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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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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?

Obama

You can not speak to Obama worshipers. They neither see nor hear. The man runs for president after being in the senate for one year! He counts his 2 years running for president as exectutive experience! He is being paid for being a senator! Yet he is not doing that, is he?

In the last debate, Obama steps up to say more because what he has to say is "important" and is given the time to do so more than once. He is in love with himself and I believe he agrees with those who have called him Messiah. I have heard he claims to be a Christian yet he reads scriptures and even laughs at them, does not believe them. He has forgotten twice he is a Christian and spoke of his Muslim faith. Scripture speaks of a problem in the last days of which there seems to be no answer in the world for this problem, financial problem today looks like it is very much like that. A man will rise up with the answer, people will be amazed at him. He will be loved, admired, worshipped, charismatic. A world leader. People laugh at and mock Christians, God, the Bible and Jesus. Palin is hated because she is a Christian, not for inexperience as she has much more experience than Obama. The Bible says people will call evil good and good evil. I see this happening and has been for many years. This woman wrote this article, telling the truth. She is hated and ridiculed just for speaking the truth. Watch the View, this is how the world looks. Hate for anything Republican or Christian. All cable news are the same, hate for Republicans and Christian except Fox News. Do you not think the Republicans do not know what is happening? All the nations of the world now can not fix the problem. I happen to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. You are free to choose whom you will believe. Acorn just may get Obama the presidency.

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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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