Every shot a “hero shot” in Obama-land

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 10, 2009 12:13 PM

Several bloggers are having good fun with the discovery of a subdirectory of White House photos categorized under the name “hero.” (See Small Dead Animals, Jeff Emanuel, and Bob McCarthy).

What’s amusing is not that the term “hero” was used — “hero shot” is a common photography term to describe the best images of a series of shots.

What’s amusing is that every damned shot that’s ever taken of Dear Leader is classified as a “hero shot.”

Except, of course, for that shot of him trying to enter the Oval Office through the window. D’oh…

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  1. #1
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm, feebiebabe said:

    Someone should send him a blue suit and a red cape….

  2. #2
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, Salt said:

    All the shots of Pres. Obama are in this folder because the others were over-exposed due to his aura of hope. /sarc

  3. #3
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, Socky said:

    The media tongue bath never ends.

    I just threw up in my mouth a little writing that.

  4. #4
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, TXGator said:

    He’s Superman, alright. If Superman were metrosexual, half-black, whispy, stupid, arrogant, unqualified, smug, out of his league, dangerous, and communist.
    That and supported the cause of terrorists.

  5. #5
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm, TheWriteJerry said:

    “Hero shot” is one thing… He’s shown that what he dose best is pose.

    What I fear is his “money shot” – which threatens to jam up the economy, turn the American dream wet, and leave us as impotent as Europe.

  6. #6
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pm, feebiebabe said:

    Nice Michelle!

    I just loooove his megalomaniac picture. :lol:

  7. #7
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Open Sessame!

  8. #8
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:30 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Someone should send him a blue suit and a red cape….

    visuals of the blue leotards..not so good. He’s such a poser!

  9. #9
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:32 pm, PBoilermaker said:

    “His confident smile and kind eyes are an inspiration to us all!”

  10. #10
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:33 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The media tongue bath never ends.

    I just threw up in my mouth a little writing that.

    It is the WhiteHouse.gov site that labels Obama a hero…

    eg:
    http:////www.whitehouse.gov/assets/hero/east_room-hero.jpg

  11. #11
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:34 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    “Our Hero Obama” sounds even better than “Dear Leader Obama”…

  12. #12
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, flmom said:

    Of course one could also construe ‘hero’ as a sub, grinder, hoagie, po’ boy, torpedo, wedge. Take your pick.

  13. #13
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    ^^ Couple extra slashes in the URL in #10.

    Preview
    Is
    My
    Pal

  14. #14
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:39 pm, shooter said:

    someone had to actually name the file “hero” , on purpose.

    Losers all.

  15. #15
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:40 pm, sonofdy said:

    Apparantly 800 billion plus 410 billion plus the 1.2 trillion budget plus plus plus plus

    wasn’t enough.

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19835.html

    Here comes the second stimulus bill.

  16. #17
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:54 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    My hope is that I live long enough to see the day that the paparazzi from the MSM (”Daily Planet”), stop drinking his bath water, and get back to journalism.

  17. #18
    On March 10th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Perhaps, if Obama, Reid and Pelosi had devoted more than 6% of the first Porkulus bill to ’shovel ready’ infrastructure projects, rather than condoms and pork, and/or had spent a little less, and offered a little more tax relief to businesses and working people that actually pay taxes, it might have done some good.

    But Porkulus will result in government competition with business for available credit, with the added benefit of the Fed almost certainly having to print money to buy T-bills to help finance the huge deficits, and Porkulus II will no doubt just make things worse.

  18. #19
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, sonofdy said:

    Porkulus II

    We need another name. Bill naming contest???

    Porkulus II, return of the zombie shovels.

    Pork part deux.

    The return of the economy killers.

    The lord and lady of bacon.

  19. #20
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, RedDog said:

    Except, of course, for that shot of him trying to enter the Oval Office through the window. D’oh…

    Lucky for him he did’nt have the West Virginia Turkey Trots. Would have had to call a medic for ‘lil dude.

  20. #21
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, swede said:

    Well, glistening pecs, six-pac abs and doesnt even sweat. Able to leap tall arguments with a single bound. Could be.

    Hey, does anyone know if you can get some Kryptonite on EBay? Just wondering.

  21. #22
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, JT said:

    This is all done by the WH staff to associate Obama with hero. If one puts hero in the filename of the photo plus puts the photo in a directory called hero, it helps link Obama with hero in the search engines.

  22. #23
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:07 pm, JT said:

    And since the WH site has high traffic and thousands of photos will be taken in four years, it will have the desired effect over time.

