We have to mark this down in the "this is news?" category, but the Washington Post has decided that it would be newsworthy to report on some guy who has already painted a "President Obama" painting to hang in the White House upon coronation... er, I mean election. No, seriously. This really is news! Heck, why else would they report this if it wasn't real news? Do ya think they're in the tank er something? As if.
So, here is the heartwarming story of a propagandist with a lose brush painting what is supposed to pass for "art," a wunnerful depiction of the Messiah looking somewhat Soviet-like in style, chin lifted, gazing off into the distance at the future.
Apparently, the artist painted a portrait of Thurgood Marshall that Obama has had loaned to him to hang in his Senate office. And he is ready to pass this newest picture on to his dear leader, the Obamessiah, to hang in the Imperial offices.
"The painting is on hold and ready for when he walks into the Oval Office," says Chaz Guest, the artist who painted it. Guest tells us the painting will be on loan to Senator/Possibly President Obama from the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago "until it is official."
OK. Great. And I wonder.... so what? Why is this news? Why do we care? Is the artist a disabled man who painted it with his teeth? Did the painting reunite long lost lovers or serve to inspire a community to great efforts? Is this tale some great human interest story? No, not really.
Now, were I a member of the Obama campaign I would not be too happy with this ridiculous story. Obama already has the reputation as an imperial-acting, disconnected, arrogant fellow who imagines himself the messiah and this story doesn't help make the candidate look any more approachable. In fact, it adds quite a bit to the impression that the man imagines himself more than president, but monarch.
Naturally, we get a little hint of what the artist really wants... cash.
The artist sure seems confident that his portrait will be hanging in the Oval Office come next year. Perhaps there will be serigraphs (silkscreen prints) created of the painting of Sen. Obama at a later date," Guest told the Sleuth via email.
Yeah, imagine that. He'll be selling "serigraphs" soon.
One thing we should remember, though. The Washington Post is not in the tank for Obama. This story is just an average, common, story of interest not meant to further the idea that Obama is already president. No way. No how.
It's real news. Really. It is.
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Dude....
September 27, 2008 - 22:25 ET by BlondeThis is a portait of Jesse Jackson....looking back at what should have been, LOL.
Bitter.
Oops, did I say "bitter"?
Never mind.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
And clinging
September 27, 2008 - 22:35 ET by NorthCoasterTo his bible!
Oh! What could have been if I only had a clue!
Obama is a hard-core communist
September 27, 2008 - 23:57 ET by wdhorningplain and simple
and I believe his operatives are attacking Internet sites to try to control the flow of information, as I can get audio from various sources, but just not from NewsBusted and the NRA website.
Can live without this Junk
September 27, 2008 - 22:30 ET by dboNaturally, we get a little hint of what the artist really wants... cash.
Why do I get this horrible feeling that this "artist" is probably the recipient of some stupid tax subsidized arts program?
Yep... as real as the
September 27, 2008 - 22:33 ET by bigtimerYep... as real as the Presidential Seal The Chosen One had on his podium awhile back....
...That was such a good zinger by McCain.
I do hope Chavez Guest has plans for other options for his wonderful artistic genius, or he had better be planning on standing in the so-called soup-lines the dems say that is going to happen if he doesn't get elected.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
They used the wrong picture.
September 27, 2008 - 22:35 ET by R D HelmThey used the wrong picture.
This is the correct one.
-Dave
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them - Rick Roberts
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I've seen
September 27, 2008 - 22:46 ET by NorthCoasterI've seen that picture in red white and blue pastels just like the Communist heroes of the Revolution! The One! An inspiration to all the masses.
NOT!
Art?
September 27, 2008 - 22:37 ET by TheAssessorI think they made the head too small, and it looks like he's gonna spit.
"I've got a bracelet too", Barak Obama, political sociopath..
I agree
September 27, 2008 - 22:52 ET by AFCloneThe head is WAY too small. Unless it is modern art on the size of his brain? And his shoulders are what, his ego?
Whatever, this is a terrible likeness...don't even get me started about the ears!
Might look
September 27, 2008 - 23:04 ET by TheAssessorMight look a lot better hanging in the Kremlin with Stalin and Lenin.. those two boys were cute as a button weren't they? Foot long mustache .. killer eyes.. and a sense of humor to die for.
"I have a bracelet too.." Barak Obama, political sociopath
Can't leave it alone
September 27, 2008 - 23:12 ET by TheAssessorThe ears.. definitly. I see what it is now. He's a Vulcan.
"I have a bracelet too.." Barak Obama, political sociopath
Please don't insult
September 28, 2008 - 00:38 ET by tomnkikiPlease don't insult Spock. The Mr., not the Dr. ;-)
I do believe it would be more appropriate to name Obama the new "chimp". After all, the left has amused themselves for 8 years referring to Bush as that due to his ears and head shape, and his are nothing compared to Obama's chimp-ish features.
Artist must be a fan of Star Trek
September 28, 2008 - 11:22 ET by AFCloneI first thought of Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager
Beam me up Mr
September 28, 2008 - 11:30 ET by Jack BauerBeam me up Mr Sulu....
