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Official White House photo of Barack Obama, the 44th president

January 14, 2009 |  7:00 pm

Official White House photograph of Barack Obama

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The official presidential photo of Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States, released Wednesday.

After all that on-again, off-again campaign talk about silly symbols, Obama decided to go with the flag pin after all.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Photo: Pete Souza / White House photographer-designate. His website is here.


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Is he the most photogenic president EVER? Seriously -- I've never seen a bad picture of this man.

This might be worth a trip to rural Mississippi or Alabama or Georgia. I want to see those old racists standing in line while this guy stares at them from the wall.

So many risked so much for so long for this to happen.

Best of luck, Mr. President!!!

I would have chosen a better tie...

That's my President. Looking good. Looking real good.

All the best Mr.obama.

I would have chosen the shirtless Hawaiian photo :)

He should have a pair of glasses perched on the end of his nose like Malcolm does. It adds an air of...je ne sais quoi, M. Curry.

What the heck is that flag pin doing on his lapel?

I thought The One said that flag pins were fake patriotism.

Flag pin?

Must have found his in the last couple of days. Maybe he'll start placing his hand over his heart during the national anthem.

Up next: saluting the military.

...and he shaved his profuse ear hair for the occasion! Bravo!

So you really think the flag that I proudly worn in Iraq and saw draped over colleague's coffins is just another silly symbol?

This was the 1st photo taken by digital camera. They could have added the pin and removed wrinkles, etc. Is anything about this guy real?

Altar Eggo---this might be the best ever---knocks the real Marlboro man out of the saddle!!

http://wonkette.com/400389/barack-obama-back-to-smoking-his-face-off

Gee, what's that you say: Obama (blessed be his name )is a lying hypocrite? Who could have guessed?

Not MY president. I will give him the same respect the libtards gave my president over the last 8 years...NONE. A Chicago thug with no qualifications buys the presidency and the MSM fawns all over him. Yeah, something to be real proud about. Good grief.

Hmm... looks like he borrowed a suit from Ralph Nader. Wish the photo looks a little neater. A white shirt would've been better - go classic.

Love the flag pin, but since he says it's a meaningless symbol displayed by those who feign patriotism but have none, why do you suppose he's wearing it?

You should all be ashamed.

The most inexperienced POTUS ever. God help us all. I bet Michelle tied the tie. Look at that it, you can see the shirt above the tie. Sloppy.

Whatever happened to: "The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security. I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest," he said in the interview. "Instead, I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testament to my patriotism." ?

This guys wears his principles like he wears his flag pin. Whenever it suits his needs.

If you are not a liberal at age twenty, you have no heart. If you are still a liberal at age forty, you have no brain! Winston Churchhill

Wasn't to long ago he wouldn't even wear a Ameircan flag pin. What a hypocrite!! God help America.

Does anybody notice how his chosen one's seem to all be corrupt? No problem because the acorn does not fall far from the tree....I'm quoting Obama. Illinois is full of corruption and he is nothing but a corrupt politician. If we are attacked on US soil, I will blame all who voted for this weak Dem of a loser man.

Love the snarky comment about the flag pin.

With Bush/Cheney out of office, the flag pin will no longer be an implicit symbol of support for right-wing, neoconservative chest-thumping, but will return to being a simple symbol of love for this country. How many Fox News reporters will now stop wearing their pins?

Largest.
Ears.
Ever.

 


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