1,671 Diggs: Obama Shocked During A School Visit [PIC]

It appears I've unearthed a new Digg motif: pictures with Obama in them. Here's today's Digg leader, followed by why it works:

1) Obama-ism: I've covered this in the past and I'll probably cover it in the future: Pictures or web pages about Barack Obama work very nicely on Digg. Agree or disagree with his politics, you have to recognize the fact that much -- or at least some, particularly the demographic of Digg users -- of America views Obama as a veritable rock star.

2) News: I know -- it's a funny picture, not a news story. But have you ever seen Obama with that sort of expression on his face? From a guy that's generally one cool cat, this genuine look of fear/craziness is a brand new, unseen side of Obama, which is certainly news to most people.

3) It's a picture: It seems pictures get Dugg more than textual web pages do. Does that have something to do with the fact that web users have low attention spans and like to ascertain the overall message of a web page as quickly as possible? Here's a hint: Yes.

You'll find the original Digg page here.