If you did not know the White House has an official blog on its web site, you do now. The following picture and caption was part of a post named ”Over Beers” by Jesse Lee dated Thursday, July 30, 9:12 PM EST. (This reference is important in the event the White House decides this picture is worth more than a thousand words and removes it.) Oh, don’t forget, President Obama and Professor Gates are personal, long-time friends.

(President Barack Obama, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley walk from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden of the White House, July 30, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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