The more I get to know Barry Obama the Narcissist and Egomaniac, the more I want to kick him in the balls*.

What is is this time? This:

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign raised eyebrows and elicited snickers Friday when it unveiled the Obamamania version of the presidential seal.

And why does it rankle so much? Because 1) it shows him to be a presumptive, self-absorbed asshole, and 2) it might be illegal.

18 USC Sec. 713 …
(a) Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of the great seal of the United States, or of the seals of the President or the Vice President of the United States, or the seal of the United States Senate, or the seal of the United States House of Representatives, or the seal of the United States Congress, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(b) Whoever, except as authorized under regulations promulgated by the President and published in the Federal Register, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, sells, or purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any article manufactured or sold, any likeness of the seals of the President or Vice President, or any substantial part thereof, except for manufacture or sale of the article for the official use of the Government of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

In case you’re wondering how close it is to resembling the great seal of the United States or the President and Vice President’s seals, here they are:

The McCain team responded perfectly:

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.

* Note to Secret Service: That’s a figurative kick in the balls, mind you, and not a literal kick in the balls of the junior senator from Illinois.

OTHERS

Right Wing Nut House:

Now there are several different ways we can interpret this. Is Obama pulling our leg a little about this messiah crap? Is this kind of an inside joke in the campaign? Did some overzealous, true believing staffer stick this on the podium and Obama never saw it?

Or does Obama believe that he has achieved a special status in America and is deserving of his very own seal to proclaim such?

By the Fault:”I either live in a parallel universe or the absurdity of Barack Obama grows by the day.”

Ace doesn’t think it’s illegal, in that it’s more of a resemblance to the Presidential seal than a likeness of that seal:

Obama’s seal is obviously patterned after the seal, but it also can’t be mistaken for it. So it’s not a “likeness” of the seal as “likeness” is intended to mean. Likeness illegal, resemblance legal. And the Obama seal, while as offensively messianiac and hyped up as everything else about this jug-eared jackass, is merely a resemblance of the presidential seal.

Blackfive outdoes us all though:

You know I’m sorry Senator but I’m just gonna have to ask you to bite me…I oppose you because you are a complete muppet about the most important issues facing our country and your vaunted (by you) judgment has been shown wrong at every turn and spare me your speech preaching to the choir back in 2002. You couldn’t have found Iraq on a map then, heck you don’t seem to be able to find any airplanes heading that direction either.

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | Trackback |