[Erin] The seal of the...candidate?
Friday June 20, 2008
Categories: Politics (general)
I honestly don't know what to make of this. It seems more than a little...presumptuous, don't you think?...
Filed Under: Obama, presidential seal
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I'm waiting for tailored vestments.
this is exactly the kind of thing that made me say last year "none of these schmucks is worth voting for". I stand by my thoughts.
I support Sen. Obama. I will almost certainly be voting for him, and I intend to volunteer to help get him elected.
This "seal" is completely inappropriate, however. If Sen. Clinton had used something like this we'd hear endless moanings from the Obama camp about her "sense of entitlement" and "deep narcissism". While I doubt my voice will carry very far, I will be writing to his campaign to let them know this is unacceptable.
Zero Possums. Thanks!
I agree with that. Inappropriate to use that until actually elected. And I'll be letting them know that too.
I'm surprised he hasn't appropriated the Crucifix for his personal/political use.
That, however, is probably just a matter of time.
Your servant,
Lord Karth
Aww, that'd be derivative. After all, Huckabee used that one first.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Politics/Detail;jsessionid=B60473A5120D88F457FD845A0922A2E0?contentId=5256085&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.14.1&sflg=1
Yeah -- he should probably loose it. But maybe not right away. Because you know what? Between the chutzpa he shows with this seal and the gobs of money he's going to have to spend, I'm finally getting to experience what it must feel like to be a supporter of Republicans! It's nice! lol! ;o)
Karen Brown: "I agree with that. Inappropriate to use that until actually elected. And I'll be letting them know that too."
So, you think it is OK to replace the Seal of the United States with this new seal AFTER he is elected ("Inappropriate to use that until actually elected.")
To replace the motto of the US (E Pluribus Unum) with this inane Fuhrerprinzip slogan (Yes We Can) tells us everything we need to know about this guy.
Actually, this "seal" can be a pretty good litmus test: the more objection, the less likely that person will vote for Obama in November. I guess that identifies me as an Obama voter, because I saw the thing for what I believe it was intended to be, political humor. And if you didn't see it that way, I guess you could say you don't see an Obama victory in November as a laughing matter.
Inappropriate, Mel, to use the Presidential seal, period, until the president.
That was all. And as political humor, its perfectly fine.
Lord Karth: "I'm surprised he hasn't appropriated the Crucifix for his personal/political use."
The cleaning bills were considered too expensive after Bush/Cheney/Rove appropriated it for their own use. Look how well it worked for Huckabee.
Isn't it fairly obvious that the so-called Presidential seal was meant humorously? tongue-in-cheek?
Not all seals are presidential seals. Back in the Good Old Days, everybody literate enough to sign documents had a seal of some sort.
And if I ever get the chance to have a seal (presidential or otherwise), the motto will be "Quidquid circumvadet circumvenit."
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