Photo of the room where President Obama does a lot of work

[Tx4obama]

The Treaty Room office in the residence of the White House

PHOTO: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/17/photo-first-family-watches-world-cup/

p.s. Look at all the stuff on that desk!
Big difference from the desk in the Oval Office :)

[Drale]

1. I was thinking it was going to be a picture

of the presidential bathroom.:rofl:

[babylonsister]

2. Here's the pic...

[lunatica]

3. In that photo they're watching the soccer game between the US an Japan

Malia and Michelle are barefoot, just like me when I'm at home.

[givemebackmycountry]

5. I love this pic. Look closely.

The First Lady is rocking a glass of wine behind her.
The First Lady and Malia are barefoot.
I'm thinking Sasha is too.

The President however.
I don't think so.

Great Picture!

[MissDeeds]

7. I see a beer mug behind Michelle

Looks like a handle on a beer stein and amber colored brew - not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Tx4obama]

9. It could be apple juice in the mug.

Probably the same thing Malia and Sasha are drinking.

[MissDeeds]

12. Why drink apple juice

out of a beer mug???

[Mimosa]

14. Nothing wrong with beer!

Apple juice is far less nutritious than beer. It's mainly sugar. Did you know the FDA won't allow brewers to put nutritional info on beer (as brewers once asked to) because beer is too nutritious and they feared people might justify drinking it?

Remember how rightwingers liked to post a photo of a man wading through Katrina floodwaters carring a bin of beers? I used to post back and remind the idiots that the water was toxic and undrinkable but beers served two purposes. It's hydrating as well as nutritious, being full of B vitamins and even some protein.

[MissDeeds]

16. Yep, nothing wrong with beer

Wasn't it Franklin who said "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"?

[Retrograde]

24. I dunno - ask my mother

She once not so long ago poured me a beer mug full of apple juice, maybe because that was one of the containers she could reach easily. I'd rather have had a beer.

As far as I know the fashion and culture police have not yet restricted the use of certain dishes to certain foods: one of the features of old-fashioned root beer stands was that you got your root beer in a heavy frosty glass mug. It just wasn't the same when they went to plastic.

[Fire1]

17. OMG!! She's an alcoholic!!!! n/t

[MissDeeds]

19. +1

:rofl:

[kestrel91316]

6. LOL, I'd kill for long legs like Michelle and Malia have! Mine are, well, NOT.

[Mimosa]

8. Padded bench instead of table is stupid.

The huge 'ottoman' type thing pretending to be a table was obviously chosen by a designer. If I were Michelle, I'd get rid of that stupid padded bench in a heartbeat.

[Tx4obama]

10. And then where is Obama going to put his feet when he's in there alone watching TV?

Edited to add:
Or it might have just been brought in there from a different room just for the game.
It doesn't match the other furniture, so it might not be a permanent piece.

[Mimosa]

11. A nice leather recliner!

A real man chair! ;)

I appreciate the photos Tx4. :D

[bigwillq]

21. Great pic (nt)

[Tx4obama]

4. And here's a link to photos of the Obama Family at the church across from the WH this morning

http://www.daylife.com/topic/Barack_Obama/photos/1/grid

[Mimosa]

13. I love lavender, periwinkle, dusky blues

Darn, wish I could afford to redo my whole wardrobe. :)

Those dresses rock! Thank goodness for no pants suits! ;)

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Great family pic! :D

[Mimosa]

18. LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Rhiannon and Tx4. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Here are pix of the girls growing up, lovely family :)

Malia:

2007


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/07/malia-obama-see-how-shes_n_141836.html

Sasha:

January 2008


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/06/sasha-obama-see-how-shes_n_141678.html

[CakeGrrl]

20. So FLOTUS is 5'11", Malia has to be about 5'9" and just turned 13.

Did she hit her growth spurt early or does she have a few more inches to go?

:o

[Rhiannon12866]

22. That was the first thing I noticed...

When did she get so tall? I think she takes after her Dad, but both parents are quite tall. This is such a great pic, obviously a close family. :)

On edit: Malia Obama: See How She's Grown (slideshow)

February, 2007, when her Dad announced his presidential run


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/07/malia-obama-see-how-shes_n_141836.html

[shireen]

27. check out Malia's and Michelle's shoes!

LOL! I wonder if they did that deliberately. It's cute. Michelle's shoes are the color of Malia's dress, and vice versa!

:rofl:


Yes, they are a beautiful family. :)

[Rhiannon12866]

28. I hadn't noticed that, LOL. You're right!

I've gotten the impression that mother and daughter are exceptionally close... :D

[nmbluesky]

23. Real America Family!!!

I love that family. they feel like home at white house.

[shireen]

26. it looks staged

don't get me wrong ... i love photos of the first family because they look so beautiful together.

But who watches a game with their heads turned 60 degrees the whole time? The daughters' chairs should be facing the tv.