Photos: "Oh the places you'll go." (The Obama Presidency, 3/2/10)

[Clio the Leo]

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
Oh the places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss

President Barack Obama departs the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, for a short helicopter trip to Andrews Air Force Base and then on to Savannah, Ga. , to visit a workforce development program at Savannah Technical College.


Mona Sutphen, President Obama's deputy chief of staff for policy, smiles and waves to school children visiting the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, as she walks to board Marine One with the president for a trip to Savannah, Ga.



http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/02/first-lady-commemorates-dr-suess-birthday">First Lady Commemorates Dr. Seuss' Birthday
First lady Michelle Obama waves to students before reading "The Cat in the Hat," Tuesday, March 2, 2010, during the National Education Associations' 2010 Read Across America Day at the Library of Congress in Washington.




(wingnut photo fodder)
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel, center, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, left, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, reads an oath to read during the National Education Associations' 2010 Read Across America Day, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Library of Congress in Washington.

















POTUS puts Sonny in his famous "shoulder grab power lock" ...... and Sonny LIKES it!
President Barack Obama is greeted by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, right, and Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson after steping off Air Force One at Hunter Army Airfield, en route to Savannah, Ga. , Tuesday, March 2, 2010.



http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/02/raw-footage-road-president-mrs-wilkes-boarding-house-restaurant">Video: The President at Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House Restaurant
President Barack Obama passes a plate of sweet potatoes as fried chicken and creamed corn is served during his visit to Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room in Savannah, Ga. , Tuesday, March 2, 2010.







http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/02/raw-footage-road-president-savannah-technical-college">Video: The President at Savannah Technical College
President Barack Obama poses with students as he tours the Youth Build Program at Savannah Technical College in Savannah, Ga. , Tuesday, March 2, 2010.



http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/02/helping-homeowners-invest-energy-efficient-homes">Helping Homeowners Invest in Energy-Efficient Homes
SAVANNAH, GA - MARCH 2: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to a small crowd at the Savannah Technical College on creating jobs and the economy March 2, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia. The President's visit is part of the White House's Main Street Tour where he meets with members of the community to share ideas for rebuilding the economy in an effort to spend some time outside of Washington and talk to American families about what they are experiencing during these tough economic times.






"arrogance"? ..... eat your green little hearts out!





President Barack Obama visits Chatham Steel Company in Savannah, Ga. , Tuesday, March 2, 2010.








"Look, I know this guy voted for me because he wears green Chucks to work. Republicans dont DO that!"
President Barack Obama visits Meddin Studios, a digital production facility and recipient of a Small Business Administration loan, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Savannah, Ga.





“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind....
WASHINGTON - MARCH 02: U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) takes an elevator as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a vote March 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Bunning has been under criticism on his blockage of legislations to extend benefits and health insurance subsidies for unemployed, and may force up to 200,000 people to lose benefits this week.



...But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!” ~ Dr. Seuss

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/02/president-obama-follows-thursdays-bipartisan-meeting-health-reform-0">"Dear Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid, Senator McConnell, and Representative Boehner..."

[Cha]

1. That's a priceless quote for Pres Obama from Dr Suess, Clio~

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
Oh the places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss

[Clio the Leo]

8. I had a hard time picking just ONE....

.... it would seem that Dr. Seuss was writing about the future! lol

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

etc...

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dr._seuss/

[MannyGoldstein]

2. How About Some Pics of The Folks He's Chosen To Make Homeless?

Or the worried brows of those in the former middle class who no longer know how to make ends meet?

Or Obama's Princes of Wall Street, dining on fine foods and drink?

Why don't we see those photos?

[MissDeeds]

16. Good questions n/t

[CakeGrrl]

26. You seem to have internet access. Go to it. n/t

[inna]

28. All good points. I actually unrec'd the OP (something I rarely do) -

but thanks for verbalizing what I had in mind.

Enough pretty pictures and personality cult.

[MadBadger]

34. Why dont you use your computer and do it yourself?

[inna]

35. do *what* myself??

what are you even babbling about?

[MadBadger]

36. Go post the pictures about whatever Manny and you were babbling about.

[inna]

37. ??

:wtf:

[Arkana]

3. I gotta tell you, Obama can make ANYTHING look Presidential.

It's just something that's really kinda irrelevant, but it bugged the heck out of me that Bush never ONCE looked "Presidential" in eight years. Obama could dive into a pie with no hands and probably make it look suave and sophisticated.

