Posted on 09/02/2012 4:39:40 PM PDT by bestintxas
The sand sculpture of President Obama that looked a little like an addition to Mount Rushmore has been washed away in a rainstorm, thus depriving Democrats of a place to worship their leader.
A torrential downpour that struck Charlotte Saturday afternoon damaged the Mount Rushmore-style sand sculpture bust of President Obama -- an ominous beginning to what many fear is a plagued convention.
Workers were trying Saturday afternoon to reform the base of the sculpture, built from sand brought in from Myrtle Beach, S.C., pounding and smoothing out the sand that had washed off the facade of the waist-up rendering of the chief executive.
The sand sculpture was protected from above, and Mr. Obama's face didn't see too much damage. But the storm was so strong that its heavy winds blew the rain sideways, pelting the president's right side and leaving the sand pockmarked and completely erasing his right elbow.
Democrats' choice of Charlotte has drawn criticism from unions who don't like North Carolina's labor laws, and the state seems to be tilting away from Democrats politically.
The large Rushmore-style sculpture drew comparisons to Mr. Obama's 2008 convention in Denver, when he accepted his party's
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Racist.
A metaphor? Hardly, its called KARMA!
Yesterday there were reports and pictures of it being damaged by the rain. Today there were new pics showing it repaired. Has it been destroyed a second time, or what?
It seems this is a wishy-washy symbol...much like the person it represents whose head is in the sand about the needs of our nation.
Please... that’s a huge insult to Buddha and his followers.
A good omen. Dissolved from the right.
That was not Rushmore- that was a sand sculpture of Uncle Ben
I am not sure this is accurate.
Per other threads on the sand model, just a portion of the base had rain damage. It was restored and the sand model is still there.
Just like Obama, the sand has no spine
LOL is that supposed to be Obama, I swear it looks like Mr. Roper from Three’s Company
Well it could have been worse-what if it had been SNOW?;)
did they call the secret service?
Build the idols.
God was telling us what He thinks of them.
That is what I told my husband.. That looks like “Budha”
That’s what I heard too!
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. So it appears the rumors of the demise of a sand sculpture in the likeness of President Barack Obama have been a bit exaggerated.
Well, there ought to be enough sand there for each Democrat to pack up his or her donkey.
Obama in whiteface? Now THAT would be racist!!
yeh- i heard it was rebuilt...
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