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Some awesome pictures of Obama (imgur.com)

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[–]sportsokkendrager 93 points94 points ago

I'm glad we elected the human and not the robot.

[–]goodnightspoon 25 points26 points ago

Man of the people.

[–]hachijuhachi 20 points21 points ago

More so than any president in my lifetime. Clinton and W did it pretty well, I think, but for Obama it seems to come so naturally. He really does make this part of his job seem effortless (there's no way this kind of relating is always effortless).

[–]IceBlue 7 points8 points ago

For the people...

[–]betafish27 6 points7 points ago

The People's Champ!

[–]bluthru 41 points42 points ago

I'll take "The exact opposite of Mitt Romney" for $800, Alex.

[–]junkeee999 7 points8 points ago

I take issue with that claim. Romney's in touch. He would have hired someone to fist bump the maintenance workers.

[–]ImObviouslyKidding 37 points38 points ago

As a young black man trying to change the world, this man is my Hero

[–]scrag45 29 points30 points ago

As an older (well, 30's anyway) white dude just trying to survive, this man in my hero.

[–]jyetie 28 points29 points ago

He seems like such a genuinely awesome guy.

[–]juicy223 20 points21 points ago

Die hard conservative here....truly enjoyed these pictures. They showed a side I hadn't seen of our president. a friend. Loving father, and loving husband. Prankster. Great pictures.

[–]Contron 1 point2 points ago

I'm happy to see the photos has softened his image a bit for you. :) and thanks for not being rude because of your party affiliation! Bipartisanship will always win, and see this country through!

[–]kwh 0 points1 point ago

WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE

[–]bob-leblaw 20 points21 points ago

History will refer to him fondly. Hurry up history.

[–]Madisenne 17 points18 points ago

You can see what a caring and relatable man he is!

[–]fani 16 points17 points ago

Wonderful! So full of.....life.

He seems like he is my buddy and I can walk up to him and play a game of basketball or pool with him and chat about our country.

Simply amazing. I am so glad all of us voted him back in. Our country will continue to recover under him amazingly...

Forward!!! Yes, we can!

[–]river-wind 16 points17 points ago

My personal favorite: http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/files/2009/07/Picture2.jpg

those shoes are telling a story of their own.

[–]nashife 6 points7 points ago

That one is pretty awesome. I never noticed the holes worn in his shoes. Also, did you notice there's a copy of The Audacity of Hope on the table? Interesting shot.

[–]river-wind 0 points1 point ago

Ha! No, I never noticed that before. Good catch.

[–]RookLive 12 points13 points ago

I see they accidentally released the real Osama kill reaction

[–]McCharmly 14 points15 points ago

I want more! Never wanted it to stop! Great collection of photos!

[–]treyisnotdead 12 points13 points ago

Gotta love that fist-bumper in chief.

[–]ladyhamiltonsvirtue 10 points11 points ago

Barack gives us as a nation so much street cred. We don't sit in the front row with the nerds like England anymore, we be kickin it in the back of the class throwing spitballs with Australia and the fuckin Netherlands.

[–]OccamsHairbrush 5 points6 points ago

Can you imagine just how big of a stick electing Mitt Romney would have inserted right back up our ass?

[–]frusciante231 19 points20 points ago

Obama stepping on that dude's scale when he was weighing himself = priceless.

[–]cheshirekitteh 9 points10 points ago

Love them all, but my favorite has to be with DeNiro and Springsteen!

[–]AerialAmphibian 19 points20 points ago

Mine is this one at a formal event, where Michelle is wearing his tuxedo jacket.

You can tell there's some big shindig going on, but behind the scenes and with aides / secret service nearby, there's this charming married couple, obviously in love, sharing a moment.

[–]cheshirekitteh 14 points15 points ago

That was my second. They seem totally in love, just like a regular married couple at a party. Pretty much any pic of him mid-laugh, a genuine belly laugh, gets me. To think that a black man, a bi-racial man at that, is now a 2nd term president, is pretty awesome. Just goes to show you how far we've come as a nation (but the race and election shows you how far we have to go.)

[–]RMessmann 4 points5 points ago

"You gon' learn tonite", I can see it in his eyes.

[–]piewhistle 0 points1 point ago

I think they are inside a freight elevator in that photo.

[–]juaydarito 5 points6 points ago

anybody know why they're wearing what they're wearing?

[–]Boris41029 1 point2 points ago

They were given Kennedy Center Honors

[–]juaydarito 0 points1 point ago

I knew reddit would deliver!

[–]jjmc123a 10 points11 points ago

Am I the only one that didn't realize he was left handed before I saw these pictures?

[–]diamond 7 points8 points ago

I could be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that a disproportionate percentage of U.S. Presidents have been left-handed. I don't know if it's true, but being a leftie, I'd like to believe it.

[–]AerialAmphibian 2 points3 points ago

I first noticed it watching the news when they showed him signing bills into law.

[–]scrag45 8 points9 points ago

It's funny, I like these pictures that make him a real person...but, it seems like there are very few of him being the President like this one. I would love to see a bunch of pictures of him being serious. Maybe I just haven't come across those albums...shrug.

[–]monkeymarine 3 points4 points ago

The white house flickr page has literally anything you could ever want.

