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The Presidential Portrait Goes Digital

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-oh-obamania dept.

alphadogg writes "Barack Obama's election to US president has already brought a string of firsts, and on Wednesday there came another. The official presidential portrait was shot on a digital camera for the first time. The picture was taken by the White House's new official photographer, Pete Souza, and issued by The Office of the President Elect through its Web site. It was taken on Tuesday evening at 5:38 p.m. using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, according to the metadata embedded in the image file."

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  1. Obama wearing a flag pin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Since Obama is wearing a US flag pin, does that make him a patriot? Or a jingoist?

    Just trying to keep up, since I'm guessing a Republican wearing a flag pin would instantly be called a jingoist.

    Or, perhaps, is it not the ridiculous black/white mindset of "all conservatives are evil and wrong and all liberals are enlightened intellectuals" that some make it out to be?

    I'm going to go with the latter.

  2. do we really need an article here on /. by ionix5891 · · Score: 0, Troll

    every time obama wipes his arse?

  3. who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who cares?

  4. Obligatory by 4D6963 · · Score: 0, Troll

    That is change we can believe in!

    (Disclaimer : not intended to be politically charged)

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  5. Re:I seldom simply rant... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 1, Troll

    Especially not at a street price of ~$2500-3000. No thanks. This is nothing but a slashvertisement for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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  6. Re:I seldom simply rant... by Shivetya · · Score: 0, Troll

    Uh, welcome to Slashbama or is that Obamadot?

    I keep forgetting, but I knew I had politics unchecked for a reason.

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  7. Please stop.. by DerCed · · Score: 0, Troll

    Jesus, who the fuck cares? I do not live in the USA and I don't give a fucking shit! I'm not trolling, but this is just not news!

  8. just got off the toilet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I shat out an Obama

  9. Such detail! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You can even see the light gray hairs on his nappy head, and the shallow crevices on his big meaty nigger lips!

  10. Re:Virtual President by tdp252 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I believe a loosely coupled string of IF statements could have governed better than Bush.

  11. Re:Public availability by Daswolfen · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have a better one for you...

    O.B.A.M.A

    One Big Ass Mistake, America!

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