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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:25 PM

gateley (61,901 posts)

Is Obama growing a moustache? Just saw a clip of his weekly address and there was something

happening on his upper lip. Just checked it tout on the WH give site -- looks the same.

Yes, there are important things that need our attention. No, it doesn't matter if he's growing a moustache or not. So you can save your judgmental putdowns about how shallow I am. I admit it -- sometimes I am!

I was just surprised that I NOTICED, so am curious as to what you guys think.

www.whitehouse.gov

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Is Obama growing a moustache? Just saw a clip of his weekly address and there was something (Original post)	gateley	Nov 2012	OP
lol. I doubt it	quinnox	Nov 2012	#1
Perhaps the Movember fundraiser .	Historic NY	Nov 2012	#2
probably lost a bet with Axelrod...........n/t	oldhippydude	Nov 2012	#3
oh great ... Mustache-gate the next scandal ...	zbdent	Nov 2012	#4
I doubted you, but I looked and think you're right!	frazzled	Nov 2012	#5
I even went back and watched it again. It doesn't just look like stubble. Now I'll be	gateley	Nov 2012	#9
It's been a while since we had one in the oval office	Scootaloo	Nov 2012	#6
It's been a full century	LTR	Nov 2012	#8
It used to be standard for a president. I'd like to see the trend return.	HopeHoops	Nov 2012	#7
Hell, there's a whole Wikipedia article about it!	NYC Liberal	Nov 2012	#11
It's Movember.	vanlassie	Nov 2012	#10
Well, it is "No Shave November"!	PennsylvaniaMatt	Nov 2012	#12
Well he might look even hotter with some stubble. Not that I have ever noticed.	LittlestStar	Nov 2012	#13
He's hot? Why, I never noticed either!	gateley	Nov 2012	#15
I've noticed...	Tree-Hugger	Nov 2012	#14
You're right about the Sandy statement -- but it was more pronounced in	gateley	Nov 2012	#16
Maybe it's his support for Axelrod's Shave the 'Stache fundraiser	mzteaze	Nov 2012	#17

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:27 PM

quinnox (15,687 posts)

1. lol. I doubt it

I think presidents don't go for facial hair, at least not in recent history.

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:27 PM

Historic NY (19,723 posts)

2. Perhaps the Movember fundraiser .

http://us.movember.com/

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:28 PM

oldhippydude (2,514 posts)

3. probably lost a bet with Axelrod...........n/t

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:48 PM

zbdent (34,522 posts)

4. oh great ... Mustache-gate the next scandal ...

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:51 PM

frazzled (9,139 posts)

5. I doubted you, but I looked and think you're right!

Sheesh, I hope it's just a bit of 5 o'clock shadow (though there's no beard, so that doesn't make sense). Maybe it's something for his Asian trip?

Maybe his upper lip is just sore from talking so much lately. Maybe he told Boehner he'd grow a mustache if he grabbed him 20 Republican House members to vote for a tax increase for the wealthy.

But I do see the faint trace of facial hair on the upper lip!

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:28 AM

gateley (61,901 posts)

9. I even went back and watched it again. It doesn't just look like stubble. Now I'll be

staring at his lip for the next few days!

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 02:07 PM

Scootaloo (5,873 posts)

6. It's been a while since we had one in the oval office

As a man who cannot live without having a face-kitten myself, I welcome the return of a presidential ketchup-catcher!

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 02:21 PM

LTR (13,040 posts)

8. It's been a full century

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W.H. Taft (1908-12) was the last president to sport a 'stache.

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Sat Nov 17, 2012, 02:15 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

7. It used to be standard for a president. I'd like to see the trend return.

He'd look good in a full mustache - handlebar even.

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:39 AM

NYC Liberal (15,599 posts)

11. Hell, there's a whole Wikipedia article about it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_with_facial_hair

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:35 AM

vanlassie (1,695 posts)

10. It's Movember.

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:40 AM

PennsylvaniaMatt (612 posts)

12. Well, it is "No Shave November"!

He is a pretty cool guy, so maybe he wants to fit in with the youth of America who are observing it!

In any case, I have noticed that the President is like me, and for that matter, many other guys who get the whole 5 o'clock shadow thing, especially on the upper lip.

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:45 AM

LittlestStar (224 posts)

13. Well he might look even hotter with some stubble. Not that I have ever noticed.

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Never noticed that he was hot or anything. Ahem. But of course hot is non-existent without the issues, so I'm glad we are on the same page.

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:39 AM

gateley (61,901 posts)

15. He's hot? Why, I never noticed either!

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:47 AM

Tree-Hugger (456 posts)

14. I've noticed...

...a bit of stubble on him in a few appearances lately. I think he may have even had it in his victory speech. You notice some on him during a statement on Hurricane Sandy:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/10/29/president-obama-makes-statement-hurricane-sandy

Apparently, he has stated that he can't grow facial hair. It was even discussed here years ago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7953382

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:48 AM

gateley (61,901 posts)

16. You're right about the Sandy statement -- but it was more pronounced in

his weekly address, I think. I couldn't really get a good screen shot, but

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Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:00 AM

mzteaze (309 posts)

17. Maybe it's his support for Axelrod's Shave the 'Stache fundraiser

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