May 23rd, 2011
11:09 AM ET

Obama gets in touch with his roots

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama shake hands with crowds in his ancestral village of Moneygall, Ireland. @EdHenryCNN noted one man shouted, "Welcome home Mr. President!"

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney has more on the reception in Moneygall here.


Topics: President Obama

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  1. Debbie

    I was watching CNN this morning and was very disappointed and offended when the CNN news anchor, when reporting that President Obama was in Ireland getting in touch with his relatives, made a very derogatory little laugh. She did it more than once when reporting this story. It sounded as if she didn't believe that the President had relatives in Ireland. I don't know her name. I was watching CNN between the hours of 10:00-11:00 am EDT. I've always thought of CNN as a news network that is one of the most unbiased. It may sound like a small thing, but it was the way she said it. As I said, she did it every time she mentioned the President's visit. I was very disappointed in her professionalism.

    May 23, 2011 at 11:33 am |
  2. che-3

    She's one of those brainwashed evil GOP Faux News on CNN as anchor with sarah Palin agenda. Gloria Borger, John King, David Gregan or whatever name they call him. Each time this little white woman; Gloria Borger has anything about Pres. Obama will see her evil face light up and will be jumpy constantly to dig it in to Pres. Obama with an her usual evil smile.

    May 23, 2011 at 5:21 pm |