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141. Lemme see... I photograph pols regularly

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:16 PM

May 2013

I have like seen this. Like regularly

The current mayor of San Diego is like a prime example. He's been in the game 30+ years, starting with the school board, and a twenty+ year stint in Congress. He sees a camera, let alone many...smile comes up...he is good.

New pol, running for a seat at the Council, first run for political office, like ever...she's told that by her manager regularly. Smile! We at times even wait before pressing the shutter.

Hell, yesterday I was talking to a campaign manager, who's done this for a couple decades. This is one skill they teach....lens comes up....smile. It is in fact, a hard skill to learn.

This is completely separate from policy, but an important skill to master. Some pols, see Bilbray, never learnt it. Damn, I got the best photo of him the night he lost his seat.

For the record, I prefer a smiling pol, who is somewhat animated, they are far easier to photograph, and look far more relaxed.

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That's just wrong to look so effortlessly relaxed, happy & handsome [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP

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A lifetime of festering envy PatSeg May 2013 #174

I absolutely agree. Therapy for all! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #178

He hasn't been so far thats for sure madokie May 2013 #31

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But I didn't tell them WHEN we start! NYC_SKP May 2013 #29

About that ... Arugula Latte May 2013 #113

Arf! IrishAyes May 2013 #162

That's one damn good looking, happy President. It's hard Auntie Bush May 2013 #4

I hope his enemies SCVDem May 2013 #44

Yes indeed, his constant detractors are a sad lot indeed. freshwest May 2013 #70

Hope they gave him an honorary degree. . . ucrdem May 2013 #5

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80-20 20 over and out. graham4anything May 2013 #9

you'd have a hard time selling that nonsense to that crowd of Morehouse youth bigtree May 2013 #10

You say this as if it requires courage to speak the truth there. I doubt it. Demo_Chris May 2013 #14

How in fuck's name do you KNOW what anyone else has or has not considered. PATERNALISM pure and patrice May 2013 #17

There is probably a better thread for this... Demo_Chris May 2013 #18

O. M. G. !!! You're JEALOUS. oh, wow, . . . uh . . . really, I'm sorry. nt patrice May 2013 #28

~~~ sheshe2 May 2013 #43

LOL!!! Number23 May 2013 #79

A lot of messed up people are jealous of President Obama. The rest of us love him. IrishAyes May 2013 #164

+1 Phlem May 2013 #65

Rush of haterade from this post alone.... uponit7771 May 2013 #84

and poster bigtree May 2013 #116

If he's a "neo-conservative", then wouldn't that mean the country is moving in that..... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #19

Agreed. They appear to be reacting to authority, top-down, iterations of an obsolete paradigm. patrice May 2013 #25

I think the last election... Demo_Chris May 2013 #27

"I think". Doesn't make it true. And which "more wars" are you referring to? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #37

*ding* Bobbie Jo May 2013 #68

I reserve the right to support some of Obama's policies and criticize others without JDPriestly May 2013 #39

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In my city, we face local elections very soon. JDPriestly May 2013 #76

Chris, you appear to be a reactionary who mistakes himself for an anarchist & your avatar is a patrice May 2013 #20

Oh give me a fucking break Phlem May 2013 #35

A bunch of "fan-natics" who kicked yall's asses in the last election. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #40

Who in the hell is "yall's" Phlem May 2013 #51

"Yea, let's not wait for the "R's" we can divide and Conquer ourselves!" Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #52

Wow Phlem May 2013 #53

And I have no tolerance for namecalling. Remember "fan-natics"? You went there. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #55

Right. you forgot to paste this part "I can hear it already, "If your not with us, your against us". Phlem May 2013 #57

Wow, I guess you do have "patience" afterall. You're full of contradictions, aren't you? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #58

I always have patience Phlem May 2013 #59

You're as funny as you are intellectually dishonest. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #62

Oooo Phlem May 2013 #63

C Ya, Phlem!!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #64

Yes we can, Yes we did, and YES WE WILL AGAIN! IrishAyes May 2013 #165

You deleted the word "appear". Not an uncommon bit of, PERHAPS, deceit, that; today alone I have patrice May 2013 #173

heh bigtree May 2013 #21

Let me guess, Chris Hedges? ucrdem May 2013 #41

If he Jamaal510 May 2013 #152

People believe the darndest things. ucrdem May 2013 #160

That's very much like a Rovian attack. He's more of a neoliberal. nt CJCRANE May 2013 #49

And you generally sound like a paid Koch-ass-kissing troll. IrishAyes May 2013 #163

An authentically revolutionary absolutist would be capable of recognizning that their own words patrice May 2013 #16

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The responses to your post show how deadly serious even the "fluffy" propaganda woo me with science May 2013 #61

I just have a Phlem May 2013 #75

It's a trance like state. Phlem May 2013 #77

One might ask the purpose of this thread. If the purpose was to get like minded posters rhett o rick May 2013 #86

Oh, don't worry-- they'll rediscover their 'principles' as soon as they can be Marr May 2013 #91

if they are going to go into complete meltdown if people aren't sufficiently worshipful boilerbabe May 2013 #95

Asinine. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #100

That's both a very clever and self-congratulatory way to minimize and trivialize the opinions... LanternWaste May 2013 #97

+1000 forestpath May 2013 #186

How ridiculous to give him an extreme label like that. Isoldeblue May 2013 #74

"Demo-Chris, you should get your mouth washed out with soap". Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #87

You can't have a rational Bobbie Jo May 2013 #93

We have Universal Health Care? HughBeaumont May 2013 #101

Believe it or not, Jamaal510 May 2013 #154

And when you hear them spew such offal IrishAyes May 2013 #166

The tweet was wrong Renew Deal May 2013 #103

He is one helluva sexy man! Intelligent, confident and all-around decent guy. dorkzilla May 2013 #8

:) makes me happy to see them too. Whisp May 2013 #24

I agree 100000000%! dorkzilla May 2013 #32

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Wanting a bouncy, teen-age cheerleader Isoldeblue May 2013 #158

Teen-age cheerleader? sheshe2 May 2013 #172

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PS SheShe - Isoldeblue May 2013 #181

Thanks Isoldeblue~ sheshe2 May 2013 #182

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That's OK, dorkzilla. sheshe2 May 2013 #60

I love you womeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!! LOL n/t dorkzilla May 2013 #82

Is anyone here on DU sweating the so called scandals? Life Long Dem May 2013 #11

Most of us aren't, but there's a minority who keep pushing them, but that's not new here. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #15

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That last picture, bigtree? sheshe2 May 2013 #50

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he is a cutie pie Skittles May 2013 #54

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Silence is consent... kentuck May 2013 #99

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"You got tea leaves??" Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #139

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Lifelong, 4th generation Dem. I will always support the Dem President despite the machinations.... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #142

You're soooo above us, maybe we should idolize you instead? IrishAyes May 2013 #170

Too bad for those soulless RWNJs who try to take him down. EPIC FAIL for the haters, always. freshwest May 2013 #71

Are you sure you want to be calling him handsome? Uzair May 2013 #72

having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance bigtree May 2013 #80

Enjoying the moment involves leaving it at the office. Bucky May 2013 #73

Snort GeorgeGist May 2013 #92

K&R for my grandfather. A Morehouse grad who was a Morehouse Man until the day he passed Number23 May 2013 #78

+1 Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #89

My girl! Number23 May 2013 #90

Exactly. olivelove May 2013 #81

His speech was great today! And he was funny as all hell! FrenchieCat May 2013 #83

This is why they hate Him!! K&R!! hue May 2013 #85

The sad thing is that he has a;ready been "taken down" SoCalDem May 2013 #94

I look like that everyday Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #96

It pisses off all the Right people, so he must be doing it right! Rex May 2013 #98

oooh, he's dreeeamy!!! Zorra May 2013 #102

New material. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #104

I could say the same for Phlem May 2013 #105

Press 1 for English. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #107

Really? Phlem May 2013 #111

btw.... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #115

Why am I not surprised you'd understand that. Phlem May 2013 #117

What? Understand your posts? Bobbie Jo May 2013 #122

riiiiight Phlem May 2013 #132

btw... Bobbie Jo May 2013 #134

Arrogant blowhard you are, convinced of your own superiority to everybody - ugh! IrishAyes May 2013 #168

Oh, but truth is eternal! Good grief, the leader worship here is really embarrassing. Zorra May 2013 #133

Exaggerate much? Bobbie Jo May 2013 #137

lol...I don't know; that's relative and a matter of opinion, I suppose. Zorra May 2013 #155

lol Bobbie Jo May 2013 #157

That's all it takes to be a politician don't cha know. Phlem May 2013 #106

125 of us did "get with the program". Hey Phlem! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #109

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Go on admit it. It pisses you off that people on this board actually like our Democratic Prez..... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #124

Wow, just wow. Phlem May 2013 #128

Do you damn with faint praise everyone you allegedly 'like'? Or just PBO? IrishAyes May 2013 #169

You are exceptionally well named. Number23 May 2013 #176

Don't you love the people who hate this thread so much they just HAVE to post in it?? Number23 May 2013 #175

+1. ODS is a real affliction, and you appear to have found a prescription for it. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #179

It's amazing how completely obtuse you are to the import of the actual event bigtree May 2013 #114

This. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #118

I guess that response works both ways huh. Phlem May 2013 #120

No Bobbie Jo May 2013 #125

ooo, OK Phlem May 2013 #129

Oh my! Did I get Bigtree's attention ? Phlem May 2013 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree May 2013 #123

+1. That folks, is what's commonly known as a smackdown of EPIC proportions. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #126

and yet here I am. Phlem May 2013 #131

But not before we all got a chance to savor it. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #135

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #184

Good pols, rather experienced pols, smile nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #112

oh, don't try to sell that here bigtree May 2013 #121

Exactly! Phlem May 2013 #130

Lemme see... I photograph pols regularly nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #141

but, we're not relying on photos alone to make that judgment bigtree May 2013 #144

I am talking of the photos nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #146

but dear, this event is represented by more than just photos bigtree May 2013 #148

What I am saying is that a good pol nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #149

I think it's mostly irrelevant to what we should expect from this president bigtree May 2013 #151

I just don't put any stock on photos of smiling pols nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #153

The cult of personality.. kentuck May 2013 #138

The repeated use of the tired, misapplied phrase Bobbie Jo May 2013 #150

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service geek tragedy May 2013 #143

that's weird, the comment was directed at the rw bigtree May 2013 #145

Throw a rock into a pack of dogs, and the one that yelps geek tragedy May 2013 #147

Ding! Ding! Ding! If you read upthread, there's a comment that's worded pretty much like the alert. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #159

I hope whoever sent that gets shown the damn door. Sick of the haters thinking they own the joint Number23 May 2013 #177

I agree! IrishAyes May 2013 #161

Hey, Everybody! IrishAyes May 2013 #171

I'm jealous... Blue_Tires May 2013 #183