Call me a cultist but, here is 1 BADASS picture of the next President of the United States

[wndycty]

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama, seen here about to board a plane at Dulles International Aiport in Chantilly, Virginia, touted his kinship with the working class, trying quell a row over elitism dogging his campaign a week before Pennsylvania's crucial Democratic primary.
(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)


http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080415/photos_ts_afp/31e8970b563ccc80b75375e24d9245c0/

[Symarip]

1. Comin' to drop some hope on yo' ass!

:toast:

[rniel]

70. I want to see

Obama holding up some ears of corn.

Remember this?

[Lucky 13]

109. Utter Jackassery.

[mkultra]

201. you seem bitter

[Bucky]

228. !!!

I'm totally stealing this comeback, MK.

[mkultra]

234. thats humor you can xerox

[Shae]

138. I remember that one of Bush.

The corn was raw when he bit into it.
What an ass!

[progressoid]

151. Actually my Dad does that too. It's no big deal to ear corn raw.

He's a retired science teacher and life-long Democrat.

[demwing]

194. Same here

Raw corn is sweet. My kids love it.

[progressoid]

203. Ha - I just saw my typo. EAT corn, not "ear corn".

Sheesh. No more posting after 1:00 in the morning for me.

[wrando]

222. fight for BO

I was told that Matthews has that same pic on his bathroom wall

bill from ct

[truebrit71]

2. Nice pic!

..

[LSparkle]

3. "The difference between you and me is ... I make this look GOOD"

(Men In Black)

[redqueen]

11. Exactly the line I thought of!

:D

[LSparkle]

28. Will Smith can play Obama in the biopic ...

:woohoo:

[fortyfeetunder]

141. Obama even prefers Will Smith to play him

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20080226/120404628000.html

"Will Smith is Obama's pick to play him if a movie is made about his life, something the two have discussed...

"Will and I have talked about this because he has the ears!" the Illinois senator said in an interview.."

[guruoo]

184. Guess that settles it on VP

"Protecting the earth from
the scum of the universe"

[AtomicKitten]

12. oh yeah

:toast:

[smoogatz]

29. Great minds

think alike. Perfect.

[Coexist]

36. perfect!

[myrna minx]

76. That's what I thought too!

:D

[GoldieAZ49]

229. Shaken When Stirred

:rofl:

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. gorgeous !! How about this one too:

[AtomicKitten]

5. Heads up, America! Thars a New Sheriff in Town!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Wow, never saw that one - and I'm in Texas ! No wonder he won the most delegates here !! nt

[Cant trust em]

15. actually I think that one's a little corny

I'm sure that someone in the crowd just handed it to him, but if I wanted to be picky I would say that it was a cheesy attempt to connect with Texas voters.

[redqueen]

32. It was a local party member's hat...

doesn't look cheesy to this Texan... not at all.

But then I am kinda biased. :rofl:

[Cant trust em]

43. Whatever works for him he should use

but if I ever see Hillary Clinton walking around sipping a latte to curry favor with this sushi eating San Francisco liberal, expect my criticism to be very loud.

[redqueen]

51. Mmmmmm... sushi.

Heh... I'm hungry. :P

[roguevalley]

35. He makes that hat look great.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

97. Good picture

New slogan: Bitter Blazing Saddles Fan for Obama.

[moc]

159. When my 5yo son saw that pic, he called him "Bronco Bama".

:rofl:

This Texan loves that pic! :loveya:

[jakem]

178. There you go. Now he just needs his sharpshooter sidekick VP!

[uponit7771]

6. Ready to kick dat azz on day 1 !!

[knixphan]

21. YES!

[WCGreen]

7. Obama, 5-O

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. OMG LOL - I just read your signature. So funny. nt

[WCGreen]

30. I did my damnest to live up to his words....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

81. Well, bet you are a fun guy !!

[goldcanyonaz]

8. No SALE!

[grantcart]

16. sorry he's not for sale.

[hogwyld]

34. Unlike Her Highness! n/t

[JBoy]

17. Post the coolest Hillary pic ya got.

[WillyT]

10. "Obama, He's A Bad Mutha...." "Shut Yo Mouth" "Well I'mTalkin About Obama !!!"

