 'nuff said.

[Iliyah]

25. K & R

And they LOVE ALL America!

[Cha]

30. Yes, they do, Illyah!

What they project!

[DallasNE]

28. This Was Brilliant

The symbolism of this walk only a couple of days after a sick woman rammed a Whitehouse gate is powerful. And nothing but happy faces is just the icing on the cake. Washington DC needed a moment like this to give them temporary cheer. Well done Mr. President. Well done.

[Cha]

31. I know, huh? Thanks for putting it in such

eloquent perspective, DallasNE!

It certainly put us in temporaty Cheer!

[freshwest]

41. Yes, a way to show solidarity and they say he's doing the right thing. Yes, he is.

[freshwest]

42. My favorite one!

The WeThePeople POTUS.

[Jamaal510]

43. It's nice to see

Obama and Biden so tight, but sometimes I worry that something might happen to them both when they're together, and we may end up with an Orange President.

[Cha]

45. No, not gonna happen, Jamaal!

[IrishAyes]

61. Early on, President Obama asked us for a prayer shield

And I don't care how a person prays or thinks, it's really all the same. We don't always get what we ask, but it does make a difference. And if I didn't believe I'll live to see both our guys safely into a ripe old age, I couldn't bear it.

[Cha]

66. Another Pic.. Of Happy Pedestrians meeting the Prez.. :))))

@petesouza: Pres Obama greets pedestrians along Penn Ave in DC, Oct 4

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/06/rise-and-shine-the-week-in-photos-videos-and-a-word-or-two/