Monday, May 03, 2004
Pictures from bejeweled crowning of the Wash. Times publisher at Senate office building
"We have no king but Jesus." -- John Ashcroft (quoting someone else)
That didn't take long. After members of Congress invited Sun Myung Moon into the Dirksen Senate Office Building Mar. 23 (as covered exclusively on this blog; here's the impressive guest list), where he crowned himself was crowned the Messiah, his movement was quick to incorporate images of the event in this movie [Windows Media MMS link] about Moon's accomplishments. It's the best footage yet of this remarkable Washington Times event.
First, there's a shot of Congress, emphasizing that this is the peak of the Times publisher's glory:
At 12:44, there ensues footage of the Dirksen Senate Office Building event. Where'd they get this shofar-blowing rabbi, who introduces Moon as quite possibly the Messiah?
Now here are some people at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, genuflecting to the Washington Times publisher and bringing him a crown. Here's the crown...
...and the coronation begins, here in the federal building...
That's not Rep. Davis bowing to Moon with one of the crowns, is it? Same goatee, same hairline, and Moon's own account claims that it was him. (An unnamed, unpictured Republican is said to have given him the robes. Could it have been Curt Weldon, who attended the event?)
And Moon gives a speech announcing that it's time to recognize him as the Messiah:
Lasting questions from this video: Who are those guys giving him a standing ovation at 14:40? Are any of them Congressmen that you recognize? And are we a monarchy now? I'm confused.
...any readers of Korean out there see anything noteworthy in these captions?