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Mr President. Thank you for being the sane rudder that has led us through uncharted water.
There is one picture that I have tried to find. Pete Souza's shot from behind Obama, you see where Malia pulls him forward. It was an awesome photo of his view, his last view of the crowd. Inauguration 2012. I saw it, yet can't find it. Can any of you help me?
One last look.
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)sheshe2
(87,336 posts)That is Pete Souza. Photographer extrodinare, Thinkingabout.
Thanks to Pete Souza, he captured it all. His Presidency will live on forever.
greatauntoftriplets
(176,794 posts)sheshe2
(87,336 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(176,794 posts)guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)and as he said, he won both of them.
In spite of all the Tea Party racists and bigots who cannot or will not move forward, history IS moving forward. Soon the Tea Party will be an obscure historical footnote, but the first black President will not.
handmade34
(22,911 posts)another view
powerful no matter who took it! would love to see Souza's
sheshe2
(87,336 posts)Yet, yes this is what he saw. One last look. Thank you, handmade, I love this President.
The one I am going to ask Souza for... his back was there as he looked out. It was a black silhouette of him, and the crowd like you posted.
Marie Marie
(10,001 posts)He seems genuinely AND humbly touched by the crowd's enthusiasm.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)waving and thanking the crowd in front of him and Sasha reminded him of the crowd behind him wherein he complied and turned around to thank them as well.
sheshe2
(87,336 posts)Sweet moment.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,314 posts)History indeed.
Thanks, sheshe.
-F2C
Aristus
(68,275 posts)as a New Deal Democrat must have felt to have lived in the time of FDR.
I'll be sad to see him go...
And hell! We've still got nearly two more years!...
Cha
(305,220 posts)Indeed! Thank you, President Obama for all you've done for us over the years since you were voted into Office. We've been so fortunate to have you fighting against the insanity that is AKA/the US teaparty4hate, and the myriad of other enemies, that give you no credit for anything but, are so quick to jump on with their ignorant cheap shots.
petesouza ✔ @petesouza
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Great photo by my colleague Amanda Lucidon of potus & flotus before a videotaping today
2:02 PM - 27 Mar 2015 1,229 Retweets 1,640 favorites
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/27/a-tweet-or-two-272/
sheshe2
(87,336 posts)Beautiful. It makes you catch your breath.
Our President
Love you Cha.
Cha
(305,220 posts)to today.. Our Planet's Environment..with his EO Pen, again!
President Barack Obama signs an Executive Order, titled Planning for Sustainability in the Next Decade, which will cut the Federal Governments greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 percent over the next decade from 2008 levels, in the Oval Office. Behind President Obama are senior advisor Brian Dreese and Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy Kate Brandt
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/03/27/making-the-environment-safer-for-all-thanks-president-obama/
Hmmm, not sure yet I saw hair on fire today....TPP and Obama screwing the environment. It was a wiki leak. They are assured. Your post is impossible to believe, Cha! The haters know best. They are all experts.
Lol~
Love your post and pic! Our President. Yes!
HA! Our Planet's Environment..with his EO Pen, again!
I gotta go~
Cha
(305,220 posts)against teabaggers4hate and other enemies who have nothing but cheap pot shots.. they both studiously avoid acknowledging any positive Progress Obama has made.
That would not jive with their agenda.. a beaut from the link today..
President Barack Obama is given a tour of solar panels on the roof of the Department of Energy (DOE). With President Obama (L-R) are DOE HQ Energy Manager Eric Haukdal, DOE Deputy Secretary Liz Sherwood and Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy Kate Brandt
smack! G'night, she~
Tired here....are you telling me the hair on fire group could be wrong?
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)LoL, man, that picture tells it all about those two!!
Great pic, Cha!
Cha
(305,220 posts)the pic is a priceless frozen moment in time that tells us how much!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)The inauguration was in 2013.
You might adjust your search for a picture by Pete Souza for that year.
I couldn't find it, sorry.
sheshe2
(87,336 posts)I have been to Souza's site, fabulous I might add. Somewhere I posted an Op about him. If I remember correctly he bought his first camera for $25 at a pawn shop. Wait, see below.
Here...
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10026338389
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=18657
I read he has some photos that he has held back, that might be one.
treestar
(82,383 posts)You get a feel for the immediacy history can have.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)Twitter account...I can't believe people have official twitter accounts... and link to the .gif
https://twitter.com/petesouza
If you ever find it I'd love to see it.
hopemountain
(3,919 posts)that happy moment ~ put a smile on my face
i truly believe he is the captain who steered the country's massive ship from the brink of total collapse.