Comments on: Obama and Maroney are not impressed http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 15:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ryan Lenethen http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1587376 Ryan Lenethen Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1587376 I think this picture would be more funny if they got a post election picture with Rommy doing that... :) I think this picture would be more funny if they got a post election picture with Rommy doing that… :)

]]> By: peregrinus http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1587287 peregrinus Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1587287 http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01569/bush-mission-accom_1569363c.jpg Right with ya there! http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01569/bush-mission-accom_1569363c.jpg

Right with ya there!

]]> By: cdh1971 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1587219 cdh1971 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1587219 Common, didn't President Reagan and  have some similar photo-ops?  And the quotes around president? Disrespectful to the office, and the citizenry who decides the office.  Common, didn’t President Reagan and  have some similar photo-ops? 

And the quotes around president? Disrespectful to the office, and the citizenry who decides the office. 

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1587171 ocker3 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1587171  Exactly, associating oneself with popular sporting, acting, business, whatever figures uses the Celebrity proximity effect to build positive public perception. Also, as the head of the country, a meeting is sometimes for the benefit of the other person, as much as many Americans might dislike the current President (or Australians the current Prime Minister), if given a chance to meet with them in their official office because of some achievement, they'd say yes and happily smile for a photo. I'm not a terribly huge fan of our previous Premier (similar to a State Governor), but there exists a photo of me smiling in an embarrassingly goofy fashion as a friend shakes her hand. Proximity to power has a strange effect on people.  Exactly, associating oneself with popular sporting, acting, business, whatever figures uses the Celebrity proximity effect to build positive public perception. Also, as the head of the country, a meeting is sometimes for the benefit of the other person, as much as many Americans might dislike the current President (or Australians the current Prime Minister), if given a chance to meet with them in their official office because of some achievement, they’d say yes and happily smile for a photo.

I’m not a terribly huge fan of our previous Premier (similar to a State Governor), but there exists a photo of me smiling in an embarrassingly goofy fashion as a friend shakes her hand. Proximity to power has a strange effect on people.

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586953 acerplatanoides Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586953 . .

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586908 Daemonworks Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586908  That would be nice... but no.  That would be nice… but no.

]]> By: Ceronomus http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586689 Ceronomus Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586689  Ah, Cowcharge? Your troll is showing.  Ah, Cowcharge? Your troll is showing.

]]> By: acerplatanoides http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586675 acerplatanoides Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586675 Just remember, you're the one here who knows what that is. Just remember, you’re the one here who knows what that is.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586671 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586671 <blockquote>I don't go online while at work, how 'bout you?</blockquote>Well, that would certainly present me with a unique challenge.

I don’t go online while at work, how ’bout you?

Well, that would certainly present me with a unique challenge.

]]> By: zuben http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586661 zuben Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586661 As far as political trolls go, I'm not impressed. As far as political trolls go, I’m not impressed.

]]> By: B. Peasant http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586645 B. Peasant Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586645 President in quotation marks? President in quotation marks?

]]> By: cowcharge http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586629 cowcharge Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586629 Photo ops are one thing, but with this "president", they're the only thing. Well, that and lies. Photo ops are one thing, but with this “president”, they’re the only thing. Well, that and lies.

]]> By: cowcharge http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586627 cowcharge Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586627 My work day starts at 5 a.m., and I don't go online while at work, how 'bout you? No wonder "do your job" is so foreign to you. My work day starts at 5 a.m., and I don’t go online while at work, how ’bout you? No wonder “do your job” is so foreign to you.

]]> By: cowcharge http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586623 cowcharge Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586623 LOL, good one. LOL, good one.

]]> By: cowcharge http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586624 cowcharge Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586624 You're right, it probably only made him a minute or two late for The View. You’re right, it probably only made him a minute or two late for The View.

]]> By: Dave MacLachlan http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586584 Dave MacLachlan Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586584 Guess what? The job of the President has evolved over the years. Photo ops like this are part and parcel of the position. Considering that the President works every single day, even while on "vacation," I think there should be some allowances made for momentary downtime. As a side note, lighten up. You'll live longer. Guess what? The job of the President has evolved over the years. Photo ops like this are part and parcel of the position. Considering that the President works every single day, even while on “vacation,” I think there should be some allowances made for momentary downtime.

As a side note, lighten up. You’ll live longer.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586562 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586562 From the commenter who's reading Boing Boing at 4:08 on a Monday afternoon. From the commenter who’s reading Boing Boing at 4:08 on a Monday afternoon.

]]> By: Wiki-Truths http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586546 Wiki-Truths Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586546 She's saucy. She’s saucy.

]]> By: rastronomicals http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586513 rastronomicals Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586513 Thanks Thanks

]]> By: T1me Tr4veller http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586514 T1me Tr4veller Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586514 Yeeaah, those 4 second spent taking that picture could have been spent solving world hunger... Get on the ball Obama! Yeeaah, those 4 second spent taking that picture could have been spent solving world hunger… Get on the ball Obama!

]]> By: ChicagoD http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586507 ChicagoD Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586507 Dammit, she tried. Do you have a silver medal? Didn't think so. Dammit, she tried. Do you have a silver medal? Didn’t think so.

]]> By: cowcharge http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586505 cowcharge Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586505 Yeah, great. How about doing your damn job. Yeah, great. How about doing your damn job.

]]> By: wizardru http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586498 wizardru Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586498 I had to look it up. Here you go: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mckayla-is-not-impressed I had to look it up.

Here you go:
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mckayla-is-not-impressed

]]> By: rastronomicals http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586495 rastronomicals Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586495 Can anyone explain this to me? Can anyone explain this to me?

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586478 franko Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586478 i love that my president has a sense of humor, and can bust it out at a moment's notice. i love that my president has a sense of humor, and can bust it out at a moment’s notice.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586463 Michael Smith Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586463 Nobody seems to know what to do with that picture yet. Nobody seems to know what to do with that picture yet.

]]> By: Jim Nelson http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586416 Jim Nelson Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586416  Nope, just leaking all over the place again.  Nope, just leaking all over the place again.

]]> By: BookGuy http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586409 BookGuy Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586409 You know what other historical leaders did ironic smirk faces?  Gay Nazi Socialists! You know what other historical leaders did ironic smirk faces?  Gay Nazi Socialists!

]]> By: machinelf http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586401 machinelf Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586401 If only he'd done the "not bad" face. If only he’d done the “not bad” face.

]]> By: pineapplecharm http://boingboing.net/2012/11/19/obama-and-maroney-are-not-impr.html#comment-1586398 pineapplecharm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195051#comment-1586398 Oh Jesus, did Reddit just explode? Oh Jesus, did Reddit just explode?

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