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Mira

(22,380 posts) Sat May 31, 2014, 11:52 PM May 2014

Have we seen this gem of a photograph of our President in a bookstore? It warms my heart to see it.

I can just about hear his laugh and feel his joy about winning over these losers

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Have we seen this gem of a photograph of our President in a bookstore? It warms my heart to see it. (Original Post) Mira May 2014 OP

Curious whether he purchased any (nt) question everything May 2014 #1

He bought 2 books for his daughters pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #4

Is this the trip where he bought the Star Wars pop-up book? cyberswede Jun 2014 #15

Yes, you're right about the book. Good memory! pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #16

Oops...I remember now; he's the nephew of someone in my department at work. cyberswede Jun 2014 #17

Yes!!! FreedRadical Jun 2014 #18

Oh, I'm sure you have nothing to worry...wait...did you hear that? pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #20

The posts are coming from inside the house! cyberswede Jun 2014 #23

wow - hang around Iowa City long enough rurallib Jun 2014 #29

This was taken at Prairie Lights, my fav bookstore in Iowa City. Frustratedlady Jun 2014 #27

He didn't need to jmowreader Jun 2014 #8

Worthy of a DUzy. Accurate observation IMO. n/t Mira Jun 2014 #12

LOL. Besides you don't want to get a rash in such a sensitive area.. (nt) question everything Jun 2014 #30

Great smile.. TheDebbieDee Jun 2014 #2

Quick - somebody please post the shirtless pic of him bodysurfing! kath Jun 2014 #10

Bill Clinton was considered sexy too....as was JFK... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #14

Right? I just love his expression in that photo! nt Laffy Kat Jun 2014 #19

excellent Skittles Jun 2014 #3

I remember that photo Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #5

Damn, that is one god looking man...... alittlelark Jun 2014 #6

HAHHAa, love it, when is the pic from ? is it recent ? JI7 Jun 2014 #7

In Iowa City, March 2010 pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #9

I did see that.. Blast from the Past.. mahalo Mira~ Cha Jun 2014 #11

DU Rec! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #13

Anything that "warms the heart" about this president is nothing more than a distraction Enthusiast Jun 2014 #21

Reagan Democrat ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #25

So ineffective he's done things no other President has been able to Whisp Jun 2014 #28

Is that the two for a dollah bin? nt MADem Jun 2014 #22

lol, remember how upset Rs were over that beautiful picture. Sunlei Jun 2014 #24

They make great house warming gifts...... Historic NY Jun 2014 #26

That photo is awesome, but it's missing something... Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #31

question everything

(47,479 posts)

1. Curious whether he purchased any (nt)

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2014, 11:56 PM

May 2014

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. He bought 2 books for his daughters

Reply to question everything (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:15 AM

Jun 2014

This was at a bookstore in Iowa City 4 years ago:

In Iowa Bookstore, Obama Doesn't Opt for Rove, Romney Works; Buys for Malia, Sasha
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/26/in-iowa-bookstore-obama-doesnt-opt-for-rove-romney-works-buy/

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

15. Is this the trip where he bought the Star Wars pop-up book?

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:10 AM

Jun 2014

Isn't the author of that book the nephew of a DUer? Or am I misremembering?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

16. Yes, you're right about the book. Good memory!

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #15)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:20 AM

Jun 2014

I had to go back and look at the article:

Obama bought two books for his daughters, Malia, 11 and Sasha, 8: "Journey to the River Sea" by Eva Ibbotson and "The Secret of Zoom" by Lynne Jonell. He paid in cash.

He also paid $37.44 for a "Star Wars" pop-up book for Ethan Gibbs, 6, the son of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

I don't know about the DU connection.

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

17. Oops...I remember now; he's the nephew of someone in my department at work.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #16)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:27 AM

Jun 2014

Do I need to be worried that I'm confusing DU with real life?

FreedRadical

(518 posts)

18. Yes!!!

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #17)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:34 AM

Jun 2014

I have the same problem.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

20. Oh, I'm sure you have nothing to worry...wait...did you hear that?

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #17)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:51 AM

Jun 2014

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

23. The posts are coming from inside the house!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #20)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:48 AM

Jun 2014

rurallib

(62,415 posts)

29. wow - hang around Iowa City long enough

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #23)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:37 AM

Jun 2014

and you run into just about everyone

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

27. This was taken at Prairie Lights, my fav bookstore in Iowa City.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:10 AM

Jun 2014

When he was campaigning, he also ate at Micky's Irish Pub next door to Prairie Lights. They have the best pork tenderloin sandwiches.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

8. He didn't need to

Reply to question everything (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:23 AM

Jun 2014

The White House purchases the highest quality toilet paper on the market. The days of having to tear pages out of Republican books have ended.

Mira

(22,380 posts)

12. Worthy of a DUzy. Accurate observation IMO. n/t

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:45 AM

Jun 2014

question everything

(47,479 posts)

30. LOL. Besides you don't want to get a rash in such a sensitive area.. (nt)

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:45 PM

Jun 2014

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

2. Great smile..

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:05 AM

Jun 2014

President O seems such an upbeat character - his smile is infectious!

kath

(10,565 posts)

10. Quick - somebody please post the shirtless pic of him bodysurfing!

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:26 AM

Jun 2014

His chest is so gorgeous, and his smile, and...
Oh, just everything. swoon...

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

14. Bill Clinton was considered sexy too....as was JFK...

Reply to kath (Reply #10)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:02 AM

Jun 2014

What do you have against attractive men (or women) becoming President?

Laffy Kat

(16,379 posts)

19. Right? I just love his expression in that photo! nt

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:47 AM

Jun 2014

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

3. excellent

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:14 AM

Jun 2014

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

5. I remember that photo

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:20 AM

Jun 2014

I think it was taken around the election. Great times.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)

6. Damn, that is one god looking man......

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:22 AM

Jun 2014

OMG!!!.... the President as well !!!

JI7

(89,249 posts)

7. HAHHAa, love it, when is the pic from ? is it recent ?

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:22 AM

Jun 2014

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

9. In Iowa City, March 2010

Reply to JI7 (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:25 AM

Jun 2014

See #4.

Cha

(297,223 posts)

11. I did see that.. Blast from the Past.. mahalo Mira~

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:32 AM

Jun 2014

sheshe2

(83,763 posts)

13. DU Rec!

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:02 AM

Jun 2014

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

21. Anything that "warms the heart" about this president is nothing more than a distraction

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:57 AM

Jun 2014

at this point. The President is appealing. No question. That is why he is president. And that is also part of the reason he is so fucking ineffective as a president.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

25. Reagan Democrat ...

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #21)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:24 AM

Jun 2014

Without the Alzheimer's.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

28. So ineffective he's done things no other President has been able to

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #21)

Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:34 AM

Jun 2014

like the ACA that is finally and truthfully being called out as a life saver for many Americans and not a death panel situation like people the the extremes still complain about.

People love the ACA, but the bagger ratfuckings are still hammering on how terrible it is to be able to afford insurance and the other side is still mewling about how terrible it is single payer isn't here, in miraculous time frame that has never been done before in any other country, that ACA is just not goodo 'nuff. whaaaaaa!

Then there are the Libertarians like GG, Snowden and GG's boss Pierre Pierre the Billionaire, who have gained a lot of ground for their nonsense and wild west thinking. If Ron Paul thinks putting a hairpin into an electrical socket isn't a good idea, that doesn't mean he is a good man with good ideas but he gets cheers and support from surprising corners.

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