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11. Partly generational

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 03:47 PM

Mar 2014

The older generation believed babies were the wife's business and men didn't know how to deal with them. Republicans are by nature old fashioned, especially the older ones. And they tend to be old white men.

Obama is from the younger generation with more hands on fatherhood. So he is not thinking of them as strange beings that pertain only to women. Plus he just is a people person with a warm personality and kids can sense that.

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Why are babies always so happy when meeting President Obama? [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2014 OP

To be fair ... frazzled Mar 2014 #1

Babies can pick up on their parents emotions. Autumn Mar 2014 #2

Babies have pretty good sharp_stick Mar 2014 #3

Obama is wonderful with kids. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2014 #4

because the president warrior1 Mar 2014 #5

He is the baby whisperer~ sheshe2 Mar 2014 #6

It's the size and shape of the SMILE. Really. It's a matter of evolutionary psychology HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #7

One of my most favored Obama pics, and I've seen many. lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #8

That's pretty darn cute! nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #14

Babies are very good at spotting fakes - proof below :-) malaise Mar 2014 #9

that is so true. demigoddess Mar 2014 #10

hahaha I was hoping flamingdem Mar 2014 #12

Partly generational treestar Mar 2014 #11

Cause he doesn't salt and pepper them before eating them like bush did The Straight Story Mar 2014 #13

Babies are like that with me too madokie Mar 2014 #15