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The graying of the president

Posted at 2:45 PM on October 19, 2011 by Bob Collins (5 Comments)
Filed under: Surveys and trivia

A picture of President Obama in the paper this morning piqued my curiosity and photos distributed from his appearance with Mrs. Obama at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, in Hampton, Va., confirmed it: In two and a half years, the guy has gone gray in a hurry.

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Comments (5)

Is there a better pics of the progression? I wouldn't be surprised if he was dying his hair while running for President and stopped now. I know it is a normal thing for the presidents to go very gray, but I wonder if they don't use Just for Men in the campaign.

Posted by Kassie | October 19, 2011 2:59 PM

Yep, I've seen this with every modern president. They rapidly age in office. It's kinda scary. Here's a site with comparison photos: http://www.zootpatrol.com/index.php/2010/08/the-effects-of-aging-on-presidents-in-office/

Posted by Jamison | October 19, 2011 3:02 PM

I've looked at pictures of myself...I've aged rapidly since 2008 also...

Posted by Bonnie | October 19, 2011 3:27 PM

I think it works well for him. I think Americans want their Presidents to show a little gray....

Posted by Bob Moffitt | October 19, 2011 4:03 PM

// I think Americans want their Presidents to show a little gray....



Just not candidates for President :)

Posted by BJ | October 19, 2011 4:50 PM

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