[–]mja211 2 points3 points ago

That's every other picture of him, ever. Whitehouse.gov and the flickr page have tens of thousands. A photographer is with him most of the time he's awake.

[–]bmkaiser87 26 points27 points ago

Any fans of Arrested Development here? (relevant, I swear)

http://i.imgur.com/jVKgv.jpg

[–]frusciante231 4 points5 points ago

Haha Obama is Kitty.

[–]koprivamedia 5 points6 points ago

This dude loves being President. Such an interesting series of images. Did you put this together?

[–]Gil_V 0 points1 point ago

I think it's more of a case that he loves life. If he was a short order cook, he'd still be a good guy.

I've been a huge supporter of his since 2004. He's the first guy who I felt that I could contribute to.

I did what I could to support both the 2008 and the 2012 campaign, and I wish I could have contributed more.

Maybe we could overturn the amendment that set presidential term limits....

[–]derekscurveball 7 points8 points ago

My favorite is De Niro looking at him like he just let someone win 3 times on the slot machine.

[–]diamond 7 points8 points ago

Terrorist fist jabs! In the Oval Office! Paling around with pirates! My God, America, what have we done?

[–]call_me_blasphemy 6 points7 points ago

that's my president!

[–]wienerflap 5 points6 points ago

ITT black guy likes basketball and smiles a lot.

EDIT: I love this guy

[–]nomopyt 6 points7 points ago

I love me some President Obama.

I loved Senator Obama from the first minute, too.

[–]lawpoop 7 points8 points ago

You know what really struck me? The shots of him in the theater, or sitting down in a relaxed pose on those steps. That's a kind of relaxed sitting posture that you never saw Bush in. He seems like someone I might know. He doesn't seem uptight; he seems relaxed and comfortable.

[–]Contron 0 points1 point ago

Great observation, lawpoop!

[–]thatmarksguy 6 points7 points ago

The guy should have his own action cartoon.

[–]StoryofC 4 points5 points ago

Guy has a way with the old ladies and kids. Hard not to like him.

[–]omar_joe 2 points3 points ago

Coolest president ever !

[–]mumbaiblues84 2 points3 points ago

Loved the pics - a few thoughts ..

Big life lesson for everyone as to how this guy stays sane - a) spends time with family and friends and b) works out all the time!

[–]mja211 0 points1 point ago

Keeping your sense of humor as well.

[–]bkiewra 3 points4 points ago

the picture that has the men by the Christmas tree with Mr.Obama the other men have rainbow collars...can anyone explain to me why that is or is it just whatever a regular thing and im just behind? http://imgur.com/a/X6186#18

[–]fakeplasticdroid 6 points7 points ago

Those men are Robert DeNiro and and Bruce Springsteen.

[–]izuhhbel 7 points8 points ago

That is the Kennedy Center Honors. They give awards out to people who have excelled in the arts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors

[–]TruthToPower1 2 points3 points ago

Dat Souza!

[–]mja211 1 point2 points ago

Note that not all of these are from Pete.

[–]LeMeowLePurrr 5 points6 points ago

It looks like he really loves interacting with children, very genuinely.

[–]Harashaw 2 points3 points ago

The first picture kind of seems like him saying "No, I'm American, honest".

[–]Drtyrock 2 points3 points ago

Is there a way to download of them? (at once)

[–]YCANTUSTFU 2 points3 points ago

If you hit the 'download' button under any of the pics, it downloads the entire set as a .zip file.

[–]HeavyP33 2 points3 points ago

What a great pres! He is so real.

[–]Mannabell 2 points3 points ago

Love this! Thanks for sharing!

[–]bugses101 2 points3 points ago

All I wanna know is how are all these little kids getting into the White House, and where do I sign up? I'm pretty short...maybe I can pass?

[–]joyburgah 3 points4 points ago

God I love this man.

[–]hsfrey 1 point2 points ago

Putin's got his cult of personality going.

Why can't we have the same here?

[–]beec23 0 points1 point ago

Number 19... BRUCE!!

[–]hachijuhachi 1 point2 points ago

Awesome set of pics, would be even better if there were a link to a story or even just a blurb about each one to give them context (not to sound like an ingrate).

[–]Adekis 1 point2 points ago

What the heck is he doing in number 30? Some kind of Masonic ritual? :O

I honestly can't tell...

[–]k3ris 1 point2 points ago

Serious motherfuckin' shit going down right here.

[–]Contron 1 point2 points ago

Ahhhh! What an amazing collection of photos. I'm actually getting teary eyed having seen them. Mostly because he's such an awesome President/guy, but also sweet tears of relief that Mitt isn't in the White House. Succesion people, GTFO.

[–]kwh 0 points1 point ago

A few weeks ago I was in this corridor on a White House tour and a Secret Service agent came by walking Bo the dog with the same leash. I kid you not.

[–]brainsward 0 points1 point ago

How am I just noticing that Obama is left-handed?

I CANNOT BELIEVE I VOTED FOR THIS MAN!

[–]brainsward 0 points1 point ago

Here's a link to similarly casual, relaxed pictures of Mitt Romney: link

[–]jjedward 0 points1 point ago

How did I end up here again? Where am I?

[–]FanOfObama 0 points1 point ago

Excellent photos. We can see them as Video too.

[–]obamanisha 0 points1 point ago

he makes me want to be nice and do good things he's the best

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