So Cute~ The Father's Day Luncheon at the White House.. BAM!

[Cha]

President Barack Obama attends a Father’s Day luncheon to celebrate the importance of strong families and mentoring in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 14 , 2013. Fathers and their children as well as students and leaders from the Becoming a Man (BAM) program at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago attended the event. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool

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Joyce Jones: For young men who’s(whose) fathers aren’t around or very engaged in their lives, having the president of the United States as a periodic substitute is probably a pretty big deal. And when he invites you to the White House for lunch, that’s an even bigger deal.

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/06/14/obama-celebrates-father-s-day-early.html

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/14/the-best-job-ive-got/

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FYI, This Is The Barack Obama Group

[Rhiannon12866]

1. He is so great with the little kids!

Always makes me smile!

[Cha]

8. Daddy in Chief,

Rhiannon..

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Hello, my friend! Love the pix!

He really is a terrific Dad. You can see it in his expression when he's with little kids and babies...

[mimi85]

10. Kids just love him!

He does have that magic touch with little ones. He'd be a great babysitter.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Little kids can tell who's one of the good ones...

They just seem to be drawn to him and vice versa. It's not every guy who can quiet a crying baby, but he's got the touch.

[Cha]

34. Dad in Chief!

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/15/dad-in-chief/

I'm still at it, Rhiannon.. I'd never seen this pic before

[sheshe2]

36. Neither have I!!!!!!

Thanks Cha!

[Cha]

37. We're talking

CUTE, here.

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[sheshe2]

39. Seriously Cute~

Cha~

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. The kiddies are adorable.

[Cha]

7. Not only that, Tarheel..

The grownups are pretty cute too.

[freshwest]

13. Yep, love the BAM shirts and those happy faces.

[Cha]

15. They look so unabashedly Happy to

to be there, fresh.. and I'm like "Yeah!" .. I can see that.

I've never used that word before word(unabashedly) before but it seemed so perfect.

[sheshe2]

40. Hi freshwest~~~~

Stopped in for a few minutes....at my sisters. I am so trying not to be rude to her...

I just had to say hi....be back soon!

[Tarheel_Dem]

16. You betcha!

[tavalon]

3. I would never diss our President's golden touch with the kids

He loves 'em. They love him back.

The last guy always looked like they disgusted him. Funny the children looked at him the same way.

[Cha]

6. So true, tavalon

[Jamaal510]

20. .

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[tavalon]

22. Ew, warning next time, please.

God, that man is Fugly.

[Cha]

25. That baby smelled something..

Bad!

Perfect reminder of what tavalon was refering to, Jamaal. I think a lot of us remember that shot. The baby spoke for us!

[freshwest]

4. Love all the pictures, but that last one is a winner. Such a tender touch with those little babies.

Oh, and the video is great! Thanks, Cha!

[Cha]

5. The last pic is my

fave too, fresh. "Tender touch" is right.. like he feels how fragil they are and sending the proper Love Beams!

PBO's a baby schoomzer~

[tavalon]

9. As a NICU nurse, I can never pass by the cute baby pictures

and one of the things I like about the way our President holds babies is that he truly holds them instead of the way most politicians use them as props. I've never seen Obama do that. He holds them the way a truly connected father who often held his own daughters as babies would hold them.

I truly love that about him. It's one of the reasons I often say, even if I don't like what he's doing politically, he is a man with a good soul. It comes out when he holds children.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Compare and contrast:

[tavalon]

17. Exactly!

Baby as political prop and baby being interacted with and well. President Obama doesn't give a flying fluke whether this makes a good political picture (it actually does), he's paying attention to the baby. I love that.

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I love that, too...

And the babies can tell.

[tavalon]

21. That last one is breathtaking

That is a man who knows how to nurture children. There is no way, no how that he left the child rearing to his wife. That was clearly a team effort and he has kept up his skills. So has Mrs. Obama, of course.

Yeah, I love the way these two interact with kids, their own and others.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I know. How many little ones that age would be that comfortable with a stranger?

The man obviously loves babies. Both of the Obamas are just wonderful with kids, love to watch the First Lady, too, especially when she brings Bo...

[Cha]

30. Thanks for adding Michelle, Bo, and kids

to the thread, Rhiannon!

[Cha]

29. A coincidence? romney and bush

affect babies the same way? I don't think so.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. Both Bushes had issues with the littlest Americans, LOL.

[Cha]

32. Now those are important historical references, Rhiannon..

Wonder if they ever lament picking up or taking them from their parents?

Might be Easy for them to brush off but people who are into reality know too well what we have here.

Is that an SS guy at the other end of the poor little crying baby?

[Rhiannon12866]

33. To me, it signifies something important that small children can sense

Character, trust, qualities like that. They could tell whether they were just being handed off for a photo op. If only the parents - and those watching - had taken the hint... *sigh*

[Cha]

26. P.S.. the Vid was wonderful, fresh.. "The best job I've got"

[awoke_in_2003]

18. The guy knows how to handle children...

That does say something about his character.

[Cha]

23. Yes, I'm afraid

it does, awoke in 2003..

[awoke_in_2003]

42. ...

back at you, Cha

[calimary]

27. Great photos in this thread! Really love them!!!

Thanks everybody for posting!

So many troubles. This is such a welcome little break.

[Cha]

28. Exactly, calimary!

[calimary]

41. Those photos are just really dear.

Really appreciate them!

[sheshe2]

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Hitting and running....back while I can!

Happy Fathers Day~ Mr President~

Thanks Cha!

[Cha]

38. Good job, she!

Plenty Mahalos to Chips for these exquisite rare pics of Daddy and the Girls

You're Welcome, sheshe

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[sheshe2]

43. Thank you Cha and Chips too~

What a sweet Fathers Day Thread!

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To our Father In Chief!



Thank you~

[Cha]

44. You're welcome, she.. and Mahalo to you and

everyone for making it so~


Sasha Obama holds a campaign sign during her father’s 2004 bid for the U.S. Senate

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/16/chat-away-176/

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[sheshe2]

45. Oh My!

Where did Chips find all these fabulous pictures!

Oh dear Sasha~ what a sweet heart!

[LeftInTX]

46. He's a natural...

We're so lucky to have him. After he has finished serving his term, the complainers are finally going to realize what a good thing we've got.