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A young boy along the rope line salutes President Barack Obama after the President spoke at the NALEO Conference in Orlando, FLorida, June 22, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
US President Barack Obama salutes an audience member after speaking to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials during their annual conference at the Walt Disney World Resort June 22, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)unblock
(52,317 posts)rocktivity
(44,577 posts)rocktivity
FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)(Look at the intensity of the older man holding the kid!)
LoisB
(7,231 posts)me in the least if you are right. Who can forget the "terrorist fist bump"?
patrice
(47,992 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)They cannot stand the fact that this man stands for all of us, no matter who or what we are...
They can't bear to look at the love in the eyes of people inspired by the best POTUS of my lifetime...
siligut
(12,272 posts)He gives me hope.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)It's what we need in this time, to realize that we really are all manifestations of whatever we choose or hope to be. It's not really about him or up to him, he is just a facilitator, IMHO. Does that make sense to you?
It's healthy to feel good about something, to give strength to endure the hard days ahead. And he said we would be going through hard times and many changes, early on in his first campaign.
I'm not sure where this idea of an omnipotent leader who was going to wipe all our tears away came from, but had to listen to a lot of that from the right wing nuts early on. He's not a father figure, he's not a god. He's just the POTUS.
I think some people really want a daddy in D.C. and others hate the idea of having one. Neither is the man, but the right desperately needs an authoritarian to make them feel safe. That's why Obama scares them, so they project he's a coward. He's flexible, thus unpredictable to him.
We are in charge, and when many focus all the blame on him, it's missing the mark. That's what the media has done, made him the scapegoat for everything that's going on. Obama is not Jesus coming to save us, and never claimed to be.
Someone posted this as a signature and I looked up the original article, but this part is enough:
In short, if youre still disappointed in Barack Obama, its only because you never understood whose job it was to produce change in the first place. But dont take out your own failings in this regard on the rest of us...
Let's keep our spirits as high as we can, there is enough trouble we cannot avoid in life and has nothing to do with Obama. Henry Ford said something that I've had to face often:
If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing, you're right.
That's the kind of belief I see in the eyes of the people at these rallies. They need some relief, some validation. Those who stand safely to the side to say nothing will change, will get what they believe. It's just the way it works.
JMHO, everyone has one...
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)rocktivity
FailureToCommunicate
(14,020 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)does this make me tear up a little?
Riley18
(1,127 posts)EmeraldCityGrl
(4,310 posts)this child is of hope and respect. Shit, I'm out of Kleenix
Rhiannon12866
(206,014 posts)This president has a remarkable way with children...
stanleyyelnatsdotCOM
(65 posts)Naw! Ain't never gonna happen.
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nolabear
(41,991 posts)I can't decide if it's spam or smart marketing. Good luck, though.
Botany
(70,581 posts)The President returns the salute with his own proper salute and shows that young
man respect and courtesy.
damn I got something in my eye.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Like that. But, watch, there will be a staged event where some kid is coached to do this and the advance notice Romney people will say, look how ordinary Romney is.
Botany
(70,581 posts)BTW although Obama never was in the military he went out of his way to
learn what a proper salute should look like and how it is given.
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)Salutegate...
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)DallasNE
(7,403 posts)That is part of the story as well. I'm sure that young boy did this on his own after someone in the family earlier told him about respecting the President of the United States. Those on Fox News could learn a lot from this young boy.