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White House strong-arms photo agency to squash Malia photos
http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/08/malia-obama-paparazzi-michelle-obama-president-gjelina-restaurant-l-a/#ixzz36xsplTGa ^ | 7-8-14

Posted on 07/09/2014 3:13:16 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Malia Obama went to a famous L.A. restaurant Monday night -- a restaurant regularly frequented by celebs and paparazzi -- and when the White House found out a photog took her pic, they went into DEFCON 1 to KILL the photos.

The 16-year-old went to Gjelina in Venice, CA with some friends. The photog got the pic as Malia walked out and then sent it to the AKM-GSI agency to sell. The agency posted the pic on its website for media outlets to purchase, but several hours later The First Lady's Office called AKM-GSI and asked them to please take the pics off the website and delete them from their files.

We're told Michelle Obama's people told the agency they had promises from various media outlets not to photograph the 2 girls when they were not in the presence of their father.

AKM-GSI then agreed, sending an email to the media with the subject, "URGENT SET KILL NOTICE."

The text reads, "Please delete the set of Malia Obama from your archive. The set was sent around earlier today. We cannot distribute this set."

Now here's what's interesting. Malia has been in L.A. over the last few weeks, doing an internship on Halle Berry's TV show for part of the time. Then she showed up at a famous restaurant -- Secret Service in tow -- with photogs all over the place.

So is this a case of the President and First Lady taking precautionary action, or is this a concerned famous mom and dad flexing their muscles?


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: censorship; freepress; gjelina; halleberry; intern; maliaobama; photos; publicfigure; statedrunmedia
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1 posted on 07/09/2014 3:13:17 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin’s kids are fair game.


2 posted on 07/09/2014 3:14:20 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Was the daughter wearing her T-shirt with the peace sign?


3 posted on 07/09/2014 3:17:15 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Arm_Bears

Don’t forget the Bush girls. The press was ruthless.


4 posted on 07/09/2014 3:17:16 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Who the heck cares?!


5 posted on 07/09/2014 3:23:11 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

What is “The First Lady’s Office” ???


6 posted on 07/09/2014 3:23:23 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

“What is “The First Lady’s Office” ???”

The Office of the Fist Lady, OOTFL, is constitutionally empowered to mind your child’s caloric intake, discipline, education, and global warming, racism, white privilege and diversity indoctrination.

Wait...


7 posted on 07/09/2014 3:36:32 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The disturbing news is not that this WH moves to suppress the media, it’s that the media so obediently complies.


9 posted on 07/09/2014 3:43:31 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Tennessee Nana
"What is “The First Lady’s Office” ???"

Food police.
Can't let the public know her kids eat better than she wants for yours.

10 posted on 07/09/2014 3:44:45 AM PDT by just me (GOD BLESS AMERICA Amen)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Pres qnd FATAS! I mean FLOTUS, don’t know a single thing that is going on in the world or their own administration but they know a picture was taken of Malia seconds after it happens.


11 posted on 07/09/2014 3:48:57 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This is why one doesn’t see Dem politicians children shown at their worst. Their media friends help them cover it up. This is why the antics of the children of Conservative politicians should not matter to Conservatives. The media will hate us one way or the other.


12 posted on 07/09/2014 4:06:37 AM PDT by RginTN
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To: afraidfortherepublic
We're told Michelle Obama's people told the agency ...

She has "people?" Who pays for these "people?"

14 posted on 07/09/2014 4:09:49 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Old Yeller

Reminds me of the pix of Chelsea lying on the floor of a London pub — drunk, or stoned.


15 posted on 07/09/2014 4:14:41 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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16 posted on 07/09/2014 4:23:03 AM PDT by Liz (Another Clinton administration? Are you nuts?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

We know how it works. Families of marxist politicians get special treatment. Families of normal people are trashed.


17 posted on 07/09/2014 4:25:09 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

No problem with this. The girls are not politicians.

BUT, the left needs to use the same standards with the children of conservative pols.

Then again, the left has no honor.


18 posted on 07/09/2014 4:30:19 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: afraidfortherepublic

mal-
a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,”

Probably not the best choice for a name.


19 posted on 07/09/2014 4:38:41 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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20 posted on 07/09/2014 4:47:51 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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