Apparently the media distraction of the day is about greek columns. Or something. It’s stupid, like all the other GOP/MSM nonsense.
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Considering Obama has been ridiculed because of how some in the media have portrayed him as a “lightworker,” a “rock star,” and “the chosen one,” you’d think that Obama and his cohorts would have the sense to not give his acceptance in front of a backdrop that makes him look like, well, uh….a greek god maybe? That’s politically stupid, even if it’s not what they were intending.
Leave it to the dems to find new and interesting ways lose “can’t-lose” national elections.
Funny.
Why not just have him wear a crown of thorns? LMAO!
It may be a stupid story, but that does not mean it won’t be effective. Someone in the Obama camp should have spotted this. Is it as bad as standing in front of a banner that says “Mission Accomplished”? No, but it exhibits presumptiousness, and that Greek quality, hubris.
Tear it down as quickly as possible.
Except of course, Bush did his speech in 2004 in front of columns. So just shut up, concern trools.
mcann - you know as well as I do that ANY background Obama chose would come in for criticism from assholes like you.
If the backdrop had wall-to-wall American flags: “Obama is trying to make up for his anti-American comments by fooling people into thinking he’s patriotic!”
If the backdrop had only 1 or 2 flags: “Look how few flags Obama is flying! Just more proof that he hates America!”
I look forward to the nitpicking of McCain’s choice of backdrops.
Oh, but wait, I forgot, McCain was POW! That makes any backdrop choice of his OK!
Tear it down? Nonsense.
That would only allow the right to snicker about Obama’s alleged indecisiveness. It doesn’t matter what he says or where he says it. Trivial minds will concoct trivial attacks.
Yeah, Obama should just stand in front of a green backdrop so he doesn’t upset the tummies of any Republicans, right?
Aside from being a simple stylistic choice, Greek architecture (all over the capital, btw - I suppose all our political leaders believe themselves Greek Gods…?) suggests a kinship with the ancestors of our system of government. No more, no less. It is not godlike, it is democratic (and republican, for that matter, since the Romans too often used a similar style).
This story ought to be one among many contending for the ‘Earth Tone’ award (named of course for the inches of ink devoted to VP Gore’s choice of suits back in ‘00). Unfortunately, given the vapid nature of the coverage this time of year, it wouldn’t even be a front-runner.
And Rheinhard is correct - when you’ve got a deep-space telescope trained on an event center searching for something to snicker at with your fellow troglodytes under the bridge, you’re going to find it.
I for welcome my new Adonis, Barack Obama. Hopefully, in deference to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender constituency, he will emerge from the columns nude and greased in Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
I kid(?). It does seem a bit bombastic even for Barry O. Kudos to the overpaid event planners for setting the stage for a new McCain political ad featuring Charlton Heston (AGAIN), reprising his role as Juda Ben-Hur!
Hopefully, Senator Obama will conclude his speech upon a chariot, powered by several Denver Broncos as a young Roman servant stands behind him with laurels elevated above his head, whispering in his ear:
“All Glory is fleeting…”
as was customary in ancient Roman times.
Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
And I’m an Atheist! LuLz.
They
Cannot
Possibly
be
Serious.
Duros, every time you’ve asked that question, from Bush v. Gore to ignoring 9-11 threats, to the wildly needless and stupid Iraq Invastion to torture to illegal eavesdropping to Monica Goodling dismisssing qualified candidates because they were suspected of being gay (not gay, suspected), and a raft of other egregious bulljive to numerous to mention. Every time, what was the answer? And the complicit media continues to eat it up. You think Chris Matthews realizes all that red stuff on his hands and up his arms and all over his expensive suit is blood? If he hasn’t yet, he never will. We’re doomed.
It’s a little early to be thinking the race is lost because the media and the Right Wing (oh, I forgot, same thing), are ridiculing our candidate. Obama ain’t Kerry.
I still feel pretty good about the bumper sticker thing. I’ve still only seen ONE McCain sticker in my supposedly safe-red state. I see literally dozens of Obama stickers every day. Have hope!
When the media (remember more than 3/4’s left leaning) sees fit to criticize The Obama, you know someone screwed the pooch.
Parthenon, you are excused from being biased by Roman architecture….for obvious reasons… :>
Yes, the same media who reports any smear of dems as facts. There is a double standard when its a Democrat. You can either bow to the petty whims of the MSM/GOP (Gore, Kerry) or ignore it and go to the people (Obama).
News flash: the Media hasn’t “leaned left” since about 1983.
Every elected official in Washington works in a building fesigned in the Greek Revival style. Christ on a saltime, George Bush himself accepted the Republican nomination before a similar set of Greek columns.
I mean, what, he could have designed it like where conservative bloggers work. But where would Team Obama have gotten Mom’s washing machine, Dad’s pool table and the obscene numbers of Chee-tos bags?
