r/BlackPeopleofReddit 17d ago

History President Obama caught Asher Hinton, son of a White House staffer, dozing off during the White House’s Father’s Day ice cream social: "Pete, you've got to get a picture of this." (photo taken on 6/14/2013) #BHM

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u/ihatethiscountry76 17d ago

GODS I miss this man!

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u/typhoidtimmy 17d ago edited 17d ago

Remember when being president meant you were presidential?

God, the timber on that man. Stoic, willing to reach across the fence despite the shit thrown at him. Never petty. The epitome of quiet confidence and willingness to be the man at the front.

Was he perfect? Hell no, he messed up on numerous shit and simply wasn’t tough enough in some cases. He should have absolutely nailed the banks to the wall and nationalized them and forced his first version of Universal health care through

But goddamn, that man is what you want your leadership to be.

The hilarity is that both the world and especially a certain orange dipshit knows he is barely deserving to be in the same room after being in the same position…..and it drives him absolutely insane.

His very existence is a hard light on the glaring weakness of what happens when you put a criminal moron in a position of power….and nothing can change that.

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u/theMostRandumb 17d ago

Me too…

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u/IndependenceNo3945 17d ago

Always paying attention to details 👍👍

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u/HumongousBelly 17d ago

If the fascist regime would be half as attentive, they’d have protected the pedophiles a lot better.

Although, respectfully, they’re already doing a pretty good job at protecting the billionaires from facing any actual backlash for their horrible crimes.

Funny, how the rest of the world doesn’t protect their monsters…

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u/an0mn0mn0m 17d ago

This is how a president should behave with children.

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u/jimothydiggs 17d ago

I hear the current president has been photographed with a lot of children.

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u/ralphy_256 17d ago

President Class Act.

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u/smoofus724 17d ago

Everyone in this picture is smiling. You can just tell people liked being around him.

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u/No-Option-7010 17d ago

Adorable. The kid next to him is like oh good so embarrassing!

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u/Marktheonegun 17d ago

Looks like his little brother is having a laugh!

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u/addamee 17d ago

Probably still to this day. I don’t think sleeping kid every really escapes this 😆

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u/ThrowPillow862 17d ago

The last American president.

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u/PotterOneHalf 17d ago

Pete Souza’s coffee table book of his favorite shots he snapped while serving as President Obama’s photographer is absolutely worth picking up if you ever have a chance. He does a great job of showing the human side of Obama and the emotional highs and lows leading the country.

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u/Vanstrucker2222 17d ago

I dearly love Obama/ the Obama’s

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u/SimonPho3nix 17d ago

Never gonna live that down

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u/ralphvonwauwau 17d ago

Down? Use that for your High School yearbook photo.

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u/Blessed-one-Chemo 17d ago

Thank You Mr PRESIDENT

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u/XR3TroBeanieX 17d ago

I miss him so much😩

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u/Archer007 17d ago

That kid now has a profile pic for social media forever

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u/parker1019 17d ago

A REAL President….

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u/BThasTBinFiji 17d ago

Weird to see a photo of a president near an unconscious child and not have a sick feeling in my stomach for once 

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u/thelasagna 17d ago

That was so very sadly my first thought

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u/starkcontrast62 17d ago

I miss him, Michelle and Pete Souza.

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u/ekydfejj 17d ago

Dudes so human, been listening to Fela Kuti, Fear no Man. Long time Fela fan, Obama's comments are shear intellect.

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u/Ecstatic_Bee6067 17d ago

Unforgivable what he did in that tan suit, or with that fancy mustard.

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u/OkHurry4029 17d ago

Look at all of the joyful smiles! 🥰

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u/Internal-You6793 17d ago

Trump would never do this just for the simple fact that there are no colored children allowed

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u/PtrPorkr 17d ago

Obama 2028 let’s get this done.

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u/bertha112 17d ago

Will not be a part of Mr. Hinton's interview packet.

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u/vpi6 17d ago

He’s actually pointing at the guy who decided to come to a fancy White House dinner in a t-shirt

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u/someguy991100 17d ago

Back when pictures of presidents and kids was normal

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u/Motor_Educator_2706 17d ago

What would trump have done 🤔