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CAMP DAVID, MD - MAY 19: (L-R) British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy make their way to participate in a group photo during the 2012 G8 Summit at Camp David on May 19, 2012 in Camp David, Maryland.
elleng
(131,292 posts)Great weather here today.
bigtree
(86,015 posts). . . could feel and smell summer in the air for the first time, even with our persistent breeze we've had for months now.
elleng
(131,292 posts)Where are you, tree???
bigtree
(86,015 posts). . . lots of trees, lots of birds.
In Silver Spring, will be in Hagerstown, near park, tomorrow.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)MineralMan
(146,345 posts)in that last photo but, no such luck.
kayakjohnny
(5,235 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)Habibi
(3,598 posts)lamp_shade
(14,850 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)bigtree
(86,015 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)Maybe actual ideas are being discussed rather than President Sarkozy's favorite topic. Himself.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)and you shall receive. Though you might enjoy this.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/18/world-leader-heights-tall
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)I'm in Upper Midwest uber-tall Norskie land, so I'm short compared to most men around here!
Ahma-nut-job is only 5-2? no wonder he has issues!
tabasco
(22,974 posts)it's nice to be proud of our President once again.
goclark
(30,404 posts)yet another Bush in the White House.
For that pain that we had to endure -- now we have a smart, kind, good looking
President ~Get Out The Vote!
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Repigs have nothing to do but make him look bad, any kind of ..IST marxist, socialist, hopefully, if there
is a god he will be kind enough to let them disrobe before he sends them all to hell so their white hoods
are not permanently melded to their briquette little brains....IMHO.
bhikkhu
(10,725 posts)...and the lack of ties all around. Nice pictures!
bigtree
(86,015 posts). . . with open collars and blazers.
"Francois, we said you could take off the tie," Obama said, ribbing him.
Hollande smiled with a look of protest: "For my press..."
Obama responded: "For your press, you must look good."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/05/19/jokes_and_sympathy____obama_greets_his_g_8_guests/
jerseyjack
(1,361 posts)It was named after Eisenhower's useless grandson.
Why not name it after someone who actually did something for the country like General Smedley Butler?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)At least it wasn't named after David Koch, was it?