Monday, September 15, 2008

Big Bro

Slublog spots an Orwellian mural of Obama staring down at his campaign proles.


I think he's working up to this:

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

That rumbling sound in the distance are the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves, in perfect sync.

Anonymous said...

paco,

the meaning of that picture can hardly be applied to the big O!

The logo says " A truly national..."
I suppose army or some such.

Orion

Paco said...

Orion: I was moved more by the fact that the commie in the picture bears a striking resemblance to the One.

Anonymous said...

Yikes! Imagine actually sitting in the room with that thing.

Retread

Anonymous said...

paco, I've always loathed those larger than life portraits of living persons in any location, in large part because I view them as vanity. Smaller photos, fine, especially when intended to show who the bosses are.

But that Orwellian version of The One™ clearly is for vanity and domination. If I worked there, I'd be tempted to paint a moustache and horns on it.

What? Have I ever done that before? Sorry, I can't discuss that.....

;-p

kc said...

Guy's got an ego the size of...well...nevermind...but I'm glad I don't work for him. I get the impression he thinks G-d sits at his right hand, not the other way around.

Anonymous said...

Orwell's Big Brother idea was probably based on Augustus/Octavian Caesar, who seems to have invented the concept of 'rule by image', mass-producing specially designed statues of himself to be displayed across his empire.

Whether Obama knows it or not, that wall portrait is very Augustan.