Have you seen this very touching photo of the President and Malia?

[A HERETIC I AM]

Edit to simply say....a picture is worth a thousand words was never more true.

Photo taken May 4, 2010

[lovemydog]

1. Beautiful photo.

Thanks for sharing it here A HERETIC I AM!

Malia's a beautiful young woman. I'm glad she's been able to retain her privacy. I wish her all the best in choosing a university.

And of course, I wish all the best for President Obama, Michelle and the entire family.

[A HERETIC I AM]

15. You are most welcome.

I share your wishes.

[madokie]

2. Beautiful People

Our President and first family

[A HERETIC I AM]

14. Yes they are. I am proud I voted for him twice.

[madokie]

16. Three times for me

I voted for him in the primary and both general elections.

Of all the votes I've cast his is the ones I'm most proud of. I'm 66, dang near 67 yo too. So there is a quiet a few to pick from too.
I like, I love my President. Does he always do as I wish? No, but I have no problem with that as no one can be just like me. For the general direction he leads I like

President Obama will be remembered as one hell of a good guy who was an awfully good President. The best in my years thats for sure.

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. I'll be 56 in May....

And this is the first president that is younger than I am!

He is indeed "one hell of a good guy"

Could not agree more.

[Stellar]

57. I did too.

I even voted for him when he was up against Bobby Rush, and I knew he wasn't going to win BUT I did my part.

[mahina]

59. 4x here, and just like Martin O'Malley,

When people said "who"?? And "impossible".

Love him and his beautiful family, here and everywhere. He is better than we deserve and I will keep working to change our corrupt system, and the TPP that is a symptom of it.

[calimary]

76. Hey, so did I! Proud of it! And if I had it to do over, I'd do it all over again.

I think history is going to be as kind to him as it will be increasingly brutal on bush/cheney. President Obama will be remembered for mostly good things. LOTS of remarkable accomplishments. He makes me proud to be an American. On the other hand, the teabaggers and GOP and other political whores make me ashamed.

[hedda_foil]

81. Not to one up you, but I just realized I've voted for him 5 times.

Primary and general for Senate plus primary and two general elections for president. Of course I'm from Illinois.

[eridani]

3. Photo threads are usually not my thing, but this is really touching n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. I'm happy you clicked the thread. Thanks! n/t

[Judi Lynn]

4. She's growing so quickly, like her sister. It's good to see they have time to talk in privacy.

Those times are undoubtedly hard to arrange, and meaningful.

One of their Portuguese Water pups sits behind Malia, I noticed.

Thank you for sharing this photo of 2 of a tremendous family.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. You are very welcome! I'm glad you liked it. n/t

[pinboy3niner]

5. That's a great father-daughter moment

[A HERETIC I AM]

10. Yes it is. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

6. They are very lucky girls to have such an attentive, caring father.

Mine was not, which makes me particularly moved by this photo.

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. I understand how you feel, trust me. n/t

[riqster]

73. Word.

[brer cat]

7. I truly believe that the Obamas

represent the best of humanity. Genuine, thoughtful, caring and compassionate. PBO and FLOTUS appear to be doing a wonderful job raising their girls, especially given they are in such public roles. I am sure the girls treasure these special moments with PBO.

Lovely picture, AHIA, and I appreciate the OP.

[Phentex]

8. So nicely stated...

and I agree. There is something very genuine about them and this picture just captured an instance of it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. Very nicely said and you are very welcome!

The pic, though nearly 5 years old, showed up on my Facebook feed and I thought it was...well....perfect.

I like the guy. I really do. If he hadn't pursued politics, he had a great future as a humorist or a stand up, honestly. The way he handles himself, his timing, his subtle smiles when he knows something he said is funny..just kills me. I really do enjoy watching him speak, especially when he is , as the English say, "Taking the piss" or as we would call it, pulling your leg or having you on.

Not to mention he is CLEARLY in love with his family.

Such a contrast to the man he replaced and HIS daughters, eh? We never saw them (or very little) and that was by design I am sure. The PTB knew they were an embarrassment.

But not the Obama Daughters. Perfectly lovely young ladies who it has been a pleasure watching grow up in the White House.

[mopinko]

69. i so, so, so want him to have a talk show when he leaves office.

i might, i say might, get over having them move to new york instead of back to chicago if he were to have ANY sort of teevee presence. but i think he is so funny. he would be just perfect in a letterman type format.

i heard so many stories on the campaign trail from peeps from way back when. i have trusted that he is the good and kind and honest man that he appears to be. those girls show that they have been raised by brave, loving hearts.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

53. represent the best of humanity...

Yes, that's a good way to put it.

I agree, totally.

I think there's something tragic about people who can't see that. Something very wrong.

[uponit7771]

62. +1

[namastea42]

67. A hero family to many. Makes me want to be a better person seeing them.

[brer cat]

71. I agree, namastea42.

Welcome to DU!

[namastea42]

72. Thank you!

[Greybnk48]

17. How sweet. What a lovely family they are.

I love that Grandma is with the family too. I've always thought that was really cool and a beautiful message to send to others (although not necessarily their intent). I recently saw Sasha for the first time in a while and was shocked at how she's blossomed! She's shot up and doesn't look like a kid anymore.

I'm going to miss the Obamas.

[A HERETIC I AM]

21. Me too.

Repeal the 22nd amendment!

[MBS]

24. wonderful photo, thanks.

And, yes, so telling of their touching, genuine family bond.
I would love a third term, too. Sigh.

[sheshe2]

18. I love that picture, A HERETIC I AM.

Malia has grown into a beautiful young woman from a warm and loving family.

Thank you for sharing.

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. You are most welcome. n/t

[randome]

22. Can you imagine any of the GOP showing this kind of quiet bonding and self-reflection?

The only pictures of them we see are poses full of fake smiles as if to say, "Everything is all right with us. Really. It is."
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. In short.....