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

[JBoy]

13. Damn, I wanna be Barack Obama when I grow up.

[2rth2pwr]

14. Definitely looks like he "gets" rural folk.

[Wes87]

64. LOL

[me b zola]

112. Pffft

We've already tried the uber wealthy privileged guy that "everybody wants to have a beer with". Didn't work out too well. I'll take the guy who rose from humble beginnings to earning scholarships to Harvard, to teaching Constitutional law. Does remind me a bit of Lincoln.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

150. Poor bitter 2 2

Too bad you don't get "it"

[Roxy66]

19. Oh...man. What a great pic!!! I want this as a sig line

[ShaneGR]

20. Honestly, I looked at that and thought, looks like a cross between Will Smith and Morgan Freeman.

I really like movies, sorry.

[K Gardner]

25. It does !!

[Joanie Baloney]

45. More like Will and Denzel to me

Either way...Woweeeeeeee!

:)

[Divernan]

131. I'm going to see Morgan Freeman on Broadway, 4/26 - "The Country Girl"

w/ Frances McDormand & Peter Gallagher, directed by Mike Nichols. The official opening is 4/27 but it's in pre-opening performances now. Should be excellent. Neither McDormand nor Freeman have been on Broadway for 20 years - a rare opportunity to see them perform live.


Friday, February 1, 2008; Posted: 2:30 PM - by BWW News Desk

Mike Nichols returns to Broadway this spring to direct Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher in Clifford Odets's The Country Girl. The production will play a limited engagement on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) beginning Thursday, April 3 and open on Sunday, April 27.

The cast also features Chip Zien (Into the Woods), Remy Auberjonois (Frost/Nixon), Anna Camp (The Scene at Second Stage), and Lucas Caleb Rooney (Henry IV at Lincoln Center). The creative team is composed of Tony Award winner Tim Hatley (scenic design), Academy Award nominee Albert Wolsky (costume design), Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (lighting design) Acme Sound Partners (sound design) and David Brian Brown (hair design).


"The first major New York production in more than thirty years, The Country Girl is a classic backstage story. The title character, Georgie (Frances McDormand), is married to actor Frank Elgin (Morgan Freeman), once a great theatre star, now down on his luck. When Frank is offered a major role by hotshot director Bernie Dodd (Peter Gallagher), he has the chance to make a major comeback," explain press notes.

Morgan Freeman last appeared on Broadway in The Gospel at Colonus in 1988, and Frances McDormand last appeared on Broadway the same season in A Streetcar Named Desire. Peter Gallagher was last seen on Broadway in Noises Off in 2001.

Director Mike Nichols, Academy Award-winner and eight-time Tony Award-winner, most recently for the smash hit musical Monty Python's Spamalot, recently directed Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts.

One of Clifford Odets's last plays, The Country Girl premiered to great acclaim and box office success on Broadway in 1950. A movie version of The Country Girl was released in 1954 and received two Academy Awards. The Country Girl will be produced on Broadway by Ostar Productions and Bob Boyett

[K Gardner]

22. Oh... my. That made my breath catch in my throat !! Saving to DESKTOP !

[Roxy66]

39. Thats the 1st thing I did too....LOL!

[VotesForWomen]

199. it's just a shame for you that he's married. nt

[redqueen]

Damn but the camera loves him...

:9

[hisownpetard]

49. I really do love him for his mind, but...DAMN!!!!!!

:loveya:

[redqueen]

53. Hehehe... yes...

he's quite photogenic. :7

Was it you I was agreeing with about thinking "eh, he's attractive enough" at the start of this... but thinking he gets better and better looking the more he shows his character?

[hisownpetard]

58. Yup. ("Barack Obama is totally incapable

of taking a bad picture").

And this one goes on top of the pile.
Damn, damn, DAMN!

[redqueen]

59. Hehehehehehehehe

I like the one downthread with the cowboy hat a little more, myself.

:9

[Lerkfish]

23. looks like he means business.

great shot!

[powergirl]

24. Bad Ass picture - Don't mess with the O-Man - Here's another one

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwright/400394507/

It's from Texas and he's one cool cowboy. I can't figure out how to post the picture directly in my post. But the link has it. If you can post it for me in this thread it would be great! :toast:

[redqueen]

38. Good one! Better than the other cowboy hat pic for sure...

[powergirl]

46. Thanks Redqueen!

I'm a Texan and I saw him in Dallas at the rally. :toast:

[redqueen]

48. My pleasure!

And I am SO green with envy!

