America's Most Famous Family Keeps Paparazzi at Bay

April 21, 2009

Photos of the Obama family are often too cute to handle.

Other than a few grainy images, like the paparazzi shots of Obama shirtless in Hawaii, almost every picture we see coming from the first family has a photo-shoot finish. That's on purpose.

The LA Times points out that the glimpses into the Obamas' everyday life are not spontaneous. It's all strategic.

Think of it as Operation Access Hollywood — the Obamas figure that if they willingly give the public a peek inside their world, they'll get popularity and privacy in return.

Releasing exclusive and "private" photos diminishes the value of a paparazzi shot, and lets the Obamas manage their image. And if the Obamas grant exclusive interviews to gossip magazines, outlets will avoid publishing unauthorized images, lest they be cut off!

While critics might think the president is exploiting his family for popularity, I can't argue with the plan if it helps keep Sasha and Malia's lives free from too much disruption. And like I said — the pics are cute, people!

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totygoliguez 4 years 4 weeks

Its part of politics all politicians do that is no something new. They know that family, faith sell and is important to voters.

Jinx 4 years 4 weeks

:rotfl:I agree, its a good strategy, I don't blame them at all.

Jinx 4 years 4 weeks

:rotfl: I agree, its a good strategy, I don't blame them at all.

chatondeneige 4 years 4 weeks

It's funny that I read the headline without seeing the picture and wondered what Angie and Brad were up to now!

popgoestheworld 4 years 4 weeks

I think this is probably a good strategy. Otherwise you end up like Katie and Tom with Suri, where people are being so aggressive it borders on dangerous.

odyssea 4 years 4 weeks

While the girls are young, I'm sure they're aware of the interest in their family, even if they can't completely understand it. This approach allows their parents to say, just ignore this (approved) photographer and act normally, rather than having to try to keep them away from paparazzi and end up leaving them scared and upset.

YourFirstTime 4 years 4 weeks

ITA. So many sites have sprung up about the girls and feeding that frenzy could be a disaster. They're doing the right thing.

skigurl 4 years 4 weeks

obviously they are totally adorable, but aside from that, i think it makes sense what they are doing - they are not just some random celebrity family....it's a safety concern for this family to be "stalked" by paparazzi and others...they are making themselves available to the public, as they should because they are central to the American nation right now, but they are also protecting their own privacy and creating safe barriersno shame in that

skigurl 4 years 4 weeks

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