Why so glum Mr. President?

[bigtree]

President Obama heads to N.C. to speak about the rising costs of college loans.














President Barack Obama smiles while talking about the rising costs of student loans in Carmichael Arena at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 24, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[CTyankee]

1. I love that our prez is so well dressed and trim.

He looks like a million...

[WI_DEM]

2. just think of the contrast if this guy were the GOP nominee...

But Christie's big fault is not his belly but his big mouth.

[WCGreen]

4. I was almost that huge....

Damn, that was the worst time of my life...

[CTyankee]

8. How are you doing?

Hope you are OK...

[WCGreen]

11. Back and forth....

some days I feel almost normal and then....

Out of breath just walking to the can.

[CTyankee]

14. Oh, sorry to hear that! Please take good care of yourself!

[NNN0LHI]

17. I was close to that at one time too

I was big even when I was little. Hit about 250 pounds when I was 40 years old. I looked like Buddha.

Tried dieting and nothing ever worked.

Then one day I began gradually losing weight and now I weigh about 165. Went to the doctor and everything. He said don't worry about it and keep doing whatever I was doing.

Never changed my eating habits.

I don't understand it either?

Don

[madokie]

13. I love it that he is so well versed

He truly likes us regular folks, I believe that with all my heart

[FSogol]

3. He hasn't been able to stop smiling since Romney took the lead.

[Prometheus Bound]

12. Oh man, that made me laugh.

[DevonRex]

5. His pilot looks happy, too.

Glad to see that they talk and laugh together. Because I like pilots.

[CTyankee]

7. Those AF One pilots sound like cool dudes.

Do they all have the rank of Colonel?

[DevonRex]

9. I've never seen one that didn't.

I wonder if the Marine One pilots are Colonels, too, or if some of them are Captains. I confess I haven't noticed.

[CTyankee]

10. I wonder if the rank also has something to do with security clearance.

But of course, what do I know?

[snooper2]

6. Thanks for all the great pics BigTree!

[lunatica]

15. And by all accounts he delivered a slam dunk speech too

[bigtree]

18. yep

[taterguy]

16. When did they change the name of Carmichael to 'Arena'?

It's an auditorium for chrissakes.