I wanted to go... had to work. Bleah!

[BattyDem]

120. Is there ANY look he can't pull off?

He's like the Alan Rickman of politics! :D

[redqueen]

163. Oh Lord, don't bring up Alan Rickman!

This will turn from a sorta-ogley thread to one that needs a fireman. :P

[BattyDem]

168. Oops ... you're right. My bad.

Rickman does tend to raise the temperature around here. We wouldn't want to melt DU's servers before the PA primary.

[redqueen]

170. Heheh... too late for me.

I've already got that video in my head now.

*swoon* :P

[BattyDem]

173. You don't say which video, but ...

it's got to be the tango!

[redqueen]

180. Heheh... how'd you know?

:blush:

*sigh*

[AnnieBW]

210. Looks less like an outtake from "Blazing Saddles"

in this pic. How much do you want to bet that it's one of his favorite movies, n-word aside?

[TexasLady]

26. Dammmmmit

:D

[knixphan]

27. call me a cultist too!

That man Barack is a baaaaaaad mutha..

Shut yo' mouth!

I'm just talkin' bout the Pres!

[lastliberalintexas]

31. I won't say cultist, but it is a little immature

It's like the Bush supporters who got off to his tough guy image from the Mission Accomplished photo op and is about the same mentality as people voting based on whom they'd like to have a beer with.


But I am reminded again of why people like Kucinich, whose positions are held by the vast majority of DUers, can't even win a majority of support here. Good thing FDR and Truman campaigned in their own times, because I doubt either could get elected these days.

[wndycty]

33. WOW! I post a picture call it badass and you do a pysch analysis. . .

. . .can't someone appreciate a great picture of someone he supports and admires? WOW, holy fucking WOW!

[lastliberalintexas]

47. You didn't just post a picture

You posted a picture of him with a "tough guy" look and called it badass. Again, it's the same kind of thing I heard from Bush supporters when their guy "looked tough" on the carrier. It just seems as though you liked that tough guy image, and that was what I responded to.

There are plenty of beautiful pictures of Obama, especially many with his family. Why this one would elicit such admiration is beyond me, but to each his/her own. :)

[democracy1st]

91. So What

relax dude get off ur freakin high horse

[stillcool]

213. So you have a problem with the Picture?

Or a problem with someone's liking the picture? You compare someone who likes the picture to a Bush supporter? Is this about the picture, about a supporter, or about the person in the picture?

[roguevalley]

37. nothing immature about admiring a man who is elegant, thoughtful

and classy.

[powergirl]

40. Listen, Democrats are just good looking folks

If our candidate happens to look good, why not celebrate it. Hillary Cinton has looked absolutely stunning at the debates. Dems are better looking than Repubs, generally - so embrace it - you are probably good lookin' too!

[lastliberalintexas]

54. Obama is a very beautiful man

I guess I should have made myslef clearer, because all that disturbed me about the OP was the admiration for the "tough guy" image as expressed by the badass comment. Why we seem to want some politician who will kick ass and take names is beyond me, but I guess it's just our culture.

[powergirl]

60. I probably don't use the term "bad ass" that way

I don't use it a lot. But to me it means someone who is super cool at what he does. I was also admiring his beauty. And you have to agree, Dems look a lot better than those Repub doofuses. :)

[redqueen]

62. Well "badass" implies tough...

but he's got plenty of pics worthy of admiring in which he isn't looking so 'badass'... so... it's not as if only the 'badass' pics are admired.

:hi:

[redqueen]

42. Don't include Kucinich in your little whinge...

We Kucitizens have done our share of appreciating his good pics.

:P

[K Gardner]

44. Oh for Pete's sakes, lighten up already.

[knixphan]

52. You're right - FDR would lose to McCain (sadly)

I'm a Kucinicher too,

The nation has a looong way to go before they catch up to us, my friend...

It frustrates me too, but nonetheless, America is what it is, and we have to change it one generation at a time.

The generation that is coming of age, (18-24) is sorely in need of an intro to our constitution.

Who better to bring that knowledge to an image-obsessed society, than an attractive, hip, professor?

