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BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:05 PM Feb 2016

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106-year-old Woman Meets Pres. Obama

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106-year-old Woman Meets Pres. Obama (Original Post) BeyondGeography Feb 2016 OP

How can you find anything Plucketeer Feb 2016 #1

"I'm here to celebrate Black History" Laughing Mirror Feb 2016 #2

Oh, now I have to find who's cutting up onions sarge43 Feb 2016 #3

That's what I have seen and felt over the last 8years. blm Feb 2016 #4

When I was in that segregated bus station in Greenville MS (1962), sarge43 Feb 2016 #7

Now you made me tear up. blm Feb 2016 #8

Here's the box of Kleenex, blm. sarge43 Feb 2016 #9

Grazie…. blm Feb 2016 #10

This is just wonderful and joyous! montana_hazeleyes Feb 2016 #5

Needed some smiles today kjones Feb 2016 #6

Wow the truths she could tell. And today she cant vote for any president because she dosen't have bonniebgood Feb 2016 #11

Wonderful! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #12

K&R! The BBC has an interview with Ms McLaurin irisblue Feb 2016 #13

Hey, thanks for that BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #14

She is so cool. irisblue Feb 2016 #15

She is BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #16

K & R LiberalLovinLug Feb 2016 #17

Awesome. fbc Feb 2016 #18

K and R (nt) bigwillq Feb 2016 #19

That's got to be the best moment in the Oval Office EVER... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #20

I love you President Obama and Michelle! n/t hibbing Feb 2016 #21

This makes me SO happy!! How delightfully wonderful! I keep watching it ... NurseJackie Feb 2016 #22

Adorable! liberalnarb Feb 2016 #23

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

1. How can you find anything

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:09 PM

Feb 2016

but joy in this clip? I'd sure love to spend some time talking to that classy lady!

Laughing Mirror

(4,185 posts)

2. "I'm here to celebrate Black History"

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:14 PM

Feb 2016

Dear Lady, You are Black History.

Woooo!

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

3. Oh, now I have to find who's cutting up onions

Reply to Laughing Mirror (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:19 PM

Feb 2016

The stories she could tell. When she was young, she probably couldn't even imagine this day.

Another woooo!

blm

(113,065 posts)

4. That's what I have seen and felt over the last 8years.

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:32 PM

Feb 2016

The older Dem party workers in the trenches with me at the office and at the polls, they all, at some point, express how grateful they are to have lived to see this man as their president. Even at the times I disagree with him, I let it pass without comment because this man's presidency is consequential in and of itself.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

7. When I was in that segregated bus station in Greenville MS (1962),

Reply to blm (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:42 PM

Feb 2016

I wouldn't have imaged a black president in my life time. Things can be made better.

I'm so happy that wonderful lady lived to experience this day -- along with the rest of us.

blm

(113,065 posts)

8. Now you made me tear up.

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:52 PM

Feb 2016

(( ))

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

9. Here's the box of Kleenex, blm.

Reply to blm (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:57 PM

Feb 2016

Once in awhile days like this happen and things look bright again. They're be cherished and remember.

blm

(113,065 posts)

10. Grazie….

Reply to sarge43 (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 06:14 PM

Feb 2016

.

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

5. This is just wonderful and joyous!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:42 PM

Feb 2016

This beautiful 106 year old woman is amazing! I'm so glad she got to have this experience that she never even thought possible most her life.

kjones

(1,053 posts)

6. Needed some smiles today

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:42 PM

Feb 2016

bonniebgood

(943 posts)

11. Wow the truths she could tell. And today she cant vote for any president because she dosen't have

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:19 PM

Feb 2016

a birth certificate.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)

12. Wonderful!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 03:28 PM

Feb 2016

Thanks for the smiles, BG !

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

13. K&R! The BBC has an interview with Ms McLaurin

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 06:10 PM

Feb 2016

She is half their height and together Mr& Mrs Obama are younger then she is.

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

14. Hey, thanks for that

Reply to irisblue (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 06:36 PM

Feb 2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03kdbv1

Great interview; she's still so together. A true treasure.

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

15. She is so cool.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #14)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 06:41 PM

Feb 2016

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

16. She is

Reply to irisblue (Reply #15)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 07:09 PM

Feb 2016

I especially enjoyed her nuanced view on lying.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)

17. K & R

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 09:22 PM

Feb 2016

Wonderful!

fbc

(1,668 posts)

18. Awesome.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:51 PM

Feb 2016

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

19. K and R (nt)

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:57 PM

Feb 2016

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

20. That's got to be the best moment in the Oval Office EVER...

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:34 AM

Feb 2016

(caught on film, anyway!)

Preciously good.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

21. I love you President Obama and Michelle! n/t

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:24 AM

Feb 2016

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

22. This makes me SO happy!! How delightfully wonderful! I keep watching it ...

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:47 AM

Feb 2016

... and I chuckle and smile every time!

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)

23. Adorable!

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:36 PM

Feb 2016

K&R

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