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Skinner

(63,645 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 01:51 PM Dec 2011

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First Look: New Obama Family Portrait [View all]

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, right, sit for a family portrait in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

The Official Portrait of the First Family. October 23, 2009. (by Annie Leibovitz)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/12/15/first-look-new-obama-family-portrait

(Hat tip to the DU Barack Obama Group)

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First Look: New Obama Family Portrait [View all] Skinner Dec 2011 OP

A beautiful first family. K&R. sufrommich Dec 2011 #1

Wow! The girls have grown up so much. rox63 Dec 2011 #2

No kidding. xxqqqzme Dec 2011 #35

Malia looks so much like her Dad rox63 Dec 2011 #58

POTUS looks like he is turning Asian. glinda Dec 2011 #81

Malia... The Doctor. Dec 2011 #57

What a beautiful family!!! Bake Dec 2011 #3

Absolutely stunning! tallahasseedem Dec 2011 #4

Wow! What a beautiful first family! CottonBear Dec 2011 #5

Beautiful. RiffRandell Dec 2011 #6

A Beautiful Portrait.... CherokeeDem Dec 2011 #7

very nice RobertEarl Dec 2011 #8

Yea I can sure see why Conservatives question is Loyalty to America Cigar11 Dec 2011 #9

I love those portraits, really make me smile. closeupready Dec 2011 #10

obama has aged more than one normally does in 4 years La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #11

Except for some gray hair, he looks the same to me. GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #26

Now here is a great fambly portrait.... Evasporque Dec 2011 #12

That was a stain and I have to address it! BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #21

You might have given me a warning tinymontgomery Dec 2011 #23

That kid on the right hifiguy Dec 2011 #24

We should leave the kids alone. eom virgogal Dec 2011 #82

that's not very nice shanti Dec 2011 #109

Indeed she is. hifiguy Dec 2011 #110

gotcha shanti Dec 2011 #111

Eep! That needed a graphic warning - lol! Chemisse Dec 2011 #30

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahaha malaise Dec 2011 #39

Great 3D icon. Where did you get it? Tanelorn Dec 2011 #95

The creepiest thing about it that doll dressed the same as the kid catbyte Dec 2011 #42

SHAME ON YOU !! How dare you brutalize that poor child.. SoCalDem Dec 2011 #44

As much as I don't like Santorum, his children are not to blame for his efhmc Dec 2011 #69

hahahahahaha! glinda Dec 2011 #80

note how mom points the crying child directly into the camera angle... dionysus Dec 2011 #90

this belongs on "Awkward Family Photos" LOL BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #93

A First Family to be proud of. lpbk2713 Dec 2011 #13

I always feel, no matter what my policy arguments with Obama, that they are indeed enough Dec 2011 #74

Lovely JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 #14

Merry Christmas! from my Families to the Obama family & thanks for the REAL deal, Mr. President! patrice Dec 2011 #15

You can see how much the girls have grown. Pithlet Dec 2011 #16

My niece is the same age as Malia and she is OBSESSED with the Obama Girls! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #85

Lovely family! HappyMe Dec 2011 #17

Sasha and Malia are getting so grown up! Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #18

Such a charming, beautiful family. nt siligut Dec 2011 #19

Ahhhh libodem Dec 2011 #20

Stunning! n/t livetohike Dec 2011 #22

Lordy lu, the Obama girls are growing up quickly. hifiguy Dec 2011 #25

GREAT picture! Saw this in BOG... YvonneCa Dec 2011 #27

Now that's family values.... 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2011 #28

The girls are so grown up! Just lovely. Chemisse Dec 2011 #29

First post I rec'd tawadi Dec 2011 #31

There's real love in this picture; makes me smile :) concord Dec 2011 #32

Wow, I can scarcely recognize the girls. Nice picture! n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #33

Best-looking presidential family ever. n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #34

