The gushing and fawning over our new president will reach new heights -- or new lows depending on your point of view!!! -- when the May issue of Washingtonian magazine is released with a picture of a shirtless Obama on the cover.
Even more disgraceful, the headline will read:
26 Reasons To Love Living Here
Reason #2: Our New Neighbor Is Hot
Now that's respect for the office, dontcha think?
ABC's Jake Tapper has more (h/t NBer motherbelt):
Garrett Graff, editor-at-large at The Washingtonian, told ABC News the idea for the cover came during a discussion among the magazine’s staff about how, with the arrival of the Obamas, came a “celebrity aspect that has brought energy to the city and the attention of the paparazzi.”
“The Obamas are the center of attention here and the whole world is looking to Washington now in a way we haven’t seen in years,” Graff said, calling it “a real golden age of Washington.” [...]
He said they were trying to “capture the energy and excitement” over the Obamas in Washington and “have a little fun.”
“It’s a unique time in Washington and this photo helps capture all of the reasons why,” Graff said. “It’s not a normal way to look at a president of the United States but this is not a normal president.”
Graff said the magazine used the photo to illustrate two things: first, the president himself is hot – “you have a buff president and the paparazzi like taking shirtless photos of him,” Graff said – and second, the Obamas’ presence in Washington is “really hot.”
Yeah, I'd say it's a unique time in Washington: a time when so-called journalists abdicated all of their professionalism to gush, coo, fawn, and swoon over a president much as a teeny bopper does a rock star.
Of course, what's likely missing is how such coverage is at the heart of the separation between how the public views the president and his policies.
As has been reported the past few months, Obama's favorability rating is much higher than support for what he's enacted since taking office.
This is what happens when media members focus more attention on his "hotness" than how he's actually performing at his job.
Sadly, journalists don't understand that by doing this, the president will be able to continually enact policies the public doesn't support.
So don't worry, fellow citizens, that your taxes are going up and new debt levels are being created that will strangle the economy as well as future generation's prosperity. The guy doing it is hot, and that's all that matters!
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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He almost looks as good as I do
April 21, 2009 - 09:14 ET by PopularTechI take it all 26 reasons are "Obama". This fawning over him is borderline gay.
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Get the smelling salts!
April 21, 2009 - 09:24 ET by Paul AtreidesChris Matthews has a case of the vapors.
~I find him repulsive
April 21, 2009 - 09:24 ET by choselife3xEven if I cover his face. Ugly man-boobs and creepily long arms. I don't know if "creepily" is a word, but it's the one that springs to mind.
Is "gibbonish" a word? If
April 21, 2009 - 10:03 ET by SickofLibsIs "gibbonish" a word?
If you can touch your kneecaps without bending over, I believe it applies.
Yeah, great, we voted for a
April 21, 2009 - 09:24 ET by BDYeah, great, we voted for a male model for president....
Who's next? Ryan Seacrest?
Oh Barf!
April 21, 2009 - 09:22 ET by Red JeepHe need a cigarette dangling out of the side of his mouth. Just disgusting...
I guess we should be thankful
April 21, 2009 - 09:45 ET by Paul Atreidesthat his pants are around his waist instead of them hanging about his knees, gangsta-style.
my wish is
April 21, 2009 - 09:24 ET by larry on LIthat he is just a transient.
Washington Mag.
April 21, 2009 - 09:27 ET by NorthCoasterSo What, who cares? This is just more of the "Slobbering Love Affair" with the President and the First Family.
now that's a REAL dog!
April 21, 2009 - 10:13 ET by SickofLibsAnd if you haven't heard, the dog also is unusually well-endowed with a mastiff-sized, ground-dragging unit, and of course is not neutered (like my dog or your dog).
Normal???
April 21, 2009 - 09:27 ET by Rovin"It’s not a normal way to look at a president of the United States but this is not a normal president."
