President Barack Obama fist bumps Vice President Joe Biden, with Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett looking on, before a meeting in the Oval Office, Sept. 16, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Archive for September 16th, 2010
“There’s no doubt the debate over how to fix all this has been a fractured, often painful one. Some seek political upside in distorting the facts and dividing our people. Some take advantage of economic anxiety to stoke fear of those who look, or think, or worship differently – to inflame passions between “us” and “them.” Well, I have news for them: it won’t work. Because there is no “us” and “them”. In this country, there is only “us.” There is no Latino America or Black America or White America or Asian America. There is only the United States of America.”
President Barack Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Awards Gala, September 15
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Awards Gala in Washington September 15
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yes we can – err, part II
Candidate for federal congressman, Rosemar Luiz da Rosa Lopes, alias Rosemar Barack Obama, hands out campaign flyers next to his poster on a sidewalk in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazl, September 15, 2010. Rosemar, 59, said he adopted the U.S. president’s name for his campaign running up to the first round of general elections on October 3.
