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kpete

(72,018 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2013, 11:18 AM Oct 2013

Smiling - Obama & Biden Take A Walk

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This restaurant is giving a 10% discount to workers in DC who have been furloughed. President Obama decided to take a walk from the White House to that restaurant to buy some lunch and thank the establishment. It’s also a good bit of political theater. Obama does seem like an approachable pol that people seem to like when they meet. And contrary to what certain people like to say about Obama and aloofness he always seems pretty at ease around the “common” folk outside the beltway bubble. He seems to have a comfort that GWB just didnt seem to have outside his beltway circle.

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Smiling - Obama & Biden Take A Walk (Original Post) kpete Oct 2013 OP

And the peoples' president's polling keeps going up. ffr Oct 2013 #1

I'll bet Plucketeer Oct 2013 #2

I'd pay money to see what would ensue if they did! CTyankee Oct 2013 #3

The next time someone starts the rap about no difference between the parties, remind them of this. sarge43 Oct 2013 #4

I love how all the people are telling him to stick to it.... and yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #5

ffr

(22,671 posts)

1. And the peoples' president's polling keeps going up.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 12:01 PM

Oct 2013

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

2. I'll bet

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 12:04 PM

Oct 2013

that the Speaker and his henchmen wouldn't DARE take a public stroll like this!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

3. I'd pay money to see what would ensue if they did!

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 01:31 PM

Oct 2013

They'd have to run away and hide...

sarge43

(28,945 posts)

4. The next time someone starts the rap about no difference between the parties, remind them of this.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 02:09 PM

Oct 2013

A Republican congressman got in the face of a park ranger who was working without pay, thanks in part to his actions.

A Democratic president personally thanked a business manager and his personnel for helping out furloughed federal workers.

Both were political theater, but which was smart and decent and which was stupid and mean?

Thank you, Mr President.

yuiyoshida

(41,861 posts)

5. I love how all the people are telling him to stick to it.... and

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:30 PM

Oct 2013

how he is doing a great job. I think that would have been all our messages to him!

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