You had me several years ago
When I was still quite naive
Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee
And you’re so vain
You probably think this song is about you
Well, just when you thought Mr. “You’re Likable Enough, Hillary” couldn’t possibly get any more arrogant, he goes and does something like this.
The old, status quo, non-Barackcentric Presidential seal…
…has been replaced with a new, fresh and exciting one, fully equipped with new politics, more NAFTA lies, and healthy dose of campaign finance flip-flops. Today, the presumptive selectee, who Sen. Robert Byrd endorsed as a “humble Christian” last month, unveiled his new and improved logo at a meeting with Democratic governors:
It appears Obama has been in touch with Diebold and decided to let the cat out of the bag early. That’s right, voters, you can stay home. As the good half-people of Florida and Michigan learned, democracy doesn’t matter. His Highness Obama — with an assist from the wise, hardened, probing American media — has declared himself Holy American Emperor.
The unveiling of his seal is not the first time Obama has unwittingly admitted he’s already garnered enough votes to be President. In fact, he recently told a Chicago audience that’s he’s already won election and re-election:
“It’s a good time to be in Chicago,” Barack Obama said to the cheering crowd. “The White Sox are winning. The Cubs are winning. And Chicago’s going to win the 2016 Olympics.”
“In 2016, I’ll be wrapping up my second term as president, so I can’t think of a better way than to be marching into Washington Park alongside Mayor Daley, alongside Rahm Emanuel, alongside Dick Durbin, alongside Valerie Jarrett as President of the United States, and annoucing to the world, ‘Let the games begin!”
Wildly presumptuous? Maybe, maybe not. But it seems his Presidential seal may be rubbing some observers the wrong way.
Reaction from the NY Times Blog:
“I like the original logo, but this sort of pushes it. And I’m a rabid Obama supporter, FYI. — Posted by Andy
Weird — Posted by Luanne M Laib
Reaction from the CNN Political Ticker:
WHOA; I am a die hard supporter ..but lets not get ahead of ourselves, Barry – Linda Esen
Change you can xerox. Mc Cain/Palin 08′ – Brandon Hillary Democrat for Mc Cain
I think the “fake seal” is totally inappropriate and in poor taste. – M. Dodd
Offensive. This man has super imposed his image on top of MLK and now has the arrogance to infuse his logo into our country’s symbol. What next? Obama with a crown of thorns? – Aaron
Are we also going to see Air Force Obama soon? – Leonor Macchi
arrogant, as usual. – Gold Canyon Gal, AZ
Tasteless – Dan
Oh how lovely, a phony baloney seal for a phony baloney candidate. Is this more of that “change” I keep hearing about? – Here we go again
tacky – Anonymous
He couldn’t be more arrogant if he tried. – Astounded
Gee, Barack, I really like you, man, but this thing sucks! – Jane
cockiest most arragont person I’ve ever seen. He is totally unbelievable. – little Lulu
It is not only premature but gives me quite the perception of elitist. This time, he may have gone a little too far. I guess I am back to being undecided. – Kirk, DC
Obama is presumptuous and clearly out of control – Voter
Don’t like it. Seems presumptive. And I am a fan. – JB
so friggin arrogant… – suzy
This man continues to show poor taste. You get to stand behind the seal ONLY if and when you get elected. – Jack
Has nay other presidential candidate been this brazen. Talk about arrogance! – RMH
I am big Obama fan, but somehow this doesn’t seem right. – Doug
think he should forget the seal and just wear a crown. – PMM
pure arrogance – linda hemmingsen
Cocky…It’ll be fun listening to the Obama supporters deny the arrogance in this. – Vote Nader
Bad idea, very bad Idea. To close to the main seal. That person shuold get fired for this. Man this was a bad IDEA!!!!!! – JDM
Its corny. Sophomoric. – paul
At first glance it kinda feels propaganda-ish (think USSR) and then mostly just arrogant. I wonder if he even knows the history behind the seal’s imagery? – Sara
He truly scares me. – Val
What an arrogant guy. A seal? Really? Win first! – Chris
The Obama seal is “over the line.” He is running for the highest political office in the land, not on the set of Saturday Night Live! – peyton lingle, IL
I’ve never seen such a stupid, sophomoric maneuver. He’d better hold on to this seal because it’s very unlikely that he’ll ever stand behind the real one. – John Alexander
You’ve got to be friggin’ kidding me! – Jim in Muskegon, MI
Wow! He might as well announce his Extreme Makeover team and reveal his remodeling plans for the White House! America has never seen such an arrogant candidate in its nation. – Arrogance Is In
What a jerk. – Paul
O my god you’re kidding me right? If that’s not another example of his elitist attitude I don’t know what is. Very eye opening for this Democrat that will not be voting for him. – Mary from Westport CT
Ego gone wild. – airmarshal
‘Yes, we can…pretend to be president already instead of waiting for people to cast their votes.’ – Peter E
FULL of HIMSELF!!! YUK and double YUK – KS
It’s lame and yet another sign that he’s not ready for the job. – dan
You have got to be kidding me!!! I think it is very presumptious, and quite frankly, it offends me. I’m undecided, but I think this shows a candidate that is quite full of himself and that the race is over. It sends me a little more the other way now. – Toni
It’s ok. I liked the plain O with the road going to the sunrise better. – z, new york, ny
Self-centered and self-impressed… that is the Obama way. – Obama stole the nomination
so arrogant! I hope he loses. – Obama isn’t different
Absolutely pure arrogance !!! — Rob
One egotistical man. He thinks he is God. – scary egotist
I can see that Mr Obama is going to greatly resemble Hugo Chavez. – Brooke
That’s Obama for you. After Iowa he wanted to disregard all subsequent primaries and declare himself to be the winner. Now he can’t wait for the Convention, debates, or Election Day either. – Peter
Meet the new dictator of what was once America- land of the free. – hail
How incredibly arrogant! – Kate
like everything else about Mr. “O” is pretentious and unsetteling. – Dennis Banks
I think it’s presumptuous, arrogant, and disgraceful. – Lisa
Ruh roh! Maybe Obama can distract from Logo-gate by finally releasing his real birth certificate instead of leaking fake ones, no?
But Senator/President Obama already said he’s going to be President in 2012. So he might as well get his seal on early. Why wait? — Posted by Curliquedan
Hmm hes not even the official nominee for the democrats yet, let alone President.. can anyone say conceited!!— Posted by Jr