Vero Possumus? Is that what illegal Mexican immigrants yell when a possum steps in front of them on the highway?

You know who else says "Yes we can!"?

Bob the Builder.

Obama, the Treehouse network candidate. 'Nuff said.

trademark infringement?

That's his Presidential bling!

I just can't stop seeing him as a peanut farmer, only black.

This would be an interesting sort of Rorshack question:
When you look at that image, do you see a seal in the
bottom half of the image, or in the top half?

It's mindful fraudulence, pure and simple. It's like opening a fast food restaurant with a giant yellow "M" but slightly changing the form of it.

A lot of voters surely associate official seals on podia, including the presidential seal, with power. They never really examined the graphical details of any of it -- who has -- so I guess if you're a politician you can just knock the elements around a bit, hang it out there, and then bang, you've just co-opted people's perception that when there's that kind of seal it means the person speaking is officially validated by virtue of speaking for the highest levels of government.

For Obama to do this is a bit like: "No, I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." He knows what time it is, that Rocko Bamma. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the actor who played Marcus Welby was frequently approached by fans asking him for medical advice. Seriously.

What's that old saying, that no one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the general public?

heh, "podia" -- impressive EBD.

I find myself intrigued, ah, by the many pauses, ah, in his, ah, presentations. Sadly those don't sound like "pregnant pauses" but black holes. Is he "highly intelligent" or an especially skilful manipulator of AA [affirmative action]? He seems to be all angles, on the make, and without a sincere bone his body. He has a good sincerity ACT though. What was it my first motorcycle mechanic told me? Oh, yeah: "If you can fake sincerity the world's your oyster".

He has a terrific winning smile though, you gotta admit. You can go many a mile on a smile in politics, which is realy, at bottom, a beauty contest. Gore lost due to his humourless wooden-ness. Bush has a nice smile, but a tad mischievous maybe. But he is wholly sincere I feel which is why I still like him while feeling that his second term was a barely mitigated (the surge excepted) disaster.

All that's missing is BBQ Sauce.

He don't need no stinking flag pin!

This would be an interesting sort of Rorshack question:
When you look at that image, do you see a seal in the
bottom half of the image, or in the top half?

Posted by: Vitruvius at June 23, 2008 6:39 PM

I'll have that image in my head from now on. The beachball, the water slide, catching fish tossed from the audience.

Trained by the Democratic Party of Chicago.

Is that why he flips so much? Flippers?

"trademark infringement?"

No, it's not. As lame as it is, it's still not so close that there's a reasonable likelihood of confusing the two.

I don't know how to use Photoshop or equivalent, so I simply offer the following seal design to the public domain, in case any satirist wants to implement it.

Start with an image of a circus seal balancing a beach-ball on its nose. Now, obviously the seal can't be black or white, so change its colour to green, for the environment, you know.

Right, next, replace the beach-ball with a red ball that has on it a hammer, sickle, and star, in yellow of course. Add two rings around the result so far; in the top half of the inter-ring space, write "Obama for Apartchiki", and in the bottom half write "www.trainedseal.foo".

For the obligatory Latin phrase, use Caveat Emptor,
title your work Two Seals in One, and you're done.

It takes more than a modicum of arrogance to remake such a historic national symbol, doesn't it?

A couple other quick notes on my proposed seal design: it would probably be a good idea to spell apparatchiki correctly, and "www.trainedseal.dnc" would probably be a better URL.

Vitruvius, I think you summed him up well with your design.

Do you think said seal will win the election?

He's a post turtle...and the people that put him there made the sign.

Perhaps they know how foolish it all looks.

Best comment at the link: " ... What next? Obama with a crown of thorns?"

Wouldn't surprise me a bit ....

I have nightmares about obmamania, can you visualize a crescent replacing the big O? or perhaps leave the o and replace the eagle with a crescent?

Obama & the Dem's today defined the Energy issue. Abolish the Enron rule exceptions and the World Market view of the OIL commodities market.

This IMO it’s a home run if the Congress moves... You must stop the Speculator corruption first or nothing else will work.

McCain is stuck on stupid... but he & Republicans could embrace the Dems plan pointing out that it was Clinton & "GORE" that approved the Enron Marketing Plan. What Enron trading did to California was actually un-American... The GORE Connection GORE! GORE! GORE!

He who gets Gas Pump prices right, will win!

He stole that sign from the Reese Witherspoon campaign, and he better watch out, or she'll cut down all his banners and remove all his flyers off every locker.

dp = Vero Possumus? Is that what illegal Mexican immigrants yell when a possum steps in front of them on the highway?

Hahahaha...

Vitruvius = This would be an interesting sort of Rorshack question:When you look at that image, do you see a seal in the
bottom half of the image, or in the top half?

Answer after 5 beers = "flying pig" - really!

Hahahaha...

Everybody here should just relax, sit back, and bathe in the glow of The Messiah's enlightment ;)

it's unprofessional at the very least to replicate a logo for one's own interests/gains (isn't he supposed to be working for the American people)
The logo itself is not just poor taste, but downright tacky!!

close as he will come to the real thing.

It had to happen some day. America has finally produced its own Trudeau. God help them all.

shouldnt he have made the eagle browner rather than whiter.

or is he going for the other 82% of ethnic vote now that he has the 18% afro american vote.

This guy will make Jimmy Carter look like the greatest of all Presidents. Sheesh!!

Hope this pertains to the thread but I found it interesting that during the valedictorian address at my youngest daughter's grad, Obama and his message of hope was used as a reference by a bright grade eight student, from a rural Ontario catholic school - in a legion no less........ I just found it interesting, disheartening in a way but still interesting.

Anyone else hear his name mentioned by a young valedictorian during a public school grad this year?

I wonder what he thinks of Robert Mugabe.

He probably likes Robert Mugabe very much but wasn't around when all the killing went on and wonders what happend to him since they were such close friends. Shucks... turn your back and see what old friends get up to!
That seal he is using to pump himself UP looks eerily like something the Nazi's came up with along with the Roman Empire and other oppressive knuckleheads who thought they had the world by the ass until they got theirs handed to them.
Obama is a very dangerous man and the people behind him are worse and this whole mess is far more dangerous than I think anybody wants to admit. Certainly McPain is blissfully unaware, he talks like it's all about economics and global warming and drilling, drilling, drilling.
They want us to hurt and hurt a lot before the November election so that Bambi can ride in on his white horse with his white seal and save the day. The pain we are experiencing now is nothing to what it will be if that idiot makes it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave!

Actually, I'd say it's very good marketing for non-hyper-partisans.

As much as I can't stand the guy, this was a good idea. Campaigns are always trying to make their guy look more "presidential" and there isn't much better way to do that than to emulate the trappings of office.

In his case, it won't work. He's still gonna lose.

I can think of something that he can't do: take a position and stand by it for more than a month, except perhaps his position that anything that George W. Bush has done is wrong.

Is the Obamanation the same as an abomination?

Surely "Vero Possumus" was a character in "Pogo"?

This is a brilliant logo, it will only insult the people who already hate O. In sales this is called "assuming the sale" which is vital.

How many people will see this and assume he has won already? It seems to me this has happend without the logo(seal). Is it possible that the propaganda crowning O will hurt the Dem's because the young demographic he is depending will assume he's already the Pres.;therefore, why go out and vote? The youth vote is an unproven commodity and I doubt the eggs will hatch, i'd be weary about counting chickens. I'll put my money on seniors getting out to vote for McCain.

If you look into the center of the Obama pseudo-Presidential Seal, you will see hooded eyes looking back at you, framed inside a pentagram, Satan's 5-pointed star. I've read the history of the evolution of this "tag" the artist Fairey puts in his works at The American Digest blog (Vanderleun). This originated from Fairey's street art of Andre the Giant (RIP), of wrestling & movie fame. Anyway, those are some evil looking eyes in Obama's attempt at usurping The Presidency.

Yes he can .... what...??

The reasoning behind this is to help make people feel accustomed to an equation of Obama and Presidential.

It may backfire as many uninformed voters may think he is the incumbant and vote against him.

Don't under-overestimate the intelligence of the voter; I have worked several times as a poll clerk or officer. There are many, maybe 10%, who bother to turn up to vote but clearly only make their decision when actually in the poll booth.

If he get's to be POTUS, just watch the line-up of Kenyans and Samalis, all claiming to be familly ... with their hands out.

twolaneflash:

I see the 'eyes'...and an artsy-fartsy pig snout.