Olympic Hockey Rumor

Rumors are swirling around Vancouver this evening. It is said that President Barack Obama has made several calls to the U.S.O.C. and U.S. Hockey to ask them to lose to the Canadians in the gold medal game. His reasons are two-fold. One, the President doesn't want to have to issue an apology to Canada for beating them, and, two, Obama doesn't want another country hating us. Now that's Presidential foreign relations.

Great game. (And I don't even like hockey very much.)

Where's Al Gore?

The juxtaposition of photo and headline in this old newspaper is just priceless and appropriate for the news of late:

These Are the Churches, These Are Their Steeples, Point Your Camera and Overexpose No Sheeples

Carol of No Sheeples Here seems to take umbrage at my innocent question posed in my last post, "Was that Carol in the photograph protesting the Viet Nam war, hanging out with radicals, dressing like a hippie, and sporting a humongous lit doobie?" She claims that it is not her, but ya gotta admit, the resemblance is remarkable.

By her denial and production of a photograph of me canoodling with Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, methinks she doth protest too much. I must be on to something; something very sinister:

Carol also asks, "Have you no shame?"

(Creation by No Sheeples)

I answer, "Does it look like I have any shame?"

Have Carol's Chickens Come Home to Roost?

Digging through some old Viet Nam protest photos, I saw this one:

Is that Carol of No Sheeples Here?

TrogloMotivation

The TrogloPundit has instigated another automotivator think tank titled 'What's He Thinking?' All the cool kids are doing it. So I will get out of my hoola hoop and set aside my pet rock, 'cause my mood ring says, "Gofer it!"

We Must Pass Congress Reform in November

Representative Louise Slaughter, D-NY:

I know you're not going to believe this, but it's true. This woman from my district had to break into Mt. Vernon to borrow George Washington's dentures to have some teeth to use.

Security in Action at the Health Care Summit

The following is a photo of Representative Paul Ryan with his top security men from this past summer:

Ryan depends on these guys for more than just protection. As shown in the picture, Paul scours their blog for political wisdom.

Ryan asked, "Would you guys take a bullet for me?"

Our response, "Oh fer sure, Paul. We'd even take a booger for ya!"

Despite some heckling from union members protesting for universal health care, the event went off without a hitch.

Fast forward to the so called Health Care Summit yesterday. I am happy to be able to congratulate Bob Belvedere of The Camp Of The Saints for noticing the otherwise unseen security risk to Paul Ryan while he spoke:

As highlighted by Bob: ‘Perhaps, if I throw one of my magical, mystical boogers at Paul Ryan, he’ll STFU’.

As I have seen reported by no one but Grandpa John's, President Obama made good on his threat, but Ryan's security team leader was up to the task:

 

Ryan was unharmed.

After the projectile was removed, my condition stablized in the E.R., and I was moved to the Intensive Care Unit, Representative Ryan visited and we discussed the matter. We settled on two things. One, I probably wouldn't have survived a Biden booger bullet and, two, my character will be played by Clint Eastwood in the movie.

UPDATE: Apparently, Smitty and Stacy are lobbying to play the movie roles of Ryan and Grandpa Steve. (Smitty would have to get his Navy tattoos removed... except for one... in that the movie will have no full gluteal male nudity.) Sarah Palin, Danica Patrick, and Gina Carano are also begging for the parts of sniper, limo driver, and whoop-ass martial arts chick, respectively.

No rush, guys. There will be plenty of sequels.

High security seems to run in the family:

Obama Has the Correct Tools to Pass ObamaCare

We must move this bill through Congress.

TrogloPundit & The Health Care Summit

TrogloPundit instigates an 'Alice in Wonderland' Tea Party at the President Obama's Health Care Summit.

Here is a photo of Trog, Moe Lane, Dan Collins, Joy McCann, Pat of Shreveport, Agnes, and me attending a brainstorming summit session:

The elephant was already in the room.

(Of course, TrogloPundit & Little Miss Attila are mugging for the camera rather than paying attention to the discussion!)

UPDATE: Correction... Just Trog is mugging for the camera, LMA is trying to get the bartender's attention to order up a martini. My apologies.

