Barack Obama, US President, Pop Icon, & Mac User

Saturday, July 11, 2009

By OP Editor

Obama has Pacman on his Apple computer:

President Barack Obama, head of state, celebrity, pop culture icon, has a long, awe inspiring list of achievements, including:

Community organizer, professor of constitutional law, State legislator, United States Senator, exceptional speaker with two Grammys, use of Macs to mobilize the most-hi-tech campaign in history, named Time Magazine’s 2008 Person of the Year, rated the most popular world leader in 2009, and a symbol of hope.

One more thing, Obama is a Mac user. More specifically he uses an Apple computer MacBook Pro.

Barack Obama and his Mac with Pac-man sticker

Newsweek reports when he is on the road, Obama uses Apple computer’s built in iSight camera (standard on Apple laptops since 2006) to video chat with his family.

He also seems to like Pacman. Obama’s MacBook Pro has a pacman sticker looking right at the delicious Apple, ready to get a power-up.

Speculations are that he might become the first US President to have a laptop on the Commander in Chief’s table in the Oval office. And if that were to happen, it would be a Mac.

Barack Obama rocking to music on his Mac on airplane

Barack Obama on the campaign trail, posing with Obama team's tool of choice, Apple Mac Laptops

Election Night, Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Obama with Joe Biden and Son on election night in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. (David Katz/Obama for America)

Election Night, Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Obama with Joe Biden and Son Rober Hunter Biden holding a Mac, MacBook Air on election night in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. (David Katz/Obama for America)

Obama photos with his Apple laptop are authentic and very real.

Photo:
President of the U.S. uses a Mac [9 to 5 Mac]
A Conversation With Barack Obama [Rolling Stone]
More Obama Pacman photos [Peter Yang, Photographer]
Obama team chose Apple on election night [tuaw]
Election Night Photo, David Katz

File under “You are doing it right!”

Obama Details:
Michelle’s Story [Newsweek]
Accomplishments [Harvard Law School]
The Brand Called Obama [Fast Company]

Obama Pacman, Harddrive, and goodies

Are you an Obama fan? Know someone who is an Obama fan? Then you might want to check out our store which has various cool stuff related to Obama, including some of the hip goodies in Obama’s arsenal. (Shown in the memorable Obama photo using his Mac):