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Cha

(296,780 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:23 PM Jun 2014

CNN Ticker "Obama, the Bear,(In Minn) is loose and trying to reconnect with voters" lol (pic heavy)

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CNN Political Ticker ✔ @PoliticalTicker
Obama, the ‘Bear,’ is loose and trying to reconnect with voters http://wp.me/p4HKM-1h0U

Donna NoShock @NoShock
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@PoliticalTicker He doesn't have to "try". People swarm to him everywhere he goes. Y'all 2 busy believing those bogus polls you run.
2:45 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Obama walked over w/ fat cone, offered to buy. "Is that unethical? I'm trying to soften you up." #potusmn
2:10 PM - 26 Jun 2014
16 Retweets 21 favorites .. All that "trying to reconnect" has worked up an appetite.


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Obama buys a jar of 'Minnesalsa'
@goldenfig #potusmn
2:05 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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President Obama jokes with a young kid along Grand Ave in St. Paul today
2:20 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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A young admirer is overcome while meeting President Obama outside Matt's Bar in Minneapolis (Photo: Ben Garvin)
1:03 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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President Barack Obama talks with staff at the Golden FIg in St. Paul.
2:22 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Hand in Hand: President Obama greets a child as he walks along Grand Ave. in St. Paul, Minnesota

1:53 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Potus visits with local ladies as he stops for ice cream on a lovely summer evening in St Paul. #DayInTheLife
12:55 PM - 26 Jun 2014 91 Retweets 76 favorites


