Barack & Michelle Obama Share A Fist Pound
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry
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4:00PM, Wednesday June 4th 2008
Barack Obama basically clinched the Democratic nomination for President last night and before he gave his monumental speech (he’s the first African-American to ever win the nomination for President of the United States), he and his insanely awesome, hot, purple-clad wife Michelle (we told you purple was on the up-and-up!) shared a fist bump. For some reason, this made me squeal in delight. I never realized how romantic and respectful and mutually appreciative and loving a frat-tastic fist bump could be. Could it be the new peck-on-the-cheek?
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Simosa
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 07:35 am: [report]
They totally got that from The Bachelorette. Jesse the snowboarder gave DeAnna a fist bump when he first met her…then he did again to Ellen when he met her on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
Amelia
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 07:43 am: [report]
Haha, do they have time to watch the Bachelorette?
atlgirl
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 10:54 am: [report]
I’m going to start doing the fist bump. Hilarious. McCain always gives Cindy a stiff kiss on the cheek.
Amelia
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 10:58 am: [report]
His lips must feel like raisins!
coltsgirl31
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 02:07 pm: [report]
Ummm, no, I doubt they got it from homeboy from the Bachlorette. Black folks have been doing the “fist bump” for quite some time now. Actually, we call it giving each other a “pound”
cbass8
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 04:39 pm: [report]
Dap it out.
I loved that moment. They’re such an adorable couple.
sugarlips
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 05:24 pm: [report]
I howled when I saw the dap. Awesome. Shows that they’re real, down to earth folk.
quarterslot
wrote on June 4 2008 @ 10:11 pm: [report]
How hot is Michelle’s outfit? Purple shift dress with studded black, leather belt and pearls! I will be rocking that look pronto.
Amelia
wrote on June 5 2008 @ 04:58 am: [report]
We might need to do a fashion story about Michelle Obama-inspired looks. And, to be politically even, we could do a “How To” story about putting on eyeliner like Cindy McCain.
Amelia
wrote on June 5 2008 @ 11:30 am: [report]
Ann at Feministing had this to say about the fist bump:
“I think that little gesture is striking because it was a visual representation of a partnership, a signal that this victory is something they’ve accomplished together. It’s an entirely different image than the ‘you go get ‘em, honey!’-style hug or reassuring pat on the arm that we’re used to seeing from candidates’ wives.”
thatguyoverthere
wrote on June 5 2008 @ 12:23 pm: [report]
I just know that this is FAR better than anything involving Barbara Bush, unless she’s making me a Coconut Cream pie, because that’s what grandmothers do well.
cbass8
wrote on June 5 2008 @ 03:40 pm: [report]
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/06/04/moos.political.fist.bump.cnn#
Forget Feministing. CNN went to The Frisky. See 1:37
Amelia
wrote on June 5 2008 @ 03:57 pm: [report]
Thanks for posting that cbass8! We were super psyched to see ourselves on CNN.