Obama photographer responds to Palin mocking Clinton portrait

[mfcorey1]

President Obama's former photographer posted a photo response to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and musicians Ted Nugent and Kid Rock mocking a portrait of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a White House visit on Thursday.

Pete Souza's photo, posted to Instagram, shows Obama sitting with his White House chief of staff Bill Daley beneath a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan.

Palin and Nugent can be seen in their Thursday photo standing beside Clinton's official first lady portrait while making exaggerated gestures as Kid Rock stands with his arms folded.

Souza is known to use his Instagram account to post reactions to the Trump administration.


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-photographer-responds-to-palin-mocking-clinton-portrait/ar-BBA6hnG?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout

[spanone]

1. those three assholes wouldn't know 'respect' if it kicked them in the ass

[NurseJackie]

3. They are pure trash.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Yup. Men wearing hats inside, women with blouses off shoulders in the oval office.

The same people excoriated Michele Obama for daring to bare her forearms.

[Bleacher Creature]

44. That's insulting . . .

. . . for the trash.

I know it doesn't usually smell nice, but was has trash ever done to you to be compared to those three "things"?

[hopeforchange2008]

2. It sickens me that the White House is being violated by trump and his ilk

So appalling that visitors to this national treasure conduct themselves this way.

[malaise]

4. I'm surprised they didn't take a marker

and scratch it up - they have no fugging class, but we already know that

[BigOleDummy]

9. You beat me ..

.. to it! Classless white trash.

[Blue_Tires]

16. Or a can of spray paint...

They really are that childish...

[lunasun]

38. Probably carved their initials or some alt right symbols on some furniture where it's not obvious

Couldn't get away with the marker in the open area is the only reason the hrc portrait doesn't have a mustache now

[GWC58]

79. Never cared for Nugent.

His style wasn't "my cup of tea." "Skids can go fuck himself. Same for the other nitwits!

[MiniMe]

57. Or a mustache

[Hekate]

68. Arrested development: they all act like 7th grade bullies + mean girl mascot. nt

[Mr. Ected]

5. 3 untalented scum, way past their 15-minute mark

Are these the putative celebrity leaders of Trump's populist movement?

[rug]

7. It's like the hs football players and head cheerleader at their 30th reunion.

[ehrnst]

8. A child molester should be posing in front of PEEOTUS's portrait....

And that portrait will be there centuries after they are forgotten.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. I don't think Palin will ever be able to criticise other people about pictures

[Maynar]

63. What on Earth

is that man doing??

[Hekate]

69. It's a job creatin' turkey farm at Thanksgiving and he's killin' turkeys. You betcha.

No, seriously. Nobody thought to tell the wannabe VP that she ought to move away for the photo, and the worker was so tickled to be in the film that he kept right on stuffing turkey heads in the chute (beheading them?) and turning around to grin at the cameras.

[jmowreader]

70. Slaughtering turkeys

This is one of the great Palin faux pas of all time...

After Obama and Biden won election, Palin went back to Alaska. Just before Thanksgiving she had the standard Turkey Pardoning Ceremony at a turkey farm in Wasilla...then stepped outside and gave an interview while, directly behind her, the farm employees were slaughtering all the turkeys she didn't pardon.

[Maynar]

71. I had missed that one, at the time

thanks for enlightening, but to quote Bob Seger:

"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then."

Perhaps I shouldn't have asked.

[Scarsdale]

78. She knew

what was happening behind her. The camera crew asked if she wanted to move to a different location, and she did not. Part of her "Annie Oakley" persona.

[The Wizard]

11. Morons cretins and losers (NT)

[luvMIdog]

12. they aren't mocking that portrait. That portrait is mocking them!

[The Wizard]

13. Two second hand musicians and

a second hand governor better suited to be leaning up against a lamppost, clutching a beaded bag, sporting spiked heels and fishnet stockings, trolling for sailors on shore leave.

[NewRedDawn]

20. You nailed it Wiz.

Looking to pay for a hit of meth. I despise these mother fucker low life scums!

[GoCubsGo]

48. No.

A secondhand HALF-TERM governor. She couldn't even finish her term.

[hibbing]

14. From class to crass n/t

[grantcart]

15. From comity to comedy.

[Roy Rolling]

17. I hope they wiped their feet

[BumRushDaShow]

18. The fact that Hillary HAS a portrait in the WH

and they don't, speaks volumes including the fact that they are the losers, not her. I.e., she's been there done that.

[GoCubsGo]

49. Yep. History will smile on Hillary.

It will not look kindly on Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods, and it won't even remember those other two assholes.

[CousinIT]

19. Intelligent, competent, influential, powerful women must be among the most hated in the world.

Why?

First, because they're women.

AND because they're intelligent, competent, influential and powerful women.

Scariest thing on Earth to arrogant, insecure men and jealous, insecure women.

They get zero respect from either.

[NewRedDawn]

21. Once we remove this vermin from the White House

It will take weeks of fumigation to make it livable again.

[JudyM]

41. Unfortunately there will always be a portrait of His Selfishness hanging in there.

[NewRedDawn]

45. Judy, let us hope that

the collusion, or other scandals takes him down so bad that his name, image, any thing related to him will forever be removed or reviled throughout history.

[JudyM]

50. With you all the way. May history take that path. Quickly.

[not fooled]

64. Let us hope

that graven images of the dumpster serve as a cautionary tale of what this country should NEVER repeat. Given the sorry history of the U.S., though, I have my doubts.

[SticksnStones]

22. Once again Souza lets a picture take the place of a thousand words.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. How low class

And they look proud of it.

[AgadorSparticus]

24. The mindset is of a 7 yr old. Grow. The. Fuck. Up....

Your cheap shot at HRC is just that: cheap!!!

Cheap and pathetic!!!

[bronxiteforever]

25. Who dropped three turds on the White House carpet? N/t

[tavernier]

26. Did Nugent poo in his pants again?

I picture him permanently smelling like an outhouse. I lived a mile from his home in Michigan and he is such a laughing stock in the town. Both dems and repubs totally treated him like a bad joke because he has embarrassed the community so many times.

[llmart]

62. Yes, and why...

do two of those asshole cretins have to come from Michigan? Embarrassing. I've never once understood why Kid Rock is even considered a musician. Ugh.

[notdarkyet]

27. Why was this picture taken in the first place? And why was it released to the public?

I think trump maybe suggested it, more of his mocking and hatred toward Hillary. I think we should take a bunch of trump posters, huuuggge, and set them on fire as close to the wh as we can get. FBI? Arrested those two girls for burning that poster saying it was jsomeone elses, they took it from private property. If it's our own signs it is freedom of expression, just like burning the flag.

[malaise]

77. To stick it to Hillary and show her that they are in the WH

and she is not.

They are that fucking stupid.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

28. K$R

[progressoid]

42. That's disturbing.

And accurate.

[Paladin]

29. K&R.

Fuck you where you breathe, Nugent, Kid and Palin---and especially our current "president."

[NewRedDawn]

46. Kid Rock head

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Little Robbie Ritchie, a little confederate wannabe.

[L. Coyote]

30. Hopefully, no Trump portrait will ever hang in our House.

They can go in the future Museum of Public Corruption, where his papers will be sent.

[samnsara]

31. thery are all trash

[Freethinker65]

32. I get the point but, one was of sophomoric entertainers

The other was of a president (Obama) in front of an official portrait of an opposing party member. When Trump does something as classless in front of the portrait (and that is not out of the realm of possibility) and has it officially photographed and disseminated then it is more worthy of discussion.

Did anyone really expect Palin, Nugent, and Kid Rock to behave? They have made careers and lots of $$$ for such nonsense. That is what they do and their fans expect no less.

[EleanorR]

35. republicans chose her to be vice president of the united states, 2nd in line to run this country

A great reminder that they should be ashamed of themselves and everyone else should be appalled.

[Freethinker65]

53. Totally agree, but not unexpected behavior

from any of them in their current careers.

[mn9driver]

33. Kindergarten.

I would say that the White House is now infested by people with the intellect and emotional maturity of 5 year olds, but I don't want to insult 5 year olds.

[yellowcanine]

36. 5 year olds have empathy, these cretins never will.

Just sayin'.

[NoMoreRepugs]

34. possibly webster's will use the image of these 3

next to both goobers and gomers in the next printing....

[DFW]

37. I have stood in front of that portrait. Here it is, asshole-free

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I also stood in front of Bill Clinton's portrait. I was only getting the pose down in case I was asked to sub in the Oval Office in case of emergency.....
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[MFM008]

55. good one

[angrychair]

39. Amusing

If you are white trash, know-nothing 'Deliverance' hillbilly.

[LakeArenal]

40. Stay Classy White House..

[Tactical Peek]

43. Classy White House

[NewRedDawn]

47. Looks like Nuge

the stooge has is little nuge up against slutty Sarah.

[onethatcares]

56. wonder where

Tawd was during that shoot.

Fuck,,,,,,,,,,,,OUR WHITEHOUSE IS OVERRUN WITH GRIFTERS, MYSOGINISTS, BAD OLDER THAN DIRT GUITAR OWNERS, AND SOME GUY THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT.

[BHDem53]

74. She's way to old

for Theodore. Like 40 years to old.

[iluvtennis]

58. LMBO

[riversedge]

51. Entitled: "Being Respectful" Lovely!!

It is an Instagram photo and I can not transfer it for some reason...





http://thehill.com/homenews/news/barack-obama-photographer-pete-souza-sarah-palin-ted-nugent-kid-rock-being-respectful

........Pete Souza's photo, posted to Instagram, shows Obama sitting with his White House chief of staff, Bill Daley, beneath a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan.

[JenniferJuniper]

52. Do they really think

this shows them in any kind of a positive light?

Losers.

[MindPilot]

54. Wait, what?! Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are musicians?

[MrPurple]

59. They're musicians the same way Trump & Palin are President/Governor

[Stuart G]

60. Palin will not do well with such total disrespect...

Palin..well... she has speaking engagements ...you know, gets paid to speak...

This one will lower her fee considerably. It doesn't take much to see the disrespect...and it isn't funny..It was totally unnecessary..but that is who they are..useless trash..all three of them..

[bluevoter4life]

61. Classless white trash. All of them.

You're in the White House. At least put a damn tie on for God's sake.

[dalton99a]

65. White trash idols living up to their reputation

[BHDem53]

66. The White House

is being turned into a frat house.

[oberliner]

67. Gay activists scolded by White House after flipping off Ronald Reagan's portrait at gay pride event

[still_one]

76. So when that was done in 2012, the White House immediately chided the two visitors who made those

gestures. Any bets that this White House will do the same with this group of racist assholes?

I wouldn't hold my breath

[oberliner]

80. Probably not

But I don't think it's a big deal to take a picture of yourself flipping off a portrait of Ronald Reagan or making a face in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton.

Nugent, Rock, and Palin have done a lot worse.

I guess it goes to this broader thing that I'm noticing where the media and twitter-verse (and, to some extent DU) gets worked up over little stupid things that don't matter.

[still_one]

81. It is a pretty childish thing to do Obe, and you're right to a certain extent, but when a president

engages in similar taunts through his social media account, it is not just childish, it is down right concerning.

[oberliner]

82. Trump is definitely childish and petty

His tweeting is ridiculous.

[still_one]

83. sure, but for someone in his position to do it, it goes beyond ridiculous, it can cause problems

both domestically and internationally.

but to your other point regarding the media devoting too much time to this minutia regarding a couple of has been dopers and alcoholic rockers behaving like immature dolts, you are right on, and doesn't reflect well on society.

It goes to the heart of things, are more people attracted to a headline on healthcare, or a National Enquirer headline regarding a alien from outer space?

[oberliner]

84. Yes, I agree

It still is shocking to me every time I read his crazy tweets.

And people do love those click bait stories. Even with health care, people seem more interested in talking about the process rather than informing folks about what the various proposals would actually mean.

Someone pointed out on twitter that a reporter ought to ask Trump to go over the main provisions of the health care plan he is supporting and see what he says.

And if he gives a vague, BS answer, ask a follow up question.

It annoys me that CNN will have an hour of people in boxes yelling at each other about stupid crap instead of a straightforward conversation about, for example, health care, between two informed people with someone intelligent moderating the discussion.

[still_one]

85. Well said. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Alt-Orange]

72. Nugent always reminds me

of the creepy uncle who couldn't quite keep his hands off the underage niece.

[jmowreader]

86. Good call; that's exactly what he is

[Rhiannon12866]

73. Everytime you think it couldn't possibly get worse...