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On the subject of the press conference last night...

By The Armorer on March 25, 2009 | | Comments (18)
All I can say is - it must be tough on the press these days.

After all, they* created this icon...

Saint Barack

And now they're starting to come to the realization that... he's just human.

We invest way too much in the icon of the Presidency - both sides.  The halos are *always* photoshopped, whether by the Press, by the handlers, or by we, da Peeps.


*Well, okay, in fact *I* created *this* particular icon....

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By JimC on March 25, 2009 8:16 AM
Wish you picked something other than Andrei Rublev's Holy Trinity.
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 25, 2009 8:51 AM
Sorry, Jim.  I didn't have time to consult all persons of religion I knew.

Besides, in a sense, that makes it better, if it makes it painful.

At least for making the point.
Of course, I admit, Serrano probably said the same thing about Piss Christ.
Feh. You just rained all over my parade, dangit.
 
By Olga on March 25, 2009 9:25 AM
John,
I agree with JimC, this photoshop made me wince - I am Russian Orthodox...
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 25, 2009 9:30 AM
Dammit, who knew I had so many Orthodox readers?  Fie!
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 25, 2009 9:33 AM
Of course, that now begs the question - is it *so* offensive (because the image gains it's power from the association with iconography) that I should yank it?

Sadly, the wincing is occuring on the wrong side of the aisle.
 
By Oldloadr on March 25, 2009 10:37 AM
John - I'm a Southern Baptist married to a Roman Catholic (that makes us Roman Baptist).  I think maybe everyone else should see that the blasphemy is not in your photo-shop picture above, but in the idol worship that has been already lavished on to the Obamanation.
 
By Boquisucio on March 25, 2009 11:03 AM
It finally came to pass, he agreed to having a beer with Sean Hannity,
 
By KCSteve on March 25, 2009 11:18 AM
Changing the subject to last night's event, I'm sure you noticed his much-mocked TelePrompters were not in evidence....


...having been replaced with a giant version at the back of the room where it wouldn't show on camera.

Laugh-line of the night "I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak."
 
By Boquisucio on March 25, 2009 11:31 AM
To all of my Eastern Kissing-cousins, from a devout Roman Catholic, hope that THIS evens the score.

Though I wonder whether the Haloed one is leading the procession.
 
By BillT on March 25, 2009 12:07 PM
Okay, I missed the press conference last night, so I have a question -- did he actually say that one out of fifty children in the US was *homeless*, or are half my VietVet buds in the throes of early-onset Alzheimer's?
 
By olga on March 25, 2009 12:38 PM
Boquisucio,
the "Piss Christ" made me mad...
Oldloadr,
the said photoshop makes me wince twice since I have 2 reasons not to like it: religious and historical (Stalin, etc)...
BillT,
did he??  I guess this is like Pelosi's 500 million jobs that would disappear if the porkulos bill was not passed...
 
By olga on March 25, 2009 12:41 PM

and, John, no, do not yank it...

 
By Grumpy on March 25, 2009 1:00 PM
*Wow, what a reaction!*  I believe this picture shows the "idiot-ology" of today's world. I believe if we were to ask Jesus, "What do you think?" I believe He would just belly laugh. He would then say, "I walked the Earth, in an area about the size of South Jersey. The center of my work was around the City of Capernaum. I walked as an itinerant rabbi walking through the city, in everyday clothes of the time. The people didn't recognize me then, the same is true now. This is one of those sad but true facts. But the older I get, the more true it becomes.
 
By BillT on March 25, 2009 3:52 PM
The PhotoShop job made *me* wince, too.

The halo's chiaraschuro and anachronistic aspects are entirely too jarring...
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 25, 2009 3:55 PM
Well, he *is*... "the One," after all.
 
By AFSister on March 25, 2009 9:07 PM
Bill-Yeah .  He did.

How'd you all like those questions from the press?  "I will now take questions.  I have a list."

Uh. YEAH.... Way to go Telepromter President!  Heaven forbid you have to give unrehearsed answers to press questions....
 
By BillT on March 26, 2009 12:53 AM
Didn't see any info on that -- the guys were just mocking a couple of the most-obvious BS statements. New name for him is Hugobama -- which is pretty funny, considering the dissing Chavez tossed his way .
 
By BillT on March 26, 2009 1:02 AM
Well, he *is*... "the One," after all.

Yeah, but the PhotoShop makes him look like there's some depth of character there.