Slog - Comments on Time's Obama Portfolio http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio Time photographer Callie Shell has posted a series of candid campaign-trail shots of Barack Obama, who remains as freakishly photogenic as ever, but it's the family shots that kill me. See the whole series—complete with Callie Shell's brief but illuminating captions—here.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:48:21 -0800 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:26:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Blacksheep That was awesome, but I really wish Time wouldn't jinx it with that cover!

]]> Blacksheep http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181472 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:54:40 -0800 Comment by dieboldsarmy We will never support and not re-defeat terrorismist Yo Mama Slo-Mo-Bama in November and 2012! Burgle Bargle Burgle arf snarf fnarf barf!

]]> dieboldsarmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181476 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:57:34 -0800 Comment by whomsRU is it just me or are there only a few photos and the link for more doesn't work? oh and DAMN that caption about the cab driver and is kid is really endearing.

]]> whomsRU http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181477 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:58:08 -0800 Comment by raindrop Obmama could take a piss on stage in front of everyone and the adoring media would never report it.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181478 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:59:17 -0800 Comment by Hernandez @4 Whereas John McCain has probably pissed himself many times on stage, but the media will never find out - Thanks, Depends!

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181479 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181479 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:01:27 -0800 Comment by Scott Dow Can you please disable that Dan Savage cost the election thing? It plays every time I refresh the Slog page.

Thank you.

]]> Scott Dow http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181480 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181480 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:01:40 -0800 Comment by DC The cover is from last May

]]> DC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181482 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:05:46 -0800 Comment by Cindy Oh these photos with their accompanying stories make me love Obama even more!

Especially the one where he cleaned up the counter after himself, and the two boys looking up at him at a rally.

]]> Cindy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181486 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:11:22 -0800 Comment by Johnny Liverwerst I am extremely antsy about that cover. The last thing we need is to jinx this, lol. Other than that- wow. Those are some amazingly endearing photos. God he is such a photogenic person with such a photogenic family. I don't even know him personally and yet I I feel this warmth from these candid shots that I rarely ever feel with politicians.

]]> Johnny Liverwerst http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181487 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181487 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:12:06 -0800 Comment by max solomon i hope his grandmother makes it to jan. 4th. can't t. boone pickens or george soros or some other america-hating rich fuck send a jet to get her brittle bones to DC for the inaguration?

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181488 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181488 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:12:40 -0800 Comment by CP Awww, the 4th one is adorable.

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181489 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:13:15 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy This is absolutely amazing. I love him!

http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/images/callie/18.jpg
"Two staffers had just passed this site and done two pull-ups. Not to be outdone, Obama did three with ease, dropped and walked out to make a speech. Missoula, Mont., 4/5/2008."

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181494 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:21:44 -0800 Comment by John Bailo's miniscule cock Where did that guy that I'm attached to go? He's usually making a delusional comment by now.

]]> John Bailo's miniscule cock http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181495 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:22:03 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath Far from "jinxing" it, media coverage like this can give the impression that it's all sewn up, which could lead to a) depressing GOP turnout and b) creating bandwagon effects at the polls for Obama. This is no time for superstition; just get out there and darken the fuck out of those circles / incomplete lines.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181497 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:27:41 -0800 Comment by Tamara Those are some of the most amazing photographs ever. I love the one of him and Michelle. They look so right together.

]]> Tamara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181499 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:30:19 -0800 Comment by angelika they are gonna be the best-looking first family we've had in a looong time.

]]> angelika http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181503 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:33:37 -0800 Comment by DC Seriously. From last May. And I also can't get the first link on her sit to work. Just see the first few photos and then a big "website cannot be found" after the link.

]]> DC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181504 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:35:34 -0800 Comment by kittenchops thanks for sharing. That Time cover blows though.

]]> kittenchops http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181505 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:35:54 -0800 Comment by ZWBush fantastic pictures

]]> ZWBush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181506 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181506 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:35:54 -0800 Comment by Nick @3 - Same here.

@12 - I clicked that link and am apparently forbidden from seeing the page.

Is this a subscription site or what?

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181508 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:37:31 -0800 Comment by flint Anyone have a working link for the second page of pics? All I'm getting is the one page and the thumbnail page isn't coming up.

Maybe the site is overtaxed from the sudden interest? Any geek geniuses available to set up a mirror site somewhere?

]]> flint http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181510 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181510 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:42:13 -0800 Comment by xina this is what a president looks like! the link works fine for me. the photographs are amazing. i want this man for president! this man is inspiring the youth of america. there is something so deeply touching about the faces of those children looking up to him, watching him.

]]> xina http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181513 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181513 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:57 -0800 Comment by Julie in Chicago I was able to see all the pictures... not sure what the issue that others are having is. What a great collection. He really does seem warm and genuine in these photos, in a way that most politicians (R or D) do not.

]]> Julie in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181514 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:45:41 -0800 Comment by Cindy @3, 12, 20, 21

The links work fine for me. They are done through javascript - the images appeared below the current photos... eventually the page becomes very, very long with photos.

some suggestions off the top of my head: Don't open in new tab/window, just left-click. (I got the error you saw when I tried opening in a new location.)

If not, try restarting your whole browser. Or make sure your Javascript is up-to-date.

]]> Cindy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181515 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:49:22 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy If all else fails, download FireFox.

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181523 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:01:17 -0800 Comment by Old_Mama_Chips The link isn't working for me either. I get the first three photos and then nothing.

]]> Old_Mama_Chips http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181527 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:04:43 -0800 Comment by douglas that barbershop picture is great, i love the look on the kid's face. i'm truly finding it difficult not to view barack obama as a completely awesome person. not that i would deny it necessarily, but i want to maintain some skepticism about him since he is a politician and all, but it's proving to be very tough.

]]> douglas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181528 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:04:50 -0800 Comment by adrian mark me if i'm wrong, but i suspect this is the only time in history anyone has seen a first lady's--or prospective first lady's--feet. michelle obama feet!

]]> adrian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181534 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:15:21 -0800 Comment by LDP in Cincinnati Nice photos.

He's up by 14 points in Ohio. Fourteen points!

]]> LDP in Cincinnati http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181549 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:33:30 -0800 Comment by Reverse Polarity There are some great photos in this set. It's hard to pick a favorite. I love so many of them.

*sigh*

I think I have a crush on our next president.

]]> Reverse Polarity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181553 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181553 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:38:26 -0800 Comment by David Wow. Norman Rockwell could have painted some of these. They're perfect.

]]> David http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181555 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:42:49 -0800 Comment by Travis For everyone who can't view those photos, try Firefox. It wasn't working for me using IE 6, but firefox works without any issues.

]]> Travis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181576 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181576 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:54:55 -0800 Comment by raindrop @32: An "HTTP 404 Not Found" error is a server error. It would happen no matter what browser you're using.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181633 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:35:56 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Cutest First Family EVUH!

The Kennedy's were too brittle, the Teddy Roosevelt's were too rambunctious and the Franklin Pierce's were wracked with melancholy...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181649 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181649 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:41:05 -0800 Comment by D Ah google, try this:
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1686000,00.html

]]> D http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181699 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:10:30 -0800 Comment by Damien I'm tearing up a bit over here, this man is awesome. He's so obviously real. It's a gigantic relief.

]]> Damien http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181700 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181700 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:12:44 -0800 Comment by 4f...sake I love candid photos. The tenderness is a little painful to look at. How many days????

]]> 4f...sake http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181752 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181752 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:38:03 -0800 Comment by Paul The pictures work fine for me. Honestly I am with number 30 here. He truly is amazing and is actually working his way into my cynical brain. Please Obama do not let me down.

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1181845 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:33:44 -0800 Comment by Lesley D, thanks for that link. Were those the same photos from the original link?

]]> Lesley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1182171 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/times_obama_portfolio#c1182171 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:26:26 -0800