Real Scientists Measure Climate Change

The scientists in our secret basement laboratory have grown quit disturbed at the ineptitude by which the climate data is being collected, manipulated, and forced into an anti-capitalist political agenda. For some time now they have been taking measurements of their own.

Here is a satellite photo of a portion of the data collection:

Early results have shown slight global cooling, but no scientific conclusion can yet be drawn.

Although the global temps have not yet shown to be on the rise, it does appear that the Earth's magma pressure has risen a bit.

(Several Australian readers have contacted me with complaints that the above satellite photo suggests that Australia is the insertion point for the Earth's rectal thermometer. I assured my Aussie friends that this certainly may or may not be the case. I also told them that England was the preferred site, but it proved too uptight, contra-indicating standard insertion. Apparently the upper lip is not the only part of British anatomy that is stiff. Besides, after a couple of beers the Aussies had forgotten what the dispute was about anyway.)

Reid: 'Men, When They're Out of Work, Tend to Become Abusive'

Welcome home, Dear. How was your day?

How 'bout a little sugar? 

Fine, Honey. I got layed off today.
Harry Reid says I have to punch you.

Scientists Study American Hockey Victory

Ilya Somin rejoices on Volokh Conspiracy:

I just watched the US Olympic hockey team defeat Canada 5–3. In view of the disparity in talent between the two teams and the fact that Canada was playing on home ice, this is the greatest US hockey upset since the 1980 Miracle on Ice. As a one-time hockey player and longtime fan, I’m very happy. I fear, however, that the result will cause a lot more pain in hockey-loving Canada than joy in the comparatively apathetic US.

The scientists in our secret basement laboratory set about to find out why the American team was able to pull of such a great victory. They discovered that it was not so much a great American win as a Canadian loss. And, even in that, it could not be attributed to poor play by the Canadians. Our scientists concluded that the Canuck equipment manager was at fault. The science is settled. The American upset is a direct result of the Canadian choice of hockey sticks:

Photo From the Fringes of CPAC

Lance highlights some of the CPAC Rule 5 blog postings of John Hawkins and Stacy McCain.

Digging into Stacy's camera I found a shot that he didn't publish:

Have you no shame, Sir?

Don't Ya Just Hate It When...

...you are beginning to rouse out of sleep with the fear that you are supposed to be at work and when awakening a little more you realize that you are already there?

NASCAR Spin

I flipped the TV channel over to see how Danica was doing in yesterday's Nationwide Series race in Fontana, CA. The announcer said that she was starting to move up and now in 34th place.

What was not accentuated was the fact that Danica was 3 laps down; so somewhere between 6 and 8 miles behind the leader.

Single-Minded Conservatives at CPAC

One of the recent developments from the scientists in our secret basement laboratory is a photographic filter that will interpret the auratrons around the pictured subjects. It allows the scientists to picture what the subjects were really thinking at the time of the snapshot.

Our scientists analyzed a photo taken by Joy McCann in Washington, D.C., at the beginning of the CPAC Convention. Our new filter showed what Sean Hackbarth and Stacy McCain were really thinking about at the time of the shot. What is most unusual about this particular photo is that it shows that they were both thinking exactly the same thought. The Conservatives are in total unity:

(Pre-filtered photo from Little Miss Attila.)

Happy BlogBirthday, Trog.

UPDATE:

"Me, too. Me, too!"

Republicans: Return to Your Roots

Michael Zak outlines some history of the Republican Party and its parallels for today:

As Republicans try to repel the socialist onslaught, the way to win – and to deserve to win – is to embrace our party’s original reform agenda. The patriots who created our Grand Old Party did so in order to preserve the vision of the Founding Fathers. And the way they did it has valuable lessons for us today.[...]

In contrast, the Republican Party began as a truly grassroots movement very similar to the Tea Parties now sweeping the nation. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things – that’s what created the GOP. For example, at the famous meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin that named the party “Republican” there were no politicians at all, just fifty-three men and women who took a stand.[...]

Today, the question is… socialism, yes or no. So that the Republican Party does not go the way of the Whigs, we must take a stand on the issue of the day. We must say NO to all things Obama.[...]

