I am so proud of my President that I started to cry after seeing these pictures.

[Botany]

http://theobamadiary.com/

Thousands of people lining up to cheer our President and freedom.

*****


and he is a charmer too ...... w/ Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck

[monmouth3]

1. He looks "un-tired", invigorated and handsome..n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. These ARE beautiful...

Thank you for sharing them.

[Dalai_1]

3. He is so incredible!

Thank you for posting this and expressing my sentiments exactly!

I wish our msm would give more coverage to his trip...

[Botany]

6. msm? please

You will hear about the fiscal cliff.

[NYC_SKP]

4. An historic trip. I'm very proud of how well he is received abroad.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hMwzt4rcK0kYEDq9YDYPB4fRbcQw?docId=c75366e2740a46438fa498a4da8ae960

[beac]

5. Wonderful. Thanks for posting. n/t

[Aristus]

7. And with Aung Ahn Syu Kee (sp?) up there with him,

you have two very attractive, tough, resilient, progressive people up there.

[panAmerican]

12. Aung San Suu Kyi is one of my heroes

A lot of times, it takes people like laboring and suffering for years without attribution or fame, and with meager support in order to fight corrupt powers. Although she could have used the circumstances of her birth to further herself and her family, she chose to stay and fight.

[Aristus]

14. Thanks for the spelling tip.

She is quite an admirable and remarkable woman.

[freshwest]

15. +1,000

[Little Star]

8. Cool, I see PBO & Hillary bare feet in third picture. k&r

[babylonsister]

17. You can't/shouldn't enter temples with shoes on there.

Everybody takes 'em off.

[Little Star]

24. Yeah, I know that. I just thought it was sweet that we could see...

the feet of our president and sos.

[JDPriestly]

9. Note how many of these leaders are WOMEN!

We are way behind when it comes to entrusting leadership positions to WOMEN!

[4_TN_TITANS]

10. Wow, that last one...

She's staring him down like a prime rib.

[Botany]

11. well the meeting was in Bangkok

[HoosierRadical]

13. Back up PM Yingluck...that man is TAKEN!

Our President is so beloved the world over, he represents the best that is America . LOVE HIM

[BlancheSplanchnik]

32. what you said!

And yes, she does look like she's batting her eyes at him.

Can't blame her one bit!

[AsahinaKimi]

16. Thailand is such a exotic, beautiful place...

I have many friends from there.. and they are lovely people. I would love to visit it someday... after a few side trips to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

18. What really pisses me off is....

that so many people, politicians, and assholes in this country are squandering our chance as a nation to celebrate a truly great leader and president, if they would just let him lead.

[rainlillie]

19. Exactly! Well said!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

21. Thank you, rainlillie. eom

[Whisp]

25. you hear stories now and then about how aloof and separate the President can be

- stories from both the left and the right, that's he sort of stuck up and stuff.

lol. I bet it's because he doesn't want to hang out with the snobs and assholes and they have to take a jab at him for that because looking at these pictures there is not one fake smile or anything fake coming from that man.

He is genuinely freaking awesome with people.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

34. At least we can say we know the difference between Excellence

and crap.

I am astounded by the people who can't tell the difference.....and I'm glad to be among the ones who knew early on. (Even though it's frustrating to be ahead of the curve.)

[grantcart]

20. What Secretary of State Clinton and the President have been able to accomplish in Burma (yes Burma)

is one of the most dramatic examples of persistent quiet diplomacy. Working with ASEAN they got the military to give up absolute power and walk towards democracy.

Obviously this trip to Burma was one of the carrrots.

It serves as a real example of what could happen in North Korea. The real audience for these pictures is the power elite in North Korea. They are saying "If you take a step towards us we will respond." There are big hurdles ahead for Burma but getting Ann San Suu Kyi out of house arrest and back into the political stage is nothing short of a miracle.

It is most unfortunate that to do so the President had to go through Thailand and meet Yingluck Shinawatra who is the faux stand in prime minister for the evil Thaksin, who cannot return to Thailand because of the criminal charges surrounding the billions that he swindled as prime minister. Sometimes you have to pose with the devil to do the work of the angels.

For what you have done for Burma, for the lives you have saved in averting a certain civil war, Secretary of State Clinton and President Obama will be remembered by all peace loving people of southeast Asia.

[Whisp]

23. thank you very much for that.

Sometimes you have to pose with the devil to do the work of the angels.

[silverweb]

29. Well said.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It's easy for us to forget all the behind-the-scenes work that our President and Secretary of State have directed and participated in.

The historical importance of these events and their roles in them cannot be underestimated.

[uponit7771]

31. +1!

[Whisp]

22. You are the Legend Hero of our World...

Mr. Obama we love you
You are the Legend Hero of our World.

===
made me tear up.

This man is the best possible president for these times. He constantly amazes me with his good character and charm and obvious interest in the human condition of all the world.

We are so damn lucky it is him and no one else at the helm at this point in time.

[sheshe2]

30. Well said Whisp, well said! n/t

[grasswire]

26. I noticed that prime minister was quite fetching with him.

Lots of photos of her looking adoringly at our president.

(Contrast George W. and Merkel!)

[madokie]

27. We have a wonderful person in President Obama

Something for us Americans to be Proud of

[silverweb]

28. Absolutely beautiful.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I have the same reaction of tears in my eyes for pride in him -- his kindness, class, sincerity, genuineness, and caring for all -- and for hope for the people around the world who have hope in the United States again because of him.

What an incredible collection of historic pictures!

[ohheckyeah]

33. He looks like a kid in this photo:

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[WCGreen]

35. there is no oil there....

Whats he doing over there?

Seriously, that is what we would expect from Bush. President Obama is reaching out to the new democracies around the world to show them what is possible.

Seriously, having a African American as president in the US is a big deal. It shows that anything is possible if you set the rules so that anyone can aspire to leadership. It's the best example of what the US represents; anything can happen if you let freedom flourish.

I know, I know, I sound like some dewey eyed kid who has never tasted the reality of our country. But I have and so I know that the Obama election came exactly at the same time.

Think about it, we could have had one term of Bush, two of Clinton, two of Bush and then two of Clinton. It really could have happened.

I think that having Senator Obama reach out and take the reigns of power from media proclaimed dynasties will bode very well with our future.