We got us a President . . .

[Empowerer]

We got us a President who leads off a speech with "Salaam 'alaikum" and then shares what was once known as the "Black Power handshake" with the French leader.

We got us a President whose kingly bearing incorporates a sassy little hitch in his gitalong that the old folks used to call "dappin'."

We got us a President whose tall, beautiful, elegant, brown wife is absolutely rocking it on the red carpet in her creme-colored cloth and kinky-straight mane and making him - and all the rest of America - look like a billion more bucks because she belongs to him and he belongs to her . . . and - Lord have mercy! - they both belong to us.

We sure got us a President, don't we?


(Jackeens, I borrowed a couple of your photos - hope you don't mind!)

[Jackeens]

1. Hey Empowerer - beautiful!!

All I do is rob those photos from daylife.com - and I'm thrilled to see you use them too, so beautifully!

:toast:

[babylonsister]

2. Indeed we do!

:fistbump:

[izquierdista]

3. She looks good

And that she does standing next to Carla Bruni says a lot.

[GoCubsGo]

11. And...

That she and Carla are refusing to play into the media's attempts at starting a fashion cat-fight between the two of them (by dressing very similarly) says even more. And, I betcha she speaks to her French pal IN French!

[Hutzpa]

23. Thats the feeling I got,

looking at them you can tell from the body language they share some kind of passion besides their husbands being the Presidents of their respective country.

[Buzz Clik]

4. I like your OP. I like it a lot.

[ClarkUSA]

5. We sure do.

:fistbump:

[skooooo]

6. luv Obama

:fistbump: :yourock: :applause: :patriot:

[Happyhippychick]

7. Is that a terrorist high five???!!!!????

:)

[Triana]

8. I iz in ur DU, likin' ur post. K & Prrrr n/t

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

9. Sweet post! America's got it's grove back.

[camera obscura]

10. Love that second pic

Fantastic.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. I can't help but think that Dr. King would have been so proud. I think

I started blubbering about 2 minutes into his D-Day speech, and blubbered until the end. It's not just his oratory skills, it's much more than that, and I can't quite put my finger on it. I've never been big on speeches, but everytime this man takes the stage, I'm glued to the teevee. Color me impressed.

[goclark]

13. I agree ~ his speech writers do their work but it is his style and

grace and skill at delivering a speech that makes him special.

Another thing I love is the way he can pop out a "big word" and make it flow so nicely.

Excellent role model for all of us --- he is masterful with the English language in my opinion.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. Excellent role model indeed. If you can believe it, even Pat Buchanan...

was choked up, and that set me off again. According to Pat, Reagan couldn't have done it any better.

[goclark]

19. LOL about Reagan ~ he was an Actor

Glad to hear it chocked up Pat B. -- did he ever serve in the military?

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. I don't think Pat ever served, but I won't swear to it. (nt)

[pkdu]

47. Pat Buchannan - and his "military service" (lack of) issue Pfffft!

<snip>
He received his draft notice in 1960, but was excused from military service because he had Reiter's syndrome, a form of reactive arthritis usually triggered by venereal diseases.
<snip>

http://www.nndb.com/people/053/000023981/

Cheers
P

[Tarheel_Dem]

51. Eeeewww! Who screwed Pat?

:puke:

[ClarkUSA]

21. According to the NYT, 44 stayed up last night fine-tuning the speech.

As Jpn Favreau has said, "He's his own top speech writer, not me." Lest we forget, he wrote his 2004 Convention speech and that race speech by himself.

[democracy1st]

14. question is will these weak ass's fight for him while calling him out on certain issues or will they

help the right destroy him,we'll see

[Clio the Leo]

16. I'm starting to think Michelle and Carla are coordinating their outfits....

June 6th


April 4th


April 3rd


Or perhaps just a case of great minds.....

[Patiod]

18. Or great stylists

I'm sure the people who help Michelle pick her clothes go to the same shows that Carla's people go to.

I know this is "sizist", but I love seeing a fellow tall girl like Michelle on stage!

[Patiod]

17. We got us a President who even my racist old Dad

thinks is amazing. The old guy got TEARS in his eyes listening to the Cairo speech! My old white Dad, who this time last year didn't think America was "ready for a Black president"! He was so proud to be represented by Obama instead of Bush.