I want to know what has happened to the office of the President of the United States and who is this imposter who’s sole purpose is to represent and defend this great nation and its people. Instead, we have an arrogant separatist who kowtow’s to despots, and begs for forgiveness while spitting on the graves of so many Patriots that died for their country defending our sovereignty. If President Obama is so ashamed of our history, (that he fails to even accurately comprehend or embrace), then he should resign from the office he has denigrated to the embarassment of its people. If this is what people at the Washingtonian call "abnormal", I'm inclined to agree with them.
Rovin
The office of the president
April 21, 2009 - 09:36 ET by BDThe office of the president will recover from that effect that is Obama, but it will take years.
The best example I can think of is Andrew Jackson. Following his Inauguration Andrew Jackson follishly invited the crowd watching the inauguration to come to the White House for a party. The party lasted days because the crowd simply refused to leave. This drunken crowd ended up trashing the White House and Jacksons presidency was tarnished by the event.
It was not until several presidencies later that the event was forgotten. And all follow on presidencies learned from the experience...
It will take several decades for the presidency to rcover from the effect that is/was classless Bill Clinton and classless Barack Obama.
It's the nature of
April 21, 2009 - 09:45 ET by mattmIt's the nature of neo-liberalism* to degrade rather than to advance. They call themselves "progressives," but they are really regressive.
They have no work ethic, so they unionize everything and force employers to pay people to not work.
They have no sense of responsibility so they force banks to give money away.
They can't live up to moderately high moral standards, so they deny the existence of morality.
They can't stand the superpower status of the US so they are in the process of downgrading it to 2nd-rate status.
They have no respect for the people, so they debase the offices which are theirs by virtue of the vote of the people and in which they are to represent the people.
This shirtless photo is a deliberate insult to the U.S. Presidency.
*neo-liberal = left-wing democrat... these people have co-opted the term "liberal" and have debased it like they do everything else.
In my opinion
April 21, 2009 - 09:46 ET by Paul Atreidesit began with Bubba tooting his saxophone on Arsenio Hall. It was if he was auditioning on American Idol before there was an American Idol.
I believe the correct term
April 21, 2009 - 10:17 ET by SickofLibsI believe the correct term is now "Orifice of the President of the United States."
LOL
April 21, 2009 - 10:33 ET by RovinThere is definately a "whole" that's draining the respect for the office SoL.
Rovin
Well, I'll be darned
April 21, 2009 - 09:28 ET by karelingBefore clicking to read the rest of the story below the fold, I told myself there's a woman behind this. This has to be the work of a woman. Only a woman. Boy, was I wrong!
And I'm a woman. Now I'm not sure what this world is coming to. I have some idea, but it's not good.
They should put this magazine for sale next to Teen Beat, Tiger Beat, and Lisa Simpson's favorite, Non-Threatening Boys.
New Phenomenon
April 21, 2009 - 09:35 ET by GothampcThis now has a name. It's called "Obama porn".
So does that mean
April 21, 2009 - 09:44 ET by 10ksnookerWe can call him dumbbell in chief?
NS
April 21, 2009 - 09:53 ET by BlondeA hat tip from the Duchess of Duct Tape, and nary a word of warning?
Naughty, NS....this post of yours definitely deserved a duct tape alert.
I hope they sell drool cups with the magazine too...for the likes of Chrissy and the rest of the slobbering fools.
I hope he fails, too.
Actually, this is great
April 21, 2009 - 09:56 ET by SickofLibsActually, this is great news. It means Harriet Smith will be off-air in the CBS men's room for at least a week.
Harriet and Christine
April 21, 2009 - 10:10 ET by Paul Atreideswill each empty their panty drawers, slinging them at their American Idol.
Oh, great. Sterling may
April 21, 2009 - 09:57 ET by bretzysdudeOh, great. Sterling may come back to fawn over him.
Put away the pentagram and
April 21, 2009 - 10:14 ET by SickofLibsPut away the pentagram and candles!
what would Miss Manners say?
April 21, 2009 - 09:58 ET by RousseThe lack of decorum from the press is appalling. The lack of propriety from the White House is staggering.
Loved
April 21, 2009 - 10:10 ET by MillerTimeWarphis work on the TV series Family Matters.
Put Some Clothes on Wimpy Man
April 21, 2009 - 10:16 ET by rexdraconimIt is fine that a skinny guy with a high metabolism and a history of smoking has some definition.
But lets face it, he is a skinny guy. Try to picture this guy playing football or in a fight, of any kind. Where is the power? Little guys can fight, sometimes very well, but they have power to their form.
The Left gets all excited over some tone. Let's hear some actual stats as to his speed, endurance and strength before we get all excited over a skinny guy.
My 12 year old is bigger than him....the height will soon follow.
My 20 year old, stopping in for a visit, just looked over my shoulder, read the piece, saw the picture. Let me see if I get the quote right....."I'd kick his @ss. That tone doesn't mean anything, he's just another skinny, beanpole wimp. I'd like to see that guy try to dig a ditch, break a horse or lay brick all day. Can't do any of that with a teleprompter." Well, there you have it.....
Question to the ladies: You like the skinny, weak boy look? Or do you like the powerful, manly, man look? Do you like a guy who has the word "uh...er...ummm" for 50% of his vocabulary, muscle definition or not?
Guys, let's hear from the ladies on this one......
"You can have Peace or you can have Freedom; just don't count on having both at the same time." - R.A.H
"I'll take the harsh reality of liberty over the illusion of security...everytime!" -me<
I'll er, bite---I prefer a "guy" guy
April 21, 2009 - 10:28 ET by StarAZI prefer someone cheerfully physical, amiable--and the ummms would drive me nuts. Not to mention the smarter than thou attitide and the copies of Niebuhr lying around everywhere next to his socks.
I'll tell you
April 21, 2009 - 10:53 ET by BlondeI prefer a man with alot of wattage in his head.
A man who prefers the company of others for who and what they are, rather than for what they can do for him.
Pretty men are fine to look at, but looks are fleeting, brains and character are not.
Barack Obama is an epic fail for me, in every way there is that's important (and in the minor way of looks, too...he and Hillary share that same superior smirk, which I find to be the ugliest human charictaristic).
I hope he fails, too.
from a lady
April 21, 2009 - 14:51 ET by carolina09I've thought from the beginning that this guy is bi.
Putin without a shirt got my attention, however.
Steven Q. Urkel goes to the
April 21, 2009 - 10:22 ET by Red JeepSteven Q. Urkel goes to the beach.
Also...
April 21, 2009 - 10:25 ET by StarAZSorry, but I just don't think this guy is McConnaughey or Denzel. I also heard he may be older than 47--what's up with that?
Maybe on some subliminal
April 21, 2009 - 10:35 ET by accurate2afaultMaybe on some subliminal level the media are saying the emperor has no clothes? Naw.
Second thought: why do these guys who like to walk around shirtless have no body hair that it noticeable? Hormone problems? Pre-pubescent fixations?
Third thought: these guys really need to stop feeding Obama's narcissistic tendencies. It does not help him to engage in this kind of adulation. It will just make the breakdown that much more severe.
Fourth thought: Why not just follow Oprah's lead and dedicate an entire magazine each month to him, and call it Obama. Oh, I forgot. That would be redundant.
Reasons to love DC?
April 21, 2009 - 10:36 ET by FranksamWhat's next? Can we expect a photo of Michelle in lingerie, weeding her garden at the White House? And just to meld the Perez Hilton story with this one, what does Perez call Obama, who has also spoken against 'non-traditional' marriage? Can you call the Pres a b#$%*, too? I'm sure that would be racist, but let's don't forget that blacks in California voted disproportionately in favor of Prop 8.
Aaah The Blindness of Youth!
April 21, 2009 - 10:55 ET by Old SaltWell, it's probably a good thing the generation enslaved by Obama is blinded by his pecs; at least they won't suffer.
I AM SCREAMING!!!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME????
April 21, 2009 - 12:16 ET by DelsaGET HIM OUT OF HERE AND OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!
THIS MAKES ME SICK!
HE AND HIS SHE, MAKE ME NUTS!
