Um, does Michelle know about this?

[underpants]

Presumptive US Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) pumps fists with a supporter on stage during a campaign rally in Bristow, Virginia, June 5, 2008.

[papapi]

1. That's a good pic. Is that my brother? I mean the one on the left.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. OMG, Obama's been dapping with other men!

[gateley]

Aww. I really like that. nt

[ErinBerin84]

3. Obama has the best expression on his face in that picture.

[AtomicKitten]

4. That is too cool!

[uponit7771]

5. FAUX news will do 1500 stories on this before the weeks up; "DAP Cheating Obama!!"

[Cant trust em]

6. Obama is clearly getting a big kick out of this.

What an awesome photo.

[onenote]

7. as long as he saves the butt pat for her, I doubt she minds

[hedgehog]

8. Kind of puts "concern" over the white working class vote into a new

persepective, doesn't it?

[Political Heretic]

13. Be careful of stereotypes - you saw this picture and assumed a lot.

we don't know anything about this guy other than he is white.

[hedgehog]

18. OMG- you're right! Clearly that is a photo of a GM exec undercover

at the rally. The underarm sweatstains are a clear giveaway of someone trying too hard to blend in!

[Political Heretic]

26. Wow... and you keep digging the hole deeper.

[DAGDA56]

9. You might start seeing the same action popping up at all his

public appearances...the media made a big deal about it, but people seem to like it.

[Zodiak]

10. I am not a TV watcher

What problem does the media have with this?

[DAGDA56]

21. I didn't say they have a problem...it was just on all the various news shows...

...usually as a "kicker" story. They invariably treated it as cute, but I think it might catch on. My only problem would be a room full of thousands of people with their fists in the air. That could prove to be an interesting visual.

[dsomuah]

11. Is than Dick Cheney??

I heard they were related. Cheney's backing Obama now?

[Schema Thing]

12. That really is a "dap" rather than a "pound"...

...when you examine the look on that gentleman's face. "Dignity and pride, young man. Now go change the world".

[Catherina]

14. I think he's the least of Michele's worries

;)

The good news is, Michelle has a good and decent man. He wouldn't think twice about it. And if he even started to think about it, well, let's just say Michelle's got that don't-even-think-about-it look down pat.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

23. Don't-Even-Think-About-It

I was noticing that the other day. I suspect that Barak doesn't get too many easy passes from Michelle.

I can see him a year from now, trying to end an arguement with "...But I'm the President!?" And she just stands there with her hands on her hips giving him that look. Aren't enough Secret Service Agents in the world to save you from that!

[Catherina]

25. ! ROFL

You got it. That's it exactly. I love Michelle! What a woman :)

[Symarip]

15. I remember when he came out on stage last night

This was the first person he greeted on the left. They were about 20 feet in front of me! Pretty badass.

I got to shake his hand, too :)

[underpants]

16. COOL!

:bounce:

[TahitiNut]

17. It's SOOOO easy for me to put myself in the place of the guy in the cap.

He's not that much different demographically (or even physically - sigh) from myself, from all appearances. There's a kind of serious and sincere intensity in his gaze (look at his eyes). He's apparently waited in line and invested time and effort to be on the "cusp of history" ... with a sense of "before I die, I'm going to celebrate!" I don't think for a minute he's unaware of how PERSONAL he's being ... an expression of love. And respect.

The expression on Obama's face is not one of laughing AT ... but one of celebrating WITH. It's joy. (Not comedy.)

It's iconic. Truly.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

20. I was going to repost the picture because it evoked such strong emotion in me.

You have captured all of that with your words, TN. Thanks! (joyful tears in my eyes)

[vaberella]

19. I'm from Harlem---It's a pound. Normally meaning, "right on" or "keepin' it real"

[underpants]

22. I always heard of it as "ten pounds"

but that is just Richmond or part of it I guess

:shrug:

[vaberella]

27. Roughly the same, they just count the total of fingers. Around my way we only call it pound.

[TahitiNut]

24. Even though I'm "merely" an aged honkie ... I agree.

I don't live under a rock ... or behind walls of fear. I've enjoyed many, many relationships with an entire rainbow of people in my life and have the (often embarassing to the butt-clenched folk) temerity to explore all manner of cultural attitudes and expressions ... the kind of stuff "polite people just don't do." (I've always thought that the only interesting topics to discuss are politics, religion, and sex. Race is most certainly "politics.")

As a Viet Nam vet, I'm fairly familiar with such hand gestures ... brothers ... although we usually opt for the mutual thumb-grip. (Fraternities have ALWAYS used such 'recognition' signs.)

[vaberella]

28. Yeah I know. I mean I always thought it was a "Black thang," I do it with my mum she's 63.

Excuse me if I sound essentialist...because it definitely sounds it.