Picture of the Day
posted at 1:00 pm on January 3, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Via Glenn Reynolds, the White House actually published this on their Flickr page:
A close-up of Barack Obama’s face suggests that the stern body language of the President towards his VP isn’t a fluke:
I’m sure that all is well between the two, and that this is just a fluke of photography. After all, what has Biden done that could have irritated his boss? Er, for that matter, what exactly has Biden done at all? Could Obama be annoyed that Biden has yet to do anything for Obama, or is the President just “messing with Joe”?
In any case, why not have a little fun with this? Add your caption in the comments!
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“Let me be clear. I hate your face.”
phineasgage on January 3, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Joe, you are just going to have to learn to swal…….
Never mind, this is not HuffPo.
Chuck from Tacoma on January 3, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Biden: “Do you expect me to talk?”
Goldpinkie: “No Mr. Biden, I expect you to DIE!”
gordo on January 3, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Biden to Obama…”Just in…Rocketing up the charts…like over night it’s number ONE…..Let me sing a verse or two for you, Sir…I’m sure you’ll notice that it’s to the tune of “Build me up Buttercup”…Hmmmmmmmm…got the note…Hmmmmm…
Why do you try to blow us up
Pantybomber just to
put us on the other side of the sod
And mess Obama around
And then worst of all
you didn’t even detonate
when you tried your damndist
But Obama lawyered you up
even if you mess the USA up
More than anyone
you know Obama will lay low.
ooh, ooh, ooh
Goin’ to pass on the rest of ‘Blow me up Pantybomber’, right, Sir?!”
Muskoka-Eh on January 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM
$100 a gram. $90 if you buy a quarter oz.
ndulik on January 3, 2010 at 6:41 PM
No, it’s a Tag Heuer, bitch.
livefreerdie on January 3, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Biden: “I’m beginning to think the Truthers are right, Obama. Let me see your birth certificate AND your college transcripts!”
MeAlice on January 3, 2010 at 6:43 PM
“A weak man appearing to be tough. He barks loudly and is trying to have bite against the American people & his own VP.”
The next administration will spend the first year un-doing executive orders.
father on January 3, 2010 at 6:48 PM
What did you say this time?
EyesOpen on January 3, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Obama: Fredo i know it was you. You broke my heart.
bondomon on January 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM
“Hey Joe, you got hershey bahh? Maybe Coca Cola? Me love you long time”.
GoodBoy on January 3, 2010 at 6:50 PM
Biden:
“so what’s Michelle’s cup size, about a small A cup?”
/
Hey, stop envisioning those nipples.
father on January 3, 2010 at 6:51 PM
Biden: Look, Barr…uh, Mr. President, people aren’t going to stand for being stripped searched in airpport security lines.
boomer on January 3, 2010 at 6:55 PM
“You American Fool”
deptofredundancydept on January 3, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Rush was talking a while back about Uhhhbama giving people that look. I think he said that in Hawaii (where Uhhhhbama was
borngrew up (FIFM))they call that the “Stink Eye”.darwin-t on January 3, 2010 at 7:04 PM
he looks like he did when he ran into Major Garrett in the White House and Major had the utter audacity to ask him a question.
real tough guy look. *shudder* /s
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 7:09 PM
Obama thinks to himself…”You’re just lucky to be here,Joe. You could be out there running for reelection this year like the rest of my biaatches….”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Obama thinks to himself…”I chose this doofus and his gaffes over Hillary’s constant biatching and complaining….well, I do already have a wife at home…”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 7:13 PM
Come on Barry, look at the bright side early-retirement, security detail, the best healthcare money can buy…oh…sorry!
royzer on January 3, 2010 at 7:13 PM
Joe, let me be clear. I am too smarter than a 5th grader.
highhopes on January 3, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Joe: “Look, all I said was that Cheyney makes some good points. I’m just sayin’.”
Virus-X on January 3, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Uh…can I get past ya boss? I need to go potty again…
Bald Igle on January 3, 2010 at 7:19 PM
“I’m the President and you’re not.”
