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Here's a bunch of cool pictures of President Obama. Some you've probably seen, but some maybe you haven't. (imgur.com)

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[–]agent567 447 points448 points ago

He's really slouching in his chair in that theater. I wonder if all presidents do that since Lincoln.

[–]zbrasseur1 203 points204 points ago

Too soon.

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    [–]Dunkelz 583 points584 points ago

    I wonder how badly the secret service freaked out when the President disappeared during that game of peekaboo.

    Edit: my damn words were playing peekaboo with ME

    [–]XavierMendel 186 points187 points ago

    "Peekaboo!"

    "ALERT, CHIEF IS MISSING, GOING TO DEFCON 1!"

    [–]Iamkazam 30 points31 points ago

    "GET THE VP INTO THE BUNKER NOW!!"

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      [–]gianhut 442 points443 points ago

      "I'll be visiting your oval office tonight"

      [–]Abbacoverband 41 points42 points ago

      That one has to be my favorite! I love that she's thinking 1 part "ew", 1 part "heeeyyyy!".

      [–]Goofyface 4 points5 points ago

      'Heyyyyy' (5xY's) remember the hey code.

      [–]JJEE 100 points101 points ago

      Here comes POTUS...

      [–]Action_Pants 82 points83 points ago

      Fuck I love Michelle.

      [–]BShears 37 points38 points ago

      Ditto. I think its awesome to finally have a first couple that are obviously in love with each other. I'm not saying the previous were not, but these two make it clear.

      [–]fozziefreakingbear 5 points6 points ago

      So you're saying they act human?

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          [–]TheBlindCat 4 points5 points ago

          You'll appreciate Barack making an oral sex joke.

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            [–]rasty42 1683 points1684 points ago

            My father-in-law was a handyman at the White House during the W. Bush Administration and the first 2 years of Obama's. One of the first things they tell you is, "DO NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT OR ADDRESS HIM UNLESS HE ADDRESSES YOU FIRST." During his time of doing random odd jobs around the building, he did as he was told and after seeing Bush several times, Bush never acknowledged his presence. The first time Obama walked by him, he did as he always did and Obama waved at him and smiled. My father-in-law ignored him. A Secret Service agent walked over to him and said,

            "The President would like to know if you are okay." "Yes, I'm fine. I was told not to look at him or address him." Agent walks back to Obama to tell him. Then returns. "The President would like you to know that you have a Presidential Permission to wave back."

            Awesome.

            [–]barbie_museum 68 points69 points ago

            Pres. Herbert Hoover required all White House servants and cleaning staff to hide from view when the President or First Lady entered the room. Servants would hear the announcing bell and would scramble to find a place to hide, be it a closet or behind a plant.

            [–]rsong965 113 points114 points ago

            I bet it was awkward when he forgot his coat and found some dude hiding in the closet.

            [–]ElBiscuit 40 points41 points ago

            I don't care if anybody hides or not, but damn if I don't want my own announcing bell.

            [–]bettorworse 16 points17 points ago

            I wanted a person on fire to proceed me.

            [–]pitchblack2035 12 points13 points ago

            Did Hoover require this or did the First Lady require this from him?

            [–]barbie_museum 13 points14 points ago

            Most sources point to him giving the order.

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              [–]Poppycorn 42 points43 points ago

              My Uncle has worked in a similar position since Clinton was president, but he has to interact with them every day.

              He has such funny stories about each president and their quirky habits. Clinton even asked him to accompany him on his run to McDonalds in the morning. My Uncle respectfully declined and, when he tells the story, he says "That's what his secret service is for". lol. Also, Bush likes to fart in elevators and blame it on the SS. They just shrug and take it. One even said (to my uncle, I assume) "That's not what I thought I was signing up for when I took this job, but I'll take that kind of shot for the president any day".

              I love his stories about the presidents. He has so many and they are quite entertaining. He loves his job. I need to ask him about his Obama stories. I haven't really seen my uncle since 09 (though I talked to him yesterday :) ).

              [–]taho_teg 128 points129 points ago

              Reminds me of the British guard snub. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VJ60mzc4w
              Good Guy Obama!

              [–]Gushtastic 27 points28 points ago

              Oh Gordon...

              [–]barbed_penis 25 points26 points ago

              Haha that was ice cold.

              [–]PintoTheBurninator 31 points32 points ago

              that was terrible. That guy must have felt like a real douche when the other guy snubbed him.

              [–]poopfaceone 58 points59 points ago

              The one that should feel like a douche wasn't the one that got snubbed.

