PHOTO: Mitt Romney & Barack Obama--notice the difference?

[yurbud]

I saw the Romney pic and thought it was the best possible summation of the guy--until I saw it juxtaposed to the fist bump.

[MrSlayer]

1. Willard is being wanded by security while the President is fist bumping a White House worker.

What do I win?

[MADem]

2. Ha--is that what is going on, there?

It looks like he's getting a planeside shoe shine!

[MrSlayer]

5. Except that he isn't.

He is really and truly being wanded. Rachel Maddow apologized for doing the same thing last week.

[MADem]

6. I believed you the first time.

I simply said it "looked like" he was getting a shoeshine.

[MrSlayer]

8. ok

I need not go on then.

[yurbud]

18. she wanded Romney? She should apologize then!

for not giving him a cavity search.

[joshcryer]

3. He couldn't stand up for it!?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/12/145126797/photo-of-romneys-shoe-shine-actually-shows-security-check

But yes you are right...

[MrSlayer]

7. I won't hold that against him.

He's a pampered dude anyway but anyone seriously campaigning for President probably needs as much sit down time as they can get. Besides, a wand can't pick up the things he would do to destroy the country. He's clearly not going to bomb his own plane.

[MADem]

9. I've seen those guys at TSA make people in wheelchairs stand for a scan!

I guess you get to sit back and relax when you're a big shot.

Also, are we no longer removing our shoes and putting them in the dishwashing grey buckets now? Last time I flew was a few months ago--and we were still doing that!

[HipChick]

11. He looks to be flying a private jet...you by-pass normal security sometimes then

I used to fly a private jet at my last job - we would by-pass the regular security, and just had plane side checks...

[MADem]

12. Sure--I've no problem with that...but a chair on the tarmac?

What ever happened to just assuming the damn stance like the rest of the great unwashed? Feet apart, arms away from your sides? What's with the mini-throne planeside?

It's a picture that invites an impression of privilege--even the screener is placed in a servile posture to His Lordship, leaning back and presenting the Royal Foot for inspection!

[Bobbie Jo]

13. ...and he gets a chair on the tarmac?

Good grief.

[yurbud]

16. I love that photo

[yurbud]

17. it reminds me of vid of Baby Bush wiping glasses on Letterman staffer's sweater

without asking.

[Son of Gob]

4. WRONG

As he was entering the plane he accidently took a wrong turn into coach and had exit the plane immediately to have his shoe sterilized.

[liberal N proud]

10. The Difference - It REALY DOES MATTER!

The difference between Democrat and republican.

[HopeHoops]

14. Yeah! Romney has a blue tie and Obama has a red one. They're backwards!

That picture really needs to be all over the place if Romney gets the nomination. It says more than the "money in the mouth" picture.

On Edit: I shine my OWN damn shoes.

[otohara]

15. Means Nothing - Since

he's not getting his shoes shined