[Adelante]

57. What a bore you are nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

133. I won't apologize, I love looking at pics of Obama just as I did of

John Edwards. Both are strikingly handsome, passionate, intelligent men...I don't understand why we can't appreciate that as just that. I especially love the glamour shot of Michelle & Obama, where she's wearing the red dress. I've seen it in someone's sig line....can't remember who.

I know it isn't PC these days to comment on someone's looks, but if we're honest, and true to ourselves, it does make a difference. It's natural. I remember reading someplace that even kids respond differently to attractive people. Call me shallow?

[VenusRising]

41. K&R

[AzDar]

50. Beeeee-yooooooo looking FINE!!!

:patriot:

Ever-so Presidential......

[Cha]

55. Sweetie Cultist!

It's also what's goin' behind those sunglasses..B-)

[Raine]

56. COOL!

Great picture ... I love it. :loveya: THANKS!

[Arugula Latte]

61. Daay-um.

There is a cool breeze blowin' in... :smoke:

[Az_lefty]

63. Big difference between these...

[Diane R]

65. Best. Post. Today.

[K Gardner]

68. This. Needs. OP OP OP !! Maybe even a poll ! Who would you rather have answering

that damned pesky phone, eh? !

[Laura PourMeADrink]

82. OMG - YOU are hysterical !!! great job!

[wndycty]

99. Now that cracked me up

LOL

[Catherine Vincent]

103. You shouldn't have included the pic with Hillary drinking.

It doesn't match with Obama getting out of the Limo. Maybe you should have included the one with him taking a bite out of that pizza and match it with Hillary's pic?

[Lilith Velkor]

226. She's imitating me looking at pics of the other two

It's what screenwriters call an "audience point of entry." :beer:

[Withywindle]

104. BWAHAHAHAH OMG

Especially the comparison with Chimpy McCokespoon.

:rofl:


It makes me think, you know, if * was the President in a dark-satire comedy movie like "Dr. Strangelove" or similar, he'd actually be really funny. But because it's all too real, he just makes us :cry:

[knixphan]

108. OMG - yes.

[Kahuna]

117. LOL!

:rofl:

[BattyDem]

118. LMAO!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

119. Holy crap I just shit myself!

Very funny! :)

[FrenchieCat]

123. It's the difference between a gazelle, a chimp and a dinosaur!

:rofl:

Another candid, as to not neglect the profile! :)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

132. Cool!

[ForeignSpectator]

160. Gazelle? How about...

lion, leopard, cheetah or tiger... these are graceful animals and bad-ass, too!

And hillary can be the hippopotamus...

[jhain]

197. THANK YOU! n/t

[Ysabel]

206. great comparisons there hahaha... :D

[raystorm7]

223. OMG! That is so awesome. Shoot us more if you can :)

[Vinca]

66. My husband's going to rag on me when he sees this post but,

WHOA . . . President Hunkalicious!:rofl:

[DerekJ]

166. Donate 50 to Obama now, or I'm calling him.

Yep!! It's blackmail.

:hi:

[blonndee]

67. Yummy!!

Hottest president EVAH! :evilgrin:

[SKKY]

69. His Men In Black name is just "O"...

Fuck J and K. We need O to handle this mutha fucka!

[Kahuna]

121. That man O is a bad mutha shut yo' mouth. I'm talking about O.

Can you dig it? :o

[BumRushDaShow]

156. I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, dig it, dig it!

Can you dig it? Can you dig it baby?

Sock it to me! Sock it to me! Sock it to me!

(As I'm singing along to "Grazing in the Grass" as it plays in the background! :rofl:)

[Sweet Pea]

71. Touting his kinship with the working class?

When the hell was the last time he HAD a kinship with the working class? That's hilarious. How much money did he and his wife make last year? When was the last item he had a "working class job"? When was the last time he lived in a working class neighborhood? Obama is a millionaire who has never had to want for anything in his adult live.

Give me a fucking break.

[redqueen]

72. When? Much more recently than the other two candidates.

[Sweet Pea]

100. Obama = Working Class

is *almost* as funny as Edwards and his "help the poor" scam.

I want truth and honesty and integrity in my candidate and that's why Obama fails on each of those accounts. He talks to what his masses want and he doesn't think about what he is going to say. The guy has a political ear as tin as a can of baked beans.

Hill is the only one who can carry the fight.

