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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 12:37 AM
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Obama Keeps Torso Covered on Florida Vacation
Edited on Mon Aug-16-10 12:43 AM by Hissyspit
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 12:42 AM
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1. The White House press corps sound like children in that article.
Jealous, petty children. When will they ever stop failing democracy?
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WatchWhatISay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 01:34 AM
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2. Wouldn't you just love a vacation to the beach if you had to keep covered up the whole time?
I don't know why anyone would want that job.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 01:44 AM
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3.  Good for the president. He did what was right. he is the President of the United States, not a
Edited on Mon Aug-16-10 01:49 AM by saracat
cult figure to fan girls and boys. The gushers who swooned over the last pictures are the reason that he wasn't photographed. Those kind of pictures don't treat the office with respect. They don't treat him with respect. He isn't a centerfold. Michelle apparently agrees. And he didn't have to be covered up. He just wasn't available for public viewing. Congratulations Mr.President. You called this one right.
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laughingliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 02:02 AM
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4. Agree 100%. He was smart to do this. We don't need the news cycle driven by drooling fans. nt
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 02:54 PM
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9. +1000000
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 05:48 AM
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5. That's odd.. I distinctly recall seeing Obama's unclad torso here on GD in the last couple of days..
Indeed, the images were recced by drooling fans.. :evilgrin:
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fogonthelake Donating Member (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 06:56 AM
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6. I believe that one was from Hawaii last year.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 07:04 AM
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8. Oops.. posted in the wrong place, see this post..
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 07:03 AM
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7. Although we do not actually technically *see* his torso here..
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