P042309PS-0830

President Barack Obama plays with a football in the Oval Office
4/23/09.
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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polonium9 says:

He so cool
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

wdunleavy says:

he is so cool
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

julia.terzi says:

wish he were my president. hahaha Lula sucks.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

[ Fox ] says:

lol, this photo is so ... stalkerish XD
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Tru_Bourdieu says:

Americans, you have such a cool president!
jealous)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Bribantilla Tormentilla says:

@julia.terzi: if Lula sucks... what should we Italians say with Mr B? :(((
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tsevis says:

Cool!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

hmasongray says:

you break it, you bought it!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

skweeds says:

I agree with Lilith, this is a total stalker photo. I would love to get paid to take stalker photos!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sincerely, cheska. says:

obama is so freakin cool.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh Nuts says:

Football, Thats cool
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

WhiskeyChick says:

Anyone think that's an OU football? I DO!!! BOOMER SOONER!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

MickeyMichalik says:

Damn, love these shots!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

non.fading says:

I think this must be staged to strengthen this "he is so cool" image..
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

sonofdy says:

The coolest incompetent president EVER.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

greg_watson says:

why be an armchair president when you can be an armchair quarterback?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh my God! Our President's soooo cool!! This is what being a president is all about!!! Now there will be peace on earth and we'll all get along....just like one big football team. ;-)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

kansasphoto says:

He is cool. Now get back to work! :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

JATStudios.com - Wedding Photography says:

lol, shouldn't he be working.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tylar_love. says:

so this is what our president does when the cameras arent on? ;)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

:^)^:^) says:

Do some work Barack for god's sake and stop wasting taxpayer money! And quit using Air Force One like it's a moped --- that gas guzzler needs to stay grounded more often. Practice what you preach and I might actually develop a little respect for you.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

gvil1 says:

Its nice to see him relax once in awhile.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

PUT YOUR TINY HAND IN MINE says:

working hard? or hardly working?

hours later...

playing hard? or hardly playing?

I WORK HARD BUT I PLAY HARD

WORKING HARD, OR HARDLY PLAYING?

I PLAY HARD BUT I WORK HARDER.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

steve_watson says:

Looks like nero fiddling while Rome burns
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rj california says:

Playing with a ball, just like House M.D. :D
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Lord Humungus says:

If this were bush, I'd lay into him for playing with his toys like a little kid.

Then again, Bush was that kind of guy.

Definitely mixed feelings because of that.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

AndyDuncan says:

I love the mirror imagery with lady liberty in the background.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Sue Eves says:

Ball...window...I suppose he's allowed to play with a ball in The House
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jed fitch [deleted] says:

at least the country's not in a state.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

everlong18 says:

Get back to work!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

krwatson says:

I wish his coolness extended to the unborn...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

the undergraduate says:

He's so cool
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

fwsalmon says:

Great photo... seems like something I'd be doing if I was sitting there.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

mattstilley says:

"i should have went into sports."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

bildungsr0man says:

"if the economy is like a football...."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

2r0xf0x deLuXe says:

its impossible not to love this guy!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

enutter says:

Who cares! What is so cool about that? Don't you people have better things to dwell on?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

thensarahsaid says:

"I'm going to go out here and take a picture of you. Do something 'cool'!"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Asier de la Fuente says:

Hahaha!. If i were Bush and read these comments i´d be crying! LOL (I don´t think that George W.… reads much so… no problem)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Paradis Photographis says:

This is kinda creepy that this pic is taken through a window... it's like we're spying on him!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

macaz1977 says:

Only human !!

Great stuff.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

betobeto says:

This is awesome on so many levels. This is not the Bushes' White House anymore. And that's good.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ShirleyYPhotos says:

I love how this photographer just STALKED obama.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Page twenty says:

wow, that's a great one
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

barryfelix says:

Bet that's the one Dan Rooney, Steelers chairman gave him.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

earthexpressions says:

Great capture! :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

damps says:

super shot
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Brule says:

Please read or listen to the NPR All Things Considered interview with the photographer Callie Shell regarding similar photos she took.

www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId =103671710

See her photos at Time:

www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,189325 5_1874093,00...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

akunamatata says:

Our president just play with his rollex...and Carla
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Myotomy says:

I want this job. :-(
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

milethome says:

I can't stop think on what the President was thinking while throwing this ball up and down...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Skyline-Photo says:

Touchdown !!!!!!!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

d29e30 says:

A lot of deep thinkers here!! NOT....Study the constitution!!!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

kokimeno2002 says:

A president needs to relax.he has a tough role and duties dont forget.I admire your president.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

zimmyfan says:

Very good! That's my kind of photo. Love it.

Ron
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

DavidGGski says:

wuzz up mr president
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

manfredman72 says:

nice to see, that even the president of the United States is still human
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Linda Matson says:

HE thinks he's cool, but I sure don't! I feel so sorry for our grandchildren!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

LittleGoldWoman says:

Most ignorant, narcissistic and unprofessional president ever.
He thinks hes a super star or something.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

shawnner says:

The Obama Public Relations images present only what they want you to see... please folks, do your homework by learning all you can about this man's decisions. Use sources from both sides of the fence like MSNBC and FOX News (you won't get more diverse than this). Then agree with him based on your findings...but don't base your decisions on pretty photo's.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

cala 3 says:

Must bring him some stress relief and some time to think in his "downtime"...
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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