Obama @ Five Guys

May 29, 2009 23:20


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co_techie May 30 2009, 13:23:42 UTC
[begin rant] Hmm ... I don't get this fatal attraction the public and media has to everything-Obama. Why does carrying currency and change suddenly make him so attractive? And what gave people the impression that other Presidents don't carry currency and change (hence Obama must be "so different" = "so cool"). [/end rant]

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saturnfall May 30 2009, 15:10:40 UTC
I call "staged"

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cantony May 30 2009, 17:48:03 UTC
Of course! I doubt Secret Service would have it any other way.

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cantony May 30 2009, 17:47:26 UTC
What's wrong with admiring the down-to-earth appearance of an executive who takes time for his wife and family, and goes for a bite with his colleages, and pickups up lunch for his staff himself?

So much different from all the other executives that have been filling the headlines over the past few years. Obama's refreshing in his personality. Which is why people are intrigued.

This picture - how often DO you see a Head of State paying for something themselves? I remember the media making a huge deal when Clinton bought a hot dog from a street vendor in DC once - and a Secret Service guy paid for it.

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saturnfall May 30 2009, 15:12:26 UTC
I was commenting when my little boy walked in the room and pointed at the screen and said "that's Barak Obama, just like on tv!".

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cantony May 30 2009, 17:49:02 UTC
I didn't realize it was on TV. I saw it on the WH blog and was intrigued. But it certainly does work as a great PR stunt.

Your little boy is quite observant!

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