Comments on: watching Max Head Situation Room

By: JimB

JimB — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:50:32 +0000

I look at the original picture and to me it looks like Obama is about to crap in his pants. A totally scared and confused “what the hell am I doing here?” look.

By: Ironic in Denver

Ironic in Denver — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:30:50 +0000

Freddie Sykes (7): Finally! A situation room photo that is clearly original and not shopped.

By the way, he’s now been heard to refer to the troops overseas as “fighting for me.” Which I expect is a big surprise to the troops in question.

By: DougM (jackassophobe)

DougM (jackassophobe) — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:05 +0000

Freddie (7)
… and every guy on the SEAL team looked like his son.

lance (15)
Yeah, don’t get me wrong, I think the author’s points are interesting.
It’s just that I can posit alternative, un-Shopped explanations (as the author mentioned).
Must caution against believing the worst because I want to.
I’d be tickled if it turns out to be a composite, though. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit.

By: snap-e-tom

snap-e-tom — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:52:28 +0000

Seriously, though, a lens with a short focal length will cause the kind of effect seen in the photo. The very center of the photo appears the furthest away and the apparent size increases as you move out from that point. Also note that our benevolent dictator is set back from Admiral Mullen, and kind of hunkered down. My guess is the photog chose to go with the wide-angle glass to get the whole room.

By: Ironic in Denver

Ironic in Denver — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:07:35 +0000

Lance (14): Duh! He was out on the golf course; where else does he spend time during a crisis?

(Then if the op went bad, he could always say, “Hey, I didn’t know anything about it! All those rogue people I just threw under the bus did it while I was out playing golf.” — Just kidding. I hope.)

By: The Watcher

The Watcher — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:02:01 +0000

To me, he just looks deflated…I want to plug a thawtbubble by his head that says, ‘Damnit, they got him…’

By: Lance

Lance — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:25:16 +0000

DougM, I re-read the article author’s CV at the end of the article
& she seems to be very highly qualified to make the analysis she
did on the graphic in question! She also seemed to be quite thorough.

Might be worth another evaluation! If her analysis is true & it turns
out that he wasn’t there at the time of the operation, it puts a whole
different perspective on all his braggadocio about ‘killing’ Bin Laden.
FWIW

By: mech

mech — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:34:32 +0000

Maybe they had to deflate him to fit into the room and left the ego vent partially open.

(request for p-shop gif of head pffffffffft ing around the room like a balloon)

By: geezerette

geezerette — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:42:38 +0000

Col. J.— I give up!! :)))

By: Ironic in Denver

Ironic in Denver — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:28:58 +0000

Some people may recall this photo of the situation room:

http://www.sondrakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/marvel_obama.jpg

I think there is a good chance that this one has been p-shopped as well.