Obamas visit troops at Hawaii base's Christmas feast

[TomCADem]

Source: Honolulu Advertiser

President Obama took one look at the lone turkey leg on the plate of Sgt. Dennis C. Rollins yesterday and did not believe it could possibly be enough Christmas chow to fuel the 24-year-old, 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound Marine.

"He said, 'You're a big boy to eat that small plate,' " Rollins said moments after shaking hands with the commander in chief and first lady during a midday Christmas meal yesterday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Anderson Hall chow hall.

Rollins took the president's ribbing in stride. "I laughed and smiled," he said.

It was the second Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii for the first couple, who spent part of their first full day of their second Hawai'i Christmas vacation working out at the base's "Semper Fit" gym, beginning around 6:50 a.m.

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[mystieus]

1. Where's my pics?!

[OKDem08]

2. good to see the superficial elements of the Obama Administration

generate sparse response from DU

[inna]

5. personally, i've had it with cuteness and photogenicity.

ok, ok, I'll probably still rec Michelle's and kids' and Bo's threads, but... Mr. President will have to try harder from now on, I'm disappointed as hell by his policies/actions/the lack of thereof, and it is going to take more than cuteness and photogenecity to restore the trust (but the damage done is most likely irreparable at this point).

[pitchforksandtorches]

3. I KNEW it!.... I knew he is a Commie!

[pleah]

4. Why?

I just can not get behind ANY prisident that condones this.

[Historic NY]

6. What no fake turkey?

[katkat]

7. Christmas present: no more stupid useless wars n/t