Barack Obama

freshwest

(53,661 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:16 PM Jul 2014

Was With A Crowd Cheering As Obama Arrived in Seattle Today!

Okay, I wasn't down at the airport (that's a file pic), but saw the live coverage of the plane as it landed and it seemed like it would never stop and...

And...

But finally! Wah-lah!

Obama did his trademark confident skipping down the stairs to the roars of...

Of...

Me and some people at store where the television was on. They also showed him shaking hands in a tiny crowd there to greet him, as the news noted the security there, and we commented what a hard job he has that turned his hair grey.

There was some footage of people with signs and I asked, 'Are those welcome signs or protest signs?'

The people there said they hoped they were welcome signs. That's when things got more animated.

Tthe talk went to chances of Democrats to win more seats, the prospects of which was exhilarating to all of us.

We were just a group of women who'd never met before from all walks of life, countries and ages, all rocking with our president being in our town!

Loved the comraderie! Yeah!

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Was With A Crowd Cheering As Obama Arrived in Seattle Today! (Original Post) freshwest Jul 2014 OP

Glad you got to see him. Aristus Jul 2014 #1

Yea but, wha-lah has a certain down home babylonsister Jul 2014 #3

Yes, I bet you know the accent my mind said it in! Thanks! freshwest Jul 2014 #6

Oh my dear freshwest. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #2

We also noted 'The Beast' and I said it's transported in advance of visits, same car everywhere. freshwest Jul 2014 #5

"The Beast" is a real beauty... sheshe2 Jul 2014 #8

Really love that top picture. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #12

LOL~ sheshe2 Jul 2014 #14

Thanks for sharing the enthusiam! Love it! nt babylonsister Jul 2014 #4

How fun for you and all in your crowd, fresh! So glad President Obama has come to Cha Jul 2014 #7

I love those baby pictures Cha! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #9

Mahalo, she.. I love that shot too. Cha Jul 2014 #10

The little girl he's holding in that picture IrishAyes Jul 2014 #13

Yup! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #15

This is what we live for. Hope that our nation can be saved. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #11

You lucky dog. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #16

Kickity... Kick Kick Kick! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #17

It was another good day... Busy week here. Not hot anymore, either... freshwest Jul 2014 #18

We turned hot as of yesterday. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #19

Aristus

(68,378 posts)

1. Glad you got to see him.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:47 PM

Jul 2014

BTW, 'Wah- lah' is more traditionally spelled: Voila!

babylonsister

(171,616 posts)

3. Yea but, wha-lah has a certain down home

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:06 PM

Jul 2014

panache of its own! I like it!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

6. Yes, I bet you know the accent my mind said it in! Thanks!

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:29 PM

Jul 2014

sheshe2

(87,545 posts)

2. Oh my dear freshwest.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:05 PM

Jul 2014

You could almost reach out and shake his hand!

President Barack Obama gets in the motorcade after arriving at Boeing Field in Seattle on Air Force One. (Photo by Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/05/president-obamas-plane-has-landed-at-boeing-field/

Oooh so great that you could share that with other like minded women~

One of these days I will meet that man!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. We also noted 'The Beast' and I said it's transported in advance of visits, same car everywhere.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:23 PM

Jul 2014

Saw that on thread about his visits to other nations. It's a very special vehicle.

P. S.: And those look a lot like the Secret Service agents I saw on TV in that second pic! We talked about them, too.

Thanks for sharing it!

sheshe2

(87,545 posts)

8. "The Beast" is a real beauty...

Reply to freshwest (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:37 PM

Jul 2014

It keeps him safe, freshwest!

And... when I first started to read your OP's title, I thought OMG you were on site! Good one my dear.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

12. Really love that top picture.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:27 PM

Jul 2014

sheshe2

(87,545 posts)

14. LOL~

Reply to IrishAyes (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:29 PM

Jul 2014

Me too!

Irish~

babylonsister

(171,616 posts)

4. Thanks for sharing the enthusiam! Love it! nt

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:07 PM

Jul 2014

Cha

(305,440 posts)

7. How fun for you and all in your crowd, fresh! So glad President Obama has come to

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:34 PM

Jul 2014

your neck of the woods. A face in the crowd in Seattle..

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sheshe2

(87,545 posts)

9. I love those baby pictures Cha!

Reply to Cha (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:41 PM

Jul 2014

Here's another shot...

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2014/07/22/obama-arrives-in-seattle-for-two-fundraisers/

Cha

(305,440 posts)

10. Mahalo, she.. I love that shot too.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 09:46 PM

Jul 2014

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

13. The little girl he's holding in that picture

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:29 PM

Jul 2014

looks as if she's thinking, "Haven't I seen you somewhere before?"

sheshe2

(87,545 posts)

15. Yup!

Reply to IrishAyes (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:32 PM

Jul 2014

That caption works for me too.

Irish~

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

11. This is what we live for. Hope that our nation can be saved.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:22 PM

Jul 2014

I like being in a friendly crowd too.

State elections here are in August, and the nasty anti-everything-Obama attack ads are flooding the airwaves. Since the JRT Brigid chewed the tv remote, I have to adjust controls manually. She probably figures she's already done her part, so she refuses to help further.

Anyway, the point is that I can't so easily avoid the nasty ads, but I keep the volume low anyway - and I've found ad time's a good opportunity to drown that stuff out with a peppy civil rights song or something of that nature. So far it's working.

Grrr - I might never again enjoy the crowd scene you described, but I'm truly delighted to hear about them from elsewhere. Isn't it such a warm feeling?