The Last Word on the Acceptance Speech Stage

[WeDidIt]

Folks,

It was designed to be a reminiscent of the front of the Old Statehouse in Illinois:

[Bucky]

1. Peggy Noonan of all people said it was meant to resemble the Lincoln Memorial

She said it was a call back to Martin Luther King's speech in 1963 and that the overall effect of it was powerful and effective.

I hate it when I agree with Peggy Noonan. But it's a pretty good theory.

[WeDidIt]

4. NO WAY was it meant to look like the Lincoln Memorial

Look at the architectural features:





And the Old State House:



Note the architectural elements at the top of both the State House and the set, then compare to the top of the Lincoln Memorial.

[WinkyDink]

2. It was always a phony issue, which now the Republicans have, of course, dropped.

[leftyclimber]

3. It reminded me of the set of The West Wing. nt