Obama makes a grave mistake

Cool holster, dude.

[mugupo @ Jun 10th 2009 2:02PM]

Who care, do we also need to know what color is Obama underwear?

[Evans @ Jun 10th 2009 2:03PM]

of course not.
we already know its red.

[TT @ Jun 10th 2009 2:05PM]

Either they, just like me, don't like cellphone holsters.
Or that's one of those Blackberry's Obama couldn't have...
(I'm just as clueless as you)

[TT @ Jun 10th 2009 2:06PM]

Damn this comment system!
I meant to reply to Makavre...

[StephenD @ Jun 10th 2009 2:09PM]

OMG - What happened to that guy's finger!?!

[Name @ Jun 10th 2009 2:14PM]

@ StephenD

If you download the original picture and zoom in on his finger, I believe it's actually amputated. Who knows... maybe he's a smoker.

[Mike @ Jun 10th 2009 2:18PM]

Its Rahm Emanuel, the Chief of staff. He lost his finger in an Arby's meat slicer in HS.

[Yetzero @ Jun 10th 2009 2:20PM]

He's an old school assassin :D

[StinkyPete @ Jun 10th 2009 2:21PM]

I'm more curious about the guy he's talking to making a "shocker" like hand gesture.

[David @ Jun 10th 2009 2:22PM]

Exactly.

I now declare this news article the most pointless and useless article I have ever seen on Engadget.

[*Just some girl @ Jun 10th 2009 2:26PM]

They agreed he could keep one in the end, they made that blackberry especially for him.

[mirakutea @ Jun 10th 2009 2:26PM]

I don't understand, what is wrong with the close up part?

[Nohone @ Jun 10th 2009 2:30PM]

The media went crazy over if Clinton wears boxers or briefs, so why not what color the big O wears?

[Secret Squirrel @ Jun 10th 2009 2:30PM]

What's the grave mistake? Looks like a standard government issue blackberry and holster...

[Luke @ Jun 10th 2009 2:38PM]

@StephenD
He is in fact missing part of his finger, check out this other photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/3484826246/sizes/o/

But about this post what is wrong with the president having a blackberry on his belt, did I miss the memo or something.

[StephenD @ Jun 10th 2009 2:42PM]

Ah - well thank you for the education folks! A bit tactless of Obama to be staring at it in that link above though ;-)

[Frankenstein Black @ Jun 10th 2009 2:45PM]

@ StephenD
It's Rahmbo. Obama's muscle!

@ Mike
Thats what "they say" ;^/.

@ Yetzero
No, but his dad was.

The only "grave mistake" is whether or not the phone is screen face IN. I can tell from the pic, but as someone that knows a little something about cellphones, SCREEN SIDE SHOULD ALWAYS BE FACE IN TO THE BODY. Ask me why...

[bolezhinkov @ Jun 10th 2009 2:52PM]

THE HOLSTER IS STUPID, THATS THE JOKE. do you get it now????

[SSS @ Jun 10th 2009 3:05PM]

From the title I thought that this post would be about bailing out failing automobile companies with taxpayer money rather than letting them die as they deserve.

[Ernesttechuser @ Jun 10th 2009 3:19PM]

Least cool head of state ever.

[ramagram @ Jun 10th 2009 3:19PM]

I just want to know how many vodka tonics that dude on the left has had!

[THizzle7XU @ Jun 10th 2009 3:34PM]

In the words of Dr. Cox, "You pocket is mere millimeters away."

[adrianC @ Jun 10th 2009 3:39PM]

when you see it... you will shit brix

[OneLove @ Jun 10th 2009 3:38PM]

Hey? When did it become uncool to carry your phone in a holster? seriously? How do you guys carry your phones? Someone please tell me if this is true. I must be getting old or nilay just baited us all.

[EricR @ Jun 10th 2009 4:04PM]

Maybe nilay is pointing out he has the special edition Hannah Montana blackberry?

[Patriks7 @ Jun 10th 2009 4:34PM]

Who cares about Obama anyway? :p

[Mike @ Jun 10th 2009 4:50PM]

I wonder how the guy shows a middle finger to someone.

[Adam (The First)! @ Jun 10th 2009 5:38PM]

I just want some of that candy on the table... It's like it was Halloween or something. Glad to see these guys have more candy on their table than I eat in an entire year.

[pete @ Jun 10th 2009 6:12PM]

@blakecr

the USSR was not a communist society. they *wanted* communism, but couldn't get over the fact that nobody would be at the top of the food chain...

[iphonerulez @ Jun 10th 2009 6:25PM]

I thought the grave mistake was him not using an iPhone when the rest of his staff uses Macs.

[Malweran @ Jun 10th 2009 6:57PM]

What I find more worrying is the amount of CA in that picture.. damn!

[Quantumphysics @ Jun 10th 2009 6:58PM]

Obama doesn't want a Storm or a Pre.

Rahm Emmanuel had to give up his middle finger to the Bilderberg group - He IS an ASSASSIN. Don't ask any more questions about it.

[dlehmer @ Jun 10th 2009 10:39PM]

that guy's showing the super finger

[santela @ Jun 11th 2009 1:43AM]

@Stephen D
He's apparently throwing gang signs at Mr. President...

[aguinn @ Jun 10th 2009 2:03PM]

Outside of me personally hating any kind of cell phone holster that clips on to your belt, what's the problem with this now?

[coffee @ Jun 10th 2009 2:32PM]

Obama has violated sacred Rule #7, and is not a magnificent bastard:

http://magnificentbastard.com/features/toolbag

[Darkroom @ Jun 10th 2009 2:32PM]

what would Michelle think of such a fashion faux-pas?!

[laminam @ Jun 10th 2009 2:35PM]

It has to do with the ability to easily track his location. Pretty easy to take out a target with a global locater attached to his hip.

[Ghen @ Jun 10th 2009 3:00PM]

ok that sounds mildly plausible although I think the president would have the pull to get that turned off. Did you just make that up or is that legit?

[Makavre @ Jun 10th 2009 2:03PM]

i dont get it ...

[jay jay @ Jun 10th 2009 2:07PM]

i believe engadget is pointing to the fact that presidents aren't suppose to have personal electronics such as laptops,phones,etc. this is due to the fact that all communication that the president participate in has to be available to the public.

[Jay Voorhees @ Jun 10th 2009 2:08PM]

I read "grave mistake" and thought it was going to be an article about how Obama had left his cellphone on during flight. The mistake being that now the entire world knows that its total bs when they tell you to turn off your phones so the plane doesn't crash. Then I realized that the only mistake I made was assuming this article was about something more important than a damn leather holster.

[Ray @ Jun 10th 2009 2:15PM]

Only matters if its activated, not to mention we dont know if blackberry has cut a deal to having such a device being made "presidential".

Pointless reach on engadgets part IMO

[Jay Voorhees @ Jun 10th 2009 2:16PM]

he's not socialist, he's an anarcist. The fasten seatbelt sign is clearly illuminated.

[Mystic @ Jun 10th 2009 2:19PM]

@blakecr: I'll take socialism over fascism anyday.

[KEROLiUKAS @ Jun 10th 2009 2:21PM]

Socialism is awesome. It's the only way the citizens win, and yet so many Americans are arrogant and don't realize that.

[oversteer325 @ Jun 10th 2009 2:22PM]

Sorry but socialism is fascism.

[Alex @ Jun 10th 2009 2:30PM]

Socialism=Fascism

[niri @ Jun 10th 2009 2:36PM]

Socialism is not the same as Fascism you idiots.

[mko @ Jun 10th 2009 2:41PM]

There is no socialism in US. Actually there is no left whatsoever.