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April
2
Obama's Photo Confrontation

On a visit to a Philadelphia market on Wednesday, Barack Obama exchanged some tense words with a man who pleaded with him to pose for a photo with him. Arrogant? Or better yet, as the campaign contends, the man was a collector out to make a buck on eBay. (Any Hollywood event with a star presence draws autograph hunters).

As you'll see, Obama was on the verge of losing his cool. (He's in good company with Bill Clinton).

"Yeah, well, whatever. Just take it," Obama said, according to the Washington Post. "I won't be smiling. Because you're wearing me out... you've been really rude about it. Just take a shot."

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