On This Day

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama react to daughter Sasha’s hole in one while playing miniature golf at Pirate’s Island Golf in Panama City Beach, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama casts his line while fishing for trout on the East Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug. 14, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama, center, and his fishing party head for the water during his first fly fishing outing near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug. 14, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama and local fishing guide Dan Vermillion fish for trout on the East Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug.14, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza

Local fishing guide Dan Vermillion reacts as President Barack Obama almost hooks a trout on the East Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug. 14, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza

wednesday

Wednesday:

10:10: President Obama and VP Biden hold a roundtable meeting on jobs

12:15: PBO delivers remarks on jobs

12:30: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at a DNC luncheon in Richmond, Va

2:45: Michelle Obama delivers remarks at Virginia Commonwealth University

2:55: PBO departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews

5:00: PBO arrives in Chicago

5:15: Michelle Obama delivers remarks at a DNC reception in Charlottesville, Va

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Sun Times: President Barack Obama comes home to Chicago Wednesday to raise millions of dollars for his re-election effort. He’ll be joined by his recently released chief of staff Bill Daley.

The president starts with a concert and rally Wednesday afternoon at the UIC Forum featuring R&B/Soul singer Janelle Monae. CSI NY Star Hill Harper will also be here to rev up the crowd of more than 500…

Next is a more exclusive fund-raiser at the Lakeview home of Newsweb founder Fred Eychaner, a major donor to Democratic organizations, campaigns and “SuperPacs”….

…. The night’s final event is a reception for about 100 people at the Hyde Park home of Evonne and Stuart Taylor, managing partner of The Taylor Group, a private equity firm.

The President flies back to Washington Wednesday night.

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Get your magnet here – thanks Pamela!

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Chat away 😉

‘night everyone

See you tomorrow 😉

a good sport

NASCAR:

Gymnastics:

Cycling:

Quarterbacking:

Prize Fighting:

Pretend-golf:

Mind-reading:

Cow-taming:

Fencing:

Juggling:

Dancercise:

Aerobics:

International Ping Pong:

Trans-Atlantic paddling:

Sailing:

Orienteering:

Rodeo:

Stone-flinging:

Karate Chopping:

Long Distance Running:

Chess:

Ice-skating:

Hurdling:

Wave-riding:

High-Jumping:

Backwards Tennis:

Cricket:

Really Big Fish Catching:

Saber-swinging:

Soccer ball juggling:

Tiny ball-whacking:

Pocket Battleships:

Batting:

Ball-potting:

Weight-lifting:

Left-leaning (a popular sport in Communist Europe):

Snow-ploughing:

Hurling:

That ‘don’t-blink’ game:

Thumb-Wrestling (thank you gobrooklyn for the reminder about this great sport):

General Wrestling:

Fly-swatting:

The Secret Service……..gone fishing?

President Barack Obama and local fishing guide Dan Vermillion fish for trout on the East Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug.14, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

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Local fishing guide Dan Vermillion reacts as President Barack Obama almost hooks a trout on the East Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont., on Aug. 14, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)