President Bush Welcomes Ex-Presidents and Obama to White House Lunch

I think that the reason for this meeting, and the reason for the lunch that Obama had with W is also the reason that Obama looked so glum today. It is because W briefed Obama about some dire national security secret, which Obama first learned about just before he re-nominated Gates as Defense Secretary. It is because of this impending doom that they are all showing solidarity.

So apparently Ex-POTUS’ shouldn’t wear red ties.

“I think that the reason for this meeting, and the reason for the lunch that Obama had with W is also the reason that Obama looked so glum today. It is because W briefed Obama about some dire national security secret, which Obama first learned about just before he re-nominated Gates as Defense Secretary.”

Nothing out of the ordinary. It happens to all of them. There’s a reason every President since Kennedy has aged at triple the normal rate on taking office, and it has nothing to do with politics. Today it was Obama’s turn to meet the Secret Masters, and learn about The Agenda. All that time and effort to climb to the top, only to learn that the President of the United States is just the head serf on Plantation Earth.

Just you watch: in four years, despite the best medical care the world has to offer, Obama will look like Fred Sanford.

“Does someone seem a little out of place?”

You mean the dim bulb on the right?
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“All that time and effort to climb to the top, only to learn that the President of the United States is just the head serf on Plantation Earth.

Just you watch: in four years, despite the best medical care the world has to offer, Obama will look like Fred Sanford.” — SSFC

LOLOLOL!!!
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@JS Ruby

He has an ace-in-the-hole, …his Birth Cert. I can see it now in a glass case with a little golden hammer chained to it, and a sign that reads “IN CASE OF COLD FEET, BREAK GLASS AND HAUL ….”

“Anyone notice something odd about the body language in these photos?” (Mike’s America)

I don’t know. Just for fun, I will give it a try.

In the first photo:

- Bush Father has his hands in his pockets; he is done with politic and has no regret… “job done” attitude.

- Bush W. has his two hands hanging down. He is open for either good or bad critics. He did his best and is proud of it. He did it for his country not for his reputation.

- Carter has one hand in his pocket and the other one hanging down. That usually means confusion and hypocrisy.

- Clinton has one hand in his pocket in the second photo but seems to have both hands hanging down in the first. On both photos we can only see one of his hands. Who is really Clinton? Could he be a liar?

- Obama has his two hands together in the first two photos, like if he doesn’t know what to do with them or he is trying to protect himself from something. Maybe he is afraid that the people will finally find the truth about him… lol. That doesn’t look too much like a President attitude.

The only one here that really looks like a President is Georges W. Bush.

Maybe Obama is worried about Lewinsky being under the rug.

In the first photo, it looks like they cropped Carter into in. His line matches perfectly with the drapes and the corner of the desk.

Of course, that would make perfect sense. Since, I believe Carter died a few years ago but the Democrats wanted to use his image to blast a sitting president. When a president becomes a former president, they are supposed to, by decorum, shut the hell up about the current president. Why would they go around publicly second guessing the sitting president.

Could you image the outrage that would ensue if President Bush did the same?

However, their suits look almost identical.

Carter is not dead Chipset.

Craig, carter isn’t dead from the neck down. Just wanted to clarify.

they forgot the cheeze.

Looks like a mannerist painting…
http://uberart.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/carracci.jpg
http://www.art-wallpaper.com/23307/Tintoretto+Jacopo/Double+portrait+of+two+men-1024×768-23307.jpg

i.e., they all brought their own drummer, and none of them can dance.

Are you sure that’s them, and not some of madame tussauds work?

I can hear the photographer now, “Come on, sirs, please work with me. I have another engagement in 2010, and I don’t want to be late.”

He’s flanked. lol

@SSFC:
“Just you watch: in four years, despite the best medical care the world has to offer, Obama will look like Fred Sanford.”

This statement literally did make me laugh out loud, and still laughing…what a visual!! :)

Well, besides the obvious about Carter being ousted into ‘No Man’s Land’, I also see that Obama is BETWEEN the only 2 Republican presidents…of course, he would be next to President Bush as a symbolic thing of being the incoming…umm…er…it’s hard to say…President. (Whew, got that out there, finally.)

But, another thing I might notice is that are both BO and President Bush the only two wearing flag pins on their lapels? I’m assuming they are both flag pins. I am sure that is what President Bush is wearing, at least!

Craig said: “Bush W. has his two hands hanging down. He is open for either good or bad critics. He did his best and is proud of it. He did it for his country not for his reputation.”

I agree with this, that President Bush made the choices he did out of a duty to do what is right, not what is popular politically. As he said in his commencement speech at Texas A & M in December, President Bush said (and, it’s a personal favorite quote for me now):

“…Second, develop a set of principles to live by — convictions and ideals to guide your course. There will be times when people tell you a different way is more accepted or popular. Remember that popularity is as fleeting as the Texas wind. Character and conscience are as sturdy as the oaks on this campus. If you go home at night, look in the mirror and be satisfied that you have done what is right, you will pass the only test that matters.”

Here’s the speech for those who haven’t seen it, and would like to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081212-4.html

My first thought was Obama was guarding his groin.

No flag pins on Clinton or Carter, white shirts except for Clinton and Carter. Obama is to the Right of the Democratic former Presidents and dresses to look more Republican (white shirt, blue tie).

I figure by June Obama should have white hair.

It’s a bit late for that now Skye – Dubya is leaving soon

And if case some of you didn’t get it, I know that Carter hasn’t died. It was a joke. A little bit of sarcasm, if you will.

The obvious is that no one wants to stand next to Carter. But, the three guys to the left have dark (or darker) hair (Bush 41, Obama, Bush 43) and Clinton and Carter have white hair.

Skye (#29) – like the “special needs” tag.

SSFC (#6) – the Fred Sanford comparison made me laugh the afternoon away. Good deal.

Cara (#23) – “get your thoughts out of that gutter, young lady!” That’s simply his Michael Jackson impression.

Missy (#31) – “For one thing, it looks to me that both President Bush and his father, former President Bush are much in tune with each other. Both Obama and Carter look sheepish. Our President and his father are gracious and forgiving and by the looks on both their faces, to me, it looks as though they are also in tune with the discomfort of two of their guests. President Clinton’s grin looks like he also might understand what’s going on and is getting a bit of a kick out of it.” I think you got it right.

Thanks, Mike, for providing the literal visual of Fred Sanford…too funny!! I needed a good laugh.