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Olympian McKayla Maroney Jokes She Looked 'Not Impressed' With Obama
The Hill ^ | 11/15/12 04:41 PM ET | By Alicia M. Cohn

Posted on 11/15/2012 8:21:12 PM PST by drewh

Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney joked on Thursday that she might have pulled a "not impressed" face when meeting President Obama.

McKayla Maroney

@McKaylaMaroney

Did I just do the Not Impressed face with the President..? 15 Nov 12

The 16-year-old Maroney became associated with the particular expression, which turned into an Internet meme, following NBC coverage of the London Olympics.

The U.S. women's gymnastics team, known as the "fierce five," visited the White House on Thursday. They met with the president before he left to tour storm damage from Hurricane Sandy in New York.

The five girls — Maroney, Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross, Aly Raisman, and Jordyn Wieber — also signed leotards for Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha while they were at the White House, according to Fox Sports.

Judging by other tweets from the girls' trip to the Oval Office, they were actually quite impressed by the visit.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
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1 posted on 11/15/2012 8:21:16 PM PST by drewh
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2 posted on 11/15/2012 8:39:59 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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3 posted on 11/15/2012 8:41:40 PM PST by dfwgator
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4 posted on 11/15/2012 8:45:44 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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5 posted on 11/15/2012 8:51:21 PM PST by drewh
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7 posted on 11/15/2012 8:54:28 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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