Time Magazine has more on the fist bump heard around the world, including a look back at the hazy history of the fist bump, which is also known as the ""power five," "fist pound," "knuckle bump," "Quarter Pounder" and "dap.""
For his part, Obama...said the fist bump reflects a marriage that keeps him grounded. "It captures what I love about my wife," he later explained to NBC's Brian Williams. "That for all the hoopla I'm her husband and sometimes we'll do silly things."
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I predict this image of the Democratic nominee Barack Obama and his wife giving each other a youthful "fist bump" will become one of the iconic political photographs of the early 21st century. Hyperbole what? Unlike the stilted and contrived interactions of politicians and their wives during presidential campaigns, this seems to be a genuine expression of their close friendship.