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bigtree

(85,996 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:41 PM Mar 2012

O'Bama, Beer, and a Baby

Last edited Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:08 PM - Edit history (2)

President Obama laughs as he celebrates St. Patrick's Day with his ancestral cousin Henry Healy and Ollie Hayes, owner of a pub in Moneygall, Ireland that Obama visited in 2011, during a stop at the Dubliner pub in Washington, March 17, 2012.

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

(AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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O'Bama, Beer, and a Baby (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2012 OP

Now I want a Guinness. They look/taste so delicious. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #1

:thumbsup: bigtree Mar 2012 #11

In the 5th photo, Obama's face, ear, and neck are a bit green! LOL :) n/t Tx4obama Mar 2012 #2

ha! bigtree Mar 2012 #9

GOPers have to look at that first picture and just be ready to hurl alcibiades_mystery Mar 2012 #3

'People like Obama' bigtree Mar 2012 #7

mispost bigtree Mar 2012 #8

All four of my grandparents came from Ireland, SheilaT Mar 2012 #4

several relatives of my wife's, too . . . bigtree Mar 2012 #18

Great pic! He and cousin Henry share those ears. CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #23

Did Bush ever have outings like this? joshcryer Mar 2012 #5

nice surprise, for sure bigtree Mar 2012 #16

That place is always packed its over by Union Station... Historic NY Mar 2012 #21

Dubya had to sneak into town. CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #22

poor mitt wendylaroux Mar 2012 #6

mitt went shopping bigtree Mar 2012 #17

Looks like he's getting the traditional green bananas for St. Pat's pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #24

He doesn't drink, so the pic of him in the bar wouldn't work all that well.. glowing Mar 2012 #28

YOUR text ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #10

okay bigtree Mar 2012 #12

good one :) BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #19

Next door neighbors had a St. Patrick's Day party Aerows Mar 2012 #13

Two term President. sarcasmo Mar 2012 #14

People like him because he's the kind of guy you can have a beer with. W T F Mar 2012 #15

Excuse me Guinness isn't a beer, its an experience. Historic NY Mar 2012 #26

i hope he got a good presidential buzz spanone Mar 2012 #20

yep bigtree Mar 2012 #25

I'm voting for Obama. It looks like I could drink a beer with him. nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #27

FarLeftFist

(6,161 posts)

1. Now I want a Guinness. They look/taste so delicious.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:44 PM

Mar 2012

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

11. :thumbsup:

Reply to FarLeftFist (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:59 PM

Mar 2012

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

2. In the 5th photo, Obama's face, ear, and neck are a bit green! LOL :) n/t

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:47 PM

Mar 2012

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

9. ha!

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:33 PM

Mar 2012

it's the Guinness . . . bringing out his Irish blood.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

3. GOPers have to look at that first picture and just be ready to hurl

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:48 PM

Mar 2012

People like Obama. It's that simple.

They have no case against the man, and people like him. It's gotta make a Republican strategist just cringe to see that scene.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

7. 'People like Obama'

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:18 PM

Mar 2012

lots to like . . .

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

8. mispost

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:31 PM

Mar 2012

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. All four of my grandparents came from Ireland,

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:13 PM

Mar 2012

and Barack looks like a relative to me.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

18. several relatives of my wife's, too . . .

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:05 PM

Mar 2012

He looks like family to me, too, for sure!

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)

23. Great pic! He and cousin Henry share those ears.

Reply to bigtree (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:21 PM

Mar 2012

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

5. Did Bush ever have outings like this?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:16 PM

Mar 2012

I can't really remember any, but Obama's fairly regularly hitting up DC stores for food or drink, it's neat. Apparently the bartender only had 5 minutes notice!

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

16. nice surprise, for sure

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:33 PM

Mar 2012

. . . for the patrons, as well.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

21. That place is always packed its over by Union Station...

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:58 PM

Mar 2012

I'm amazed they had a path. The POTUS sure makes his SS detail work...

CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)

22. Dubya had to sneak into town.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:15 PM

Mar 2012

If he could have gotten receptions like this, they would've had it on teevee 24/7.

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)

6. poor mitt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:16 PM

Mar 2012

he wants to be likable sooo bad.

these pics are great!!

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

17. mitt went shopping

Reply to wendylaroux (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:02 PM

Mar 2012

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

24. Looks like he's getting the traditional green bananas for St. Pat's

Reply to bigtree (Reply #17)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:30 PM

Mar 2012

And then he's going do a campaign event where he'll sing 'God Bless America' in Gaelic while clogging.

glowing

(12,233 posts)

28. He doesn't drink, so the pic of him in the bar wouldn't work all that well..

Reply to bigtree (Reply #17)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 02:23 PM

Mar 2012

I thought he was in Puerto Rico anyway.... LOL. He looks like such a tool.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

10. YOUR text ...

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:57 PM

Mar 2012

is nonsense.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)

12. okay

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:06 PM

Mar 2012

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

19. good one :)

Reply to bigtree (Reply #12)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:19 PM

Mar 2012

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

13. Next door neighbors had a St. Patrick's Day party

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:10 PM

Mar 2012

Horrible beer, great crawfish and shrimp, and split the difference on music. We at least played some games involving pseudo horseshoes and other things. Was a great deal of fun, except my stomach got upset by the beer.

Oh, and I gatecrashed it because they were the next door neighbors LOL.