breitbart.com - 8/27/2008
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Republicans, who mock Barack Obama as a self-appointed divine savior, gleefully pounced Thursday on pictures of the set for his big convention speech, which appears to resemble a temple. The Democratic presidential candidate will accept the party White House banner before a more than 70,000-strong crowd at an outdoor football stadium here late Thursday. Pictures and an aerial film footage of ...
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JammieWearingFool —
Just devastating. Sure, the Obamatons cry whine and squeal about this being a smear, but they will not be able to dispute the facts. Meanwhile, I guess the media damn protecting The Messiah is spouting a few leaks. ...
Column-gate!
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... The McCain camp is having a good time with the columns that will form the backdrop of Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field. Of course, as Ben Smith ...
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Maggie's Farm —
... "Toga, toga, toga." And McCain has some fun with it too. Image via Ace. But is anybody watching this convention? I doubt it. I won't watch either one. What for? The racism excuse is ready to go. Gimme a break. Mini-cows. Get yours, now, before the prices go up. You already read this: Totten on the truth about Georgia. Yet another warning about global cooling. And now the Great Freeze begins, earlier than expected. Who cares about ...
Funkdaddy Supreme’s House O’ Speech
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Jesse Taylor
Barack Obama is apparently going to have his acceptance speech in front of a mockup of the Parthenon or something, an act of hubris unrivaled in modern times.
Of course, there is no backdrop that Obama could have for his speech that wouldn’t play into Republican attacks on his “celebrity”—if he had it in the Pepsi Center, it would be compared to glitzy stage shows by (just throwing out a name here) someone like Madonna. If he took it to a small, intimate setting, it would be compared to a wine party among celebrities. If he takes it to Invesco Field and parachutes in from a ...
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The Temple of Obama
weeklystandard.com 8/27/2008 — Reuters reports that "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple."
To which a McCain adviser quipped : "Is this from the ...
2008 Virginia Republican Convention Featured Stage With Greek Columns
thinkprogress.org 8/27/2008 — Reuters reports that Barack Obama will deliver his Thursday night acceptance speech before an “elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple ”:
Conservatives are mocking the stage as a “ temple of Obama .” Ed Morrissey writes, ...
Denver - Day 4: Toga party at Invesco Field —
Sister Toldjah
***This post will be updated throughout the night. Newest updates will appear at the top of the post****
Ok peeps, we’re all set. Tonight’s the night - day 4, the final day of the DNC and the night Barack Obama will descend from the clouds above and make his acceptance speech for the Democratic party nomination for president. CNN has posted excerpts from the speech. Here ...
Another view of Obama’s temple —
Sister Toldjah
This is a screencap from a YouTube video filmed by an insider to the goings-on at Invesco Field who goes by the name “ SeeSwan .” It gives a much closer view than the previous picture we’ve seen:
So, like, does this mean tomorrow night will feel more like a toga party than an acceptance speech?
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