Rebornin2005 - You're not the first to say that although I don't see it myself. I do see myself in the next XXX movie though! LOL Thanks for watching!
I now change my mind on the set. It now seems as their intent was to replicate the look and feel of backside of the White House near the rose garden where the President sometimes gives speeches.
If THAT is the intent, then it was a huge mistake. It comes off as being a tad bit aspirational, even presumptuous. And looking either aspirational or (worse) presumptuous is considered bad form and utterly unbecoming for any presidential candidate.
An honest, intelligent and politically neutral comment left at the same time the convention is going on. Thanks InnocentByproduct. I only wish this forum had more participants like yourself.
My opinion is that it is NOT a "Greek temple." It's a set designed to invoke the imagery of the ancient Greek Senate because Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
I love it. An Obama supporter posting a video that is supposed to be cool and make Obama look good.. However it is being used against him to make him look elitist.. The many views of this vid are not from supporters. Brilliant move..
Yeah, we need to BLACKEN America even more! We need more RAP music, HIP HOP, and fractured English! And if you don't like these changes ... YOU'RE A RACIST! We need more robberies, rapes and murders, by black men. And if you notice the criminality... YOU'RE A RACIST! We all need to talk black. "Hey yo barack....." Because if we don't.... WE'RE ALL RACISTS! VOTE OBAMA IN 08... ..OR YOU'RE A RACIST!
All Hail Caesar!...er, I mean Obama! Next he will throw America to the lions. This guy is Marxist and anyone who votes for him is an idiot. It's scary how many idiots there are in this country. I guess that's why the Marxists wanted to destroy our public school system...to keep the masses uninformed and gullible. They did a damn good job of that!
Not sure about the choice venue but Ill be interested to see what he says. Seems like a stage with a microphone would have been more than adequate. Any idea of what he is really trying to show.
Obama is trying to invoke the imagery of both JFK's 1960 acceptance speech at the Memorial Colliseum in LA and MLK's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
The problem with this manufactured image for Thursday night is that it's not subtle; it's ostentatious.
It says something about the ego of a man without a single legislative accomplishment yet to be thinking of himself, not just as President ... but in the same league as Kennedy or Martin Luther King.
All hail the most merciful messiah, Barack Hussien Obama, our lives for you, Caesar!
Even some of the kooky-left-wing websites are turned off...this is an assumptive and over-the-top stage at best, and down right offensive to some people's cultural background at the worst.
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America has really become anti-intellectual, hasn't it?
I don't see why it's so bad to be associated with Greece, it being the birth place of democracy and all. Bad, democracy, bad!
But, other than the set being columns, it has nothing to do with Greece. The Acropolis never had windows...the white house (also having columns) has windows, however.
America is a democracy, a representative democracy, which is also a form of republic. So you're both right and can now go have a beer together and make babies.
Hint: Read and hear everything both candidates write and speak, entirely, not just the parts that others force you to read and listen to. Being lazy with less is disrespecting yourselves as well as your country.
Anyways, this lame stage set is far from the big deal it's being made out to be, real issues do exist...
Wow, Obama, or somebody advising him really does not want him to win. Wait lets see, Oh thats right he has all former Clinton advisers. This may play well with the moonbats and da hommies, but white middle America won't think he is the shizzle.
So Obama has built himself a Greek temple, which is a fitting structure in which to display his hubris. It was also revealed by Reuters that he plans to arrive on stage via a platform that rises, bringing to mind the trap doors in old greek amphitheatres through which the gods arrived to intervene at crucial moments. Deus ex machina indeed!
Does 0bama see himself as a god or merely as an emperor, a modern Caesar? Either way, it's a frightening spectacle.
I would like to see Obama seated on a litter, carried on the shoulders of Pelosi, Reid, Dean, Olbermann, Matthews, and Scarborough, out to the temple.
I'm with you... I mean, how self important can you possibly get with this greek god stage getup? Is he going to wear a toga and crown and be hauled in on a sedan chair carried by his followers?
is it just me, but he looks like Ice Cube, just lighter
Rebornin2005 3 years ago
Rebornin2005 - You're not the first to say that although I don't see it myself. I do see myself in the next XXX movie though! LOL Thanks for watching!
SeeSwann 3 years ago
HEE HEE big video!!!
cheakdirk 3 years ago
Thanks bjtravgwu! It's a shame that an intelligent comment gets thumbs down like that. Just goes to show what kind of people are watching.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
LOL!
sikurzu 3 years ago
I now change my mind on the set. It now seems as their intent was to replicate the look and feel of backside of the White House near the rose garden where the President sometimes gives speeches.
