Just a matter of time before he throws the bike under a bus.

Maybe him and Michelle can fist pump it up.

re: #1 ccrnyc

Just a matter of time before he throws the bike under a bus.

I guess that means he still can't be on it when that happens?

Isn't riding on the sidewalk illegal?

Clueless in Chicago

Maybe he can put one of his speeches in the tube to fix it.

They are nothing but air.

And it's a "hybrid" bike - weak. Why am I not surprised?

-Proud Cannondale CAAD9 owner

It's a metaphor for how he'd run the country.

Is it just me, or does it look like he can barely keep it upright?

A portent for his campaign, hopefully?

BHG

re: #2 mikeinmd

Maybe him and Michelle can fist pump it up.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW.

Call home.

re: #8 Sharmuta

It's a metaphor for how he'd run the country.

It's not just me then.

How much did that ride cost the tax-payers for Secret Service protection?

nice fender

Is he actually towing something or is someone off-camera holding the bike up for him to take the pic?

re: #5 EC Marm

Clueless in Chicago

Yep. That sums it up.

re: #15 sadhu

nice fender

It's not a fender.

/he's towing something

re: #14 MandyManners

How much did that ride cost the tax-payers for Secret Service protection?

Wonderin' the same thing. Guessing the guy car to his left is in a suit.

What's in the trailer that we can't see?

CROPPED,
R

Gotta admit, though, that his balance is pretty good posing for that picture.

Is the back tire separated from the rim?

You know, I'm conflicted now...I was originally thinking he might be a bad person...but there is a growing body of evidence he may just be the biggest air-headed doofus to run for President in the history of our republic...

Can't I just ride on my flat tire?

Is he wearing dress socks with those running shoes?

Don't worry, he has plenty of hot air to fill that tire

That's a hitch for a kids' trailer. He should have taken it off, but probably didn't know how.

Woah a minute. In the zoomed view, it doesn't necessarily look like a flat tire to me. Are you sure it is flat? I think information may be being lost in the graininess.

re: #20 Render

What's in the trailer that we can't see?

CROPPED,
R

It's what's keeping him from tipping over sitting on a stationary bike.

re: #22 rc

Racist.

Elvis could pump it up.

Is that bar connected beneath his seat attached to a bicycle-for-two thing, or maybe a vehicle, the way they do in the movies? Wouldn't want him to fall... Like when they film a car chase, and the actors are really being towed by the camera truck...

Nah, the media wouldn't stage something like that.

re: #20 Render

What's in the trailer that we can't see?

CROPPED,
R

The bus. He might need to toss something under it at a moments notice.

re: #19 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Wonderin' the same thing. Guessing the guy car to his left is in a suit.

Yep.

Get Rev. Wright to pump it up. He's got a lot of hot air.

re: #27 My 2 Cents

Woah a minute. In the zoomed view, it doesn't necessarily look like a flat tire to me. Are you sure it is flat? I think information may be being lost in the graininess.

Yes, I'm sure. There are other pictures. Compare it to the front tire. It's flat.

Obama isn't frame centered in the posted picture.

That's cropped.

HIDDEN,
R

Isn't pulling the small sprocket from the small chainring the least efficient derailleur configuration?

Did his mommy wife make sure he had a hanky before he left on his widdle ride?

re: #26 Charles

That's a hitch for a kids' trailer. He should have taken it off, but probably didn't know how.

Probably not his bike. Just a photo op prop.

He should have gone on a bike ride with a Fat Tire. Yummy!

re: #14 MandyManners

How much did that ride cost the tax-payers for Secret Service protection?

How would the Secret Service even be able to provide adequate protection for such a jaunt? Case in point: Is the car in the background in the picture above a secret service vehicle? If not, whoa...

re: #26 Charles

It's a splash guard.

If he wins the general election, he'll be taking all of us for a ride, flat tire or no.

The tire is flat 'cuz the joooz stole all the air.

You know, 'cuz it's free ...

Ah...child carrier. Yup, that's likely it, but it would be a crack-up to see his bicycle journey was an AP set-up photo op...

Wait a minute, Obama as an "everyman"?... That IS the photo op!

(He plans a bike ride through all 57 states)

What a dork. Bowls like a three-year old. Dances worse than most white guys. Can't ride a bicycle.
With his bike helmet, reminds me of dukakis in the tank.

Oh, and he's also a condescending harvard lawyer who has never accomplished anything that didn't involve self-promotion and career advancement.

LOL. Wonder who he borrowed the faded denims from.

It's flat.

re: #42 Ciannaky

It's a splash guard.

/guess again

re: #40 Bob in Breckenridge

He should have gone on a bike ride with a Fat Tire. Yummy!

I don't think he'd drink anything that wasn't in a glass with a stem.

re: #42 Ciannaky

It's a splash guard.

Nope your right, damn contacts.

Charles:
You've got the later picture. Here's the one from early this morning.

re: #46 funkyfantom

With his bike helmet, reminds me of dukakis in the tank.

A metrosexual Michael.

re: #26 Charles

That's a hitch for a kids' trailer. He should have taken it off, but probably didn't know how.

Is he towing his bus?

re: #45 Son Of The Godfather

Ah...child carrier. Yup, that's likely it, but it would be a crack-up to see his bicycle journey was an AP set-up photo op...

Wait a minute, Obama as an "everyman"?... That IS the photo op!

(He plans a bike ride through all 57 states)

Here's a better shot.

What a dork.

It's one of these:

[Link: www.bicycletrailers.com...]

He's preparing to miraculously ferry every Obama voter on his handlebars to their local Whole Foods Market-- and even help them pay for their herpes cream-- even if his back is sore!

/believe!

re: #40 Bob in Breckenridge

Yummy... used to drink it up in Steamboat Springs.

Here's hoping that picture becomes a symbol of his presidential run.
DRINK.

I hope there are screen captures and archives of every single page of the Obama website.

re: #52 EC Marm

Charles:
You've got the later picture. Here's the one from early this morning.

LOL--you're SO clever!

You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene

In this pic, it's pretty clear the tire is flat.

re: #54 Bob in Breckenridge

Is he towing his bus?

LOL!

26

It's a jumpseat for Obamagirl.

re: #52 EC Marm

LOL

re: #52 EC Marm

Charles:
You've got the later picture. Here's the one from early this morning.

ROFLMAO! I just knew you'd do it!

re: #65 Catttt

26

It's a jumpseat for Obamagirl.

I want one

Not very ecologically minded. Flatulence promotes global warming.

re: #56 Charles

It's one of these:

[Link: www.bicycletrailers.com...]

...for Michelle?

re: #68 shug

I want one

A jumpseat or an Obamagirl?

re: #42 Ciannaky

It's a splash guard.

Unlikely.

re: #68 shug

I want one

A jumpseat or an Obamagirl?

#37
The smallest rear cog and largest chain ring would be the hardest to peddle. I am sure he doesn't know how the gears work given he's clueless about a flat. Harvard educated doofus about sums it up.

Yah! Bob FAT TIRE and summer--- it is gonna be a looonngg summer of Fat Tire with this going on, GOD save US from Obamessia

em>re: #40 Bob in Breckenridge

He should have gone on a bike ride with a Fat Tire. Yummy!

re: #55 MarkX

LOL... No training wheels either!... For the first time in her adult life, Michelle is proud of her husband.

*fist bump*

re: #71 Catttt

A jumpseat or an Obamagirl?

an obama girl jumpseat

re: #58 FQ Kafir

Yummy... used to drink it up in Steamboat Springs.

It's available just about everywhere, I saw it at stores in Chicago and by my brother's in Missouri.

re: #63 Sharmuta

In this pic, it's pretty clear the tire is flat.

It's also pretty clear that we have four cropped photos of him sitting on a bike with a flat tire. I bet he didn't "ride" more than five feet. I'm convinced the trailer is there to hold him up.

Echo, Catttt.

Dork '08

Barak Obama ... reporting for Doody.

re: #35 Charles

Ok, I just looked at the other photos as best I could. To me, it looks like the rear tire is a bit lower on air, but hardly flat. By "flat" do you mean completely flat, or just lower on air than it should be? If completely flat, then the picture is a hypocritical (although still not very important) photo-op. But if it is merely low on air, then this is hardly worthy of featuring. Just saying how it looks from here...

re: #39 Syrah

Probably not his bike. Just a photo op prop.

It's totally a photo op. Who goes bike riding in jeans?

Hey, that's a little under the belt

I want to ride it where I like!

re: #84 Sharmuta

It's totally a photo op. Who goes bike riding in jeans?

Not even John Kerry.

re: #83 My 2 Cents

Ok, I just looked at the other photos as best I could. To me, it looks like the rear tire is a bit lower on air, but hardly flat. By "flat" do you mean completely flat, or just lower on air than it should be? If completely flat, then the picture is a hypocritical (although still not very important) photo-op. But if it is merely low on air, then this is hardly worthy of featuring. Just saying how it looks from here...

Ok, that's your opinion. But I know a flat tire when I see one.

He's also wearing long pants without pants clips.

/just tempting that chain

Tire-gate!