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Obama works rope line outside @MattsBar #potusmn
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CNN Ticker "Obama, the Bear,(In Minn) is loose and trying to reconnect with voters" lol (pic heavy) (Original Post) Cha Jun 2014 OP
K Cha Jun 2014 #1
K Cha Jun 2014 #2
K Cha Jun 2014 #3
K Cha Jun 2014 #4
& R! freshwest Jun 2014 #5
Oh NO! The pics are amazing! Don't suppose you could go to the TOD Cha Jun 2014 #7
They are tweets at TOD, freshwest.... sheshe2 Jun 2014 #11
No, when I click on the link, no pic. When I click on the link at the link, no pic. freshwest Jun 2014 #25
I joined twitter when it was first announced that PBO was doing a conference. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #29
K&R for the best politician out there. Oh, and he's also a very applegrove Jun 2014 #6
Mahalo, apple.. you can see the pics right? Because freshwest says Cha Jun 2014 #8
The pictures render great for me. Thanks Cha. applegrove Jun 2014 #10
Mahalo, apple~ Cha Jun 2014 #14
The bear is lose! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #9
The "Bear" "Trying" to "Reconnect with Voters", she.. I love Donna No Shock's Tweet response.. Cha Jun 2014 #13
Donna nails it! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #15
Poor US corportate mediawhore$$.. they try soooo hard to connect with the Cha Jun 2014 #19
Media whores dare not actually cover his meetings with real people, that would be forbidden. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #88
y'all 2 busy believing those bogus polls... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #70
Yes me too... abakan Jun 2014 #80
Oh, yeah, those are great pix there! freshwest Jun 2014 #27
They are freshwest! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #32
Cute! NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #12
The "Bear" out and about in Minneapolis, SKP. Cha Jun 2014 #16
sorry. fan girl mopinko Jun 2014 #17
He's got Substance, Mo.. not just another Cha Jun 2014 #20
hey, i like that substance, too. mopinko Jun 2014 #21
Lucky you.. is all I can say! Cha Jun 2014 #23
it's been quite a privilege, really. mopinko Jun 2014 #40
I know it has.. and, I'm really happy for you. :) Cha Jun 2014 #41
I want ice cream too! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #18
Found out the other day that Obama had a job at Baskin Robbins when he was young Cha Jun 2014 #22
The joy on that face. It exceeds his love of pie! We all scream for ice cream! freshwest Jun 2014 #124
Hey fresh sorry, I missed your post earlier.. someone Cha Jun 2014 #125
Where's that? freshwest Jun 2014 #126
It was just under the pic.. Cha Jun 2014 #128
Another great pic! And ain't no tryin' about it! MSM sucks! freshwest Jun 2014 #30
i am so craving ice cream the minute i saw that photo! shireen Jun 2014 #92
Rocky Road in honor of the GOP and our do nothing congress! eom sheshe2 Jun 2014 #96
After work kick! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #97
That's a good one! freshwest Jun 2014 #127
Another one in honor of the GOP! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #129
I posted videos the bear talking in Minnesota! C'mon and take a look: freshwest Jun 2014 #130
Yes I did! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #131
Great pix. Thanks, Cha. nt SunSeeker Jun 2014 #24
Mahalo to you, SunSeeker.. Cha Jun 2014 #26
Yes, but not as much as I found in Maui last month! SunSeeker Jun 2014 #31
I also trust you had a Cha Jun 2014 #34
It was paradise. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #45
So happy it was what you wanted it to be, SunSeeker! That reminds me Cha Jun 2014 #47
Yeah, he better step it up or he won't get reelected bluestateguy Jun 2014 #28
Don't make post a gratutious Obama pic... Sorry, too late: freshwest Jun 2014 #33
According to cnn.. IF, they're doing their job.. "the voters".. Cha Jun 2014 #35
They are absolutely toxic. It pays them well, huh... freshwest Jun 2014 #36
Something's feeding their frenzy.. it ain't the ratings. Cha Jun 2014 #37
Mahalo~ Cha Jun 2014 #38
K Cha Jun 2014 #39
Crowd shots of Barack Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2014 #42
Thank you, Iwillnevergiveup! Cha Jun 2014 #43
It's real on both sides... Phentex Jun 2014 #75
Me too! LOVE 'em!!! calimary Jun 2014 #98
great pics and you can see he really enjoys being among the people JI7 Jun 2014 #44
Oh yeah, so many days in his terms in Office are loaded with the People wanting to Cha Jun 2014 #48
So many "keeper" pics. Excellent! K&R ffr Jun 2014 #46
It always does my heart good, ffr, when I see others appreciate our President, Cha Jun 2014 #50
KnR. I wish he'd drop by my town! Hekate Jun 2014 #49
My town, too.. Hekate~ Cha Jun 2014 #51
K Cha Jun 2014 #52
K Cha Jun 2014 #53
K Cha Jun 2014 #54
k Cha Jun 2014 #55
.. Cha Jun 2014 #56
k Cha Jun 2014 #57
I really feel sorry madokie Jun 2014 #58
I do feel so sorry for them, too, madokie.. Their susceptibility to Cha Jun 2014 #61
Kick and Rec! riqster Jun 2014 #59
thanks riqster.. Cha Jun 2014 #62
He's just so "man of the people", so secure in his own skin, loves what he's doing........ a kennedy Jun 2014 #60
He is, a kennedy.. and man of the people. It will be interesting to see what happens Cha Jun 2014 #63
K+R for the loose bear! IronLionZion Jun 2014 #64
:) mahalo ironlionzion.. Cha Jun 2014 #65
k warrior1 Jun 2014 #66
ty :) Cha Jun 2014 #68
Wish he'd come to my town mcar Jun 2014 #67
I know, warrior.. I never live where Obama is. Cha Jun 2014 #69
kick & recommended. William769 Jun 2014 #71
Mahalo William~ Cha Jun 2014 #73
I'll bet he drives his Secret Service guys crazy.... panader0 Jun 2014 #72
They have their hands full with all the potential brainwashed crazies out there.. Cha Jun 2014 #74
a cuddly bear at that VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #76
"A cuddly bear" with Cha Jun 2014 #77
who could resist? VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #78
Certainly Cha Jun 2014 #79
My Sentiments Exactly...Thanks...Cha abakan Jun 2014 #81
Thanks for the great pics and tweets Cha! Scurrilous Jun 2014 #82
UR Certainly Welcome, Scurrilous.. Cha Jun 2014 #99
nice collection Cha napkinz Jun 2014 #83
compare & contrast :) napkinz Jun 2014 #84
Ugh. I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #87
Not such a Cha Jun 2014 #100
I love this thread, and all the great pics. Thanks Cha. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #85
Mahalo Tarheel~ Nice to see "the Bear on the Loose" out amongst Cha Jun 2014 #101
I must state ... meegbear Jun 2014 #86
Oh, I did not know that, meegbear. I guess there's all kinds of Cha Jun 2014 #103
That is pretty darned cool Cha!! Peacetrain Jun 2014 #89
Mahalo, Peacetrain.. so good to see Cha Jun 2014 #104
Good to see you too!! Peacetrain Jun 2014 #105
Happy Weekend, Peacetrain~ Cha Jun 2014 #119
St. Paul (and Minneapolis too) LOOOOOOOOVE their Democrats! MNBrewer Jun 2014 #90
oh dammit ... shireen Jun 2014 #91
Looking at pics of food will do that to us, shireen! Thanks Obama! Cha Jun 2014 #106
Conegate Dopers_Greed Jun 2014 #93
Oh, they'll throw anything against the wall to see if it sticks, DG Cha Jun 2014 #108
K&R Thanks for this Cha flamingdem Jun 2014 #94
UR Welcome, Cha Jun 2014 #109
Thank you Cha again for the gift! SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #95
You're Welcome, SleeplessinSoCal.. Cha Jun 2014 #110
President Bear should get loose more often! Love this thread. livetohike Jun 2014 #102
Mahalo to you, livetohike! Cha Jun 2014 #112
That's my prez!! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #107
A couple of Minnesota papers the next day, ailsagirl.. Cha Jun 2014 #113
He surely does!! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #115
We're all so priveleged and the ones who recognize that and appreciate it Cha Jun 2014 #117
YES WE ARE, CHA!! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #120
:))))))) Cha Jun 2014 #121
Oh, I'm gonna miss that man... ailsagirl Jun 2014 #122
Okay.. I'm going to have to post something just for you before I leave.. Cha Jun 2014 #123
Wonderful photo!! ailsagirl Jun 2014 #132
No idea but It's going to be Awesome, ailsagirl! Cha Jun 2014 #133
Encounters like this... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #111
I hear ya, 3catwoman3! We do know "the Bear" loves to escape and get out Cha Jun 2014 #114
remember when onethatcares Jun 2014 #116
Poor smirk.. he went and "cleared brush".. Cha Jun 2014 #118
K'n'R ucrdem Aug 2014 #134