DR Good on January 3, 2010 at 7:21 PM
Buffoon and buffoonish
Schadenfreude on January 3, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Nothing funny at all about the closed-minded arrogance of Il Douche.
rayra on January 3, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Hello,
One of the prior submitters, Dusty on January 3, 2010 at 1:10 PM, had good insights about the body language (crossed arms, body twisted away, eyes squinted, etc.)
I think we need that ‘Lie to Me’ expert, Tim Roth, to do an analysis of this and see what he says. Probably something along the lines of whatever the President says, the proper response based on the body language is:
“You Lie!”
Thanks for your time.
steveb777 on January 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Obama to Biden: Joe, you’re a putz……
Biden to Obama: Your fly is open Urkel
Old Hippie Vet on January 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Obama: “What, am I going to tell the president, when I tell him his teleprompter, is broken?”
Biden: I was just giving you a shout out.
WoosterOh on January 3, 2010 at 7:32 PM
“No Joe, for the last time, I AM NOT PICKING UP THE CHECK!”
Khun Joe on January 3, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Joe! how many times do I have to tell you?!!! STOP F#@KIN MY CHICKEN!!!!
Old Hippie Vet on January 3, 2010 at 7:39 PM
“Holier than thou and everyone else on this and the next planet.”
orville on January 3, 2010 at 7:41 PM
Please!!! give me back my signed copy of “Going Rogue”
denniscb on January 3, 2010 at 7:44 PM
“Listen Barry, you really have to lay of the weed!”
bartonbulletin on January 3, 2010 at 7:47 PM
“Uhhh, Mister President, me and the staff saw you just hanging out back here with all the munchies and stuff and it kinda reminded us of what you looked like back when you were in college.…Is there something that we should know?”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Shine your own f#@cking shoes, Joe.
John Eric on January 3, 2010 at 7:58 PM
“Yeh.. You heard me… B+”
franksalterego on January 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM
“No Joe! I’m telling you for the last time, YOU’RE Kelly Robinson and I’m Alexander Scott!”
csdeven on January 3, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Biden: “So I waltz into the house and try to impress Jill, my gorgeous wife, with all the new techno speak I get at the office and ask her if she wants to see my pic up on flickr……, then, the woman turns around and slaps me…. what’s up with broads these days??”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 8:02 PM
I think Biden’s kinda a maroon, but even a broken watch is right twice a day.
I bet that on occasion when Obama and Biden are in locations like this, there’s some dialog about what’s going on in their world.
Biden knows alot of Senators and for a long time. He’s working the phones and passing messages and he’s probably got a sense of the Senate that HC is going to drag out into dangerous territory for November.
I’m sure that pisses Obama off.
Either that or Joe’s just being Joe.
PS – Ed and Allah, how bout adding Biden’s name to the spellcheck dictionary.
Jason Coleman on January 3, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Biden: “Say hey look, Barack, just in case you do get thrown out of office– I’ll promise to do a little Gerry-Ford-pardon action for ya’ as long as you put in a word for me with that Beyonce’ chick….”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Arrogance Personified…
RedSoxNation on January 3, 2010 at 8:18 PM
OBAMA thinking: Tell Tom to call Luca Brasi…..
msflea on January 3, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Joe: Mr. Obama, can I go outside and play now? I ate my dinner all up and my plate is clean.
Barak: Did you clean up your legos mess you left on the floor on the front room of the White House?
Joe: Do I have to. Your daughters were playing with me too, you know.
Barack: Then go get them to help you. But I expect that mess cleaned up before I let you go outside and play with your little friends.
Joe: But I don’t want to.
Barak: I don’t care. Hop to it. And if you don’t you’ll get no desert and I’ll send you to bed early.
Joe: Wwwhhhaaahhh!!!!!!!!
Barack: Go on, before I put you over my knee and give you a spanking.
Joe: Really? How many spanks?
Barack: Darn, I forgot. You like that punishment. Go on now or you’ll have no internet access for a week. Which means no looking at those girlie picture sites you like to go on.
