Posted on 02/12/2018 12:03:48 PM PST by Kaslin
RUSH: Folks, I don’t know how I’m gonna do this. They had the official portrait unveiling today of Barack Hussein O and Michelle (My Belle) O, and I said, “Oh. My.” And so did the audience, when one of these portraits was unveiled. They did it at the Smithsonian. Now, I remember when the official portrait of Bill and the witch — ah, sorry — Hillary Clinton were unveiled. They did it at the White House. They had it in one of the rooms in the White House.
George Bush welcomed the Clintons in and all of their buddies and smack-dab right there in the front row was Harvey Weinstein. I’ll never forget it. Weinstein was sitting there looking all proud and smug that he had made it in that high, that far. But the ceremony was in the White House. This ceremony today was over at the Smithsonian. And they took a break. I was watching on both Fox and CNN. CNN took a little break ’cause of course they had to have their four analysts — I’m sorry — anchor and three analysts weigh in on it. And what do you think we got? Some guy named Fallon. I don’t remember his first name. He’s a supposed CNN contributor, analyst. Well, he didn’t cry, but it was (imitating Fallon), “Oh, my God, this is so wonderful, to have braininess back, to have intelligence, to have people we can be proud of, the people that can unite us.”
The Obama Paintings
Feb 12, 2018
RUSH: Folks, I don’t know how I’m gonna do this. They had the official portrait unveiling today of Barack Hussein O and Michelle (My Belle) O, and I said, “Oh. My.” And so did the audience, when one of these portraits was unveiled. They did it at the Smithsonian. Now, I remember when the official portrait of Bill and the witch — ah, sorry — Hillary Clinton were unveiled. They did it at the White House. They had it in one of the rooms in the White House.
George Bush welcomed the Clintons in and all of their buddies and smack-dab right there in the front row was Harvey Weinstein. I’ll never forget it. Weinstein was sitting there looking all proud and smug that he had made it in that high, that far. But the ceremony was in the White House. This ceremony today was over at the Smithsonian. And they took a break. I was watching on both Fox and CNN. CNN took a little break ’cause of course they had to have their four analysts — I’m sorry — anchor and three analysts weigh in on it. And what do you think we got? Some guy named Fallon. I don’t remember his first name. He’s a supposed CNN contributor, analyst. Well, he didn’t cry, but it was (imitating Fallon), “Oh, my God, this is so wonderful, to have braininess back, to have intelligence, to have people we can be proud of, the people that can unite us.”
I knew it was gonna happen. So I was steeled for it. I was ready for it. But you people in the Drive-Bys are so predictable. Barack was sitting there with his head in the air like he always did, just above everything, while Michelle was going on and on and on about this artist that she found, who is a social justice artist, whatever that means. They unveiled a portrait and, you know, Brian, I wasn’t — you got it in there? All right. Flash it. All right. Here you go, folks. This is it. Untouched, undoctor. If you’re watching the Dittocam, there it is, that is the official portrait of Michelle Obama.
This is hard. I feel sorry. I mean, you zoom in on that, and you know what? I’m gonna let it speak for itself. I don’t need to characterize this. I really don’t. There’s not a thing I could add once you get a look at this. Well, I know the people that can’t see it are gonna have to find a way to see it, either become a subscriber at RushLimbaugh.com — that’s not a cheesy sales pitch — or find it some other way. We’ll link to it at RushLimbaugh.com, we’ll do that.
I can’t sit here and say the only way you can see this is become a member of the website. (interruption) That’s what I’m saying. I’m not gonna describe her, Mr. Snerdley. You’re trying to lure me into a trap here. You want me to set the media off. You want me blow them up so that I’ll be the lead story for next hour or two after I do it. I’m not going there. This thing speaks for itself.
I’ll just tell you, I’ve seen presidential portraits ’cause I have been in the White House. I’ve walked the hallways, and there’s a bunch of them there, and this don’t even get close to any of the — I mean, in style, I’m talking about. Forget artistic talent, just in style. I don’t know, what would you call that? To me, I’m not an artiste, and I’m not therefore a credentialed, qualified reviewer of art. Art, to me, is if I like it, fine. If I don’t, you know, I don’t see a whole lot of things that aren’t there.
Just like I’m not into poetry. Poetry is symbolism. Just tell me the way it is. You know, I don’t want to have to weed through a bunch of –. That’s why Shakespeare never really appealed. Shakespeare is philosophy in prose and I’d rather go read the translation of it, ’cause I’m just get in, get it, and get out. There’s some things I like the process of, but this to me looks — I don’t know, faded watercolors. It doesn’t look like — that’s it. I’m going no further. Other than to say I’m sorry.
