The Many Points of Barack Obama

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Eric Randall 657 Views May 8, 2012

The Associated Press' Mike Groll captured a great photo of President Obama speaking alongside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday, and we especially like how it perfectly captures our favorite of the many ways Obama likes to point at people: the "This Guy!"

The president actually spends a lot of his time pointing (there's already a meme surrounding his angrier point.) So here's a collection of some of our favorite poses broken down by category:

The "This Guy!"

"These guys!" [AP]

 

"This guy!" [AP]

 

"You see this guy? This is Kodak's Steven Sasson, and he invented the digital camera." [Reuters]

"Is that future Senator Chris Coons? I think so." [Reuters]

 

Michelle! [AP]

The "Boom-Boom Pow"

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The "You get what I'm saying"

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The "Listen up"

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