Joe: Wwwhhhaaahhh!!!!!!! Mrs. Obama!!!!!!!!! Your husbands not being fair!!!!!!Wwwwhhhaaahhh!!!!!!!!!!
ranzofola on January 3, 2010 at 8:24 PM
From The Honeymooners:
Ralph: “I’m the boss, and you’re nothin’.
I’m the boss, and you’re nothin’.
I’m the boss, and you’re nothin’!”
Alice: “Big deal. So you’re the boss of ‘nothin””
davidk on January 3, 2010 at 8:27 PM
“Now c’mon Barack. c’mon. Why so serious?”
Ted Torgerson on January 3, 2010 at 8:30 PM
From “The Wife”:
“I’m not riding to Delaware with you on that damn train.”
davidk on January 3, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Joe: “Yes, Barry, great look for your press conference tonight. People will know you are king of the world.”
doncow on January 3, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Barack is thinking, “How old is this guy anyway. I thought Rahm told me he’d be dead and gone by now. The bastard.”
ranzofola on January 3, 2010 at 8:32 PM
“Y’know Mr. President, this POCK EE STAAHN crap has got to stop”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 8:33 PM
Obama thinks to himself: “Rahm told me that stuff in this doofus’ drink should be working now in any minute…all I have to do is stare down the end of my nose at him like this and it’ll be nighty nite Sheriff Joe….”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 8:36 PM
“Honestly, Barry, old buddy…it was just a dumb joke about Jesus not having a birth certificate either”
RobCon on January 3, 2010 at 8:40 PM
“No Joe, we are not doing the Fred Mertz – Ricky Ricardo skit at the party tonight”.
RobCon on January 3, 2010 at 8:43 PM
“What a jackass”.
Kissmygrits on January 3, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Basically:
O: “yeah … I’m an asshole … so what”
garry on January 3, 2010 at 8:45 PM
Posing for the gay, inter-racial, May-September wedding cake figures.
RobCon on January 3, 2010 at 8:46 PM
“Oh no Barack, I think I just sharted”
RobCon on January 3, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Maui Woweee
tbear44 on January 3, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Hey Barack, your Prez, I’m VP…why do WE have to wait on line to take a piss?
RobCon on January 3, 2010 at 8:49 PM
quite a leadership “team” there… Barack reminds Biden that there sure is no “I” in team but there sure as hell is a “Me”.. and it’s all about “me”…
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 8:54 PM
“Selecting you was an isolated incident”
right2bright on January 3, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Best. Thread. Replies. Evah! For a minute there, I thought Ace of Spades and Hot Air were intermingling again. ;-)
As to what I think the caption should say:
“I am now altering the bargain. Pray that I don’t alter it any further!”
Sorry, Star Trek fans! This was more deserving of a Star Wars line…
itzWicks on January 3, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Wow, just seeing this and four pages of comments…before reading them I’ll say the closeup makes him not look “stern” with Biden (neither does the other one–notice the leg with foot on wall). He looks bored and peeved that his vacation is over and he has to work. He’s sulking.
KittyLowrey on January 3, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Make that 5 pages of comments!
KittyLowrey on January 3, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Biden says, “Mr. President, come on, all that I asked Will Smith was that I heard his song and I wanted to know what “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” actually meant….Is that too much to ask the guy…?”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM
That’s enough greenhouse gas emission for one night, Joe.
crosspatch on January 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM
OBiden,
“Look Pinnochio your ties crooked and your all wee weed up!
Now you stay here and I’ll go meet the folks, Oh and knock it off with the ditch weed.
Didn’t they have any good stuff in Hawaii?”
dhunter on January 3, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Barak stars down “I’m a dimma-wit!” while practicing for Ahmadinejad.
chickasaw42 on January 3, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Biden pleads, “Come on now, Barack, all that I got up there and said was that it was about time all this Copenhagen Champagne got used up for something nice, that’s all…”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Yeah, I’m still smoking, whachya gonna do about it?