~If that worked
April 21, 2009 - 12:20 ET by choselife3xI would've single-handedly driven the Obama's from public sight months ago. *sigh*
*sigh*
April 21, 2009 - 11:15 ET by katainkentcould we further demean the office of the president. I mean really... Will there be a Congressional Beefcake Calendar Next? arg!!
I love to help the helpless but I'm not gonna help the clueless ~Dennis Miller
Without JC Watts
April 21, 2009 - 11:21 ET by BlondeThe calendar would be useless.
I hope he fails, too.
Presidential
April 21, 2009 - 11:32 ET by rexdraconimThis is the way I like to see Presidents. And it would make an excellent calendar, too.
Try it with this caption:
Lincoln says: "Barack, I know Abe Lincoln, and you ain't him.!"
(Sorry guys, this is just an AWESOME picture.)
"You can have Peace or you can have Freedom; just don't count on having both at the same time." - R.A.H
"I'll take the harsh reality of liberty over the illusion of security...everytime!" -me<
There is nothing Presidential
April 21, 2009 - 11:48 ET by Blondeabout BHO.
Not his gifts, not his bow, not his handshake, not his understanding, nor his policy, nor his respect for the office he holds, nor his respect for our military.
The man is as shallow as a puddle after a five minute rainstorm.
I hope he fails, too.
Re Shallow, and a narcissist
April 21, 2009 - 12:42 ET by slickwillie2001As shallow as those that voted for him. Can you imagine any President before him, posing for bathing trunk photos for magazines?
~Thanks
April 21, 2009 - 11:52 ET by choselife3xI just had an image of Barney Frank posing topless. *weeping with agony and disgust*
Chose~
April 21, 2009 - 13:00 ET by Georgia GirlI can't let you do this to yourself. Don't go there, girl -- your eyes, your iiiiiiiiiiiiisssssss!!! ((*_*))
~I'm better now, GG
April 21, 2009 - 13:13 ET by choselife3xI purged and looked at stuff like this for a few minutes. :-)
Kat~
April 21, 2009 - 12:48 ET by Georgia GirlOK, this is how bad it has gotten...I read your comment about the "beefcake calendar," and it didn't even seem like a joke. Can't you honestly see that happening? Hardly even a stretch these days. *_*
So full of himself . . .
April 21, 2009 - 11:19 ET by KylerkI never thought that I would actually see that day that we have a POTUS who is so full of himself that he would actually shave his chest for magazine covers.
Or is this some kind of Metrosexual thing with him?
This is
April 21, 2009 - 11:30 ET by enchantedonedisgusting. this pretender has brought down the office of the presidency to all time low. how about mr. pretender that you and your wife at least pretend to have some class. - oh by the way, how about getting to work? I am sick and tired of your I hate America tour - or are you just trying to get in as much as you can before you are thrown out of office from being the fraud that you truly are? geesch, put your shirt back on - there is nothing to see
Disgusting
April 21, 2009 - 11:36 ET by slickwillie2001For folks like Chris Matthews and Anderson Cooper, special limited-edition plastic laminated copies will be available.
The Narcissist-in-Chief is expected to score a few copies to paper the ceiling of the Presidential bedroom as well. It makes you-know-what more palatable.
Pleeeeeze, spare me!~
April 21, 2009 - 16:46 ET by Georgia GirlDang, not more of this junk with Obama on the cover like this, with more liberal cooing and lack of journalistic professionalism. It's beyond icky, in every sense of the word. And it explains precisely what is going on...those responsible for putting him on all these magazine covers are part of the same shallow crowd that were he**bent on getting him crammed into office. I'd say this cover is more "high school behavior," but it's worse than that -- it's the propoganda machine in high gear.
On a bright note, I'm becoming more and more convinced that in 2012, Obama will lose. As time goes by, a larger section of the population is onto the media -- onto Obama -- onto the liberal agenda -- and finally realize what is at stake. I sure wish it had happened sooner though. But here's one more magazine cover to convince even more folks of how ridiculous it really is...
[T, yes, tried to get the link for this~sorry!]
Someone the other day...
