It's been a year and a half since People first released pictures of Barack Obama vacationing shirtless in Hawaii. He claimed to be embarrassed by the photos, but lord knows they probably got him more votes in the 18-34 female demographic than anything Scarlett Johansson or George Clooney did. Now, 18 months later and way closer to the final countdown, Obama is back to vacationing in the tropics, and something looks different. After the jump, the 2007 photo of Obama, as compared with the current batch:
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Has Obama trimmed up, or has the liberal media manipulated the lighting to make Obama appear hotter?
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Only morons would let a candidates physique influence their choice for the presidency. Then again that pretty much describes Obama's fans!
Whoa there, Ilan. Down boy.
He's lost weight from all that crack he's been smoking….doesn't he know that "Crack is Whacked?"
Paul-have you ever seen a crackhead, obvisously not so don't run your mouth-start to educate yourself.
Ilan-don't forget the republicans have elected celebrities to office more then democrats.
Hats off to Obama, able to run for the presidency and find time to stay fit. Great example to younger generations. No way I'd ever vote to the wrinkled white haired dude that's for big oil, againist conservation of the only earth we have and still wants another 100 years in Iraq.
Definitely trimmed.
Like everything else in politics, nothing is left to chance and this trip to Hawaii had to be orchestrated.
Obama has probably been "training" for this photo op (no accident that he went to his childhood Hawaii where he could showcase his surfing skills to regain dignity after the bowling fiasco.)
I don't think a shirtless man is all that scandalous. A secret babymomma, nailed while your wife is dying of cancer, and a bunch of illegal payments from your PAC, that's a different story.
After reading the first few comments it's clear they were left by some brain dead right wing nuts.
Aww, Ilan, you're just jealous that you've got the dorky old wrinkly guy. Haha sucker!
(And, Obama's political stances are a gazillion times better as well–but that's obvious.)
I'd say he's definitely trimmed. Do you think they doctored those photos? I really don't think so.