Cha

(296,780 posts)
7. Oh NO! The pics are amazing! Don't suppose you could go to the TOD
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:54 PM
Jun 2014

link and see them there? Too long to download?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
25. No, when I click on the link, no pic. When I click on the link at the link, no pic.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:28 AM
Jun 2014

I don't have a Twitter or a Facebook account. It's gettig harder for me to see anything on TOD. I think that is why it takes forever to load, it can't connect with me. Then when I scroll to see the pix that do show up, it stalls

sheshe2

(83,637 posts)
29. I joined twitter when it was first announced that PBO was doing a conference.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:33 AM
Jun 2014

LOL...it went to fast for me and haven't a clue how it works. As for FB, you know my story. I only joined after my family members accident. Guess that's why I can see it.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
8. Mahalo, apple.. you can see the pics right? Because freshwest says
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:57 PM
Jun 2014

she can't see them.

And, you're right!

sheshe2

(83,637 posts)
9. The bear is lose!
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 11:59 PM
Jun 2014


Washington - “The bear is loose!”

Those were President Barack Obama’s words as he ditched his motorcade last week Wednesday, and left the White House on foot, favoring the fresh air in a walk toward the Interior Department.

Tourists near the White House never expected to see the president in person on a steamy spring afternoon. One woman squealed with delight; another suggested she thought Wednesday’s sighting might be an Obama impostor.


Since taking office, Obama has grumbled periodically about the claustrophobia that sets in when his every move is surrounded by intense security. That makes it nearly impossible to enjoy the simple pleasures that others take for granted.


