Headline tweeted by the NYT: "@nytimespolitics Obama Keeps Torso Covered on Florida Vacation"

[Pirate Smile]

@nytimespolitics Obama Keeps Torso Covered on Florida Vacation http://nyti.ms/9yOA7H

Waaaahhhh. POTUS didn't give us our Beefcake. Waaaahhhh!

Beach Modesty for the President

By JEREMY W. PETERS
Published: August 15, 2010

The last time the news media snapped pictures of a shirtless President Obama, tabloids, blogs and gossip magazines were agog.

“Pec-tacular,” exclaimed one photo Web site. “Fit for Office,” declared The New York Post.

The White House press office has made sure that won’t happen again. On a trip to Florida over the weekend, the president’s staff kept photographers at bay while he took a dip in waters off Panama City Beach.

The only photographer on hand to document the presidential swim was a member of the White House staff. The photographers who made the trip to Florida with the president — unaware that he was going to go in the water — were led into a hotel by the White House staff and remained there for about three hours while Mr. Obama swam.

The White House later released one picture of the president, who was seen from the shoulders up playing in the water with his daughter Sasha.

No bare-chested shots this time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/business/media/16poolphoto.html?src=twt&twt=nytimespolitics

[msongs]

1. obama got what he wanted yet people on DU blame lack of pics on the media lol nt

[babylonsister]

2. Now you're not even making sense, but that never stopped you. nt

[dionysus]

5. no kidding!

[dionysus]

4. w-wha... huh?

:rofl:

[sandnsea]

3. The NYTimes can't run the photo

because that would be reporting without transparency.

But they can whine about there not being a beefcake photo, because well hell there's no damn reason except it makes headlines and draws traffic.

[firedupdem]

6. You got it! n/t

[babylonsister]

7. TS NYT: check this OUT!

h/t to Pirate Smile, earlier post. :evilgrin: This needs to be seen, because I like it!

[Pirate Smile]

9. LOL. That was the pic CNN posted in their article about how much they were waiting for the newest

shot.

I was just spreading the news - like a public service announcement. :evilgrin:

[tallahasseedem]

12. Spread away!

LOL!

;)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. Nice!

[kjackson227]

13. WOW! And, I won't say anything else because afterall...

he is the president.

[babylonsister]

8. Oh, and recommend for douchbaggery. nt

[boppers]

11. Ah, the fourth estate.

The party's over, we're done.

[AlinPA]

14. Good. Shut out those asshole White House press corps.