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Magazine Photoshops the Black Off Barack

4/21/2009 1:41 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Magazine Photoshops the Black Off Barack

Barack Obama on the cover of the new issue of the Washingtonian (left) and the exact same candid pic that TMZ posted in December (right).

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The editor-at-large tells TMZ the decision to change Obama's swimsuit from black to red was "purely artistic" because of the background being black.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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PEPSI Generation:  1028 days ago

Black is the new white

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Brian:  1028 days ago

Gives a whole new meaning to Commander in Chief!

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LWood:  1028 days ago

Whatever....
who cares?

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Wow:  1028 days ago

He would look like a chest with a pair of legs missing the rest of his torso if it was kept black. Slow news day, eh TMZ?

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PEPSI Generation:  1028 days ago

I wood still eat his shorts off!.

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PEPSI Generation:  1028 days ago

It still looks pretty dark down there longtime!

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DJ:  1028 days ago

Non- Story

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xcalibur:  1028 days ago

OHH DAYUMM THEY MADE HIM BLACKER TOO. NOTICE THE DARKER SHADING.. IS THAT TO APPEASE THE BRUTHAS AL SHARPTON AND JESSE JACKSON??? SMDH.

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MojoCeltica:  1028 days ago

Disrespectful. He is being portrayed in the media like a Hollywood celebrity instead of the President.

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susie:  1028 days ago

He thinks he ALL that. Whatever!

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Bex:  1028 days ago

That is one ugly terrorist....

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Bren:  1028 days ago

How sweet...they dyed his hair for him too!

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CMJNM:  1028 days ago

I did notice that his skin is blacker too

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Terri:  1028 days ago

Get a clue - when you are a TOP political figure, along with being a successful author, and as popular as he is (even with all his racist haters on here) an amount of celebrity goes along with the job. It always has and always will. Have you been living in the stone ages?

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Mare:  1028 days ago

Seriously this is a joke. The President of the United States of America should not be seen like this in public let alone on the cover of a magazine.I think it demeans the whole honor and respect of the office . Its poor taste . I think the President should be " working out" in the oval office trying to figure out what the hell to do about all of problems we have as a country. and all that needs to be done in the world today. I do however believe that Matthew McConaughey should continued to photographed shirtless.

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