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Didereaux
06-22-2008, 09:53 AM
Too many children in his main office!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2599444675_5d9460854d_o.jpg


The roads gonna develope some BIG ruts if his 'team' puts out much more of the 'SEAL' crappola.

preservanation
06-22-2008, 11:05 AM
I'm sure that seal was just a call made by some low level staffers...probably the same one's who kicked the Muslim women off the stage.
It has nothing to do with the campaign!

BTW, notice the opossum is not wearing a head scarf.

Didereaux
06-22-2008, 01:46 PM
A scarf? Hey, if it would make you feel better I can put one on the furball. Want one on Hussein, er Barack as well? Have you seen the real 'seal'? Do a google, every major and most minor publications are running with the story. Even Huffington'Obama Hdqtrs' Post is running it.

lily
06-23-2008, 10:07 PM
Too many children in his main office!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2599444675_5d9460854d_o.jpg


The roads gonna develope some BIG ruts if his 'team' puts out much more of the 'SEAL' crappola.


I don't get it?

Didereaux
06-23-2008, 10:59 PM
simple google 'obama seal'
the story was carried by ALL major MSMs...and LOOK at the pictures as wellas read the stories....THEN you will GET IT!

preservanation
06-24-2008, 11:44 AM
http://www.examiner.com/images/newsroom/small/small_B7671B49-3048-7D2A-C252ABE5821E5175.jpg

Obama campaign drops seal on podium

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - After days of media mockery, [hee, hee (sic)] Barack Obama has decided to stop using a presidential-looking seal that his campaign designed and affixed to his podium on Friday.

Journalists said the seal, which features an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch, smacks of arrogance. John McCain's camp had a field day, calling the seal “laughable, ridiculous, preposterous and revealing - all at the same time.”

The seal was conspicuously missing from Obama's lectern when he spoke to a group of women in Albuquerque on Monday. Not surprising, given how much grief Obama took from a normally laudatory press corps after unveiling the seal at an appearance in Chicago on Friday.

“What a bizarre and dumb idea,” railed NBC political director Chuck Todd. “It really feeds the arrogance narrative.”

The oversized blue seal was emblazoned with the Latin phrase “Vero Possumus,” which roughly translates into “yes, we can.” It also featured a plug for the candidate's website.

“The Audacity of Hype,” cracked ABC's Jake Tapper. “No word on whether they played a remix of 'Hail to the Chief' as Obama walked in.”

Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times observed that Obama “has decided not to wait for any of the formalities like a presidential election, an inauguration or even a nomination, which he still hasn't actually officially won yet.”

Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic magazine was the first to note that Obama would deep-six the seal.

“I'm told that Obama recognizes that it was a silly mistake,” Ambinder said. “Does the press think Obama is arrogant? Yes.”

Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said the episode reinforces this media perception of Obama.

“The press corps adopts a subtext for each candidate,” Sabato told The Examiner. “Daddy Bush was 'a nice guy but out of touch.' Bill Clinton was 'smart but randy.' Bob Dole was 'heroic but too old.' Gore was 'brilliant but a fibber and a bore.' Dubya was 'pleasant but dumb.'”

He added: “Obama's subtext is rapidly becoming 'charismatic but arrogant.'”

The Obama campaign declined to comment. http://www.examiner.com/a-1455131~Obama_campaign_drops_seal_on_podium.html

http://re3.yt-thm-a02.yimg.com/image/25/f11/197527196
Obossum

Truth_and_Power
06-24-2008, 02:48 PM
This is the kind of thing I'm going to base my vote on.

potter
06-24-2008, 06:59 PM
This is the kind of thing I'm going to base my vote on.


Me too, cause I'm just that shallow......