faustasblog.com — Pejman’s asking, This Is A Joke, Right?
For good reason: Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple.
John McCormack has a photo:
Or, as the trekkers would ask, Who Mourns for Adonis?
Yes. A Greek temple for the Messiah! Come to think of it, how appropriate a send-off for a candidate whose proposed economic policies will [...]
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Who mourns for Adonis?
TigerHawk —
... of the great original Trek episode "The Way To Eden." I wondered about this, since Democrats usually appeal to Herbert. Now, Fausta points out, Obama has borrowed the set from "Who Mourns For Adonis?" Please offer your own suggestions for additional Original Trek imagery that ought to be incorporated into the Obama campaign (and, no, references to "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" are not welcome). 0 Comments: ...
Obama’s temple for the Cult of Personality
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Obama’s temple for the Cult of Personality posted at 9:45 am on August 27, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Fausta made this connection before I did, and combined with the so-called “sign of progress” , Barack Obama may be better suited to run for the presidency of the United Federation of Planets than the USA. Allahpundit reported last night on the plans for Obama to deliver his acceptance speech in front of a fake Greek temple, and John McCormack has the picture: [image] That this scales heights of ...
Photo of Obama’s “temple”
Sister Toldjah —
... reports of what Barack Obama’s stage at Invesco Field would resemble: A Greek temple. Today, Fausta, who sees a Star Trek connection, has posted a photo of it that does for the imagination what mere articles about it couldn’t: ...
All In All
Riehl World View —
I'm over doing headlines and such at TFR. Found this that's pretty cool - Hi Def trailer for Fast and Furious 2009. Worth it for the vid quality even if it isn't your thing.
Fausta has a tasty bit of a post on the whole Obama Invesco investiture deal.
What is there to say about that really? My only concern is that they change it up at the last minute and scale it down some way. As a normal, non-Obamawonamaniac ... it simply boggles the mind trying to understand where they are coming from. Clearly there is a gross detachment from the thinking of ...
Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple (Photo)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Caption This! ABC NEWS: DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. Is this a junior high pageant? Or Obamaegomania gone wild? And you thought the Obama presidential seal was bad. Right-wingers are already having a field day. Gawd! This is worse than Kerry's windsurfing! Photo by Congressional Quarterly [via] ...
Greek Columns!?!!!
The Anonymous Liberal —
... that Obama will be giving his acceptance speech on a stage adorned with greek columns. A typical response: "A Greek temple for the Messiah!" ...
We seem to be having a Star Trek TOS meme going with Obama, here.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
That's not good for him, by the way.
Don't get me wrong, loved the first two seasons growing up, have
all of Diane Duane's ST books - but this isn't really the mood that
I presume that the Obama campaign wants to present. Particularly
since McCain's going with that entire
BSG 2.0 vibe.
Anyway, first we had the
Space Hippies:
...and now we have
to ask, "Who
Mourns for Adonis?"
...um, not me? Read up a ...
Of Interest, August 27, 2008
baldilocks —
... falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her— has a book coming out on October 1 . My comment: it seems that everyone involved in that case has paid for Mangum’s lies except Mangum herself. • The Donovan does the DNC by proxy: Different women, same politics . • Mocking the Left: Who better to identify the art of Bravo Sierra than a former Soviet agitprop pooper ? And it most certainly is art . • What is it with Obama fans and Classic Star Trek imagery ? (See the other example here .) VDH isn’t laughing. ...
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Maybe He Could Wear A Toga?
corner.nationalreview.com 8/27/2008 — Or glue little wings to his ankles? From Reuters:
Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a ...
Or glue little wings to his ankles? From Reuters:
Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a ...
Obama’s stage Thursday night to resemble Greek Temple, possibly even the WH
sistertoldjah.com 8/27/2008 — Reuters reports that Mr. Presumptuous will be kicking things up a notch on Thursday night at his speech at Invesco field. It ain’t just about the presidency any more, folks:
DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack ...
Reuters reports that Mr. Presumptuous will be kicking things up a notch on Thursday night at his speech at Invesco field. It ain’t just about the presidency any more, folks:
DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack ...
