Posted on 09/27/2009 3:47:38 PM PDT by machogirl
Photo of Obama and Spain's First Children Causes a Stir September 25, 2009 04:53 PM ET | Paul Bedard, Alex Kingsbury | Permanent Link | Print
By Alex Kingsbury, Washington Whispers
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was in for a rude shock if he thought the same privacy conventions that shield the children of public figures in his home country would extend to the United States. Zapatero brought his wife and two daughters along on his trip to New York for the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, and on Wednesday he and his family posed for a photograph with President Obama at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The photo caused a huge stir in Spain because the public had never before seen an image of its leader's children, ages 13 and 16, who appeared in the photograph sporting slightly gothic attire.
The photo, credited in the Spanish press to White House photog Lawrence Jackson, was posted on the State Department Flickr site, according to sources. Conservative news outlets in Spain prominently featured the photograph of the Socialist leader's family—with the faces slightly pixilated to comply with the country's aforementioned privacy laws concerning minors—in their papers and on their websites. The conservative El Mundo newspaper put the photograph on Page A1. The liberal El Pais, meanwhile, ran a detailed explainer about why it was not publishing the offending image.
After a request by the Spanish government, the White House removed the photograph from the State Department website. But it was too late. Many Spanish in-boxes today were flooded with a series of E-mails with the photograph—obviously altered—depicting the two teens as members of the Addams Family, the band KISS , and J. R. R. Tolkien's troll-like Orcs.
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That is a neat video.
He is wearing the exact same tie in the video that his wearing in the cardboard cutout picture in post #44.
The Kinks song “Lola”
And yet...
At least they are better dressed than Michelle.
Sounds reasonable. I remember hearing something like that when I was a kid. Not about my dress, just the, “you will do as I say until you are 18 and move out of the house”.
Fascinating.
Crazy Barry’s Auto Sales and Jose’s Cheap Shoes merge to market a new line of chador-ready women for the islamic man ready to upgrade from a goat.
That kid looks scared. Kind of how I look ever time I delve into the Helen Thomas threads and seanmerc posts that GIANT picture of HT.
She looks the part at this function. Tasteful. (Michelle)
They do look a little creepy. And kooky.
what’s with the combat boots?
wow. there are some real, biting photos. if there weren’t kids in it.......... but that’s their parents fault.
wonder when the blogger will be shut down?
Why is it tucked into her boot instead of on her toe?
Oh man. I really appreciate my kids.
Those pics were probably taken minutes apart at the large photo shoot.
Haven’t heard THAT name in a long time either. I’ll have to look that up on youtube.
is the family all wearing black because they came to the USA? The father must not have any control over these kids to let them appear this way. God...I am scared to death to see what Michelle is going to start wearing after she’s seen this act. I will see...the Obama’s have nice teeth - much nicer than Spains.
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