Monday, June 7, 2010

Caption Contest

by the Left Coast Rebel

One of my favorite blogs is So it Goes in Shreveport. Tonight Pat had a shot from the White House Flickr (propaganda) page that shows Obama hanging a picture (or rather posing for correcting a crooked painting in the Oval Office of the White House):

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuRpX41Q1JZLAQCCnOQBnRUXNNOAG-6F5y1QFGL1-rwRbM6rjQMnPy8RVEIyqGVsT_586MvVAPRwqlFTO7hcyAALNP2PRUCB3RvTm99Q4IOgPnjJMoBKJyR6gqdruIj3lohYnri2P0oc/s1600/4672416725_92dce06840.jpg


The White House Flickr page comes with the following Orwellian warning:

This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.


Here's the link to the super-high-res shot of Obama's head and the painting. Does anyone know what painting this is? Caption contest? Also, I had to laugh when I saw the five (count 'em, a total of five) comments that were 'accepted' and accompany the above picture:

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msrocky3 says:

Handy man?
Posted 25 hours ago. ( permalink )

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Beth Wales Pro User says:

attention to detail...;-))
Posted 17 hours ago. ( permalink )

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leora kurtzer says:

hahahaha this is great. such a TYPE A pic
Posted 12 hours ago. ( permalink )

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CaspersBxl says:

I can see him sitting at his desk looking a the picture and thinking it is not straight ... but instead of calling someone, just getting up and correcting ...

... and as you said, it's all in the details.

Great picture ... great President
Posted 11 hours ago. ( permalink )

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Heike 1964 says:

really a great picture and a great President!!
Posted 10 hours ago. ( permalink )

Perhaps Valerie Jarret is moderating comments.....

1 comment:

  1. Obama...in the Oval Office...posing for a "crooked" painting.

    The punchline writes itself!

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