Wide-eyed Chipotle worker, Romney photo goes viral

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | October 3, 2012 | AP

[Cincinatus' Wife]

DENVER (AP) — The manager of a Denver Chipotle restaurant has become an Internet celebrity thanks to the wide-eyed pose he struck alongside Mitt Romney when the Republican presidential candidate stopped by for lunch.

Marty Arps, 20, posed for a group photo with Romney and Chipotle employees Tuesday afternoon. Arps is seen making a wide-eyed expression while pointing at Romney.

...Romney seemed unaware of Arps' pose and the mood was jovial, said AP photographer Charles Dharapak, who snapped the picture. "It didn't seem awkward. Everyone was having a good time," Dharapak said.

.....Arps told The Daily he doesn't know yet who he'll vote for. He said he's "not too hip to elections and stuff."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

...Romney seemed unaware of Arps' pose and the mood was jovial, said AP photographer Charles Dharapak, who snapped the picture. "It didn't seem awkward. Everyone was having a good time," Dharapak said.

Indeed!

Unlike the AP photographer, Arps and Romney were colorblind.

3 AP photos

[andyk]

He said he's "not too hip to elections and stuff."

Haha, that is right out of the Onion or Semi-News...

[Quick Shot]

appears to be photoshopped, zoom in tight.

[newnhdad]

but Romney hates people and he doesn’t hug his garbage man.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Nah...

[Haiku Guy]

Remember the Condoleeza Rice Gu’auld Photo?

It is SOP for some folks to photoshop dark-skinned people’s eyes to make them stand out better in photographs, but it looks unnatural.

[wolficatZ]

“appears to be photoshopped, zoom in tight.”

Sorry fella, please try again.

[Haiku Guy]

[cricket]

‘admittedly’ photo-shopped. . .for biased reasons including political agenda. (Time or Newsweak?)

[1010RD]

Hopefully, we won’t see her in a Romney Admin.

[1_Rain_Drop]

I must be blind. I don’t see anything wrong with that guy’s expression.

[DJ Taylor]

I can recognize a “Gang” sign when I see one, can you?

[Tanniker Smith]

I need to pass this around school — 20-year-old manager. Yes, there’s a reason to work there now because in three years that could be you.

[Charles Martel]

I can recognize a “Gang” sign when I see one, can you?

I've seen upper-middle-class white high school girls using that hand gesture in the mall food court. If it started out as a gang sign, it's been heavily diluted.

[InvisibleChurch]

hello meme

[Excellence]

He could be a Will Smith stunt double.

[dfwgator]

[battousai]

I can recognize a “Gang” sign when I see one, can you?

That's a bit of stretch isn't it? To me just looks like he's pointing at Romney, in a sort of 'look who I am standing next to..can you believe it!' way.