The Story Behind "That Selfie" (Photographer "sad" he made Obama look bad)

AFP ^ | Wednesday, December 11, 2013 | Roberto Schmidt

[Amigo04]

“This reads like one of those forced apologies in communist countries,...”

So very true. The apology was made out of fear.

[ctdonath2]

“Her stern look was captured by chance.”

By chance four times in one minute with no other allegedly happy-most-of-that-time looks captured?

[NFHale]

Those two are just Pure Class, all the way... Yup...
/S (do I really need the sarc tag?)

[xsmommy]

i think the urban dictionary definition of "trifling" fits the two of them to a TEE.

[BenLurkin]

Wait a minute....

When I saw the headline I thought it was an apology from the moron holding the cellphone...but from the news photographer who caught this shameful moment and preserved it for history?

Who the he|| apologizes for reporting facts?

This is REALLY weird.

[BenLurkin]

Bingo!

[bgill]

Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved

She looked peeved, more peeved, got the rolly eye and lips pursed thing going big time, peeved even more and revved it up to totally @(&U#_!(*% off and traded seats. We've seen her pull this junior high attitude time and time again when there's a better looking woman than her around and if she'd rather be anywhere in the world except where she is or if there's anything going on that isn't spotlighting her.

[turducken]

Moochie: “It’s bout to get ghetto up in here”

[bgill]

Except is wasn’t one photo of a second of time. It was several photos over several minutes of time telling a very interesting story.

[1010RD]

Was Roberto blinking his eyes as he spoke? It might be morse code or the effects of either benzodiazepine on his system or an IRS audit notice. Pick two.

[GOPJ]

I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have.

OMG - the guy was accidentally being a photo journalist rather than a paid Obama flunky. The horror... the horror....

[Dqban22]

The Photographer didn't make Obama look bad, Obama made a fool of himself with his infantile and disrespectful behavior. Kudos to Michele, she was the disciplinary adult.

[Moltke]

Wouldn't "mourning" be a more appropriate word?

"Somber" does not seem to be part of the African emotional makeup. It's either "happy" or "angry."

[bgill]

He looks very much the chided child in that last one.

[GOPJ]

The IRS is gonna get him... you're right Shannon - it's audit time for that dude.

And the FBI will be checking him out - FBI and Homeland - hand and glove with the IRS taking down Obama's political enemies. Charming isn't it...

[Moltke]

Her stern look was captured by chance.

That chance being appr. 99% any day of the year.

[Arrowhead1952]

Several threads here already. This one was just posted.

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[NFHale]

I can think of many, many words you’ll find in the dictionary - and a few you won’t - that fit them to a tee...

[autumnraine]

Unbelievable.

[JoeProBono]