April 21, 2009 - 12:10 ET by StarAZA "Hardball" (tell you anything?) guest mentioned Chris's tingly leg and Chris said, "Don't say that, it embarrasses me." Duh! Where have you been? We have all been laughing about it outside the bubble.
Boob-tacular
April 21, 2009 - 13:13 ET by RpeggioHe's got man boobs...gimme a break. His wife can beat him up he's such a skinny puke. We know who where's the pants in that family....Michelle would have spoken-up in defense of our country after Chavez and Ortega's slammed us this past week.
.
April 21, 2009 - 17:05 ET by slickwillie2001.
Re boobs
April 21, 2009 - 15:07 ET by slickwillie2001He also obviously shaves his chest, which is really disturbing to see in a 48 year old man. Just another point of evidence of his enormous narcissism. That does not bode well for our country. You saw it recently in his South American apology tour, where he was relieved that he wasn't blamed for something that happened when he was three years old (?). See, it's not about America, it's all about Barack.
Looks like it is time to
April 21, 2009 - 13:17 ET by pcantidoteLooks like it is time to bust out the First Bra.
Reject ALL incumbents in 2010
moobs
April 21, 2009 - 14:38 ET by carolina09This is all so sodom and gomorrah.
Well...Bush 43 was actually in BETTER shape...
April 21, 2009 - 18:39 ET by gopcongressconsidering that he was well over 60 years old. He was documented to be in the upper 2 percent of his age bracket as far as fitness, and could (can still) bench press more than the average male in his 20's. When I'm as old as Bush is now, I hope to be somewhat close to that shape, although I only work out 4 times a week due to a busy schedule in my early 50's.
Of course, though, the press thought that Bush was being OBSESSIVE with his fitness. But I will bet some money that, by the time the Bamster is Bush's age, he will NOT be in the same shape (although he may still shave his chest, metrosexual that the Bamster is).
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I can't resist!!!
April 21, 2009 - 19:41 ET by UnsaneThe Holy Shahinshah's, President Wonderful's, the Lightworker's, The One's keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun - His truth-discerning heart is the celestial observatory of Attributes - He is of noble lineage, of joyous countenance - of the model, most loving marriage - of right disposition - of open brow - of well-proportioned frame - of magnanimous nature - the honey-tongued teacher of the English language - of lofty genius - the inciter of thrills and tingles - of pure purpose - of enduring faith - of perfect wisdom - emitter of the most fragrant, sweetest flatulence - begirt with varied talents - of wide capacity - of high honor - of the most masterful, soaring oratory - of splendid courage - with the unimpeachable reputation for integrity - of the greatest political savvy - of right judgment - of choice counsel - of networked genome - of generosity unfeigned - the emblem of the American people - astonishingly ambitious, brave - of boundless forgiveness, abundant in graciousness - the most careful thinker - at peace with all-compendium of dominion - lucid, impeccably centered - of elegance unmatched by mere mortals - true American royalty - our own personal Jesus - of plenteous sincerity - multiple of single-minded warriors - of chiseled pecs - abounding in wealth - accumulator of the world's rarities - sophisticated - of pure heart - unspotted by the world - leader of the spiritual realm - elegant, articulate, Zen-like - of enduring alertness! How has He been gathered together into one place? Or how doth a single body upbear Him on the shoulders of genius?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
~Speaking of
April 22, 2009 - 07:47 ET by choselife3x"sweetest flatulence" the Youtue video of Obama emitting some has been altered. Guess the Obamabots couldn't handle it.
Obama and his press team
April 21, 2009 - 19:54 ET by bigtimerObama and his press team are working hand in hand with this bullshite.
Talk about dumbing down the presidency....and as far as him being hot....gag me with a spoon.
I am sick to death of his mouth spewing leftist crap everyday along with it being some kind of breaking news.
He is destroying this nation and we are supposed to admire some kind of a skinny wierd looking guy like this, give me a break.
We as a nation have sunk to a new low, and I didn't think it was possible after the Clintoon team and the beach photos they went along with and posed for.
Disgrace...all of it.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart