Photos: The Obama Presidency, January, 22nd 2010

[Clio the Leo]

A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama holds a "carbon dioxide champions" trophy during demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok January 22, 2010. Environmental activists staged a "carbon dioxide champions" ceremony in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok to protest against the failure of the climate change talks in Copenhagen last year.





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"Yes sir! Get me outta here!"
President Barack Obama returns a salute prior to boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md. , Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, en route to Lorain County, Ohio,


President Barack Obama speaks with patrons as he makes an unscheduled stop at Smitty's Place, a restaurant, as part of his "White House to Main Street Tour" in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio,




President Barack Obama comments on an unidentified patron's New York Jets necktie as he makes an unscheduled stop at Smitty's Place


I bet REAGAN never picked up a clock!
U.S. President Barack Obama picks up a wall clock that was knocked down by a member of a TV crew as he was visting with diners at Smitty's restaurant in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. Obama's visit to Lorain County is the second stop on his White House to Main Street Tour.




You know, sometimes I think we only elected this guy because he has the most dazzling set of teeth we've ever seen in politics. Whether it was President of the United States ... or a Crest model, he was DESTINED for fame! :)
President Barack Obama holds 16-month-old Dyllan Schneider as her mother Crystal, right, looks on






"Good job on the kid!"


President Barack Obama greets 98-year-old resident Charles Raynor



http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/22/ill-never-stop-fighting">President Obama on Health Reform: "I am not going to walk away just because it’s hard."

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style gathering at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. Today's visit to Lorain County is the second stop on the White House to Main Street Tour.




This is called "fired up!"


And this would be your "ready to go!"


To my knowledge, the Secret Service did nothing to stop the giant blue sphere-like object hurdling toward the President.


Poor thing. He's so stressed.


More of those "dissatisfied Obama base" supporters you've heard about.




shhh! Dont tell the Republicans that WE like the flag too!


A man walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average dived 277.86 points, or 2.6 percent, to 10,590.55 as Asian stock markets tumbled Friday after President Barack Obama proposed a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street banks to avert future financial crises.


So what do you think? Do these make me look too European?"
President Barack Obama wears safety glasses as he visits EMC Precision Machining, a manufacturer of metal components, as part of his "White House to Main Street Tour" in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio,


"Um, guys! My sprocket fell out again!"


"No, seriously, McCain is like THIS tall!"


"Now THIS is the real reason I made the trip!"
President Barack Obama holds up a football helmet presented to him during a visit to the the Riddell manufacturing facility, which makes sports equipment,


"Yeah, I bet Scott Brown doesn't have one of THESE!"


And SOMETIMES you don't even need a football helmet to make your day. (These would be more of those agitated working class voters you've heard about.)
Students react as they meet U.S. President Barack Obama as he tours the Wind Turbine Manufacturing and Fabrication Lab in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. Today's visit to Lorain County is the second stop on the White House to Main Street Tour.






And then it was back home to confront more angry citizens.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Sweet!

Though the mask is a little creepy.

And that's not a sprocket!

It's a gizmo!

:P

[Clio the Leo]

2. oh....

... robots dont have gizmos!

[Buzz Clik]

3. Nice pics.

I'm very proud of our president. I'm not alone.

Granted, I'm in select company at DU, but DU doesn't represent much.

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. Nice to see the President having fun going around making speeches while

the rest of us........well, you know. Maybe one day he will wake up and become the President we thought he would be.

[Clio the Leo]

6. while the rest of us...

... sit on our collective ass eating Fritos?

[Elwood P Dowd]

8. No

but Obama's team has been setting on their collective ass. My ass is trying to survive on Social Security, no health insurance (I have applied again for VA benefits), and a small part-time job. My ass wants to know why he has done a 180 on so many of his campaign promises. My ass wants to know what is he doing about jobs. My ass wants to know why his team dropped the ball in Massachusetts. My ass wants to know why he continues to allow Don Siegelman to dangle in limbo. My ass wants to know why is he doing nothing about the Bush criminals.

[Clio the Leo]

9. You have a very inquisitive ass. NT

[HopeOverFear]

12. LMAO!!!

[readmoreoften]

10. Yeah, a lot of us are doing more than that. Thanks for your propaganda thread, though.

:eyes:

[Clio the Leo]

14. Oh any time.

Dont miss tomorrow night when I'll post a photo essay on "Obama - National Father or Messianic World Saviour?"

[struggle4progress]

17. Yay!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I think I'll turn my computer on early for that!

[MadBadger]

18. How bout you just try ignoring the picture threads

mmkay?

[firedupdem]

5. Thanks for the pics. n/t

[jillan]

7. Great pics - as always!

[struggle4progress]

11. Sure is a good thing he knows Karate! In that terrifying Wind Turbine plant picture,

where the enraged girl is throwing a karate chop at him, he looks cool as a cucumber while blocking it!

[Clio the Leo]

15. Someone in the press pool Tweeted something along the lines of...

"POTUS almost walked into a wind turbine and then exclaimed, "well THAT would have made the Secret Service unhappy!"

[akel21]

13. look

he's populkar

[Clio the Leo]

16. you have a way with words akel. NT