“It’s good to be out,” Obama said.


http://www.vosizneias.com/165718/2014/05/25/washington-obama-the-bear-is-loose-every-once-in-a-while-im-able-to-sneak-off/

I love this guy!

Thanks Cha! Great images! Love them all!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
13. The "Bear" "Trying" to "Reconnect with Voters", she.. I love Donna No Shock's Tweet response..
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:03 AM
Jun 2014

Donna NoShock @NoShock
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@PoliticalTicker He doesn't have to "try". People swarm to him everywhere he goes. Y'all 2 busy believing those bogus polls you run.
2:45 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Mahalo to you, she, for the pic of the President also "trying to reconnect with voters" as per cnn. LOL

Cha

(296,780 posts)
19. Poor US corportate mediawhore$$.. they try soooo hard to connect with the
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:10 AM
Jun 2014

poor and the working class.

President Obama

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
70. y'all 2 busy believing those bogus polls...
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:51 AM
Jun 2014

Love that comment!


Great pics!

I must say, I'd be asking permission to give him the biggest, fattest hug he's ever had!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
16. The "Bear" out and about in Minneapolis, SKP.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:08 AM
Jun 2014

"Trying so hard to connect with voters" as per cnn

mopinko

(69,987 posts)
17. sorry. fan girl
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:09 AM
Jun 2014

so shoot me. long as i get him back when y'all done kicking him around, i dont care what the haters say.

mopinko

(69,987 posts)
21. hey, i like that substance, too.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:17 AM
Jun 2014

lol. he's my homie. i actually met him way, way back. know about what he did as a community organizer!

like i said, long as i get him back.....

sheshe2

(83,637 posts)
18. I want ice cream too!
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:09 AM
Jun 2014

CNN Political Ticker ✔ @PoliticalTicker
Obama, the ‘Bear,’ is loose and trying to reconnect with voters http://wp.me/p4HKM-1h0U
Donna NoShock @NoShock
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@PoliticalTicker He doesn't have to "try". People swarm to him everywhere he goes. Y'all 2 busy believing those bogus polls you run.
2:45 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Cha

(296,780 posts)
22. Found out the other day that Obama had a job at Baskin Robbins when he was young
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:18 AM
Jun 2014

and I had a dream about him once when he was in an Ice Cream Parlor.. PBO loves him some ice cream, too.


Sen. Obama orders ice cream with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha at Lew’s Drive In, May 18, 2008 in Milwaukee, Oregon

TOD

Cha

(296,780 posts)
128. It was just under the pic..
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 01:31 AM
Jun 2014
".. and I had a dream about him once when he was in an Ice Cream Parlor.. PBO loves him some ice cream, too."

I had that dream a long time ago and never forgot.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
47. So happy it was what you wanted it to be, SunSeeker! That reminds me
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 02:47 AM
Jun 2014

about "the Obama bobble heads".. I bought a little Obama with surfboard magnet at one of the surf shops for my fridge.. fits nicely with my refrigerator art.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
35. According to cnn.. IF, they're doing their job.. "the voters"..
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 01:08 AM
Jun 2014

hate him, bluestateguy. "Enthusiasm gap" "out of touch(according to some people)".. ad nauseum.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
42. Crowd shots of Barack
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 02:00 AM
Jun 2014

have always made me smile - the joy on people's faces is sincere. Thanks for posting these pix.

K&R

calimary

(81,098 posts)
98. Me too! LOVE 'em!!!
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 06:29 PM
Jun 2014

I like looking at all those faces - they're so happy, excited, thrilled, jubilant. Haters? Where? All I see are happy people, delighted and pleasantly surprised to see him up close like that, taking pictures, presenting their kids and their babies, reaching out to shake his hand, all that stuff. All GOOD stuff. Makes me happy just to look (and maybe just a wee bit jealous that I'm not in that crowd, too)!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
48. Oh yeah, so many days in his terms in Office are loaded with the People wanting to
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 02:52 AM
Jun 2014

connect with the President too. It drives the US corporatemedia into a Mad Pout.

