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Tuesday:
President Obama attends more G-8 meetings at Lough Erne
The First Lady, Malia and Sasha go walking in the Wicklow Hills on the morning and visit the local lakes and Glendalough (see here).
They will then rejoin President Obama for their visit to Germany
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The signatures of British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama on a patchwork quilt made by students working on a school project about the G8 summit
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First Lady Michelle Obama with her daughters Malia and Sasha in the crowd at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin for a special performance of Riverdance
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Cracked. Me. Up:
BBC: A young boy was rendered speechless when he met First Lady Michelle Obama in Dublin on Monday.
The boy, named only as Billy, was dumbstruck with shyness when he met her backstage at the Gaiety Theatre.
…. Rebecca Morgan, aged 11 and a pupil in Moneygall National School in County Offaly – US President Barack Obama’s ancestral homeland – revealed her classmate’s embarrassment.
“She is so beautiful and very tall,” the 11-year-old said. “She looks even prettier in real life than on TV.
“A boy in my class was really embarrassed when she touched Billy’s hand because he thinks she is so beautiful. He was so shy.”
More here
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See all posts from the Ireland visit here
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Scarily vicious anti-G8 protests in Northern Ireland #FrTed pic.twitter.com/EfYt5FEec5
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 18, 2013
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More in the morning
The Obama Diary 
Sad to see how no one likes them any more (Snark Alert!!)
I know, right. Look at all those students turning their backs. LOL.
Congrats M1
Seriously. They can’t STAND ’em! 😀
Thanks a million Chips for all of the videos, photos and speeches.
A complete and total pleasure, COS – and thanks again to UT for starting the day (alarmingly early) with her wonderful posts!
Slap me. I definitely cannot forget about our amazing queen of tweets UT. I knew there would be a link to everything when I woke up at 12:30 this morning. When will PBO speak at Brandenburg Gate?
COS, I can guarantee you, UT will have you fired up and ready to go for the Brandenburg Gate before PBO even leaves Ireland – that woman does not know the meaning of ‘ish’.
😄😃
You’re freaking awesome. Thanks for everything! 😀
GM UT, glad I am not the only one up this early and catching up. 🙂
I love my president.
I love him too! I love my President — how about you?
I love my FLOTUS, too.
Me too me too!
Hay guys, what about Malia and Sasha? What about Grandma? And you can not leave out Bo.
Oh yes indeedy, I love them too. Love the total First Family — how about you?
I am so proud of this First Family. I feel just like they are part of my family, I know it may sound silly, but I do.
I don’t even want to think of 2017.
Hey Chips how many of these have you done today
I love my POTUS and FLOTUS!
Chipsticks, thank you for all of this great coverage that I get to see now that I’m home. (bringing this over from the tail end of the last thread)
My goodness, President Putin looks like a squirming little boy who has to sit next to his daddy after he did a bad thing and explain what he did wrong Hahahahahaha!
You are in your usual Out Of This World Tour GRAND form today Chipsticks! Thank You!!!!!
From the White House web site:
TUESDAY
In the morning, President Obama takes part in G-8 plenary session on counter-terrorism.
President Obama takes part in the G-8 plenary session on trade, tax, and transparency.
Later, President Obama attends the G-8 working lunch on development.
President Obama takes part in the G-8 closing session.
In the evening, the President travels to Berlin, Germany, where he meets with German officials and deliver a speech at the Brandenburg Gate.
WEDNESDAY
In the morning, President Obama meets with German President Gauck at Schloss Bellevue.
President Obama meets and lunches with German Chancellor Merkel at the Chancellery. There is a joint open press conference.
WATCH LIVE AT 6:30AM ET
President Obama gives an address at the Brandenburg Gate. This event is open press.
WATCH LIVE AT 9:00AM ET
President Obama meets with Peer Steinbrueck of the Social Democratic Party.
In the evening, President Obama attends a dinner and reception hosted by Chancellor Merkel at Schloss Charlottenburg.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama return to the United States.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ireland_and_germany_trip_2013#potus
Chips, you absolutely rock
Thanks so much to Chips and ut for all the foreign coverage. We would be so lost without you. BRAVA!!
Hugs, Meta!!!! And thanks again to UT for so beautifully kickstarting the day while I was blissfully snoring 😕
WeKnowThat.
You could have been a gentleman, you know, and said something along the lines of: “Sweetheart, there is NO way a princess like you snores.”
Nyet country for lying gentlemen.
😆 I hate/love you!
Story of my life. I wonder why.
What’s that ?
No clue!
lawyer.
Back atcha! We have to rely on each other to learn what our POTUS and FLOTUS are really doing.
+1.
Didn’t take that bet, amk 🙂
You are so FANTASTIC, Chips!!! Thank you for all the detailed information on the President and First Families activities that you have shared with the TOD community today.
#FORWARD Together
^^^Family’s^^^ ugh … typing to darn fast for my own good 🙂
A ZILLION times over!! Thank you, Chips and crew!
Ditto Bob and desertflower! Love you Chips-chica!! 🙂
Cheesy puffs back at ya, my nerdy Goddess!!!
On behalf of the blog tyrants, thank yoooooooooooooou DF!!!
AW..shucks:) Blushing!
What the heck is that, Chipsticks.?
A baby hippo:) HEY! Wait a minute, Chips! You calling me a hippo, now?? (It’s adorable!!)
You’re the cutest hippo, DF!!
I feel so much better now?
😆
😆 I think it’s Amk taking a bath, Anniebella.
