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President Barack Obama "meets" with speechwriter Cody Keenan, who dressed as a pirate for an Oval Office photo taken for use in the President's humorous speech to the White House Correspondents Association dinner May 9, 2009. "But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends. As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that," the President said in his speech.
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poky_77 [deleted] says:

LOL
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ronin_z_e_r_o says:

YARRR matey! this is great!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh Nuts says:

LOL pirates in the oval office :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Poops Magee says:

I can see this being used in attack ads in 2012 with a slow ominous zoom.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

knots says:

the pirate lobby must be regulated
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

eoconn says:

hilarious! i love how they still look so serious in conversation...
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Blue387 says:

Did you meet without preconditions?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Devers says:

Unlike the Bush administration, at least Obama has a Somalia policy.

Here's the part where Cheney is going to start whinging on about negotiating with terrorists.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

AKA Dillweed says:

It looks to me like Cody has been touched by His Noodly Appendage and is attempting to convert our president to Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jdog1063 says:

Obama:
"Sorry mate, those Navy Seals didn't know the kid's ages when they shot them in the head. I was a million miles away and didn't know anything about it!"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

francolivorno says:

Beautiful shot !!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisfurniss says:

I love this man.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

graveyardfields says:

So am I to understand that Barack Obama *does* negotiate with pirates?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

BlueisCoool says:

So Funny!

Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Ed Hoover says:

Best part of the Correspondents Assn. address. LOVE IT.

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rascouet says:

Pirates.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

pvanorden says:

ROFL. The Prez has a great sense of humor.

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES says:

Too much!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

7ylerStrause says:

He should have been meeting with Jack Sparrow
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Aphony says:

BEST PRESIDENT EVER! This is proof.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

caddyroyalty says:

OMG I Love this!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Balliolman says:

Arrr! Jim, lad! :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Timmy says:

"President Obama discusses maritime strategy with Somalian ambassador."
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

joeytomatoes says:

Arrrg Is this a commercial for freecreditreport.com Triple Advantage
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Celticfield says:

Nice shot!!!!
Nice weekend Mister President!!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Alt.Frames says:

Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave, but it's still lol funny.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

{Linda} says:

That is just awesome. Greetings from Beaufort, NC....should join us at our pirate festival.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

DrewVigal says:

Are they having a discussion or an ARRRgument?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

donbuciak says:

this makes for good p-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

zikay's orginal(no PS) says:

这位酷哥翘着二郎腿跟总统讲话，一副目空一切的样子。
如果换成一中国人，早就谦恭致敬了。
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoSenseDatum says:

Looolll!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Dave Arnold Photo says:

show me another President who is so real!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

wdunleavy says:

What the fuck
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ghosts of love says:

finally we are opening dialogues with pirates
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Michele Brutti says:

:))
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

NotAnna says:

Fun shot, Pete. I so wish I had your job.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

B.Thomas says:

They should have done the Captain Morgan pose.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

simpolman says:

I for one think that speaking with the enemy makes Obama look weak. He should have made him walk to plank. That'd send the right message to those scalawags!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

TJ Morris says:

Best. President. Ever.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Owen's says:

Damn Climate Change causing Pirates!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

bex finch says:

this is amazing
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

tamago says:

This Administration just gets better and better! Competence and Camaraderie... We are blessed! ;-}}
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Larsen says:

somali representative?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

nhr says:

> somali representative?

No, a mouthpiece of these ne'er-do-well hoodlums from the perfide Albion ;-)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

azleem says:

lol
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

chezarie says:

EEEEK! Those gosh dern pirates are every where !!!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ronnie.b. says:

Great stuff!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

eyllom says:

we need more pirate lobbying
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

ehsametrical says:

ithink it's a rather distasteful joke seeing as how real pirate attacks are on the rise again. Making light of desperate starving dudes with guns taking people hostage is not funny to me, sorry.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Annamir™ says:

Haha, this is cool!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

doraemonxo says:

is it just me, or is obama starting to get more gray hair now?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

john_jab_42 says:

I really wish GWB had had the opportunity to do something like this: Meet with a fake, funny pirate just after meeting a man held hostage by real, killer pirates.

I really doubt we'd be seeing comments like "Best. President. Ever." Or "Beautiful shot !!"

Maybe he can have Biden dress up as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed next!

"LOL"
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Brianna McCarthy says:

Awesomeness!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Chinchiller92 says:

Hahaha an american president who has a humour that is actually funny ^^

Love it

Greetz from Germany
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Coal and Ice says:

Meeting with a delegate
from the Pastafarians?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

srqpix says:

Pres. Obama is always trying to show us that there's always time for fun even in the midst of all this mess that was left for him by someone who's claim to humor would be having shoes thrown at him in disgust. Keep up the good work Pete...I'm lovin' it!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

periwinklepenguins says:

Brilliant! A sense of humour is essential.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Dawes says:

I herd part of the speech on our radio it was funny...
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Planet Pixel says:

Is this one of those Somali pirates???
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Sylphbranching says:

So that must mean Obama is a ninja!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

D. C. Elliott says:

You sure Cody is not from the IRS?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

ÐΘ₤Θ§Ų§ says:

Thousands of new car salesmen are out of work and they are playing dress up!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

pastoralvelo says:

ARrghh its drivin me nutz
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Paula Marina says:

this is way too good!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

NelsonMuntzPhoto says:

looks like a lot of work getting done around there---
is that Capt Morgan?
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Kathy (Arctic-Fox) says:

Careful of the right hook Mr. President.. : )
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Zabala says:

Obama is most definitely a ninja.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

TheWorldThroughMyEyes says:

This is funny as heck!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

themeparkphoto says:

Considering that Americans are being attacked by pirates, I find making a joke about piracy to be in poor taste.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

riffsyphon1024 says:

Seems people are split on this one. Oh well...

"Yarr, talk to the parrot. Talk to me parrot."
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

pjarc says:

bellissima....surreale....sembra un fotomontaggio!!! ciao....:-)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

tchiseen says:

"I like your hat"
"Yarr, I like your suit"
"How'd you get that hook?"
"Arrr..."
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

ri95171 says:

Cody Keenan (ARRRRRRR-IL)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Sal Petruzelli Marino says:

This is hands-down the greatest presidential photo ever taken.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

BrawnJaguarXJR-14 says:

Don't tax me bro.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

recubejim says:

Aaarrrgh!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

pxidistribution says:

I love it

Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

fueya en blanco says:

WTF
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

WinaVD says:

Awesome !!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

frank pechtel says:

Ai ai Captain
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrea Malnar - rockfaerie666 says:

Ahh, what can I say? Wise, really wise.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

nao.hamlet says:

w/ a parrot on his shoulder!!! LOL
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

riffsyphon1024 says:

"Yarr, the parrot says no."
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

hungtt says:

Amazing..
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Dunlap says:

Awesome!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

bowiedj says:

Hopefully that HOOK is not dangerous the president.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Justlearned says:

The point of this photo?. There is always a white man behind every trouble. lol
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

YAXZONE says:

Good stuff...
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

LadyDee's says:

Hah! This is a hilarious pic...
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

urmi.raj says:

i like the parrot! its really lifelike :P
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

psuhockeychick says:

Here I thought they were just taking "Talk Like a Pirate Day" celebrations too far...

Just an awesome shot!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

tom.hackett says:

Boy oh boy. The laughs never stop coming at the White House. OK boys, enough shenanigans! Back to the job of flushing this country down the crapper!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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