Pattern developing for President Selfie

Chicago Tribune ^ | December 11, 2013 | John Kass

[glorgau]

There are many ways to remember President Barack Obama's appearance at South Africa's memorial for Nelson Mandela.

Some may remember Obama as Mandela's spiritual son, our president riding on his own soaring rhetoric at that stadium, wrapping himself in Mandela's mantle, dreaming of the father of the new South Africa.

And others will seize on Obama shaking hands with the executioner of Cuba, our president bowing to Raul Castro just as he once bowed to the lords of the Chicago Democratic Machine before beginning his climb.

But those images — Obama riding on his magic rhetorical carpet, reaching for dreams of Mandela, or his clasping of the right hand of Fidel Castro's demonic brother — are about politics.

But there's another image from the memorial that defines Obama. It has nothing to do with ideology.

A news photographer captured the president sitting with the prime ministers of Great Britain and Denmark. He has a cellphone in his hand. The three of them are grinning.

First lady Michelle Obama sits off to the side, somber, dignified, as the world remembers Mandela. Yet next to her like some goofy adolescent who hasn't yet been taught how to behave properly at a memorial service — her husband — is snapping a memorial to himself.

President Selfie.

[glorgau]

President Selfie - perfect description. It gets right to the heart of the man.

[CGASMIA68]

President Selfie(narcissist in chief) needs to go viral and stick for the next 3 years.

[2ndDivisionVet]

First lady Michelle Obama sits off to the side, somber, dignified bitter, resentful, angry, jealous and fuming.

Fixed it.

[Little Pig]

I can imagine the tweet now: LOL kickin it at @Mandela sendoff w/ wrld ldrs. #MandelaKegger

[SC_Pete]

President Selfie is transforming America, as he promised.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Class with a capital K.

[mazda77]

This tells an even better story.

[Diogenesis]

[Diogenesis]

[Makana]

I am sincerely torn. IS he the most arrogant person to inhabit the WH or the dumbest?

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Good Lord.

I could never imagine making my husband change places with me so that he couldn’t sit near a colleague.

Is she trying to make us think she is jealous or is it about the ‘white lady’?*

*See picture of First Lady Carla Bruni with our First ‘Lady’.

[Mr. K]

I would love to know what was said to the Prime Minister of Denmark just before photos #2 was taken

[Daffynition]

A first. A dog taking a selfie with a dog.

[Flick Lives]

President Selfie.

Ouch!

[Ann Archy]

He is NOT dumb......he’s the most CLEVER SMILING SNAKE that has EVER inhabited the White House, including LBJ!! He DESPISES AMERICA.

[liberalh8ter]

Look behind the Obama’s....Valerie Jarrett has a Michellesque scowl while Eric Holder appears to be looking for a white person to prosecute.

[pingman]

“Where de white wimmins at?”

[Fresh Wind]

First lady Michelle Obama sits off to the side, somber, dignified...

Mad has hell.