The Visual Subtext of the Statue of Liberty Fly-by Photo

American Thinker ^ | May 11, 2009 | Victor J. Massad

[greyfoxx39]

Political ping

[kabar]

Maybe they will use the photo to push amnesty.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

We’re so screwed.

[Jonah Hex]

Actually, I thought it was interesting they used New Jersey for Liberty's background instead of NYC. Sun/shadow angles?

[bgill]

Burka. True dat.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Actually, I thought it was interesting they used New Jersey for Liberty's background instead of NYC. Sun/shadow angles?

With Manhattan in the background, we would be reminded of why we're fighting the war on terror. Can't have that.

[SJSAMPLE]

That’s a whole lot of psychoanalysis.
Really.

“Do not attribute to malevolence, that which can be attributed to incompetence.”

Incompetence.
Plain and simple.

[dblshot]

Sometimes a plane is just a plane.

[Responsibility2nd]

It’s Malia and Sasha’s Fault.

I heard their dad say so.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Actually, I thought it was interesting they used New Jersey for Liberty’s background instead of NYC. Sun/shadow angles?”

Morning pic and Jersey is west of NY. Probably because of the sun.

[jessduntno]

“That’s a whole lot of psychoanalysis.”

Yep. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Even for Bubba (Look at My White Owl) Clinton.

[TurtleUp]

That’s a whole lot of psychoanalysis. Really. “Do not attribute to malevolence, that which can be attributed to incompetence.” Incompetence. Plain and simple.

On the other side, we have Occam's razor: "The simplest explanation for a phenomenon is most likely the correct explanation." Obama is both malevolent and incompetent. The question is which flaw is dominant, and that's a tough one. For most decisions that we've seen from Obama since he entered our White House, I find evil a simpler explanation.

[Jonah Hex]

Agreed. In terms of composition, however, I would think a combination of the B747/Liberty/NYC would be more interesting, therefore worth scheduling an afternoon photo flight to take advantage of the sun/shadow angles.

Of course, this is all second-guessing...

[GonzoGOP]

Obama is both malevolent and incompetent.

Thats the problem. If he was simply evil at least you could count on him not doing something that would destroy himself or his base of power. But Obama is so dumb he is likely to destroy himself along with all the rest of us. We might have hoped for Darth Vader, but we go Dr Evil.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

But there is no denying the truth of his conclusions:

These days, we have gone so far beyond mere Orwellian double entendre that it staggers the imagination. Bald, unabashed political patronage is "stimulus." A job at Americorps servitude is "volunteerism." Confiscatory taxation is "paying one's fair share."... The current crop of true believers is certain that life begins sometime after birth, that capitalism is perilously flawed, that America is not and should not be exceptional, that central planning is our salvation. And they have the money and Hollywood-inspired tools to present that message in a powerful, near-subliminal manner.

[madinmadtown]

There is not much in Obama’s past to argue the competent part either. His success in his political campaigns were more the result of dirty tricks, evil, rather than competence. We have some rumors that his ascendancy to the President of Harvard Law was a result of a deadlock, then resolved because there was a pallor of racism hanging over the school by a different incident, which while not dirty tricks, might be considered further. There is a piece in today's American Thinker by someone who was in Berkeley during the primary and bears witness to the dirty tricks (evil) that the Obama campaign waged against the Clinton supporters there.
We have plenty of evidence of malevolence and very little evidence of Obama’s personal competence in anything other than being “clean” and certainly disciplined in the ability to be a chameleon candidate. His discipline in artful deception is noteworthy and exceptional, but it may be the only truly exceptional thing about him.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

If the President and his minions were interested in truth in advertising perhaps they should have wrapped the Statue of Liberty in a burkha and placed a "Mission Accomplished" banner in front of it.

[Kakaze]

Sometimes a plane is just a plane

Sometimes a photo shop is just a photo shop too.

[FourPeas]

Overt or covert?