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O-bam-a! U.S. President shows off his martial arts skills on visit to South Korea
dailymail.co.uk ^ | Nov. 19, 2009 | Mail Foreign Service

Posted on 11/19/2009 5:31:11 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

He's already known for his moves on the basketball court and the dance floor.

But Barack Obama is not letting the world forget about the other moves he has in his arsenal.

Taking advantage of a trip to South Korea today, he showed off his tae kwon do skills to President Lee Myung-bak.

Mr Obama struck his pose after his South Korean counterpart gave him a tae kwon do uniform and black belt as a gift during their summit talks.

The president is known to have studied the martial art for four years from 2001, when he was a junior senator in Illinois.

He took just as firm a stance politically today when he joined forces with President Lee to pressure North Korea to fall in line and return to nuclear talks.

And they agreed to push for progress on approving a bilateral free trade deal that has yet to be ratified by legislatures in either country two years after it was signed.

'The thing I want to emphasise is that President Lee and I both agree we want to break the pattern that existed in the past, in which North Korea behaves in a provocative fashion, and then is willing to return to talk ... and then that leads to seeking further concessions,' Mr Obama said.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: metrosexual; obama; taekwondo; taekwondobama
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1 posted on 11/19/2009 5:31:12 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Let’s rumble.


2 posted on 11/19/2009 5:32:20 PM PST by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Kwai-Chang Cain he ain’t.


3 posted on 11/19/2009 5:32:55 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He has mastered the bow down move.


4 posted on 11/19/2009 5:33:24 PM PST by Rosemont
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To: Free ThinkerNY
maybe they meant the belt for Michelle.

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5 posted on 11/19/2009 5:33:49 PM PST by digger48
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Looks just like his bowling and baseball throwing form. What a manly man!


6 posted on 11/19/2009 5:34:44 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama should stick to what he knows. Showing off like this can only lead to trouble.
7 posted on 11/19/2009 5:36:38 PM PST by jmcenanly
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Everything to this guy is either a game or a photo op.
His presidency is just one long play date on our dime.
He has the maturity and gravitas of a 5 yr old.


8 posted on 11/19/2009 5:37:13 PM PST by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I never got to be a black belt so maybe I didn’t learn that move. But....

What kind of martial arts move is it when you stick your foot in your mouth and your head up your &**?

...and how can you possibly defend yourself in that position?


9 posted on 11/19/2009 5:37:19 PM PST by dila813
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The president is known to have studied the martial art for four years from 2001

Why does that sound like a giant load?

10 posted on 11/19/2009 5:37:21 PM PST by KJC1
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
So his Black Belt is like his nobel prize and other “accomplishments”. Give and not earned.
11 posted on 11/19/2009 5:37:39 PM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Laughable, but what do you expect from a poser.

I hear he got his Fucia belt though.


12 posted on 11/19/2009 5:38:46 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
He reminds me of Pee Wee Herman ...

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13 posted on 11/19/2009 5:38:50 PM PST by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: KJC1

Obama is a master of Dung Fu.


14 posted on 11/19/2009 5:39:03 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY (Live Free Or Die)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He looks like he’s doped up. I wonder what his handlers have him on.


15 posted on 11/19/2009 5:40:24 PM PST by jsh3180
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama is a master of Dung Fu.

LOL. Come to think of it, he looks like he's trying to pass (or refrain from passing) raunchy gas and a rough stool.

16 posted on 11/19/2009 5:41:48 PM PST by KJC1
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To: SandRat

Kwai-Chang Cain he ain’t.

Maybe...

I hear he’s called the Narnian President.
He’s got his lying, a witch and a wardrobe...


17 posted on 11/19/2009 5:42:30 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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18 posted on 11/19/2009 5:43:14 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY (Live Free Or Die)
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To: mlizzy

Nah, that’s Obama doing his Michael Jackson impersonation.


19 posted on 11/19/2009 5:43:31 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: digger48

Whooeee. Look at that cute Obama pose!Hm-Hm-Hm!


20 posted on 11/19/2009 5:45:17 PM PST by ArmyTeach ( Speak the truth, right the wrong, and follow the King.)
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