Mayara Tavares: The debate over the 'Obama looking at girl' photo
Scrutinizing a snapshot of a Brazilian girl and two presidents at the G8
President Barack Obama as Mayara Rodrigues Tavares (L), a Brazilian 17-year-old Junior 8 delegate, passes by during the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy. (Corbis)
"I'm a little disappointed that our president is a bit of a pig," said Michele McGinty in BeliefNet. The photo currently making the rounds on the Internet and on TV clearly shows President Obama checking out a girl—Mayara Tavares, 16, of Brazil—at the G8 conference. After close scrutiny of the "Obama looking at a girl" photo, the only thing that can be said in the president's defense is that he wasn't leering as badly as French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The "Obama looking at girl" photo certainly looks bad, said Lynn Sweet in the Chicago Sun-Times. But if you look at ABC News' video, you can see what President Obama was really doing as Mayara Tavares—who was identified by some news outlets as Mayora Tavares—walked by. "Conclusion: Obama was not looking; Sarkozy maybe."
The video does appear to absolve the American president in "O-bum-a-gate," said Germany's Bild.com. The real cad caught in the "Obama looking at girl" photo is Nicolas Sarkozy. The video shows President Obama looking down not at the behind of Mayara Tavares, or Mayora Tavares, but at the hand of another young delegate he is helping down a step where the youth delegates posed with leaders for a group photo. Obama wasn't checking out a girl, but the video doesn't look good for the leering Sarkozy.
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Posted by jake, Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:57 am I feel sorry for moderate Republicans. It must be heartbreaking to watch you party crumble into the dust like this.
Posted by Jéssica, Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:58 am Well, he is a man, and has feelings! that's absolutely normal :
Posted by Francisco, Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:59 am Her name is Mayara, not Mayora. There is no Mayora in Brazil. :
Posted by John, Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:11 pm HA! he is too checking her out that video does nothing for him! Oh wait maybe her backside just passes through his field of vision! LMAO What would he do without you schmucks to defend him! That's right just blame the french! LOL thats the oldest media trick in the book!
Posted by Donna, Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:26 pm I think most normal men and some women would easily be distracted by such a young, curvacious bod. It's also becoming easy to see why most Republican males would not be distracted by such a woman as they usually prefer men or boys.
Posted by Mark, Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:50 pm Awh, Michele McGinty is jealous because nobody would want to look at her ugly body.
Posted by rocco, Friday, July 10, 2009, 12:56 pm That video show he was clearly checking her out. Nice try ABC. Watch, next year when the whole world turns on Obama, these same obama lovers will report how bad he is. Hypocrites. And it's your fault he's in there. I just love the sinking ratings of all of the liberal networks and newspapers.
Posted by Ray Prescott, Friday, July 10, 2009, 1:12 pm Remember, he is only 1/2 black.
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