There won’t be much political blogging here as we lead up to the election. I’m tired of the elevation of the Obama cult. I’m not thrilled with the GOP nominee. It’s a complete mess and I’m very tired of it all.

However, the story of Obama’s faux presidential seal brouhaha is too rich to leave alone. I first thought it had to be some parody by a blogger online, but it turns out to be some nitwit idea by someone in the Obama campaign. How completely arrogant - I wonder if they were planning to make it the real Presidential seal after his coronation in November.

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - After days of media mockery, Barack Obama has decided to stop using a presidential-looking seal that his campaign designed and affixed to his podium on Friday.

Journalists said the seal, which features an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch, smacks of arrogance. John McCain’s camp had a field day, calling the seal “laughable, ridiculous, preposterous and revealing - all at the same time.”

The seal was conspicuously missing from Obama’s lectern when he spoke to a group of women in Albuquerque on Monday. Not surprising, given how much grief Obama took from a normally laudatory press corps after unveiling the seal at an appearance in Chicago on Friday.

There follows quotes that I would never have expected to see from members of the media who did all that they could to ensure that Obama is the left’s nominee. My favorite is the Quote of the Day:

“The Audacity of Hype,” cracked ABC’s Jake Tapper. “No word on whether they played a remix of ‘Hail to the Chief’ as Obama walked in.”

Ha!

Amazingly, it was the media reaction that caused the campaign to dump the seal. I wonder how the campaign would have reacted if the media hadn’t said anything about it?

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1. You know...as much as I don’t like HIllary...at this point, I’m hoping for a McCain-Clinton ticket so we can just be completely done with the Obama mess.

   I know it won’t happen. But boy, he wouldn’t see that landslide coming.

   Posted by beth  on  06/24/08  at  08:39 AM

2. That is a nicer logo. Do you think it’s possible they can switch up the old tired logo for this one? That would be great. Obama in ‘08. Hillary in ‘12. Democrats rule! Whoo Hoo!!!!

   Posted by  on  06/24/08  at  08:45 AM

3. Not going one way or the other - but, since it wasn’t the Presidential Seal, you don’t think the MSM is just finding stuff to write about?  It’s not like the logo was a mockery, right?

   I, honestly, didn’t see anything wrong with it.

   Posted by  on  06/24/08  at  09:00 AM

4. What’s next?  The stars and stripes with a picture of Obama replacing the stars?

   Posted by  on  06/24/08  at  01:56 PM

5. I doubt Obama ever expected to keep the seal. It was just a prop to get people to use the words “Obama” and “presidential” in the same sentence, and the chattering classes fell for it.

   Posted by Pisco Sours  on  06/24/08  at  02:08 PM

6. Two words: President Obama. Get used to it.

   Posted by  on  06/24/08  at  03:47 PM

7. Three words: Lord, save us. Start praying.

   Posted by jen  on  06/24/08  at  04:46 PM

8. I pray every day, many times during the day.  Lord, have mercy on us if this country elects Obama. This is no laughing matter.  Seriously.

   Posted by  on  06/24/08  at  05:28 PM

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