Obama (Almost) Splits!

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Last edited Fri Sep 30, 2016, 09:32 AM - Edit history (1)

petesouza ?@petesouza 6h6 hours ago
President Obama doing his best split w the US Olympic Women's Gymnastic team

[Control-Z]

1. Why only 4?

Do you know?

[MARCUSCO]

4. Gabby Douglas was recovering from an illness

At the time. She also missed the MTV VMA's due to it.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Oh, Christ! What will Alex Jones make of this?

[Skittles]

3. may I ask you people who can do the splits

could you ALWAYS do the splits or did you have to work at it?

[Control-Z]

7. I think I always could on one side.

I had to work for a perfect split on the other, though. That was when I was younger. I ended up needing a hip replacement - just a few months ago, in fact. The doctor said the splits didn't cause it, just hastened it by some 20 years.

[Skittles]

24. how is that hip replacement doing?

I know someone who is fretting about upcoming surgery

[Control-Z]

25. I'm still using a cane when I'm

out if the house. But that is mostly psychological, I think. I started falling before the surgery and had a hard time after with balance and learning to walk unassisted. My leg felt 6 inches longer on the replacement side.

It was really worth it, though. I would be bedridden otherwise. I'm still in the healing phase but unless I'm doing something strenuous I'm back to completely normal.

The surgery was not a cake walk like I expected but I don't know that you should tell your friend that. I'm glad I didn't know, to be honest.

[Skittles]

31. you are being very prudent with the cane

take it slowly - you will get there and then you can kick some cane ass

[beveeheart]

27. I had a hip replacement in April '15.

Was using a walker before the operation. The first 3 days after the operation were kinda rough, but every thing is great now. Tell your friend to do it, get it over with and return to a normal life.

[Skittles]

32. she'll do it, she's just apprehensive

which I think is a healthy sentiment for any surgery

[susanna]

17. I could always do them both ways, though it was far easier on one side (left leg forward).

The 'middle' splits I had to train to do, and I absolutely hated them. Only did them for one routine out of six years competing (balance beam).

[Skittles]

18. argh

I am SO inflexible - I do fitness DVDs at home and am always astounded when they stretch at the end, how flexible they are compared to me

[susanna]

22. If it is any consolation...

if I tried to do them now I would hurt myself and likely end up in traction.

Ah...the good old days.

[greymattermom]

35. I could do it for years

but stopped stretching. I'm getting back though, could be a goal for my 71st birthday. My goal for my 70th was to swim a mile, and I did that. Yep, I'm FAT, and OLD.

[StrictlyRockers]

5. I love the expression on his face.

This is a man with a great sense of humor. He's a very regular, normal, down-to-earth person. This dude is comfortable in his own skin and not above clowning around a bit to make those around him more comfortable, too.

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. He can be a complete dork at times.

I love it!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

12. Yes, love it--me too! Barack "Nerdly" Obama! :D

[Egnever]

23. Love that bottom pic

[Warren DeMontague]

6. He looks like somebody who knows there's a whole bunch of bullshit

he won't have to put up with anymore after next January.

I'm gonna miss him, but it's nice to see him loosening his tie and stuff. He's done a great job.

[madokie]

9. Just think

where we would be as a people and as a country if either John McCain or Mittens rMoney had won their elections

[bigtree]

10. kick

[treestar]

11. lol

that's about as much as I could do too.

[progressoid]

13. Yeah, I could do that too when I was a teenager.

NOT.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Actually, I Could!

Probably until my late 20's. When in high school, it was something i could do dancing at a party (a James Brown/Jackie Wilson type thing) that nobody else could do. When you're the short basketball playing, straight A kid, you gotta have something to look like you belong at the party.

Today, i could get more than 50% of the way. My wife, however, could still probably do that until she was 50 and could still probably get 75% of the way to a full split. She's still incredibly flexible in nearly all parts of the musculoskeletal system for early 60's.

[bigwillq]

14. Great pic!

[Third Doctor]

16. He did better than I can

[pinboy3niner]

19. He looks like he's showing off something he learned from Mr. Miyagi

[lpbk2713]

20. Well ... I aint impressed.

[lupinella]

21. Loved this! n/t

[rurallib]

26. the problem is that he is leading with the wrong foot

he's just making them think he can't do it.

[malaise]

28. Hilarious

He's so lovable

[Princess Turandot]

29. It reminded me of this one from 2014...

Pete Souza: This is from the annual White House Science Fair. The kids from Girl Scout Troop 2612 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, convinced the President to wear a tiara with them for their group photo. The girls had exhibited a Lego flood proof bridge project.

[Botany]

30. I love the Obamas

Damn! Obama has been the best President in my lifetime ..... Michelle is a class act
and so is Joe B. too. And don't forget what Jill Biden has done in teaching and
her work for vets.


He is so real and enjoys making fun of himself too.

[MrModerate]

33. I'm fully in favor of Hillary Clinton as our next president . . .

But we are going to miss Obama's grace, humor, and easy humanity.

[lonestarnot]

34. Tee hee!