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Strange Anomalies in the Famous Situation Room Photo
American Thinker ^ | 5/9/2012 | Mara Zebest

Posted on 05/09/2012 9:26:07 AM PDT by GregNH

Recently, the MSM were shocked by the news that a girlfriend in Obama's Dreams book was a composite. For many, such news comes as no surprise. The concept of a composite presidency certainly comes as no shock as someone who participated as a contributor and authored evidence presented at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's press conference on Obama's long-form birth certificate report. On the heels of these events -- and taking advantage of an anniversary of the bin Laden raid -- are recent campaign tactics to politicize the killing of Osama bin Laden. With the re-emergence of another round of gutsy call faux heroism regarding Obama's decision, it may also be a good time to revisit the famous "Situation Room" photo released by the White House. Is it Photoshopped? Like everything else Obama does to make a political point, is the photo a composite as well?

Beyond the obvious blurred photo in front of Hillary Clinton, are there other hints of manipulation? A Swedish paper makes the observation that Obama looks like a midget in the chair despite his six-foot-plus stature. When comparing the size of the surrounding people in the photo to Obama, the photo certainly gives the impression that Obama's head (or possibly the entire body) was placed into the photo and resized a tad too small. And as a side-note observation: why is everyone in the room dressed in work attire -- as if they went to work that day -- except for Obama?

Compare the size of surrounding heads in the "Situation Room" photo to the size of Obama's head. Even if you use a perspective argument -- in which objects appear smaller at a greater distance -- then why are the faces behind Obama still larger?

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: naturalborncitizen; obama; osamabinladen; situationroom
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To: RightFighter

True. And we see Tomason’s lapel on the left side of her body. She is not ‘in front of’ the guy in front of her.


41 posted on 05/09/2012 10:38:53 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GregNH
It's an interesting idea - but doesn't work for me.

The photo didn't need to be shared in the first place. No one knew it had been taken outside of a small group of White House insiders...

Here's how easy it would have been to do an honest photo: a picture is taken with Obama in the room (later) - with a cut line about how they're 'watching the tape - and several replays' of what happened... could have been one minute later, one hour, or 12 hours later. It's the official picture from that day - and it's the truth. The suck up liberal press wouldn't push the issue. Obama IS a democrat after all. The answer, 'that day ' would be accepted.

The picture would stand - and it would be historically accurate.

The act of faking a photo - with that many high level people involved in the fake, is a form of control... it's psychologically powerful if the goal is to compromise people who are usually ethical. People who went along with the fake have two choices - two things they can tell themselves... - either they're not as ethical as they think ( a choice they won't make) OR the public can be lied to... this time - AND in the future.

The first time a man kisses a woman other than is wife there's a great internal moral debate going on within him. It's a greater debates than he'll the next 10 times he's unfaithful. People justify cheating - and once compromised, the ethical debate starts looking silly - - the consequence of being compromised.

42 posted on 05/09/2012 10:45:56 AM PDT by GOPJ ( "A Dog In Every Pot" - freeper ETL)
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To: faucetman
The president enters. (Hail to the chief is either played or it isn't). Certainly EVERYONE jumps to their feet. One of them says “Mr. President, please sit here in the corner, in this kiddie chair”. C’Mon MAN!

Good Observation!

43 posted on 05/09/2012 10:48:05 AM PDT by GOPJ ( "A Dog In Every Pot" - freeper ETL)
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To: Jedidah; GeorgeWashingtonsGhost; LucyT

Found it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382649/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-Photo-Obama-watching-special-forces-shoot-him.html

Actually, it’s not a green shirt, it’s the lining of the golf jacket. Green. Unlike what’s shown in the official photo.

Donilan’s shirt remains consistent in all the photos, but the lining of Obama’s jacket changes color. Or it’s a different jacket, which makes NO sense at all. If POTUS were going to change from his golf duds, wouldn’t he put on something dressier and more Presidential? Especially when he’s anticipating cameras and the spotlight?

Not if he wasn’t there.

Here he is coming off the golf course that day: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382649/Osama-bin-Laden-dead-Photo-Obama-watching-special-forces-shoot-him.html


44 posted on 05/09/2012 10:58:50 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Jedidah

You posted the same link twice.


45 posted on 05/09/2012 11:08:13 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GOPJ

The thing is, you can’t spell ‘LIBERALS’ without L-I-E. That’s one of the things that separates liberals from true conservatives; Lying. Liberals have no problem with lying. Voter fraud and doing whatever you can to win.. It’s all a game to them and anything goes. True conservatives are grounded in our founding documents which extol the virtue of truth, based on Christian values (I’m not saying ONLY Christians don’t lie, but you get my gist). If a ‘Republican’ lies, they are a RINO, not a true conservative. Democrats cheat. Democrats lie and it’s expected of them.


46 posted on 05/09/2012 11:16:15 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

Nancy Pelosi vs. Michelle Bachmann.. Who would YOU rather share a secret with?


47 posted on 05/09/2012 11:20:46 AM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: GregNH

48 posted on 05/09/2012 11:26:43 AM PDT by McGruff (Support your local Republican candidates. They are our last line of defense.)
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To: evets
No wonder obozo took credit getting osama, he was all over it! LOL!
49 posted on 05/09/2012 11:26:59 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Jedidah
The American Thinker provides a different image of the supposed 'situation room' from the image in the 2011 Daily Mail 'discussions' image (second photo) of the supposed 'situation room' .

The DM image shows a single very large screen at the head of the room, where the AT image shows multiple screens at the head of the room. Notice also that the Daily Mail provides two images of Obama, but not in the same chair and posing at the head of the table in yet another.

The wainscott in the 'chipmunk photo' also appears to be off perspective.

Evets #3 = LOL!!!

50 posted on 05/09/2012 11:28:04 AM PDT by wtd
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

Yes, I did. Sorry. Ctrl C malfunction.

This link is better, anyway:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2069208_2271482,00.html

Check the first four photos.

He wears two jackets. The one with green lining is Nike and appears to have set-in sleeves. The one with gray lining has raglan sleeves and some other emblem on the left side.

These were all taken that day by Pete Souza, White House photographer.


51 posted on 05/09/2012 11:35:40 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Jedidah

That is two different jackets. One has green collar and one doesn’t, one has Nike Swoosh and other doesn’t, one has tight knit cuff at end of sleeve and the other doesn’t. So...the question is: Why two different jackets?


52 posted on 05/09/2012 11:36:59 AM PDT by LivingNet
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To: econjack

Even if the Photo is real, even if Obama did make the call, even if the story is real—ITS ONE GOOD CALL IN THREE YEARS! One lucky break does not a president make. Remember BP spill? The fires in Texas? The Obamacare, The other mess ups???


53 posted on 05/09/2012 11:37:08 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: evets

Now I’m going to have nightmares... more than I’m already having!


54 posted on 05/09/2012 11:38:28 AM PDT by Bookwoman ("...and I am unanimous in this...")
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To: yoe

This was discussed on FR months ago. It is not just coming to light.


55 posted on 05/09/2012 11:38:56 AM PDT by matthew fuller (Mitt Romney is the supreme exemplification of the word SMARMY.)
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To: piroque
Barry is long-legged, but short-waisted. This disproportion makes the photo with the composite girl a fake in addition to the overly large head.

However, the short-waist does make the short-appearing aspect of the Situation Room photo more plausible. I have a son and a stepson the same total height but one has Barry's ratio of leg to waist. When he sits at a table he seems like a much shorter person compared to his short-legged but long-waisted brother. Head size could still be of, of course in the SR photo compared to the others.

56 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:36 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
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To: GregNH

It makes sense that he was photoshopped into the photo! At the time of this picture, he was physically on the Osama compound taking dead aim a Osama’s head with his 50-cal snipper [sic] rifle.


57 posted on 05/09/2012 12:38:05 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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To: GregNH

I think what may have happened here is that in the original photo Obama had an inappropriate expression on his face.

Perhaps he was staring off into space or chuckling to himself or whatever.

The photographer apparently liked everything else about the original photo, and perhaps in particular Hillary’s gasp captured the message intended to be conveyed.

But Barry’s facial expression did not cooperate. So perhaps they took an image taken a few minutes earlier or later (perhaps they were showing SportsCenter highlights before the meeting?) when Barry was actually paying attention, and photo-shopped it into the other picture on top of his shoulders.

But they didn’t quite get the perspective right or the bit of the collar just below the ear.

As to the two figures in the back, I think the different lighting source accounts for that. You can see part of this other lighting source reflecting off the back top part of Daley’s head.


58 posted on 05/09/2012 12:41:56 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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To: wiggen

Aside from Hillary, who in that room would dare not swap seats with Obamugabe once they see he’s goiong to sit in a ^folding chair^?


59 posted on 05/09/2012 12:47:54 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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To: LivingNet

:: Why two different jackets? ::

BO?


60 posted on 05/09/2012 12:51:52 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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