I've never seen a baby cry with Obama

[malaise]

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Great pic

[annabanana]

2. He looks right at them and acknowledges their unique selves..

Not all adults do that. I don't think B*sh liked babies at all and it was mutual...

[malaise]

4. Bwaaaaaaaaaaah -- I know what you mean

[Bobbie Jo]

20. LOLz

[malaise]

45. Getting up off the floor

after spewing coffee everywhere :rofl:

[JBoy]

61. Must be the Mavericky thing

[Incitatus]

62. That's just wrong.

[blondeatlast]

30. an entire presidency summed up in a single picture. Kids that child's age

will be suffering long into their senior years from what that asswipe did.

[MadMaddie]

3. That is so true! I have never seen one either!

The babies seem at peace.

[spotbird]

5. That's just silly

Babies cry, they will for Obama.

[malaise]

8. Well find a pic for us

Babies don't cry with me either. They know I like them. Even stray cats and dogs know I won't hurt them.

[Nye Bevan]

12. On the contrary.

He calms crying babies. He heals the sick, and cures the lame.

[Bucky]

14. Bet he couldn't cure this lame thread

[Nye Bevan]

33. When He touches a Zune

it becomes an Ipod.

[cali]

13. sure, but I think what Malaise is saying is that

babies seem to feel very comfortable with him.

[malaise]

15. and that is my only observation n/t

[Incitatus]

37. I don't think you'll ever see one like this with Obama

[Rincewind]

39. Obviously needs his diaper changed,

I don't know about the baby.

[Nostradammit]

42. Nice!

*rimshot*

[MindandSoul]

55. Any way to put those two pictures side by side???

Too funny!

[lonestarnot]

6. Sweet pic.

[HipChick]

7. Babies know the essence of the soul handling them..

[AnArmyVeteran]

58. That is so true HipChick... they can detect good, and evil...

Would you trust a Tea Bagger to hold your baby?

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. I understand he can change diapers with nothing more than the power of his mind...

and he doesn't even have to remove the child's clothing, nor does he need a clean diaper. The power of his will makes the soiled diaper new again.

:eyes:

[malaise]

11. Nah that's BS

but I've never seen a pic of a crying baby with Obama and there were many with Dumbya.

[goclark]

17. GW made me cry everyday and I'm a Senior

:cry:

Why are you still on my TV, pleasse leave Dim Son, please leave.

[akbacchus_BC]

22. You should have posted a warning, you almost made me spew

my sherry, LOL

[SPedigrees]

25. lol. me too. nt

[roguevalley]

36. why would the observation that he's good with babies and a cute

baby picture be controversial? This is a nice thread.

[Electric Monk]

41. I've never seen a unicorn with Obama, therefore unicorns don't exist.

/Just sayin...

[BunkerHill24]

10. Obama is natural, beloved human being, of course....not like last baby-killer we had in the WH

[applegrove]

16. men with babies.....

:loveya:

[akbacchus_BC]

18. +1, lovely to see men with babies especially when you see Dads

with their babes strapped on ... the Moms get a bit of breathing space!

[Demit]

19. I think that baby is an independent.

Or he's thinking, ok, you got my attention. You've got 3 more years, show me what you got.

[akbacchus_BC]

21. Me neither, President Obama is really great with babies. Loved those

pics with him and little Obama in Iowa. During the primaries, some people were passing their babies above the crowd (crowd surfing) so that he could hold them ... and the babies were smiling. Babies know who like them and who do not, they are intuitive!

Very nice picture, thank you.

[MindandSoul]

23. I think that, as a young father, he is comfortable with babies. . .so they are comfortable with him.

The "energy" is positive instead of being stressful or scary.

Babies are very sensitive to energy.

[Odin2005]

27. I have no kids and when I smile at crying babies they cheer right up.

Maybe it's just me? :shrug:

then again, I adore kids. :)

[MindandSoul]

44. As you say. . .you adore kids. . . positive energy again!

But some people who love kids but feel akward around them (don't know how to pick them up, anxious about making them cry, or just in a hurry and thus "not into them" at that time) may have a different reaction!

