Just Four Months In, Obama Starts Graying
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Everyone knows that with rare exceptions—like Ronald Reagan—the pressures and stress of the presidency turn hair gray over time. But in just four months, and pushed to the limit by the economy, a Supreme Court vacancy, the war in Afghanistan, and healthcare reform, President Obama started turning from Ebony cover boy to Grecian Formula model. A Washington Whispers month-by-month review of the first man's mane finds that his handsome black locks started graying up in May and have now become a distinctive marbling of gray and black. Our photo department reviewed dozens of images over the president's first nine months in office for similar poses and lighting and found his graying gets more and more pronounced in parallel with the huge tasks the Oval Office boss has faced. (Of course, depending on the lighting and the day, the gray could be more pronounced.)
When he started to gray up in May, Obama had been through the auto and Wall Street bailouts, had seen victory for the stimulus package, and was dealing with the Sonia Sotomayor nomination, the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, and his push for healthcare reform. But from then to now, the successes haven't been as easy to grab, and he's going into an unsettled period where he will have to come to a decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, keep or dump the Bush tax cuts, promote a new jobs stimulus, and compromise on healthcare reform.
But, hey, while his hair color is maturing, at least his hairline is putting up a good battle to stay put.
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maybe he just hasn't had time to keep up his dye job
i doubt it, it's all publicity and how he should appear. perhaps he died his hair before, not wanting to look to old to run for president. now with the turmoil surrounding the president, some stylist-probably the same one who told george to roll up his sleeves before a press conference about hurricane katrina so that he would appear to be hard at work for the american people, has suggest he no longer dye his hair...in attempt to look consumed in responsibility, or hard at work for the american people...
The Graying of DearLeader
Nonsense!!! Everyone knows that DearLeader's hair became gray over the soulsearching angonizing over what breed of dog the First Family would pick
Doing drugs doesn';t help
Who knows what damage Obama did to himself when he abused drugs. This is from Obama's memoirs itself.
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