Huffpost ID obama's actions as inappropriate/appocoliptic?

I really did not see it as a slight......what I DID see was a VERY sullen/simply pissed Michelle,her
jaw set and looking like she wanted to deck someone.... :Whistle

homeagain wrote: I really did not see it as a slight......what I DID see was a VERY sullen/simply pissed Michelle,her
jaw set and looking like she wanted to deck someone.... :Whistle

That's what I saw. A woman who is the First Lady of the United States, who should know there is a camera on her ever time she is in public, having a snit.

Not very becoming.

Neither of you really read the sory..... her look was nothing but a moment in time... not her demeanor for most of the evening or even this sequence, and to expect someone during a 4 hour event have moments of not being perfect... is one of the silliest things I've heard of.

So, here from the story:

I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture. But photos can lie. In reality, just a few seconds earlier the first lady was herself joking with those around her, Cameron and Schmidt included. Her stern look was captured by chance.

I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have. At the time, I thought the world leaders were simply acting like human beings, like me and you. I doubt anyone could have remained totally stony faced for the duration of the ceremony, while tens of thousands of people were celebrating in the stadium. For me, the behaviour of these leaders in snapping a selfie seems perfectly natural. I see nothing to complain about, and probably would have done the same in their place. The AFP team worked hard to display the reaction that South African people had for the passing of someone they consider as a father. We moved about 500 pictures, trying to portray their true feelings, and this seemingly trivial image seems to have eclipsed much of this collective work.

netdude wrote: Neither of you really read the sory..... her look was nothing but a moment in time... not her demeanor for most of the evening or even this sequence, and to expect someone during a 4 hour event have moments of not being perfect... is one of the silliest things I've heard of.

So, here from the story:

I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture. But photos can lie. In reality, just a few seconds earlier the first lady was herself joking with those around her, Cameron and Schmidt included. Her stern look was captured by chance.

I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have. At the time, I thought the world leaders were simply acting like human beings, like me and you. I doubt anyone could have remained totally stony faced for the duration of the ceremony, while tens of thousands of people were celebrating in the stadium. For me, the behaviour of these leaders in snapping a selfie seems perfectly natural. I see nothing to complain about, and probably would have done the same in their place. The AFP team worked hard to display the reaction that South African people had for the passing of someone they consider as a father. We moved about 500 pictures, trying to portray their true feelings, and this seemingly trivial image seems to have eclipsed much of this collective work.

The reporter is scared that he has caused a problem for his liberal propaganda masters. Bad photos, bad photographer... you will be punished for your indiscretion.

That is just his interpetation or spin. He choose to publish that photo, why did he if it is unrepresentative?
I think he is just covering for her foul mood.

Walter L Newton wrote: The reporter is scared that he has caused a problem for his liberal propaganda masters. Bad photos, bad photographer... you will be punished for your indiscretion.

Are the voices in your head a little louder than usual this morning?

netdude wrote: Neither of you really read the sory..... her look was nothing but a moment in time... not her demeanor for most of the evening or even this sequence, and to expect someone during a 4 hour event have moments of not being perfect... is one of the silliest things I've heard of.

So, here from the story:

I later read on social media that Michelle Obama seemed to be rather peeved on seeing the Danish prime minister take the picture. But photos can lie. In reality, just a few seconds earlier the first lady was herself joking with those around her, Cameron and Schmidt included. Her stern look was captured by chance.

I took these photos totally spontaneously, without thinking about what impact they might have. At the time, I thought the world leaders were simply acting like human beings, like me and you. I doubt anyone could have remained totally stony faced for the duration of the ceremony, while tens of thousands of people were celebrating in the stadium. For me, the behaviour of these leaders in snapping a selfie seems perfectly natural. I see nothing to complain about, and probably would have done the same in their place. The AFP team worked hard to display the reaction that South African people had for the passing of someone they consider as a father. We moved about 500 pictures, trying to portray their true feelings, and this seemingly trivial image seems to have eclipsed much of this collective work.

NetDude.....HERE'S my take on this....it is my understanding that Michelle is a VERY controlling
woman,as most ASSERTIVE woman are.....I'm a woman and I understand how that statement
appears when reflected back to me on the screen.

Jackie O was controlling,but in a very subtle way....HER demeanor was ALWAYS controlled
when in public because she understood the ramifications of her persona in public.

It is my belief that Michelle takes a lot of criticism that is Unwarranted (her "garden gambit")and
I am usually quite ticked about THAT.....however, in this instance,I believe her TRUE self came
thru.....

Pictures speak for themselves, no one has to "explain" them.....the camera catches a glimpse
of human nature and it reflects a TRUE image back.....O was celebrating and ENJOYING himself
and I believe M was NOT happy about the levity. JMO

I wanted to ADD......when I FIRST glimpsed the photo shot, the ONLY thing that reflected
back to me was Michelle.....(it was a palatable reflection, the SECONDARY impression was
that of O and the "selfie"......which I did NOT register as wrong/improper.)

Well to be fair, a photo IS just a milisecond in time. She could have very well glanced at the three a second later with a big smile. Not saying she wasn't pissed, but a photo can't tell you for sure unless you see the whole time frame.