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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 08:34 PM Mar 2012

Photos: President Obama in Vermont



President Barack Obama walks with, From left, Burlington, Va. Mayor-elect, Miro Weinberger,
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , and Vermont Gov. Gov. Peter Shumlin upon his arrival at Burlington
Air National Guard Base, Friday, March, 30, 2012, in Burlington, Vt. Obama is traveling to both
Vermont and Maine for campaign fundraising.






















Source: daylife.com
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Photos: President Obama in Vermont (Original Post) ProSense Mar 2012 OP
wish I was home! handmade34 Mar 2012 #1
Wow, look at the crowds! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #2
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #3
There were black and hispanic faces in the crowd. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #5
Photo #4 has at least 5 black faces and lunatica Mar 2012 #16
My bias is against Vermont. I talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. virgogal Mar 2012 #23
I beg to differ! jomamavt Mar 2012 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author jomamavt Mar 2012 #27
I get you missed the part eggplant aubergine Mar 2012 #40
the little girl with the book is adorable. roguevalley Mar 2012 #4
Thanks PS. I love seeing him interact with real people. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #6
Me too eyewall Mar 2012 #10
You're exactly right. He's really in his element. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #11
That's because he's a service to others person, he knows love. freshwest Mar 2012 #12
yes, I like the way you put that BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #29
Clearly Obama hates America!!!! JoePhilly Mar 2012 #7
And he's distant and can't connect with people. It's so clear. CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #8
Hateful and racist. too. See how scared all the white people were? freshwest Mar 2012 #31
bless vermont and bernie sanders......bless 'em all spanone Mar 2012 #9
Those crowds seem so natural LynneSin Mar 2012 #13
The man can draw a crowd amuse bouche Mar 2012 #14
Could you imagine Bush/Cheny or any of their circle going out in public like President Obama? xtraxritical Apr 2012 #49
Maine, this afternoon James48 Mar 2012 #15
I see two really good Americans in that photo. lunatica Mar 2012 #18
How sweet! n/t janx Mar 2012 #19
Great photo. ProSense Mar 2012 #34
Splendid! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #37
I feel for the photographers nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17
No wonder why the R's hate on him so much. Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #20
You rock Mr President! RFKHumphreyObama Mar 2012 #21
wOW! jUST WOW!!! nt nanabugg Mar 2012 #22
people are always smiling in the photos with President Obama lunatica Mar 2012 #24
I can FEEL the love! SunSeeker Mar 2012 #25
as Presidential as a President can possibly be. Whisp Mar 2012 #26
Mr. President looks like he enjoyed himself there. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #30
wonderful pics!! The positive energy from him is AMAZING! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #32
I graduated from UVM last year iandhr Mar 2012 #33
Congratulations. n/t ProSense Mar 2012 #35
Such tiny crowds, no enthusiasm! JNelson6563 Mar 2012 #36
love the secret service guys! madrchsod Mar 2012 #38
Yup, I love seeing the crowds, but I'm reassured by the visible Secret Service NBachers Mar 2012 #42
I LIKE this man. I suspect if the Repukes weren't the racist a-holes they are... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2012 #39
Boy, this hearkens back Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2012 #41
I'm glad he went a democratic president should visit every blue state. craigmatic Apr 2012 #43
K&R! MarianJack Apr 2012 #44
Wh's paying for this? Is that a new coat and tie? Did he just get a haircut? Is that watch on mfcorey1 Apr 2012 #45
The event at UVM was astounding . . . bigtree Apr 2012 #46
Thanks for sharing that bigtree. Great read. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #50
The fact that they're white and not redneck is very encouraging. Keep up the good work, Obama. judesedit Apr 2012 #47
Add caring. judesedit Apr 2012 #48

Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
5. There were black and hispanic faces in the crowd.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:13 PM
Mar 2012

More black and brown faces than seen at a Romney, Santorum, Paul or Gingrich rally combined. Relish the photos, they are of a true President at work.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
16. Photo #4 has at least 5 black faces and
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:18 PM
Mar 2012

Photo #5 has one in the upper left corner. Photo #6 looks like two black hands waving in the foreground. Photo #7 has a black man center left holding up a camera. Is that proof enough for you or is that just not enough black faces to disprove your bias?

jomamavt

(2 posts)
28. I beg to differ!
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:59 AM
Mar 2012

Only about 1% of the population of VT is not white.
We welcome everyone and LOVE the President - as you can see in the photos!

Response to Post removed (Reply #3)

eyewall

(674 posts)
10. Me too
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:23 PM
Mar 2012

Every time I see our President out in public I feel proud.