              [–]999realthings 30 points31 points ago

              Fucking Gordon Brown

              [–]Gosuhax1 23 points24 points ago

              heads up: 'the other guy' was the then Prime Minister of the UK, Gordon Brown.

              [–]Xenc 7 points8 points ago

              The other guy was the previous British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

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                  [–]thisisntnamman 13 points14 points ago

                  I want to believe this story so much, but the internet has made me cold and jaded. Really want to see an AMA out of this.

                  [–]Beast_in_peace 13 points14 points ago

                  No touching!

                  [–]OkSt00pid 61 points62 points ago

                  No eye contact? That is fucking ridiculous. The President is a just a man, not a god. Ugh.

                  [–]mellowanon 222 points223 points ago

                  AMA request for your father-in-law

                  [–]rasty42 155 points156 points ago

                  I'll ask him, but he's 70 and hates technology.

                  [–]JanitorsMonkey 185 points186 points ago

                  Hide the computer from his sight and give him a brandy while he listens to your questions sent by people via letters.

                  [–]Scotchwillem 37 points38 points ago

                  The good ol' fashion way!

                  [–]m0nkeybl1tz 119 points120 points ago

                  "Hey, so um, dad, I've been meaning to ask you... would you rather fight a horse-sized duck, or 50 duck-sized horses?"

                  [–]Scotchwillem 57 points58 points ago

                  "I have a funny story about that, back when we were in 'Nam..."

                  [–]eeviltwin 5 points6 points ago

                  I want to believe...

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                    [–]ultimatt42 92 points93 points ago

                    Oh, you didn't mention he was in Congress.

                    [–]LandfrTeeth 6 points7 points ago

                    Ey-oooo!

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                          [–]xela50121 83 points84 points ago

                          This is the best story ever. I will be repeating it a lot.

                          [–]swhell 120 points121 points ago

                          "Some guy I read about on the internet has a great story about his wife's father - .."

                          [–]kingjs11 63 points64 points ago

                          This is how all of my good stories start.

                          [–]herestocrime 23 points24 points ago

                          Internet stories are the only stories I have

                          [–]jascri 5 points6 points ago

                          Contrary to popular belief, most of my awesome stories are the result of eating a salad.

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                              [–]MayoralCandidate 66 points67 points ago

                              I'm confused, they said you can address the president if he addresses you first. I think smiling and waving counts, it seems disrespectful that he ignored that. It doesn't seem to be in contradiction to the ground rules you cited.

                              [–]rasty42 81 points82 points ago

                              I said the same thing. He said that he felt it was just best to do nothing since it's your job on the line and if they wanted something, he's the President. He can ask.

                              [–]btdubs 16 points17 points ago

                              That's a very good point. Your father-in-law is a smart man.

                              [–]descartesbedamned 29 points30 points ago

                              I don't understand this in the slightest. He isn't a monarch, he's an elected official. The President should (obviously) be offered an extremely high level of respect, but at the end of the day, he serves at the pleasure of the people—I don't think he should be raised up onto this high and mighty pedestal.

                              Yes, refer to him as Mr. President, rise from your seat when he enters a room, and don't sit until he sits—but looking avoiding eye contact, unless specifically permitted reminds me of kings and queens. We aren't lesser citizens than the president. One of the basic tenets of American society is that every citizen is equal to one another—from day laborers, to university students, to military personal, and elected officials.

                              That being said, I would hold back from talking to President Obama in the same manner as I would with my local representative not because he is the president, but because I recognize how incredibly busy he is; I would never want to presuppose that what I have to say is of higher importance that the long list of issues he already has to deal with that day.

                              [–]thebiggestone 17 points18 points ago

                              After so much time of not being addressed, when you finally are your mind doesn't know what to do so it just simply doesn't respond.

                              [–]Danmolaijn 31 points32 points ago

                              His father could have mistaken the wave as intended for someone else. We've all thought we were being waved or smiled at just to find out it was someone else behind us we didn't notice. I think his father's action was executed intelligently. If my job was on the line, I wouldn't acknowledge unless explicitly spoken to.

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                                [–]Carliiful 30 points31 points ago

                                'Presidential Permission to wave back'.

                                I think having presidential permission to do anything would just make it 100 times cooler. Especially from Obama

                                [–]RonSwansonsMo 18 points19 points ago

                                Good Guy Obama. Most powerful man in the world, doesn't let it go to his head.

                                [–]starlinguk 16 points17 points ago

                                Does that come with the Presidential Permission to Wave Back medal?

                                [–]digneesh 11 points12 points ago

                                He really is as cool as he appears in the photos. Presidential permission to be awesome: approved!

