Obama Ogles Ass? Nah, but Sleazy Sarkozy Sure Did.

HYSTERICAL!!!! Hhhmmmm.... "Sainted" is not the first word that comes to everyone's lips when speaking about our current prez, especially mine. I like him well enough, but he's human. No matter how hard he tries to appear otherwise; he is not a saint, he's just a man. Having said that, I do think the Gawker breakdown is hysterical and mostly right, but I also think there may have been a wee glance--I can see it!!! And why not? As you say yourself, there's something nice about a quiet appreciation and in no way could a glance be seen differently. And, quite frankly, Sarkozy wasn't all that gross (this time). Am I missing something? I smell American-on-French bigotry!! I happen to like Sarkozy and his love of beautiful women. His culture is different from ours. And, I know that a lot of Yanks don't like 'em Frogs, and may be predisposed to thinking of them all a certain way, but ... Hillary, I too would love to hold our leaders--all of them--to higher standards but a few of our current and recent (Craig, Sanford, Clinton, Spitzer, on and on and on and on) have already degraded that. It's like, man, THIS is nothing! I think the whole thing is FunnY!!!! And I love this post!

He DID NOT bow to Queen Elizabeth II.

He DID bow to the King Abdullah.

He DID check it.

50 Cent:
"Lil' mama show me how you move it,
Go ahead put ya back into it,
Do ya thang like there aint nothin to it,
Shake.. shake.. shake that a$$ girl."

My goodness! Such blatant stereotyping! That is certainly more unethical than a bum-glance. Seems a little silly to imply it has anything to do with his race or sex. (Although I am guilty of saying it was because he was a normal man. I should have said a normal person.) I've had a glance at a bum from time to time, and you're missing out if you haven't. A lot of politicians recently, and throughout time, have done a lot worse. And, I don't know man in the world (and I know a lot of GREAT men) who don't look from time to time. Looking at the sea and swimming in it are two very different things. I think Michelle and the girls will be just fine. She looks like a woman who can handle herself and her man pretty well anyway.

The idiocy of people's comments never fail to amaze me. One glance of a photo out of context of the full video does not tell the full story, which apparently has not been seen by those commenting. Does anyone ever check the facts before they comment on a blog here at B-Net? It's a shame that we live in a society which allows fallacious perceptions to become pseudo reality. Check your facts first! Go look up the full video to verify if that is what Obama was doing before you jump on the blame band wagon. I thought those who participate in B-net are people of faith and values? Where is the value in truth? Where is the value in non-judgment? Where is the value in honesty?

For all of you who said that you have lost respect for Obama, you never had any for him in the first place. Stop being so dam judgmental about everything you see. The media love to blow shit out of proportion. Out of all the picture they could have taken of the president, they conveniently took one of him allegedly checking out another woman’s ass. Due to Obama's behavior, values and integrity; everyone thinks that he is a saint. He is human! I'm not saying that it is right for him to be blatantly checking out other woman. But, I believe that Michelle knows that people are jealous of their marriage and will do anything to see it fall apart. Michelle is not worried she knows that she has good man.

Where is the value in not taking yourself so seriously? LOL Who are the people of B-net? I'm a Christian, pro-choice, white, pro gay-marriage, pro death penalty, moderate, with very little money, living in a huge apartment, pretending to be good at yoga and shopping at the farmers' market, but eating donuts sometimes and I'm as honest as I can be and I try not to judge but whatevs, I do cause I am normal. I saw the whole video. Still and all, it's funny to think he was looking. And maybe there was a glance. Fact is, there wouldn't be anything wrong with it if he had been. Now take a break and laugh a bit, at yourself first then me ;-)

Pretty hard not to notice and she is molto fina..., where is the footage of her walking toward them? Did she smile and wave too at both of them? I'm sure she enjoyed the attentions while she got it, but Obama moved on to the business at hand, now Sarkozy.....

He was gawking, no doubt of it. Had that been a Republican, you would have heard the stuck pig squeals from everyone from Barney Frank to Nancy Pelosi. I believe he disgraced himself, shamed his small children and disrespected his wife.

I agree that the video exonerates Obama (and indicts Sarkozy!). It's great to see such a great illustration of how pictures can, in fact, sometimes lie.

I just want to note that I don't think the typical straight male naturally intends to be demeaning when responding visually to attractive women. It may be that culture teaches men and boys to bond over ogling women who seem to be unattainable - perhaps as a means of coping with the unattainability. (I don't think this is exclusively male behavior either; women and girls are also more likely to ogle in an obvious manner when in groups.) Turning it into an unequal power dynamic is not okay, and it's more so when the overall social inequality makes such antics symbolic of the whole. But the simple instinct to notice and enjoy some eye candy is fine.

The ironic thing is, the more insecure (and thus usually more harmless) an ogler is, the more "demeaning" it might feel to the ogled, since the insecure ogler is less likely to actually make eye contact and approach with conversation. It's usually the ones who know how to turn a glance into a potential encounter with some banter who present more of a real risk.