Barack Obama's faux presidential seal bites the dust

[GoldieAZ49]

So much for that presidential-looking seal on the front of the lectern during a Barack Obama appearance Friday in Chicago.

Widely mocked (here, here and here, to cite but a few of the items that wryly took note it), the intrepid Marc Ambinder of TheAtlantic.com reports that the insignia will be consigned to some closet to gather dust.

He writes: "I'm told that Obama recognizes that it was a silly mistake, that the universal reaction at (his Chicago headquarters) was, "Boy, was that dumb.' "

We doubt there will be much argument with that conclusion.

Ambinder's full post can be read here.



on edit: Link & photo

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/




That is a good dust collector. Sheesh.


Another article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/06/20/2008-06-20_barack_obama_appears_with_personalized_p.html

[polichick]

1. It was a tad hokie.

[babylonsister]

2. Damn, and I thought he WAS perfect.

:eyes:

[Number23]

3. Good!

It was hideous. That sick shade of powder blue did nothing for him... or me, for that matter....

[AspenRose]

4. Thank God; it was awful

At least he LISTENS to and can act upon criticism....how refreshing....

[1Hippiechick]

5. A little over the top IMHO - glad that it's gone!

[blonndee]

6. I'm so glad our nominee is a person who can admit mistakes and make changes accordingly.

[Tatiana]

7. Already discussed here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6402601

[elocs]

25. Since when are things on DU discussed once, or even twice?

I see late breaking stories posted multiple times, stories posted in the morning with the same story posted in the afternoon and then again that night like it was never heard of before. Then, for good measure, it is posted again the next day.

[rocktivity]

8. But didn't Obama approve it?

:shrug:
rocknation

[GoldieAZ49]

11. of course! Also the second article has comments from the McCain camp

Snarked John McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds, "I think we can all agree that we need presidential candidates that are serious enough not to play make-believe on the campaign trail."
"It's laughable, ridiculous, preposterous and revealing all at the same time," Bounds said.

[blonndee]

12. Now why in the world would we give a shit what the McCain spokesman says?

[GoldieAZ49]

14. it frames the discussion

This isn't a one sided race, if it was it wouldn't matter what voters think say do or vote. Kinda like countries run by dictators.

[blonndee]

17. Um. Yeah.

That makes a lot of sense.

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[jobycom]

29. Bounds needs a thesauras. "laughable, ridiculous, preposterous, revealing..."

If that's the best John McCain's "spokesman" can do, break out the ink and start inscribing Obama's name in the history books now.

He left off stupefying, wicked, naughty, non-culinary...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. That's a shame.

I was hoping he'd spend three more months and millions of dollars trying to get it to work.

[blonndee]

10. ...

;-) :thumbsup:

[Liberal Veteran]

13. Yes, but it was because of the opossums, not the design.

[GoldieAZ49]

16. holy cow shut the lid!! now THOSE are rabid supporters!!! nt

[Liberal Veteran]

18. They are just highly motivated.

Although I swear to the FSM that if I ever open a box and see that, I'll die of a heart attack on the spot.

[JVS]

19. VERO POSSUMUS

[Liberal Veteran]

21. Did someone say "POSSUMS"???

[David Zephyr]

20. That seal looked like the backdrop of Bush's speech in New Orleans.

Powder blue is not a power color and a very icky marketing choice.

[LowerManhattanite]

23. LOL.

Get it all out, kid. Get it all out. :)

[oldtime dfl_er]

24. He should put it on ebay

It would sell for a lot of money. Money he could then use to spread his message. Heck, I'd bid on it.

[papapi]

26. McShame would probably buy it.

[highplainsdem]

28. That occurred to me, too.

But I don't think they want it displayed even on eBay, even to raise money for a good cause.

[Skip Intro]

27. A little unsettling that he'd want to remake the Presidential Seal in his campaign's image

to begin with.

Glad it's gone but why was it there to start with?

[EFerrari]

30. What is "disturbing" about wanting to present yourself in the image?

How naive would you have to be not to access marketing venues?

lol

Really, to listen to you former Hillary people, you'd think Obama invented teevee.

[Skip Intro]

34. Well, he ditched for a reason. It has been the same for the last fifty years.

Slapping his campaign logo on just doesn't seem right.

I am allowed to have an opinion, am I not?

[iconicgnom]

31. go to your nearest box-store and buy several cases of your preferred antacid.

You're going to need it getting thru the Obama presidency.

[FrenchieCat]

33. Why not? is there a rule? Might be a good thing that you are "unsettled"......

as that is your normal mentality anyhow.

I didn't like the seal, but the question that you are asking as to why is nonsense, and you know it.

But whatever floats your boat, in order to keep you "unsettled" is gravy for me.

[Skip Intro]

37. Am I not allowed to have an opinion?

Evidently enough people felt the way that I did that he decided to scrap it.

It is the official seal of the president of the United States.

Read up on it here if you like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States

It evidently hasn't been changed since 1945.

It seems tacky, to me, to take a symbol of the US and remake it into a campaign design.

Jesus. Am I allowed to have that opinion?

[highplainsdem]

39. Yes, you are. Ignore the anti-democratic types who think you aren't.

They look especially silly defending something that Obama's staff had the sense to dump.

That seal was being criticized here by lots of DUers, many of them people who'd been Obama supporters during the primary race, before his campaign decided to get rid of it. It's perfectly okay to say you didn't like it. The seal was a mistake, it invited ridicule, and it's a good thing it's been scrapped.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

32. Hey, it beats the hell out of McSame's green screen. nt

[newmajority]

35. What's so controversial about the goddamn seal anyway?

I think it was kinda cool. Though not quite as cool as this one.....

[JerseygirlCT]

36. Yeah. Dumb.

Oh well. At least we can say that our candidate is able to recognize dumb and actually do something about it.

[Hippo_Tron]

38. What a shame, John McCain just unveiled his new seal