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Prez LOVES Pie! (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2013 OP
Absolutely lovely pics malaise Aug 2013 #1
Fugg the haters! is right! Enjoy life! freshwest Aug 2013 #53
Prez looks very healthy, happy and fit...and those pies look delish.n/t monmouth3 Aug 2013 #2
+1. I noticed that yesterday. He actually looks like he might have gotten a couple of hours of.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #21
Yes he does... tridim Aug 2013 #3
Yes, that's the one! Always brings a smile. freshwest Aug 2013 #49
A good friend of mine worked out with him this morning at the Auburn NY YMCA Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #4
Thanks for the link, dude! Cha Aug 2013 #12
It was a story way too cool not to share! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #13
I'm thinking "super cool".. especially the way Cha Aug 2013 #15
POTUS had this town going! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #18
I can imagine.. I use to live in an even more Cha Aug 2013 #19
Unfortunately, that cheesed off a lot of people here... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #24
I figured it would.. Obama Cha Aug 2013 #43
They failed to realize... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #44
What a lucky guy! LeftofObama Aug 2013 #22
For future reference... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #23
I will certainly keep that in mind! LeftofObama Aug 2013 #25
So someone tell me.....Did the President of the United States actually stay at a Grammy23 Aug 2013 #28
Yup! It's a more upscale Holiday Inn than you might expect Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #30
Well they did give him a new mattress and curtains... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #40
There's my dumptruck! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #45
How long do you have to work there before they let you ride inside ? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #46
Cute! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #47
Cool Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #33
It's been a very cool 24 hrs here in Auburn! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #34
He's got his eye on one of the top shelf ones. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #5
So where's the picture of him actually eating some... ? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #6
.. Cha Aug 2013 #11
Ok that picture is from 2008, but your contribution is noted... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #16
Yeah, I know it was from another time. Cha Aug 2013 #17
Not sure why it matters whether he ate pie today or not... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #35
Your pie-eating restraint is noted... n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #36
Why are you concerned about his eating of pie while said pie is in front of him? Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #37
lol. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #38
I agree! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #39
Who doesn't love pie? Auggie Aug 2013 #7
WNEP reported that he bought three to take with him. Lugnut Aug 2013 #8
coconut cream, cherry and pecan bigtree Aug 2013 #42
Wow, that reminds me of a chocolate pudding cherry pie. Sweeet! freshwest Aug 2013 #54
That corporate MIC loving wikileaks hating 1%'er! snooper2 Aug 2013 #9
PBO's in his glory time at Cha Aug 2013 #10
Coconut cream? Brigid Aug 2013 #14
looks more meranguey than puddingy Whisp Aug 2013 #27
OMG! Don't say those words! Boston Cream Pie, my favorite! Oops, I said it too! freshwest Aug 2013 #50
... Rex Aug 2013 #52
Oh thank you bigtree! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #20
Ooooh! Pecan Pie! Just for you, Sweetie! freshwest Aug 2013 #55
YUM~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #58
Which one to choose! Tough choice all those pies looks delectable! Rex Aug 2013 #26
Me Too! Peacetrain Aug 2013 #29
Sounds like a great idea. May be healthier, too. freshwest Aug 2013 #56
Thank you so much for the pictures. I don't have a TV, so it's rare that I catch japple Aug 2013 #31
love all the smiles Skittles Aug 2013 #32
pie! bigtree Aug 2013 #41
mmm, pie PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #48
here is in fact (maybe fact is too strong a word) the pie he was looking at SwampG8r Aug 2013 #51
Never heard of it. What's it like a breakfast quiche? freshwest Aug 2013 #57

malaise

(268,553 posts)
1. Absolutely lovely pics
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 05:25 PM
Aug 2013

Nice to see those smiling folks so happy to see the President. Fugg the haters!
The one with the laughing staff is priceless

Tarheel_Dem

(31,220 posts)
21. +1. I noticed that yesterday. He actually looks like he might have gotten a couple of hours of....
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:32 PM
Aug 2013

rest on "vacation". With all the crap going on, around the globe, I don't know how any head of state can turn it off long enough to get some sleep, with medication.

Cha

(296,679 posts)
15. I'm thinking "super cool".. especially the way
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:11 PM
Aug 2013

it started Yesterday with you thinking you were too tired to go. And, then going.. PBO stays in the Holiday Inn where you went to grade school.. and, now your friend is beside him working out at the YMCA. And, he happens to be on the tv.. lol rofl

Too funny!

