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Barack Obama
Related: About this forumThe Timex Man
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This is really an expansion of a comment I made earlier. And it is representative of how I view the year 2014 and what truly will make it, in years to come, perhaps the most memorable year of President Obamas two terms.
I had originally told Chips that I was going to come up with a memorable moment for each month. Then I was trying to look for a memorable moment for each day. The fact is, there were not many days that did not provide its own memorable moment and some days had more than one.
So then I tried to look at the entire year to see what all those possible memorable moments had in common and what the overall theme of this year was. And quite simply, as I was doing my considering I realized what our President reminded of the old Timex commercials.
Basically, the commercials would show a Timex watch being subjected to all kinds of abuse, then there would be a close-up showing the watch still working. The tag line was Timex, it takes a licking but keeps on ticking.
And that is what this year has been like for the President. It started with all the abuse he was subjected to concerning Obamacare. Some of it was hangover from the initial website problems, but it kept building because of what supposed to be a failure of sufficient enrollment. Of course, President Obama kept his cool when all others were starting to panic (except those of us who knew better). He kept on ticking.
Read More http://theobamadiary.com/2014/12/26/2014-japas-most-memorable-moments/
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sheshe2
Dec 2014
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Cha
(305,406 posts)1. Takes a Lickin'.. but, Just Keeps on Tickin'.. our President Obama, she
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Mahalo for your OP, she~
sheshe2
(87,490 posts)2. KnR your comment!
Spot on Cha~ that's why I love you.
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Cha
(305,406 posts)3. Went perfect with your OP and I found it at your link. Bam!
Loveyouback!
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. Drinking that tea... Thanks sweets!
sheshe2
(87,490 posts)9. You are so welcome freshwest~
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Cha
(305,406 posts)6. Even on vacay.. ticking ticking ticking.. lol
freshwest
(53,661 posts)11. Love that vacay pic! Looks like AirForceOne will be there for the holiday. Never thought of that...
And is that a berry smoothie on that desk?
WTG, Obama! Yummy!
WTG, Obama! Yummy!
Cha
(305,406 posts)12. Yours looks tastier, fresh!
treestar
(82,383 posts)8. And with no drama!
And hands off my Obamacare! Worked out just great for me. I'm from a cooperative state, though.
Hekate
(94,642 posts)13. KnR. Enjoy some Mai-Tais, Mr. President!