                                [–]Beasty_Glanglemutton 36 points37 points ago

                                Please compare and contrast this story with the one about Romney campaign workers trying to take cabs home on election night and finding their credit cards had been deactivated.

                                [–]your_rabid_doggy 31 points32 points ago

                                That's a great story! Presidential permission to wave back = upvotes!

                                [–]NotEntirelyUnlike 8 points9 points ago

                                Getting explicit personal permission from a head of state to do anything is interesting enough for votes. I'd wager that if I became a lord of Sealand my actions would be interesting enough to be documented in the archive of the frontpage of the Internet.

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                                  [–]blahsauce 10 points11 points ago

                                  I work there now. It's pretty much the same deal with us now. Don't look at him, wave, say hello, anything like that.

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                                    [–]StarVixen 102 points103 points ago

                                    I am not sure why, but the 16th picture really touched me. The interaction with Michelle, the fact that she has his jacket on, the smiles on their faces. It's as if they are a young couple who has just started dating and not the President and First Lady.

                                    [–]MacDagger187 23 points24 points ago

                                    That was on inauguration night :-)

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                                      [–]expungeegnupxe 131 points132 points ago

                                      If anything, this man CLEARLY loves his wife and kids.

                                      [–]nikitakaganovich 28 points29 points ago

                                      yeah I agree. It's nice to see a true family man in office. I love Clinton but yeah... and both Bushes seemed happily married but publicly (photos and interviews and such) it seems kinda for show (as everything someone that public does) so it's hard to tell,

                                      but this guy; you can't ignore it, he loves his wife and prioritizes his family. Makes me respect him all the more

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                                        [–]Jabba_the_Mutt 93 points94 points ago

                                        As an Australian, I am so jealous of your President. He's such a dude!

                                        [–]CypheriusRex 55 points56 points ago

                                        You have a pretty rocking PM, if that's any consolation.

                                        [–]dominobiatch 12 points13 points ago

                                        I hear people trash talking her everyday, so that's really nice to read! Are you referencing her misogyny speech, or had you known much of her before?

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                                          [–]TheIcelander 11 points12 points ago

                                          Yeah, but your PM is an atheist lesbian redhead. If she had a few cats she'd be reddit's favorite person.

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                                            [–]Narseal 591 points592 points ago

                                            Ridiculously Photogenic President.

                                            [–]Kamon2011 174 points175 points ago

                                            Even living in a super conservative "let's move to the Netherlands cause Obama got re-elected" household, I find it really hard not to love this guy

                                            EDIT: Just so I'm clear, I know moving to the Netherlands/Canada/Australia/England doesn't make any sense lol

                                            [–]calle30 190 points191 points ago

                                            Netherlands ? Gay marriages , legal weed, socialist goverment and no guns ? Strange choice for conservatives :-D

                                            [–]iamadogforreal 37 points38 points ago

                                            Conservatives think the US is the most liberal and extremist place on earth. Hannity and Rush keep saying it is, so it must be!

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                                              [–]MichaelvandeWeerd 44 points45 points ago

                                              You should support moving to the Netherlands so you can laugh your ass of when your family finds out how much "worse" the Netherlands are.

                                              [–]seitgeist 26 points27 points ago

                                              Yeah lets move to a country with a socialist government to escape the socialist government in the US.

                                              [–]mordeh 19 points20 points ago

                                              thatsthejoke.jpg

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                                                [–]Professor_ZombieKill 17 points18 points ago

                                                As someone living in the Netherlands: The party that is the furthest to the right on our political spectrum is comparable with the democratic party. Your family isn't going to find 'salvation' from Obama here.

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                                                  [–]kaffeejunkie 33 points34 points ago

                                                  Yeah...USA and germany have something in common

                                                  [–]starlinguk 7 points8 points ago

                                                  Photogenic she ain't, but I like Angela anyway.

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                                                      [–]matpwith1t 190 points191 points ago

                                                      TIL the president is left handed

                                                      [–]zr0th 50 points51 points ago

                                                      George Bush Senior and Bill Clinton were left handed as well.

                                                      [–]Holybasil 130 points131 points ago

                                                      I hear Clinton rarely used his hands.

                                                      [–]zr0th 63 points64 points ago

                                                      He used his legs. All 3 of them.

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                                                        [–]BlueMunky 25 points26 points ago

                                                        5 of the last 7 have been left handed.

                                                        [–]Unfriendly_Giraffe 26 points27 points ago

                                                        I like him a bit more after realizing that.

                                                        [–]p0lydactyl 3 points4 points ago

                                                        What, did you really expect him to swing to the right?

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                                                          [–]brsmnky007 718 points719 points ago

                                                          It's official: I'm rocking a serious man-crush on President Obama.

