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.
Maybe if you are a Lesbian and like that butchy line backer look.
It really was an unfortunate choice of attire.
"Looks like" ???? How 'bout "is" ???
:^)
The all black thing is interesting. IMHO, the Mrs. Z should have not worn the black tights. The kids should have been taken shopping for a proper outfit. Unless of course in SPAIN that is the National Look.
I think those are some belts that were loaned out from the First Wookie.
Those aren't goths. Those are Juggalos. Even more pathetic.
You’ll dance to anything by any bunch of stupid Europeans who come over here with their big hairdos intent on taking our money instead of giving your cash, where it belongs, to a decent American artist like myself!
OMG the dark witch DOES have her goth eye makeup on! LoL!
Nope. The Mos Eisley Cantina. I see Chewbacca, Greedo, Insect-Face who picked a fight w/ Luke...
too much MTV? don’t events like that specify dress?
Exactly, and it’s not like they didn’t know where they were going.
This bunch makes Michelle look really beautiful and well dressed.
Dress in black
Think you’re poetic
Sad to say
You’re just pathetic
Ditto on Michelle’s dress.
Maybe if she borrowed the combat boots from the girl on the right she could put together an interesting look.
Amy Carter had a Goth wedding. The wedding pictures looked very bazaar.
She did? I’ll have to check that out.
I see both of you beat me on this thread before I posted on #213.
I’m always amazed and amused at the cryptic references so many FReepers share with me.
I think the Munster and the Adams families each look more presentable than the Spanish First Family.
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