(copyright 2008 by Son Of The Godfather)

re: #86 MandyManners

I want to ride it where I like!

Beat me to it. Dang.

In this photo, the brother seems to be scratching his head saying; WTF?

I'm not trying to pick on Obama's kids (I would hope y'all know me better than that), but what are their ages? Aren't they a little old to be towed?

re: #84 Sharmuta

It's totally a photo op. Who goes bike riding in jeans?

And, it's about 76!

re: #89 Killian Bundy

He's also wearing long pants without pants clips.

/just tempting that chain

He's pretty safe there; the front chainrings have one of those dorky chain guards on them.

re: #75 bcgirl

Yah! Bob FAT TIRE and summer--- it is gonna be a looonngg summer of Fat Tire with this going on, GOD save US from Obamessia

/If Obama wins, I'll be consuming mass quantities of Fat Tire.

re: #93 goddessoftheclassroom

I'm not trying to pick on Obama's kids (I would hope y'all know me better than that), but what are their ages? Aren't they a little old to be towed?

There's no one in there -- if his kids or anyone's kids were in that trailer it would be part of the photo op.

Now I can't get the image out of my head of Chris Matthews sniffing the seat.

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

re: #85 GregInSeattle

Hey, that's a little under the belt

He's little under the belt?

Do you know something we don't? /

re: #96 Bob in Breckenridge

bob, I just tried the vanilla porter from the breckenridge brewery last week.

but I do love a fat tire

Anyone that rides a bike for anything other than a 'photo op' knows that step one is check tire pressure. I usually take short hops of seven miles or so. If I have about 30 psi in my tires, I make it. Anything less, too much rolling resistance and I wear myself out. That rear tire has maybe 3 pounds of pressure in it. Or Oh'Bama weighs 300 pounds.

re: #98 Gagdad Bob

Now I can't get the image out of my head of Chris Matthews sniffing the seat.

Gosh, thanks. Now it's stuck in my head too.

re: #93 goddessoftheclassroom

I'm not trying to pick on Obama's kids (I would hope y'all know me better than that), but what are their ages? Aren't they a little old to be towed?

One was born in 1998, the other in 2001.

re: #93 goddessoftheclassroom

I'm not trying to pick on Obama's kids (I would hope y'all know me better than that), but what are their ages? Aren't they a little old to be towed?

Malia was born in 1998. Natasha in 2001. So yeah.

If he was going to borrow a bike, then couldn't he at least borrow some equipment from this dork?

re: #65 Catttt

26

It's a jumpseat for Obamagirl.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAaaaaaaaa what is it that the bikers call that little tiny seat on the back of some Harleys,,?

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

Snap out of it!

OT

Never Forget!

I don't agree with all of the lyrics...audio is poor as well, but it struck a cord with me as I was surfing and listening to "Hole In The World" by the Eagles on youtube.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress
Okay, Francis.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

I thought the same thing, then I thought of the power of the image of Dukakis looking like a dork in a tank.

re: #98 Gagdad Bob

Now I can't get the image out of my head of Chris Matthews sniffing the seat.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

re: #89 Killian Bundy

What type of dork rides a bike in jeans?

I think the tire has plenty of air.
You'd look flat trying to support that ego, too.

re: #84 Sharmuta

It's totally a photo op. Who goes bike riding in jeans? In that helmet.

fixed.

re: #16 mbruce

No, he's towing a couple of crippled kids who can't get free health care......

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

Fantastic. Now I can go back to commenting on his swimming.

re: #72 Clemente

Did ya happen to read my mea culpa?

re: #111 GregInSeattle

I thought the same thing, then I thought of the power of the image of Dukakis looking like a dork in a tank.

That's why GeorgetownPress is upset.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

Is that you, Chris?

re: #102 EC Marm

Tight butts drive me nuts.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

Relax, it's harmless raggin' on the guy.
No one's gonna decide the presidency based on an awkward photo op.
If you don't like the comments,don't read' em.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

Hey! F-you, Mary!
He looks pathetic, and according to Kos, image is Everything ...

re: #113 MarkX

What type of dork rides a bike in jeans?

I do, when it's 30 degrees outside. What is it, 90 degrees in Chicago today? He must have some 'chicken legs' he's trying to hide.

I'm wondering if he'd ever worn a bike helmet?

That's a nice bike helmet.

John McCain's helmet is still in Hanoi.

With his left foot he's pedaling with his instep.

re: #93 goddessoftheclassroom

I'm not trying to pick on Obama's kids (I would hope y'all know me better than that), but what are their ages? Aren't they a little old to be towed?