"Obama Speech Stage Resembles Ancient Greek Temple"
corner.nationalreview.com 8/27/2008 — Thursday night is sounding more and more like a bizarre political half-time show:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek ...
Thursday night is sounding more and more like a bizarre political half-time show:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek ...
This Is A Joke, Right?
www.redstate.com 8/27/2008 —
Will Zeus be
the Democratic nominee ?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on
Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage
resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures ...
Will Zeus be
the Democratic nominee ?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on
Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage
resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures ...
Obama's Greek Temple, Up Close
www.powerlineblog.com 8/27/2008 — This YouTube video is pretty entertaining. It's by a guy who has a backstage pass at Invesco Field, and includes...
This YouTube video is pretty entertaining. It's by a guy who has a backstage pass at Invesco Field, and includes...
The Obama stage set at Invesco Field: "a miniature Greek temple."
althouse.blogspot.com 8/27/2008 — Reuters reports: The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver Broncos' National Football League team plays. Some 80,000 supporters will see ...
Reuters reports: The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver Broncos' National Football League team plays. Some 80,000 supporters will see ...
Obama at the Waffle House Invesco Field
patterico.com 8/28/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
Barack Obama is slated to accept the Democratic nomination for President tomorrow at Denver’s Invesco Field before 80,000 supporters. The Politico reports that some Democrats are nervous the event will reinforce ...
[Guest post by DRJ]
Barack Obama is slated to accept the Democratic nomination for President tomorrow at Denver’s Invesco Field before 80,000 supporters. The Politico reports that some Democrats are nervous the event will reinforce ...
Stepping into a Trap —
The Hill's Pundits Blog
What would Martin Luther King Jr. think of the ancient Greek temple replica Barack Obama is set to give his nomination speech from? Invesco Field, the 75,000 people idea, that was bold. It is the 45th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech, but does he have a Charlton Heston fantasy he is living [...]
Barack Obama Denver Stage Resembles Greek Temple —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
News item: Obama speech stage resembles ancient Greek temple
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver ...
Illinois Obama and the Temple of Wha? —
A Blog For All
So, this is what Sen. Barack Obama's people envisioned when they decided to hold their candidate's acceptance speech at Invesco Field rather than at the Pepsi Center where the rest of the DNC is holding its events?
They decided to build a stage set that recreates a Greek or Roman temple. Mr. Obama goes to Washington perhaps?
All that expense and artifice for what? To be seen on a stage that
Obama Stage Setup At Invesco To Resemble An Ancient Greek Temple —
Say Anything
Apparently they thought a manger, some sheep and three wise men would have been too gaudy.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, ...
Obama Descends into Self-Parody —
Slublog
Wow. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple.
The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver Broncos’ National Football League team plays.
Some 80,000 ...
In Honor Of Hussein’s Greek Temple Speech - FUCKING TOGA PARTY! —
Pat Dollard | Young Americans
WHAT TO WEAR, according to Powerline blog :
The McCain campaign suggests these suitable togas:
The Nobleman: This toga is recommended for men. For celebrities and lobbyists, please add the red over toga. One should expect to see such stars as Ben Affleck dress in red robes, along with the lobbyists who fill Invesco Field’s skyboxes.
The Senator: This style is fitting ...
Better Than The Onion —
Right Wing Nation
They just make it so easy .
When Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., moves the Democratic National Convention from the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field in Denver on Thursday, the freshman senator is planning to speak from a columned stage resembling an ancient Greek temple.
“Is this from the Onion?” quipped a McCain adviser.
The reference to the satirical newspaper came after Reuters ...
Obama To Mimic Martin Luther King While Accepting Nomination —
Say Anything
Last night word spread that Obama’s stage at Invesco Field was shaping up to look like some sort of a Greek temple. Now pictures of the stage have emerged, and it’s becoming clear that the stage is intended to look like the Lincoln Memorial:
So why the Lincoln Memorial? Well, that’s where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I ...
The Sermon Near The Mound —
Blue Crab Boulevard
Oh, brother:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. (Emphasis added)
The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium [...]
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