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
18. POTUS had this town going!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:15 PM
Aug 2013

Man, we're a backwater berg in the middle of NY whose biggest claim to fame (before today) was having a freaking PRISON in the middle of it. Well, we're also are the home and burial place of Harriet Tubman Davis as well as William Seward, but few think of that when they think of Auburn.

Cha

(296,679 posts)
19. I can imagine.. I use to live in an even more
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:30 PM
Aug 2013

backwater burg in the middle of NY on the Erie Canal. But, I liked it!

Thanks for the historical significance of Auburn, New York.. now including the 44th President sleeping there and working out at the YMCA.

That's too bad Obama didn't have time to stop at the Harriet Tubman Home and Seward House Museum..

snip//

Auburn, N.Y. - President Barack Obama boarded his bus and headed out of Auburn this morning without stopping at any of the city's historic properties. Instead, the president made a surprise visit at Tully Central High School.

The president's motorcade headed along Route 20 through Skaneateles, on its way to Binghamton. Obama is due to host a town hall meeting on college affordability at SUNY Binghamton at 12:45 p.m. today.


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Obama's only stop this morning in Auburn was at the YMCA, where he did a quick workout before heading back to the Holiday Inn shortly after 9 a.m., according to press pool accounts. His motorcade left the hotel at 9:48 a.m.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/president_obama_leaves_auburn_without_stopping_at_tubman_seward_homes.html

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
44. They failed to realize...
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 10:05 PM
Aug 2013

...that he actually HUNG OUT here in our little blip-on-the-map! So he didn't go to the Seward and Tubman houses. I live here and I haven't been to either in a couple of decades! I'm sure those who complained had NEVER been to either!

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
22. What a lucky guy!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:40 PM
Aug 2013

I've doubled up on my work outs and I go to the Y twice a day now. I never get the President running or swimming or lifting by me.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
23. For future reference...
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:43 PM
Aug 2013

...here's how you do it. Find out what town Obama will be in (when on the road) and hang out at the Y that morning. Apparently, even though the Holiday Inn had a workout room, he prefers the Y.

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
25. I will certainly keep that in mind!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:51 PM
Aug 2013

As I understand it I can use my Y membership at any YMCA anywhere. If he's anywhere around, rest assured I'll be hanging out there most of the day! Thanks for the tip.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
28. So someone tell me.....Did the President of the United States actually stay at a
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:54 PM
Aug 2013

a Holiday Inn last night??? That is pretty cool if true. So much for him always going first class and spending so much of OUR money. Get tired of hearing all that crap after all the time that Bush (Shrub) spent out of the White House.
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
30. Yup! It's a more upscale Holiday Inn than you might expect
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 07:14 PM
Aug 2013

...but that's where he crashed last night.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
35. Not sure why it matters whether he ate pie today or not...
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 07:42 PM
Aug 2013

I've bought pies before and ate them the next day.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
37. Why are you concerned about his eating of pie while said pie is in front of him?
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 07:49 PM
Aug 2013

Look... if you're pissed off about the NSA overreach, as I am, I understand that. But, dissing the man because he didn't photo-op a pie monge is... well, bizarre.

Oh, and "noted".

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
8. WNEP reported that he bought three to take with him.
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 05:53 PM
Aug 2013

He bought a cherry and a pecan but I can't remember what the third one was.

bigtree

(85,970 posts)
42. coconut cream, cherry and pecan
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 09:42 PM
Aug 2013


Obama ordered coconut cream, cherry and pecan; he also financed pie for a local lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.

"Do you know your senator, Bob Casey" Obama told the employees. "He loves pie."

Obama could be overhead talking with the owner, Dave Scarpetta, about the challenges of running a restaurant.

"It's not as hard as being president," Scarpetta said.

Replied Obama: "The only thing about you is you're not term-limited."
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
9. That corporate MIC loving wikileaks hating 1%'er!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 05:53 PM
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sheshe2

(83,583 posts)
58. YUM~
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 09:24 AM
Aug 2013

I will have to gulp down a few cups of coffee and wake up first! However the the sugar ought to keep me rev'ed up for the day.

Thanks fresh~

japple

(9,797 posts)
31. Thank you so much for the pictures. I don't have a TV, so it's rare that I catch
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 07:17 PM
Aug 2013

anything other than stock photos of the Prez. So happy to see him in such a happy setting.

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