President Obama Archives - Page 25 of 29

Notes Photo March 11, 2009

The "Fifty Day" Snapshot

Fifty days in to this new Administration, I see the photo as particularly relevant -- especially in light of the clawing Howard Fineman delivered to Obama in yesterday's Newsweek.

Notes Photo March 6, 2009

Your Turn: Stimulus-Created Police

In a thoroughly vivid reference, TIME referred to these personnel as "stimulus-created police."

Notes Photo February 27, 2009

First Returns On Obama, C.I.C.

Looking at the first photos of Obama as C.I.C., in front of a large audience of soldiers at Camp Lejeune, the question, from a media standpoint, is: how well did he wear?

Notes Photo February 26, 2009

Notes On The Latest WH Slide Show

Notes on the latest WH slide show

Notes Photo February 24, 2009

Obama’s Non-SOTU: The BAG’s Top 11 Screen Grabs Of The Night

The BAGnewsNotes Non-State Of The Union Top Eleven Screen Grabs Of The NIght

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Mood Music

There's a lot of buzz leading up to Obama's address to Congress tonight about how much to dial up or down the distress. As the emotional antithesis of Bush, I trust Obama not to play with our heads.

Notes Photo February 23, 2009

I'm still waiting to see some video of the audience participation portion of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit. If this photo of the 3 Amigos is representative of the overall vibe, however, action in D.C. this week is remaining true to form.

Notes Photo February 18, 2009

Autograph Seekers

I'm impressed with the way Obama faced up those GOP legislators. I wonder who really has who surrounded?

Notes Photo February 17, 2009

Catering To The Right

This latest slide show from the White House -- tracking the President's marketing of the stimulus bill -- seeks to demonstrate (and document) just how much Obama made efforts at bipartisanship.

Notes Photo February 12, 2009

Infantilizing Obama

In a far cry from any honeymoon, Washington has been testing Obama from minute 1, even subtlely questioning if he's too young or inexperienced for the job.

Notes Photo February 10, 2009

The Scene From Fort Myers, A Far Cry From The Beltway

Beyond the powerful PR for the President, yesterday's townhall in Fort Myers was a moral victory for the people and the opportunity to contrast between inside and outside the Beltway.

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Scaling Up

The sense I get from the first slideshow on the White House website -- perhaps colored by the resistance on Capitol Hill from the GOP -- is that Obama hasn't been sketched out large enough.

Notes Photo February 9, 2009

Back In The U.S.A.

I like this Reuters shot -- one of the first on the newswire -- of Obama on the road selling his stimulus package.

Notes Photo February 8, 2009

Leibovitz The Pest, Among Other Things

The main problem with the administration portraits we've been looking at, particularly this latest shot by Annie Leibovitz, is that they aren't really portraits, they're rush jobs.

Notes Photo February 4, 2009

White House Superbowl Party

(I should mention that, in contrast to the Bush WH site, the Obama Administration has chosen -- at least, so far -- not to host a photo gallery.... And then, it could just be coincidence, but I'm interested in the fact the game action is taking place near the...