That’s the thing. The word “beard” shook a lot of people up. “Beard!” It’s not American-sounding. “Beard! Lenin had a beard … Gabby Hayes had whiskers! Monty Woolley had whiskers!”I worked in industries that require cleanshaven faces for the purpose of allowing adhesion of respirators, so I am used to it; I sometimes let the “whiskers” grow out though.
— George Carlin, “The Hair Piece” from FM And AM (Carlin figured he was making fun of conservatives though)
obammy has a beard.