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True to his own tradition, President Obama yesterday marked the death of global icon Nelson Mandela by tweeting... a photo of himself.
Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. pic.twitter.com/4qlqsXLp6e
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2013Little did Nelson Mandela dream that he'd be in a cell where Barack Obama would one day stand for a photo op.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) December 5, 2013And, true to their own tradition, MSNBC follows suit:
MSNBC discussing the important thing about today's story, as per usual: pic.twitter.com/kSZWN6UHhx
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 6, 2013Previously: Obama pays tribute to Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks