**Video: PE Obama Meets with the Nation's Governors 12/02** (and pics)

[Clio the Leo]

Video
http://www.clipser.com/watch_video/1053032

http://www.clipser.com/watch_video/1053035






(Gov. Jindal)


(Gov. Schwarzenegger )






Sorry, no pie recipe, but I imagine someone was eating some crow! :)

And here's ONE more pic....
"President-elect Barack Obama, left, stops to greet school children across the street from where his motorcade was parked, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pa."

[YOY]

1. Crying on the inside I hope.

Runner up in a beauty pagent for leadership of the free world.

Hope she blinked once or twice.

[hlthe2b]

2. Whew, what a pissy look on the lady in red...

being ignored in the back of the room....:rofl:

[acmavm]

29. No kidding. That was my first chuckle of the day.

[woodsprite]

34. I was wondering if they were her clothes or RNC clothes. n/t

[hlthe2b]

38. She looks very uncomfortable.. like she actually realizes...

that she is outside her element.... Her schtick doesn't work with her far more educated, aware, and competent colleagues.

[Uzybone]

3. Palin should just wear a huge flag pin like Flavor Flav

and be done with it.

Oh and Arnold, hows them scrawny legs and arms look now?

[Clio the Leo]

6. Or like the guy on SNL's weekly update who had the giant one no his back. NT

[Schema Thing]

4. Hah hah, very funny Arnie, but that hurts; let go of my hand!

Funny that of all the hundreds of pics I've recently seen from the campaign, this is the worst picture of Obama I've come across.

[Clio the Leo]

18. Democrats need to be VERY thankful that....

.... we have that clause about how the President has to be natural born.

And that's all I'll say on that lol

[Kittycat]

5. Someone looks bitter

The waitstaff must have pissed in her cheerios this morning. I can't imagine why.

[Clio the Leo]

8. I am actually surprised he didn't make a point to shake her hand for the cameras....

... this is one of the FEW times he hasn't acted in a way I expected.

I guess he draws the line at reconcilliation away from those who encourage death threats against him.

Works for me!

[Uzybone]

9. Good point, I'm sure he remembers how Michelle felt

during the campaign as Palin whipped up her crowds.

From Newsweek: "-- The Obama campaign was provided with reports from the Secret Service showing a sharp and very disturbing increase in threats to Obama in September and early October, at the same time that the crowds at Palin rallies became more frenzied. Michelle Obama was shaken by the vituperative crowds and the hot rhetoric from the GOP candidates. "Why would they try to make people hate us?" Michelle Obama said to a top campaign aide."

[Clio the Leo]

11. And you KNOW that thing Joe said was orchestrated...

... "By the way, the govs. are seated according to when their states entered the union..." (to explain why she was seated in the back)

and "ha ha Gov. Palin, joke joke joke" so they couldn't be accused of snubbing her.

Barack and Joe dont take a BREATH in public without planning it first.

[Grateful for Hope]

10. I like that he didn't, too.

I think is some ways, she was harsher on Obama than McCain was. And, really, who was she to smear him the way she did? A little-known governor of a state with a tiny populace.

He may also be aware that everything she does is geared toward attention on her and her presidential aspirations. Why provide an opportunity for her to do more preening for the cameras?

Edited to correct a grievous spelling error.

[Clio the Leo]

13. I'm a little bit dissapointed but....

.... I REFUSE to criticize him on almost anything. Man knows WAY more about doing what he does than I do.

[Grateful for Hope]

22. I think Obama can take criticism

I have gotten the feeling that he wants to keep communication channels open between his office and the electorate and that he is not going to lead the country in a vacuum.

I think we are very fortunate to have him.

[LynneSin]

37. Why should she shake her hand - she is what she always has been - insignificant

hopefully in 2010 she'll also be obsolete.

[AFSCME girl]

14. I hope her face freezes like that.....

I detest her more every time I see her.....GAH!!

:grr:

[nc4bo]

39. hehe. If her lip curled any higher, she'd be licking her eyebrows!11!! Pfffft @ palin. nt

[jillan]

7. He was amazing. I am more and more impressed with Obama every day.

[Alter Ego]

12. I imagine he's saying to Jindal "I'm gonna kick your Happy Meal ass in 2012."

[Clio the Leo]

16. Yeah, Bobby looks almost scared in that pic...

... or star-struck at the very least. I believe the visual element is as important in a Presidential debate as the audible one and THAT was a nice little sneak preview.

[rurallib]

15. Has any other president met with governors like this

I don't recall such a thing. Is this yet another groundbreaker?

[Clio the Leo]

17. You mean BEFORE an inauguration?

I dont think so.

[rurallib]

24. I guess any president at any time who actually did more than give a speech.

I imagine presidents routinely go to NGA meetings, but the communication usually goes one direction.

[Clio the Leo]

19. Kicking because I added ONE more pic of who he DID shake hands with. NT

[AFSCME girl]

20. Awesome!! Thank you, Clio!

:hi:

[Jennicut]

21. HA! Palin gets dissed. Could not have happened to a better person.

Jindal looks in awe.

[JimWis]

23. Thanks for the pics. I watched this earlier, and the press left

after Obama spoke. I wish C-Span would have continued coverage. It would have been interesting. I liked it when Barack mentioned the Republican governors in particular, that they would also have his ear.

[Clio the Leo]

26. Oh, he kicked them out ... there's no doubt about that....

He said, "I THINK the press is gonna leave now" as if to say "hint, hint" lol "so you all can tell me what you really think."

[merh]

25. In that first video, did you hear him ask Gov Perry of Texas

about Galveston? How wonderful, he hasn't forgotten about the people and the troubles - he is caring.

Perry replies "FEMA is slow, I'll talk to Janet about it" - Obama responds, "she will wipe it into shape."

They do know what is going on, what a relief.

[Jennicut]

27. Even the Repubs are begging for competance and leadership

[JimWis]

28. Your statement caught my attention Jennicut. Well said. I never

thought of it that way before. I agree.

[Jennicut]

32. All governors are hurting right now. My Repub gov. Jodi Rell

said there will probably be budget deficit in CT this year. They know the writing on the wall. Once the economy tanks, they are hit hardest in their budgets. I bet all the governors, even Palin want some help.

[acmavm]

30. There should be a little bubble over her head saying "that's

MY gig."

What a petulant phony.

[CitizenPatriot]

35. bingo!!! you said it! nt

[nini]

31. that red dress sure stand out

I'm sure that was not intentional :eyes:

[Hope And Change]

33. Thank you Clio the Leo for posting these videos and pics.K & R!

[LynneSin]

36. Wow, stuck back there on the 3rd row

Shows how much they care about her

[nc4bo]

40. Great pics and I appreciate the vid links too. Our President is so Presidential - thank God. nt

[foo_bar]

41. if you squint, Palin is actually Arnold in a wig

I never got the Tina Fey comparison, I know they both wore glasses but it's like comparing Botticelli to dogs playing poker.

[Autonomy]

42. Rendell and Biden seated on either side of Obama

The Philly area is well represented in, uh, well Philly.

[struggle4progress]

43. I really really like the respect the PE shows for kids

[Leo The Cleo]

44. He Looks geeked to meet the governator.

Wow, I've never seen someone smile so wide. Obama must love action movies.