McCain Aide Mocks Obama's Columned Stage
(ABC News) - When Sen. Barack Obama moves the Democratic National Convention from the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field on Thursday, the freshman senator is planning to speak from a columned stage resembling an ancient Greek temple.
"Is this from the Onion?" quipped a McCain adviser.
The reference to the satirical newspaper came after Reuters reported that Obama is planning an elaborate rock concert set-up complete with post-speech fireworks.
The national anthem will even have a touch of celebrity: Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and former American Idol castoff, will perform the honors at the onset of the evening.
Starting with a July ad which included footage of Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears, the McCain campaign has been airing a series of television ads which paint Obama as a celebrity lacking in substance.
The celebrity-like trappings of Obama's Thursday's speech may have given the Republicans new ammo.
"Is this from the Onion?" quipped a McCain adviser.
The reference to the satirical newspaper came after Reuters reported that Obama is planning an elaborate rock concert set-up complete with post-speech fireworks.
The national anthem will even have a touch of celebrity: Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and former American Idol castoff, will perform the honors at the onset of the evening.
Starting with a July ad which included footage of Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears, the McCain campaign has been airing a series of television ads which paint Obama as a celebrity lacking in substance.
The celebrity-like trappings of Obama's Thursday's speech may have given the Republicans new ammo.
posted by BP News Bureau | 11:24 AM
2 Comments:
From National Review Online:
Well, hubris is a Greek word.
From National Review Online
I think it's called blind hubris...
Let me get this straight: Obama goes to Europe, does a garish outdoor extravaganza before thousands, returns to find himself dubbed a publicity-seeking celebrity, analogous to Paris Hilton—and abruptly begins a tailspin in the polls. And now in reaction, at the greatest moment of his life, he transfers his acceptance speech to an open-air stadium to handle tens of thousands of frenzied fans, replete with Greek temple (Olympian Zeus or Parthenon?) as the backdrop stage, and outspoken rock stars?
His handlers now seem as inept in the general election as they were once adept in the primaries. I don't see how you win Ohio or Michigan with Golden Gate Park circa 1967.
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