That’s because he’s Photoshopped in–don’t you read blogs?
Is there a “outline” pic where they ID the people in the picture?
Goatse? Maybe it was the first time she’d seen it.
Post 11 has a link you can follow to the pic with a list of those shown, but I haven’t seen an “outline” key like the one I think you’re describing.
What I meant by outline: A tracing of each person, with a # inside them, and a key at the bottom w/names. (You’re probably thinking of this)
The White House photographer is always there taking pictures. I would be surprised if anyone is ever conscious of him, especially since the White House has full control over what he can release.
I did not notice the stark contrast between Obama and everyone else before. Everyone has the same look of apprehension on their faces - except Obama. It’s a good thing he’s the one making all the decisions.
Have other whitehouses had dedicated photographers that just followed the Prez around snapping pictures? I’m not sure its the greatest use of public money, but flipping through the galleries I linked to above, its pretty cool.
It is the Situation Room, it’s just less than half the room visible in that shot.
There are lots of more detailed Sit Room pictures on the White House Flickr photostream, and they look different, more like what you’d expect the room to look like.
Like this one.
Either the photo in question is everyone squeezed into a corner of the room or it is a different room, the Situation Closet. 
The obscured photo near Clinton is a high-rez picture (and likely annotated) of Obama’s hideout, I’m almost certain, either from a drone or satellite.
No, it isn’t. I’ve seen the real Sit Room on the NBC series The West Wing, and it’s gigantic, and slightly darker than the Batcave, with very high-tech monitors on the walls and–well, it’s just scary-looking, is all. What a pussy fake that photo is!!! They expect us to believe this weak shit?
Does he have a little treehouse in back of the White House or something?
D’oh, I pulled a Fox News. 
Yes. In fact, Pete Souza was Reagan’s White House photographer from 83 onward, too.
yes, there is always a photographer hanging around getting “historic” shots.
sometimes it is a good thing, but it would get on my nerves quite a bit.
“Everyone was focused on General Webb’s epic pwning of some newbs when, to Hillary’s horror, the Playstation Network went down.”
Everyone in that picture has the same look on their faces as the president.
No. Everybody else looks anxious and nervous. Obama looks dialed in, intensely focused, and resolved. I noticed that contrast on sunday night when the picture was released, and basically said the same thing as the OP.
Remember when people used paper maps?
Actually, I’m surprised no one has captioned Joe Biden. It looks like he has gas.
Different people seem to interpret the faces differently which makes the photo even more fascinating. Like I said David Brooks also made the same point about how the releasing the photo showed Obama’s self-confidence. However his read of the faces is different from mine. He says:
I had a careful look at the photo again and I really don’t see tension in Obama’s face: just complete and all-consuming focus.
Nice link. So basically there is more than one room and this was the smaller room. And I love the photos at the bottom with white tablecloths, flowers and breakfast. If you have to take decisions that could potentially destroy the world, you might as well do it in style.