PHOTOS & VIDEO Ooh la la, Les Obamas! (April 3)

[Jackeens]

BBC video here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7981181.stm (Rapturous welcome for Obamas)

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[firedupdem]

1. Excellent.....except for the one lady trying to pull my President's

head off!

[Jackeens]

4. I know, it's hilarious! Saw it on the news, she was, um, very determined!

[patrice]

7. Check out the look on her face!

We all KNOW what that's about!

:blush:

[Jackeens]

13. Here's the video!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7981181.stm

One minute in!

[patrice]

18. When the Security guys said "No!", did you see the little extra wave he gave her?

This person is highly tuned to how people feel.

[Arugula Latte]

36. bow chicka bow bow

Can't say I blame her!

[firedupdem]

8. LOL! I'm like hey lady! hands off!

:rofl:

It's great that people all over the world are excited about our President. Love it!

[lunatica]

12. The photo looks like he's about to find out what a french kiss really is

I wonder if he managed to dodge it with his usual grace

:rofl:

[tavalon]

21. Yes he did!

LOL. He's well tuned to people. It's amazing to watch. All political differences aside (and we only have a few, he and I), he has the most amazing social skills - I love watching him work a crowd. And a French crowd is generally not an easy crowd.

[Sultana]

23. I am surprised that SS didn't reprimand her

:o

[Schema Thing]

28. Oh they will

in the porn version

[SpookyCat]

47. LOL!!!! nt

[Robeysays]

48. hahaha

night in paris part II?

[Phx_Dem]

51. She wanted a kiss! Sarkozy leaned in to tell Obama that she

wanted a kiss. Obama kind of shook his head. You can see it on the video.

Where's the Queen's trusty purse when you need to wack someone with it! Just kidding. I can't blame that poor woman for wanting to touch the President.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Hearts and minds.

[VeraAgnes]

3. Michelle is gorgeous!

I love the dress, the coat made her look frumpy.

[sammytko]

5. yea, hated the coat - LOVE the dress

the contrast in colors between michelle and carla is great.

[VeraAgnes]

15. I bet Carla told her to take that rag off...in a girlfriend way...

new friends forever. O8)

[dancingme]

56. You sound like a tea drinker

How was your day?

[polichick]

33. I agree - the dress is much better than the coat!

[AyanEva]

25. yeah the coat...

was a little grandmotherly. At least the print was nice!

[onehandle]

6. I was in Strasbourg last year.

It was a pretty quiet, beautiful French-German town.

Amazing Cathedral.

Today it's Fortress Strasbourg.

[Kukesa]

9. Nice photos. Thanx, Jackeens, for your good work. n/t

[patrice]

10. Thanks again Jackeens!

[firefox28]

11. Carla Bruni

is gorgeous too

[Binka]

31. She's A Brit Hating Lefty FF

Still gorgeous? Still here ff? Hmm. Our pizza man is slow today.

[YOY]

14. Is it just me or do world leaders actually seem to like to be around Obama?

As opposed to Shrub where they were just going through the motions?

[harun]

54. They look ecstatic, and for good reason.

[Hope And Change]

16. Wonderful pics.K & R!

[Beacool]

17. Very nice pics, thanks.

Everyone looks great.

:D

[1776Forever]

19. My Favorite: Looks like they are dancing - Great steps for sure!

[patrice]

20. My favorite also. Looks like they're sizing one another up, for a "dance" off.

[gauguin57]

22. Looks like a buddy film ... or a remake of "I Spy."

Lovely pix, all.

[Arugula Latte]

37. Lol! That's exactly what I thought, too.

"And odd couple of New York cops trade wisecracks and insults on their way to forging a top-notch partnership ..."

[Sultana]

24. Jealous!

x(

They look so wonderful.

They world loves the Obamas too but they can't have them :P

[AyanEva]

26. :D

Don't you just love that he's OURS?! :D

[lunatica]

27. They can but he comes with a lot of luggage

Us!

:rofl: :patriot:

[Barack_America]

29. *gasp* Michelle's dress!

Gorgeous!

(that was my actual reaction).

[enough]

30. Me too! Now THAT's a DRESS.

Perfect for her.

Of course she even looks fantastic in the sillier things she wears. But this is elegant.

[Renew Deal]

32. Sarkozy has aed in president years.

It looks like his position is taking a toll.

[polichick]

34. Michelle's dress is lovely, but imo Carla's is too matronly for her...

Just sayin' ~ lol, the best I could do is jeans!

[Phx_Dem]

41. Isn't that just her coat? I hope.

When I first saw the pics of Carla and Michelle, I thought they both looked like they were wearing housedresses until I realized they were coats. Thank God!

[polichick]

42. Oh, I didn't think of that. But would a coat have such short sleeves?

[Barack_America]

43. Here's the dress without the coat.

Kind of hard to see as they're seated, but we'll have to take what we can get.



U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L) speaks with France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy before a luncheon at Rohan Palace as their husbands held bilateral talks in Strasbourg April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.
REUTERS/HO/Elysee Palace/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS)

It still seems a little overly "prim" to me, as if Bruni is trying very hard to be taken "seriously". It's almost as if she's trying to look a bit matronly.

ETA. Huh. Not sure why I can't post that pic. Here's the link.

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[polichick]

46. Thanks! It is a little prim, but much prettier than the coat...

I like the contrasting fabric on the top.

[Arugula Latte]

35. Michelle, ma belle!

Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble!

[shagsak]

38. A classy representation of America is back

It's about time.

[paparush]

39. Shelly looking STUNNING as usual. Barak's got charisma and charm up to HERE!

[Phx_Dem]

40. Sarkozy is kind of a cutie -- he always looks happy.

Beaming, in fact. Especially when he's with President Obama. And he and Carla make a very attractive couple.

I'm used to France having a old stuffed shirt for President. Nice change.

:D

[rosesaylavee]

45. Well, actually he's France's Bush.

Conservative, right wing and not well liked since the election.

[Phx_Dem]

50. Okay. Nevermind. lol

To be fair though, no one has a Bush. Some leaders are neocons, some are stupid, some are arrogant, some are drunk, some are corrupt, but Bush was all of those things.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

52. lol

:thumbsup:

[rosesaylavee]

55. You are right there.

We have the stupidest, meanest criminals - better than anybody. But then, we get to have Obama so hopefully it will eventually even out for us.

[skeewee08]

44. Once Again U ROCK Jackeens:-)

[Quantess]

49. Looks like everyone wants to kiss him!

:D

[OneBlueSky]

53. wonder if he ever gets tired of smiling . . .

if he keeps this up, his face is going to lock into a permanent smile -- not a healthy situation when you're discussing war and peace and healthcare and other imporatant issues . . . :shrug: