coolest.pic.ever.

[riverwalker]

President Obama makes a stop at Stonehenge.
James Chapman (Mail) ‏@jameschappers · 3m
'How cool is this? Spectacular! Knocked it off my bucket list,' says Obama as Marine One makes unscheduled stop

[riverwalker]

1. another via AP

[riversedge]

51. Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[livetohike]

2. So cool! I love it

[underpants]

3. I knew those idiots were wrong

He's not a closet Muslim. He's a closet Druid.

[csziggy]

4. Or maybe a Neo-Coptic Druid

Which is what a friend of mine used to put on forms for his religion.

[underpants]

7. Googled it - first result :-)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6061096&mesg_id=6061284

[csziggy]

9. Yep - I'm not sure if that friend is still alive

I haven't seen him in over 30 years. But I bring his "religion" up every so often.

[The Blue Flower]

6. Funny, he doesn't look Drui-ish

[underpants]

8. Oy!

That one hurt a bit

[Lobo27]

29. But he may have the Schwartz.

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[kentauros]

58. Yogurt!

And the conservative reaction:

[Flatulo]

32. Ba-da-boom!

[murielm99]

11. My dh and I were phone banking

for Quinn on Wednesday night. He got a birther on the phone. He kept trying to reason with the guy. I told him to just hang up on the S.O.B. The people who believe our President is a Muslim and a Kenyan are not worth the time.

[Siwsan]

19. And I, for one, welcome my closeted Druid Overlord!

Couldn't resist.

[hibbing]

36. ha ha ha ha

Love it, thanks for the Friday afternoon laugh!

Peace

[postulater]

5. Nice pic, but I'm not so sure about the coolest ever.

I kinda like the one with him sitting in Rosa Parks' seat on the bus. I shiver at that one.

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[AuntPatsy]

10. I think I have to agree with you, I wonder what his thoughts were,

The real sad reality is that far too many view those days as the good ole days.

It really is heartbreaking that history so often repeats itself ...

[LittleGirl]

22. I realy like that photo too eom

[alphafemale]

61. That is a very nice pic.

I also look at and think about how that would be unrealistic to be a two seater bench nowadays.

[C Moon]

71. Fantastic! That gives me chills.

[JaneyVee]

12. FOX NEWS: OBAMA VISITS SATANIC PAGAN SHRINE!

[MFM008]

46. also said he sacrificed a goat....

[geardaddy]

13. The Reichwingers will claim

that he's into paganism now.

Cool photo!

[Siwsan]

14. The first time I went to Stonehenge, there were no barriers

I was thrilled to be able to walk around this amazing site. And I was so disappointed, during my second visit, to have to stay behind the barricades. But that didn't stop me from making a third visit. Absolutely at the top of the most amazing places I've visited.

[ErikJ]

17. I lucked out and got to go in like Obama

It was the one day a week that they let tourists in. Fantastic experience. I dont know if they still do that or not.

[Siwsan]

21. It really can only fully be appreciated from inside the circle

Maybe it's an energy thing. Or atavistic- who knows. I've been to other henges, but none carry the same vibe. Maybe it's the Welsh stone.

[No Vested Interest]

40. When I first visited in 1958, there was not yet

a good explanation or theory of what Stonehenge was or what it meant or signified.
It was just considered a prehistoric monument of note.

It was only in later years that meaning was attached to the positioning of the stones.
I guess it took sophisticated instruments to define the relation to the sun and stars, etc.

[OnlinePoker]

43. I just looked up the rules

They have special access passes available at dawn and sunset for 24 people max. where you can walk into the stones. Of course the demand far outstrips the supply. During the regular opening hours, you have to stay behind the barrier ropes. Too many idiots were chipping pieces off the rocks so they could have a little bit of history.

[HipChick]

62. They put the barriers up because people kept chipping off the stones

Last time I was there, we left just as it was getting dark, some weird light followed us..

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Thanks for your post, riverwalker.

I love My President.

[Scootaloo]

16. Not to rain on your parade, but no, that's nowhere near the coolest picture ever.

This is:


(Right-click "view image" for the full size)

The Hubble Ultra Deep-Field photograph. They focused the Hubble telescope on a patch of "nothing", empty pace as far as they could tell, and let it take this photo over a few days, from that little corner of nowhere.

Every mark in that image. every speck, every smudge, every dot... is an entire galaxy. Every single one. Every single galaxy pictured, like all galaxies, is packed with billions and billions of stars. Most of those stars would have planets. Some of those planets would have life. Some of those would have civilizations.

And that's just one patch of "nothing" in our line of sight. What about the next patch of "nothing," or one after that? Another sea of galaxies, pouring out of the far corners of our perceptions, again, each full of suns and worlds and who knows what else.

That is the coolest picture ever

But Obama looks pretty nice too.

[KatyMan]

20. I love that pic

I have it as my desktop background.

[Stellar]

23. It always blows my mind to think that every little speck

that you can (and cannot) see is a galaxy! I mean blows my mind!!!

