I had just settled onto my bar stool Friday evening at a Silver Spring, Md., watering hole when my buddy says from across the table "Did you see that Obama got busted?"
I knew he wasn't drunk - yet - and I hadn't seen anything on the news that day so I asked what he was talking about.
"Obama got busted checking out some chick on his trip," he said. "It was like the Clinton days. He was checking her out HAAAARD!" ...
I thought the same thing when I later checked out the now infamous photo of Obama "looking" at Mayara Tavares, a pretty young aide from Rio de Janiero working at the G8 Summit in Italy last week.
I have to admit, the photo looks like Obama reverted to his clubbing days on Chicago's south side as he appears to twist his neck to check out the backside of the thin-but-shapely 16-year old.
But lets go to the video tape.
It seems to show Obama looking not so much at her butt but focused on not falling down as he and the other world leaders prepare for a group photo.
The best part of the video is the reaction of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He's checking her out so hard, he looks like he could sop her up with biscuit, as the old folks used to say.
Community Discussion
+ Hey Barack, What Would Michelle Say?
+ Mayara Tavares is 16 Years Old!
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Paul Shepard blogs the Democrat side of politics for Black Voices. He has been a journalist for 16 years on the national urban/minority affairs beat for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and for AP in Washington, D.C. He now runs his own public affairs firm, Shepard Strategic Communications.
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By: pepebird12 on 7/12/2009 1:56PM
Stop making a mountain out of a molehill as what the old folks say. Obama was making sure that he wouldn't fall down the stairs as well as helping the other person down the stairs. Althought the still pic shows something different that's why it's a STILL PIC, but the WHOLE tape says it all. Now for the French Pres. That's a horse of a different color (as the old folks say), he was either checking out the backside or ALSO making sure the other person that Obama was helping wouldn't fall down the stairs, but by the look on his face it wasn't the second, ONLY he would know what he was doing. So this is for the press...Stop spreading rumors or trying to spread rumors. The world would be a better place if people would stop doing things like that. Maybe ALL the press and the pops should listen to the song "Rumors" by Timex Social Club.
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By: QwnB on 7/12/2009 3:52PM
These allegations are absolutely ridiculous;its fascinationg how individuals try so hard to make senseless innocent behavior out to be something much more than intended.I'm not suprised and expect so much more,GET OVER THIS 1 PUH-LEASE! GEEESH!
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By: deb on 7/12/2009 5:43PM
The video shows he wasn't looking @ that young lady. It seems like some people are just waiting for him to screw up his marriage & that's a shame. I'm sure the first lady is smart enough not to fall for this media ploy.
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By: Lin on 7/12/2009 7:21PM
He is probably looking and saying to himself wrong shoes, wrong "man" legs, wrong dress. Who is that??? Really it doesn't look as if he is looking at her at all. Get a Life!!
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By: jerrad on 7/12/2009 8:00PM
if you look closer at the vid, President O is looking back over his right shoulder, waiting on the young lady in the black top to step down and join him at that level
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By: FANNIE on 7/15/2009 5:27PM
YOU MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING IF PRESIDENT HAVE WANDERING EYES WELL IF WASN'T LOOKING A MUCH OF NOTHING HE PROBABLY WAS THINKING DID SHE REALLY COME OUT IN PUBLIC LOOKING LIKE THAT CALL THE FASHION POLICE FOR HER
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By: grown and sexy on 7/12/2009 8:14PM
Even if the President was looking, last time I checked, looking isn't a crime. What man doesn't enjoy looking at a woman?
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By: nathalie on 7/12/2009 8:48PM
Sixteen is rather young to be wearing butt panties, go figure.
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By: Debra Carter on 7/12/2009 11:37PM
I guess the media wants the President to take a tumble like Gerald Ford when he fell down the airline stairs.Regauardless what Mr Obama does some one is going to find a problem with it.Get a life
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By: sage on 7/15/2009 12:32PM
I've seen bigger and better,give me a break!!!!!
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