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August 5, 2012

10 Non-Political Reasons to like Barry.

Obama with his grandpa.

Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

Whether liberal or conservative, every president—Dubya, Reagan, Clinton, Nixon, Carter, JFK, FDR, Ike—is president of all of US. So, in that spirit, here’s ten non-partisan reasons to appreciate Barry.

1. His ohhhh, ohhhh!, followed by expression of un-self-deprecating extreme self-satisfaction:

2. Singing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6uHR90Sq6k

3. Reluctantly singing, good sport:

4. He’s a real dad.

Loves the kids…all the kids. Genuine excitement here:

5. Slainte!

(He and the First Lady make the stuff, too).

6. Dancing (well).

7. Kinda political, but his amazing Osama Bin Laden speech:

8. His consistently-actually-being-funny at the White House Correspondents’ Dinners (click image for more):

9. Okay, political. What the &@^@^%#^ has he done?

10. He reads 10 letters a day from US. Write one.

 

 

 

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