[Clio the Leo]

4. I was watching the video of his visit to the school...

... and one of the students was demonstrating a solar panel he was working on. I thought to myself, "wonder what Bush would be saying if HE were at this training center?" and JUST as I said that, the President said, "what's the dispensation rate on this?"

The wha? lol

[tabatha]

7. Yep, he does his homework.

[Cha]

10. Yeah, what was that article

on "Pres Obama feigning interesting in mundane things"?:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=388x17115

[Clio the Leo]

11. i thought about that too. NT

[elleng]

15. REALLY pisses me off!

HE'S INTERESTED IN THINGS!

Kind of reminds me of my daughters, who have asked why I 'have to' talk with strangers I/we meet! Really bugs me from my intelligent girls, and infuriates me in a publication like this! We have a brilliant President! He's LEARNING!

[tabatha]

5. Great! thank you.

They are soldiering on despite the crap in Congress.

[firedupdem]

6. Great Pics...thanks for posting them. n/t

[blue neen]

9. Fantastic group of pictures!

I especially like #20. :)

[Captain Hilts]

12. Do they read Dr. Seuss in Central Falls? nt

[elleng]

14. The teachers are too busy eating lunch to read it with them.

x(

[Catshrink]

21. Arne Duncan has the nerve to show up at an NEA event

after celebrating union busting. That takes nerve.

[elleng]

13. Shared the book with daughters, and they shared it back with me!

GREAT to see the Prez doing such! Getting back to his M.O., to be reelected!

[Cha]

17. OT..I just heard President Obama's name on tv..

in one of my shows, "The Good Wife"(very good lawyer ensemble drama).:) A female FBI agent was trying to get a recruit and she said "we're doing lots of things..President Obama just gave us some money".

Sorry, I just had to get that down.

[Clio the Leo]

19. LOL .... gotta love that liberal Hollywood!

.... random thought .... the WH needs to try to work this angle a bit ... if they cant get the press to help disseminate their message, perhaps Hollywood would be willing to?

[Cha]

22. I think of that a lot.

If I were in that creative industry and supported this president while knowing what the corporatemedia does to manipulate and manufacture the "news"..I would be thinking of ways to HELP.

And, maybe they are. :think:

[Clio the Leo]

25. Get on it Ashton! lol NT

[wndycty]

18. Can someone, anyone, hook me, WNDYCTY, up with Mona Sutphen? WOW

:kick:

[Clio the Leo]

20. Isn't she pretty?

the straight/male DU'ers dont get enough eye candy around here IMO .... I threw you all a bone .... excuse the pun.

you gonna have to fight Clyde though....

Democrats on Ice

NOTHING in the neat sitting room in the apartment overlooking Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem where Mona Sutphen and Clyde Williams live indicates the couple’s true passion in life. The room is minimally furnished, with little more than a sofa, a dining table, and a few books stacked in a corner.

But their tiny, oxblood guest bathroom is much more revealing.

Like a makeshift shrine, the walls are plastered with two lifetimes’ worth of political memorabilia, culled from the couple’s days as high-level members of the Clinton administration. Ms. Sutphen was a Foreign Service officer in Bangkok and Bosnia and a special assistant to the national security adviser Sandy Berger, and her husband was a senior domestic policy adviser to the president.

Two strings of laminated security passes — a his ’n’ hers display — hang side by side on one wall. Above the toilet, a pack of Hillary Rodham Clinton playing cards is displayed next to a pack of Barack Obama playing cards.

Lower down on another wall is a caricature of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, her face an embryonic scrunch. In pride of place at eye level hangs a framed, handwritten note of congratulations to Mr. Williams from President Clinton.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/nyregion/thecity/30pols.html

Clyde Williams is the political director for the DNC.

[wndycty]

23. To quote Florida Evans when James was killed on GOOD TIMES

DAMN! DAMN! DAMN!

[Clio the Leo]

24. lol NT

[Cha]

27. And, lol to ya'lls back and forth over

Mona and Clyde.:D

[politicasista]

29. She is pretty. Glad to see her doing big things n/t

[liquid diamond]

33. She is a beauty.

[PatSeg]

30. Those were great!

[goclark]

31. Thank U!

[Hutzpa]

32. K&R

Keep the excellent work Clio.


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