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PTBC J-Log

A conservative OPINION blog --with bite. OPINION by Joel Johannesen.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Team Obama morphs prestigious Presidential Seal into Orwellian Obamaton seal

Written by Joel Johannesen on Saturday June 21 2008 at 08:59 AM

image This is all over the blogosphere which usually means I shun it, but I’d already worked on the graphics and links and what not without getting around to posting it, so here it is…

Obama seems to be experimenting with a new logo.  Usually, his podium is graced with a “Change” board to drill that concept into your heads.  Trouble with the new podium messaging is that it’s a blatant rip-off of the prestigious Presidential Seal, changed to suit the new post-modern Obamatons.  Obviously an attempt to get you thinking he’s “presidential”.  See it in full here and here.

Among the subtle changes, the eagle is modified to contain the Obama O logo as seen all over his campaign web pages; and the Presidential Seal’s Latin “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of Many, One) is replaced with the Obamatonian “Vero possumus”, which means Truly we’re able, or reduced down a little in the Obama kitchen crock pot, Yes we can, an Obama campaign’s slogan (in case ya hadn’t heard). 

Methinks he should reconsider the Vero possumus since it almost sounds like a weird way of saying he’s very much like an opposum, which of course he is.

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I’m all about the humor and the light-hearted, and yes I do realize this isn’t quite the end of the world, but this just isn’t funny and moreover it is in real bad taste, belonging on a satire web site like The Onion or some such.  It actually kind of creeps me out.  Thousand bucks says they’ll drop it after the carpet bombing it’s getting in blog land. 


EXTRA - FROM THE BANQUET TABLE of OBAMA DELIGHTS:

I liked this short YouTube video Obama compilation because it reminded me of the Canadian videos I used to always make but don’t anymore because they’re real time-killers (send money).  And by the way, a whole lot more could be added to this video as the astute non-CBC-viewers among you will agree…

 

 

Posted by Joel Johannesen on   Sat, June 21, 2008 at 8:59:00 AM
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  1. Tom1969ca's avatar Tom1969ca says:

    “Methinks he should reconsider the Vero possumus since it almost sounds like a weird way of saying he’s very much like an opossum, which of course he is.”

    Kinda reminds me of another Latin quote about possums…

    “Quando omni flunkus moritatum.”
    (“When all else fails, play dead.”—Official motto of Possum Lodge)

    Posted by Tom1969ca  from  Ottawa  on  Sat, June 21, 2008 at 2:59:00 PM
    — Tom1969ca's   s i g n a t u r e:

    The fundemental difference between Liberals and Conservatives is that Conservatives believe Liberals are wrong, while Liberals believe Conservatives are evil.

  2. Dacre says:

    On the BHO seal it would be more appropriate to have a moonbat as opposed to the eagle. His followers would be drawn in by it of course and feel more comfortable. The eagle is kind of aggressive anyway.

    Posted by Dacre  from   on  Sat, June 21, 2008 at 3:48:39 PM
  3. Heather's avatar Heather says:

    Thank goodness you posted the video because like you Joel, I didn’t think that seal look alike was funny at all. It actually kind of freaked me out. There is a kind of worshipping thing going on here with him that strikes a de ja vu cord.

    Posted by Heather  from  Chilliwack, B.C.  on  Sat, June 21, 2008 at 3:50:06 PM
    — Heather's   s i g n a t u r e:

    The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
    Ecclesiastes 10:2

  4. Dave Hodson says:

    I’m surprised the Great Hussain Obama hasn’t released a series of comemerative coins, complete with his Presidential-like profile on the back!

    Posted by Dave Hodson  from  Newmarket, Ontario  on  Sun, June 22, 2008 at 5:08:29 AM
  5. Tom1969ca's avatar Tom1969ca says:

    Heather,

    I don’t see it as “worship” as much as it’s an attempt to get people to see him as “looking presidential”.  The guy is a first-term Senator with no real accomplishments, so if he is to have a prayer of getting elected it’s going to be entirely on the basis of perceptions.

    Posted by Tom1969ca  from  Ottawa  on  Sun, June 22, 2008 at 10:25:40 AM
    — Tom1969ca's   s i g n a t u r e:

    The fundemental difference between Liberals and Conservatives is that Conservatives believe Liberals are wrong, while Liberals believe Conservatives are evil.

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