  23. #24
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:09 pm, thetoysurgeon said:

    He wants that “S” badly. S for socialist!

  24. #25
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:17 pm, JammieWearingFool said:

    I doubt that shot of him banging his head on Marine One was a hero shot.

  25. #26
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:17 pm, right_on said:

    Don’t inner-city kids have a term for men like Obama? Buster? Or is that racist now?

    We used to call them “posers.” My father used to call them “phoneys.” Law enforcement used to call them “bad actors.”

    I think Obama needs his own label. Something akin to “The Man Who Would Be King.”

  26. #27
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:20 pm, madmonkphotog said:

    It’s too bad that Superman in the background didn’t topple over on Hussein.

    Yep. Tooooooo Baaaaaaaaadddd!

  27. #28
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:26 pm, rfjjulie said:

    Jammie- you beat me.

  28. #29
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:33 pm, Christopher Estep said:

    Someone should send him a blue suit and a red cape….

    Nah, I was thinking a DVD of Superman. I hear he likes those.

  29. #30
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Regulus said:

    I think Obama needs his own label. Something akin to “The Man Who Would Be King.”

    Or, “Legend in his own mind.”

    Next up: When the stagflation morphs into hyperinflation, look for a re-introduction of the $500 through $100,000 bill denominations.

    And you get one guess as to whose mug will be on all of them.

  30. #31
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:50 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Next up: When the stagflation morphs into hyperinflation, look for a re-introduction of the $500 through $100,000 bill denominations.

    Nah, by that time they’ll quit printing money and just have us use debit cards so they can track and control what little we will still be able to and are allowed to buy.

  31. #32
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, mike.musculus said:

    #18
    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, sonofdy said:
    . . .
    We need another name. Bill naming contest???

    The Obamanacronomicon

    Sorry, HP….

  32. #33
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm, pianoman said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, JT said:

    This is all done by the WH staff to associate Obama with hero. If one puts hero in the filename of the photo plus puts the photo in a directory called hero, it helps link Obama with hero in the search engines.

    If I was a good hacker, I’d find a way to replace the “H” with a “Z”. That would definitely have the desired effect over time.

  33. #34
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:11 pm, conservativesRus said:

    I think hero is an apt choice of words. Everything the man says means exactly the opposite of what the dictionary definition of those words might convey.
    Today he says “I’m going to separate science from politics” meaning – I’m going to intertwine them such that they are indistinguishable. He says “Everybody agrees….” which really means there are many thoughts on this. He says “healthcare threatens our economy” which really means “I will threaten the economy”.
    So the choice of hero actually means “dolt”.

  34. #35
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm, pianoman said:

    A Google of “Obama” and “zero” yields over 19 million hits, while “Obama” and “hero” yields over 33 million. Sigh.

  35. #36
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:14 pm, pianoman said:

    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:11 pm, conservativesRus said:

    Most times when someone uses “Everyone says…” in an argument, they have no factual data to back up their side of the argument.

    What did the Iron Lady say? “Consensus is the absence of leadership”?

  36. #37
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:17 pm, Henry said:

    Does anyone remember that School House Rock video, “My Hero Zero”?
    Heh heh

  37. #39
    On March 10th, 2009 at 2:45 pm, John Deaux said:

    Maybe this is a dumb coincidence with the “hero shot” being put in a directory labelled thusly. If so, then it just shows the stupidity of the person whose choice this was. Why would you put your guy in a position where he is vulnerable to being made fun of?

    I guess when Obama talks about the smartest guys in the room, he’s not including staff members that leave him open to ridicule.

    If it was a web number, rather than address, I might suspect Biden.

  38. #40
    On March 10th, 2009 at 3:07 pm, happy2behere said:

    Oh look, is that a bird? Is that a plane? No its…Socialist Superman!

  39. #43
    On March 10th, 2009 at 3:39 pm, WarTip said:

    And if this was Bush what would the press and the left wing sites be saying? And now he is talking about placing a computer monitor into his podium so that he can “communicate with the people better”? Why does he need somebody to feed him information?

    Then again, I wonder if that is perhaps why he had to call the reporter back … he did not know how to answer when he knew telling the truth would have interfered with his real plans?

    Hero? The only reference I can think of for that would be Greek (gyro) and Greek would be a very appropriate (although somewhat vulgar) expression for the way he is screwing us.

