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Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM
If you haven't heard about it yet, you're about to: the Reuters photograph snapped during yesterday's G8 summit in Italy, seemingly showing President Obama ogling the backside of a young woman.
As you can imagine, people are flipping out, and flipping out about how much other people are flipping out, etc. The New York Post comes on all punny—"Yes, Nice Can!", "Yankee Doodle randy!", "Tail to the Chief!"—while ABC News produces a video that allegedly exonerates Obama, who may have been simply looking down at the steps to make sure he didn't fall or something.
First, take a look at the evidence. (Photo above, video here.) Then weigh in:
What's your take on the Obama photo?
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Yeah, well, who's that guy on Bam's right? Mr. finger-to-pursed-lips? He looks like he's about to bust out in a Pepe LePew dirty chuckle. "Hoh-hoh-hon, m'siuer, I would churn that one until the butter comes, eh?"
4
My favorite picture was a woman bending over to pick up papers and Sarkozy and Berlusconi were soooooooo checking out her backside.
5
"That guy" on the right side of the photo is French President Sarkozy. So your Pepe LePew chuckle was either more apt than you meant it to be or it was your little choke. I am however confident that the French will not care.
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You are clearly participating by not providing an option for "He was looking around to take his spot equidistant from others" or something like that
Jerk
Jerk
11
Oh My God!
Are you saying the President is a straight non-closeted heterosexual?
Who will inform Michelle?
... duh.
Are you saying the President is a straight non-closeted heterosexual?
Who will inform Michelle?
... duh.
12
Also, the age of consent in Brazil is 14, so, it's only icky in your double standard world of what is and isn't icky
(Sam Adams, anyone?)
(Sam Adams, anyone?)
13
@10 is right. that sweet teenage ass just moved through his field of vision. he was looking for the other teenager to enter said field.
14
A man looking at a young lady, of legal age in europe, woow! Never mind that the video shows something different. Clearly the right wing nuts are desperate, let them disintegrate if this is all they can come up with.
15
"If you haven't heard about it yet..." then you didn't see Dan's post 3 down.
The video, which clearely demonstrates what really happened, also shows that the young woman is in fact a butterface.
The video, which clearely demonstrates what really happened, also shows that the young woman is in fact a butterface.
16
I would have never known about this if it wasn't for Slog. I think it's time to take Slog off Reader.
17
Just Typical Nigger Bullshit from a Godless pervert who will do everything in its power to destroy humanity.
18
First he leaned forward when he shook the Saudi king's hand, then he said nice things about Islam, then to top it all off he looked at a Brazilian girl's ass.
Never mind his policies on economics, health care, civil rights and national security, this man must be stopped.
Never mind his policies on economics, health care, civil rights and national security, this man must be stopped.
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@17, And queue up the white trailer trash, collecting government checks who think they are the "master race." Let the Stormfront barrage begin.
22
Obama is slick. He is clearly looking at that luscious ass...watch the vid...he checks the ass, and keeps his eyes pointed in the same spot as the ass leaves his peripherals, so as to not seem like a dirty old man. Classic move.
Goddamn what an ass.
Goddamn what an ass.
23
Republicans take note. Look, but don't touch, don't tap toilet foot, don't ride off to Argentina, don't screw and pay blackmail, don't hire hookers, etc., etc., etc.
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@2: Exactly what I was thinking.
Also: Whatever, who cares. If he was looking at her ass, it makes me like him even more.
Also: Whatever, who cares. If he was looking at her ass, it makes me like him even more.
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It doesn't matter. The picture overpowers any explanation. It's the Tethercat Principle.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ma…
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ma…
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Check out the video. The photo was snapped mid-turn at just the right (wrong?) moment.. He didn't even linger.
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No way. Watch it closely, you can tell he's reading the google-ad banners at the bottom of the YouTube video.
Mine wants me to support Tom Albro for Port Commission and learn more about Sodom and Gomorrah. What does yours say?
Mine wants me to support Tom Albro for Port Commission and learn more about Sodom and Gomorrah. What does yours say?
30
Not exactly Lenny, but Squiggy there on the right seems to be saving that for the spank bank.
I'd also like to add, Michelle is easily the most attractive First Lady in our history.
I'd also like to add, Michelle is easily the most attractive First Lady in our history.
32
Oh my god Obama is human?
Please if that would have been Bush no one would have cared, you all saw him with the volleyball team being all drunk and shit. The only reason it's getting media hype is because you can clearly see she has light skin and Obama is black. There's no crime in looking, and frankly considering the caboose I'd be a little concerned if he didn't look. I have no idea how she got that close to the president, but I'm betting there's a much bigger scandal behind that then proving Obama has a dick, something I thought was pretty settled when you look at his kids.
Please if that would have been Bush no one would have cared, you all saw him with the volleyball team being all drunk and shit. The only reason it's getting media hype is because you can clearly see she has light skin and Obama is black. There's no crime in looking, and frankly considering the caboose I'd be a little concerned if he didn't look. I have no idea how she got that close to the president, but I'm betting there's a much bigger scandal behind that then proving Obama has a dick, something I thought was pretty settled when you look at his kids.
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EVERYBODY is missing the best part of this shot: SARKOZY! Look at his amusement, it makes the picture complete! He's laughing at all us silly Americains, making a big fuss about something as ordinary as a guy looking at a nice female rear.
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@22: That was my thought as well. Not noticing... that... would be difficult. The position he was in at the time he noticed made it look like he was leering, but he recovered himself quickly and did not stare or, you know, ask if fries come with that shake.
30 frames a second will capture just about anything you're political opponents are looking for. But socially, this would not have been an even remotely awkward moment for anyone there.
30 frames a second will capture just about anything you're political opponents are looking for. But socially, this would not have been an even remotely awkward moment for anyone there.
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Oh this is news alright. I've been telling all you people forever that Skippystalin is the first news source and Slog the 2nd. His take sums it up the best.
"The conservative blogosphere in particular is in a twitter, as if they’ve forgotten that ass worship is one of the original conservative values. If he were alive today, Barry Goldwater would tell you that."
"The conservative blogosphere in particular is in a twitter, as if they’ve forgotten that ass worship is one of the original conservative values. If he were alive today, Barry Goldwater would tell you that."
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