Wait wait.. that didn't come out right.
Something missing....mmmmm
September 27, 2008 - 22:38 ET by RHRobinsonMDI think the jacket should be brown with an armband (perhaps a red armband).
The armband
September 27, 2008 - 22:45 ET by NorthCoasterThe armband for the "Truth Squads" will have an impressive "O" rising above the "Homeland" to represent the arrival of "The One", our collective savior.
Socialist hogwash! Suppression of dissent and Fascist tactics. Start planning to attend "Re-education" classes if Obama wins the election.
Really?
September 27, 2008 - 22:49 ET by arkansaszippersYou're just making a joke, right?
You're new here, aren't you?
September 27, 2008 - 22:55 ET by Free StinkerSometimes people forget to add the /Sarcasm Off switch
Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !
...
September 28, 2008 - 00:03 ET by arkansaszippersOh, well in that case...
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! That was hilarious!!! He's a total Nazi! And just look at his stupid face! I mean, just look at it! What a total LOSER!!! I'll bet he smells like Hitler's butthole, too!
I thought we were the Nazis!
September 28, 2008 - 02:22 ET by SRPwrdI thought we were the Nazis! You took our name and gave it away! Oh well, as is recalibration.
Oh, you know, income
September 28, 2008 - 07:19 ET by tomnkikiOh, you know, income redistribution...name redistribution.
Rather creepy
September 27, 2008 - 23:04 ET by RHRobinsonMDThere is something about these O-bots that is eerily nauseating. Aside from needing to acquire all of the trappings of the emperor prior to being elected, their choices remind me of the most opressive dictators in history. From the Great Seal of O to those absurd Shepard Fairey posters we seem to be back on the Long March - or is it the road to Lebenstraum?
First, what is it you want us to pay taxes for? Tell me what I get and perhaps I'll buy it. - Robert Heinlein
Re: Something missing
September 27, 2008 - 22:56 ET by Vivaldi5And maybe backed by a military band playing "Obama über Alles"? Or the "Hymn of the Soviet Union"?
*snicker*
September 27, 2008 - 23:23 ET by Tom1969caWell ... ain't that appropriate? ;-)
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"There are some who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those who use their careers to promote change."
--Sarah Palin
What is it with these
September 27, 2008 - 23:53 ET by RousseWhat is it with these people!
Here, let's put up a gigantic image of Obama, like he was Castro, or Lenin, or Mao.
Unfortunately, this isn't
September 28, 2008 - 00:30 ET by tomnkikiUnfortunately, this isn't amusing. It's actually quite true. The following are some links to "Obama Hope" posters where he looks just like the dictators do in communist countries on the posters they have plastered around their respective countries:
http://www.projectho...
http://www.projectho...
*note the "Obama We Trust" on the "money" in the second link.
This one is from his own website:
http://store.baracko...
http://obeygiant.com...
Okay, that's enough for now. If I have to look at much more of these, I'm going to hurl.
And the way the media fawns
September 28, 2008 - 00:36 ET by Carl KolchakAnd the way the media fawns over him would probably be what you would hear from TASS.
Okay, one more, but that's
September 28, 2008 - 00:41 ET by tomnkikiOkay, one more, but that's it. Don't worry, I have the wastebasket handy in case I can't keep things down from looking at Obama sites. This one was a bit funny/scary. If you look about halfway down the entry, it talks about the "artist" illegally plastering his posters around Denver. Is that what we have to look forward to if the Dicktator is enthroned?
http://blogs.westwor...
I might debate you on the
September 28, 2008 - 00:14 ET by tomnkikiI might debate you on the point that The Obamassiah is looking to the future in this picture. As I look at my computer screen, he is seen look to the left(go figure). I take that to be someone looking to the past, not the future. I wonder, does he think about his white mother and grandparents who raised him after Daddy left? Or, does he just think about his black Daddy, who left, but who is so much more worthy to be looked up to because of his skin color? After all, he is supposedly the first "African-American" nominee for Pres. I would say that he is actually the first BIRACIAL nominee. But, when do we ever hear about his white mother?
Perhaps
September 28, 2008 - 00:23 ET by RHRobinsonMDLooking back to see how much more room there is under that bus? Need to make some room for Joe.
First, what is it you want us to pay taxes for? Tell me what I get and perhaps I'll buy it. - Robert Heinlein
Is he still tossing people
September 28, 2008 - 00:50 ET by tomnkikiIs he still tossing people under the bus? I would have figured he would have done what all "good" Dicktators do...dig a mass grave.
Ok, was that gallow's humor too inappropriate? I mean, I don't want to go the way of the looney left. You know, DU, Daily Kos. But, a mass grave does seem appropriate with the number of people he's tossed "under the bus". It has to be getting crowded under there.
I would also really, really like to hear what his dear friends, confidantes and "spiritual advisors" think about him. What? Nothing? Nobody around to vouch for his "character"? Hmmmm...Granny? White Granny? Has anybody seen her since she got on the bus to go visit her grandson, Obama? After all, he has mentioned more than once that Granny has "a fear of black men"(not the truth, or at least not the whole truth).