If THAT is the intent, then it was a huge mistake. It comes off as being a tad bit aspirational, even presumptuous. And looking either aspirational or (worse) presumptuous is considered bad form and utterly unbecoming for any presidential candidate.
(But it's STILL not a "Greek temple.")
InnocentByproduct 3 years ago
An honest, intelligent and politically neutral comment left at the same time the convention is going on. Thanks InnocentByproduct. I only wish this forum had more participants like yourself.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
Is this Obama's dope dealer?
Is that why he has a pass?
fukprc 3 years ago
laaaame.
SDgirl007 3 years ago
Super Lame!
SeeSwann 3 years ago
It's neither Greek nor Roman.
It's Obamanation.
fukprc 3 years ago 2
"It's Obamanation."
I'll give credit where credit is due. That was clever, fukprc. Too bad you didn't leave well enough alone.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
My opinion is that it is NOT a "Greek temple." It's a set designed to invoke the imagery of the ancient Greek Senate because Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
InnocentByproduct 3 years ago
Thanks InnocentByproduct. You are a candle of reason in the vast darkness of ignorance. Pass on the flame. Soon our candles will outshine the sun.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
Very ironic. This elaborate set the DNC constucted for Obama represents his candidacy perfectly.. Nothing but a facade!
jkx22 3 years ago 5
BWA ha ha ha haaaaaaaaa
What arrogance! What bad taste!
I thank you Obama for this spectacle. The Repubs thank you, McCain thanks you.
Google 'The Obama File'
WOW!
cyberella 3 years ago 4
I love it. An Obama supporter posting a video that is supposed to be cool and make Obama look good.. However it is being used against him to make him look elitist.. The many views of this vid are not from supporters. Brilliant move..
kcmomale74 3 years ago 5
Craigbe 3 years ago
Obamaoplis.
The Temple of Obama, the site of his coronation among 70 thousand pre-screened, hand-picked, subjects bused in from all over the country.
bnaguy 3 years ago 4
All Hail Caesar!...er, I mean Obama! Next he will throw America to the lions. This guy is Marxist and anyone who votes for him is an idiot. It's scary how many idiots there are in this country. I guess that's why the Marxists wanted to destroy our public school system...to keep the masses uninformed and gullible. They did a damn good job of that!
fubaglady 3 years ago 5
Touche'
Srhandel 3 years ago 2
Takes the messianic complex to a whole new level!! He wants to be emperor of the universe! ROTFLOL!
successmind 3 years ago 5
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very wonderful day
dynamitedoggydog 3 years ago
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OBAMA ROCKS!!!!
jonathonbaker1234jon 3 years ago
I agree jonathonbaker1234jon.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
it would really suck if obama became president...
tgust5 3 years ago 5
Quo vadis America? A clown playing Caesar in a "tacky" hollywood style seudo-greek-roman-temple....whats next!? its gonna be funny!!!
usa9701 3 years ago 8
Obama will save the world and bring peace! One world under Obama! Obama as leader of the world in 09!
4x4jeepjeep 3 years ago
Not sure about the choice venue but Ill be interested to see what he says. Seems like a stage with a microphone would have been more than adequate. Any idea of what he is really trying to show.
leadzeppelin 3 years ago 2
Obama is trying to invoke the imagery of both JFK's 1960 acceptance speech at the Memorial Colliseum in LA and MLK's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
The problem with this manufactured image for Thursday night is that it's not subtle; it's ostentatious.
It says something about the ego of a man without a single legislative accomplishment yet to be thinking of himself, not just as President ... but in the same league as Kennedy or Martin Luther King.
kilimanjarodan 3 years ago 8
Darn Straight!
All hail the most merciful messiah, Barack Hussien Obama, our lives for you, Caesar!
Even some of the kooky-left-wing websites are turned off...this is an assumptive and over-the-top stage at best, and down right offensive to some people's cultural background at the worst.
Will there be a sacrifice afterwards I wonder?
Perhaps, will Zeus himself come down...
rogueguineapig 3 years ago 4
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America has really become anti-intellectual, hasn't it?
I don't see why it's so bad to be associated with Greece, it being the birth place of democracy and all. Bad, democracy, bad!
But, other than the set being columns, it has nothing to do with Greece. The Acropolis never had windows...the white house (also having columns) has windows, however.
shawn53 3 years ago
Maybe because American isn't a democracy... We are democratically elected REPUBLIC.
Go pick up a history book... or a copy of our constitution.. you are in serious need of a 'eju-ma-kay-shun".
soma187 3 years ago 2
America is a democracy, a representative democracy, which is also a form of republic. So you're both right and can now go have a beer together and make babies.
