Obama: "I Can't Grow Facial Hair"

On Wednesday, Barack Obama addressed Bill Richardson's shaven beard, stating "It was a mistake for him to get rid of it. I thought that whole Western rugged look was really working for him....we're deeply disappointed with the loss."

But perhaps the disappointment was more personal than the president-elect let on. In a September 20, 2006 article in The Hill about how voters prefer politicians to be clean-shaven, Obama told reporter Betsy Rothstein "I can't grow facial hair... I get whiskers."

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Comments

[KarlaElisa]

I like his big white teeth and am not one bit put off that he smokes.

He has a great smile.

[redsongia]

Hmmm. Maybe he can grow the economy instead :)

[Saidas]

Can't grow facial hair, eh? Proof positive he is a Marxist! I knew it!!!

[StGuaposFire]

i think Karl Marx had quite a full beard...

[AxelDC]

I understand his plight. I can grow a cheezy, pencil mustache and a very patchy, unseemly beard.

I'd rather have no hair on my face than have to daily shave the ridiculously uneven and sparse amount I do have.

[Coattails]

He could grow something, as long as there is stubble there is a prospect.

It wouldn't be a bad look. However sometimes when people go without shaving or being trimmed they look a little scruffy, and since his public image is highly protected, I doubt he will change his style.

[CenterField]

I read that Obama had electrolysis.

[Enqa]

Actually, most African, and native Indian (northern and southern) can't grow beards. Or body hair in general. What's the point of having body hair when you're living in Africa?

[mercyrocks]

Way to generalize a whole group of people. What proof do you have of this in the first place? What study did you get your information from? No offense but your comment is total nonsense and very putz-like.

[FaceYourFears]

He's got cute girly lips....

[NewCenturyWoman]

FaceYourFears, it sounds like you are just projecting. I think he has great lips, but much, much more, like intellect par excellence and genuine compassion from humanity. That's what makes him sexy.

[FaceYourFears]

Please don't tell me what I'm thinking or what I see....you don't even know me....My eyes are looking at the picture and I see girly lips. If you think his lips are great.....WONDERFUL, I, on the other hand think they're cute and girly.

[FaceYourFears]

NCW--I apologize for my previous post.....I came off mean-spirited.

[BadgerinNJ]

His lips are beautiful; that doesn't make them girly. However, maybe some people equate the 2 in their minds. When I tell my 5 year-old grandson he is beautiful, he says I don't like that word. When I correct myself and say, "I mean you're handsome," he says he doesn't like that word either. Go figure. Take it or leave it, Obama's lips ARE beautiful. That does not make them girly.

[Jenjohnson]

Ok, I just kissed him on the screen.... I couldn't resist... He leaves me breathless.......

[hortonhearsawho]

As long as the wife doesn't either its okay i guess.

[Whycee54]

Slow news day huh?

[SeeBelow]

Uhmmmm... yeah. No story here.

[ohiomark]

I can only imagine if this article was about Bush not being able to grow facial hair.

Somehow it would have been a reflection of his manhood.

[spiderbucket]

YEAH, RIGHT. You homophobes wrote the book on that crap.

[Verified]

What a bizarre post.

[LetsGetDumbAmerica]

When was our last sitting president with facial hair- Taft?

Consider urself lucky Barry.

[toocoldout]

This article sure got a lot of comments.