APhoto Of The Day — 12.4.09

Niyal Patel, not pictured, carries a cutout of President Barack Obama, in Schnecksville, Pa., this morning, where the president is scheduled to make remarks at Lehigh Carbon Community College. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. To make a dramatic entrance into the town hall meeting, President Obama demands to be fired from a circus cannon, despite advisors’ concerns that it would be difficult to replace a man of his calibre — JohnA.
• 2. Without the proper lighting and camera positioning, this photo reveals the lack of depth behind the carefully crafted media darling — Cabbage Boy.
• 3. Even Cardboard Obama shows more depth than Sarah Palin’s book — Nic.
• HM: Deena