President Obama looking skyward (BarackObama.com via Tumblr)

Obama pays humble tribute to Armstrong with pic of himself

8/28/2012

When news broke that beloved space hero Neil Armstrong had died, a river of tributes began flooding the Internet, and President Barack Obama was no exception. And what better way to honor Neil Armstrong than with a photo of Barack Obama? Or at least that seemed to be the logic of the commander in chief or his posters, as the salute to the late astronaut on presidential Tumblr account was topped by a picture of Obama gazing poetically at a crescent moon with inspirational text about the "spirit of discovery" living on in all of us. So to recap, Armstrong dies, Obama delivers an inspirational photo. Because what did Armstrong do that was so special anyway? [Source]

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