See Barack And Michelle Obama's Official Portraits Revealed At The National Portrait Gallery
Now, I haven’t lost my place. I’m gonna get to the Olympics and so forth. These guys talk about how wonderful it is to have Obama back, so wonderful, Barack and Michelle, so smart and they’re so sensitive, and they’re so nuanced. It didn’t matter what they said, didn’t matter what they did, it was the way they looked and the way they spoke and everybody healed.
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RUSH: We’re gonna switch to the official portrait of Barack Hussein O. Go ahead and switch over there, Brian. (interruption) Look at that. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be teasing or tempting those of you who do not have Dittocam service. But what in the world is that? Okay, I’ve gotta describe this. It’s Barack Obama sitting on what looks like a wooden throne without a high back, and he’s sitting on that throne as you might sit on yours. Except that this throne looks like it’s up against the ivy outfield wall at Wrigley Field.
It looks like he’s out there in the weeds. He’s in a forest, and the look on his… In my very unartistic estimation, it’s a better facial reproduction of Barack, but he doesn’t look happy. Is that right? (interruption) He looks kind of grim in the… (interruption) Is that right? Trying to look serious, studious and so forth. Michelle (My Belle) Obama doesn’t look happy, either, but that doesn’t mean much. These portraits people trying to look serious and very serious. But this… I’ll tell you one thing: These two portraits are gonna stand out in the White House. You’re not gonna be able to miss these on portrait row. I cannot… I just can’t.
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Cover of Styx “Grand Illusion”.
fitting.
As others have noted, the Mooch’s portrait looks more like one of those over-shaded high school pencil drawings (and the woman who painted it has zero fashion sense; her skirt looks like the tailor forgot to trim off a bunch of the fabric before it was assembled).
Obongo’s painting has some odd elements to it. In no particular order: the flowers among the greenery are oddly symmetrically placed. It’s almost like one of those “magic eye” pictures. The setting itself is almost surrealist, with an ornate wooden chair surrounded by some kind of ivy (except that ivy doesn’t flower like that). The way the greenery envelops the chair, it sure looks like it’s back in a corner. Then, you have Obongo sitting out on the edge of the chair, which to my mind conveys the impression that he feels like he isn’t supposed to be there; it’s not his chair or he’s uncomfortable sitting back into the chair. With the leaves covering his legs and feet, it’s as though he’s fading into the background, and the message I get is that he’s not the most important thing in the picture.
All in all, very odd imagery.
Who’s the Mexican woman?
Rush seemed so afraid to remark on the painting, he may as well had not brought them up at all.
Maybe certain sponsors are at stake if he calls Michelle a fat, frumpy, facist freak!
Official portrait. Not even trying to disguise himself.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
portrait: picture, likeness, image
Looking again at Obongo’s picture, I just realized why it looks so odd: there’s no depth there (a fitting metaphor for his presidency if ever there was one). The chair looks completely flat because of the way some of the greenery covers it in places, and the way the greenery covers his right leg yet doesn’t cover the right-front leg of the chair (left front for the viewer).
Why does Obozo look like he’s taking a dump in a bank of poison Ivy? And who is that gray women?
I think the artist failed to fully capture the Michelle scowl. She’s got perma-frown when she’s set for life and shouldn’t have a care in the world. Maybe she suffers from constipation and after drinking bottles of colon-blow and assplosion just can’t get the job done? Maybe one of those federally mandated school lunches would do the trick?
And, WTF is Barry the bastard doing in that picture? Is this a hallucination scene from one of his MJ smoking binges, or has he moved on to meth? It has got to be the latter - he isn’t smiling and may have one of those ‘faces of meth’ dental jobs in the works.
Speaking of jobs - where Reggie? Shouldn’t he be in the picture too with a bar of soap and a come hither look on his face?
They look like something we’d see at a starving artist show.
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It is very strange. The width of the seat back is much narrower than the seat. What kind of ‘artist’ would not be aware of that, or would do it intentionally?
It’s poor artistic ability is what’s wrong with the chair. Barack Obama is okay, more comic book looking character with oversized hands. It’s not against a background of Ivy though, it’s fricken in the Ivy. Makes me think WTF? Michelles is a much prettier looking than real life, the skin is lightened and the hair straightened (like she kept it in real life). It reminds me that most successful black women keep their hair straightened. I think it’s vanity.
Much of the greenery looks cloned.
These are the not the official WH portraits but rather the set for the Smith/National Portrait Gallery. Rush is correct in his description however. That looks more like Omorasa than Michelle.
Reminds me of the bushes he likely hid in as a teenager aiting to service older men in exchange for drugs.
Perfectly matched pair. Idiotic portraits for idiotic people.
Poor Rush evidently knows nothing about art. Which is fine; I listen for the political commentary.
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