[redqueen]

179. You're a laugh!

You want truth, honesty and integrity... so you're for the candidate who straight-up LIES TO YOU about NAFTA, about Bosnia, about the fact that Iraq is NOT a threat...


Yeah... honesty reeeeeeally matters to you. :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

79. Yeah, community organizers and state senators roll in the big bucks.

:eyes:

[Tarheel_Dem]

135. so many words, so many grammatical & spelling errors, so little to say....

:shrug:

[Sweet Pea]

154. Really?

Could you point them out to me? Both grammatical errors and words that were spelled wrong.

I'd appreciate it. I'll even help you out with re-posting what I wrote:

Touting his kinship with the working class?

When the hell was the last time he HAD a kinship with the working class? That's hilarious. How much money did he and his wife make last year? When was the last item he had a "working class job"? When was the last time he lived in a working class neighborhood? Obama is a millionaire who has never had to want for anything in his adult live.

Give me a fucking break.

[Tarheel_Dem]

164. spell check is your friend......not me

[Sweet Pea]

193. A brain is your friend...

not me.

There were no misspellings nor grammatical errors in my previous post. I suggest you get a new grab bag of legos to entertain yourself with rather than trying to read DU postings that are quite obviously well above and beyond your grade level, not to mention your comprehension level.

[odelisk8]

209. i get it

this is the clinton campaign strategy...if you SAY it enough it will be true!

if you don't know that there are errors in the above...sorry...the american school system has let you down...

[NatBurner]

204. can't we all just get along?

life and let life

[mythyc]

139. bitter?

you don't know what you're talking about. go back to hiding under the covers. The Obamas were still paying off college loans and living in a condo within the past 5 years. yeah, millionaires take out college loans. you're stupid. you should sleep late, it's much easier on your constitution....

[stillcool]

218. Shame on him for writing two...

best selling books. Are you "bitter" about anyone who succeeds in life?

This article appears in the January 1993 issue of Chicago Magazine

Vote of Confidence

In the final, climactic buildup to November's general election, with George Bush gaining ground on Bill Clinton in Illinois and the once-unstoppable campaign of senatorial candidate Carol Moseley Braun embroiled in allegations about her mother's Medicare liability, one of the most important local stories managed to go virtually unreported: The number of new voter registrations before the election hit an all-time high.

The election, to some degree, turned on these totals: Braun and Clinton had almost unanimous support among blacks. But just as important, if less obvious, are the implications black votership could have for future city and state elections: For the first time in ten years, more than half a million blacks went to the polls in Chicago. And with gubernatorial and mayoral elections coming up in the next two years, it served notice to every¬one from Jim Edgar to Richard M. Daley that an African-American voting bloc would be a force to be reckoned with in those races.
----------------------------------------------------------------
The name Barack Obama surfaced. "I was asking around among community activists in Chicago and around the country, and they kept mentioning him," Newman says. Obama by then was working with church and community leaders on the West Side, and he was writing a book that the publisher Simon & Schuster had contracted for while he was editor of the law review. He was 30 years old.

When Newman called, Obama agreed to put his other work aside. "I'm still not quite sure why," Newman says. ''This was not glamorous, high-paying work. But I am certainly grateful. He did one hell of a job."
Within a few months, Obama, a tall, affable workaholic, had recruited staff and volunteers from black churches, community groups, and politicians. He helped train 700 deputy registrars, out of a total of 11,000 citywide. And he began a saturation media campaign with the help of black-owned Brainstorm Communications. (The company's president, Terri Gardner, is the sister of Gary Gardner, president of Soft Sheen Products, Inc., which donated thousands of dollars to Project Voters efforts.) The group's slogan-"It's a Power Thing"-was ubiquitous in African-American neighborhoods. Posters were put up. Black-oriented radio stations aired the group's ads and announced where people could go to register. Minority owners of McDonald's restaurants allowed registrars on site and donated paid radio time to Project Vote! Labor unions provided funding, as, in late fall, did the Clin¬ton/Gore campaign, whose national voter-registration drive was being directed by Chicago alderman Bobby Rush.

"It was overwhelming," says Joseph Gardner, a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and the director of the steering committee for Project Vote! "The black community in this city had not been so energized and so single-minded since Harold died."

Burrell agrees. "We were registering hundreds a day, and we weren't having to search them out. They came looking for us. African Americans were just so eager to have a say again, to feel they counted."

