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Barack Obama

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

17. Lol to remembering some of those disastrous pictures.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 08:57 AM

Jul 2017

I often felt rather sorry for these guys, all fathers themselves, but as you say. And you can't just grab a baby for an opportunistic photo prop and expect them to be happy. They have to be charmed like anyone else.

Little Miss Flint was totally charmed here, and not.

Of course, I imagine what she may have heard adults saying about both could have had something to do with this.

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'Oh my God, it is Obama': Alaska mom, baby meet ex-president [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2017 OP

What a priceless photo! And the little one will have this wonderful memento for the rest of her life Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #1

Ahhhhh! That is a beautiful photograph. CottonBear Jul 2017 #2

Babies don't come cuter than this one, LOL Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #4

My thought exactly. No wonder Obama was drawn right to her, Hortensis Jul 2017 #11

The fact that he has such a way with babies says quite a lot about him Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #12

Lol to remembering some of those disastrous pictures. Hortensis Jul 2017 #17

OMG, what a contrast! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #19

Children and animals Butterflylady Jul 2017 #21

If you think about it, trump has her by the wrist Doreen Jul 2017 #31

That is one to cherish. brer cat Jul 2017 #7

You can tell that President Obama thinks so, too! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #10

No kidding. What a cutie. And Obama ain't bad, either, LOL. nt Nay Jul 2017 #20

Ha! I didn't notice this was posted in BOG. brer cat Jul 2017 #24

I didn't notice it was in BOG, either!! I'm no worshipper, but that man sure Nay Jul 2017 #27

;) sheshe2 Jul 2017 #34

What a beautiful little girl! Princess Turandot Jul 2017 #3

Love this! Silver Gaia Jul 2017 #5

Oh, I want to cry! madaboutharry Jul 2017 #6

Me too shenmue Jul 2017 #9

I wish I could want to cry. Doreen Jul 2017 #32

Now THAT'S acting presidential! Miss him (them) SO much. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2017 #8

A great start to the day. 😁 Duppers Jul 2017 #13

Lovely story. Scarsdale Jul 2017 #16

Thank you. Duppers Jul 2017 #25

I did that to Tom Hayden in 1980--the "You look just like" thing. See my post #29 for the story. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #30

In 1980, when my son was 13 months old, a very nice man sat next to us on the plane. tblue37 Jul 2017 #29

Our last real President is a superstar. I hope his time is not the last time a human being holds... NNadir Jul 2017 #14

Great story but I hate when people just refer to him as "Obama"... Freedomofspeech Jul 2017 #18

Not at all. Duppers Jul 2017 #23

Thanks TT sheshe2 Jul 2017 #22

That is so awesome. nt Tarheel_Dem Jul 2017 #26

He and Michelle cuddled my 16-month-old granddaughter at an informal tblue37 Jul 2017 #28

So cool, tblue! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #33

Made me cry clinton_2020 Jul 2017 #35

You're welcome TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #36