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Pete Souza photo... Obama in Japan 2010 (Original Post) IcyPeas Yesterday OP
Japan should be worried... lame54 Yesterday #1
No problem. wnylib Yesterday #4
I love this picture MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #2
He was comfortable and made others feel like it , too, no matter where or what the situation. A gentleman Deuxcents Yesterday #6
Obama was a super "cool" president PatSeg Yesterday #7
Green tea ice cream is one of my favorites.. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #3
Oh goodness, how I miss that man Grim Chieftain Yesterday #5
Class vs ass, i miss the old days. And fuck Trump supporters. dem4decades Yesterday #8
George H.W Bush in Japan in 1992: Dave Bowman Yesterday #9
How did that not start a war? Bayard Yesterday #11
Back when we had a President we could be proud of. calimary Yesterday #10
Or had shoes thrown at him! Bayard Yesterday #12
I love how he leans in Danascot 23 hrs ago #13
people just seemed relaxed around him Skittles 3 hrs ago #14

wnylib

(26,998 posts)
4. No problem.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:07 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Thu Jul 9, 2026, 06:58 PM - Edit history (1)

The demented fool won't remember that he said it.

If somepne tells him that he said it, he will deny it.

So Japan is safe. For now, anyway.

Deuxcents

(28,458 posts)
6. He was comfortable and made others feel like it , too, no matter where or what the situation. A gentleman
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:15 PM
Yesterday

And a great president and he’s sorely missed.

PatSeg

(54,231 posts)
7. Obama was a super "cool" president
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:21 PM
Yesterday

Probably why DJT hates him so much; he was always the cool wannabe kid.

Democrats are more inclined to elect "cool" presidents. Before Obama, we had Bill Clinton (republicans HATED him because he was cool). And of course Dems also had JFK. As Donald would say, "straight out of central casting".

Republicans just can't find any cool candidates. The closest they came was hiring an actor to play one in the 1980s. Clearly he WASN'T cool.

3catwoman3

(30,370 posts)
3. Green tea ice cream is one of my favorites..
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

It has a subtle sweetness compared to American ice cream. Subtle enough that if I’ve not had any in a while, when I take the first bite I usually ask myself, ”Why do I think I like this so much?”

By the second spoonful, I remember.

calimary

(91,694 posts)
10. Back when we had a President we could be proud of.
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 06:24 PM
Yesterday

And he never even threw up on anybody!

Danascot

(5,351 posts)
13. I love how he leans in
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:24 PM
23 hrs ago

to the person he's talking to. He's really engaged and she knows he's engaged. You could drop Obama anywhere in the world and he'd make friends.

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