I stumbled onto Obama’s Flickr stream via BoingBoing today and thought I would share two of my favorite photos from that set:
Mrs. Obama is gorgeous, isn’t she? I’ve always liked her – she’s very articulate, intelligent and she just seems “together,” you know?
But what really caught my attention in this photo was Obama’s shoes. Look at the soles – that is a man who’s done a lot of walking in those shoes. And it’s cool that he’s not being too pretentious with his wardrobe.
But this photo is my favorite – it made me smile:
It just goes to show, that kids will be kids no matter where they are stationed in life. Even though her dad would go on to become the next president of the United States, she was still bored waiting around. 🙂
And doesn’t she look like her mother?
I may not agree with Obama’s political agenda (at all, in fact), but there is no doubt he is family-oriented and for that, I admire him.
ADDED: I meant to pass this link along in the original post, but then my rancid body odor distracted me and I HAD to take a shower and I forgot. But now, I’m feeling, and smelling, better so my brain is working once again and I remembered …
Change.gov is a website launched by the Obama team’s Presidential Transition Project which documents the transition into power and solicits ideas from the public.
I’d love to be a peon on the other end of those feedback forms and read the suggestions coming in – I can only IMAGINE the craziness.
One thing that really struck me during this campaign was Obama’s technical prowess – or maybe not Obama’s, but certainly his campaign people’s technical savvy. It absolutely amazed me not only HOW and how FAST he got the word out there (leasing his own TV station is just one example), but that he utilized all of the technological avenues available in our geeky world TO get the word out.
That was a very smart move from Obama’s people. Very smart. And a lesson for all of us, really. If you want to get the American people’s attention, hit them in their cyber guts.
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