Obama to speak from Greek Temple while addressing the proletariat...

[volinbham]

Originally Posted by MontereyVol

From the article it sounds like he is going to make an entrance more set for a Holywood movie than being one of the people.

That is my point. This is a case of brand incongruity. If you want to be seen as a man of the people and not a celebrity, this is not the best imagery.

McCain's townhall approach is a more congruent strategy but the problem with it is that no one but the attendees see it.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by TennNC

Will you all be watching?

Heck yeah, as much as politics grate my nerves I still love to watch this crap!

[TennNC]

Originally Posted by volinbham

For the record - both guys are out of touch.

so the charges - of Obama being an elitist compared to McCain - are unfair and false?

[MG1968]

I won't be watching. I have to work, but I will have my Sirius receiver in the truck with me, so I'll be able to listen through the filter of Fox News.

[volinbham]

Originally Posted by TennNC

Will you all be watching?

Maybe - it is the first college football game of the year!

[volinbham]

Originally Posted by TennNC

so the charges - of Obama being an elitist compared to McCain - are unfair and false?

I think it's a matter of perception and personally I feel Obama comes across as more elitist than McCain does. Part of it is his rhetoric part of it is his style.

Whether he is actually more or less of an elitist I do not know.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by TennNC

so the charges - of Obama being an elitist compared to McCain - are unfair and false?

Yes, they are equal.

[TennNC]

Originally Posted by volinbham

Maybe - it is the first college football game of the year!

I was just thinking about this today as I was eating my arugula salad, listening to Air America, and smoking a KB - who is VN going to boo more tomorrow night - Spurrier or Obama?

[MG1968]

I'd rather listen to McCain tell war stories than listen to Obama regale us with tales of his mentor, Frank Marshall Davis.

[TennNC]

Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire

Yes, they are equal.

if bham says it, I'll accept it and agree to move on.

[volinbham]

Originally Posted by TennNC

if bham says it, I'll accept it and agree to move on.

You have my answer.

To recap:

Neither is "in touch"
Both are arrogant
Neither is a real change agent

My perception of Obama is that he is more of an elitist but I don't think either one really gives a crap about my perception.

[OrangeEmpire]

McCain camp gleefully mocks 'temple of Obama'

[Chemvol]

Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire

McCain camp gleefully mocks 'temple of Obama'

They'll be sorry when Obama marches them in like captives during his Roman-inspired triumphal parade in January.

[notverycrucial]

Bush's 2004 temple - Politico.com

Barack Obama's appearance in Denver won't be the first convention speech framed by Greek columns.

Republicans who are mocking Obama's appearance haven't mentioned it, but George W. Bush accepted his own nomination in 2004 on a set with a similar neoclassical theme, with columns rising on either side of him, as the pictures above and below show.

Indeed, the Bush set and the Obama sets currently look strikingly similar, with the podium set well in front of the columns, and connected by a path.

The attachment to kitsch, particularly at political conventions, is clearly bipartisan.

John McCain should give his acceptance speech from the flatbed of a rusted-out pickup truck if he really wants to make a point.

[volinbham]

Originally Posted by notverycrucial

John McCain should give his acceptance speech from the flatbed of a rusted-out pickup truck if he really wants to make a point.

I agree. I wonder how many trucks he owns...wonder if he knows.