Isn't it a gift, though,to make a child smile????

[Odin2005]

49. Yes, it is a gift!

:)

[malaise]

50. It is a gift

:hi:

[gleaner]

24. Um, what are you getting at here?

He is a father with two kids and he knows babies and children. A lot of people are not parents an don't know how to handle children. Are you conferring some special status because he does? I know a man with twins who are a year old and a very small baby who followed. He had a long learning curve with his twins learning to calm crying babies at night. He could probably handle a baby without making it cry too. Parenting is a special skill but it is not a skill which is unique to Obama.

So you are pointing this out because?

[blondeatlast]

31. Um, why are you pissing on this thread?

It's as valid a question as yours.

[gleaner]

40. Is that what you think I'm doing?

I thought I was asking for clarification of what you were writing. Live and learn. But you still didn't answer my question. If I had not wanted to know, I wouldn't have asked. I hate to think we have come to a place where a straightforward question is greeted in such an uncivil manner.

[nickinSTL]

26. he hasn't met my friends' son yet

the kid is extremely shy - we see him almost every week and if we get too close too quickly, he freaks - apparently he cries every time someone in a store comes up to see him.

[Davis_X_Machina]

28. It's the ears. They're fascinated by the ears. n/t

[PopSixSquish]

32. Heh, You May Be on to Something There

I think it's because some people have a natural warmth about them which makes people respond...

[KittyWampus]

29. Malaise, did you think making a simple observation about Obama would churn up so much

agita.

[malaise]

46. I 'm coming to the conclusion that there are lots of

stressed out DUers spoiling for a fight. :fistbump: :D

[soleiri]

34. what the heck are you talking about?

:eyes:

[Cha]

35. LOL!

[bigtree]

51. .

:rofl:

[malaise]

52. Isn't that the sign Dumbya used to make?

WTF??????

[WorseBeforeBetter]

38. This one's probably my fav...

[malaise]

47. That's sweet

Thanks

[name not needed]

43. That's because he hasn't tried to feed any of them to Dick Cheney.

President Slingblade, on the other hand...

[CBR]

48. Here is a cute vid...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5cIEvZe-Eg

[malaise]

54. Gorgeous

Thanks :fistbump:

Democratic babies may well be better adjusted.

add

[Bluenorthwest]

53. You may not have seen it, but I bet Michelle has.

That's my guess.

[davsand]

56. I think there are some people who get along better with babies.

My husband is one of those. Put him anyplace within a 100 yards of a baby and he'll be making that kid laugh within a short time. He was always able to do it with our daughter and still can with other people's kids. I can usually get a baby to smile, but not as quickly as my husband can. I don't think it says much about our politics or morality, (except maybe that we are parents, which can be a political statement in some cases, I guess...) but I do think maybe we are more comfortable with little kids than other people are.

Something I did notice about Obama a long time ago, however, is that in person he is a very likable guy. Seriously. I can't pinpoint why, exactly, but he's the only pol I've ever met who is THAT warm and THAT personable. I never had a sense he was working the room. I never felt he was making small talk. I felt like he was talking to ME and he was listening to ME. It is a very real gift that he has, and I expect that babies feel it too. That might account for some part of his success with kids--I dunno.



Laura

[Karenina]

59. I'm SO GRATEFUL to have whatever it is.

For whatever reason, babies and small children think I'm cool. Toddlers often initiate the contact to the astonishment of their parents. It really makes my day-to-day travel fun. They're totally funny and JUST.SO.CUTE!!! I also very much enjoy being able to offer a stressed-out young parent a small respite.

[Upton]

57. The babies parents must work for the oil industry..

[NNN0LHI]

60. Thats what happens when someone exudes goodness

Whenever I held one they either puked or pissed on me. Wonder what that indicates?

Don

[Kitty Herder]

63. What a beautiful child! nt