One Nation, Under a New Obama Salute - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

US News - Washington Whispers ^ | 08/07/08 | Paul Bedard

[vrwc54]

George Bush had his three-fingered W salute that supporters flashed when greeting him at presidential campaign events in 2000. And now, if a Los Angeles creative agency gets its way, Sen. Barack Obama will see fans meet him with his own salute like the one above. "Our goal is to see a crowd of 75,000 people at Obama's nomination speech holding their hands above their heads, fingers laced together in support of a new direction for this country, a renewed hope, and acceptance of responsibility for our future," says Rick Husong, owner of The Loyalty Inc.

[JustaCowgirl]

I think they should all just imitate John Kerry’s dorky salute and mouth ‘Reporting for duty’. Nothing will ever be stranger than that was.

[arkady_renko]

[Chode]

bingo...

[PajamaTruthMafia]

This has inspired a new check mark today:

* Speeches in stadiums filled with mesmerized, adoring audiences - Check
* An uninspiring background before meteoric rise - Check
* Creates his own new symbols of power - Check
* Associates with racists, hatemongers and violent radicals - Check
* A propaganda machine willing to show him only in the best possible light - Check
* Uses, “glorious leader” style Agitprop posters common in totalitarian nations - Check (see German campaign poster for example)
* Wants Secret Police force - Check
* Somebody powerful people think they can control - Check
* Often dismissed as a light-weight by his opponents - Check
* Seeks to replace God with the State - Check
* People adopting his name as their own - Check
* Inspires adoration art - Check
* Appropriates symbols of past German glory - Check
* Never plans on giving up power - Check (Obama to be president for the next “eight to 10 years”)
* A narcissistic megalomaniac - Check
* Brazenly Takes credit for other people’s accomplishments - Check
* Wants to build “youth” movement through State service - Check
* Acts as if in power before he is - Check
* Some followers believe him to be divine - Check
* Worshiped and aided greatly by the media - Check
* Has his own salute - Check

[The Working Man]

My wife is as non-political as they come. I showed her the new Obama sign. Her first words were “It looks like an a**hole”

I just about died from laughing...

[dforest]

Attention Larry Sinclair, O wants you to pick up the courtesy phone.

[gridlock]

It’s all about the “O”.

[retrokitten]

Very interesting. Thanks!

[hripka]

Scary List!

Thanks for putting this together.

[hripka]

Scary List!

Thanks for putting this together.

[JavaJumpy]

Well, thinking surely THIS would do in a certain Obama supporter I know, she reacted to the news by saying:

“Poor Barack! Someone’s always trying to undermine him.”

*sigh*

I have an idea...imagine if someone, ready for Buckeye football, thought that was an O for Ohio. Think about it - half the crowd chanting for Obama, half the crowd shouting OH - IO!