I saw the movie tonight.. this is a first hand impression. Obama was in a quick photo shot (which could’ve been special effects), where Sam gets a cheesy medal. They actually went out of their way to make in seem “unimportant” to the White House and it didn’t fit him (like it was made for a child). That and the fact that the aliens are setting up their evil BASE in Chicago (subtle message there, huh?).. and Obama is nowhere to be seen during all of this, even though he has been established as the President (referred to by Sam as “POTUS”, not by his name!)... The bad guys (Leonard Nimoy as Sentinel Prime) say the socialist phrases, like “The rights of the many override the rights of the few” ... and the fighting for Freedom message on the Autobots/Human side is VERY telling. This movie is a shot across the bow of the Socialists in Washington DC... and I would say it disses Obama BIG TIME. How refreshing! Do You LOVE your FREEDOM?!
Actually after posting this I have heard from others that Bay has subtle right wing messages in his movies. I’m all for supporting more conservative filmmakers and actors, but I think I’ll wait for it to come out on DVD, saw Super 8 last night, that movie was fun I highly recommend it.