Obama snaps selfie during Mandela memorial

[Deleted]

He forgot the duckface, moron.

[Deleted]

It's a South African custom to have fun on a funeral; it is insanely different from our western mourning process.

Oh look, there is actually someone on these forums that understands different cultures. Kudos to you for not jumping on the "Hurr durr, every country is the same!" -train.

To the rest of you; visit other countries and stop living your entire life in your basement - you'll learn things, different perspectives. You might even grow up.

[Cthulhu 2020]

Oh look, there is actually someone on these forums that understands different cultures. Kudos to you for not jumping on the "Hurr durr, every country is the same!" -train.

To the rest of you; visit other countries and stop living your entire life in your basement - you'll learn things, different perspectives. You might even grow up.

It's more like...

News Headline: "Obama farts in front of crowd"
Obama Haters: "OMG worst president ever! Only nazi communist muslims fart!"

[Deleted]

It's a South African custom to have fun on a funeral; it is insanely different from our western mourning process.

Madela would have loved to see people having fun on his funeral, I hope they will have it on mine aswell.

And if you missed it, it's a fucking stadium full of people and music and general happiness.

I don't give a shit about your political view, but learn to asses the situation at hand.

Michelle looked as if she saw a hint of Monica Lewinski in that woman though, spicy lady that one.

That's exactly what I wanted to answer.
Some guys around here should stop looking at people through their cultural glasses and start by looking how south africans react to Mandela death.

[Frozenbeef]

Obvious proof that Obama worships Satan....he really gets way too much slack for everything he does, politics should be about actual politics not about a group of 12 year olds bickering on the playground and throwing mud at each other -.-

Also his wife doesn't seem too thrilled with the woman he's sitting next to :P

[Tradewind]

Also his wife doesn't seem too thrilled with the woman he's sitting next to :P

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...psa7e99ed7.jpg

reposting because it's soooo relevant lol

[Togeshero]

To be fair her general line is no (well little) different from Nyrups back in the day, preference to working over the middle up to and including exceeding what the right would ever think to ask for. She is a modern social democrat through and through.

Idd they are not that different. But how she goes about doing it, is WAY different. And that is the main problem, she uses the same ideals, and tries to be associated with Nyrup, but what happens behind the scene is a her building up for what she wants to do after her period of PM.

Well you go off on a rant about selfies and decorum during an important event, then punctuate it with "socialism is killing our country." It's non-sequitur. Like writing an essay about horses and ending it with "I also like chocolate!" One has absolutely fuck all to do with the other...

No it's not. It's like writing an article on different kinds of stuffed chocolates and then ending it with: Oh i actually like normal chocolates as well.

she is the leader of our biggest socialst party, how is "socialism killing our country" not relevant when thats the problem in denmark atm lead by her?
You not knowing what party she is from, isin't my fault. You could have googled first, to actually have some kind of information on her. But just "going on a rant" about what i actually posted was easier, so guess that makes sense as to why you did it.

Again, it has nothing to do with selfies (I didn't even mention the selfies in my post) as they are not the problem, the problem is he overall tact and manners of proffesionalism. If she really wanted a foto with obama, ask him after when 89 heads of states and the whole world aren't watching.
They can have fun and all, I'TS FINE, but knowing when to do it is something a PM should.

[Deleted]

Well it's a pretty woman for her age, but I don't think she's actually jealous.

[spinner981]

Oh look, there is actually someone on these forums that understands different cultures. Kudos to you for not jumping on the "Hurr durr, every country is the same!" -train.

To the rest of you; visit other countries and stop living your entire life in your basement - you'll learn things, different perspectives. You might even grow up.

I thought he was born in Hawaii...

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It's more like...

News Headline: "Obama farts in front of crowd"
Obama Haters: "OMG worst president ever! Only nazi communist muslims fart!"

And we all know why he can fart in public and get away with it too... because he never promised to do it in the first place!

[Hottage]

Why is this news? The most scandalous things about this "news story" are:
- He made a selfie.
- It's actually a news story.

[Togeshero]

Why is this news? The most scandalous things about this "news story" are:
- He made a selfie.
- It's actually a news story.

The news is not that he (it was actually the danish PM) made a selfie...
It's the missing manners and tact of doing it at the WRONG time and place.

[Calzaeth]

The news is not that he (it was actually the danish PM) made a selfie...
It's the missing manners and tact of doing it at the WRONG time and place.

Have actually read this thread at all? It has been stated several times that South African memorials are focused on CELEBRATING THE LIFE of whoever died. This was literally nothing more than a party consisting of world leaders.

So, go on. Tell us all how being friendly and taking pictures during a celebration is a bad representation of Denmark!

[Togeshero]

Have actually read this thread at all? It has been stated several times that South African memorials are focused on CELEBRATING THE LIFE of whoever died. This was literally nothing more than a party consisting of world leaders.

So, go on. Tell us all how being friendly and taking pictures during a celebration is a bad representation of Denmark!

Asking if i have actually read the thread, when you clealy haven't.. Are you even danish? If not, please don' talk about what a bad presentation of Denmark is..
As i said in my earlier post, it's perfectly fine to have fun and chat.
But lining up selfies like some kind of fangirl isin't. She's supposed to have some kind of pride as the danish Pm. She represents the danish people together with our crown prince (who strangely didn't want any selfies with Obama????) and yet he knows how to act INFRONT OF 89 OTHER HEADS OF STATES. She could have taken the selfie after, when noone was present, and 5 billion people weren't watching with their cameras..

[Twoflower]

Looks more like the blonde is taking the selfie. She is holding the phone.

[Calzaeth]

Asking if i have actually read the thread, when you clealy haven't.. Are you even danish? If not, please don' talk about what a bad presentation of Denmark is..
As i said in my earlier post, it's perfectly fine to have fun and chat.
But lining up selfies like some kind of fangirl isin't. She's supposed to have some kind of pride as the danish Pm. She represents the danish people together with our crown prince (who strangely didn't want any selfies with Obama????) and yet he knows how to act INFRONT OF 89 OTHER HEADS OF STATES. She could have taken the selfie after, when noone was present, and 5 billion people weren't watching with their cameras..

Two of the most powerful heads of state thought the selfie was a good idea. You're clearly just trying to find things to disapprove of.

[Cthulhu 2020]

The news is not that he (it was actually the danish PM) made a selfie...
It's the missing manners and tact of doing it at the WRONG time and place.

People really need to learn the difference between a memorial and a funeral. Mandela was all about bringing people together. What do you see in that picture?

[Deleted]

I dare to question whether they've been aware of such celebrating customs.

[Ron Burgundy]

i fail to see what's wrong?



also i wonder if obama tapped the danish prime minister

[Cthulhu 2020]

You know what isn't a disgrace? World leaders taking pictures together at Mandela's memorial.

You know what is a disgrace? People making a massive fucking ordeal about world leaders taking pictures of themselves at a memorial.

[Ausr]

Why is this news? The most scandalous things about this "news story" are:
- He made a selfie.
- It's actually a news story.

We can answer that in one word easily: Because it's Obama.

It was a joyous event filled with dance, music and laughter to remember a man's life. Not his death.