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Obama Photo Evokes Kennedy Moment (You Wish, Media!)
BBC ^ | 9/3/09

Posted on 09/03/2009 6:09:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The US White House has released a photograph of President Barack Obama's daughter Sasha sneaking up on her father as he works in the Oval Office.

The image has drawn comparisons with the famous 1963 image of John F Kennedy Jnr playing underneath the Oval Office desk as his father reads documents.

That picture helped create the image of "Camelot" associated with the Kennedys.

Mr Obama has said being able to work and live at home is "one of the huge benefits of being president".

The photograph, taken in early August and released through the official White House Flickr website, shows eight-year-old Sasha Obama sneaking up on her father from behind a sofa as he reads at the desk.

She and her older sister, Malia, are the youngest children to live in the White House since the 1960s, but Mr Obama and his wife Michelle have always said they want their daughters to have as normal a life as possible. In an interview with the BBC in June, Mr Obama said his family life works well in the White House and his family were his favourite way to unwind.

"One of the huge benefits of being president is I now have this nice office and I go upstairs and have dinner with my family just about every night," he said. "We've got a very good deal."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhofamily; camelot; fawningmedia; ineligible; kennedy; notpresident; obama; resident
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1 posted on 09/03/2009 6:09:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It’s pretty rare to actually catch Daddy Mac at WORK!

P.S. It’s not CUTE when you’re a pre-teen. A toddler? Yes.


2 posted on 09/03/2009 6:12:10 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: nickcarraway

He didn’t notice the door opening? This is so staged.


3 posted on 09/03/2009 6:13:34 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: nickcarraway

That picture is so embarrassing..........


4 posted on 09/03/2009 6:16:41 PM PDT by Carley (WHEN YOU HONOR THE DISHONORABLE YOU SHOW YOUR OWN TRUE COLORS)
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To: nickcarraway
Geez. What a pathetic bunch. "Look! Look! It's...Camelot!

As for the kids, living in the White House likely has its perks and drawbacks.

And now for something completely different...


5 posted on 09/03/2009 6:16:54 PM PDT by rlmorel (Mary Jo Kopechne is now available for comment.-August 25, 2009)
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To: nickcarraway
Camelot Pictures, Images and Photos

Camelot's a silly place.

6 posted on 09/03/2009 6:19:14 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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Maybe the daughter is just learning to crawl to dad on her knees the way he wants everyone else to?

I mean, you never know.

7 posted on 09/03/2009 6:21:28 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

What 8 year old crawls along a couch in plain view of the photographer? When the kids were 3, they did that sort of stuff - but by 8? Not hardly!


8 posted on 09/03/2009 6:23:09 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: nickcarraway
That picture helped create the image of "Camelot" associated with the Kennedys.

The Kennedys had "Camelot" and the Obamas have "Ghettolot." LOL! Hopefully, they will be returning to live there again before long!

9 posted on 09/03/2009 6:23:42 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (We knew a revolution was coming, but who knew it would be started by rowdy senior citizens! lol...)
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He compares “living above the store” as a huge benefit to being president. I guess thats better than round the clock servants, Airforce One, limos and drivers everywhere you go, all meals prepared just especially for you and you never have to do the dishes. Did I mention you don't pay for any of that and you get a salary too? This guy doesn't know how UN presidential he sounds, makes me want to have a beer with him........... Oh wait, I don't drink beer.
10 posted on 09/03/2009 6:24:51 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: armymarinemom
Reminds me of the clintons dancing on the beach.
11 posted on 09/03/2009 6:26:52 PM PDT by Ditter
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Hey, she is just a kid. My HOPE is that she will CHANGE things when she grows up and get her IFR rating before she flys at night. Gravity can be a b*tch! As her daddy is finding out with his polling numbers.

Cute kid, bet she has a birth certificate.....

12 posted on 09/03/2009 6:27:09 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (GIVE ME YOUR MONEY B***!! - President Obama)
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To: Mr Rogers

Maybe she is a little slow I mean look at her parents


13 posted on 09/03/2009 6:28:11 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom ;))
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To: A CA Guy

Maybe she’s in that awkward “I think I’m a lizard” stage.


14 posted on 09/03/2009 6:28:20 PM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.........)
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To: nickcarraway
And then there is the photo of TOTUS playing the part of
little John John to the amusement of Caroline Kennedy...


15 posted on 09/03/2009 6:31:19 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
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To: Snickering Hound
Looking back, Camelot is a liberal fantasy. Laws can make things perfect.

It's true! It's true! The crown has made it clear.
The climate must be perfect all the year.
A law was made a distant moon ago here:
July and August cannot be too hot.
And there's a legal limit to the snow here
In Camelot.
The winter is forbidden till December
And exits March the second on the dot.
By order, summer lingers through September
In Camelot.
Camelot! Camelot!
I know it sounds a bit bizarre,
But in Camelot, Camelot
That's how conditions are.
The rain may never fall till after sundown.
By eight, the morning fog must disappear.
In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering than here
In Camelot.
Camelot! Camelot!
I know it gives a person pause,
But in Camelot, Camelot
Those are the legal laws.
The snow may never slush upon the hillside.
By nine p.m. the moonlight must appear.
In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering than here
In Camelot.

16 posted on 09/03/2009 6:31:48 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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To: FatherofFive

Look, leave Sasha out of this. It’s not her fault she’s being used by the message machine in that place.

Best,

Chris


17 posted on 09/03/2009 6:36:23 PM PDT by section9
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18 posted on 09/03/2009 6:44:10 PM PDT by Roscoe Karns
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To: nickcarraway

John John was 2 yo when the photo was taken, Sasha is 8 or 9 yo and way too old for this not to be staged. The original was probably too but most likely they got him to do what he’d done befrore to capture the photo unlike Sasha who is obiviously way too big to be hid behind a sofa.


19 posted on 09/03/2009 6:44:34 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Mr Rogers

...a future carjacker


20 posted on 09/03/2009 6:45:44 PM PDT by shadowcat
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