Paparazzi shots of Obama "apparently in full view of Secret Service"

[DeepModem Mom]

Media Bistro: Tuesday, Dec 23
Will Obama be Our First Tabloid President?



Hard to miss the shots of our incoming President topless on the beach in Hawaii...those workouts are paying off, O! But an article over at Politico today points out that we may be treading on new ground here in terms of paparazzi and the Presidency. How much is too much (and how much skin is too much!) and who exactly has access to Barack Obama's highly protected inner circle, particularly his daughters?

"The paparazzi shots were frustrating for the photographers who are part of the press pool following Obama in Hawaii, but are restricted from approaching the president-elect's compound. They wound up having to explain to their editors why they don't have the same photos. It turns out a paparazzo with a large telephoto lens — and in apparent full view of the Secret Service — parked himself on the beach in Kailua, which is public."

One wonders how intrusive the papparazzi will be allowed to be once Obama is officially sworn in, but also, considering the amount of attention and sales the Obama's manage to generate one wonders how aggressive magazines, particularly in a time when they are all so desperate for sales, will be in pursuing elusive pics.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/media_people/will_obama_be_our_first_tabloid_president_104190.asp#more

[Mari333]

1. dang.

[Myrina]

16. ... there's just something so very wrong with Nancy's swimsuit ...

:wtf:

[elleng]

2. High-powered lenses do the job.

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[Mari333]

3. and vladimir putin is a

BRICK......HOUSE..........

[monmouth]

5. Is he sucking his gut in?...Too white, sorry, this white girl likes some

color, tan, anything....

[Ilsa]

4. Hmmm. We need that pic of Wesley Clark in a Speedo to compare

with P.E.B.O. Humina humina. I used ot have it, but I'm not sure I do anymore.

[onehandle]

6. Set up.

Bet you the "shooter" was tipped off by Obama's staff.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. He's also trying to get the talk off his choice of a bigot-woman-hater to be his preacher nt

[marmar]

13. There are plenty of Rick Warren-specific threads to post these types of quips in.....

..... Why do people feel the need to bring this back-and-forth pissing match to peaceful threads?


:shrug:

[DS1]

8. If this results in one papparazzo getting shot, I'll die happy

[aquart]

9. Because they hound you so relentlessly?

Sorry, I put dibs on Dick Corkery. You shall not harm him.

[McCamy Taylor]

10. Someone reassure me that the lens could not have been a telescoped rifle....

Nice pic and pecs.

[DeepModem Mom]

12. That's the concern raised by Media Bistro. nt

[Skittles]

11. I'll say it

Obama looking fine

[OhioChick]

15. He sure is! n/t

[sarcasmo]

14. He has no security, it is a scary thought.

Real security wouldn't have allowed this photographer the photo.