Instead of trying to co-opt the Tea Party movement, Republican leaders should recognize that it is in the best tradition of our Grand Old Party. Tea Party activists are championing the original agenda of the Republican Party: free minds, free markets, free expression and unlimited opportunity.[...]

Throughout his political career, Frederick Douglass appealed for Republican unity, in what he knew to be “the party of freedom and progress.” He speaks to us today.

We Attack TrogloPundit Clan Tonight!

Magic rock say, "All tribes hit TrogloPundit clan tonight or climate change god Algore kill all planet!"

"Good! Get spear and rock, me never like Trog much anyway!"

Blocked!

Ace of Spades HQ:

Scott Brown Challenges Obama to Basketball Game, and Wants to Make it Public, with Proceeds Going to Haiti.

Freshly elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, 41, may soon be blocking more than just Barack Obama's legislative agenda and appointment nominations. He may also be tattooing basketball logos on the President's forehead.



Brown: "That wasn't me. My daughter Ayla blocked that one."

Little Barry Statue Returns to Alma Mater

The TrogloPundit updates us on the Indonesian Barry Obama Statue Flap:

Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital due to a public backlash and moved it Monday to a nearby elementary school that the U.S. president attended as a child. (Via Yahoo! news)

Here is an image of the Barack 'Barry' Obama statue now placed in the front of the educational institution where President Obama studied during his most formative years:



(Many thanks to Clifton B. of Another Black Conservative for honoring Grandpa John's as a Blog of the Day!)

These Vancouver Roads Sure Are Bumpy

Mistaking Peggy Fleming for Dick Cheney, Vice President Joe Biden orders his driver to speed up:

"Uh, she's flying past the window over your OTHER left shoulder, Mr. Vice President."



"Mr. Vice President, I said 'That Fleming is damn charming' NOT 'That flaming idiot Cheney.'

Ol' Broad Caught in the Act

Kate of Ol' Broad's Ramblings posts a Valentine message:




However, after checking into the photo's origins, I found the actual picture that she photoshopped:




One shot, one kill!

Coach Jimmy Johnson Ousts Bob

Smilin' Bob

Bob Fired; Jimmy Johnson Hired

Frownin' Bob*

*Bonus points if you can determine whose frown Bob is sporting!

Best Story of These Winter Olympics So Far

In the 1,500 meter short track speed skating final, South Korea's Lee Jung-Su wins the gold medal followed by Americans Apolo Anton Ohno and J.R. Celski.

Ohno surpassed speed skater Eric Heiden for most Winter Olympic medals won by an American man* and tied speed skater Bonnie Blair for the most for any American. That was only the second most compelling story of this race.

Bronze medal winner J.R. Celski's route to a medal was truly remarkable. After earning a spot on the 1,500 meter team, Celski crashed in another Olympic trial race in September and jammed his skate into his left thigh:

"I had to pull it out," said J.R. Celski, of Federal Way, Wash. "I saw my femur. It's not fun seeing things you don't normally see in your body."

Celski said the cut missed his femoral artery by an inch. It took emergency surgery, 60 stitches and months of race-against-time rehabilitation, with advice from speedskating-legend-turned-surgeon Eric Heiden, to repair a wound at least one doctor doubted would heal in time for the Olympics.

J.R. Celski has not competed in any races until today's competition. And he earns a bronze.

Not bad.

*I'm a little too old school to think a great deal of Ohno surpassing Eric Heiden in the medal count. In 1980 Heiden won 5 golds, taking every event from 500 meters to 10,000 meters. Apolo won dancing with the stars! Well, in 1985 Eric crossed over and won the U.S. Professional Cycling Championship and raced in the Tour de France the following year. Ohno sports that cutting edge 'soul patch' on his chin. Heiden became an orthopedic surgeon.

Sorry, Carol.

Jacobson Channels the Left

William Jacobson of Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion speculates on probable headlines by Leftist writers posting about the University of Alabama-Huntsville shootings:

* "Her Name Was 'Bishop' - The Religious Right Menace Exposed"
* "Alabama Shooter Knows Someone Who Attended A Tea Party"
* "Palin Tea Party Speech Preceded Shooting"

Under a Spreading Chestnut Tree

Steven Malloy of Fox News asked:

Is it really possible to determine the change in global temperatures over the last 1,000 years by examining tree rings?

The East Anglia CRU tree ring evidence to support global warming claims has come under a lot of fire lately.

But if one looks very closely at the evidence presented, one tends to believe what the trees say:

(A real scientist will click on the image for a closer look.)

Biden Talks About the War

Vice President Joe Biden speaking during a recent interview with Larry King:

I am very optimistic about -- about Europe. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. And thanks to the Obama rebuilding plan, you're going to see stable governments in Germany, France, England, Italy, and Liechtenstein that are actually moving toward a European Socialist Union.

Ask Bob Belvedere

Bob (1956 Plymouth) Belvedere is the proprietor of The Camp Of The Saints. I have it on reliable sources that Bob goes to Washington annually without fail for 'The Running of the Liberals.'


When Bob toots his horn, people listen.

Bob Belvedere also offers some advice for this blogger:

Get some pajamas!

(Photo credit: Wonkette.)

Seeking New Teleprompter Programmer

The flap about Sarah Palin writing notes on her hand caused me to remember this cartoon from a year or so ago:

Why the G.O.P. is Resisting Obama

The Moderate Voice discusses the impasse between President Obama's initiatives and the stubborn Republican resistance:

At yesterday’s meeting, the President’s patience worn thin, and he accused Boehner of just wanting to kill all his initiatives, setting off what was reportedly a “testy exchange.”

In effect, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have chosen not to practice traditional politics but act like a government-in-exile, retreating to the sidelines and sniping until they can return to power.

Smitty, et al., seeks to moderate The Moderate Voice, and ultimately finds the moderation.

But there is more moderation to be found in The Village Voice post. The use of the phrase 'retreating to the sidelines and sniping' is an accurate depiction. It is shown well by the following video where Purple People Eater, Jim Marshall demonstrates the Obama agenda:




Mr. President we will not assist you while you are running the wrong way.

An Elite Intellectual vs. Midwestern Small Town Knuckledragger

Jennifer Rubin notes the evolutionary advancement:

In this corner... the knuckledragging plebian, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI):

[David] Gerson notes that Ryan offers a serious alternative to endless deficits and government dependency.

Ryanism is not only a technical solution to endless deficits; it represents an alternative political philosophy.

And in the blue corner... Elite Harvard Law School Grad, President Barack Obama:

...really don’t want to debate...

...offers condescension...

...supposed to be the ideas man...

...where is his interesting blueprint for reforming entitlements? Well, he couldn’t even manage his own ObamaCare plan, so I suppose he isn’t into the details so much.

The judges' decision:[Obama] is the un-Ryan — that is, unserious and uninteresting.

But, who won?

(H.T. Pundit & Pundette.)

Danica Patrick Nude

Stock Car

(Just trying to steal some of Lance's Danicalanche.)

What Al Gore Has Been Up To

With the Mid-Atlantic states being buried under several feet of snow, many have been asking, "Where's Al Gore?" He really does seem to be A.W.O.L.

Everyone should know by now that Al Gore has dedicated his life to saving the Earth. A little snow will not deter Mr. Gore. "Neither snow nor ice nor sub-zero temperatures will stay this heroic savior from the swift completion of his appointed collection of cash for carbon credits."

Al Gore has been busy working on his new autobiographical magazine, The Saturday Evening Hoax.

How Obama Can Win in 2012

No matter what the polling indicates now or during the 2012 Presidential election there appears to be an ace up the Obama camp's sleeve; a sure-fire winning strategy.

If Barack Obama picks the other candidate to win and goes out and campaigns for him/her, President Obama will serve a second term.

Go for the Gold, Tucker!

In a week, Janesville resident, Tucker Fredricks will be competing for a gold medal in the Vancouver Winter Olympics. He won gold and silver medals in recent World Cup competition. He will be skating at 500 meters.

If Tucker wins the gold in the 500-meter event, he will continue a streak by U.S. skaters. FitzRandolph won in 2002 and Cheek in 2006.

FitzRandolph says Tucker has “a physical explosiveness” that will serve him well in the Olympic competition.

“That is a huge trait to have in the 500-meter sprint,” FitzRandolph says. “Tucker is a small guy, but his strength-to-weight ratio is very good.”

