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It began simple enough. I thought to myself. I have yet to see a funny picture of our newest President, Barack Obama. Not an odd facial gesture or wardrobe malfunction. Not one awkward candid shot of him in a bikini, no trace of President Obama with a pancake on his head.
Okay, that one doesn’t count, it’s obviously a rendition.
How can this be? This man has not only been in the spotlight for the past two years but he has become the spotlight. Cameras follow him wherever he goes. I can’t believe that one of these photogs that get pictures like this of Britney Spears or one like this of Amy Winehouse, can’t snap Obama mid-burp.
Don’t believe me? Check out the Google image search of “Barack Obama.” Save the photoshopped madness, every picture has him looking handsome, majestic, God-like.
Compare this with the image searches of John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Dubya. Oh the horror.
As loyal readers of Countdown L.A. know I’m no conspiracy theorist….except when it comes to the undead of Florida, The Pro-Bus Anti-God agenda, or the Peruvian push for free trade. But this issue has the Oliver Stone-Paul is dead-fake moon landing side of my brain tingling. Here’s a few possible explanantions that I’m throwing out for thought.
1. A secret super-powerful photographers union is exchanging political and economic benefits for pictures of Obama that look like this and pictures of McCain that look like this.
Whenever Obama sneezes union operatives tackle rogue non-union snappers. Even when they fail, they somehow succeed.
There’s even an entire division totally devoted to reflecting light onto his good side.
2. Obama is actually a robot and incapable of the randomized organic muscle spasms that result in pictures like this. Obama’s expressions are controlled by a complex by predictable series of ones and zeros.
3.Maybe he isn’t real. Don’t laugh. Yeah we all saw him deliver his speech in Chicago and have seen him on television countless times. But if CNN can do this, then anything is possible, right? Haven’t you seen the movie, “S1mone”? Pacino creates the next star actress out of thin air and everyone believes she is real. It’s not totally out of the realm of possibility in our Myspace, Google, Youtube, World of Warcraft world.
The real questions is, with President Bush’s approval ratings as low as they are, would anyone really care if Obama “walked” on the Today show and and just shoved his holographic hand straight through his holographic head? I say, no. In fact, I guarantee the pictures of it would be beautiful.
Anyways, here’s the best I could do to find a funny shot of Obama.
“Oh my god, he’s holding his knee! Maybe he has to pee. Tee hee.”
“Hey…Hey…Hey…shutup.”
S’all I got. If you find a better one: countdownla@gmail.com
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November 13, 2008 at 10:28 am
liz hundley
nice. there has been an uncanny media frenzy around the president-elect. many have compared it almost to hitler’s ascension. i, for one, don’t believe Obama’s policies are comparable at all, but the similar media frenzy is definitely reason for pause. your case, though funny as usual, is also very serious! i, for one, think #1 is the scenario at hand. maybe #3.
I DEMAND AWKWARD PHOTOS, MEDIA. GO! DO MY BIDDING!