His younger daughter is just short of 7, so she may not be confident about riding on her own yet. I don't imagine she's had much opportunity to practice w/ her parents this past year.

Had a trailercycle by Trek for my kids. So easy to use. Great product. Ummm...... it looks like he has stuff typical white people use and like.

re: #129 buzzsawmonkey

At the alley he bowls gutter balls
His flat bike tire has mashed side walls
Yet forth he strides with ears unfurled
In hope of leading the Free World.

BWAH!

9/11 page is down the memory hole. Time check.

/maybe time to check the others too

No card in the spokes ?

#20 Render 6/08/08 2:32:29 pm
What's in the trailer that we can't see?

He's towing all of his BAGGAGE, such as his assorted 'Pastors'. Neo-marxist associates, Racist supporters etc!

hehehe :)

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

Lighten up, Nancy.

Just having some Sunday afternoon fun.

I's sorry, I am getting quite a few great laughs from these fellow lizards! sick we must be i tell ya! heheh

re: #82 LSD

Barak Obama ... reporting for Doody.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

Caption Contest

Me first! "Mission Accomplished".

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I promise I won't make fun of John Kerry wind surfing, either.

I used to go bike riding in jeans and combat boots. But I rode a brake-less 20 inch BMX through overgrown swamps and down steep tree lined mountains at a high rate of speed.

===

Those trailers are designed for little kids. Two grown adult men could compress that back tire to the point where it looks flat, if it was at it's normal inflation pressure.

The way they cropped those pictures, all of them, says they're hiding something they don't want us to see.

===

RED
LIGHT,
R

What Obama is really doing is preparing the country to ride bikes everywhere (just like they do in China). He did tell us we need to change the way we do things, didn't he? He's just leading the way.

Time to throw that flat-tired bike under the bus!

re: #81 Catttt

Dork '08

He's listening to his Ipod, thinking about Michelle My Bell...

Oh, you gonna take me home tonight
oh, down beside that red firelight
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
GET ON YOUR BIKES AND RIDE!

Oooh yeah oh yeah them fat bottomed girls
Fat bottomed girls
Yeah yeah yeah
all right
ride 'em cowboy
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go 'round.

re: #124 EC Marm

It's cooler down by the Lake. Although, I don't think cool enough for jeans.

re: #126 Terp Mole

That's a nice bike helmet.

John McCain's helmet is still in Hanoi.

AMEN at the bottom of the lake? sorry but f**k you Obama and the bike you rode in on. sorry master lizard i had to say it

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

THis Obama guy is making a bid for the big position of power, & we're going to scrutinize him every way we can.

It's our duty as the citizens of a democracy.

re: #96 Bob in Breckenridge

And NOT to celebrate.

#98 Gagdad Bob 6/08/08 2:42:44 pm
Now I can't get the image out of my head of Chris Matthews sniffing the seat.

Ewwww.... It had to be you that said that? lol

re: #88 Charles

Ok. I used to ride bicycles a lot in my youth. I realize you ride them a lot right now. And I also realize that you are better at reading photos than me. It just doesn't look as straightforward to me that the tire is truly flat, but rather, that it needs some additional air. In any case, I do enjoy the humor of it.

Time for a throbbing tire Charles?
What's the psi Obama?

re: #83 My 2 Cents

Ok, I just looked at the other photos as best I could. To me, it looks like the rear tire is a bit lower on air, but hardly flat. By "flat" do you mean completely flat, or just lower on air than it should be? If completely flat, then the picture is a hypocritical (although still not very important) photo-op. But if it is merely low on air, then this is hardly worthy of featuring. Just saying how it looks from here...

Well it should all be placed in perspective the tire obviously is NOT FLAT. It is in fact mostly round, except of course, the part where the tire meets the road, which is straight. The apparatus attached to the seat would appear to be a device for the esteemed senator to use to haul his vast assortment of baggage. ...He's got a lot of baggage.....

Possible Obama running mates.

Roxane
The Real Roxanne
Roxane Shante
Fred Hunter.

"I can no more disown this flat tire than I can my white grandmother."

re: #101 shug

bob, I just tried the vanilla porter from the breckenridge brewery last week.

but I do love a fat tire

At the Denver or Breck Breckenridge Brewery?

re: #142 Bob in Breckenridge

He's listening to his Ipod, thinking about Michelle My Bell...

Oh, you gonna take me home tonight
oh, down beside that red firelight
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
GET ON YOUR BIKES AND RIDE!

Oooh yeah oh yeah them fat bottomed girls
Fat bottomed girls
Yeah yeah yeah
all right
ride 'em cowboy
Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go 'round.

but i like that song! ''(

The seat post is too short.

