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Obama's Greek Temple, Up Close
powerlineblog.com - 8/27/2008
Obama's Greek Temple, Up Close
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This YouTube video is pretty entertaining. It's by a guy who has a backstage pass at Invesco Field, and includes...

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Hot Air » Top Picks:  Video: Behind the scenes at Invesco and the “regal” stage

Varifrank:  Who Mourns for Obama?

Maggie's Farm:  Weds. evening links

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Video: Behind the scenes at Invesco and the “regal” stage
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... but what hasn’t been answered is why Obama decided to go with this theme rather than use a more traditional, American theme for his staging. Should a man who is trying to push back against being defined as an elitist opt to speak from an ersatz Greek temple? What screams elitist more than a Mount Olympus reference?“See Swann” agrees, albeit unwittingly. In his narration, he approvingly refers to the staging as “regal”. That doesn’t exactly make Obama an egalitarian Everyman. (via Power Line )

Who Mourns for Obama?
Varifrank — So, Apparently there is going to be a Greek Temple for the unveiling of Obama. This naturally makes me think of the 1967 classic Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" Apollo: I would have cherished you, cared for you. I would have loved you as a father loves his children. Did I ask so much? Capt. Kirk: We've outgrown you. You asked for something we can no longer give. Of course, only myself and Jonah Goldberg will make this connection.

Weds. evening links
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 Ayers and Dohrn? ...

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