Celebrity | Barack Obama Barack Caught Shirtless Again Ooh-la-la, president-elect is quite fit By Evann Gastaldo Posted Dec 23, 2008 6:33 AM CST Copied Then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as he gets out of the ocean in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FILE) New vacation photos of Barack Obama raise the next big question of his transition: How much skin is too much? Once again the president-elect has been photographed shirtless, reports Politico, prompting one Web poster to declare the well-toned Obama “smokin hot.” Observers say the pictures, snapped by a paparazzo on a public beach in Hawaii, will likely raise questions about the Obama family’s privacy. The photos of Obama ultimately won’t hurt his image though, theorizes a public relations expert. “He is being authentically Barack Obama. I don’t see it as disrespectful of the office,” he said. “If he was wearing Speedos? Yeah. A thong? Maybe that wouldn’t be the best look.” Read These Next Here's another reason to limit ultraprocessed foods. State moves toward execution with defibrillator turned on. Denmark is fixated on this statue's breasts. The crashes just kept on coming at this famous motorcycle rally. Report an error