                                                          [–]Siggy778 78 points79 points ago

                                                          Say what you want about his policies, the dude is one cool mother fucker.

                                                          [–]hyrulepirate 249 points250 points ago

                                                          America is lucky to have a gorgeous president who looks actually fun to be with... very sport active too. Congratulations on your votes, America!

                                                          Edit: Apparently many are infuriated with the last sentence of my comment. Just a disclaimer, I am living no where near the US of A. With that said, just have it your way, America. But just a reminder, not everything about your president is politics.

                                                          [–]Caramel_Chew_Chew 40 points41 points ago

                                                          Whereas David Cameron looks like a blown-up condom.

                                                          [–]Phesodge 21 points22 points ago

                                                          Oh please, he's no where near that sexual.

                                                          [–]Doejolan 5 points6 points ago

                                                          "A C3PO made of Ham. A gammon Robot.." was my favourite description of Cameron.

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                                                                [–]sirsasana 211 points212 points ago

                                                                The pictures of Barack and Michelle made me DAWWWW

                                                                [–]toonzayay 110 points111 points ago

                                                                The cardboard cutout Michelle and Barack

                                                                [–]LipStick_SuckerPunch 21 points22 points ago

                                                                How freaking adorable was that?

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                                                                  [–]piratefight 19 points20 points ago

                                                                  63... what did he just say?! Inquiring minds.

                                                                  [–]zifunk402 35 points36 points ago

                                                                  I want a marriage as awesome and adorable as theirs someday.

                                                                  [–]La_Fifille 44 points45 points ago

                                                                  The one where he gave her his coat...SWOON!

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                                                                    [–]IndelibleBatman 258 points259 points ago

                                                                    Ugh- the pics with babies- got me right in the ovaries.

                                                                    [–]KilroyLeges 60 points61 points ago

                                                                    As a dad, and someone who has enjoyed working with children my whole life, I enjoyed seeing how he interacts with kids in so many of those. The fact that he makes time and effort to get on their level and make them feel important is awesome. That will stay with them for a long time.

                                                                    [–]The_Swayzie_Express 54 points55 points ago

                                                                    Those kids are gonna treasure these pictures for their whole lives

                                                                    [–]Lyeta 37 points38 points ago

                                                                    I love the one where the little blonde girl is chasing him around the oval office.

                                                                    [–]Vanetia 15 points16 points ago

                                                                    Same here. A few of them it's just like "Yeah yeah ok the whole kiss the baby thing politicians do" but there are just so many of them and he really looks like he's not just looking through them, but actually acknowledging that they are little people and that they exist.

                                                                    I get the impression that he's a great father.

                                                                    [–]hyrulepirate 66 points67 points ago

                                                                    at picture #80, looks like Obama's having fun with static.

                                                                    [–]binarybee 15 points16 points ago

                                                                    I dunno--looks like many of my cousins. We Hispanics tend to have babies with hair that sticks straight up like that all the time.

                                                                    [–]Twinkling82 3 points4 points ago

                                                                    One of the cutest pictures in that album for sure.

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                                                                      [–]chipkoekjes 219 points220 points ago

                                                                      Pretty positive I just fell in love with the President.

                                                                      [–]Asadhandwrittenbook 67 points68 points ago

                                                                      Join the club, bro. I'm a lesbian and I love the shit outta him.

                                                                      [–]theheartofgold 19 points20 points ago

                                                                      Seriously. He's one handsome, charismatic dude.

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                                                                        [–]2kull 189 points190 points ago

                                                                        Worst job in the world, and he manages to make it look like fun.

                                                                        [–]pumpkindog 133 points134 points ago

                                                                        Fox News Headline: Obama out having fun and playing sports while country is trillions in debt

                                                                        [–]shneven 29 points30 points ago

                                                                        Yeah that's pretty much the type of stuff I hear coming out of my families mouth whenever they show him playing basketball are when he travels.

                                                                        [–]Vanetia 34 points35 points ago

                                                                        Let's be fair: we heard the same shit about Bush and golf.

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                                                                          [–]redemit 32 points33 points ago

                                                                          The one where he's taking a picture with a camera seemed a bit surreal, I always see him surrounded by them but never behind one. Meta.

                                                                          [–]jakegrubbs19 160 points161 points ago

                                                                          This definitely makes Obama seem very personable and likable guy. Just a guy you can shoot some hoops and have a beer with.

                                                                          [–]allthatsalsa 59 points60 points ago

                                                                          Regardless of your political disposition, can you imagine playing hoops with the POTUS?

