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madamesilverspurs

(15,828 posts)
2. Two thoughts:
Sat Nov 30, 2013, 02:19 AM
Nov 2013

1) If you've ever been in any venue where Obama is present, you know that you have to be about 9 feet tall to see over the ocean of cell phones and cameras held up by just about every person there. No way they're 'controlling' all those pictures. Given that,

2) When I first heard about this, my first thought was 'security issue'. Don't know why, it's just the first thing that popped into my head.

Heck, there could be a third possibility: Given the outright rudeness with which the media has often treated this president, maybe there's just a little pushing back going on. Couldn't blame them in the least.

Whatever.

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