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sarge43

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46. A wind sock has a useful purpose

Reply to q_e_d (Reply #35)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 07:24 AM

Nov 2012

We know a lot about Romney and he's a blivet.

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"Comforter in Chief" [View all] ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 OP

GENUINE GETTINGTIRED Oct 2012 #1

<333 Faith9326 Oct 2012 #2

I saw him hugging her on TV justiceischeap Oct 2012 #3

I was hoping for this footage also. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #5

Are you talking about the woman in the tan Carthart jacket justiceischeap Oct 2012 #7

Yes. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #15

Noticed this too Faith9326 Oct 2012 #16

some people have lost their minds over this. slack should be cut. roguevalley Oct 2012 #24

I haven't seen the footage but your description brought me to tears, SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #19

What a president! longship Oct 2012 #4

Don't think they're not spitballing how they might do that right now. Bucky Oct 2012 #10

Was President Obama touching grief-stricken woman inappropriately? justiceischeap Oct 2012 #11

There's your Fox News angle! jimbo92107 Oct 2012 #30

Fox will find a way to make fun of this image, people's tragedy, because that's what they do, crunch60 Oct 2012 #22

You've an excellent President! q_e_d Oct 2012 #35

A wind sock has a useful purpose sarge43 Nov 2012 #46

Welcome to DU!!! VWolf Nov 2012 #47

He really cares . . . EarthGurl2012 Oct 2012 #6

Genuine... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #8

Wow..everything is written on both their faces. Cha Oct 2012 #9

That's the dude I'm voting for Blue Owl Oct 2012 #12

Another dude abides. sarge43 Nov 2012 #45

Te look on that woman's face is one of comfort, she knows that the President hugging her bluestate10 Oct 2012 #13

Can't discount President Obama's spiritual soul........ mrmpa Oct 2012 #14

Remember Clinton after 9/11 KT2000 Oct 2012 #28

I do remember that............. mrmpa Oct 2012 #34

If I was writing a handbook on being a good human being his face would be on the cover. nolabear Oct 2012 #17

I cannot imagine Heathen57 Oct 2012 #18

I like him more and more with every passing day madokie Oct 2012 #20

he got older in a matter of days , it's interesting to see how the campaign JI7 Oct 2012 #21

I think he's very tired, as is Christie lunatica Nov 2012 #44

Here's the C-SPAN coverage of his meeting with her. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #23

Thank you! n/t ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #25

You get the feeling it's not a photo-op, the cameras just happen to be there. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #26

This is our "community organizer" president ... ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #27

You can tell that he was just going down the row of people and then he saw she wasn't okay,... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #31

Yes, but it was remarkable how the Pres. talked her back. First, just comfort, then FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #42

thank you! KT2000 Oct 2012 #29

She was on the verge of an emotional collapse and he picked her up again. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #32

BTW: Watch the Right Wing attack her without mercy.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #33

Fox Not So News doesn't have a helluva lot of time to attack this. :) lexw Oct 2012 #37

Time? It's a knee jerk reaction for them. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #39

True. I don't have the skin thick enough to watch that channel—even to be critical... lexw Nov 2012 #40

Do what I do.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #41

That was awesome lexw Oct 2012 #36

It's nice to see my ability to find stuff is appreciated. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #38

He's a good man. PotatoChip Nov 2012 #43