The great thing about it that the metaphor just writes itself...also, it's fascinating that the press let this get out at all...it'll never make any front pages once they realize the gaff...I think the photographer must have been so giddy and blinded by the awesomeness of the image of the BO, that he didn't even notice...that's the only explanation I can come up with.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

"pathetic and spiteful?"

Did you notice the three or four threads that preceded this one?

EXCUSE
YOUR
WHATS,
R

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

You aren't American, are you?

Cute but no kermit:

muppets ride

re: #107 bcgirl

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAaaaaaaaa what is it that the bikers call that little tiny seat on the back of some Harleys,,?

Well, yes and no...

re: #151 swamprat

Well it should all be placed in perspective the tire obviously is NOT FLAT. It is in fact mostly round, except of course, the part where the tire meets the road, which is straight. The apparatus attached to the seat would appear to be a device for the esteemed senator to use to haul his vast assortment of baggage. ...He's got a lot of baggage.....

Sorry, I completely disagree. That is a flat tire.

re: #138 BignJames

I promise I won't make fun of John Kerry wind surfing, either.

Hahahaha!

Born To Be Mild

well i had a ball of laughs today, i terrorized the obamamaniacs on his blog, met some nice people at lgf, and learned that
"To air is human; to flat, divine."

off to have some dinner.

So many metaphors, so little time...

re: #162 Charles

At any rate he's ruining the sidewalls.

His entire life has run on flat tires

John McCain and his cohorts rode something a little...bigger.

And I'll bet they checked the tires.

re: #124 EC Marm

I do, when it's 30 degrees outside. What is it, 90 degrees in Chicago today? He must have some 'chicken legs' he's trying to hide.

Don't you find jeans uncomfortable?

You need some tights. Something like this.

It's a flat tire... Now let him eat his waffles.

re: #156 Ojoe

The seat post is too short.

1. Remove the seat.
2. Sit directly on seat post, makes it easier when you have to change direction on a view.
3. Spinning made easy.

Listen -- nobody who knows anything about bicycles would ride on a tire that flat. You're very likely to ruin the rim and the tire.

It's flat. Period.

Speaking seriously for a minute, and not because Georgetown Press aka Maureen Dowd shamed to:

Images convey specific intent. What was the intent of showing a Presidential candidate, alone, on a Sunday riding around a low-income housing neighbourhood on a bicycle, in 2008?

- That he's athletic
- That he's health-conscious
- That he's concerned about the environment
- That he's sensitive to people from underprivileged backgrounds

Those are his primary messages. But the secondary intent are the following:

- That he's one of the people, and doesn't ride around in posh neighbourhoods (he's not an elitist)

- That his staff want to photos to focus on the man, not the family (iconography angle)

- That he's more concerned with speaking to his base, than speaking to Americans at large (who drive big fat mudsplattered F-150s and that's fine)

So you know, point taken, Mr. Obama. Thanks.

re: #168 buzzsawmonkey

Oh, that's GOOD!

re: #173 jorline

1. Ewwww

2. Ouch

re: #138 BignJames

I promise I won't make fun of John Kerry wind surfing, either.

or Skiing, or throwing a football, or firing a rifle or even shucking corn.

It's also classic progressive propaganda for the Leader to appear physically fit and active.

So no- this isn't a "banal" bike ride.

re: #171 MarkX

no,no,no.....like this

After he is done downsizing the military, this is how America will go into battle.

re: #174 Charles

Listen -- nobody who knows anything about bicycles would ride on a tire that flat. You're very likely to ruin the rim and the tire.

It's flat. Period.

Yup, time for the throbbing tire graphic.....

re: #178 ccrnyc

or Skiing, or throwing a football, or firing a rifle or even shucking corn.

Kerry shucked corn? No wonder he lost.

If it looks like a donkey, If it quacks like a donkey, If it wadlles like a donkey, It must be A Donkey! Love the fender.

Either way, I'm already tired of Obama. And his campaign is treading water. The words he spoke will lead to the end his candidacy. He had better steer his message to the voters, but stop shifting positions. {Heh! dodges the tomatoes...).

Geez....the guy is riding around on a bike with a flat tire so obvious that a 2 year old could see it....and it's captured from about 3 different angles...and there are people showing up claiming it's NOT FLAT! Another metaphor that applies uniquely to Obama supporters.

Air pumps we can BELIEVE in!

re: #174 Charles

And, it has more drag.

And, if you rode any at all, you'd get off after the first 10 feet, and pump it back up.

Jeez, what's the debate on the tire?

That was the 2nd thing I noticed (first being him looking like a dork).

No, it's not "flat" as in 0 psi, coming off the rim flat. But it is waaaaay under inflated.

re: #162 Charles
I know it's flat. It's only flat on the bottom, though. That's the "straight" part. I was doing a cognito style dissection........and poking fun at "My 2 cents".

I guess that's one thing Bush does that Bama could reach out to him for advice on.

Next time, he may want to get some socks that fit. The bottoms are almost up around his ankle.

re: #180 BignJames

Oh, thanks for reposting a pic of that dork.

/not

re: #183 vbspurs

Kerry shucked corn? No wonder he lost.

well he was doing something with the corn.

Maybe the Secret Service gut is behind him on the little towed bike. Has anyone heard if he and his loverly wife treat the Service guys better than the Clintoons did?

Does anyone know the whereabouts of Hillary prior to the photo?

re: #166 wccawa

Go ahead, it's Sunday evening, we have plenty of time.

re: #194 ccrnyc

well he was doing something with the corn.

He grabs them so knowledgeably.

He needs a baseball card clothes-pinned to the back spokes to give him that tough street sound, That's the ticket.

The jews flattened his tire.

re: #197 MarkX

I'm more concered with his kids. Why won't anyone think of the children?

re: #105

His kids are Natasha and Malia? Really? A cartoon commie spy, and a famous historian of Soviet Russia and revolution (Martin Malia)? Add that to the Che Guevara poster and the weird revolution-style art of some of his campaign material and I think Moose and Squirrel better get on this case.

re: #148 My 2 Cents

I used to ride bicycles in Thailand on the flight line when training/certifying and observing load crews. A low tire or bad (read cheap) bearings could give you a whole lot of extra exercise.

Off base on the dirt roads you could justify a lot of Singha/Amarit stops. 67-75.

If he looked like this it would be impressive. But he does not look like this.

It's IMPOSSIBLE that Obama would attempt to ride on a bike with under-inflated tires... The bicycle was manufactured by an unimpeachable source... And we've contacted a secretary who kinda knows what those bikes look like.

re: #201 wccawa

I'm more concered with his kids. Why won't anyone think of the children?

Frankly, I know nothing of his kids.

Have you ever seen pic of them?
How old are they?

He'll have to get them out in public if he wins. (?)

re: #202 odkin

His kids are Natasha and Malia? Really?

Names are names, I guess. And kids should be off-limits.

Perhaps this is evidence that Obama should retire?

This reminds me of another famous bike ride. Only Kermit seemed a little more comfortable on his bike.

And too dumb to clip his pant cuffs.

(BTW- What's the wind resistence factor on those ears?)

For a picture of the great one on a bike as a kid. (Yes real picture)
[Link: www.sondrak.com...]

At first, the title didn't register, but after reading the two lines, looking at the picture, then rereading the title, I absolutely LOLed. Great job Charles.

Although the tire is flat, he could have ridden a bicycle just like that. One must examine the overall context of the photo. We could say that although the attempt to ride on a flat tire was fake, in context, his bike ride was accurate.

He is just doing this because under his administration all the citizens will be required to walk or ride a bike everywhere.

Look! The whole Obama campaign team has taken up bicycling!

re: #26 Charles

That's a hitch for a kids' trailer. He should have taken it off, but probably didn't know how.

and i bet he had no idea he had a flat tire either.
or that it not a good idea to just 'tool' around town on one.
goofy doofus.

re: #207 vbspurs

Names are names, I guess. And kids should be off-limits.

Yes and yes.

re: #191 right wing zephyr

It's really too bad I can't ding myself up.

Good bike though. Is that a huret?

The reasons that you can say 100% that this is a staged photo-op are:

1. Flat tire - from lack of use
2. Kid trailer hitch - still there, from lack of use
3. Brand new White Sox hat

This bike probably hasn't been used in at least 3 years, the tires are probably dry rotted - which explains why the back is flat and not the front. Someone said "Hey Obaminable, why not show people that you can relate to Whitey by going on bike ride - do ya have a bike?" And he dusted off this one.

Someone, somewhere is gonna photoshop a card in the spokes, handlebar streamers, and a cool "ching-ching!" bell.

...and a basket... gotta have a basket!

re: #220 tedzilla99

The reasons that you can say 100% that this is a staged photo-op are:

1. Flat tire - from lack of use
2. Kid trailer hitch - still there, from lack of use
3. Brand new White Sox hat

Lizards are good at deconstructing, I see.

What hurts in that caption is the total lack of good taste in those socks. Well, and helmet, shoes, speech, itself, etc.

re: #221 Son Of The Godfather

Someone, somewhere is gonna photoshop a card in the spokes, handlebar streamers, and a cool "ching-ching!" bell.

