Skip to comments.
Clinton Portrait Unveiled. LIVE Thread. 10:30 EDT
CSPAN ^
| June 14, 2004
Posted on 06/14/2004 7:11:00 AM PDT by TomGuy
10:30 am EDT
|
LIVE 0:30 (est.) |
Speech Official Clinton Portrait Unveiling White House, East Room George W. Bush , United States The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times. |
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: unveiling; x42
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 481-500, 501-520, 521-540 ... 561-576 next last
To: Lib Buster
I read somewhere on Friday that the Nixon daughters were there representing their father. This makes sense since the other Presidents were there in person.
501
posted on
06/14/2004 1:04:54 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: TomGuy
The oval office huh? The scene of the most infamous event in his regime.
502
posted on
06/14/2004 1:07:40 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: mewzilla
And anyone know who the artist is?
Probably Andres Serrano or Chris Ofili.
-Eric
503
posted on
06/14/2004 1:14:01 PM PDT
by
E Rocc
(Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.)
To: feinswinesuksass
Here's a third quotation that seems apt:
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
~Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
504
posted on
06/14/2004 1:16:17 PM PDT
by
OESY
To: BushisTheMan
Where Pres. Bush daughters there? Or all of Pres. Bush 41? All the Carter kids?
505
posted on
06/14/2004 1:18:55 PM PDT
by
alisasny
(GODSPEED DEAR SWEET PRINCE OF MEN RONALD REAGAN : ))
To: babaloo
Clinton bent over at the waist and could hardly control himself.
Not the first time, I suspect.
-Eric
506
posted on
06/14/2004 1:22:21 PM PDT
by
E Rocc
(Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15.)
To: I still care
Sargent is one of my favorite portrait artists, too, as is John Howard Sanden. His portrait of the Rev. Billy Graham is beautifully done, the personality captured perfectly with that intense, straightforward look he has. Mr. Sanden's portrait of Robert Byrd had to have been done a long time ago. For those interested: http://www.jhsanden.com/viewportraits.htm
507
posted on
06/14/2004 1:38:29 PM PDT
by
skr
(Tired of Tirkut Teddy and Najaf Nancy)
To: Graymatter
Curiously, the painting is the work of Ivan Albright, who was the father-in-law of Clinton's Sec. of State Madeline. Very interesting. The Portrait of Dorian Gray and Bill Clinton were made for each other.
508
posted on
06/14/2004 2:13:20 PM PDT
by
skr
(Tired of Tirkut Teddy and Najaf Nancy)
To: skr
One of our best friends did the portrait for Gov. Jesse Ventura. It can be seen
here.
509
posted on
06/14/2004 2:35:17 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(I can resist anything but temptation.)
To: feinswinesuksass
It looks very impresive up close. From an article: "The oil-on-canvas painting shows Ventura outdoors, under a darkened sky, determined and purposeful. He's depicted in a dark suit, red-white-and-blue tie. Pinned to his lapel are his Navy SEAL team insignia and his Navy "jump wings." The background of the painting depicts a distant Minneapolis skyline and the Minnesota state Capitol building. It also features the light-rail transit line that Ventura championed during his four years in office. Ventura rests his hand on a version of Auguste Rodin's sculpture, The Thinker. During his run for governor, Ventura posed in the sculpture's famous chin-on-fist position to contrast with his reputation as "the Body." Ventura chose his long-time friend and former tag-team wrestling partner, Stephen Cepello, to produce the portrait. Cepello says the former governor's only request was to include his Naval insignia and to keep the painting dignified. Cepello says the other allegorical flourishes were based on his 25-year friendship with Ventura. "I sat in front of my easel, and I pondered: Was this to be a memorial? Or maybe a stay of mortality? Or a testimony to a fiercely independent personality of my friend Jesse? I chose them all," he said."
510
posted on
06/14/2004 2:42:05 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(I can resist anything but temptation.)
To: feinswinesuksass
Re #492: Thanks for the comparison photos. A big clue is that extremely few people can carry off the part-down-the-middle type of hairstyle, certainly not anyone with a, er, generous nose. If I recall correctly, Mrs. Clinton had that problem in some of her photos from a couple of decades back. The lighter hair on mother and daughter is much more flattering to both.
I'm astounded that a pantsuit, particularly that black one, was the choice, with all the designers available to a First Lady.
511
posted on
06/14/2004 2:55:06 PM PDT
by
skr
(Tired of Tirkut Teddy and Najaf Nancy)
To: TomGuy
LOL!! BILL IS FAT AND HILLARY LOST WEIGHT!!!
To: sweetliberty
Does the "smartest woman in the world" really not know the image that conjures up? pssssstt! It's not a pantsuit, it's the Viet Cong black pajamas...
513
posted on
06/14/2004 3:11:30 PM PDT
by
null and void
(History is not a tale of self-restraint, and change is accelerating all the time.)
To: CaptRon
I'll bet it's painted on black velevet and glows under black light.
**
I don't know; that's probably too classy for those two.
514
posted on
06/14/2004 3:25:58 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
To: RonDog
To ignore him is his greatest fear.
&&
So true!
515
posted on
06/14/2004 3:28:32 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
To: Bigg Red
You must admit it sure would look nice between a on oversized picture of Elvis and the classic "Dogs Playing Poker" painting. The impact of those three pics could surpass the Cistene (sp?) Chapel in splendor.(TIC)
Actually, it might be a good idea to display it in a room with a concrete floor and a drain to catch anyone's stomach contents that happen to come up.
517
posted on
06/14/2004 4:30:03 PM PDT
by
eureka!
(May karma come back to the presstitutes and Rats in a material way.....)
To: alisasny
Okay, I'll admit it. I just don't like Chelsea for a couple of reasons:
-- she traveled everywhere with her parents and sucked up my taxpayer money doing it.
-- she started her first job out of college with a six-figure income because of her parental contacts...not her own merit.
I just don't like her. Happy?
To: BushisTheMan
Not happy but we all have our reasons and I sort of pity the child....I am on the record for at least a decade that she will write a book someday that will not be a happy family unit book....so I hold out hope...Happy?
519
posted on
06/14/2004 4:55:33 PM PDT
by
alisasny
(GODSPEED DEAR SWEET PRINCE OF MEN RONALD REAGAN : ))
To: Rightly Biased
LMAO, to me it looked like she had downed a pint of Wild Turkey ;-)
520
posted on
06/14/2004 5:09:05 PM PDT
by
TheSpottedOwl
(Torrance Ca....land of the flying monkeys)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 481-500, 501-520, 521-540 ... 561-576 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson