FNC’s Baier Airs Video of Obama’s UN ‘Photo Fail’
The picture of President Barack Obama putting his hand in front of the head of state next to him during a UN photo shoot Tuesday night has circulated on the Internet, and FNC’s Bret Baier on Wednesday evening ran video, of what he described as Obama’s “photo fail,” taking place.
Baier explained how “Obama’s hand completely obscured the man standing next to him who happened to be the President of Mongolia. The well-timed shot was so good, a lot of folks actually thought it was photo-shopped. It was not.”
Obama’s wave happens 15 seconds into the video below.
ABC and NBC came to Obama’s defense in showing the still shot Wednesday night, with NBC anchor Brian Williams asserting “you can call this photo the cost of good intentions.” On ABC’s World News, Diane Sawyer insisted there was “no harm,” announcing:
One funny moment from a formal photo at the United Nations. President Obama decided to wave to someone during a photo of heads of state. His hand completely blocking the President of Mongolia standing next to him. No harm. In the next picture you can see everybody’s smile.
Baier, during his September 21 “Grapevine” segment:
President Obama had a photo fail during a United Nations group picture Tuesday night. The attendees smiled, the cameras flashed, as you see here, but after a while President Obama had enough of the flash bulbs. He raised his hand and joked photographers had to have gotten at least one good shot.
But at that exact moment, President Obama's hand completely obscured the man standing next to him who happened to be the President of Mongolia. The well-timed shot was so good, a lot of folks actually thought it was photo-shopped. It was not.
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Oh, I'll say it anyway. . . .
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 5:36am.
Imagine if Bush had done this.
He would have been holding up
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 7:04am.
He would have been holding up his hand to ask to go to the bathroom.
The One
Submitted by Tjexcite on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 6:21am.
The only one that complained that they took to long. All about the one.
ChickaBOOMer: Fail Safe
Submitted by StewartIII on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:16am.
Fail Safe
http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2011/09/fail-safe.html
made to make him look bad
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:58am.
Yeah,I thought it was something like this. Even if he was making a joke(and he sucks at that too), by circulating that picture, it was made to make him look bad.
Personally considering what kind of scumbag he is, I got no problem with that.
-Jon
/facepalm
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:04am.
in the words of my 16 yr old son : omg he looks like a noob.
I guess we can add "impatient" to his list of endearing qualities?
Obama is thinking ... "If I only had more hands ..."
Submitted by kgarry1 on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:34am.
If he only had more hands, the picture would have looked like this ...
http://www.americanskeptic.com/2011/09/if-he-only-had-more-hands.html
Very good!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:44am.
Wait for it, the White House will release that photo this afternoon, claiming that Barry 's little faux pas was done on purpose, and was a demonstration of a TEAM BUILDING effort...the result of which, of course, is your photo. Proof of flying unicorns and chocolate rivers, fields of candy flowers, and kumbaya.
"The Won builds consensus with the whole wide world! Yes he does!" ~ Jay Carney (a.k.a. Mr. Claire Shipman)
P.S. Nice blog!
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Opps
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:21pm.
Opps. wrong poster
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Too much FAIL in one package
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 11:38am.
That is our President, The Won. Oh wait, The Zero. Or is it President Downgrade? Like I said...too much FAIL in one package.
HIs latest gaffe is #75 on my list of Obama's Gaffes & Goofs...because it's alphabetical. I have 82 documented thus far, so if anyone sees a new one, please let me know.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Blonde
Submitted by Chaitealover on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 12:32pm.
I like your list, thanks for linking to it.
Chai
Good job!
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 1:37pm.
Good job on the Gaff site! Did you happen to notice, in Gaff number three, that Obama suddenly acquired an accent, a bit of a southern drawl? I wonder if he was taking vocal lessons from Hillary?
It seems, after further review of some of his "gaffs," that every time he speaks to crowds in what is generally categorized as "Southern States" that same accent appears, with a slight variation, most likely for "regional' recognition. It's obvious that he's actually being coached to use those fake accents! He sounds a lot like Bill Clinton. Using the same pauses, the same intonations, even the same hand gestures as Clinton does. He's trying to be the Black Bill Clinton, but only while in Southern States and not when on national television. What a fraud! So much for being open and honest!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Best Photo Caption!!
Submitted by Gazinya on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 3:56pm.
Yesterday @ PajamaMedia there was this photo and a commenter named Leigh wrote. "Maybe the photographer just asked 'Who would like to see President Obama re-elected?. Soooooo Perfect.