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 He survived 43 days in a 'most dangerous' Australian desert. An NFL kicker just raised the bar for his fellow kickers. It's the most modern of insults: Clanker. How a Florida university's millions went to a cam girl. Report an error