The Annotated White House Flickr Feed: He's Got Your Health Care Right Here
Hey, now. Did the WHITE presidents have to wait in the "butlers' pantry"?
Obama and Biden have the first of what will be several conversations about implementing a "swear jar."
See that reflection? Yeah, I think we're now entering a whole new phase of Pete Souza visual crutches.
Pete Souza gets a bonus for each revered historical figure he can put in the same frame as Obama. This image is called "Yahtzee."
NSC Senior Director for Russian Affairs Mike McFaul struggles to break Obama out of his "listening trance."
The rest of the WH staff leaves Joe Biden hanging. As usual.
Barack Obama would later issue an executive order overruling Sasha's charging call.
Biden finally gets the President "up high." Next time, "down low," Joe. Next time.
"I just had to call you 'cuz I'm calling FROM THE CAR… yeah, FROM THE CAR. THE CAR, man….Wow. I'm gonna have something from the mini bar next."
Fun fact: Pete Souza's been passing off this shot of White House officials reacting to the Michigan State-Maryland game as a celebration of health care reform's passage.
And what a valuable contribution to the history of health care reform THIS is! Unless he extended his middle finger toward Mitch McConnell at some point, we don't care.
And now, a Child's Garden Of Obama Working the Phones, For Health Care Reform.
Obama checks his Blackberry, for news of the whip count.
Obama on the phone…. from a distance!
Obama on the phone… and pissed!
Brief break to shoot some H-O-R-S-E, with Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff for the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (fancy title for "Guy Who Shoots H-O-R-S-E with the president when he's feeling stressed).
Then it's back to some health care reform sexting, with Louise Slaughter.
They want threats of violence? I'll give them threats of violence!
I think these people are literally in line to get hugs.
Then there's the VIP line, to get hugs.
Ana Marie: I just think it's funny how fake this looks.
Jason: You're going to give Orly Taitz ideas.
Terrorist fist bump alert!
Apparently Afghanistan is so lawless, they even need crossing guards.
Seriously, Mr. President, you should try this falafel.
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It never struck me until now, but the President must have the most comfy office chairs ever!
I also had this thought!
What is with the "O" in "Obama"? Is that where he uses a half-dozen pens so mucketymucks can have them as souvenirs?
Yeah, but I like to pretend that he signed it with a pen gripped between his toes.
Rahm Emmanuel wears a Slanket® !!!
This is seriously interfering with my ability to fantasise about him.
Oddly, this picture has only increased my desire to rip off his clothes while he berates me and makes me cry.
The only thing Rahm could do to quell my around-the-clock arousal for him would be, perhaps, to dress up like a Teletubbie.
I love seeing things like our army, drinking from juice boxes.
There's Fanta, too. Maybe it's for the grownup soldiers, though.
Just as long as they keep away from the Tang – astronauts ONLY.
that picture of hillary hugging him with such a real smile is awesome.
that picture is awesome, but is it in this photoset?
There's a page 2, which took me by suprise too.
thank you! I did not expect to need reading comprehension for a picture post.
I needed this SO badly today. No, seriously.
Also, fun fact! Apparently (according to a woman who spoke to a class I'm taking a few weeks ago,) when you interview a bunch of youth in Kabul, and ask them what their main concern is, "car accidents" is the most popular answer. So crossing guards in Afghanistan are actually a really, really good thing.
Assuming those guys with the yellowy stripes really are crossing guards.
Actually, in the US Army the striped bandolier denotes an MRS: 'Mess Room Superintendent.' It's basically a fancy term for lunchroom monitor; they make sure that recyclables & organics are deployed in the correct receptacles, that the correct silverware is used in the correct order, and that mess room decorum is maintained to the standards of the US Army. In return, they receive additional sat. phone time, and a small stipend.
Is it pronounced "M-R-S" or "Misses", though?
Either that or they just toss it all in the burn pits.
Doesn't the oval office look fucking depressing? And this is where our world's leader is deciding to press the button or not? What if it's gloomy in there???
No kidding, I was just as shocked. It looks like the lobby of a rust belt convention center.
If Barry owns THOSE jeans why did he wear those gross ones to the MLB All-Star game (last summer)? Or were these purchased after?
I am just glad Obama's jeans are longer than Steve Jobs'.
Oh my god FRAN PERSON IS THE BEST PERSON. I will now stalk him for the rest of my days. Maybe he can help me meet JILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Ohhhhh, Michelle.
That was an awesome picture of Michelle at the end of pg 1.
(And I love your Numan reference!)
What the fuck is up with the shoulder belts on Air Force One? Timmy Geithner and his buddy are wearing them, which is great I guess if the plane has to bust into some evasive manuevers. But then why doesn't Michelle use it as well???
michelle packs her own guns. no one fucks with her.
Actually in the 19th picture that is not Air Force One. Just an FYI ;)
Love the Leo McGarry one, and especially the Carla Bruni comment, because my first thought at that pic was "Tyra's never gonna have anyone THIS fierce on her show."
I also shoot horse when I am stressed. Presidents, they're just like us!
It really does suck when you spend ages figuring out what your signature will be when you are nine years old, and you work out ways to make the letters look all cool and then you start signing it like that even though it's not like you need to sign much anyway, and then as each year passes it seems less and less cool but you can't figure out how to change it because it's not like changing your signature is a normal thing to do, and eventually you just get used to being an adult with a kid's signature but every so often someone comments on how weird your signature is and you're like "huh, I guess it is".
Also, the first lady of Haiti really needs to pee. She has probably gone by now, though.
I must have missed the class when I was growing up that told us that grown-ups need to have this thing called a signature. Was there one? To my continuing shame I don't have a signature. All I can manage to do is just write my name as quickly as possible, but that's all that it looks like.
So I get the same sort of comments. E.g. a girl behind a bar, after I'd signed the Visa slip, saying 'aww, cute.'
Sir Harry Paget Flashman has far greater concerns than a piffling signature, what what.
Rather! Whilst the other poor sods at Rugby were practising their penmanship I was off fagging froshers and rogering town wenches.
Oh, Flashy, you're such a rogue!
**bats eyelashes, faints**
THANK GOD. I was starting to go through withdrawal!