Obama Totally Fails to Create “Butt-Gate”
As any of our more left leaning regular readers will tell you, I’ve not been shy about criticizing President Obama when I find him heading in directions which I feel are not in our best interest. And yes, I must admit to the guilty pleasure of giving the President the occasional poke in the ribs when he’s caught in some faux pas. Unfortunately, the recent kerfuffle over Obama allegedly admiring the rear view of an attractive young lady during his European tour qualifies as neither.
I’ll grant you, the one frame of that video, taken out of context, could certainly lead one to believe the story. (And some are still clinging to it like grim death.) But during the Ed Morrissey Show yesterday, Ed and Duane Patterson (not exactly staunch defenders of the President) played the entire clip for us and it became obvious that the reality was something else entirely. (You can view the entire clip, originally from Fox News, at Shakesville.)
As you watch the video clip yourself, keep an eye out for this shot, which comes less than two seconds after the “incriminating” photo making the rounds. (Click on the thumbnail for a slightly larger photo.) The President is very clearly looking down and to his right to reach for the hand of the young lady in the glasses and black top, who he then steadies and assists down the steps to stand next to him.
It was nothing more than a cute, throwaway story to begin with, but I’m afraid this one never got off the ground, to say nothing of having legs. But if you watch the French president, however, we may have another story entirely. Then again… eh. He’s French. What can we say?
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Maybe Obama was looking for the teleprompter?
I am really surprised at how much this picture, taken out of context, has gotten on some blogs. It just makes those trying to make “something out of nothing” look petty.
Isn't there enough “real” issues to focus on?
Oh, and by the way, the teleprompter remarks are really silly too. Let's try to keep our “eyes on the ball”.
My take is even if it IS in context, so the hell what? This is not a 'sex scandal'. Looking at a pretty, shapely female butt, even a 16 year-old one, is hardly an indication of anything perverse or untowardly.
AO -
Isn't there enough “real” issues to focus on?
YEAH! Like more Sarah Palin posts!
Amen AR.
Moeover, IF the young lady is 16—another debatable issue—the President sure as hell didn't know.
As you say, let's get back to real issues, such as Palin, Sanford and Ensign (: or is it
??
Dorian -
Quick side note. What is it these days that we are not supposed to pretend that many 16 -17 year old girls are really young women, and are very beautiful to look at, without having to worry about being called a pervert? Why do we even need to defend the President if she is 16, or try to explain away that maybe she really isn't?
Looking at and appreciating the beauty of youth is very different than pursuing it, after all.
Oh, Irony, must you always be double-edged?
AR:
You get no argument from me…
Dorian
AR, “What is it these days that we are not supposed to pretend that many 16 -17 year old girls are really young women, and are very beautiful to look at, without having to worry about being called a pervert? “
Agreed and if I may add…. many models which we ogle over in magazines and on TV are young, too. Aren't they considered “over the hill” if they're 25 or so?
And of course Carrie Prejean as Miss USA was 21…. but she did not just wake up on her 21st birthday and decide she was going to be a model… she was modeling for years…. and those semi-nudie pics were done when she was 17.
So I totally agree with you.
It's frivolous stuff like this that makes us lose our focus on whether Trig is really Palin's son.
I hereby declare DaGoat winner of this thread.
StockBoySF–
WTF?
Truthfully, I'm Sarah Palin's half-brother… And cute as a Buster Brown shoe am I!
The Council of Conservative Christians decided journalistic integrity be damned.
Photo Right: What exactly is Obama doing in this picture?
http://cofcc.org/?p=5638
Oops it was Council of Conservative Citizens.
Hahahahaha! That really is a bizarre article, and the use of this particular photo to boot? Priceless!
http://www.usmagazine.com/news/video-shows-obam…
Apparently the Council of Conservative Citizens is a white supremacist group. Vet any local candidates for the Republican Party if they show any support for this group.
“The CofCC considers itself a traditional conservative group opposing liberals and neo-conservatives and they also seek to promote some of the ideals of the Confederate States of America.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Conserv…