Sue on January 3, 2010 at 9:09 PM
OBiden,
“look here Pinnochio, in case of a tie, yours is more crooked than Chris Dodd or my boy Barney by the way, but in case of a tie, I’m the deciding vote at your impeachment so knock it off with the weed or coke or whatever you’ve had that enormous, only to be out done by your ears, schnoz into!”
dhunter on January 3, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Joe, let me be perfectly clear, you pretty much speak stupidly every time you open your mouth and I’m really all wee weed up about it. You are just not conveying our smart power message,OK? Rahm is going to have a few choice words for you over this. Now stop bugging me, I’m late for my golf game.
b3026 on January 3, 2010 at 9:14 PM
God I hate people whose ears don’t stick out as far as mine!
chickasaw42 on January 3, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Barak: Stop playing pocket pool and kiss me you fool!
chickasaw42 on January 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Biden: “I hope you croak.”
Obama: Gives the arrogant glare of contempt and breathlessly mouths “Watch your back, Joe”
Dr. Bob on January 3, 2010 at 9:17 PM
“Y’know sir, I’m sorry, but I knew you really wanted that new teleprompter for Christmas….”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:18 PM
I’m sure this one ain’t new, but….
“You’ve failed me for the LAST time, Mr. Biden.”
Hawkins1701 on January 3, 2010 at 9:18 PM
“Chuck Norris wishes he had a chin like this….”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Biden says, “Chuck Norris doesn’t use a teleprompter…”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:22 PM
“You’re still here? I thought you had resigned.”
Hog Wild on January 3, 2010 at 9:24 PM
(Sen Fredo Biden): Take care of me? You, you were the Junior Senator. Send Joe off to do this, send Joe off to do that. Send Joe to pick up someone at the airport.
I was picked over. It ain’t the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb… I’m smart and I want respect!
Rayhummel on January 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM
“ah..etst..aht..aeht.a.”
LEBA on January 3, 2010 at 9:29 PM
Look, Joe. I’m not going to front you another kilo of cocaine. Pay up now, or you’re going to reopen the US Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen.
BottomLine5 on January 3, 2010 at 9:35 PM
“How do I look with my eyes half closed, Joe?”
karu_servative on January 3, 2010 at 9:36 PM
*confirmed*
a transcript of the conversation between POTUS and VPOTUS…
*thanks to this site for content. Modifications made for humor only
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:37 PM
really now joey, no one can tell they’re hair plugs. really!
banjobill on January 3, 2010 at 9:38 PM
I won. You came along for the ride. Now beat it.
Mallard T. Drake on January 3, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Yes, you will not be spared either. I will sap your wealth just like any one of you ordinary folk.
moyeti on January 3, 2010 at 9:39 PM
” – - – and then you said Tiger Woods is better looking than me?”
TimBuk3 on January 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM
B: No, I really mean it. You are clean and articulate.
O: God you bore me.
Mallard T. Drake on January 3, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Joe, you magnificent bastard!
Onus on January 3, 2010 at 9:43 PM
“Does this look make me look tough….,mean…,ok…sexy?”
karu_servative on January 3, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Why can’t you be a quiet imbecile like Al Gore? Save all of your lame posturing until after the term like he did?
mad scientist on January 3, 2010 at 9:44 PM
“Joe, excuse me, the GQ photographer is trying to get the shot for next month’s cover….now step out of my damn light would ya?”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Joe: Hey! Barry boy! You wanna buy back the copies of your birth certificate that me and El Rusbo are sitting on? Fork over ALL a da stimulus money, right now. Or, you’re gonna see it on Drudge in 15 minutes.
BottomLine5 on January 3, 2010 at 9:46 PM
One more dumb slip-up and I’m gonna stick you.
cjk on January 3, 2010 at 9:47 PM
“The White House” has a pro account. I paid for that.
long_cat on January 3, 2010 at 9:49 PM
“So, I tells Jill that had my pic up on flickr, and she thought I said that I had my……well, let’s just put it this way, I ended up on the couch that night…
Hey, can I get you a glass of that champagne we didn’t use back there in Copenhagen?”
ted c on January 3, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Sorry Boss, it wasn’t a stroke after all. Limbaugh’s been discharged and will be hammering you again on Monday.
Mark30339 on January 3, 2010 at 9:53 PM
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