*trans: Glory and Honor are yours almighty Obama
Barack Obama is slated to begin his glorious campaign tour from a greek columned facade aptly named the Barackopolis at Invesco Field At Mile High Stadium in Denver.
Obama’s 75,000 to 85,000 disciples are required to be seated at least four hours prior to his final blessing before his forty day tour of the 57 states he plans to represent and govern.
Gates open at 1pm local time. Obama isn’t supposed to speak until 8 pm local time.
Expect Bob Herbert to come out raging that the columns are racist phallic symbols if the speech does not go well for B. Hussein Obama.
The Politico describes the angst of some Democrats at the probability of event being gaffe ridden as the Berlin spectacle several months ago.
Senior Democratic officials are expressing serious concerns about the political risks posed by Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium Thursday evening.
From the elaborate stagecraft to the teeming crowd of 80,000 cheering partisans, the vagaries of the weather to the unpredictable audience reaction, the optics surrounding the stadium event have heightened worries that the Obama campaign is engaging in a high-risk endeavor in an uncontrollable environment.
A common concern: that the stadium appearance plays against Obama’s convention goal of lowering his star wattage and connecting with average Americans and that it gives Republicans a chance to drive home their message that the Democratic nominee is a narcissistic celebrity candidate.
“We already know he is a rock star, we already know he can bring 85,000 people together in a stadium. He has done it multiple times. He needs to talk to people who haven’t made up their minds yet,” said Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen.
“It’s likely that the campaign would do it differently if it had to do it again because the decision was made before the European trip,” said a senior Democratic elected officeholder who has worked closely with the Obama campaign. The GOP narrative of Obama as celebrity took root during that trip, where the Illinois senator played to large crowds of adoring Europeans.
The McCain Campaign will have a field day with this circus.
t/b: Michelle Malkin, x2, Hot Air
McBush is just jealous because he could conduct the entire GOP Convention in the Larry Craig Memorial Bathroom Stall at the Minneapolis Airport… and still have room to spare!
At least he wouldn’t extort contributions and labor for a ticket.
It was most illuminating that while Obama was busy seeking the worship of Germans, McCain was soliciting the ideas of Americans at a German restaurant.
Perhaps Obama doesn’t actually think of himself in such douchebag ways, but someone high up in his campaign does.
perfect stadium for a sniper so tell him to watch out and happy 45th
Would you rather have a guy who is thought of as a greek god or a guy who is thought of as a victim…
someone who talks about the future or someone who talks about his time as a POW….
You do realize Bush spoke from a emperorish type setting in ‘04: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/images/gwbrnc8.jpeg