Obama horse mask guy handshake in Colorado has been making its rounds on the internet, especially on social media, as of late. In photos of the Obama horse mask guy handshake, things become surreal as the chief of staff of the United States of America shakes hands with a man with a horse for a head.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the viral photo of the Obama horse mask guy handshake was snapped Tuesday night while the president was taking a stroll on the streets of downtown Colorado and casually greeting passersby on the side.
As is the habit of people in today's generation, when something is odd or interesting on the internet, it gets clicked and shared even before the blink of an eye. That's what happened with the photo of Obama horse mask guy handshake. It went viral as soon as it was clicked.
Obama reacts as he is greeted by a man wearing a horse-head as he walked the streets of downtown Denver. pic.twitter.com/QNqnXKzwzm
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) July 9, 2014
"Wanna go see the president?" "Yeah, definitely. Just let me grab my horse head mask." pic.twitter.com/puyf9Xk1o3 — Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) July 9, 2014
MT @dougmillsnyt: Obama reacts as he is greeted by a man wearing a horse-head as he walked the streets of Denver. pic.twitter.com/eFaleZvRn5
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 9, 2014
“well…hello there" pic.twitter.com/6rASVbVx5l — darth™ (@darth) July 9, 2014
In the photo of Obama horse mask guy handshake, the president is seen mingling with local folks, smiling and shaking hands with the prankster.
The stroll around downtown Denver, Colorado was apparently unscheduled, and unscheduled and unexpected as well was the Obama horse mask guy handshake incident.
According to the Daily Mail, even before the Obama horse mask guy handshake incident on Tuesday, the mask had already been a popular meme on the internet a few years back. People reportedly began wearing the headpiece in uncommon settings and posted their pictures online.
While the reason for the Obama horse mask guy handshake remains unclear, Obama horse mask guy handshake reportedly kept an even closer eye on the 52-year-old leader while doing the handshaking.
During the trip downtown, Obama was also offered a hit of marijuana, but the president politely rejected the offer and laughed off the offer.
In an Instagram video by user manton89 as linked by the Daily Mail, Obama was smiling when the marijuana was offered. A man appeared to have said, 'You want a hit, man?', while Obama just replied by tilting his head back and laughing.
In January, recreational marijuana became legally available for purchase in Colorado.
According to reports, the excursion Tuesday with the unexpected Obama horse mask guy handshake was part of Obama's continuing mission to break free from White House constraints. Later on during the night, Obama was brought to a crowded pizza restaurant and a pool bar.
Obama had dinner at decided on taking dinner at the Wazee Supper Club for dinner with local residents.
Despite the random and unscripted Obama horse mask guy handshake, the Daily Mail reports that it was just a carefully orchestrated event which aims at projecting the image of a President Obama connecting with Americans.
Obama recently referred to himself as a 'bear on the loose,' what with the restrictive White House security bubble.
Recently, the president has also been dining out at restaurants in Washington where he could spend more time with the public outside of the nation's capital.
The walk, where the encounter Obama horse mask guy handshake also occurred, reportedly took Obama only about 10 minutes minutes. After that, Obama decided to just go back into his armored limousine in order to go to Wynkoop Brewing Co., founded by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.
According to ABC News, as Obama walked inside and said 'How's it going guys?' someone inside said 'Get that man a beer!'
Apart from the odd Obama horse mask guy handshake happening, Obama was also snapped posing for pictures with a giant gorilla statue.
On a more serious note, the governor, a Democrat facing re-election this fall, was waiting for Obama inside. After heading to the bar where they ordered two Rail Yard Ales, they headed upstairs for a game of pool.
ABC News reports that indeed, Obama enjoyed his beverage. The president also 'That's some tasty beer.'
Obama horse mask guy handshake is a sort of flashback on the internet meme, and the background song while Obama was playing pool with Hickenlooper was even more a flashback as Vanilla Ice's classic song 'Ice Ice Baby' played.
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