Heh, no need for negativity. I nevah take a bath.
A bad experience last time??
LOL. I know how the poor thing feels.
My dog, long deceased, never forgave me for giving him baths – and he was the kind of fella who’d forgive anything. I paid for my crimes against him some years later when I slept through the cooker going on fire – and he was too afraid to come upstairs to wake me because that’s where the bath was. We survived, though!
So sleeping through = the story of your life ?
Well, yes – ish 😆
Monster hugs to ya Bob, thank you!
Monster hugs right back to you, dear Chips!!
What a remarkable young woman. I am so glad that young people around the world are being exposed to PBO and our FLOTUS.
I am pleased to see the exposure that the First Daughters are getting AS First Daughters. The travel, cultural exposure, education, learning how to be elegant young ladies….and more.
Vitaminlover, I agree totally with you. Mrs. Robinson has her hands in that and I know FLOTUS is forever grateful.
The fruits of her and Mr. Robinson’s labor are evident. They done good…….real good( as we would say where I come from)
Yes, First Grandmother does have her hand all over that. Also I feel that she truly loves President Obama as her own son…which is very good also.
Betting $10,000 that Putin is 1 leader who did not have a good night – loosing the battle of wills can be exhausting
Thank you so much Ms. Chips. I always feel that a “thank you” is so insufficient for what the blogs means to me.
I totally agree with that! Wish somebody would come up with new words to “adequately” thank Chips, because she’s our shining star.
Is Christie in the Mob?
christie is gimme halfa, jovie.
Protests spread throughout Brazil.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22946736
On those lines,
ha!
LOL.
So true! Speak it Dr. Jill! Speak it! Speaking of which, I’m gonna go engage in some stalking……..
Anyone else watching PBO on Charlie Rose? It is supposed to be on in my market, but it is not. Chips, I know you and UT have killed it here today, but any chance when Charlie Rose becomes available you can put it up please? Zizi is watching it in her market, and tweeting some of the good stuff.
Charlie Rose comes on at 12am.
I will be dead to the wood by then. Is that Eastern or Central. I am in Central.
I’m sorry that was eastern.
I am so piss with Bill Clinton. Why can’t Clinton just keep his dam mouth close? He think he is all that. If Hillary were to run and win, would we have a President Hillary and Co-President Bill.
Yes we would….isn’t that what she told the Senate during her push for healthcare……and FAILED…..
I don’t want that.
Ms. Chips, finally catching up…..
What a wonderful day for Our First Family and us here! Thank you and everyone here for making this trip another memorable event. I never even bother to watch MSM whenever POB travels abroad because it is simply a waste of time. The warm reception and genuine love and respect is just what POTUS and FLOTUS needs and deserves after dealing with these ungrateful, spineless, racist right, left and in between fools who seems to take pleasure in disrespecting this President every chance they get. I enjoy and look forward to these trips abroad. It seems to rejuvenate Our President and First Lady. It certainly makes me smile and joy in my heart knowing there are others all around the world who appreciates them as we do here.
Thank you, Ms. Chips, UT, Zizi, LL, etc., for all you do.
Sweet sleep, EVERYONE!
bah! I can’t catch up but it all looks fantastic as usual! Gotta go to bed!
Nite TOD
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
http://www.charlierose.com/
O ur president is amazing, so worth watching.
LOL.
Public to Corporate news ?
That’s what a Commander-In-Chief sounds like.
Thank you God for a President who is not eager to send other folks sons and daughter to war.
WAR! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR!
Peace.
Annoyed: why the **** is the BarackObama twitter account RTiing BuzzFeed? What idiot did that? Have they any friggin’ idea they’re GOPolitico-lite, complete with their Koch connections? Jesus.
Well I guess it’s time for bed, before I do I want to say this. I hope no one picks on Billy for being dumbstruck when he met FLOTUS.
Good night.
punk bastid.
Okay……does this Atlantic Trade partnership agreement mean we can get Italian shoes and purses cheaper?????!!!!!
JHC, some guy is upset that the Commander-in-Chief of the United States is playing with a water gun?
Yes, I saw that earlier in the day. Pretty sure the “little men in white coats” have come to collect him by now, with or without his tin foil hat.
I’m fully expecting somebody tomorrow to say that the gray shirt the President was wearing recently is giving a secret signal to the “Commies” or something, and is bad for the children.
That comment about POTUS with the water gun was stupid.
Foreign trips are the best. Thanks for the news Ms. Chips. Trying to catch up on the day before I pass out.
That little ******* Snowden is really full of his own importance eh?
Can see the President seems completely unfazed by these antics.
I just watched Charlie Rose’s interview with PBO. If you can get it, do watch it. It is superb. Charlie asks good probing questions, and the president gives solid, complete, thoughtful answers, and Charlie lets him talk. The President got a LOT of information across to the person willing to listen. The first subject was Syria, and he is very well aware of the extremes on both sides, and will take his deliberate way to work through this problem. No one is going to push and pull him. He told Charlie that unless you have been in the situation room and listened to all the military and other people explain ALL the ramifications of every conceivable option, and what could and should happen and what should not happen…..you have no business giving advice. This is complex.
As I watched I just said a prayer of thankfulness that this man is president of the U.S. right now, and let’s face it, he is president of the world too.
Loved President Obama’s responses to Charlie Rose questions. PBO would not allow Charlie to force him to committing to providing heavy arms or no-fly zones in Syria. Of course he ripped Snowden and Greenwald new “ones” without ever mentioning their names.
New post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/18/the-dream-is-now/