Comments on: Obama at Invesco Stadium: The Greek Column Thing, Part One

By: Health Care: My Best Guess « The Progressive Internal Critique

Health Care: My Best Guess « The Progressive Internal Critique — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:32:40 +0000

[...] thug. Remember how Hannity jibed him earlier that day about his (effiminate, elitist, etc.) Greek Columns? And we even heard rumors that some Obama staffers felt like the entire operation would [...]

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:56:03 +0000

I love the way Gypsy man's link complains about MSNBC and Maddow:

"Regardless, its disgusting the way MSNBC continues to provide a forum for rabid leftists like Rachel Maddow, placing them in front of a camera and pretending like they're legitimate journalists "

Um doesn't Fox News do the same with rabid righties like Ann Coulter and Dick Morris?

By: Kra

Kra — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:33:09 +0000

Don't forget that the GOP used Greek like columns for their 2004 convention. Here's a link to a picture:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YdAacBURVXE/SLWwqEkaj...

The Republicans are reaching here big time.

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:16 +0000

No, it's not Mt. Olympus with Obama the toga-clad Zeus. No, it's not Caesar.

It's just this:

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/dc1.htm

(combined with this:)

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk196...

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:16:35 +0000

PWT: The 50-yard-line offers a central location and great views in the central portion of the rest of the field (the ground), which is where the delegates are seated, who are the other central part of this spectacle, because this speech is where Obama is going to accept their nomination. They have the best seats in the house, literally.

It has nothing to do with a Ceasar complex. At least, not officially [grin].

By: DLS

DLS — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:43 +0000

Dr. E., I addressed this earlier and I learned this morning of clarification of which of the two main explanations is the case, according to the Obama campaign.

1. The "low road" -- it's just conceit, a White House portico motivated by the same people and their motives behind the fake Presidential seal Obama used already.

2. The "high road" -- multi-campaign-theme-oriented visual imagery. This is the Lincoln Memorial, site of Martin Luther King's famous speech; Obama is from the Land of Lincoln; he is speaking in an open-air stadium in a western location that is remote from the traditional seats of power of the country and of his political party (as happened with also-campaign-thematic John F. Kennedy's speech in Los Angeles in 1960s, heralding a new era of change and a new generation of people in power).

The Obama camaign says it is explanation #2, the "high road" as I call it.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:34 +0000

Anyway, I'm not sold onthe column thing anyway and even if they do turn out to be tasteful on TV (whatever that means), there's still a huge number of people in the stadium whose views will be blocked by those columns.

Too bad the organizers couldn't do something with technology and the huge number of Obama supporters, like the Chinese used technology and a huge number of Chinese at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:35:22 +0000

“Oops I forgot to mention John Hagee's God sent Katrina because there was an “unacceptable level of sin in New Orleans.” Not the best moment for someone who claims to be Christian.”

Yes I agree and of course does anyone remember that just before the 2004 elections there were something like 4 or 5 major hurricanes to hit FL? Many people were convinced that God was trying to keep the people of FL from voting Bush into office. Of course Hagee and others like him did not find THAT very amusing….

By: PWT

PWT — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:18:03 +0000

I find the placement of the stage odd. I mean, why not place it at one of the goal lines so that a larger audience would be able to get a direct view of the stage, as most rock concerts are set up?

By: elrod

elrod — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:06 +0000

This is another in a long line of Charles Krauthammer-generated faux controversies. The backdrop to almost every major American political event is Greek columns. On TV the columns may look more subtle than they appear on their own right now.

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:06 +0000

The RNC is going to have a WalMart backdrop.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:06 +0000

Oops I forgot to mention John Hagee's God sent Katrina because there was an “unacceptable level of sin in New Orleans.” Not the best moment for someone who claims to be Christian.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:22:09 +0000

GypsyMan, I read your link while the man clearly dislikes Democrats, he calls out MSNBC (specifically Rachel Maddow) who while she clearly sympathizes with the Democrats does not represent the party. You comment “some democrats at the convention” sound like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama themselves were making speeches “hoping for a catastrophic Hurricane Gustav.” Regarding Maddow, your source didn't link to a quote so it is difficult to judge if that is really what she is hoping for.

Now, I think it disgusting of the MEDIA to be clearly hoping for a big Hurricane because it will be a big story. It's kind of like Rush Limbaugh hoping for race riots in Denver which would include possible death and destruction but make Democrats look bad.

By: GypsyMan

GypsyMan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:54:37 +0000

It's shameful the way some democrats at the convention are hoping that a catastrophic Hurricane Gustav, now churning in the Gulf of Mexico, slams into New Orleans, causing death and destruction, so they can make political hay by reminding people of the Bush/Republican failures regarding Hurricane Katrina.

It's also shameful the way New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was partying in Denver until a couple hours ago instead of helping his city prepare for possible disaster.

Kudos to Not WRIGHT for America (http://www.notwrightforamerica.com) for exposing this.