Obama Feigns Interest in Padlock

photo op Feb. 15, 2012

Obama Feigns Interest in Padlock

US President Barack Obama holds up a lock as he tours the manufacturing facility at Master Lock, maker of security locks, alongside Bob Rice (R), Master Lock Senior Vice President, prior to speaking on the economy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 15, 2012.

“Make sure you get a shot of me with this lock!” Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

President Obama pretended to be delighted by a common household object during a tour of a Master Lock factory in Milwaukee today.

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