"The wheels on the bus go thump...thump...thump. Thump...thump...thump. Thump...thump...thump. The wheels on the bus go thump...thump...thump all through Obama's life."--this song in no way bears any resemblance to the cute child's song, "The Wheels on the Bus".
"Let me finish my waffle!"
September 28, 2008 - 00:23 ET by CrashThat's it? That passes for a "presidential" pose? Standing nowhere with his arms crossed, signifying nothing specific ... oh yeah ... irony.
I'd call that pose kind of
September 28, 2008 - 01:21 ET by Indiana JoeI'd call that pose kind of "petulant." Looks like he's pouting, or maybe glaring. And I've heard "body-language" people claim that crossed arms are an indication of a lack of receptivity. It indicates both a distancing from people, and a rejection of other ideas besides one's own.
Really, I'm not making that up.
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Another pile of...
September 28, 2008 - 00:31 ET by wnaegele...WaPo WaPoop.
In other WaPo news:
September 28, 2008 - 00:34 ET by RHRobinsonMDThe Washington Post is reporting that a deal has been struck on the massive bailout of the financial market. Guess who pays?
http://www.washingto...
First, what is it you want us to pay taxes for? Tell me what I get and perhaps I'll buy it. - Robert Heinlein
I'll tell you folks what's
September 28, 2008 - 01:18 ET by BuxomAnnieMcGreggorI'll tell you folks what's missing in this "almost finished" piece of government funded (NEA) clap-trap "art"..... it's all in the presentation. That's what makes or breaks a fine piece. Imagine this fine painting behind a 17th century French Baroque guilded frame.... then, cleverly placed in a large plexiglass vat full of urine. I would give it the name "Piss Barack" and probably expect to garner quite a hefty grant from the National Endowmentfor the Arts. Actually... and in all probibility... I would have only secured for myself an endless stream of harassment from the left and an end to my artistic "career". The charge?..... BLASPHEMY!
"We retort..... you decide."
Yeah, BAMcG,
September 28, 2008 - 01:25 ET by Indiana JoeYou'd be mocking a protected "religion." You know, like any religion (except Christianity).
But they'll pay you to mock that! Oops, I meant, we'll pay you....
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Where shall we hang it?
September 28, 2008 - 01:31 ET by RHRobinsonMDObama can frame and hang it next to the Thurgood Marshall portrait in his Senate office. He will have plenty of time to stare at it after November 4th and ponder what might have been if he had a bigger bus (or one with better ground clearance).
Now I must return to work, for there are several Obama supporters waiting for my tax dollars.
Whoa! Very frightening
September 28, 2008 - 02:10 ET by tomnkikiWhoa! Very frightening video of some personal thoughts of Barack Obama.
http://www.youtube.c...
Yeah, he's never heard anything negative or bad from Rev. Wright's mouth.(little over half way through...interestingly enough, BO actually quotes Wright many times and uses some of his words in his campaign)
Black Ed Sullivan?
September 28, 2008 - 08:20 ET by Mica the MagnificentThat painting looks like a black Ed Sullivan.
"And now on our stage, the North Korean Dancing Bears salute to communism. Let's reeee-leeee hear it for them!"
You mean you can get a speeding ticket and still be allowed to vote? - - - Joy Behar, Super Genius
"Were going to have a shoooooooo for you tonight"
September 28, 2008 - 11:40 ET by BEGRUNT"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Body Language Tell
September 28, 2008 - 08:40 ET by Dan LaHoodFolded Arms indicate secretiveness or the first indication that the subject is distancing himself from others. Yup that's President Barry. "I've got a secret" that I let slip to Steffy. Is what I just typed a crime in Mizzou?
Anyone who has ever heard Santayana's famous quote about History repeating itself is condemned to repeat it.
As Close As He''ll Ever Get!
September 28, 2008 - 09:18 ET by ChasvsLet's all hope that this is as close as this Empty Black Suit EVER gets to the Presidency!
We need change is this Country, but NOT the Marxist/Socialist change that Barry intends to bring us!
Hey Barry, get a REAL job for once in your life! You've been playing the RACE CARD since you were born and it's getting OLD, real OLD now!
Before & After
September 28, 2008 - 09:26 ET by BlondeB. Hussein Obama is unbelievably arrogant.
He's put the cart before the horse. Presidential Seal, Presidential address in a foreign country, a seat on his jet that says "President Obama", Presidential portrait.
Let's hope nobody chooses to remind him about this "before & after".
Pride goeth before the fall.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Black guy paints pictures of blacks. And also some horsies.
September 28, 2008 - 09:36 ET by pumapurrGoogling this "artist" shows he is a black guy (wow, surprise!) who mainly paints pictures of black people doing "black things" like playing jazz and of course picking cotton (really).
He should get together with Whoopie. Maybe she'd pose for him. And then a time machine could take them back to where their minds already live.
What Bliss!
September 28, 2008 - 16:18 ET by ScandimanAhh., the serene image of a Stanlist leader looking off in the distance..... to read his teleprompter!