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Umbrella-toting Marines protect Obama, Turkish PM from raindrops

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:57:48 -0700

Umbrella-toting Marines protect Obama, Turkish PM from raindrops:

When you’re the President of the United States, you don’t hold your own umbrella. Highly trained Marines do it for you. There was an unexpected bit of rain during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday. As drops fell on the two world […]

The gif here built by yours truly

cjchivers: Service. Whatever you think of President Obama, or...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:41:28 -0700

cjchivers:

Service.

Whatever you think of President Obama, or of the American presidency itself, on many levels this is a strange use of a U.S. Marine.

To be clear: Presented with photographs showing a long and robust precedent, and establishing that many Presidents have enjoyed this same and particular service, I’d wager that most past and present grunts would say the same thing.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH

By Doug Mills. The New York Times. Today, accompanying this.

shortformblog: ccindecision: Google found the one person who...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:11:21 -0700

shortformblog:

ccindecision:

Google found the one person who might look saner while wearing Google Glass.

Photo via @LukeRussert

Paging Best Roof Talk Ever.

shortformblog: The shooting in New Orleans was captured by Vine...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:25:38 -0700

shortformblog:

The shooting in New Orleans was captured by Vine user MoneyMakingTUCHE, which may perhaps be a first for the Twitter-owned platform. Scary stuff. If you turn on the audio you can hear the gunshots. (via @AntDeRosa)

yahoosports: Miami coach Jim Larranaga’s happy dance. His...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:20:40 -0700

yahoosports:

Miami coach Jim Larranaga’s happy dance. His team’s going to its first Sweet 16 since 2000.

Photobombing the Miami win against Illinois

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:33:32 -0700

Photobombing the Miami win against Illinois

Florida Gulf Coast, in its six year of Division I men’s...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:07:00 -0700

Florida Gulf Coast, in its six year of Division I men’s basketball, is based in Dunk City.

yahoosports: He just wants to DANCE!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:55:33 -0700

yahoosports:

He just wants to DANCE!

Busted tooth alert: Harvard vs. Arizona.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:02:03 -0700

Busted tooth alert: Harvard vs. Arizona.

Not a good day to be a CSU Rams fan.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:43:01 -0700

Not a good day to be a CSU Rams fan.

Take a moment to admire Josh Pastner’s defensive prowess and passion

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:39:57 -0700

Take a moment to admire Josh Pastner’s defensive prowess and passion

Best of times, worst of times for Michigan State University.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:10:11 -0700

Best of times, worst of times for Michigan State University.

yahoosports: Now THAT’S a block! Whoa.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:41:37 -0700

yahoosports:

Now THAT’S a block! Whoa.

Meet the Spiderman coach of Memphis.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:38:00 -0700

Meet the Spiderman coach of Memphis.

That moment where Georgetown breaks.

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:29:26 -0700

That moment where Georgetown breaks.

yahoosports: That has GOT to hurt. Oomph.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:56:58 -0700

yahoosports:

That has GOT to hurt. Oomph.

Not bad for a first-time .gif build.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:04:15 -0700

Not bad for a first-time .gif build.

Photo

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:27:48 -0800

apsies: vpbiden: He’s wearing an orange sweater and is like 18...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:41:35 -0800

apsies:

vpbiden:

He’s wearing an orange sweater and is like 18 shades more orange than it is

This entire picture is 50 Shades of Orange.

retrocampaigns: President George H. W. Bush at the White House...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:33:08 -0800

retrocampaigns:

President George H. W. Bush at the White House Staff Hanukkah Party in 1991

from The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum