Official Photos: Inside the Obama White House, May 2010

[Clio the Leo]

President Barack Obama listens during a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010.



President Barack Obama listens to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, right, during a briefing on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. Also participating in the meeting are, from left, John Brennan, assistant to the President for homeland security and counterterrorism, Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.



President Barack Obama talks with local fishermen about recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast in Venice, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010.



President Barack Obama is briefed on the response to the BP oil spill by U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen in the Oval Office, May 3, 2010.



President Barack Obama shoots hoops on the White House basketball court during a break between meetings, May 7, 2010.



President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wait in a hallway at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., moments before taking the stage at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, Saturday, May 1, 2010.




First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden wait for the start of the Women's Leadership Forum Issues Conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2010.



First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, far left, talk with, from left, Anne Eisenhower, Former First Lady Rosalynne Carter, granddaughter Sara Carter, Susan Eisenhower, and Kathleen Biden's mother, Roberta Buhle, in the Blue Room of the White House, before the start of a Mother's Day Tea, May 7, 2010.



First Lady Michelle Obama greets guests during a Mother's Day Tea in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 7, 2010.



President Barack Obama talks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the economic situation in Europe, prior to the Hampton University commencement in Hampton, Va., Sunday, May 9, 2010.


President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Solicitor General Elena Kagan wait in the Blue Room of the White House, May 10, 2010, prior to the President's announcement of Kagan as his choice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens in the Supreme Court.



President Barack Obama straightens a painting in the Oval Office, May 10, 2010.



President Barack Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai walk along the South Lawn Drive of the White House following their working lunch, May 12, 2010.



A patron hugs President Barack Obama during a lunch stop at Duff's Famous Wings in Cheektowaga, N.Y., May 13, 2010.



President Barack Obama points to an employee's watch with the President's picture, during a tour of Industrial Support Inc., in Buffalo, N.Y., May 13, 2010.



Right now, a tea-bagger is busily Photoshopping a bean pie into the President's hands
President Barack Obama, wearing a bow tie similar to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, tapes a message regarding the justice's retirement in the Map Room of the White House, May 14, 2010.



President Barack Obama attempts to block a shot by personal aide Reggie Love during a basketball game at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. , Sunday, May 16, 2010. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, watches the play.



President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., left, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and others during a meeting in the Oval Office, May 21, 2010.



President Barack Obama watches as cadets celebrate graduation at the U.S. Military Academy at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 22, 2010.



President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a reception for members of the Federal Judge Association in the Grand Foyer of the White House, May 24, 2010.



President Barack Obama talks with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before an event at Solyndra, Inc., in Fremont, Calif., May 26, 2010.



President Barack Obama meets with Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and family, in the Oval Office, May 27, 2010. Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils basketball team were honored in a Rose Garden ceremony for winning the 2010 NCAA national championship.



President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama talk in the Blue Room of the White House before hosting a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, May 27, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



Grand Isle (Louisiana) Mayor David Camardelle points out areas on a map relating to the BP oil spill during a briefing with President Barack Obama at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Isle, La., May 28, 2010.


President Barack Obama speaks to people aboard a bus after the Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., was canceled because of severe weather, May 31, 2010. The President stopped to talk to people that were attending the event but were forced to return to their buses for safety reasons.


As rain falls, President Barack Obama begins to take part in the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Ill., May 31, 2010. Heavy rain and lightning later forced the cancelation of the event.



President Barack Obama touches the sign above the locker room door at Michigan Stadium, before giving the commencement address to University of Michigan graduates in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, May 1, 2010.



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[LakeSamish706]

1. I wonder at what point he will say to Michelle, why the hell did I want this job again? Who

the hell in there right mind would want to go into the WH after a Bush/Cheney cluster fuck took place?

[Clio the Leo]

4. I remember his face on election night ....

... see this video at approx the :40 mark ... it's a face I'd never seen before and not seen since, not the typical, trademark, giant Obama smile .... I suspect he was humbled and amazed ... but I've always wondered if he wasn't also thinking, "ah sh*t ... I'm screwed now!" lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfGx4G8tjo

[pnorman]

7. Thanks for that! I put it on fullscreen and watched it to the end.

To all here who are stuck on that:"There's not a dime's worth of difference between Obama and......." meme, I suggest that they think things over carefully!

[LakeSamish706]

5. I like Obama, but I seriously think that he has surrouned himself with some really bad assholes!

He needs to wipe the Administration slate clean and start over. IMHO

[BR_Parkway]

10. I've always pictured him sitting at the breakfast table with Michelle

asking "what the hell did we get ourselves into?"

[left coaster]

2. I know this sounds ridiculous..

...but looking at these types of photos of Obama and Biden at work, always lifts my spirits.

[Beaverhausen]

3. not ridiculous at all

well said, and I agree. :hi:

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Not ridiculous in the least. And I agree as well. (nt)

[treestar]

13. Not at all!

All it takes is imagining President McCain and VP Palin with whatever SCOTUS nominee they'd have chosen, rather than the pic of Obama/Biden/Kagan.

[saltpoint]

14. Agree. About the 'lift' part, not the 'ridiculous' part.

:thumbsup:

[tomm2thumbs]

8. an especially good selection this time too - thanks for posting

from so many different events, and vantage points

good stuff

[lamp_shade]

9. I thought so too. Hard to pick a favorite.

[saltpoint]

11. Clio, these photo reports are just a feast. Mighty good stuff.

Thank you.

I'm struck by the fluid presence of this president. There's none of that almost-royal claustrophobia and suffocation of his predecessor. He's as comfortable in the Oval Office strategizing with power folks as he is boarding a bus in a thunderstorm to people with only one vote each as their power.

And it does seem to me that the First Lady continues to be underrated.

[treestar]

12. Ahnold looks mesmerized!

:rofl:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. Oh no...that black and red striped bow tie has to go!!!

[tammywammy]

16. Recommended n/t

[Jennicut]

17. The bow tie is cracking me up.

He looks a bit nerdy in that one.
And I love the pic of our VP with Michelle and the Prez. He is like..."I am proud of you kids!". LOL