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Obama v. Putin:

August 28th, 2010 | barack obama, Politics

A friend of mine just posted this on her blog titled “Losing the Cool Photo Op War.” I *had* to steal it.

Contrast:

vs.

I LOL’ed, truly.

13 comments ↓

#1 Linoge on 08.28.10 at 9:15 am

…. what is that man hunting?

#2 Raoul O'Shaugne on 08.28.10 at 11:50 am

He's firing a crossbow at a whale to retrieve a skin/tissue/blood sample.

#3 Blaine on 08.28.10 at 9:18 pm

Hahahaha… no kidding, I was just telling wifey yesterday morning (before seeing this post) how disappointing it is to compare those two pictures (I'm really toning my feelings down here):

US – Rides a bicycle with a helmet and polo on

Russia – Rides motorcycle to biker convention in the Ukraine

US – Visits gulf coast, assures America that the shrimp are safe to eat by sampling some himself

Russia – Flies a fire-fighting plane and drops water on wildfires

US – Plays golf with Bloomberg

Russia – Flies a fighter jet; shoots a freakin' whale with a crossbow from a RHIB

Your pictures are priceless together.

#4 kermit dickie on 08.29.10 at 7:19 am

Yeah, I'd call that a girl's bike. They just took the little tassels off the handlebars.

He doesn't look too manly next to President Bush, either:

http://americandigest.org/sidelines/bush_china_bi…

#5 Barry D on 08.29.10 at 7:20 am

You know, if 0 had run as a kinda-nerdy guy who went to prep school and ended up at Harvard Law, where he parlayed the fact that he was the only person there at the time who was "interesting" (i.e. was neither a WASP nor a Jew) into a post as Review editor, and wanted to offer the country the benefits of his clueless "book smarts", the picture wouldn't be embarrassing.

However, he ran as the self-proclaimed coolest guy in the universe, with all the ego, pose, theatrics and stage show of a late-'80s glam rocker.

His own damned fault. The problem with a lie is that it comes around and bites you in the ass, over and over again.

#6 Blaine on 08.29.10 at 8:16 am

Hahahaha. That makes O look even more geeky.

#7 Barry D on 08.29.10 at 11:04 am

BTW I didn't mean to suggest that 0 himself wouldn't be embarrassing anyway; the picture just wouldn't clash with his cultivated image as the coolest guy in the universe. :-)

#8 Rob on 08.30.10 at 5:52 am

I shared the Obama photo and a different (but similar) photo of Vlad the impaler, Opps I mean Putin.

She pointed out that the bicyle looks like a girl's bike… Figures don't it…

#9 Buzz on 08.30.10 at 5:53 am

Given that they're both communists, can we trade for the cooler one?

#10 Barry D on 08.30.10 at 7:09 am

I don't know… When you put it that way, I'd rather have the neutered incompetent commie that nobody takes seriously, than the crazy commie that knows that power comes from the barrel of a gun, and has no qualms about using it.

#11 Buzz on 08.30.10 at 9:25 am

I live in a university town, full of unabashed "Hope" and "Obama '08" sticker displays. I never lose sight of the fact that until RINOs in congress are replaced with conservatives, progressives in congress are replaced with humans, and TheFraud is out of office, he is NOT neutered and there are STILL plenty of idiots that support him. Our freedom, values, constitution, and paychecks ARE still in danger.

#12 Sigivald on 08.31.10 at 3:14 am

Naw, it's a "Mixte", as they call it.

The old "Girl's" bike has an even lower top tube.

(On the other hand, this entire picture comparison is daft.

FDR fought Hitler and Hirohito like the very devil while in a wheelchair.

Putin is a totalitarian bastard [worse than anything Obama's even thought of, I reckon], and that he's macho is no credit to him or help to Russia.

Obama's problems have nothing to do with what kind of bike he gets photographed riding – it's not even indicative of them.

He's an empty suit. That's the problem, not that he's insufficiently "manly".)

#13 kermit dickie on 08.31.10 at 11:03 am

Looks like IMAO is following your lead. Here's another timely, related link:

http://www.imao.us/index.php/2010/08/butching-up-…

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