Or the Pee Wee Herman bike.

re: #111 GregInSeattle

I thought the same thing, then I thought of the power of the image of Dukakis looking like a dork in a tank.

Bingo! Apparently GeorgetownPress didn't think of that...

re: #217 Catttt

It was said in jest to some of Michelle's earlier comments, not directed at their kids.

No one else but Michelle brought her kids into the campaign.

re: #225 Bloodnok

Or the Pee Wee Herman bike.

"There's no basement at the Alamo!"

Heh

Michelle: "That's my man on that bicycle. I feel so proud."

Does Fred Thompson's "silly hat rule" apply equally to socialists on bicycles?

re: #138 BignJames

I promise I won't make fun of John Kerry wind surfing, either.

it is on the order of jon cary in his spandex cling suit.
it's not quite as ridiculous, but b.o. does look awkward, goofy and unhappy on something as common as a bicycle.

pres bush never looked stupid like this doing everyday things because he was comfortable w/ himself.

I believe his younger daughter is about 8-9 years old, I don't see her climbing in the kidtrailer on the back of that bike. My daughter is 6 and she would not fit in one of those. Just another point to add to #220 Tedzilla99's photo op list.

#230 buzzsawmonkey

Whaddya talking about...that is the new wheel...plus, change requires peddling a lot harder...if it hurts, then it must be good change.

When I ride my bike, I check the tires every time - if the tires are even just a little bit flat, it just wears me out. How can he not know that his back tire is flat - and the front tire is probably low?

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

He's fair game especially since this seems staged. This sends all kinds of messages: he's just regular folk, cares about the environment, cares about conservation, and even though it's not newsworthy, it's a way to keep him constantly in the media.

Tour de Farce

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

It's not the bike ride - it's the total fakery of Obama, the oh-so-PC symbolism vs. any substance at all.

George Bush rides a bike better than this.

re: #52 EC Marm

Charles:
You've got the later picture. Here's the one from early this morning.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAA

he was on the bike for about three minutes.... the air pressure in the tires didn't matter to him. I can tell by the way he's sitting that he's dying for a smoke. (really)

re: #239 DoubleU

George Bush rides a bike better than this.

Well, George W ACTUALLY rides - not poses! Big difference

#207 vbspurs

I was actually joking, but why do you think my commenting on Barack's choice to have a commie theme in the naming of his kid's names is an attack on his kids? They didn't pick their own names, he and Michelle did. While the actions or appearances of kids should be off-limits, I certainly think it's fair to reflect on BHO's choices about them.

what a tool.

i mean, really.

someone needs to photo shop this like he's on pee wee's bike with a big old winston hanging from his lips.

//truth to power

Me Either -

My BIKE was a Columbia, Candy Apple Red/White, "One Speed" - in as fast as you could pedal or coast. Occasionally I would ride my friend's Raleigh, Black, with Sturmey-Archer 3 Speed, Handlebar Shift.

-S-

re: #244 blue_like_jazz

what a tool.

i mean, really.

someone needs to photo shop this like he's on pee wee's bike with a big old winston hanging from his lips.

//truth to power

Did you see this?
[Link: i89.photobucket.com...]

I hope someone will change his tire!

For all! All of us, people! CH0PE!1!

HOPE he CHANGES his tire.

It wasn't the tire he knew.....

re: #179 Sharmuta

It's also classic progressive propaganda for the Leader to appear physically fit and active.

So no- this isn't a "banal" bike ride.

If he regular rode that bike, he'd know it is much harder to ride on a flat or almost flat tire. He'd know that he's risking damage to the tire and rim. Even if he doesn't care about the money, he still has to deal with the problem. If he regularly rides a bike, he'd have a way to fix tires and get air into them.

re: #244 blue_like_jazz

what a tool.

i mean, really.

someone needs to photo shop this like he's on pee wee's bike with a big old winston hanging from his lips.

//truth to power

Guess checking him out for black lung would appear racist.....

Figures .....
His ego is over-inflated but his tires (what hold him up) is under-inflated!

re: #248 Crepuscular Prick

HOPE he CHANGES his tire.

HOPE He CHANGES His BIKE!

-S-

Looking closer, it looks like that tire is ready to come off the rim. Look at it right near the valve stem. Either that, or there is a very shiny place where the rim is rubbing. But I doubt it. That is bike abuse. You can see between the rim and the tire. That is more than just "flat".

re: #246 reine.de.tout

yup! i still think the peewee bike and a smoky treat would make it funnier, though.

ec marm....?

re: #26 Charles

Or connected to training wheels?

re: #227 wccawa

It was said in jest to some of Michelle's earlier comments, not directed at their kids.

