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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts) Fri Apr 3, 2015, 03:48 AM Apr 2015

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And, so it begins - this is how peace starts, with a selfie...(updated) [View all]

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Iranians posting selfies of themselves with our President, after Iranian TV broadcasts Obama's speech for the first time ever.

Go away warmongers, at least for a while.

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!

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And, so it begins - this is how peace starts, with a selfie...(updated) [View all] Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 OP

Lovely!!!! mylye2222 Apr 2015 #1

Salut mylye, comment va? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #2

Darn right! Give peace a chance. lovemydog Apr 2015 #3

Tears well up when I really consider the implications and potential of this! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #6

Me too. I so want peace loving people to enjoy lives free from violence. lovemydog Apr 2015 #13

Yes! that is the truth. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #24

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #4

The morning is young! 10:30 here in Europe! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #5

Good! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #7

It's a beautiful thing. /nt AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #8

Kinda overwhelming, even! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #9

I am verklempt. /nt AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #12

Love that word, and 'Schadenfreude', too. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #14

Indeed it is. hifiguy Apr 2015 #42

I like this JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #10

Me, too. Makes me happy! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #11

Look at his face. He is so happy. lovemydog Apr 2015 #15

He IS our neighbor and brother. We share this 'small blue dot' home. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #16

Yes indeed. I'm glad to share it with him lovemydog Apr 2015 #17

goosebumps!! n/t jomin41 Apr 2015 #18

And, a lump in the throat... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #19

wow! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #20

Happy happy, joy joy! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #21

K&R! DeSwiss Apr 2015 #22

Welcome to this thread, DeSwiss. Nice to be able Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #23

K & R malaise Apr 2015 #25

Give it a chance...nothing else has worked so far! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #26

I wonder how many of those war mongering republicans would enlist B Calm Apr 2015 #27

Huum, I wonder...tough question. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #28

Same number that enlisted last time. The Cheney offspring, Bush offspring, Wolfowitz, Ledeen, Bolton sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #46

I'm sure Ted Nugent would love to enlist if he wasn't too old. B Calm Apr 2015 #64

About the Same yellowwoodII Apr 2015 #67

VIDEO in the background of the selfie: freshwest Apr 2015 #29

Good find, thanks for bringing it! Yes, that's him! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #30

See, that's why Repulic0ns hate President Obama... Stellar Apr 2015 #32

Very cool Oilwellian Apr 2015 #31

There are supposedly thousands of others, but I don't 'do' twitter, Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #35

+1 Selfies for Peace BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #71

Arash Karami - Peace to the World asiliveandbreathe Apr 2015 #33

You're so welcome, asiliveandbreathe... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #37

Kick for nuclear peace Hekate Apr 2015 #34

Kicking it back to you! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #36

That's awesome. Anti-war president is a GOOD thing TBF Apr 2015 #38

Two countries in the Middle East supported the US after 9/11 - Israel and Iran nakocal Apr 2015 #39

And the pundits express their puzzlement as to why Iran is 'wary of the US'... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #41

K&R mcar Apr 2015 #40

this is one of the coolest things I've seen in years! lunatica Apr 2015 #43

Just 'Kool Raoul', as the French say. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #44

Just more proof he's in league with them ybbor Apr 2015 #45

Sarcasm doo-hickey un-necessary! LOL! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #54

Peace Selfies... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #47

All they are saying is...GIVE IT A CHANCE! Is that so much to ask? Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #56

All he was saying....is give peace a chance. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #48

I had tears in my eyes while putting it together, my dear sheshe! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #52

Peace! world wide wally Apr 2015 #49

These lovely people are a concrete form of the abstraction... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #59

Well, it took a few years, cloudbase Apr 2015 #50

Well, there was already his overture to Cuba, Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #51

Nice collection! calimary Apr 2015 #53

I find them almost heartbreakingly beautiful... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #60

***LOVE*** me b zola Apr 2015 #55

Kickin' it back to you, me b zola! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #58

A new word has even been coined War Horse Apr 2015 #57

It's embarrassing and shameful cilla4progress Apr 2015 #61

Awesome. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #62

Night, night all. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #63

A smile on my face and a tear in my eye.. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #65

You're welcome, grammy! I was smiling and tearing up Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #74

Thank you yellowwoodII Apr 2015 #66

You bet'cha....my pleasure, too! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #75

cool Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #68

Trop chouette ! Too cool for school, IMHO! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #76

Kudos! hobgoblin Apr 2015 #69

Hey there, hobgoblin...Nice to see you. Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #73

Thank you - those pics make me feel HAPPY. Avalux Apr 2015 #70

Yessss! Let's all hang out...they don't drink booze but Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #72