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64. I think the President understand exactly what this means

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:26 PM

May 2012

He seems to gravitate to the little children, and they to him.

He seems to take his position as role model very seriously.

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“Touch it, dude!” Mr. Obama said. [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

Do you have any idea what this means for that kid's malaise May 2012 #1

Yes, he is a role model... None of his competition for office comes close. freshwest May 2012 #38

I think the President understand exactly what this means Cracklin Charlie May 2012 #64

He loves children, and they love him. Bake May 2012 #98

+ 1,000 MrMickeysMom May 2012 #79

LOL trumad May 2012 #2

Yes, or his office wall...the oval office. Ineeda May 2012 #6

Yep. Can you imagine? chollybocker May 2012 #31

How cool is that? Can you imagine Romney doing something like that? CTyankee May 2012 #3

you crazy? MITWITS blowdry costs more than your rent. elehhhhna May 2012 #5

touch it dude Enrique May 2012 #20

lice check -eom Control-Z May 2012 #22

looks like he's From The Ashes May 2012 #37

Good one Ashes Marie Marie May 2012 #47

so true...spot on Swagman May 2012 #60

LOLOL!! Nay May 2012 #78

ohmy! hibbing May 2012 #93

DUzy candidate! rocktivity May 2012 #120

DUZY ACCOMPLISHED!!! rocktivity May 2012 #131

I saw that! From The Ashes May 2012 #132

Niptuck? RockyMtnGuy May 2012 #51

I think you xxqqqzme May 2012 #100

Wow. . .it feels just like real cloven hoof goat hair! Suji to Seoul May 2012 #75

Is that an Osmond or a Romney? tridim May 2012 #107

Seriously, those are Osmond teeth. DevonRex May 2012 #114

OMG amuse bouche May 2012 #110

First thing that came to mind: NickB79 May 2012 #119

lol Control-Z May 2012 #21

Doesn't he just touch other peoples hair, 6000eliot May 2012 #25

Well... There is that. freshwest May 2012 #36

or the Donald. yellowcanine May 2012 #85

i can imagine fukhed the acorn destroyer making a video elehhhhna May 2012 #4

Very cool. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #7

That's really touching. SmileyRose May 2012 #8

I saw what you did there. mac56 May 2012 #53

hahaha SmileyRose May 2012 #77

Unintentional quips are the best. mac56 May 2012 #83

This brought tears to my eyes. Greybnk48 May 2012 #9

How in the hell can anyone in their right mind not like this President madokie May 2012 #10

That's just what I keep thinking. TahitiNut May 2012 #29

He is at his best when he is just being himself, colorado_ufo May 2012 #73

Wow! That's beautiful... one_voice May 2012 #11

Obama BOWED to an 8-year-old? Where's the outrage?! NYC Liberal May 2012 #12

LOL That's what i thought too. Arctic Dave May 2012 #46

Sadly I wouldn't put it past him after the whole mustard thing. NYC Liberal May 2012 #49

LOL...my thought too deutsey May 2012 #81

Obviously pandering to the grade school voters. yellowcanine May 2012 #86

That's priceless! Lugnut May 2012 #13

That picture has the potential to be truly iconic Stinky The Clown May 2012 #14

Definitely! loyalsister May 2012 #26

I agree...and to me, it says that while some of the haters will say... Volaris May 2012 #43

Outstanding AC_Mem May 2012 #15

Compare and contrast: TBF May 2012 #16

Ouch! That first picture is disturbing. Tennessee Gal May 2012 #17

Sorry - I maybe should have had a bleach warning there ... nt TBF May 2012 #18

Yes indeed! Orrex May 2012 #63

+1000! Perfect! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #74

oh. my. dog. magical thyme May 2012 #90

That picture of the Chimp is so revealing hifiguy May 2012 #96

Yuk amuse bouche May 2012 #112

ROFL, that's funny. closeupready May 2012 #117

I love this man nt auburngrad82 May 2012 #19

and this man loves kids. you can see it in every interaction he has with them. eom ellenfl May 2012 #30

Malia and Sasha are very fortunate having him for a dad. n/t sarge43 May 2012 #102

K&R...nt SidDithers May 2012 #23

This kind of stuff really gets to me. Control-Z May 2012 #24

Nice to have a really great guy as President (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #27

Wow, powerful and beautiful photograph Spazito May 2012 #28

I love this President RFKHumphreyObama May 2012 #32

The hair thing, is a thing. Robb May 2012 #33

The hair thing, and the nose thing, and the lips thing... rocktivity May 2012 #59

Your rockin' dude just ramped up to afroawesome. Robb May 2012 #103

So now are we are going to have to hear more about "Obama bowing" on Fox News? (nt) reACTIONary May 2012 #34

Rubbing his head for good luck!! Harry Monroe May 2012 #35

Agree with the above post about this being a monumental historical moment. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #39

Well that just made my day! goclark May 2012 #40

Should this country not re-elect this President, cilla4progress May 2012 #41

President Obama's humanity comes through!! Perfect!!! n/t hue May 2012 #42

I love that man! I love that kid! lonestarnot May 2012 #44

What a perv. bigwillq May 2012 #45

broken link.."page missing" dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #48

It would be fun to CAPTION this photograph... AsahinaKimi May 2012 #50

"I understand you're our first gay president, so Mitt Romney sent me... thesquanderer May 2012 #68

Cute! Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #52

K&R Iwillnevergiveup May 2012 #54

That's the response of an authentic teacher. No, "because I say so", but an invitation into a patrice May 2012 #55

This is awesome as f**k. JBoy May 2012 #56

K&R with a bit of a lump in my throat. What a great story/pic! n/t beac May 2012 #57

Kick politicasista May 2012 #58

Very sweet Generic Other May 2012 #61

It's nice to have a compassionate human being in the white house again. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #62

OMG Skittles May 2012 #65

AWWWWW!!! Odin2005 May 2012 #66

Now that brings tears to my eyes. Solly Mack May 2012 #67

. mzmolly May 2012 #69

I hope this link works and it will be a great reply to this post. pennylane100 May 2012 #70

Your link worked. But BlueMTexpat May 2012 #71

I just wanted to to annoy the OP. pennylane100 May 2012 #121

Thanks! BlueMTexpat May 2012 #129

Major FAIL BumRushDaShow May 2012 #76

Of course I get the symbolism. pennylane100 May 2012 #122

Yeah, inspiring a black kid to love himself is gushing. Robb May 2012 #82

I actually feel sorry for you magical thyme May 2012 #91

I think my intention of posting that link has been misread. pennylane100 May 2012 #123

So many are ready to behead him for nothing amuse bouche May 2012 #111

I love gushing about our president. pennylane100 May 2012 #124

Aw gee *sniff* *sniff* Raine May 2012 #72

What a great picture! PotatoChip May 2012 #80

That is very sweet. You can't fake that kind of sensitivity. yellowcanine May 2012 #84

Love it ! yesphan May 2012 #87

He is so good with children! CrispyQ May 2012 #88

. rocktivity May 2012 #89

Kids ask Donald Trump this question all the time L. Coyote May 2012 #92

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #94

wow! boston bean May 2012 #95

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #97

K&R Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #99

DO NOT read Freeper comments about this adorable and heartbreaking photo librechik May 2012 #101

Yes, let them corrode in their own bile. n/t sarge43 May 2012 #104

Now I'm curious... nt ecstatic May 2012 #106

Wow PatSeg May 2012 #105

Words can not convey amuse bouche May 2012 #108

Precious! obietiger May 2012 #109

I love this. Just a great moment. Speaks volumes of how far we've come. Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #113

When I look at African American kids, I now think quite sincerely: "That kid could be President." mainer May 2012 #115

Aw, I love that. closeupready May 2012 #116

Who knows, this may not be the last time we see Jacob in the White House.... Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #118

Yes. Never know when the torch is passed. sarge43 May 2012 #125

"Jacob, now 8, says he wants to be President. Or a test pilot." Recursion May 2012 #126

Jacob, test pilot. A lot less stressful. sarge43 May 2012 #130

Kick Scurrilous May 2012 #127

I love that picture...it says a lot about the man. Historic NY May 2012 #128