Beautiful family! City Lights Dec 2011 #36

Lovely portrait malaise Dec 2011 #37

awwwww. thescreaminghead Dec 2011 #38

that's an odd thing... one_voice Dec 2011 #40

Not going to happen because of totally different parenting skills; like a father who is devoted to efhmc Dec 2011 #53

Strange post... FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #56

Well Reagan's kids (Patti and Ron) did part company with Dad on his politics as soon as they Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #59

so . . . People are all alike. wow. patrice Dec 2011 #60

Out of his parents' basement. Into your fairy tales. Ellipsis Dec 2011 #76

neither you nor I nor anyone else has ANY idea how they will be as they get older Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #101

Love it LittleGirl Dec 2011 #41

After he has been in office for almost 3 years, it still fills me with pride to see pictures of totodeinhere Dec 2011 #43

Lovely and nice! politicasista Dec 2011 #45

Yup, the best looking family. a kennedy Dec 2011 #46

A great looking family! Harriety Dec 2011 #47

My wife and I, and our 2 daughters, are about a year or so younger than each of them. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #48

Thanky, for a great forum, too. (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #49

I see a lot of dad in Malia, more of mom in Sasha aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2011 #50

Yep, Malia looks like papa. patrice Dec 2011 #62

I've said it before... Wait Wut Dec 2011 #51

A far cry from the Bush Twins, eh? aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2011 #52

Did you ever see real family pics of W? I never did. Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #61

" ...riding his bike, playing golf, falling off his Segway, getting hammered at the Olympics..." YES dionysus Dec 2011 #92

Thanks. Scurrilous Dec 2011 #54

Beautiful family Irishonly Dec 2011 #55

OMG, Skinner. Thanks. What a beautiful family! The Wielding Truth Dec 2011 #63

well someone has braces PatrynXX Dec 2011 #64

Oh gee, maybe you should start a separate post in GD? Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #66

What a great family picture...it just connects with you. Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #65

top pic has such a rich and beautiful color scheme southmost Dec 2011 #67

Too beautiful for words. Paka Dec 2011 #68

most beautiful and genuinely nice First Family ever. Whisp Dec 2011 #70

Puh-leeze. WinkyDink Dec 2011 #72

we took family photos at our family reunion. out of 4 families seabeyond Dec 2011 #71

k&r Hutzpa Dec 2011 #73

Beautiful Family, bvar22 Dec 2011 #75

A beautiful picture of a beautiful family. Terra Alta Dec 2011 #77

Beautiful Family! HoosierStateDem Dec 2011 #78

Great looking folks! man4allcats Dec 2011 #79

Cherish these times- cherish our First Family NBachers Dec 2011 #83

Malia is so tall, LOL! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #84

I've noticed that, too, man4allcats Dec 2011 #94

They all look great 47of74 Dec 2011 #86

Really lovely, thanks for posting these.. I like the recent one best.. 2banon Dec 2011 #87

So Malia will be 18 when Dad leaves the WH? Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #88

I'm Confused... MarianJack Dec 2011 #89

do these folk EVER take a bad picture? Skittles Dec 2011 #91

I like the newer photo better. Mimosa Dec 2011 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author femrap Dec 2011 #97

"his people"??? "ick"??? DevonRex Dec 2011 #113

Nice timing of the release of the picture bluestateguy Dec 2011 #98

Those are beautiful. pacalo Dec 2011 #99

Loveliest. First. Family. Ever. Brigid Dec 2011 #100

I have to think back to the days of JFK, Jackie, Caroline, and John-John ... TahitiNut Dec 2011 #102

Kick Scurrilous Dec 2011 #103

Ahhh, I love this pic. Their hands are locked together! Very cool! Firebrand Gary Dec 2011 #104

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #105

How does one "look Kenyan"? nt sufrommich Dec 2011 #107

What an attractive family! PotatoChip Dec 2011 #106

On FoxNews/Fox nation LynnTTT Dec 2011 #108

Love the way they are holding hands, watercolors Dec 2011 #112