(Photo credit- Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Progressivism: The Religion of Peace

Politico: Nominee Withdraws:

Illinois Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen announced Sunday evening that he is withdrawing from the race amid revelations about his personal history.

...accused of holding a knife to the neck of his ex-girlfriend...

...accused of abusing an ex-wife.

...acknowledged using steroids for a period of time.

Democrats still consider him fit for high public office. After all, his ex-girlfriend reminded him of Sarah Palin and his ex-wife looks somewhat like Michelle Bachmann.

The steroids, however, did cause some Democrats to waver a bit. Rumor has it that he sometimes also smoked a cigarette and was often lax in his paper recycling. Death to his campaign.

(H.T. Lucianne.com.)

The Worst Commercial Evah

This is absolutely unbelievable:

"We are the Democrat Party and we approve this message."

Wolverines!

Tea Party!

Janesville Boy, Paul Ryan, Making His Mark

Back in early 2007 Senator Joe Biden commented on then Senator Barack Obama,

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," Biden said. "I mean, that's a storybook, man."

We are now painfully aware of the outcome.

In early 2010, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin commented on U.S. Representative Paul Ryan during Fox News Sunday:

WALLACE: All right. Handicap the 2012 GOP presidential race for us. Who's the front-runner?

PALIN: No idea. I have no idea.

WALLACE: Well, you're not a very good analyst.

PALIN: Well, fire me, then, Roger. Sorry. I already failed. But listen, no, we have some strong -- some young Turks in this party. Paul Ryan -- I'm very impressed with Paul Ryan.

WALLACE: Congressman from Wisconsin.

PALIN: Yeah. He's good. Man, he is sharp. He is smart, articulate. And he is passionate about these commonsense solutions that America has got to adopt to get us on the right road.

We are anxiously awaiting the outcome.

In the same article Power Line's John Hinderaker also states:

But while Palin is an important figure in the conservative movement, she isn't an intellectual leader. That's not to insult her intelligence; it simply isn't her role. Paul Ryan, on the other hand, is one of the movement's most important thinkers. He has laid out a Roadmap for America's Future that represents the most comprehensive conservative alternative to the Democrats' unsustainable spending spree. Among other things, the Roadmap includes a fundamental restructuring of Medicare that redefines its status as an entitlement and promises to save the federal government from otherwise-inevitable bankruptcy.

A Roadmap for America's Future

From the Roadmap' introduction:

This plan is not simply a slimmer version of the “progressive” ideology. It is a true alternative, and a complete legislative proposal consisting of specific policies supported by Congressional Budget Office estimates of its fiscal and economic consequences. More important, it is based on a fundamentally different vision from the one now prevailing in Washington. It focuses government on its proper role; it restrains government spending, and thus limits the size of government itself; it rejuvenates the vibrant market economy that made America the envy of the world; and it restores an American character rooted in individual initiative, entrepreneurship, and opportunity – qualities that make each American’s pursuit of personal destiny a net contribution to the Nation’s common good as well. In short, it is built on the enduring truths from which America’s Founders established this great and exceptional Nation.

One may wonder where a Representative from here in small town middle American Janesville gets such abilities to articulate substantive alternatives to progressive government from within the 'Party of No.' Perhaps the following snapshot with us will give a clue as to where he has distilled this verve and panache:


Oh, yeah, Paul reads Grandpa John's. No wonder he is such a heavyweight.

(Yeah, yeah, I know. Senator Russ Feingold is from Janesville, too. But he rejected American exceptionalism, moved near Madison, and doesn't read Grandpa John's.)

Our Hero Has Slowed Global Warming

Nobelist, Oscar, Pulitzer, Medal of Honor, and Pillsbury Bake-Off winner, Al Gore pulled into Washington, D.C. on this beautiful, sunny February day. His 'Save the Earth, Stop Global Warming' bus caravan was greeted by tens of thousands of enthusiastic supporters all hoping to catch a glimpse of this planetary hero.

