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Arrogant Obama's Short-Lived Presidential Seal

June 24, 2008 09:38 AM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

When a friend last week E-mailed a picture of Sen. Barack Obama standing in front of a new campaign seal, I thought the emblem was a put-up job by the right wing. I decided not to blog about it then because I was on vacation and could not verify the accuracy of the picture, seen on this link to Ad Age's website.

Turns out, it was no put-up job. It was in fact created by the Obama campaign. Shortly after delivering it to the American public, the campaign unceremoniously slaughtered the poor seal. Whoever had the combination of gall and stupidity to (A) create and (B) use that seal in public ought to be summarily dismissed.

The seal is emblematic of all that is wrong with the Obama campaign: presumptuousness, self-aggrandizement in lieu of substance, unadulterated hunger for power and social climbing. The seal makes him look as if he has appointed himself president before being elected to the post. This is such a mark of bad judgment it makes one think: God help the American public if voters give him the White House job.

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he is president

first off, religious faith does not characterize presidential ability.

second off, being a smooth talker is not a good reason to disqualify obama as a good president. Do you want your president to slip up and represent his country poorly in international affairs?

finally, president obama hasn't done anything miraculous. That is true. But what you have to realize is that you can only do so much with what your handed. If Obama was elected during bill clintons period of presidency, then im sure people would praise him just as much as bill.

Obama was handed a dying economy with very little chance of immediate revival, he has a tough job to do.

Is this a joke?

If you are seriously spending time on a mundane subject like this, god help you. Maybe focus on something that actually matters.

Obama's Presidential Seal

Where can I get a copy of his presidential seal - the one specifically designed for him, and possibly by him?

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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