The crowds are always enormous, everyone is always smiling and President Obama is gregarious and unhesitating about being immersed in the crowd.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
29. yes, I like the way you put that
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 11:10 AM
Mar 2012


I'm just smiling away here.....the positive vibes are just so strong from him.....

I imagine meeting him and saying, "Mr. President, I want to give you the biggest fattest HUG you ever had!". And then giving him the biggest fattest HUG he's ever had! And I can imagine him cracking up with that big smile.

OK, a silly fantasy, I know. But it makes me smile!

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
14. The man can draw a crowd
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 10:56 PM
Mar 2012

that the republiclowns can only dream of

Remember the 'crowd' Myth Romney drew at the football stadium? They didn't even use 1/10th of the field and none of the
seats in the stands

 

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)
49. Could you imagine Bush/Cheny or any of their circle going out in public like President Obama?
Mon Apr 2, 2012, 06:00 PM
Apr 2012

All of that crowd are in hiding for good reason. If they were to travel to Europe they would be arrested and put on trial. We must give President Obama a second term and pack the House and Senate with Democrats for the good of the nation.

James48

(4,436 posts)
15. Maine, this afternoon
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:04 PM
Mar 2012

The President, and my good friend from Maine
Alex Cornell du Houx. Alex is a young progressive state legislator from Brunswick, and a United States Marine.




Alex has a very bright future standing up for people, not corporations. You will want to get to know Alex- the future of our party.

http://alexcornell.org/

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
18. I see two really good Americans in that photo.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:21 PM
Mar 2012

Last edited Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:13 AM - Edit history (1)

Genuine and relaxed in their patriotism.

And both of them have ears that stick out just right!

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
37. Splendid!
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 02:17 PM
Mar 2012

Handsome young fellow with, obviously, a bright future ahead! Best wishes to Mr. Cornell from Michigan!

Julie

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
17. I feel for the photographers
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:20 PM
Mar 2012

the outside shots, light was NOT the best.

Yup, silly things I pay attention to these days.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
20. No wonder why the R's hate on him so much.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:33 PM
Mar 2012

Look at these crowds...man, this is almost unreal. I haven't seen any crowds of this magnitude from Rmoney, Grinch, Satantorum, or Paul. So much for Obama losing his base...

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
24. people are always smiling in the photos with President Obama
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:15 AM
Mar 2012

Even in the first Photo with all the dignitaries in tow, they're all grinning from ear to ear.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
38. love the secret service guys!
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 04:55 PM
Mar 2012

guys in sun glasses and a guy you could`t hurt with a sledge hammer....





to bad mittens and rickie.... barak is the big man on campus

Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
39. I LIKE this man. I suspect if the Repukes weren't the racist a-holes they are...
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 07:26 PM
Mar 2012

and this country were not voting for Repukes constantly (in other words, if this country weren't so racist), he might not have to placate the Repukes so often.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
41. Boy, this hearkens back
Sat Mar 31, 2012, 09:02 PM
Mar 2012

to pre-2008 election! Great, enthusiastic crowds and hope this helps Bernie, too. Thanks for posting.

K&R

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
45. Wh's paying for this? Is that a new coat and tie? Did he just get a haircut? Is that watch on
Sun Apr 1, 2012, 09:23 AM
Apr 2012

his arm a rolex? Why is that flag so large? Did it cost extra? Aw hell, just send me the bill for all of it. I love this man! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
46. The event at UVM was astounding . . .
Sun Apr 1, 2012, 10:04 AM
Apr 2012

from a pool reporter: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20120401/NEWS02/120331031/pool-reporter-obama-vermont?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

The event at UVM was astounding. At one point, it seemed like the roar of the crowd as Obama spoke was rolling back and forth from one side of the vast room to the other, like an audio version of the wave you see at a baseball stadium.

And then it was over.

I piled back into the pool van with my fellow reporters for the ride back to the airport. Was this just another day like all the others for them? I wondered aloud.

No, they all agreed. This wasn’t just a fundraising event they’d witnessed, they said. It was more like a political rally from when he was just a candidate for president, before he’d won and the protective cocoon took form around him. He seemed truly energized by the Vermont crowd, they thought . . .

judesedit

(4,438 posts)
47. The fact that they're white and not redneck is very encouraging. Keep up the good work, Obama.
Mon Apr 2, 2012, 11:22 AM
Apr 2012

and thank you for being a stable, rational, polite, intelligent president. Oh, by the way, I'm white.

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