Published 8/25/2008
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro The Republican National Committee is taking advantage of the scenery, one might say.
Making its presence felt in Denver, the Mile High City and site of the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Committee has crafted a new slogan to greet the Democratic presumptive nominee: “A Mile High, An Inch Deep.”
That slogan is the kicker to hundreds of posters in the newly minted Republican National Committee headquarters at Denver. The poster, which actually - unlike that fake Obama-Bayh bumper sticker - looks like it could have been created by the Obama campaign.
A Warhol-esque Obama image stands smiling amid the Rockies, stars coming off his finger tip. But right below the Rockies in large font: “Not Ready 08.” Below it, “A mile high, an inch deep.” And on the side, as if to measure Obama's import, a ruler amounting to 1” -- though the Obama figure is actually about six inches high on the poster.
In tandem with the slogan, the RNC has launched a ...
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