PHOTOS Official photos - Behind the Scenes in Europe & Egypt (June 9)

[Jackeens]

1

President Barack Obama tours the Pompidou Centre modern art museum in Paris with his family June 6, 2009.

2

President Barack Obama points out a landmark to daughter Malia while touring the Pompidou Centre modern art museum in Paris, June 7, 2009

3

President Barack Obama talks with aides outside the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Paris before returning to Washington, June 7, 2009.

4

President Barack Obama tours the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris, June 6, 2009.

5

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama (l) and Malia Obama watch as Sasha Obama lights a candle in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, June 6, 2009

6

President Barack Obama embraces his great uncle Charles Payne following the President's speech at the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, June 6, 2009.

7

President Barack Obama shakes hands with a French veteran during the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France June 6, 2009. The man was knocked aside by the crush of people after the president's speech, and a White House aide brought him over to meet President Obama.

8

President Barack Obama gives a 'thumbs-up' to a group of World War II veterans sitting behind him on stage following his speech at the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, June 6, 2009.

9

President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy greet delegation and family members as First Lady Michelle Obama and French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy chat in Caen, France, June 6, 2009. (

10

President Barack Obama lifts a baby while meeting the staff of the U.S. Embassy at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris, France, June 6, 2009.

11

President Barack Obama greets the staff of the U.S. Embassy at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Paris, France on June 6, 2009.

12

President Barack Obama and White House staffers aboard Air Force One to Paris look at Reggie Love's photos of Egypt on June 5, 2009

13

President Barack Obama jokingly shows off the hat he was given during his tour of the Pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt on June 4, 2009.

14

President Barack Obama ducks his head to get through an entranceway on a tour of the Pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt, June 4, 2009. At center-right is the hieroglyphic that the President comment on saying it looked like him

15

Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, personal aide to the president Reggie Love, and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett take a ride on camels in Egypt on June 4, 2009.

16

President Barack Obama tours the Egypt's Great Sphinx of Giza (left) and the Pyramid of Khafre, June 4, 2009.

17

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recounts a story to President Barack Obama, Senior Advisors David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, outside the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009.

18

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet former Senator Max Cleland of Georgia before the ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2009

19

President Barack Obama looks out the window of Marine One as they leave the Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx in Egypt, June 4, 2009.

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President Barack Obama tours the Sultan Hassan Mosque with Dr. Zahi Hawass (left), Iman Abdel Fateh (right), and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009.


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[scheming daemons]

1. In that last picture, the heiroglyphic DOES look like him...

...

[vaberella]

2. No doubt about it. n/t

[Demit]

3. I love the photo of the French veteran! And yes, lol, that hieroglyphic does look like him.

[uponit7771]

11. Spooky aint it?!

[Raine1967]

4. Max Cleland was there too?

He has been known to frequent one of fave hangouts here in Atlanta- Manuels Tavern.

This is truly one of your finest photo threads Jackeens. I just love the baby picture and the one of him in the hat! :rofl:

And the one of them looking a Reggie loves photos? What I wouldn't give to see what they are looking at!

[monmouth]

7. Bet it was the one of he and Rahm on the camels....n/t

[Historic NY]

8. He has been nominated to head American Battle Monuments Commission

which is responsible for all our cemetery's & war memorials

http://www.abmc.gov/home.php

[Raine1967]

37. Thanks!

I did not know that!

What a wonderful thing!

[lamp_shade]

5. #13 in the cowboy hat --- "I got this". Fantastic pictures, Jackeens.

[Clio the Leo]

18. "I got this and............"

"I look like a goober in this hat!"

He doesn't ..... but he apparently thinks he does.

Of course, not nearly as good as THIS infamous hat pic....



... that's the hat pic that decided a couple thousand votes, no doubt!

[alsame]

6. I love how he's just

hanging out on the steps of the embassy.

And I would give anything to see Reggie's pictures. I think Gibbs got some good personal shots too - he was taking them of the camel rides, LOL.

[Clio the Leo]

17. We need to use our leverage to get access to those pics!

We can be like "We're not helping you with health care until you show us the pics!"

and he'd be like "I dont want to risk national security!"

and we'd be like, "No! Not THOSE pics!!! Camels!!! Turn over the frickin camel pics now!!!!"

I'm willing to stand outside the White House until Reggie comes over with his camera. :)

[alsame]

24. I just

love that idea!!

"We won't be making any more phone calls, sending emails or faxes to Congress until we see the damn pictures!!"

:rofl:

[pink-o]

35. Maybe we can use the "Freedom of Information Act", Clio!!! n/t

[Clio the Leo]

36. Nah, there's an anti-camel clause in it........

.... smarty pants. :silly:

[mopinko]

9. ok, this might sound stupid, but

in that first one, and in many pics of the first lady, one of her "figure flaws" is evident- she has a kinda large rear end. but i look at it and think, what a great butt.
sorry if that is a little tmi.

