I don't mean to offend you, but you don't have a picture of Jesus in your home. You have an artist's rendering of what they believe Jesus may have looked like. Jesus was a Jew and probably didn't look anything like the typical renderings we have of him.
But, I agree that I would never, ever place a picture of the Obamanation in my home unless it were going to be used as a dartboard.
Orthodox icons go back to the Apostles, who knew Jesus. They portray Jesus as a Mediterranean man, not a blue-eyed blond Northern European type. And icons are stylized to convey spiritual truths. They are not meant to be portraits.
Icons are “windows to heaven”. Honor given to icons pass to the One they portray. And icons have power—some have even worked miracles, small and great. This continues to the present day, including with people I know.
If you learn about the history and theology of Orthodox icons, you will not make statements like the one you made.
Of course, there is no comparison between an Orthodox Christian icon and the portrait or photo of a dictator or a would-be dictator like obama.