No.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. she looks like her mother. going to grow up to be a beautiful woman just like her Mom. thanks

for this one. K&R

[A HERETIC I AM]

27. Yanno...I think Malia favors her dad....

and Sasha favors her mother.

I'm glad you liked it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. usually I would agree but, I see her Mother all over her in this picture. win/win for both girls.

Good looking family any way you look at it

[HappyMe]

26. k&r

A great photo.

[winter is coming]

28. Great picture. n/t

[randome]

31. Your first post. We're so proud of you.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[A HERETIC I AM]

32. Awww!! I missed it! What did he say? n/t

[randome]

33. Something about drones killing children in the Mideast.

And your Goebbels-like putridity.

(Should have screen-captured.)
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[A HERETIC I AM]

35. Ahhh...I see.

A poet, no doubt.

[greatauntoftriplets]

36. It was library girl.

No poet, but she may think she is.

[A HERETIC I AM]

37. Oh. OK...A mental giant, then. n/t

[randome]

42. Captured this next one in case it disappears.

mental midget. (1 post)
41. I would rather point out

that brown people overseas matter, even if we don't know them and be called an idiot than shill for sociopaths any day of the week!

Your profile states that your location is "various," which suggests that you are in the military. Probably posted this OP as disinfo per usual. And also have no qualms about droning people to death like a video game.
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The resentfulness toward anyone truly having a quiet moment together is revealing. Appropriate user name, eh?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]TECT in the name of the Representative approves of this post.[/center][/font][hr]

[jillan]

43. Thanks - I was just going to respond, but it was gone. It's amazing

how someone will use their first post to assume things about another DUer and then use those assumptions to attack.

[A HERETIC I AM]

54. In the military? Moi?!? LOL...

Nothing so pedestrian for the ol' Heretic, I assure you.

I work for the people that convey who does what and when.

And I'll leave it at that.

(This is kinda fun)

(Didn't mean to respond to you, Jillian, rather the post above. Sorry.)

[randome]

58. Notice you mentioned 'mental giant' and then a poster with the name 'mental midget' shows up.

Interesting, eh? I wonder if posters like that realize they are only telegraphing their own isolation and lack of confidence when they try to disrupt?

This one may also have Daddy issues.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[ismnotwasm]

34. Gorgeous

I love it

[Inkfreak]

38. It's funny, I never see him in a parent type setting like this.

I know there are, obviously..but the standard pics are of the prez in a leadership role. Doing head of state type things.

It's very, very cool to see him hanging with his daughter. I love the picture! I'm lucky enough to soon be having those moments with my baby girl due in July. It's my first!!

Eta, I'd love to hear what their talking about, lol. It's none of my buisness but again, I'd love to see our prez talking real to his daughter..a glimpse at papa Obama 😄

[fizzgig]

40. congrats!

there is something very special about a strong father-daughter bond. i'm mid-30s and am still very much a daddy's girl.

[whathehell]

49. You got that right..

I'm thirty years older and feel the same way.

[morningfog]

39. That is a lovely picture. He seems like such a wonderful father.

[progressoid]

44. Yep. Been there.

[jwirr]

45. I wonder if she is confiding in him or if it is the other way around. Either way he is a great Dad.

[VWolf]

46. Here's the text:

Obama: Man, those Republicans are driving me crazy. I extend an olive branch, and all they can do is question my patriotism, my character, hell, even my citizenship!

Malia: Yeah, I know, Dad. They're really just a bunch of assholes - I go to school with a bunch of their kids. You always told me to ignore them and they'll go away. Hey, maybe in your second term, you can really stick it to them!

[jwirr]

47. LOL KInd of what I was thinking.

[whathehell]

48. The president strikes me as being a VERY good dad.

Nice photo.

[trees1planet]

50. So Nice

This is really a great picture. A man anything his responsibility but he is more attractive with family.

[JDPriestly]

51. Beautiful!

[H2O Man]

52. Recommended.

That is a beautiful photograph. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[A HERETIC I AM]

55. Glad you liked it. n/t

[Duppers]

56. I remember that one.

He's a great dad.

[Enthusiast]

60. What does he say in defense of Social Security and Medicare?

[Cha]

64. Why don't you start your own thread instead of trying to hijack this OP with the President and his

daughter, Malia?

[NanceGreggs]

78. Knew it was just a matter of time ...

... before someone had to piss all over an OP about a touching moment between a dad and his daughter.

[A HERETIC I AM]

80. ...

[Cha]

63. Beautiful pensive pic of President Obama and Malia, AHIA! I had not seen it yet.. Mahalo!

[awoke_in_2003]

65. This reminds me...

I haven't swung on a swing for years. Luckily, my granddaughter will be old enough in a few years. Someone has to teach her

[tiptonic]

66. 3rd Time

I would vote for him again. Just to watch the republicans heads explode.

[Liberal_in_LA]

68. love it!

[snacker]

70. Oh my, I love this!

Just beautiful.

Thank you for posting this.

[SunSeeker]

74. I like how she's tenderly lifting his foot with hers, as if to lift his spirits.

The unimaginable weight he must carry on his shoulders...

[Cha]

75. Kick for gentle moments like this in life.

[appalachiablue]

77. Wonderful picture, so peaceful, lovely daughter with a beautiful family. You can tell how much

the President cares about fathering & family, inspiring to see. I think of my Dad every day & times I had with him that I cherish. The awful treatment that the Obamas have endured is a disgrace, despicable, un-American & shameful.

[BeyondGeography]

79. Dads and daughters

There's nothing else quite like it in my life and never will be. That's a beautiful portrayal. So much trust and caring and comfort. Love.