Wrong? Shirtless Obama on Washingtonian mag cover

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.kansascity.com/stargazing/story/1153743.html

[babylonsister]

1. Horrific. Recommend. nt

[FrenchieCat]

2. LOL! I voted no, lighten up!

Poll: Do you think it's disrespectful?

No -- lighten up, people
Yes -- it's the president!
Who cares?


No -- lighten up, people 40%
534

Yes -- it's the president! 36%
488

Who cares? 24%
328

It is so wrong, until it's right! :rofl:

[prolesunited]

3. If that's wrong

I don't want to be right.

[FrenchieCat]

4. LOL!

I remember that song! :rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. Me too!

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. lol. n/t

[babylonsister]

8. LOL! nt

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. how can you just say "n/t"? I know you're thinking much more

you know you are!

[babylonsister]

11. Horrific! :) nt

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

7. Oh Lordy!

Next we'll see his picture or similiar on covers of paper back romance novels.

H-o-o-o-o-o-t! OMG.

[Clio the Leo]

10. You misspelled the word, it's H-O-T. NT

[NV Whino]

12. I have no objection to that.

At all. It's time we moved into the 20th century. Oh wait, it's the 21st century. (Do we have a forehead slap smilie?)

Bear in mind that is a candid shot from Obama's Hawaiian vacation. Public beach, fair game. (Even if the public beach was closed off to protect the POTUS.)

This is no more inappropriate than John Kerry windsurfing or Vladimir Putin fishing sans shirt. The times, they are a changin'.

[Cha]

30. You've gotten to the bottom of

it..Our Prez going body surfing and swimming in the Pacific Ocean..oh darnB-)

[Dark]

37. No, but there's this:

[Duer 157099]

13. Now if it were the Pope, it'd be clearly wrong.

But for a whole other reason!

[NYC_SKP]

14. If it was GWB, it would be beyond wrong. n/t

[elshiva]

15. Why? Is not really Obama? His body double?

[opihimoimoi]

16. K&R The Pubs.."Oh Crap" "Shit...." "Who we got to match? Mitt?"

"But he's too skinny"

"Show off!!"

"Photo shopped....everyone knows it"

[TankLV]

28. All the good ones were gay, and they already kicked THEM out...!!!

[tuvor]

17. Ewww, ew, and ewwwww:

From your source:

"Would the magazine have run pictures of George Bush - either one - or Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan without their shirts on?"

:scared:

[Triana]

19. No but GWB, Clinton and Ray Gun were SOOOO NOT hot...

Obama IS.

Well, to SOME people he is.

[Cha]

31. And, what if they wouldn't have?

That's not the Hot Point.

[Triana]

18. Uhhhh....

...Ummmm....Well....

Mmffmmpf. :x

:o









(well ... he IS hot)

[Sultana]

20. Big Deal

At least they didn't put a shirtless Cheney on the cover.

[Sirveri]

21. I have a picture of a shirtless cheney rubbing his nipples.

He got really drunk that night, it was so awesome.

[Sultana]

22. DO NOT WANT!

:puke:

:P

[old mark]

24. You may certainly keep it......unless

he has any piercings.......



mark

[The Backlash Cometh]

23. Wolf pack material!

Wink, wink to all of you who know what I'm talking about.

[Orsino]

25. The picture is neither respectful nor disrespectful. It simply is.

"Our new neighbor is hot" strikes me as disrespectful, but I wouldn't want to stifle that expression.

We know what the outrage is about, though. The Right is incensed that besides his great charisma and intelligence, President Obama is also attractive to look at. These are three things that no one currently on the right could match.

[JNelson6563]

26. Me likey.

:toast: :patriot:

[jberryhill]

27. The President Appears To Be Fit And Healthy

And that's just fine.

[Sheepshank]

29. No wonder

Michelle smiles a lot!!!
Wowzers.....my President is steaming hot almost nakkie, making policies, setting the Repukes in their place or while running the country.

[ZombieHorde]

32. For balance, they need to publish a picture of Obama with a shirt but no pants or underwear.

No -- lighten up, people 552
40%
Yes -- it's the president! 489
36%
Who cares? 330
24%
Total Votes: 1371

[adoraz]

33. its not wrong... but if we have a female president

sometime in the future in a bikini on a magazine cover, I don't want anyone crying sexist. :)

[azmouse]

34. yummmm....

Not bad for an 'old man'! :D Not bad at all!

Yep, I can say that 'cause I'm 2 days older than he is and I can make a joke about age. :P

[polichick]

35. It wouldn't be hard for him to sell an updated Presidential fitness program...

btw, do they still use the old program in schools?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

36. Hm. Did they bitch when we saw others shirtless?

Like him? (Hey--hormonal frenzy and all!)


Or this dude?


Or is it okay if the prez is the antithesis of sexy? (Oh. . . the borror!)


Or maybe it's only okay done in the proper context--i.e. with a wink and a nod to "god" and "America" and assurance that he has our best interests at heart. (Yes, I know dickweed wasn't the official prez, but I liked the idea of him moving on to gay porn.)


I'm sorry--this should have had a spew alert in the subject line, shouldn't it? BTW, if you know what's good for you, do NOT google "bush shirtless. . . " Wrong bush entirely. :P

[WinkyDink]

38. I don't wanna be right.