[Clio the Leo]

16. lol I doubt most people would consider that a figure flaw...

.... I think most people would agree with you .... def. most men anyway. ;)

The men who decide that women should have tiny hinies are those in the fashion industry and ... ya know .... several of them aren't in to women to begin with. ;)

How's that little diddy Freddy sang go?

[Drunken Irishman]

19. Hell, they made a whole song about it.

There is a difference between a phat butt and a fat butt.

Michelle's is phat. ;)

[starroute]

21. "Figure flaws" are in the eye of the beholder

On Project Runway a couple of seasons ago, one of the black designers -- Michael something -- was complaining that the white models had such skinny little butts, he had to modify his designs to compensate for their inadequacy.

That remark gave me a whole new perspective on the nature of beauty -- and I think of it every time I see one of "those" shots of Michelle Obama.

[uponit7771]

10. K&R, Jackeens these are a TRUE blessing and very healing pictures...

[HopeOverFear]

12. He looks like Harrison Ford in #13 lol

[Clio the Leo]

15. only 44 times hotter! NT

[Drunken Irishman]

20. And 44 times cooler.

Not a knock on Ford, either...but, yeah.

[Politicalboi]

13. #17 I hope Hillary wasn't

Telling another sniper fire story. :rofl:

[Beacool]

23. Not classy.............

Play nice.

:spank:

[democracy1st]

31. dayum dude ur trippin like the rightwing

[Clio the Leo]

14. There's so much wonderfulness in this thread.........

.... I'm forced to make a long reply....

1. I love how they love modern art.

8. It's supercool to see the flip side of that photo of him giving the thumbs up to the vets (and them doing the same to him.)

12. Please put your photos on Flickr Reggie!!!

13. He needs to wear the hat on his way to Camp David because it looks good .... but he's Barack and he wont.

14. Apparently the ancient Egyptians were a good deal shorter than 6'2"

15. YAY!!! Rahmmy, Reggieand Valerie on camels!!!

16. Yay (again) for the flat-front pants!!! Death to pleats!!! (can I write him about this? too superficial?)

18. Too bad the photographer didn't the President bear-hugging Senator Cleland. That was beautiful.

[Beacool]

22. Great pics!!!!!!

I found this old pic of Bill & Obama in that link you provided. I wonder what they talked about?


President Barack Obama meets with President Clinton in the Oval Office 4/21/09

[Stephanie]

25. Great Uncle Charles Payne deserves his own thread

What a moment!

[Jackeens]

26. Here are some more Stephanie

President Barack Obama greets his great uncle Charles Payne and his wife Melanie, who is reacting to seeing First Lady Michelle Obama, before the ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, June 6, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)



Michelle Obama, France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Sarah Brown, the wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, talk next to President Barack Obama's great-uncle Charles Payne and his wife Melanie (R) during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings

[Empowerer]

29. Can you IMAGINE how proud Uncle Charles is of his creat-nephew?

He must feel like he's walking around in some kind of a dream!

[Stephanie]

38. Thank you!

I am your fan! Please do an Uncle Charles thread, it is an incredible moment in history!

[Cha]

27. Bless Max Cleland's patriotic heart!

:patriot::loveya:

Oh awesome! Another Baby pic with the President Obama this time.

[progressoid]

28. I know many French don't like the Pompidou

But I liked it when I was there a loooong time ago. Back when I had money.

[Fire1]

30. Why not? I've never heard that before. Maybe that's why we

were never scheduled for a tour?

[Jackeens]

32. 22.7% of Parisians want it demolished!

May 2009: "....the good citizens of Paris, according to a poll in Le Figaro this week, hate modern buildings, especially towers, and have voted on which ones they’d like to see demolished.

Top of the list is the Montparnasse Tower, with 35% of the votes, followed by Beaugrenelle Towers with 31.4%. In third is Rogers and Piano’s Pompidou Centre with 22.7%, described by one respondent as “example parfait du snobisme du laid”.

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3139520

I love it! :shrug:

[Fire1]

33. Oh, I see. I can get to that. Thanks for the info and the pics. n/t

[MgtPA]

34. Isn't that Susan Eisenhower in #6?

[democracy1st]

40. that would be correct

[MgtPA]

41. Thought so. Thanks!

[JeffR]

39. OMG, pic 3!

"President accosted by street gang, knocked to ground, forced to surrender wallet and nuclear codes."

:scared:

[OneGrassRoot]

42. #7. Just wow. Makes me smile. :) Thanks. n/t

[politicasista]

43. Thanks. Always enjoy the behind the scenes pics

I like the ones with the Sasha lighting the candle, PO and Maila looking out the window, PO and FLMO greeting Cleland, and the one with Reggie, Marvin, Gibbs, etc. :)