No one else but Michelle brought her kids into the campaign.

No offense. My eye was more on the name thing. I come from a family, on my mom's side, with uber rare and strange given names.

re: #46 funkyfantom

What a dork. Bowls like a three-year old. Dances worse than most white guys. Can't ride a bicycle.
With his bike helmet, reminds me of dukakis in the tank.

Oh, and he's also a condescending harvard lawyer who has never accomplished anything that didn't involve self-promotion and career advancement.

FWIW - I didn't see any video but apparently he is a decent basketball player. Does the White House have a basketball court? Does it still have a bowling alley? I know it has a very nice theater, we learned that during the Clinton years.

re: #59 mikeinmd

Here's hoping that picture becomes a symbol of his presidential run.
DRINK.

I hope his flat tire doesn't become a symbol of the USA economy if he wins the election...

re: #162 Charles

Sorry, I completely disagree. That is a flat tire.

It is definitely low enough on air that it will be flat soon when he pinches the sidewalls.....the bike is definitely a loaner, the frame is way too small for him and the seat is not properly adjusted for his leg length (may not be a long enough seat post). The way he is sitting that saddle, I'll guarantee, his ding ding would be asleep in a few blocks. The person that the bike belongs to is both shorter and lighter than BO.

This thread is ridiculous and silly. Analyzing how someone looks on a bike...give me a break. The tire is a little low on air. Who cares. This is akin to KOS talking about McCain's teeth (though I admit that was worse given the attenuating circumstances re: his military service). This is so un-substantive and desperate as to be embarrassing. We could find any picture of Barack Obama and use it as a whipping post. I know, next time, let's gratuitously trash him for the color of his socks! Or the way he eats pancakes! Charles points to many important issues of the day, but this isn't one of them. Attacks like this make the attackers look way worse that how anyone could look on a bike.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

It's not criticism- it's mockery.

re: #254 swamprat

Looking closer, it looks like that tire is ready to come off the rim. Look at it right near the valve stem. Either that, or there is a very shiny place where the rim is rubbing. But I doubt it. That is bike abuse. You can see between the rim and the tire. That is more than just "flat".

I think you're seeing the tire's brand label. Looks like a Michelin, possibly.

re: #261 pleaseandthankyou

This thread is ridiculous and silly. Analyzing how someone looks on a bike...give me a break. The tire is a little low on air. Who cares. This is akin to KOS talking about McCain's teeth (though I admit that was worse given the attenuating circumstances re: his military service). This is so un-substantive and desperate as to be embarrassing. We could find any picture of Barack Obama and use it as a whipping post. I know, next time, let's gratuitously trash him for the color of his socks! Or the way he eats pancakes! Charles points to many important issues of the day, but this isn't one of them. Attacks like this make the attackers look way worse that how anyone could look on a bike.

Right. And you also saw nothing wrong with an AP photographer hanging out with terrorists as they transferred weapons in Afghanistan.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #261 pleaseandthankyou

Has it occurred to you that you may be running out of air around here?

re: #261 pleaseandthankyou

This thread is ridiculous and silly.

Of course it is ridiculous and silly. It was never meant otherwise.

re: #265 gymnast

Has it occurred to you that you may be running out of air around here?

A plethora of flat tires abounds!

At least the thread has uncovered a lame shitbird who doesn't know squat about bicycles or Obama.

re: #99 GeorgetownPress

I'm sorry, but these comments are just pathetic and spiteful. There is no good reason to criticise Obama for riding a bike. Maybe it is a publicity stunt, maybe he just wanted to go for a bike ride. If it is the latter, lay off the guy, it is just a bike ride, so what if he looks stupid. If it is the former, then don't 'dignify' the stunt by responding to it: it is just a banal bike ride.

Indeed, A guy can't even go for a casual bike ride without getting undressed by the hords. There is absolutely no difference between this and the way liberals pull apart Bush when he is seen riding a bike, or jogging , or working on his ranch. I thought we were better than that. This is pathetic.

re: #32 Sharmuta

Comment of the day!~

Err, pathetic lame shitbird.

re: #269 pleaseandthankyou

Indeed, A guy can't even go for a casual bike ride without getting undressed by the hords. There is absolutely no difference between this and the way liberals pull apart Bush when he is seen riding a bike, or jogging , or working on his ranch. I thought we were better than that. This is pathetic.

What "we" are you talking about?

re: #269 pleaseandthankyou

What's pathetic is your excuses for AP photographers. Days later, taliban bombs killed children. Hope your proud of your apologia.

Or perhaps shitbirds?