[calimary]

30. Hard to argue with this, my friend!

Even trying to wrap one's mind around the very idea that every little speck is an entire galaxy - I can hardly even go there! It's beyond imagining. Well, correction. ALMOST beyond imagining. But it does take me straight to "how could there NOT be life-as-we-know-it out there somewhere?"

[cwydro]

39. That is very cool

saving that

[lastlib]

66. Or this is?

That's here. That's home. That's us.

[Helen Borg]

75. Just a bunch of Xmas lights! :) :)

Great pic!!

[sakabatou]

18. That really needs some touching up with color levels and curves.

[greyl]

24. I think somebody thought they were "touching it up" with some lousy Instagram or phone cam filters

Here's a re-re-touched version:

[sakabatou]

55. Much better!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

25. "This henge is indeed made of stone." Richard Nixon

[Gidney N Cloyd]

26. Somewhere, Nigel Tufnel and David St Hubins are having strokes.

[Dr. Strange]

35. No one knows who Obama is...or what he was doing.

But his legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock
... Of Stonehenge

[Blue Owl]

38. And oh, how they danced...

[ann---]

27. That IS nice!

[riverwalker]

28. I think 1st is a blow up of this one

:large

[calimary]

31. What a gob-smacking experience that must be.

I'm sorry to hear that the public can't do this, but I understand why. If this astonishing monument is to stay intact, you kinda have to keep it restricted. In a similar way that authorities over the Pyramids of Egypt have had to restrict tourism there. All those people touching and breathing out humid air in the interior close quarters - what's left of the embellisments on the walls is deteriorating rather tragically.

[TNNurse]

33. I was there in college in 1969

We did get to walk among the stones. It is indescribable.

[ManiacJoe]

42. Two different pictures.

In the close-up he is on the left side of the big rock.

[SheilaT]

34. I was lucky enough to visit

sometime in the early 70's when general visitors were still allowed inside. If I recall correctly, there wasn't grass growing right around the stones as I see in the picture here, but gravel.

I understand why the have to limit access, but it's a shame most people don't get to walk between those incredible stones.

[oldandhappy]

37. How wonderful that he could do something that simply made him happy.

He almost never has a chance to just do something that makes him happy. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Take a deep breath Mr. President. Lots of us are with you.

[cwydro]

41. Well, he plays a lot of golf.

And he looks happy when he does that.

[Fred Sanders]

44. Does not look so tired to me...calm and contemplative as always.

[Codeine]

45. In danger of being trodden upon by a dwarf. . . nt

[Rhiannon12866]

47. Very cool and the president must certainly rate!

Since the '80s, they haven't been letting ordinary visitors get that close. It's roped off now for the general public. Glad they gave him the opportunity...

[pokerfan]

48. In ancient times...

In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, an ancient race of people... the Druids. No one knows who they were or what they were doing...

[SunSeeker]

53. LOL. Turn it up to 11!

[GoCubsGo]

49. I'm jealoous!

That's on my bucket list, too.

[Warren DeMontague]

50. And oh, how they danced...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28p3n_spinal-tap-stonehenge_music

[dembotoz]

52. building fell apart - obamas fault

[missingfink]

54. They have repaired the damage...........

left by the Clark Griswold family.

[tanyev]

56. Number of foreign policemen run into with a bicycle by this president: 0

The world thanks us.

[Warren DeMontague]

57. Nor has he barfed on- or provided any innapropriate backrubs to- any foreign leaders.

[rocktivity]

59. Coolest. Opportunity. To. Show Off. My. Photoshop. Skills. Ever.

You're welcome.


rocktivity

[riverwalker]

60. well Dana Perino says

it was "not good optics" for the President to be seen alone at Stonehenge. WTF?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dana-perino-obama-stonehenge

[Cha]

63. File that under.. "There was nothing to whine about but I'm Dana Perino and

I'll find something no matter how stupid it sounds."



More pics..
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/05/president-obama-visits-stonehenge/

Thanks for the OP, riverwalker

[flying rabbit]

70. sigh

True that. They don't stop.

[Autumn]

64. Yes it is one hell of a picture. What a moment that had to have been

recommended and thanks for posting this.

[UtahLib]

65. Wonderful pic, thanks nt

[grahamhgreen]

67. Enough austerity, and we could buy it!

[Liberal_in_LA]

68. good one

[Spitfire of ATJ]

69. Weird. The colors look like a faded Kodak Instamatic from the 60s.

[emsimon33]

72. When I was there, it was roped off and you could only see it at a distance

[yellowwoodII]

73. Solstice

We happened to visit it at summer Solstice. Not knowing about this tradition at the time, we didn't understand why there were so many oddly dressed people walking along the road. We learned about it when we reached Stonehenge. Of course, it was roped off, but still wonderful.

[madokie]

74. No doubt

I don't know if I've ever typed this before but I'll say it now. I really like our President

[meti57b]

76. Coolest Prez ever!

[mountain grammy]

77. Great pics.. very cool.

[cilla4progress]

78. I hope it gave him

Some valuable perspective on the petty and the enduring moment of his presidency! I think it's taken a toll on him. Blessings upon him for rest and rejuvenation after his 8 years are done!