"I think it's fair to say we reinvigorated a slumbering constituency," says Obama. "We got people to take notice."
--------------------------------------------------
Obama shrugs off the possibility of running for office. "Who knows?" he says. "But probably not immediately." He smiles. "Was that a sufficiently politic 'maybe'? My sincere answer is, I'll run if I feel I can accomplish more that way than agitating from the outside. I don't know if that's true right now. Let's wait and see what happens in 1993. If the politicians in place now at city and state levels respond to African-American voters' needs, we'll gladly work with and support them. If they don't, we'll work to replace them. That's the message I want Project Vote! to have sent."
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-1993/Vote-of-Confidence/

[mrbscott19]

73. The Obamanator

.

[Straight Shooter]

74. Nice suit. Nice sunglasses.

I wonder how much they cost.

[redqueen]

75. Less than $109M?

:P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

80. Burn!

:P

[Straight Shooter]

83. Those aren't working class affectations, that's for sure.

Let's make a bet on how much money Obama will be raking in when he's Bill Clinton's age.

:P

[redqueen]

86. He could have been earning a buttload already...

but he didn't do the corporate lawyer thing...

Didn't Hillary do that? Not sure...

[Straight Shooter]

88. I see you're not willing to make that bet.

:hi:

[redqueen]

90. Why would I?

How about we bet on where the money will come from.... I'll bet on "not countries with death squads that threaten union organizers".

How about it? Say... $100?

[Straight Shooter]

94. Speaking engagements, no doubt.

No parsing. Income for Obama and Michelle, adjusted for inflation, as compared to income for Bill and Hillary.

You're on, $100 it is. Now we just have to decide which charity to donate it to. Breast cancer research okay with you?

(This of course will be an honor bet, as 10 years from now I'll be out of the U.S. and not likely to visit DU)

[redqueen]

162. Well of course speaking engagements.

But just like Obama was a civil rights lawyer and Hillary a corporate one, the details are important. Not all speaking fees are equal.

Why wouldn't you visit DU just cause you've moved? I plan to emigrate someday, but I'll always visit DU as long as it's around. :)

[Tarheel_Dem]

137. She was too busy raking in Walmart money on the backs of the poor....

and uninsured. Why don't the Hillarians give up on this meme? It's obvious that it's not helping them, and it's resonating with no one outside their echo chamber. :shrug:

[Mudcat]

77. Ah, I see it! Everything is clear to me now....

+



=

[mckeown1128]

116. Exactly what I was thinking. nt

[Ian_rd]

124. Oh damn you stole it from me. Late again! I think he needs to offer America the red pill

Free




Your




Mind

[kimpossible]

142. OMG, he is The One! LOL

[TheDonkey]

78. DAYUM!!!

:)!!!

[anonymous171]

84. Looks like the terminator. "Hillary I have come for you"

[Lucky 13]

113. If only.

He'd be my superhero.

[BumRushDaShow]

85. The ultimate "Man in Black". n/t

[knixphan]

87. cue the Patrice Rushen theme!

[quantass]

89. Nice Pic! Looks very Secret Service-y

[Tatiana]

92. Quick... somebody hose me down! It's gettin real HOT in here!!!! n/t

[Poll_Blind]

93. He's a sharp, commanding individual. It's cool just seeing shots of him doin' his thing.

  They say nothing is as sexy as seeing someone do what they do best. Candid shot, I know, but hustling into a limo, sweet pair of shades on, with the paper in hand because there ain't no end to what this guy wants to know.

  Man, if this guy becomes President, he's going to be pretty much the exact opposite of Bush. I don't know if the people or the media or other world leaders could handle it, frankly.

  And he's already inspired millions. I don't think either McCain or Clinton can inspire people, set a higher bar for the presidency, like Obama will.

PB

[knixphan]

95. well said

He's going to raise the bar, and the repubs just HATE having the bar raised.

[msallied]

96. Your first sentence totally nailed it for me.

I find nothing sexier than watching someone exercise their expertise in something, even if I wouldn't find that person to be traditionally handsome/beautiful. I think it's a confidence thing.

[kimpossible]

143. Nice Demotivator pic

Did you make it at Despair.com?
:toast:

[Name removed]

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[Catherine Vincent]

101. He's Cool Moe Dee!

:)

[StrongBad]

102. I bet he carries a wallet that says "Bad Motherfucker"

Just a hunch...

