Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering' - Obama has lunch with 4 presidents

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/7/09 | Ben Feller - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as extraordinary on Wednesday, while President George W. Bush wished him well and pledged that the office "transcends the individual."

"I just want to thank the president for hosting us," the president-elect said, flanked by former President George H.W. Bush on one side and his son on the other.

Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, both smiling broadly, stood with them.

[NormsRevenge]

always nice to see the old Oval Awfulness gang back together..

[NormsRevenge]

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U.S. President George W. Bush (C) shakes hands with President-elect Barack Obama during a meeting with former U.S. Presidents in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 7, 2009. Also pictured are former President George H.W. Bush (L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd R) and former President Jimmy Carter (R). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)

[Slapshot68]

“always nice to see the old Oval Awfulness gang back together..”

Carter and Clinton combined will be a happy memory compared to what’s coming in the next 4 years.

[George Smiley]

President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents

EEEEW. Including the ones they had to dig up?

[Buddygirl]

Wonder what President Reagan would have said to Zero? Now that would have been interesting!

[dayglored]

I notice that the Republican Presidents have blue ties, and the Democrat Presidents have red ties, but Obama has a... BLUE TIE!!

OMG!! What can this mean?!?!?

[DoughtyOne]

And we wonder why our nation is in such sorry shape. Take a good look at those goobers. What a sad and telling picture.

[jennyjenny]

Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, both smiling broadly, stood with them.p> Uh huh.....while President G.H.W. Bush and G.W. Bush had big scowls on their faces???

[They'reGone2000]

Glad that Barry was recently in Hawaii to work on his tan because he’s looking a little Caucasian.

[IndyTiger]

Carter and Clinton combined will be a happy memory compared to what’s coming in the next 4 years.

I have an uneasy feeling you may be correct.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Picture I took at Madam Toussauds Wax Museum.

[cva66snipe]

Four of 5 {LBJ is dead} of our worse post WW2 presidents. How fitting. Five men of one GLOBALIST OWG mind.

[SE Mom]

Serious body language implications here. Jimmy Carter is simply NOT in the ole boys club.

[El Cid]

Bush the First should’ve thrown up in Jimmy Carter’s lap (just for old time’s sake...)

[kabar]

Just a PR stunt to benefit Obama who asked for the luncheon. Everyone except Obama is a stage prop.

[keepitreal]

OMG!! What can this mean?!?!?

That they forgot to call each other this morning and ask “What are you wearing”?

[Red6]

If Obama ties his shoe, what would the media report?

“President elect Obama makes important gesture through unification of opposite sides!”

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“Four Presidents Have Lunch With A Guy From Kenya”