                                                                          [–]kadidle51 95 points96 points ago

                                                                          I'd throw his shit out of bounds if he tried to school me! I'm kidding. I'm really white and short.

                                                                          [–]ccguy 49 points50 points ago

                                                                          According to Michael Lewis' article in Vanity Fair, if you go easy on Obama in a game, you don't get invited back.

                                                                          [–]w362 17 points18 points ago

                                                                          Apparently he has a tradition about playing hoop before debates. The guys in the game right before the 3rd debate were pretty nervous. There's a fine-line between taking it easy on the POTUS and giving him a black eye or busted lip right before a debate!

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                                                                                [–]skitzokid420 44 points45 points ago

                                                                                Yeah, looking through these pictures all I could think is. Man, he's the president. But at the same time he's just an average, happy, personable guy.

                                                                                [–]reverse_cigol 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                Yeah Mitt Romney appealed to the Polo playing, milk drinking crowd.

                                                                                [–]Sweet_Tooth_VII 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                But.. I like milk.

                                                                                [–]B12Mega 31 points32 points ago

                                                                                Must have been talking about the 1% milk.

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                                                                                  [–]ToxicJunkie 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                  That picture in black and white, and he is on the phone is really fantastic.

                                                                                  [–]phabulous 30 points31 points ago

                                                                                  he's just pretending to be on the phone while browsing reddit

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                                                                                    [–]zerbey 74 points75 points ago

                                                                                    Even if I don't always agree with his policies I remain convinced he is a genuinely nice guy who truly believes he's doing the right thing.

                                                                                    [–]happywaffle 34 points35 points ago

                                                                                    Well, I felt the same way about GWB.

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                                                                                      [–]renaldo686 123 points124 points ago

                                                                                      I don't agree with him politically, but I am still man enough to admit that he seems like a real cool guy, and someone I would like to have a beer with.

                                                                                      [–]Booyeahgames 70 points71 points ago

                                                                                      I would happily have a beer with any former or current President. They might not all be as fun, but you don't get elected to that office without having interesting stories and opinions.

                                                                                      [–]tristamgreen 45 points46 points ago

                                                                                      I can imagine George W and Bill Clinton would both be awesome to sit down and have cold ones with - they also seem like the only ones who would give you a straight answer as to what their time was like as President, what they feared most, what worried them, etc.

                                                                                      [–]gasfarmer 47 points48 points ago

                                                                                      I don't drink, and I'd do that.

                                                                                      I hated him while he was in office, but Bush would be so fantastically fucking interesting to speak with.

                                                                                      [–]tristamgreen 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                      Seeing how he has acted since he's been out of office, especially when confronted with the 2009 tsunami in Indonesia and how he and former President Clinton came together to fundraise for it....that's a thing of beauty.

                                                                                      [–]blackdutch 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                      Well, neither does W...so you could have seltzer water with him.

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                                                                                              [–]infilz 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                              I can't say that I agree with all of his policies but even I can't deny his enthusiasm for life.

                                                                                              [–]urbanplowboy 36 points37 points ago

                                                                                              I like this one too, but it's from when he was a senator.

                                                                                              Image by Callie Shell at The Digital Journalist

                                                                                              From the caption: Senator Obama was doing press interviews by telephone in a holding room between events. Sometime later as he was getting ready to begin his event, he asked me if I was photographing his shoes. When I said yes, he told me that he had already had them resoled once since he entered the race a year earlier. Providence, R.I., 3/1/2008.

                                                                                              [–]QuinguaTaichou 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                              He clearly does not like to sit in a chair properly.

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                                                                                                [–]dooniem 11 points12 points ago

                                                                                                Number 84, is that a kiss cam?? I would so do that. If I had that job in a stadium of course.

                                                                                                [–]MrHatebreed 53 points54 points ago

                                                                                                I know this are maybe only the "positive" pictures but actually he looks like a well-adjusted man. Good for him and good for everyone. I hope his good intentions come to fruition in future.

                                                                                                By the way : Congratulations on your votes ! Greetings from Luxemburg !

                                                                                                [–]Potgut 243 points244 points ago

                                                                                                I really like this particular one, http://i.imgur.com/c4qsN.jpg it shows that Obama acknowledges you no matter who you are or what you do. In other words, after campaigning, this is something I could never picture Romney doing in a million years if he became president.

                                                                                                [–]maestro2005 71 points72 points ago

                                                                                                I participated in a campaign rally for him back in '08. Some parade thing going through a NH town, and a friend-of-a-friend put together a marching band for it and asked me to play. Some local candidates were lumped into it to.

                                                                                                The other candidates all sat in their cars and waved in the general direction of the crowd. Obama walked the entire 3ish miles and looked like he wanted to talk to every single person if he had the time. At the end, he took the time to personally thank every single person who helped.

