Photo of Obama Shooting Skeet Complete Fraud, like his Presidency

clashdaily.com ^ | 2 February 2013 | Steve Sheldon

[forbushalltheway]

The recently released photograph of President Obama reportedly “Taken at Camp David – the Maryland presidential retreat – on August 4, 2012, his 51st birthday,” is a complete fake.

As a lifelong shotgunner, I immediately smelled a rat. Nothing in the photo looks right and upon closer examination, it is a complete fraud.

One need go no further than examining the ports on the shotgun. Ports are tiny holes sometimes drilled near the muzzle (the business end of the gun) to release energy and reduce recoil. They serve as a pressure release valve of sorts. One will immediately notice that there is smoke coming from the right side of the gun in the photo as well as out the front. The only problem is that there is no smoke coming from the ports on the left side of the gun, clearly seen in the photo suggesting that the smoke was doctored into the photo. Furthermore, the smoke exiting on the right side of the gun does not match the port pattern on the left. If this gun was being fired as suggested by the White House, then the smoke would be coming out the ports on the gun clearly seen in the picture and evenly on both sides.

To add insult to injury, the smoke pictured is not clearly defined and appears to be moved by wind. At this stage in the firing process, this phenomenon would be nearly impossible. The smoke should look like it is being rapidly forced out small holes instead of something wafting from a chimney.

[eartrumpet]

What’s your take on the devise and all the damn smoke?

The device is a screw in extended choke tube, and there should be a matching one in the lower barrel, but isn't.

The smoke is simply photoshopped in.

[Seven plus One]

Pretty sure that the interchangeable chokes(when used) on Citori guns fit flush with the muzzle. A .410 sleeve would have a nut like the one visible. Either way the picture is silly on many levels.

[eartrumpet]

It looks like a Browning Invector choke tube, not a 410 sleeve. And the picture is silly on many levels.

[Kenny Bunk]

The weird scars on the head appear to change, too. Also, I sometimes suspect I am looking at two slightly different bodies. Perhaps I am looking at two different people?

But enough! It's on nights like this that I sometimes think I need more tinfoil in my hat, or perhaps change to a Mu metal ray deflector grounded to the tap on my loafer heel.

Where is Art Bell when I need him?