  40. #44
    On March 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm, happyscrapper said:

    Hey, does anyone know if you can get some Kryptonite on EBay? Just wondering.

    Swede, I was thinking the same thing!! If we could find some, we could wrap his superman cape around it and mail it. He has to have the entire ensemble, doesn’t he?

  41. #45
    On March 10th, 2009 at 3:55 pm, happyscrapper said:

    About that kryptonite…maybe someone already sent some to him. He has been really really tired lately! You know, too tired to even think about foreign policy. Could that be the reason?

  42. #46
    On March 10th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, graysonret said:

    It’s too bad that Superman in the background didn’t topple over on Hussein.

    As much as I can’t stand the man politically, I don’t want anything to happen to him. Can you imagine Biden as President? Or for that matter (and save us all) Pelosi? After that, we have Byrd and Clinton (Lord, really save us). Pretty sad, when you look at it.

  43. #47
    On March 10th, 2009 at 4:36 pm, happyscrapper said:

    A bit off topic, but I think Obama should take a little advice from GW…Go to bed early! GW was generally in bed very very early, and always seemed rested and up to the task. Obama is burning his candle at both ends and something has to give! He has about as much common sense as a 10 year old!

  44. #50
    On March 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pm, Dave Turson said:

    This reminds me of my “elementary” experience with worshipers of Pres. Kennedy. In 1964, my forth grade teacher allowed the author of a book titled “Six White Horses” into our classroom…to sell it. We were given fliers to take home the previous day, so we came with money in hand. The author, Candy Geer, sat at the teacher’s desk autographing copies of her book. The small book was just a poem with illustrations, written just after Kennedy died. Nothing quite like being forced to worship someone else’s god, and a good example of why so many fail in public schools. The book is sold at Amazon and eBay. But you can read the poem for free here—sorry, no illustrations.

  45. #52
    On March 10th, 2009 at 9:39 pm, RetFireman said:

    Hmmm…you would think someone who is reportedly spending every waking hour of every day and then even late into the night in the Oval Office working tirelessly on the Nations problems,even to the point that he has to return after tucking in his children and having to cut back the nightly parties to just once or twice a week, would know where the door is in that office.

    Sure, I know, we all need to cut him all this slack. He is new, he is inexperienced, or even, according to the link, he is distracted by those dastardly Republicans who are not happy about tripling the spending of Bush for his entire eight years in Obama’s first 50 days. Those BA**ARDS!!

    However, I would like to take everyone back to those “Thrilling days of Yester-Year” and try and find all the slack President Bush was given after HE was elected and sworn in. Why, it was non-existent. Never happened. They hammered him from day one.

    In fact, I challenge anyone to find a single article or statement from the MSM that talks about Bush’s “Honeymoon Period” or anything that even remotely sounds like a kind word.

    Even after we were plunged into war with Islamic Aggression and Domination, less than 9 months after he was sworn in, they gave him EVEN LESS slack. Instead, he ended up being expected to have set up any and all items that could have remotely prevented the attacks, including any and all new Government programs or departments that were not even thought of until AFTER the attacks.

    Just think what they will say after we get hit in the coming weeks or months. Will HE get any slack? Hell no. It will all still be Bush’s fault and we will hear how he is trying his best, but he is still learning and he is Ooooooh so tired.

    This just makes me sick…really does.

    Hopefully by the 8th to 9th month of his Presidency, people and the MSM will have FINALLY awaken to just what an incredible farce and mistake he and his policies are, and something will have begun to deal with it.

  46. #53
    On March 11th, 2009 at 1:56 am, scottthong said:

    Must be short for Heroin.

  47. #55
    On March 11th, 2009 at 4:19 am, kcnut said:

    My hero is in alaska and lousiana.

  48. #56
    On March 11th, 2009 at 4:43 am, cabrerski said:

    I wonder if the Big O would accept the moniker of “Supes” as in Superman. I would have a tendency of spelling it as “Soups” as in the lines he is helping create.

  49. #57
    On March 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am, torabora said:

    All hail Lord Obama!

    It has a nice ring to it…kinda rubs the overlord thing into our faces…lets us peons know who’s boss.

    None of that “representative of the people” nonsense. “I won” is the message.

  50. #61
    On March 12th, 2009 at 11:33 am, rotarymunkey said:

    I’m left wondering if “hero” is the moniker the Secret Service is using for this POTUS.

  51. #62
    On March 13th, 2009 at 12:53 am, shimauma2 said:

    would love to see Kal El pop barry hussien with some lazer vision right there.

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