                                                                                                And this was event #2 out of 4 that day. On day #37 out of 200 or whatever.

                                                                                                [–]ColdWeatherKarl 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                This picture made me consider the potential health benefits of a fist bump over a hand shake in terms of bacterial or viral transmission.

                                                                                                [–]PVPPhelan 111 points112 points ago

                                                                                                Out of all of them, that was the one that stuck with me as well and for the same reasons.

                                                                                                I can only imagine that Romney would have avoided eye contact and faded to the other side of the hall when he saw Enrique emptying the bins.

                                                                                                [–]twincakesable 105 points106 points ago

                                                                                                Avoided eye contact? He probably wouldn't have even noticed the guy.

                                                                                                [–]PVPPhelan 31 points32 points ago

                                                                                                Too true.

                                                                                                [–]atlantajerk 173 points174 points ago

                                                                                                I also dislike Mitt Romney.

                                                                                                [–]PVPPhelan 64 points65 points ago

                                                                                                Well shit, son, all aboard the karma train... Next stop D.C.!!

                                                                                                [–]adamgrey 44 points45 points ago

                                                                                                CHOOO CHOOO MOTHER FUCKER

                                                                                                [–]mrdrsmashington123 21 points22 points ago

                                                                                                That's not the next Romney stop! AMIRITE?

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                                                                                                      [–]ferrisssavior 51 points52 points ago

                                                                                                      Don't you think that's what the photo is supposed to make you think?

                                                                                                      Don't forget who is taking these photos and releasing them. I'm not saying that this makes him a bad guy, but at least take it with a grain of salt.

                                                                                                      EDIT: I never said I thought they were staged, but there is a reason these photographs were published, or released, and not other ones. They're not going to release pictures that make President Obama look like a jackass.

                                                                                                      [–]skatelinsy 35 points36 points ago

                                                                                                      white house photogs follow the pres around all day every day for everything that's not a national security risk. there's no way to fake cool for four years straight.

                                                                                                      Edit: In all journalism, authentic moments are more compelling than the bland tiredness of everyday life. No one wants to see a pic of me writing this comment; genuine moment of human interest is more interesting. That's why these get published out of the millions.

                                                                                                      [–]PVPPhelan 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                                      Of course it is. But the picture seems genuine as opposed to recent photo ops by RomRy which still came off as staged and cold no matter how soft the light was or how concerned they tried to appear.

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                                                                                                            [–]whambamthankyoumam 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                                            This and this show the loneliness and power of the man. Love these shots.

                                                                                                            Edit: Edited to link directly to images. I use Reddit Enhancement Suite, so didn't have issues with the way I initially linked.

                                                                                                            [–]BraveConeDog 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                                            This one looks like that bust of Lincoln in the background just told him a joke and now he's smirking while Obama laughs.

                                                                                                            Obama: Whoa whoa whoa--Joe, did you just--in my office--again? We've talked about this. We wanna cut taxes, not the cheese!

                                                                                                            Bust-of-Lincoln:Sorry...that was me.

                                                                                                            [–]Skupie 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                            I sooo want a fistbump from the President :(

                                                                                                            [–]KillerOs13 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                            I gotta be perfectly honest, he's one of the few presidents who I feel like would be the kind of guy you could just chill out at the bar and have a few beers with.

                                                                                                            [–]obviousman03 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                            I wonder if any other president has ever laughed as much as Barry does.

                                                                                                            [–]BegaMaked 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                            No. 85 looks seriously BADASS

                                                                                                            [–]That_Guy_Gavin 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                            I imagine him saying something drastically important during this picture as well

                                                                                                            [–]falter 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                            He just found out HL3 is cancelled

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                                                                                                              [–]makesureimjewish 27 points28 points ago

                                                                                                              michelle: you want to do what in Libya?!
                                                                                                              obama: i didn't say libya

                                                                                                              [–]t33po 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                                              You are a God among men.

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                                                                                                                [–]fabulousfred 103 points104 points ago

                                                                                                                This man seems to be a kind soul and reachable while bringing honor to his office.

                                                                                                                When the President did his AMA on Reddit, I was really touched that he took the time to reach out and talk to us.

                                                                                                                THIS is a classy guy.

                                                                                                                [–]floormaster 95 points96 points ago

                                                                                                                I was really touched that he took the time to reach out and talk to us.

                                                                                                                Let's be real, it was more like:

                                                                                                                I was really touched that he took the time to campaign on reddit.

                                                                                                                I support him and everything but you have to understand that doing an AMA on reddit in the middle of the election was a very calculated decision on the part of his campaign.

