Sunday, June 8, 2008

Obama Barack rides a bicycle



Illinois Senator Barack Obama returned home to Chicago to join family and friends for a bicycle ride along Lake Michigan on Sunday. Read more and see more photos.
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15 comments:

  1. Eric Allix RogersJune 9, 2008 at 6:01 AM

    Wow, they totally rode down my street, I recognize the houses in the background. No wonder traffic was weird around here yesterday afternoon!

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  2. JenniferJune 9, 2008 at 7:09 AM

    I was gonna say, whoa, that's, like, here!

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  3. HaydukeJune 9, 2008 at 8:43 AM

    Unfortunately, he's riding on the sidewalk because the street was full of press and Secret Service agents.

    What's in the trailer?

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  4. Yokota FritzJune 9, 2008 at 8:53 AM

    That's a trailer bike for children. Obama has two young girls. Interesting that the press avoided snapping photos of the kids -- I wonder if there's some sort of voluntary blockade against photographing the young children of presidential hopefuls?

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  5. eradlerJune 9, 2008 at 9:08 AM

    Mr. President - assume to be so...
    Please put your saddle higher and inflate your rear wheel. May I ask to be your personal bike repair man ;-)

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  6. JenniferJune 9, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    eradler:

    j/TATI beat you too it, I'm afraid.

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  7. JenniferJune 9, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    Blah, and I can't spell. What's my job again?

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  8. bikesgonewildJune 9, 2008 at 10:19 AM

    ...i'll bet barack can kick george w's ass on a bike...but even if it's close, obama just has to wait for bush to crash...

    ...& while i think you're right, regarding the press extending that courtesy, fritz, hopefully we'll see the whole obama family together on the inauguration podium, come the new year...

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  9. RonJune 9, 2008 at 10:40 AM

    I wondered after his long term smoking habit, whether his lungs could take anything at all.. I think he'll make a better climber than Bush.

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  10. AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    W would probably lose as he would turn right instinctively and miss the better path.

    Before he departed for his last trip to Europe today W said "both the U.S. economy and European economies need to be flexible in order to deal with today's challenges."

    How flexible is Peter's VC approach in managing the DOTs?
    Jack

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  11. bikesgonewildJune 9, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    ...ron...they say even battered, smoke scarred lungs recover significantly w/ exercise & quitting...

    ..."box of choclates" is probably a plodder on a bike or maybe i should be polite & call him a 'roleur'...

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  12. SiouxGeonzJune 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM

    And his foot position is abominable. He needs to come down for one of our "pedaling for pleasure" rides and get off the sidewalk :)

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  13. ChristiJune 9, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    Well, BikePortland covered his campaign stop to the city last month. I don’t know if Obama knew how bike friendy Portland is before going in but he seemed impressed by what he saw. Also, Chicago is supposedly one of the more bike-friendly cities in the country. Makes sense that he would be open to promoting bicycles. The sidewalk thing irked me until I realized he had his kids in tow.

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  14. AndyJune 9, 2008 at 8:28 PM

    Change we can believe in!

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  15. AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    First thing I noticed: Low tire pressure. Bike is too small for him.

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