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Pres. Obama cannot help being diverted by babies! (Original Post) tblue37 Oct 2020 OP
So did they film him dialing for two hours until someone answered???? nt LAS14 Oct 2020 #1
What? uppityperson Oct 2020 #10
Have you ever helped out at a phone bank? Most calls don't result in an answer. nt LAS14 Oct 2020 #14
Heh - Mossfern Oct 2020 #11
I thought that too! Blue_playwright Oct 2020 #12
the contrast is whacked stillcool Oct 2020 #2
I would lose my freaking mind if I got a call from Obama. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #3
I would think someone was pulling a prank! Tanuki Oct 2020 #9
Honestly, that would be my first thought. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #23
Me too! LittleGirl Oct 2020 #13
This Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #22
Awesome. k&r n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #4
He is such a good man. sheshe2 Oct 2020 #5
A little shot of Obama always helps. Chainfire Oct 2020 #6
He's just so real and normal. So are Joe and Kamala. We need that more than ever. Funtatlaguy Oct 2020 #7
And can you imagine BunkerBoy doing that? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #8
I would start crying. roamer65 Oct 2020 #15
Same here MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #17
Class Botany Oct 2020 #16
Wow, what an honor that would be. warmfeet Oct 2020 #18
The previous President, ladies and gentlemen! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2020 #19
Made my day. Thank you. sandensea Oct 2020 #20
I love babies. n/t SpankMe Oct 2020 #21
remember he used to read the 10 letters every day BruinDadd Oct 2020 #24
That is the actual call script DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #25
Without baby Jackson, I presume, and the part where he says, "Tell them Barack asked you tblue37 Oct 2020 #26
Yes, of course DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #27
I always feel guilty taking their time Rorey Nov 2020 #37
I think they get hung up on a lot DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #39
That's a good way to think of it Rorey Nov 2020 #40
It's adorable that Obama's so wonderful with babies and small children. crickets Oct 2020 #28
Wow! PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #29
She can use this video as proof--and as a treasure to give her son when he is older. tblue37 Oct 2020 #30
Yes, she can. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #31
I have pics of him petting my 14-month-old granddaughter's head as Michelle looks on with a big tblue37 Oct 2020 #32
Oh, darn. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #33
When he was campaigning prior to being elected Rorey Nov 2020 #36
K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #34
I'm shedding a tear or two....with a BIG smile on my face Rorey Nov 2020 #35
"Do what your mom says." Hotler Nov 2020 #38

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
2. the contrast is whacked
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 04:27 PM
Oct 2020

just finish reading about terrorists here and there, votes getting tossed, and stumble upon this. It's like a welcome mat.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
3. I would lose my freaking mind if I got a call from Obama.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 04:35 PM
Oct 2020

Total fan girl tongue-tied stupid stuttering comment type stuff. I am so jealous. LOL!

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
8. And can you imagine BunkerBoy doing that?
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:00 PM
Oct 2020

HELL, NO!!!!!!!

First, when the baby cried or fussed, he'd look for somebody to hand the phone to.

And besides, when he announced who it was they'd probably hang up!!!

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
18. Wow, what an honor that would be.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 06:31 PM
Oct 2020

I miss him so much! Imagine having a real, a good, human being as president. We had it once, we will have it again.

Love You Barack.



Damn I miss him.

sandensea

(21,657 posts)
20. Made my day. Thank you.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 07:13 PM
Oct 2020

Can you imagine Cheeto doing that?

The only time he'd bother, is if Putin, Bibi - or some other despot dangling a large bribe - were at the other end!

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
25. That is the actual call script
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 10:46 PM
Oct 2020

Got a call from a Biden phone banker a few days ago. They gave the exact same spiel.

tblue37

(65,483 posts)
26. Without baby Jackson, I presume, and the part where he says, "Tell them Barack asked you
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 10:48 PM
Oct 2020

to tell them to vote. "

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
37. I always feel guilty taking their time
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:33 AM
Nov 2020

But for some reason, when a phone banker for any of my candidates calls, I can't seem to shut myself down so they can move on to the next call.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
39. I think they get hung up on a lot
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 01:18 PM
Nov 2020

and like it when they actually have their call taken and a friendly voice on the line. I kind of do it to buck up their spirits.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,894 posts)
29. Wow!
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:10 PM
Oct 2020

Were I to receive a phone call from Obama I'd be racing around trying to figure out how to record it. Which I'm sure I couldn't do, and I could only hope people would actually believe me that I'd gotten a call from him.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,894 posts)
31. Yes, she can.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:24 PM
Oct 2020

Lucky her!

I have actually been in the same room with Obama, in 2006 I think it was. It was at a Kansas Democratic party event, and I didn't go up and shake his hand, mainly because all of the African American servers in the room were very eager to greet him. I knew I had no right to step up in front of any of them. As a white person, I realize I can only sort of get what it must be like to finally see someone who looks like you as President. I have no regrets about not going up to him then. If I'm lucky, I'll have another chance. And if not, oh well.

tblue37

(65,483 posts)
32. I have pics of him petting my 14-month-old granddaughter's head as Michelle looks on with a big
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:27 PM
Oct 2020

smile. Unfortunately, my overprotective son deliberately took the pic in such a way as to hide his daughter's and his wife's faces.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,894 posts)
33. Oh, darn.
Sun Nov 1, 2020, 12:35 AM
Nov 2020

At least I have the memory of being in the same room with Obama. For me, no pictures are simply an Oh, darn.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
36. When he was campaigning prior to being elected
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:31 AM
Nov 2020

I went to see him at a campaign rally here in my city. I got turned away because the venue was already full. I thought to myself that it was fine. I already knew I was going to vote for him, and I was overjoyed that so many were so eager to see him, and I was fine with relinquishing the space I would have taken to give someone else that opportunity. I bought some shirts and rushed home to watch him on television. No regrets, but if I ever get the chance again, I don't think I'll give it up.

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
35. I'm shedding a tear or two....with a BIG smile on my face
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:25 AM
Nov 2020

I am so happy that I got to have him as my President! I can't wait to have a REAL President again.

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