                                                                                                                [–]Shadow703793 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                                                I support him and everything but you have to understand that doing an AMA on reddit in the middle of the election was a very calculated decision on the part of his campaign.

                                                                                                                Sure. Absolutely true but nevertheless a smart move on his part.

                                                                                                                [–]Ozzdo 69 points70 points ago

                                                                                                                I look at it this way: Sure, it's a campaign move, but Mitt Romney would never in a million years even consider doing an AMA, and Obama did. Someone put that on the table, and he said yes. That says a lot about both campaigns, and how successful Obama's was at reaching out to people.

                                                                                                                [–]kicktriple 45 points46 points ago

                                                                                                                That was because the whole website hates him. That would be like Obama going on Rush Limbaugh for an interview. Filled with loaded questions the entire time. Anyone with a half brain wouldn't do an AMA on reddit unless reddit were on their side in the political environment because of how bias the users are.

                                                                                                                [–]varemia 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                                                "Mr. Obama, how successful do you think your plan to destroy Medicare will be?"

                                                                                                                "Well, that's not wh-"

                                                                                                                "Mr. President, why do you hate seniors? AND what makes you think that you can turn this into a socialist nation? Are you a communist?"

                                                                                                                "Let me tell you I'm not a comm-"

                                                                                                                "Aren't you planning on destroying small businesses? Mr. Obama, why do you hate this country?"

                                                                                                                "STFU" presidential bitch slap

                                                                                                                [–]Yserbius 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                You're mixing up Limbaugh with Hannity. As a guy who used to regularly listen to the Big Three (Limbaugh, Hannity and Savage) I know my conservative talk radio pretty well. Limbaugh only takes a few calls on the show and he almost always waits until the caller is finished the question or statement before responding. Part of the reason for that is, due to his deafness, all of the calls are transcribed to him on the screen. He is also fairly respectable to the caller, no matter what their political affiliations are.

                                                                                                                Hannity, on the other hand is very different. Despite coming across as a lot nicer than Limbaugh in his monologues, he takes tons of calls during the show and never seems to have time to listen to everyone. So he just ends up interrupting all the callers and yelling at them about something they weren't talking about.

                                                                                                                Savage is kind of a mix between the two. He respects the callers a lot more than Hannity, but he usually ends up ranting and screaming about something unrelated all while insulting the caller.

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                                                                                                                            [–]vashthechibi 15 points16 points ago

                                                                                                                            In all of the political stuff that goes on, it's hard to remember that the president is just a man. I'm a Republican, and I don't like all of Obama's political ideas, but looking at these photos remind me that he's a lot like every other person on this earth, and I'd probably like him if I ever got to meet him personally, even if I disagree with some of his policies.

                                                                                                                            This also makes me think, how many photos like these that are of unpopular political figures will never see the light of day simply because the world loves to hate the person for their policies, and doesn't want to think of him/her as just another person like everyone else?

                                                                                                                            [–]slaminsammy 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                                            Man, he really loves fist bumping, beer, and basketball. Also, is it just me or is Michelle Obama kinda sexy?

                                                                                                                            [–]diuvic 24 points25 points ago

                                                                                                                            I'm surprised I haven't seen a lot of these before.

                                                                                                                            [–]thefruitsnackfiend 37 points38 points ago

                                                                                                                            Dat smile.

                                                                                                                            [–]pfft-I-say 36 points37 points ago

                                                                                                                            It's official: Obama out-cools Kennedy.

                                                                                                                            [–]Kungafsand 30 points31 points ago

                                                                                                                            Related to this album. Here is a documentary about Pete Souza: The Presidential photographer

                                                                                                                            [–]knockout2281 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                                                            Regardless of whether you vote for him or not, you have to admit....We have one cool president.

                                                                                                                            [–]aazav 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                                                            Looking at this, Obama looks actually likable, while Bush came across as the cool frat guy who would joke with you and then take off with your girl.

                                                                                                                            [–]DirtyMonday 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                                                            The creator of the Doonesbury comic went to school with Bush and said he was the guy that gave everyone nick names and ordered the kegs (the article's tone wasn't complimentary). But I disagree with you about the stealing the girl. Politics aside, I think we've had such a solid run of Presidents you could party with. Clinton, Bush, Obama. 3 TOTALLY different parties.

                                                                                                                            [–]-SoItGoes 34 points35 points ago

                                                                                                                            I want to go to the Clinton party. Seems like the best prospect for hookers and blow.

                                                                                                                            [–]tyrell456 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                            On top of having a streak of 3 "party" presidents, it's only the second streak of 3 2-termers ever; the only other one was Jefferson-Madison-Monroe 200 years ago.

