President Obama poses for a funeral selfie and gets chummy with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt but Michelle does not look impressed - NY Daily News

Article I read said the the Mrs had been joking around with them shortly before pic was taken. With that said I think this is a reflection on society now with all the social media bs versys the way it used to be.

I was not surprised to see the two comrades shake hands

O & R shaking hands

both are good communist. Looks like O may even be bowing down to him some. Oh yea that's right, they were at a good socialist funeral.

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More manufactured outrage. John Podhortez The Conservative Pundit says it best on his Twitter feed:

There's plenty to attack Obama for. Attacking him for shaking someone's hand at a funeral begins to descend into self-parody.

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How about that sign language guy...? a "total fraud"???

Violent sign language interpreter's access to Obama triggers investigation - World News

...and schizoid...

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Standing three feet away from the most powerful person on the planet??? WTF? Who let him in?

when someone is that old, you are celebrating their life more than mourning their death, because their death was expected, especially an internationally respected individual such as Mandela, who lived a very long and successful life of achievement.

All this hoopla is ridiculous. My grandfather died at 85 a number of years ago, and we were rolling in the aisles laughing during his funeral from some particularly amusing speeches made by his friends and family members, just as he would have enjoyed, and everyone who knew him knew that. It was a great funeral, and yes, people were taking pics together smiling at the reception.

This whole media circus is absolutely preposterous.

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This. Old saying: "Birds of a feather flock together" they were drawn together at this particular moment in time like magnets.

The two of them standing side by side represents a perfect match....a match made in heaven........

The law of attraction at work:

http://www.the-benefits-of-positive-thinking.com/quantum-physics-and-positive-thinking.html

I thought Michelle looked miffed in the photo. Mandela would have liked it.

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Photo's you didn't see, but are much more interesting.

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Those are interesting. Looks like George W and Bubba are holding hands, but I suspect they are shaking hands.

As far as Obama shaking hands with Castro, I have no problem with that. He is not doing the two hand shake but is speaking to him. Perhaps something like "our two peoples should be friends and trade partners" or something general and friendly. A gesture like that could cause a thaw in negotiations for opening trade and lifting embargos. Cuba could rake in the dough as a vacation spot.

Hopefully our CIA has not attempted to assassinate Castro for a couple of decades...or invade.

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Thanks for the link Jorn. Much more interesting than what the MSM had to offer, and certainly a far cry from the hyper-partisan BS...

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Imagine for a moment you are attending a memorial service for a famous world leader. You are sitting between your wife and a hot looking blond. Instead of showing your respect for the deceased, you choose to ignore your wife and flirt with the hottie.....at a memorial service (thank you CMBdiesel for the correction), no less.......

I see the TMZ internship is paying off...

Inferring such things about Obama, the Danish Prime Minister and Michelle Obama from a still picture is the kind of incredible leap that one would expect from a gossip page writer... I think you can do better.

...and....Photographer on Michelle Obama's reaction to selfie: 'Photos can lie'

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