Posted on 06/21/2008 3:38:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Some people have focused on the legal issues involving Barack Obama and his campaign's creation of his own "great seal." I am not going to go there, because firstly, no one is going to charge him, and secondly, it is questionable anyway. However, it does show a few things about this candidate. It shows a lack of taste. It shows a height of arrogance and disrespect for the office and the process. And, it shows a little bit about a man who claims to be against an imperial presidency but yet has to have his own seal before he even gets the job. As the LA Times blogs noted:
Obama's new seal looks really presidential, which is probably a coincidence, don't you think? Obama's seal has an eagle just like the president's seal and he or she is holding arrows to signify war, which Obama was against before it even started.
And it's got olive branches, which stand for peace, which we haven't really had since 9/11 but DailyKos promises will come as soon as we shoo out Bush and Cheney.
The seal's also got a terrifically impressive motto in Latin -- "Vero Possumus" -- which means "The possum speaks truthily."
No, just kidding. It actually means "Truly we're able," which translates as "Si se puede," which translates as "Yes, we can." Obama is clearly copying George W. Bush's Texas gubernatorial reelection motto from 1998.
Plus it's got Obama's website right up there too. Lord knows, he needs more donations because the poor White Sox fan from Chicago's impoverished South Side has only raised a little under $290 million so far.
Some people might be inclined to make fun of a grown candidate who's against an imperial presidency but needs a really Great Seal before he even gets the official nomination. Maybe they'd suggest that as good as things look now from the city of big winds, maybe he's counting his eagles before they hatch.
You know, I thought Barry was supposed to be different...after all, weren't you moonbat leftys out there ticked because Hillary thought she was the "inevitable candidate?" Shouldn't we as Americans be ticked because Barry thinks he is the "inevitable President"?
Didn’t John F’n Kerry’s campaign plane have “President of The United States” on the side, or was that a photoshop?
Obama lacks any real class.
Great points all. Whenever I think of obammy and taste I get this sinking sensation in the pit of my stomach imagining the Oval Office done up in red, green and black rasta colors...
BTW, I love watermelon, and were I not diabetic would be eating one now. May do it anyway. Where's my pills maw?
BTW, I love watermelon, and were I not diabetic would be eating one now. May do it anyway. Where's my pills maw?
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