thank you, JI7~

ffr

(22,665 posts)
46. So many "keeper" pics. Excellent! K&R
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 02:24 AM
Jun 2014

What a great great man we have as the leader of the free world. Just excellent!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
50. It always does my heart good, ffr, when I see others appreciate our President,
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 03:09 AM
Jun 2014

too! Mahalo

madokie

(51,076 posts)
58. I really feel sorry
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:38 AM
Jun 2014

for anyone who lets their bigotry get in the way or who can't stand President Obama because of their watching fox noise. They're missing out on one of our best Presidents ever.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
61. I do feel so sorry for them, too, madokie.. Their susceptibility to
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:33 AM
Jun 2014

being brainwashed by junkmeisters has rendered them to the junk pile of history.

a kennedy

(29,612 posts)
60. He's just so "man of the people", so secure in his own skin, loves what he's doing........
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:50 AM
Jun 2014

they love him, I do too.... I wish he COULD run for a third, fourth, fifth and beyond term.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
63. He is, a kennedy.. and man of the people. It will be interesting to see what happens
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:46 AM
Jun 2014

with them after he does leave office. But, in the mean time.. I'm enjoying the last two years and hope we can get a lot done in spite of all the obstruction.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
74. They have their hands full with all the potential brainwashed crazies out there..
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 10:09 AM
Jun 2014

that's for sure.

thanks panader0

Cha

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101. Mahalo Tarheel~ Nice to see "the Bear on the Loose" out amongst
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 08:41 PM
Jun 2014

our Peeps.

"He didn't give me no trouble.."

Cha

(296,780 posts)
103. Oh, I did not know that, meegbear. I guess there's all kinds of
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 09:12 PM
Jun 2014

Bears.

Evidently President Obama had mentioned he felt like a "caged bear" sometimes and when he got out.. "The Bear is Loose".. his Secret Service name is Renegade.

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)
90. St. Paul (and Minneapolis too) LOOOOOOOOVE their Democrats!
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 04:07 PM
Jun 2014

I saw candidate Obama speak at the Excel center the night that he clinched the nomination. The place was packed and electric! We really were craving the message he was providing. We continue to crave it.

shireen

(8,333 posts)
91. oh dammit ...
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 04:07 PM
Jun 2014

now i got a craving for waffle-cone ice-cream. Thanks, Obama, for ruining my motivation for sensible healthy foods.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
93. Conegate
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 05:05 PM
Jun 2014

"Can you believe Obama is eating ice cream, while Michelle is trying to force our children to eat broccoli!"
-The Lunatic Right

ailsagirl

(22,885 posts)
115. He surely does!!
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 04:54 AM
Jun 2014

He ROCKS to the nth degree! I will miss him terribly once his term ends.
But how privileged I feel to have been a part of his amazing journey!!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
117. We're all so priveleged and the ones who recognize that and appreciate it
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 06:24 PM
Jun 2014

are the Lucky Ones, ailsagirl!

Cha

(296,780 posts)
123. Okay.. I'm going to have to post something just for you before I leave..
Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:06 PM
Jun 2014

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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Incredibly Photogenic Family: Pres. Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Sasha at the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
4:28 AM - 28 Jun 2014 32 Retweets 20 favorites

Glowing from the inside

TOD

ailsagirl

(22,885 posts)
132. Wonderful photo!!
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 12:39 PM
Jun 2014

I bet you anything that PBO will write a book (at some point) about his eight years in office.

Should be very interesting-- can't wait.

I wonder what he'll do once he leaves office (ouch)-- teach? Do you know? Has he hinted? The world's his oyster!!

3catwoman3

(23,943 posts)
111. Encounters like this...
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 10:22 PM
Jun 2014

...must be such a balm to his spirit. I am constantly in awe of his buoyancy. The unrelenting negativity of the haters exhausts me, and I am not even the direct recipient of it.

Cha

(296,780 posts)
114. I hear ya, 3catwoman3! We do know "the Bear" loves to escape and get out
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 10:56 PM
Jun 2014

among the People!



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President Obama greets people in the crowd following his speech at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis
7:17 AM - 27 Jun 2014
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