pic: The President meets MOE

[Athleticgirl389]

Originally Posted by Zyik

This makes me like the president more for some reason.

I definately agree with ya on this one!
It goes to show how much FIRST has really evolved over the years; who knows... maybe we'll have the President at the Championship even one year

MOE, yall are amazing... actually beyond that but I cannot think of a word for ya haha. MOE is just... MOE... better than amazing Way to go guys... your achievements are very much recognized.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Athleticgirl389

I definately agree with ya on this one!
It goes to show how much FIRST has really evolved over the years; who knows... maybe we'll have the President at the Championship even one year

MOE, yall are amazing... actually beyond that but I cannot think of a word for ya haha. MOE is just... MOE... better than amazing Way to go guys... your achievements are very much recognized.

Be careful what you wish for. Talk to the teams that were at the White House event about the security preparations. Then think about what that might mean for the Championships. Yes, having a President attend the FIRST Championships would be a very exciting and prestigious thing to have happen. But there is a real potential for the associated security precautions that would have to be put in place to have a very disrupting effect on the Championships. I am not saying that a visit by the President would not be a good thing, but all the impacts of such an event need to be considered.

-dave

[Erin Rapacki]

Wow, congrats to all the teams who met the president! MOE, congrats on chairman's too! You've been working hard on that for many years. Its great to see FIRST get attention in this manner... very cool.

[whytheheckme]

Originally Posted by dlavery

There are a few others that I will post when thye get cleared. Several members of the official White House press corps were also in attendance, and are starting to post their own photos. Some of the more interesting ones from Reuters can be seen here. Although the best one so far is here on Getty Images (we can't post these directly on CD, since they are copyrighted, but we can link to them). The President's expression is priceless, as Moe-zilla was approaching rather quickly at the time, and had just missed clipping a VERY EXPENSIVE crystal chandelier by about 1/2" during the approach.

-dave

That is the best picture I have ever seen. Ever. It's moments like that that really drive home the meaning and excitment of FIRST

Jacob

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by whytheheckme

That is the best picture I have ever seen. Ever. It's moments like that that really drive home the meaning and excitment of FIRST

Jacob

It doesn't look like an expression of excitement to me...

[Bharat Nain]

This is great for FIRST and MOE + FVC and FLL teams. Very well deserved.

[Andy Baker]

This is absolutely amazing. Way to go, all who made this happen.

The last time that a FIRST team went to the White House was in 1997, I think. Someone correct me if that is wrong. Back then it was a yearly trip. Now, that tradition will pick back up.

This is yet another reason that the Chairman's Award is the highest of them all.

Andy B.

[Brian J. R.]

The expresion on the President's face from the picture from Getty Images is one of "that chandelier costs about as much as 5 of thoes robots.......and you missed it by an inch................."

Robot=$5,000-$10,000
Booking Regionals, Championships, Travel Expences, and other expences=$30,000-$40,000
The chance to scare the living daylights out of the President and the secret service at once=Priceless

[Dan Richardson]

wow simply amazing! Way to go moe!

[dubious elise]

To MOE - Congratulations! I know that you portrayed the spirit of the FIRST community well =)

To Dave - You are speaking as if you were present at this event. I am curious to know if you made any comments regarding the pronunciation of the word "nuclear"

[santosh]

Wow, congrats to all the teams that went.
I can hardly think of any better ambassador of FIRST that team 365. Simply amazing.
congrats once again.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Brian J. R.

The expresion on the President's face from the picture from Getty Images is one of "that chandelier costs about as much as 5 of thoes robots.......and you missed it by an inch................."

Robot=$5,000-$10,000
Booking Regionals, Championships, Travel Expences, and other expences=$30,000-$40,000
The chance to scare the living daylights out of the President and the secret service at once=Priceless

More like "as much as 100 of those robots..." but who is counting?

[Barry Bonzack]

A big congrats to MOE. To everyone behind the scenes that helped make this happen, Thank you. Thank you from the entire FIRST community, this is amazing press and recognition of the highest caliber. This will be a memory like no other for all of those in the White House today.

[ZachKahn]

Congratz 365!!! You've achieved one of my dreams. There are some really great pictures. Let's get the President to Nationals before his term is over.

[Caio]

thats really amazing.. i love the faces Bush is making in about 2 of those pictures though.

And Joe is right, that doesn't look like he's excited xD

Congrats MOE on just a wonderful opportunity! having the president come to championships would most definetly create a very large influx of guests at the competition. More awareness for FIRST! haha