Just How Unflappable is Barack Obama?

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| Fri Sep. 25, 2009 5:08 PM PDT

The man's a rock. He doesn't twitch. He doesn't sway. The wattage of his smile doesn't waver. Is this a good thing? Is it supernatural? If only he could stare down global climate change with a smile.

Seeing is believing.

 

 

Barack Obama's amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

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