Proving that they are running out of reasons for which to attack Barack Obama, some on the far-right are now mocking the stage setting for tonight’s acceptance speech in Denver’s Mile High Stadium. They are calling the backdrop of Greek columns “the Temple of Obama”, the “heights of presumptuousness”, and “blind hubris.”
On his radio program yesterday, Rush Limbaugh said that since the temples in ancient Greece were built as homes for the gods, Obama has taken his Messiah status one step further and now believes himself to be God.
I hate to be the one to burst the GOP bubble, but I guess a little history lesson is in order. Today is the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which was given in front of the structure pictured here, better known as the Lincoln Memorial. Note the columns.
Here is a photograph of Dr. King taken during a portion of that speech. Again, take notice of the columns in the background.
So you see my Republican friends, the stage is not set up to portray Obama as some sort of Deity, it has an historical context. Oh well, back to attacking Obama’s patriotism and smearing him by taking his remarks on Iran and Israel out of context.
I might, however, suggest an appropriate setting for John McCain’s acceptance speech. Maybe in front of a mock-up of a crashed fighter plane, or in light of his many references to his time in captivity, a re-creation of the Hanoi Hilton. He is a former POW, you know.
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pennycyn said:
Brilliant idea, Des!! The symbolism couldn’t be more perfect. 🙂
RC said:
Thanks penny. If any more posts disappear from the Chron, this is where they’ll be.
Deward Bowles said:
Great post Des.
Did you see the big bounce in the polls?
I am waiting for Obama’s speech right now. The ordinary people were great giving speechs in the run up. That guy Barney Smith was funny did you hear him?
He said “I want a president who looks out for Barney Smith instead of Smith Barney”!
djteck4u said:
Yep, I am waiting for the speech as well! It should be great!
Grace said:
Great to see you back, des, because as everyone knows, a day without desperado is like a day without orange juice! It’s too bad it had to be this way, but dangit, I don’t blame you a bit!
Back to the convention now…talk atcha later!!
Deward Bowles said:
Wow what a speech and what a climax!
Court Newton Jr said:
Nobody was mocking community organizers (the way Obama mocked “bitter people clinging to their guns and religion).
I’m no Republican, but they were trying to point out that community organizing does not constitute the sort of executive experience critical in the White House.
As to Limbaugh’s temple comments, he uses a lot of tongue-in-cheek to make a point. The Obama camp itself has made the points that opponents cite concerning Obama’s messiah complex.