Posted on 10/28/2009 3:08:17 PM PDT by Steelfish
The First Marriage
JODI KANTOR October 26, 2009
Another Washington dusk, another motorcade, another intimate evening played out in public view. On Oct. 3, just a day after their failed Olympics bid in Copenhagen, Barack and Michelle Obama slipped into a Georgetown restaurant for one of their now-familiar date nights: this time, to toast their 17th wedding anniversary. As with their previous outings, even the dark photographs taken by passers-by and posted on the Web looked glamorous: the president tieless, in a suit; the first lady in a backless sheath.
The Obama date-night tradition stretches back to the days when the president spent half his time in Springfield, Ill., reuniting at week’s close with his wife, who kept a regular Friday manicure and hair appointment for the occasion. But five days before he ventured out for his anniversary dinner, the president lamented what has happened to his nights out with his wife.
“I would say the one time during our stay here in the White House so far that has. . . .” He paused so long in choosing his words that Michelle Obama, sitting alongside him, prompted him. “Has what?”
“Annoyed me,” the president answered.
“Don’t say it!” the first lady mock-warned. “Uh-oh.”
“Was when I took Michelle to New York and people made it into a political issue,” he continued, recalling the evening last spring when they flew to New York for dinner and a show, eliciting Republican gibes for spending federal money on their own entertainment.
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LOL!
Jarrett looked stunned!
“We will take these on a case-by-case basis....” - Valerie Jarrett
Double-Crossed by CNN !!!
CNN will increase viewers and ratings if Campbell Brown keeps that up
[Jarrett looked stunned!]
As you said, she didn’t think she would be questioned like that by CNN!
Yes, it will help their ratings and then White House will have more to get upset about, lol.
Boring—it was the Culture Warrior segment.
But Laura Ingram coming up to tackle it.
[But Laura Ingram coming up to tackle it.]
Lol, Laura doesn’t let O’Reilly get away with much. I love the expressions on her face when he’s talking.
Obama looks much happier with the man, in my opinion.
Please post the other closeups, maggie.
This ring is very unusual .. symbolic of
something.
Maybe someone has seen one like it before.
lol, that’s what I was thinking, and his man looks much happier than Michelle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3860761732/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4032627583/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4033330120/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4014535608/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3953404553/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3909728867/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3859982219/sizes/o/
Yeah, fingers pointing up, and fingers pointing down. Two hands.
Who gives a flying **#$. I can’t stand either one of those nasty, Marxist squatters. I live for the day the vacate the WH. They are a joke, a trashy, no class joke.
I share your feelings, and then some.
Agree 1000%!!!!
He’s so nasty. He has terrible skin. I get nauseous looking at both of there. She has bad skin too.
The comments are stunning. Diseased minds.
Anyone seen this symbol design that’s on his
ring in #70 in their travels and know the
reference ?
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