Althouse: Seal...

२१ जून, २००८

Seal...

... squeal.

२९ टिप्पण्या:

al म्हणाले...: When you're the messiah - the law doesn't apply.; २१/६/०८, ९:४९ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Sometimes the law doesn't apply because it actually doesn't apply.; २१/६/०८, ९:५२ AM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: Illegal or not, it sure is audacious.; २१/६/०८, १०:०४ AM
Bissage म्हणाले...: It violates the law of “copycat, copycat, stick your head in butter fat.”

Here's Exhibit "P-1."; २१/६/०८, १०:०६ AM
rcocean म्हणाले...: More bodacious than audacious.; २१/६/०८, १०:०८ AM
अनामित म्हणाले...: It's not illegal; and I think to push that line of attack is silly. This symbol is, however, a visual representation of the candidate's/campaign's ARROGANCE. Which makes it very apt--though surely not something that will help Barry get past the problem he has with folks who "perceive" him as arrogant.

Once the campaign gets feedback on this (from people who have not guzzled the Koolaid) I suspect this "seal" will wind up under that bus where all the Obama missteps/problems/mistakes go.

Why accentuate a negative?; २१/६/०८, १०:२० AM
al म्हणाले...: I'm not a lawyer but what I see as applying is this part -

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

It's his campaign so I think he could be seen as the manufacturer. It is, IMO, a substantial likeness - esp the center section.; २१/६/०८, १०:२० AM
greenpoint म्हणाले...: Prof. Althouse -

Love the new blogger profile photo. I think it's my favorite one to date!; २१/६/०८, १०:२२ AM
George M. Spencer म्हणाले...: Hubris...is a term currently used to indicate overweening pride, self-confidence or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution. In Ancient Greece, "hubris" referred to actions which, intentionally or not, shamed and humiliated the victim, and frequently the perpetrator as well. It was most evident in the public and private actions of the powerful and rich. The word was also used to describe those who considered themselves more important than the gods themselves.

Hubris, though not specifically defined, was a legal term and was considered a crime in classical Athens. It was also considered the greatest sin of the ancient Greek world....

The meaning was eventually further generalized in its modern English usage to apply to any outrageous act or exhibition of pride or disregard for basic moral laws. Such an act may be referred to as an "act of hubris", or the person committing the act may be said to be hubristic. Ate, Greek for 'ruin, folly, delusion', is the action performed by the hero, usually because of his/her hubris, or great pride, that leads to his/her death or downfall.

Wiki; २१/६/०८, १०:२३ AM
UWS guy म्हणाले...: McCain who?; २१/६/०८, १०:३१ AM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: McCain who?

You know....NOT Obama.; २१/६/०८, १०:४२ AM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: The seal is only operative when wearing a flag lapel pin to unlock its powers.; २१/६/०८, १०:५४ AM
Zachary Sire म्हणाले...: Well, I guess George and Laura are going to the clink as well.

(hey, it's published on the White House website.

I told Obama this wasn't the right thing to do.; २१/६/०८, ११:१६ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: Great. United States of Obama.; २१/६/०८, ११:१७ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: All 57 of them.; २१/६/०८, ११:२१ AM
Zachary Sire म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २१/६/०८, ११:२२ AM
Zachary Sire म्हणाले...: While we're at it, let's lock up

Michelle Malkin.

(seriously, can we?); २१/६/०८, ११:२४ AM
Zachary Sire म्हणाले...: Michelle Malkin back in October, when she made her own presidential seal:

"Yes, I’m having fun goofing off with the Photoshop spraypaint brush. It’s just one of those days.

Changed red stripes to pink. Code Pink.

Changed blue field on shield to yellow. Self-explanatory.

Removed “United States.” Too imperialistic.

Removed snake from eagle’s mouth. Too aggressive.

Removed arrows from right claw. Too violent.

Altered “E Pluribus Unum” to “Pluribus.” Assimilation is racist!

Added peace sign overlay.

Perfect politically correct makeover."; २१/६/०८, ११:२६ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: al: "I'm not a lawyer but what I see as applying is..."

It's a long sentence, and you have to read all the parts, including the limitation relating to the "purpose" of creating "a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States." No one could possibly think that Obama's new sign — which may be dorky or presumptuous — means that he actually is the President or represents the President.; २१/६/०८, ११:५६ AM
George M. Spencer म्हणाले...: The only guy with a bigger ego is Jim Webb. Check out the photo from today's WSJ of him with the double-arm raised boot salute.; २१/६/०८, १२:०० PM
Beth म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २१/६/०८, १२:०१ PM
Beth म्हणाले...: Removed snake from eagle’s mouth. Too aggressive.

On our seal, that's a banner in the eagle's mouth, reading E Pluribus Unum. Not a snake.

Mexico's Great Seal depicts an eagle with a snake in its mouth.

Malkin is such a f*cking moron. Dumb as a box of rocks.; २१/६/०८, १२:०२ PM
Beldar म्हणाले...: As I've explained on my own blog (sorry to link-whore), I don't think Obama's Great Seal of Obama violates the statute, and if it did, the statute, as applied, would be unconstitutional. I think Prof. Althouse would agree that Justice Scalia would agree.

My compliments, though, to Prof. A for sheer pith in this post, in which she makes her own views crystal clear simply through her assignment of subject tags.; २१/६/०८, १२:०४ PM
Zachary Sire म्हणाले...: good call Beth. Didn't notice.; २१/६/०८, १२:०४ PM
Zach म्हणाले...: It'll turn out an aide was responsible. Those wascally aides!

There's something comically grandiose about designing your own seal, isn't there? You're taking all the little heraldries of the presidential seal and deciding how each one relates to you personally and which ones stay and which ones go. You're not just running for president, you're running for super-president, with all of the good things and none of the bad things.; २१/६/०८, १२:३५ PM
Simon म्हणाले...: To my recollection, there was an identical - and identically silly, equally lame - reaction by the other side, citing the same law, when Bush spoke from a podium in the resemblance of the great seal at the 2004 GOP convention.; २१/६/०८, १:०६ PM
David म्हणाले...: Illegal? Nah--not a chance.

But lame and arrogant, yes!

(Can one be lame and arrogant all at once? Yes, he can!)

Imagine the clamor that would have arisen had candidate Bush come up with such a seal? Or Candidate McCain, for that matter.

I see stories that the MSM is starting to scrutinize Obama more closely. Not by the evidence of their ignoring this big honking foray into bad political taste.; २१/६/०८, ३:४५ PM
1775OGG म्हणाले...: ZPS & Beth: scratching each other's backs at the same time; kinky eh! On other hand, if you're going to arrest the wonderful Ms Malkin, may we also arrest Al Franken for his terrible non-jokes about raptors?

You two going to love bringing back the "Fairness doctrine" which allows only Socialist Elites like you two on the air.; २१/६/०८, ४:३३ PM
J. Cricket म्हणाले...: Oh yes, the harlot photo is perfect!!; २१/६/०८, १०:१२ PM