Television showed him doffing his overcoat and rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt — which he wore tieless, and with an open collar — before helping paint a wall shades of blue, using a roller with an extension handle. He chatted easily with the young people, and at one point appeared to bend over to tie a shoe.
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Obama Celebrates Holiday With Service - NYTimes.com
This is the New York Times, lady and gentleman. I like Obama just fine, but he at one point appeared to bend over to tie a shoe? Really? Really?