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Related: About this forumPresident Obama makes an unannounced visit to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Tampa, FL - pics
President Barack Obama makes an order during unannounced visit to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.
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President Obama makes an unannounced visit to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Tampa, FL - pics (Original Post)
Kadie
Oct 2012
OP
Can you imagine how exciting it would be to be just plodding along in your job - and - all of a
patricia92243
Oct 2012
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thereismore
(13,326 posts)1. Small crowd. He's gonna lose it for sure.
jonpaulprime
(104 posts)2. That must have been surreal
I hope the HOT sign was lit up, at least
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)3. I hate to be a Negative Nellie here,
but Krispy Kreme? Truly awful doughnuts.
What I like best about these kinds of drop-ins that Obama does is that the Secret Service don't just hover next to him. He gets to behave like an almost normal person. And I believe he always insists on paying for whatever he orders. Notice that in the first picture he appears to have his wallet out.
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)4. There's a secret service guy in every picture on this thread........
They don't just hover at the hip all the time......but they're there.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)5. Bain owns comnpetitor Dunkin Doughnuts btw
progressoid
(49,988 posts)6. Doughnuts? He better hope Michelle doesn't find out!
patricia92243
(12,595 posts)7. Can you imagine how exciting it would be to be just plodding along in your job - and - all of a
sudden to look up and the President of the United States is standing there. It will make a nice memory for the rest of their lives - probably bore all their friends to death telling it over and over - lol.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)8. If it were Romney making this visit...
He'd take the doughnuts and leave everyone else the holes...