ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- Southern California Public Radio Blog reports a photo of Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney and President Barack Obama went viral Saturday.
"The photo of her doing her now-famous "McKayla Maroney is not impressed" face went viral Saturday after the White House posted it on Twitter. The two took the picture Thursday when Maroney and her Fierce Five teammates visited the White House," the blog reports.
The photo can also be seen here at the White House Twitter feed. The photo was snapped by AP photographer Pete Souza / The White House on Nov. 15.
"He was the one who brought it up," Maroney, a Laguna Niguel native, told The Associated Press. "We were about to leave and he said, 'I want to talk to you one second about the face.' He said, 'I pretty much do that face at least once a day,'" says the blog.
Maroney was photographed making the half scowl with her nose scrunched up while she was on the medals podium after winning silver on vault at the London Olympics.
Read more here at scpr.org and see photos.
Read more on Patch about Maroney here.
Both Gabby and McKayle worked harder over the past 2 years for their spot on the Olympic team, than Obama did at his job in all the last 4 years. Gabby and McKayla trained, while Obama campaigned !!! Congrats to the girls!
The disrespect shown to this President by some of these posts alone is indicative of a new trend that indicates to me a lack of respect for just about anyone who disagrees with the writer. In my 58 years as an American I have never seen such disrespect for this office. Whether you disagree or not you should always respect the holder of the office of President of the United States.... Or just get the hell out of here and go find another country, we don't want you. By disrespecting this office you are denigrating our country in the eyes of the world and causing us to look foolish and splintered. Didn't vote for him??? well neither did I, but I'll suck it up and make the best of the next 4 years and suggest you quit crying and do the same. Your cry baby attitudes and negative lies will not change a damn thing. Oh and by the way I think Michelle Obama is one of the most beautiful, loving First Lady's we have ever had and it shines thru very time I see her. To say she is anti anything is ludicrous. Both her and the President have worked tirelessly for many of you negative posters and the least you can do is appreciate that.
The pic with Gabby was posted less than 2 weeks after the Olympics.
A president with a sense of humor ? We can't allow that.... Can we ?
We haven't had a potus in 4 years and we will go another 4 years without one.... SAD Sounds like you're a low-life "O" voter that loves free-stuff. Get a life kaffer lover
She earned her way thru 6-8 hour early morning workouts, 6 days a week, for years. Whereas Obama supporters held their hands out for freebies for 4 years and counting.