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Barack Obama: 2010 Wall Calendar

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OK, yes, there is a photo of Bush in it - but don't let that small misstep stop you from buying this great calendar. Because Amazon only shows the front and back covers, we couldn't decide between this calendar and the 2010 Barack Obama Wall Calendar: The Man and the Moment, so we bought both to do a side-by-side comparison and decide which one to bulk order for friends & family members. Although this one only has 3 pictures of the First Lady (we don't even see her until 'July'!) and 'The Man' calendar has 4 (she's on 'January'), we choose this one because;

(1) the paper is twice as thick,

(2) the dates are printed in large, bold, black numerals,

(3) the names of the months are printed in large, bold, navy letters on a white background, (in 'The Man' calendar the months are printed in giant white letters on a starry red background),

(4) the inside back cover of this calendar has 3 full years - 2009, 2010, 2011, while the other only has Sept-Dec, 2009, and

(5) the photos above the months are full-sized while on 'The Man' calendar the bottom 1/3rd-1/4th of each photo is cut-off with a block quote. However, 'The Man' calendar's cover photo is the definite winner between the two. But who sees the COVER photo? It really should have been placed inside above a month! There's also a beautiful pic of the First Family ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER which no one will see, either!?

Common to both calendars;

(1) holidays are listed as well as milestones in the Obama campaign, (in addition, 'The Man' calendar's highlights are color-coded - holidays are printed in black, famous quotes in blue and political/social items of interest are printed in red, unfortunately, the lettering is tiny and light and barely readable even up close),

(2) both have gorgeous, sharp color photos, and

(3) they're both large measuring precisely 12" x 12" when closed.

NOTE TO CALENDAR PRINTERS; We need more pics of Mrs. Obama/the family! And please put the so-so photos on the pages no one will see. Duh.

[P.S. If you don't like the April photo of the 4 Presidents, it can easily be fixed with a strip of paper and a little piece of tape.] :)

Check out our posted photos.

Beware: There's a picture of W in it. That man should be in prison for treason and crimes against humanity, not in a calendar.