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                                                                                                                                [–]twizangel 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                                                                He just seems like a very likable guy, who enjoys life, and is very approachable.

                                                                                                                                [–]KillerQueen_ 63 points64 points ago

                                                                                                                                I wish Obama would hurry up and release a sex tape.

                                                                                                                                [–]Semajj 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                Damn, I really want to have a beer with this man

                                                                                                                                [–]jeremydeparis 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                                                                God I wish France had that classy a president

                                                                                                                                [–]Lilpims 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                                Well we did got rid of one hell of a bling one. The new prez is waaaay too normal but way less aggravating nonetheless

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                                                                                                                                  [–]Cosystick 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                                                  I doubt there will be a president as charismatic as Obama within another 50 years.. He just seems like an awesome guy, especially beside all those other duchbag politicians. Good choice USA!

                                                                                                                                  [–]kalleguld 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                                  In an alternate universe where the dems were accused of election fraud, "Tipping the scales Obama" would be a great meme.

                                                                                                                                  [–]Cousins2007 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                  Compared to David Cameron, Obama looks so much more human and like a real person.

                                                                                                                                  [–]thisispannkaka 28 points29 points ago

                                                                                                                                  Could anyone of you see Mitt Romney doing all of these things instead of Barack? I can not.

                                                                                                                                  [–]orangeblood 77 points78 points ago

                                                                                                                                  No, because Mitt doesn't drink and I doubt he plays basketball.

                                                                                                                                  However, had Mitt been elected, I'm sure you would find an equivalent collection of pictures taken by the White House PR department that would have shown him hugging children, laughing with co-workers, spending time with family, playing golf, or anything else that humanizes him.

                                                                                                                                  Mitt 1 Mitt 2 Mitt 3 Mitt 4 Mitt 5 Mitt 6 Mitt 7 Mitt 8

                                                                                                                                  Bush 1 Bush 2 Bush 3 Bush 4

                                                                                                                                  Putin 1 Putin 2 Putin 3

                                                                                                                                  Ahmadinejad 1 Ahmadinejad 2

                                                                                                                                  [–]wh643 48 points49 points ago

                                                                                                                                  saving 'Putin 2' for...science.

                                                                                                                                  [–]Tedrick 46 points47 points ago

                                                                                                                                  For whatever reason, Bush and Bush 2.0 have the same ability as Obama to take humanizing photos. It's a real asset to them.

                                                                                                                                  Mitt awkwardly holding a football and playing Jenga with himself is basically what went wrong with his campaign.

                                                                                                                                  [–]cjcolt 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                                                  I thought so too.

                                                                                                                                  Bush looks almost as awesome as Obama in these pictures.

                                                                                                                                  One thing you cannot say about bush is that he ever looks like he's faking it.

                                                                                                                                  [–]forloveofscience 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                  It's weird that even when Mitt looks relaxed he seems to lack a certain warmth. I loathed the second Bush far more than I ever did Romney, but I can't deny his charisma on film. Romney just doesn't have it, which I don't think is a character judgment. Someone can be personally warm and still be a terrible person; someone can be personally stand-offish and be a paragon of virtue. It's just an assessment of charisma--Romney has much less than Obama, Clinton and both Bushes. I think the main take-away is that Americans currently like and vote for charisma.

                                                                                                                                  Edit: Removed an extraneous word.

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                                                                                                                                    [–]raziphel 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                                                    As much as we like to caricature these guys, from the noble to the most wicked, one must always remember that they are human beings too, just like everyone else. They have their quirks and foibles, their friends, loves, likes, dislikes, worries, joys, and all the things that make them just like ourselves.

                                                                                                                                    [–]mycroft16 41 points42 points ago

                                                                                                                                    Yup. The difference however is that whenever Mr. Romney tries this, even back in the Olympics days, he looks like a used car salesman. President Obama actually looks like he gives a damn about these people.

                                                                                                                                    [–]WGMindless 28 points29 points ago

                                                                                                                                    I thought the same too at first, but looking over them again, I think I'm just too biased. They don't look any more fake than Obama's.

                                                                                                                                    [–]ntrabue 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                    Also Romney's photographer(s) isn't/aren't nearly as good as President Obama's.

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                                                                                                                                          [–]PennXylo 12 points13 points ago

                                                                                                                                          Well there was one on the golf course; I could see Mitt doing that.

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                                                                                                                                            [–]biggityj 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                            63: "I'm going to destroy you tonight."

                                                                                                                                            [–]bigmouth_strikes 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                                            Godamnit, he's likable!

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