Barack Obama

Re: Morning Must Reads

By Karen Tumulty | March 23, 2010 | +

It would seem that one of the benefits of being President is better access to shoe repair. Compare Adam’s post below with this photo that our incomparable Callie Shell took of Obama during his presidential campaign:

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  • sacredh

    KT: Thanks for the photo. I hope you don’t mind, but this just became another “1000 Words”.

  • sacredh

    Walk a mile in my shoes.

    Not if it’s raining pal.

  • sacredh

    C’mon Hillary! Drop out and I’ll make you Secretary of State or something. I need new shoes and Michelle needs more money for inappropriate clothing.

  • sacredh

    Michelle, don’t worry about shopping. I beat up a homeless guy and took his shoes.

  • carotexas1

    Karen I loved this photo when I saw it the first time.
    I have had shoes like this that were so comfortable I could not part with them long enough to be repaired.
    Kind of makes him seem like one of us.

  • sacoharry

    “These shoes were given to President Obama by Rep. John Dingell, whose father used them to walk to the podium and enact Medicare legislation in 1965.”

  • sacredh

    Is this what elitist shoes look like?

  • charlieromeobravo

    The job has to come with some perks…

  • sacredh

    Obama: I want hundreds of billions to keep the economy from completely collapsing. I want a trillion dollars for an overhaul of the healthcare system. I need $10 million to pay McCain to pick an idiot for his running mate. Hit some wealthy donor up for $50 for some new shoes too.

  • logicforbipeds

    Paging Adlai Stevenson…

  • afguy

    You remember that picture, too?
    .
    Adlai’s were worse – worn all the way through.

  • logicforbipeds

    Yeah – that picture left an impression on me. Apropos Stevenson quote for the last few days: “There are worse things than losing an election; the worst thing is to lose one’s convictions and not tell the people the truth.”

  • http://privcorr.blogspot.com/ wvng

    Karen, since I don’t have a better place to say this, today is a very good day. I so hope it helps your brother and your family.

  • nflfoghorn

    “I’ll walk a mile for a Camel.” [OK I’m dating myself ;) )

  • afguy

    Dating yourself isn’t a problem – but are you “engaged” yet?

  • sacredh

    Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.

  • deconstructiva

    Are Amy’s shoes also “holy”?

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