I’m a white woman. I haven’t experienced racism myself, but I’ve got to say that all of this “Obama is full of himself!” rhetoric sure sounds like “how dare a black man think that he can actually be president!??” I know some of you will say, “that’s not it! You’re playing the race card! Obama isn’t experienced enough!”
I don’t buy that argument. Was George W Bush experienced enough to be pres?
Obama isn’t full of himself, but he is the next President of the United States.
Come on oliver, this has been studied again and again. The media as slanted way left, just like colleges.
This magical thinking of yours that repeating things again and again makes them true is really misguided.
But, whatever….we’ll see how it all works in November.
But, whatever….we’ll see how it all works in November.
Translation: Never underestimate the power of voter suppression, Diebold, and Lee Atwater Politics.
OR that the democrat party is hopelessly out of touch with most of america, for you non-conspiracy freaks.
I love it, if you win, it is the will of the people, if you lose, it is a conspiracy…I guess in your own, small, shriveled mind you win either way eh, Ed?
“just like colleges”
Spoken like somebody who had a 2.0 GPA.
As for being out of touch, Obama doesn’t own seven mansions. He didn’t make his fortuine by marrying an heiress. That’s about as “out of touch” as I can imagine.
OR that the democrat party is hopelessly out of touch with most of america,
I have to admit I’m regularly puzzled by the assertion that either major party is out of touch with most of America - if each has so many supporters in every state, how could they be? But more than that: The following is via Polling Report, a pollster site that sort of aggregates polls from major papers around the country, all taken in July and August of this year. I have chosen a few statistics regarding the public’s opinion on various issues that might reflect an ideological difference - but otherwise randomly - to avoid overly cherry-picking those that would support my case.
All numbers are obviously percentages.
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“Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?”
Legal in all-22
Legal in most-32
Illegal in most-26
Illegal in all-18
Unsure-3
“As I read off some different groups, please tell me if you think they are paying their fair share in federal taxes, paying too much, or paying too little. How about [see below]?”
Corporations
Fair share-15
Too much-6
Too little-73
Unsure-6
Lower income people
Fair share-32
Too much-51
Too little-13
Unsure-4
“Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marry, giving them full legal rights of married couples, or not?”
Should - 47
Should Not - 47
No Answer/Unsure - 7
Parthenon, you are excused from being biased by Roman architecture….for obvious reasons… :>
I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a fan.
He is the son of a single working mother.
His father was an immigrant.
He moved to a working class neighborhood of America’s most working class city — Chicago.
He depended on loans and scholarships for college.
He worked as a community organizer.
She group up on the south-side of Chicago.
She went to public schools.
She depended on loans and scholarships for college.
They are America. They are the very image of America.
They are the American Dream that anyone, rich or poor, black or white, can grow up to be President.
And yet some will try to portray Obama as elitist.
My dad was an E-9. We lived in base housing. Fourplexes with ratty carports. I do not think that in the entire time I was growing up I was ever in a house in officers’ country. Heck they didn’t even like us NCO kids playing on their side of the street.
Elitist, do you want to know who is an elitist?
The son of an Admiral. Now that is rarefied air.
Reinhard is definitely correct.
Barack Obama could stand up on the stage and announce that he’s decided to withdraw from the race and support John McCain because the night before his speech, God came to him in a vision and said it was the right thing to do for the country and conservatives would still go batshit crazy for months calling Obama a flip flopper. McCain would run adds attacking Obama for being so presumptious as to believe that God really spoke to him. Evangelicals would lose their fucking minds arguing that it wasn’t God that spoke to Obama but the Devil — or possibly Muhammad — and so people shouldn’t vote for McCain — just before their heads exploded.
Anyone that takes conservative concern for Obama seriously is a fucking idiot.
No, No, No!!! You are off message!
Oliver has assured us that the evil Republicans have erected barriers to prevent others from realizing the American Dream. Don’t you know that you can’t have opportunities to improve your situation unless you are a rich Republican?
Most Republicans aren’t evil. (Some, like Cheney, are.) Most are just ignorant and oblivious to the suffering of others. Like you.
“Anyone that takes conservative concern for Obama seriously is a fucking idiot.”
Agreed.
“Most are just ignorant and oblivious to the suffering of others. Like you.”
Ah yes, the liberal condescension, “we know better than you” attitude.
That is going to go a long way to united the country.
Ah yes, the liberal condescension, “we know better than you” attitude.
“You” as is the American people, no. “You” as in duh? By a long-shot.
OR that the democrat party is hopelessly out of touch with most of america, for you non-conspiracy freaks.
So the VAST majority of Americans support killing homosexuals? Gotcha.
And WHICH party wanted to add a certain ex-president’s face to Mt. Rushmore?
Kiss mine too, rightards.
Randy, I hope you’re not dissing St. Ronald, the strongest, bravest manlymannest, wisest, and splenderiferousest dead President in the History of Awesomeness.
Haven’t you enjoyed being trickled down upon for the last quarter century? I know I have!
Did you know that John McCain is both a former Prisoner of War, AND a former POW? Well, he is!