Burial in More than Just an Obama T-Shirt

Clifton, proprietor of Another Black Conservative, discusses a recent Obama speech at the DNC. Clifton excerpts the following Presidential quote from the nearly 11 minute video:

I got a letter -- I got a note today from one of my staff -- they forwarded it to me -- from a woman in St. Louis who had been part of our campaign, very active, who had passed away from breast cancer. She didn't have insurance. She couldn't afford it, so she had put off having the kind of exams that she needed. And she had fought a tough battle for four years. All through the campaign she was fighting it, but finally she succumbed to it. And she insisted she's going to be buried in an Obama t-shirt.

Clifton then adds,

"If this doesn’t scream egomaniac, I don’t know what does. Didn’t he feel the least bit funny about mentioning the Obama t-shirt? I am glad the audience laughed at him,"

and follows up with a few contrary facts about the situation.

Obama is such a liar too. This woman, whose name he doesn’t even remember, had health insurance! To make matters worse, he is also lying about being committed to passing healthcare. He is just telling the audience that so they don't completely freak on him.

Well, my anonymous inside sources claim that there were portions originally in the speech that the President decided not to include for fear of Michelle's wrath:...

And she insisted she's going to be buried in an Obama t-shirt in a coffin designed like an Eternal Messiah Love Nest.

Judging from the shoes the woman chose, I suspect she was totally into clowns.

Now I Know How You Obama Voters Feel

Via The Sun:

"Shock had kicked in and her body prevented her from feeling any pain. She simply walked home without feeling the knife in her back."

(H.T. Wicked Thoughts.)

Obama on the Cutting Edge Again

There has been a lot of comment on the President pronouncing 'corpsman' as 'corpseman'. Well, according to MoveOn.org and Organizing for America, this is a proper alternate pronunciation of the word.

Furthermore, considering the source, it seems appropriate:

Evolution of a President

In kindergarten, little Barry Obama titled an essay 'I Want to Become President.' The ball just kept on rolling from there. He graduated from Columbia University, organized downtrodden communities in Chicago, graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. After serving three terms in the Illinois State Senate he ran for the U.S. Senate and was elected in 2004. His prime-time televised keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004 vaulted him into everyone's conversation about running for President. Through all this time he seemed to model himself after a fictional superhero:




However, in less than a year as President, life began to evolve. Kryptonitic nemeses such as Dick 'Lex Luthor' Cheney, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and a multitude of teabagging regular Americans began to weaken Obama's confidence and ego. As demonstrated by his State of the Union address, the President has shown that he has begun to mimic a new model. This one being a real person, not a fictional character:

Just a Routine Audit

The anti-high tax tea party movement is apparently being noticed by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and his people at the I.R.S.:

They have a tea party, you arm up with riot shotguns. They vote one of yours out of the House or Senate, you send them to jail for not having health insurance. That's the Chicago way! That's the Obama way!

"No big deal, Mr. Burri, (Conservative, tea party attending blogger) it's just a routine audit."

Obama Waits for Applause, Hears Only Crickets

Detective Paco takes on another big case involving the White House and national security. Paco and Wronwright discover that it's hard to focus on draining the swamp when you are knee-deep in reptiles.

Mark Steyn- The Most Evilest Since Bush

Research in preparing the Mark Steyn dossier has been enlightening. He has been found to be a member of:

-The American Taliban

-The Murderous Khmer Rouge Regime

-The Irresponsible, Homophobic, Racist, Reactionary, Ex-nude Model, Tea-bagging Supporter of Violence Against Women and Against Politicians with whom he Disagrees Club

-The Global Warming Deniers that are 'the equivalent of failing to shout fire in a crowded theater that is slowly filling with deadly fumes.'

Mark Steyn offers his friends a toast
While the children of the world are left to roast.

For these reasons, Mark Steyn has been chosen as:

Grandpa John's Man of the Week.

Congratulations, Mr. Steyn.

Obama's Bowing Shows Discipline

Much has been made of President Obama's bowing before foreign leaders and others whom he has just met. Most hold this respectful sign as a source of ridicule for the leader of the Free World. Some say he should curtsy instead.

However, I believe that the President is showing respect, offering friendship, proving a willingness to serve, and drawing on years of diligent discipline.

President Obama showing respect to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia:

The President offering friendship to Emperor Akihito of Japan:

President Obama offering his services to Tampa mayor Pam Iorio:

Barack Obama undergoing the diligent discipline to which he has been long accustomed: