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Title: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 29, 2010, 12:38:38 AM
(http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama93.jpg)
The image that accompanies the video of the press conference.

There were NO FLAGS there. You can click on the video and see that for yourself.

Why would C-SPAN do this?

http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/05/27/Obama44/A/33433/Pres+Obama+Press+Conference+on+Gulf+Oil+Spill.aspx
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 29, 2010, 01:12:43 AM
Apparently they used an old pic. Bizarre!!

Look, no flags

(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100527/i/r1005517025.jpg)
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 29, 2010, 01:36:35 AM
Memorial Day weekend and the White House is out of flags??

or what?
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: miskie on May 29, 2010, 08:09:15 AM
yeah - they used a stock photo of Obama. Its not Photoshopped.

If you look at the position of the podium against the drapery you'll notice the pattern doesn't line up right.
CSpan did the same thing at the Jewish American Heritage Month Reception.

Regardless - I do find it odd that at this event, there are no flags. It was a silly oversight.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: debk on May 29, 2010, 09:23:31 AM
I thought there was always supposed to be a flag wherever the President spoke...or is it the Presidential Seal that's supposed to be there?
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 29, 2010, 11:36:28 AM
Regardless - I do find it odd that at this event, there are no flags. It was a silly oversight.

Oversight??

I think they had to remove the flags. I am sure its hard to make a room in the WH flag free
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: cavegal on May 29, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
(http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama93.jpg)
The image that accompanies the video of the press conference.

There were NO FLAGS there. You can click on the video and see that for yourself.

Why would C-SPAN do this?

http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/05/27/Obama44/A/33433/Pres+Obama+Press+Conference+on+Gulf+Oil+Spill.aspx
OK my 2cents The 0ne didn't want the flag, but CSpan knowing the people do photoshoped it ? No since when does Cspan care about the people? OK the real employees had the holiday weekend off and they had extra time on hand and photoshopped it in?  How is that FGL sound like a plausible answer? FGL? :-)
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 29, 2010, 01:49:42 PM
OK my 2cents The 0ne didn't want the flag, but CSpan knowing the people do photoshoped it ? No since when does Cspan care about the people? OK the real employees had the holiday weekend off and they had extra time on hand and photoshopped it in?  How is that FGL sound like a plausible answer? FGL? :-)

Maybe they used an old pic, which is still ridiculous.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: cavegal on May 29, 2010, 02:11:51 PM
Maybe they used an old pic, which is still ridiculous.
yup!
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: thundley4 on May 29, 2010, 06:28:13 PM
I thought there was always supposed to be a flag wherever the President spoke...or is it the Presidential Seal that's supposed to be there?

The hammer and sickle flag that he wanted was at the dry-cleaners, and the Presidential Seal has BP oil on it.  :-)
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 29, 2010, 06:37:52 PM
I'm guessing Obama's White House doesn't have many American flags around.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: cavegal on May 29, 2010, 06:44:55 PM
The hammer and sickle flag that he wanted was at the dry-cleaners, and the Presidential Seal has BP oil on it.  :-)
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: BP oil on it :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: jinxmchue on May 29, 2010, 11:23:47 PM
Oh, I don't know if use of a pic from a previous event is so bad.  I think it's just "frugality" (aka laziness).  They already had a pic of him, so why create a new one?  Or it might have just been a mistake.  Here are the picture files from the videos on that page:

http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama93.jpg

http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama94.jpg

http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama00.jpg

http://cspan.org/images/thumbnail/bobama110.jpg

Now, aside from the fact that "bobama" is really, really funny, they may have used the wrong pic.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: TheSarge on May 30, 2010, 03:22:51 AM
I'm guessing Obama's White House doesn't have many American flags around.

Probably more picture of Che in the West Wing than American Flags.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 30, 2010, 01:02:46 PM
Oh, I don't know if use of a pic from a previous event is so bad.

The problem is there were no flags at a press conference in the White House.
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: seabelle on May 30, 2010, 01:55:22 PM
Considering he only gives one press conference a year, you'd think they'd remember the flags

  :ohnoes:
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 30, 2010, 05:57:07 PM
They probably went out of their way to remove the flags
Title: Re: C-SPAN Photoshops in a flag at Obama Press Conference!!
Post by: Daisy on May 30, 2010, 11:20:28 PM
...but the teleprompters were right there present...Obastard can't speak two words without them.