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Barack Obama

TexasTowelie

(118,372 posts) Sat Jul 8, 2017, 05:15 AM Jul 2017

'Oh my God, it is Obama': Alaska mom, baby meet ex-president [View all]

An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama.

Jolene Jackinsky was at Anchorage International Airport on Monday looking for an airline when she ended up in a waiting area for private flights where a man she thought looked like Obama was sitting.

"As I got closer, I thought: Oh my God, it is Obama," she recalled Friday from Newhalen, a small Alaska village where she's vacationing.

Obama then walked up to her and asked "Who is this pretty girl?"

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/alaska-mom-snaps-cellphone-pics-of-obama-carrying-her-baby/433232113/

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'Oh my God, it is Obama': Alaska mom, baby meet ex-president [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2017 OP

What a priceless photo! And the little one will have this wonderful memento for the rest of her life Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #1

Ahhhhh! That is a beautiful photograph. CottonBear Jul 2017 #2

Babies don't come cuter than this one, LOL Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #4

My thought exactly. No wonder Obama was drawn right to her, Hortensis Jul 2017 #11

The fact that he has such a way with babies says quite a lot about him Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #12

Lol to remembering some of those disastrous pictures. Hortensis Jul 2017 #17

OMG, what a contrast! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #19

Children and animals Butterflylady Jul 2017 #21

If you think about it, trump has her by the wrist Doreen Jul 2017 #31

That is one to cherish. brer cat Jul 2017 #7

You can tell that President Obama thinks so, too! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #10

No kidding. What a cutie. And Obama ain't bad, either, LOL. nt Nay Jul 2017 #20

Ha! I didn't notice this was posted in BOG. brer cat Jul 2017 #24

I didn't notice it was in BOG, either!! I'm no worshipper, but that man sure Nay Jul 2017 #27

;) sheshe2 Jul 2017 #34

What a beautiful little girl! Princess Turandot Jul 2017 #3

Love this! Silver Gaia Jul 2017 #5

Oh, I want to cry! madaboutharry Jul 2017 #6

Me too shenmue Jul 2017 #9

I wish I could want to cry. Doreen Jul 2017 #32

Now THAT'S acting presidential! Miss him (them) SO much. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2017 #8

A great start to the day. 😁 Duppers Jul 2017 #13

Lovely story. Scarsdale Jul 2017 #16

Thank you. Duppers Jul 2017 #25

I did that to Tom Hayden in 1980--the "You look just like" thing. See my post #29 for the story. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #30

In 1980, when my son was 13 months old, a very nice man sat next to us on the plane. tblue37 Jul 2017 #29

Our last real President is a superstar. I hope his time is not the last time a human being holds... NNadir Jul 2017 #14

Great story but I hate when people just refer to him as "Obama"... Freedomofspeech Jul 2017 #18

Not at all. Duppers Jul 2017 #23

Thanks TT sheshe2 Jul 2017 #22

That is so awesome. nt Tarheel_Dem Jul 2017 #26

He and Michelle cuddled my 16-month-old granddaughter at an informal tblue37 Jul 2017 #28

So cool, tblue! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #33

Made me cry clinton_2020 Jul 2017 #35

You're welcome TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #36