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Obama's selfie

What do you think of obama's selfie

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eohrnberger said:
I'd have to agree. This is not a high point in Obama's class.

On the other hand, its far from important enough to spend a whole bunch of time or effort on.
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Thanks for the laugh. I needed that today.
 
rocket88 said:
Obama didn't take the photo. That phone belongs to the PM of Denmark. I wonder if people in Denmark and England are as upset about this as you?

Her phone, she took the picture, and you're upset because Obama's in it.
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Really.

What is he supposed to do - refuse to smile? Refuse to take the picture?

You don't think that would have caused more problems?

I can see the headlines:

'Obama Snubs Denmark PM. Danes Outraged'

Jeez - the guy can't win.
 
CanadaJohn said:
GW Bush was there too - I'm sure the left will get around to blaming him for it sooner or later.
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And both Clintons, which the right will eventually blame for everything.. or Carter..

fun game aint it?

Point is that the only one that can call it a selfie is the person taking the picture.. and that was Helle Thorning Schmidt, Prime Minster of Denmark. She asked Cameron and Obama to be in it and they said why not.. Guess what, our politicians are human after all! They like to have fun also, and take photos at events and stuff like that.. who knew!
 
Your Star said:
There was music and dancing at this event, not exactly the most somber event.

And I was saying if I was at a funeral of a relative and another relative of mine wanted a picture with me, I would take a picture with them, yes. There is nothing wrong with that.
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Once again neither you or any of your friends are the President of the United States who supposedly respresents all of us and not just themselves. Also, context, again this was the memorial for a foreign dignitary the POTUS himself thought was so special we need to lower our flag for.

One thing is not like the other.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I thought this was rude, childish and egotistical behavior. Yucking it up and taking selfies as speeches were being made about the man people came to honor at his memorial. Is this spoiled child really our president? Even Michelle looks disgusted. God help us.


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Was it a "selfie" or were they watching videos of Mandela playing with that couples' kids or something else perfectly acceptable?

Photos can be deceiving. They capture a moment out of context.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I thought this was rude, childish and egotistical behavior. Yucking it up and taking selfies as speeches were being made about the man people came to honor at his memorial. Is this spoiled child really our president? Even Michelle looks disgusted. God help us.


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If deranged obsession was a tradable currency we'd be out of debt.
 
I don't have one of these new fangled phones.

They are obviously watching the screen.

Where is the camera lens? Does anybody here have that phone?
 
PeteEU said:
And both Clintons, which the right will eventually blame for everything.. or Carter..

fun game aint it?

Point is that the only one that can call it a selfie is the person taking the picture.. and that was Helle Thorning Schmidt, Prime Minster of Denmark. She asked Cameron and Obama to be in it and they said why not.. Guess what, our politicians are human after all! They like to have fun also, and take photos at events and stuff like that.. who knew!
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I don't have a problem with it - I expect Obama to be somewhat juvenile in everything he does - but I'm not the one who made it world news, in all the newspapers, and made it go viral on Twitter and other social media. And I'm not the one who put the sour lemon in Michelle Obama's mouth. And just to be clear, David Cameron, the CONSERVATIVE British Prime Minister is also being criticized by his nation's media so this is hardly a rightwing conspiracy to embarrass Obama.
 
rocket88 said:
Obama didn't take the photo. That phone belongs to the PM of Denmark. I wonder if people in Denmark and England are as upset about this as you?

Her phone, she took the picture, and you're upset because Obama's in it.
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Did either nation lower their flag for Mandela? No? Hmmmm.

It wasn't that she snapped the picture but that A POTUS mugged for it. If she asked for a photo, again this is the POTUS, that's what staff photogs are there for.
 
Mason66 said:
Are you of the opinion the President Of The Untied States couldn't have said "No Thank You"

By the way his wife looks, he is in big trouble.
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Again he didn't have to say no. He could have simply said that we'll have a photo taken together after the memorial service.
 
clownboy said:
Once again neither you or any of your friends are the President of the United States who supposedly respresents all of us and not just themselves. Also, context, again this was the memorial for a foreign dignitary the POTUS himself thought was so special we need to lower our flag for.

One thing is not like the other.
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And I'm saying even with all of those things you said, what Obama did was not wrong, period.
 
Your Star said:
And I'm saying even with all of those things you said, what Obama did was not wrong, period.
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His wife apprently thought different. enough so that she made him switch seats and put herself between them.
 
pbrauer said:
Michelle wasn't unhappy:

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I've never seen a sequence of all the photos being referenced, so I have no idea who did what and when. Regardless, I made no statement about whether Michelle was happy or not, my statement was that he would be happier if she hadn't come along--the same as the Danish PM who apparently left her husband at home--I was interested to find that her husband is British and his brother is former leader of the Labour Party in Britain. Apparently it is not just the Royal Families in Europe that intermarry.
 
Your Star said:
And I'm saying even with all of those things you said, what Obama did was not wrong, period.
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Of course you feel that way, all Obama faithful do. Again they should have sent Biden, at least he knows how to behave at such events and even if he doesn't behave, it's not the POTUS doing it.
 
OscarB63 said:
His wife apprently thought different. enough so that she made him switch seats and put herself between them.
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No she wasn't actually upset according to the photographer who took the picture of the selfie. It looks like people were switching seats because at some point Cameron's been replaced by a black lady.
 
clownboy said:
Of course you feel that way, all Obama faithful do. Again they should have sent Biden, at least he knows how to behave at such events and even if he doesn't behave, it's not the POTUS doing it.
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And all Obama attackers feel the same way. No matter what he does, no matter how trivial, certain people will attempt to make a big deal out of it. I am not an Obama supporter, I do not like the guy. But c'mon. He took a picture of himself. Now you find out when he took that picture, and if anyone was speaking and if someone was speaking that person came out and was bothered by this picture then it might be considered a little rude. But noone that I am aware of other than Obama attackers cares. Again. He took a picture of himself.
 
clownboy said:
In this context, a selfie, yes it is totally inappropriate. There's a reason for staff photogs.
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No, it's not. This was a picture between two heads of state at a memorial service. This was non-disruptive. Had they pulled out the staff to arrange a photo shoot in the middle of the service, then yes, it would be wrong.

This is a manufactured outrage. Nothing more.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I agree that it was not appropriate behavior but the big deal is this arrogant child is our freakin president.
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And you have to deal with him for three more years. :) And if the Far Right chooses not to get their **** together by then, then you might have to deal with Hillary for another eight!
 
Mason66 said:
Are you of the opinion the President Of The Untied States couldn't have said "No Thank You"
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No of course not lol. Kinda proud of my Prime Minister even though I dont support her politically. Shows she is just as human as the next guy.

By the way his wife looks, he is in big trouble.
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According to the AFP camera man who took it, that is not true. A few moments before the picture was taken she was talking and joking with Helle and the Cameron.
 
CanadaJohn said:
I don't have a problem with it - I expect Obama to be somewhat juvenile in everything he does - but I'm not the one who made it world news, in all the newspapers, and made it go viral on Twitter and other social media.
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No that would be AFP.

And I'm not the one who put the sour lemon in Michelle Obama's mouth.
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Out of context. You have no way in knowing if or why she has a "sour lemon" in her mouth. For all you know she could be smiling a few seconds later. According to the AFP camera man who took the picture she was chatting and laughing with the Danish Prime Minister only minutes before. By all accounts the whole arrangement was very non formal, just as Mandel liked it.

And just to be clear, David Cameron, the CONSERVATIVE British Prime Minister is also being criticized by his nation's media so this is hardly a rightwing conspiracy to embarrass Obama.
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Well they are not exactly criticizing him as far as I can see. Sure there are the usual suspects, but mostly it is rather positive or ignored.
 
Your Star said:
No, he's not my hero. I would do that if a friend of mine wanted to take a picture together. It's just a picture.[/QUOTE]

You are a young girl who's greatest accomplishment in life is to be a mod on a forum while Obama is President of the United States. See the difference? You are held to different standards.
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ttwtt78640 said:
Michelle just looks left out and jealous. ;)

How many hours of boring and repetitive eulogies can one abide?
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Yeah ... and there are other photos of Michelle and she does not look pleased ... plus ... she's already been exposed to the new Obamacare PR campaign so she's got good reason ... see what I mean?


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