[burythehatchet]

105. he needs a better tailor. I'd put him in a black sharkskin, classic lapel, Italian cut

he does take a good picture.

[smiley_glad_hands]

106. Nice pic. The song bad to the bone comes to mind. eom

[Lucky 13]

107. DAMN. He commands your attention.

He looks like he should be in an action movie.

[Spazito]

110. Here is another angle on the same shot from a greater distance....

Damn, Obama is unbelievably photogenic, even the simple act of getting out of a vehicle looks incredibly graceful here.

[redqueen]

169. Thanks for posting it...

the camera sure loves him. :)

[knixphan]

111. Revolutions Reloaded

McCain:
We can handle one uppity populist from Illinois...

Agent Smith:
No senator, your men are already dead.

[goclark]

114. Be still my heart!

This Obama girl says he is too too fine!

[BattyDem]

115. I know it's a shallow and superficial thing to say, but ...

I want a cool, sexy president! :loveya: B-)


NOTE: That is NOT why I'm supporting him ... but it is one of the fringe benefits. :D

[mod mom]

122. Reminds me of Men in Black. ;)

[jillan]

125. Why does he look so pissed?

[FrenchieCat]

126. Cause he can't be with his wife right now?

[here_is_to_hope]

157. *wiping screen* Ha! n/t

[K Gardner]

128. The sun is in his eyes. WTF is wrong with you? Sheesh.

[knixphan]

171. 'cause he has two republicans to run against.

[momster]

127. After Years of GWB

looking ridiculous, half-asleep, mouth-breathing, shoving food in his yap, grinding his jaw, and falling on his face, it will be such a pleasure to have a president who looks like he's in control of himself.

[Imagevision]

129. Bush trashes the US. for 8 years, Obama's timing entry couldn't be beteer

[grantcart]

130. Your a cultist butt, I don't really see how that helps you feel better but glad I could help

[grace0418]

147. What's a cultist butt?

Just wondering.

[Shakespeare]

191. What are you, five?

:eyes:

[algol]

134. Let's look at the competition...

Here's Hillary, looking fairly cool --


John McCain, looking fairly silly --


But nobody holds a candle to Dorkimus Maximus

[grannylib]

148. I do love that picture of Hillary and Bill...she is an attractive lady

that's for sure

[Arugula Latte]

182. Oh my gawd ... Dorkimus Maximus...

:rofl:

[mythyc]

136. who's the baddest man in town..... k&r

that's one cooooooooooooooool cat :smoke:

[GrandmaJones7]

140. Badass? No, just bad - like his elitist snobby comments. NTXT

[Shakespeare]

214. surfermaw? Is that you?

I just KNEW you'd be back. :sarcasm:

[fascisthunter]

219. You Must Have Confused DU with Another Conservative FOrum (nt)

[TK421]

144. "I know Kung-Fu"...................

"Show Me"

[knixphan]

172. "I can only show you the door, America"

"You have to walk through it"

[TK421]

189. "Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill"?

;)

[Lilith Velkor]

227. "Tank, I need an exit, NOW!"

[Swamp Rat]

145. MIB

:D

[grace0418]

146. This has nothing to do with anything but DAMN he is one fine-looking man. It will be so

nice to be able to watch the POTUS on television and A.) not cringe at his lack of knowledge of the English language B.) not want to throw something at the t.v. C.) not be embarrassed for our country and D.) actually enjoy looking at him. What a change that will be!

[Califooyah Operative]

149. haha.

Awesome.

[mamalone]

152. O my..............

My 17yo daughter was reading over my shoulder and literally gasped when this picture came up. Not too many 47yo men who can get that type of reaction;)

What a sweet fella he is!

[OneBlueSky]

153. You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother -- (shut your mouth) . . . n/t

.

[Olney Blue]

155. Damn he's fine. And he reads the newspaper-unlike the chimp.

[BigDDem]

158. Don't care for him but that's a great photo

[Texas Hill Country]

161. very nice picture.

[not_too_L8]

165. GOBAMA!

[Jamastiene]

167. "a cultist"

:evilgrin:

Well...you said to call you "a cultist." :P

j/k

[Buzz Clik]

174. Missing from the picture: Tommy Lee Jones and some aliens.

"I make this suit look good."

[AnnieBW]

208. And a pug dog named "Frank"

Or rather, an alien in a pug suit.

Why do I keep expecting him to pull out the noisy cricket?

[Bensthename]

175. I bet he even knows karate..

[livetohike]

176. Solid! He doesn't have the 'Fro but this is what I thought of

Link - in the Mod Squad :-).

[Enrique]

177. he looks too much like Secret Service

it could cause some dangerous confusion. Better vote for Hillary.

[yardwork]

181. I have to agree. Wow.

[guruoo]

183. Best pic of the O-man yet

Thanks

[butterfly77]

224. I like the picture of him on vacation ,,,

when he comes out to speak to reporters and the one where he has his hand on the little boys head...look in the obama section of DU...

[knixphan]

185. Brinin' sexy back to the constitution.

[cyberpj]

186. What? You didn't think this was "badass"

:sarcasm:

[magatte]

211. Pimp W Free

Baaadaaaaassss.

[MethuenProgressive]

187. Cultist.

[Scurrilous]

188. Kick

:kick:

[Marnieworld]

190. I love how the caption says he's trying to quell an elitism controversy but he's in a limo

Nice contrast there huh? You'd think there was bias involved? :eyes:

That said, I suddenly have the theme to Shaft in my head when normally his theme music is more jazz to me.

[Bensthename]

195. He should have rolled up in a pacer wagon. People would respect him more.

[Marnieworld]

235. Horse and buggy for the Amish vote

:D

[knixphan]

192. theme music: 'Giant Steps' by trane

[ms liberty]

196. Yes. He wins the coolness battle, hands down. Great pic! n/t

[VotesForWomen]

198. Ooooooh, he looks almost as good as W in his flight suit! i've got goosebumps! nt

[DrZeeLit]

200. Head of the Elite Force -- the force that's gonna sweep the nation! n/t

[Phillycat]

202. I think he's an empty suit, and I won't vote for him in the primary...

but he's a fine-looking man and if I was voting for National Guy I Get To Look At And Listen To, he'd be first on my ballot.

[wndycty]

205. I must say I'm surprised how much of response this got

:kick:

[Dukkha]

207. Will Smith's got nothin' on that man in black

Nice!

[skyounkin]

212. The names Obama

Barack Obama.

That's one of the things that gets me all the time here- those polling pictures with both Hillary and Barack, Hillary is a beautiful lady but the pictures they take of her are horrible and it's sad, everyone is trying for that choked look someone got a few years ago. Definetly not fair.

But yeah- coming to drop some hope on your ass indeed.

[MilesColtrane]

215. Thought balloon caption: *I'm gonna drink John McCain's milkshake*

[YDogg]

216. Don't you dare stare, you betta move / Don't ever compare

Me to the rest that'll all get sliced and diced
Competition's payin the price




HUUUH!!!

[wrando]

217. where did you get that

You wrestled Chris matthews for it on the way to the men's room

bill from ct

[knixphan]

220. vote or not - this is your next Pres.

Train's leaving with or without the haters.

Get ready America, you're about to grow up.

[janetle]

221. Whoa! Hello His Hotness!

[readytoblowagasket]

225. please. one thing we DON'T need is another BADASS president!

Bush is a BADASS, remember?

Remember "Bring 'em on"?

Remember "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists"?

Remember the cod piece?

Any of this ring a bell?

Haven't we had enough BADASS to last a lifetime?

[azmouse]

230. kick

[AnnieBW]

231. I did a caption of it

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/View.aspx?ciid=980658

[FrenchieCat]

236. Thanks!

I have to shut my computer down before I can save it, but I will.

[psychmommy]

232. that's who i want to watch giving the state of the union.

i will actually watch. that is who i want going to g-8 summits and meeting with world leaders. someone that will make me proud instead of cringe. i remember the old folks used to have a pic of kennedy on the wall. i will renew that tradition with a pic of my new president on the wall. oh yeah!! just classy. michelle is a very lucky lady. they take nice fam pics too.

[ImpeechBush]

233. Looks like Mr Smith in the Matrix

Not meant as a put down, but he does. I think it's a great picture of him. He is very photogenic, no question about that. Not a reason to vote for or against him.