What a day.

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. Your post is proof that we're never too old to change. I thought I would

fall off my chair today when I heard Pat Buchanan say that the president's Normandy speech left him very emotional & unable to speak. Pat was visibly choked up, and they don't come much older & more racist than Pat Buchanan. Good on your Dad.

[PatSeg]

27. And that brings tears to my eyes

We've come a long way.

[MadMaddie]

39. Wow!! I will say it again Wow!!

Indeed what a day!!

I think it says something when some of the opposition actually starts listening and comprehending what Obama is saying. They realize that he is good for America.

[Hutzpa]

24. Sure nuff !

It's Amazing, So Amazing...


:thumbsup:

[cindyfaulkner]

25. yes we do

[Recursion]

26. Looking good standing beside Carla Bruni is difficult

But Michelle manages.

[Cha]

28. I love your

Photo(Jackeens) Essay, Empowerer!:D

[butterfly77]

29. KICK! and recommended!

[Aristus]

30. The American and French First Ladies:

ENTIRELY too much beauty in one place! :wow::wow:

[Moonwalk]

31. Tell me I've drunk the Kool-Aid if you like, I don't care. I'm still bedazzled, and I can never...

....quite believe that this man really is our president. Really? President of the U.S.? Honestly? For four whole years at least? Maybe eight? :woohoo:

I don't know what we did to deserve him, but I feel like we're the envy of the world once again. And like someone who scored a date with the smartest, coolest, prom queen or king, I am so damn proud.

Yeah. Uh-huh. :smoke: That's right. He's OUR president! And that's his wife! Our First Lady (And they're Democrats! :headbang: )

[liquid diamond]

34. I love your post!

[MadMaddie]

40. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[CakeGrrl]

32. ...and it's about time! K/R

[Fire1]

33. He is definitely in the house!!! And I'm LOVIN it!!! LOL!!

[DissedByBush]

35. I'm sorry. I can't buy into this.

I do not want a fashion show where even the sneakers cost $540.

I do not want a king. The adjective "kingly" scares me.

I do not want anyone treating the Obamas like the British treat their royalty.

We have no royalty. We abhor royalty by its very concept.

We are not subjects. We are the free citizens of a republic.

Citizens want a public servant beholden to them, not a king.

[EffieBlack]

38. Wow . . .

By the way, two-thirds of the citizens you're worried about are quite pleased with out president. Obviously, you are not, but you're part of a distinct minority (made up mostly of disgruntled Republicans).

I'm thrilled to be a part of the two-thirds!

[DissedByBush]

41. I am pleased with most of his performance

Performance is what I care about.

This elevation to the status of royalty and everybody fawning over what the Mrs. is wearing (usually costing more than my monthly income) disgusts me.

I don't want royalty. I don't want a demagogue. I don't want a Hollywood fashion show. I don't want people drooling over them, fawning over their every move, over every accessory of her outfit. I don't want someone who is so popular it might get to his head. I don't want a populace that forgets he is their servant.

I want a President doing his job for four years, eight years if we like how he did the first four. That is it.

[HopeOverFear]

42. good for you! *hands you a cookie*

[Stephanie]

43. .

[NBachers]

49. Land of the Lizard People!

[DissedByBush]

50. I didn't like the RW fawning over them either n/t

[asteroid2003QQ47]

52. Heavily into celebrity worship are the majority of "citizens" of which you speak.

They are a millstone around the neck of those of us that
"want a public servant beholden to them" and serve to guarantee
the preservation of the status quo.

[Number23]

36. Love it. High kicked and a rec too

[JDPriestly]

37. I was thinking that Michelle Obama standing next to a super-model,

and Michelle Obama is by the far the more beautiful of the two women. Hands down. Michelle Obama has a glow and a simplicity. She is just so much more attractive than Sarkozi's wife and that is saying something. At least this is from another woman's point of view.

[my2sense]

44. K & R - I'm loving it!

[Baby Snooks]

45. We do indeed...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5794913

I doubt McCain would have continued the policies of George W Bush. So why is Obama not only continuing them but expanding them?

[NYC_SKP]

46. Don't Blame Me, I Voted For...

. . . . O B A M A ! . . . .

[angee_is_mad]

48. Now that's what I'm talking about

GREAT post!!!!