Hint: Read and hear everything both candidates write and speak, entirely, not just the parts that others force you to read and listen to. Being lazy with less is disrespecting yourselves as well as your country.
Anyways, this lame stage set is far from the big deal it's being made out to be, real issues do exist...
egadzitsme 3 years ago 2
Thanks egadzitsme. If I could rate comments, this would be 5 Stars!
SeeSwann 3 years ago
I hear ya shawn53. Thanks for the intelligent comment.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
And the fans will cheer, "All hail Caesar!....er, I mean Obama!!!". ....right before Obama throws America to the lions.
fubaglady 3 years ago 6
amen brother
tgust5 3 years ago 2
Wow, Obama, or somebody advising him really does not want him to win. Wait lets see, Oh thats right he has all former Clinton advisers. This may play well with the moonbats and da hommies, but white middle America won't think he is the shizzle.
reddog51505150 3 years ago 3
Oh God people are stupid as hell. IT'S WASHINGTON STYLE ARCHITECTURE BASED ON GREEK TEMPLES.
nwhysee 3 years ago
Thanks nwhysee. Unfortunately most of the people commenting here have no interest in seeing the logic of the matter.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
Hail Caesar!
RobtKraft 3 years ago 4
Obama is so up his own arse. What a laugh.
The Obama moonies lost their minds a long time ago.
quadlooptoe 3 years ago
is that a rastafarian flag in the basement or what?
nateadaniels 3 years ago
Yes it is! Originally it was the flag of Ethiopia.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
You da man!!! Thanx 4 the shout. What are you a delegate or something?
da44show 3 years ago
Nope. I work in the TV industry.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
Hence the production of ya vids! Check my latest!
da44show 3 years ago
So Obama has built himself a Greek temple, which is a fitting structure in which to display his hubris. It was also revealed by Reuters that he plans to arrive on stage via a platform that rises, bringing to mind the trap doors in old greek amphitheatres through which the gods arrived to intervene at crucial moments. Deus ex machina indeed!
Does 0bama see himself as a god or merely as an emperor, a modern Caesar? Either way, it's a frightening spectacle.
xenozeno 3 years ago 7
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Where do you people think Democracy began anyway? Please tell me someone knows the answer without having to google it. Sad.
gloriajsmith 3 years ago
Thanks gloriajsmith. Another voice of reason silenced by the ignorant masses.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
obama better not make it look like some greek temple. everyone would be laughing about it and it will take the focus off the speech itself.
machiavelli84 3 years ago
"obama better not make it look like some greek temple. everyone would be laughing about it and it will take the focus off the speech itself."
ROFLMAO .. Too late... We are all going to be blessed by the great Ceaser tommorow night!! LMAO...
I wonder if The Chosen One's ego can even FIT into Invesco field.... doubtful.
soma187 3 years ago 3
looks more like a greek temple than washington monuments. hopefully obama doesnt over do it with a toga.
machiavelli84 3 years ago
A Roman temple? My God, the ego of this Ceasar.
And will Michelle come in on the backs of servants, like Cleopatra?
Scary times, people, scary times.
bob494949 3 years ago 6
I would like to see Obama seated on a litter, carried on the shoulders of Pelosi, Reid, Dean, Olbermann, Matthews, and Scarborough, out to the temple.
Hail Caesar! Hail Obama!
ROLFMAO!
ToddonCapeCod 3 years ago 5
WOW! Fantastic video. I am no fan of Obama but all politics aside you did a great job. Can't wait to see more.
U2ForNow 3 years ago
Thanks U2ForNow!
SeeSwann 3 years ago
HAHA, obama is so ridiculous. his greek temple will back fire. we're supposed to think he's some sort of greek god now?lol he's too funny.
machiavelli84 3 years ago 6
I'm with you... I mean, how self important can you possibly get with this greek god stage getup? Is he going to wear a toga and crown and be hauled in on a sedan chair carried by his followers?
kneedragginfool 3 years ago 7
his followers just might do that. i cant wait for the mccain ads mocking him on this one. should be hilarious.
machiavelli84 3 years ago 4
What is that flag in the background?
Sunshine484848 3 years ago
It's a classic Ethiopian flag, an icon of Rastafarians and reggae music which I am a big fan of.
SeeSwann 3 years ago
Thanks!
Sunshine484848 3 years ago
I'm impressed with your techical knowledge. As for the tour you must have some MAD credentials!! More.more.
tayfan2 3 years ago 2
Thanks tayfan2. I hope my coverage of the actual event doesn't dissapoint.
SeeSwann 3 years ago