Barack Obama as you've never seen him before (VERY interesting photos)

DailyMail.com ^ | 18th December 2008 | Annette Witheridge

[yankeedame]

Barack Obama, Time's Person Of The Year, as you've never seen him before

...Barack Obama was yesterday named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year, as a set of never-seen-before photographs emerged of the American president-elect...

The black and white pictures show the dandily dressed Obama, aged around 19, smoking a cigarette whilst sitting on a wooden bench and leaning against a wall.

The future Democratic leader of the free world was spotted by aspiring photographer Lisa Jack in the canteen at Los Angeles’ Occidental College and happily agreed to model for her....

...Ms Jack...lost touch with Mr Obama shortly after the photo session....now a psychologist, eventually agreed to give the prints to Time, to coincide with its Person of the Year award.

Easygoing: Mr Obama as a college student in a previously
unseen photograph

‘These are historic photos and they should be shared,’ she said....

Charismatic: Mr Obama posed for aspiring photographer Lisa Jack
in the canteen at Los Angeles’ Occidental College. She had kept the
negatives in her basement

[reagan_fanatic]

LOL - you might have a point there.

[nina0113]

I’m not sure if you’re joking or not ... that last pair of pictures depicts Jimmy “Killer Rabbit” Carter. The thought of young Jimmy Carter holding a rabbit just strikes me as odd.

In the next (unseen) picture, that rabbit BIT him, and he's never gotten over it.

[beckysueb]

Jimmy Carter.

[ArrogantBustard]

I was thinking that perhaps he somehow offended the rabbit, and its descendant later sought revenge.

Aggrieved Rabbit: “Hello. My name is Bun-bun Montoya. You maltreat my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. Prepare to die!”

[nina0113]

“Bun-bun”? You a Sluggy Freelance guy? Have you read the John Ringo books? You know the aliens landed in Fredericksburg and killed us all, but at least we died bravely.

[nascarnation]

[ArrogantBustard]

John Ringo ... Is that the series with the aliens that eat everyone and everything in their path ... and Earth hires out mercenaries, because our technology isn’t up to galactic standards but at least we know how to fight?

[nina0113]

Yep. Gust Front is the one in Fredericksburg, therefore my favorite regardless of the ending, but Watch on the Rhine is actually better.

[dennisw]

Jimmuh Carter? Thanks

[SparkyBass]

Poser.

[KellyM37]

[Fu-fu2]

Your #19—Hilarious!

[Fu-fu2]

Your #35—Frightening!

[gidget7]

deb, I would be willing to bet oodles on that!! Absolutely!

It is shameful that none of it was ever uncovered all the while, Sarah Palin being put through a virtual colonoscopy!! Our beloved nation is reduced to a laughing stock. Those in so called “power”.............pathetic!

[Paige]

Occidental College is a distinguished liberal arts college located in Los Angeles, Ca

[Paige]

I went to the website page and the page on the site is no longer available.

[Eva]

It’s interesting how light his skin is. It looks as though he has freckles, too.

[Paige]

Shows his mother was white...many have thought otherwise.

[Paige]

I’m not a McCain fan but to say McCain is as bad as that Kenyan born racist is rather telling on who you truly support.

[retrokitten]

ROTFLMAO!!

SJ, don’t miss the lower left corner of the picture! LOLOLOLOLOL