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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
8. I don't know how they do it
Sun Apr 8, 2012, 01:12 PM
Apr 2012

I'm sure I could never have adjusted to being a member of the First Family if that had been my fate. You're photographed from in front, the side, the rear, and even the rear in close-up and you always have to wear a smile and look happy despite the fact that you may not be happy (who on Earth is always happy?) and that you may not want to go out on a particular day or you may dread going to the place where you have to go. I don't think any movie stars or other famous people are photographed quite this much and in this microscopic detail always with the expectation that they look happy and that they be doing certain expected things. I couldn't have handled this for a period of years. To be confined to a famous building all day and night and whenever I leave it my life is under a microscope, I think I'd go nuts, especially if I were a young person like those two girls. But this First Family makes it look effortless.

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to me this family is one very striking sign Voice for Peace Apr 2012 #1
It's been a very long time since we've had a genuinely good person in the Presidency. baldguy Apr 2012 #6
They look like a bunch of socialists proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #2
And Muslims don't even believe in JEESUS! baldguy Apr 2012 #7
Muslims from Kenya!!! proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #10
Oh, sure they're going to church! TlalocW Apr 2012 #17
i like how each daughter takes after a different parent. craigmatic Apr 2012 #3
I can hardly believe LeftofObama Apr 2012 #4
And they just get more beautiful proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 #5
I don't know how they do it aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #8
What a lovely family! MineralMan Apr 2012 #9
Both of the girls are pretty, but the older girl is really a beauty. Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #11
And look at those gorgeous long legs. Very nice-looking family, and calimary Apr 2012 #20
Malia is growing like a weed!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #12
Thanks! lunatica Apr 2012 #13
Lovely! ChazInAz Apr 2012 #14
they are all so dang sweet. Whisp Apr 2012 #15
can it get any better than that? madrchsod Apr 2012 #16
Our first family is gorgeous! Lunabelle Apr 2012 #18
together bigtree Apr 2012 #19
No kidding. Barack, Michelle, they grow up TOO fast and TOO soon. calimary Apr 2012 #21
Made my day. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #22
. bigtree Apr 2012 #23
But... but... he's teh anti-American Muslim socialist!!!!1!!! Initech Apr 2012 #24
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