Obama United Nations Picture: President Blocks World Leader's Face With Hand (PHOTO)

Oops. President Barack Obama probably didn't mean to do this.

In a photo taken Tuesday at the United Nations, pool photographer Allan Tannenbaum snapped an image of the president waving. The gesture, however, blocked the face of another world leader in the picture.

We're not exactly sure whose face the president's hand is concealing. Pajamas Media says that it could be Tsakhia Elbegdorj, the president of Mongolia.

Ology.com reports the photo was taken during the Open Government Partnership meeting.

LOOK: President Obama's hand blocks a face in a photo at the United Nations.

Via Politico via MSNBC's Photoblog

Comments

[Lu4PUMA]

10:16 PM on 09/30/2011

OMG. What a cheezy ding-dong. And right out in the middle, too.

[Matty S Mate]

09:08 AM on 09/26/2011

Cheap shot, you really believe this was the only photo taken?
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/125684864/Bloomberg
Think again...

[Perfect Beanis]

02:36 AM on 09/26/2011

Wow who cares

[rakava]

11:36 PM on 09/23/2011

The man responsible for my leaving the Democratic Party (no I am not a Republican he can't piss me off that much!)

[ondamony]

10:09 PM on 09/23/2011

Gosh, its too bad that the photographer had only one picture in his camera and he couldnt have taken another shot where the President isnt waving to someone. Kind of a crappy photographer, dont ya think? He only has one pic in the camera AND he doesnt notice that everyone isnt ready.

[Eternalwisdom]

10:24 AM on 09/23/2011

All those in favor of supporting Israel's expansionist's policies while denying the right of Palestinians to be recognized in the international community please raise your hand!

[luapmi2]

06:32 AM on 09/23/2011

And the liberals claim Dubya was a clown.....

[Tyler Brown]

01:30 PM on 09/23/2011

He was.

[madisonlike60]

04:20 AM on 09/23/2011

What is really interesting, is that it appears that everyone is on the verge of laughter. Now, it can't be because of Obama's gesture, the people in the front rows would not have seen the gesture. So, it seems the 'laughter' was inspired by someone's comment.

[luapmi2]

06:33 AM on 09/23/2011

Oh I get it....everyone raises their right hand when they are about to laugh.

[Tykete]

11:55 AM on 09/23/2011

This picture is too funny!!

[ondamony]

10:24 PM on 09/23/2011

Whats really pathetic is that you dont get it. Did it cross your mind that perhaps the photographer had the ability to do more than one take of the same group photo?
Its ok, it appears that the entire Liberal Media and most of the blogosphere is just as ignorant as you.

[JMKeynes]

04:06 AM on 09/23/2011

That looks photoshopped to me. Poorly photoshopped. Obama doesn't look like he is the same scale as the rest of them. He looks bigger.

This isn't a big deal.

Let's wait until he starts claiming to have satellite photos that show tiny rectangles which he claims are WMD being moved around inside a foreign country,

[madisonlike60]

03:52 AM on 09/23/2011

Upon seeing this picture, it made me laugh. Sorry, it just did.

[takemycountryback]

01:51 AM on 09/23/2011

Sorry, the guy with the glasses is Paul. Mr. President, you are Issy Bonn.

[takemycountryback]

01:46 AM on 09/23/2011

You know what? Now that I look at this, I am guessing the photographer said just before shooting the image "Folks, we are going for a Sgt. Pepper album cover re-creation today and Mr. President, you are Paul.

[takemycountryback]

01:41 AM on 09/23/2011

They really got nuthin on this guy. Everyday its some asinine story. His hand over a face, lip readers wishing Michelle Obama lived in their insane universe, vacations to Martha's Vinyard, borrowed jewelry. I mean, if that;s all they got 2012 is looking better and better.

[Eternalwisdom]

10:36 AM on 09/23/2011

If Perry is the answer, I don't want to know the question.

[takemycountryback]

10:49 AM on 09/23/2011

He will be the candidate, but he will lose. The country voted for Obama due to his not being insane. I cannot believe that in just four years those same people are now otherwise.

[MochasMom]

12:49 AM on 09/23/2011

I can't believe there are over 2,000 comments about this utter non-issue.

[aFtersootdamP]

01:38 AM on 09/23/2011

I can't believe we have such a poor excuse for a President. obama is so self absorded that he can't even act responsibly with adults.

[rakava]

11:39 PM on 09/23/2011

I agree with you but NO I do not miss GWB. Obama is utterly, irresponsibly pompous. So much so he thinks we will re-elect him.

[frodobird4me]

02:03 AM on 09/23/2011

And yet if he were a Republican President the Media would have been all over this and it would have turned into a major issue.

[Altario]

12:33 AM on 09/23/2011

Photographer: "Will the narcissist in the room, please, raise your hand."

[Tykete]

11:56 AM on 09/23/2011

LOL, so true!!

[rakava]

11:38 PM on 09/23/2011

Thank you - that was exactly my reaction. OK.. it was actually who the H does he think he is? Bono? But more or less the same thing.