Barack Obama Campaigns in Ancient Temple of Hercules
Barack Obama's just getting cocky at this point…
Barack Obama strode onto the world stage on Tuesday with trademark audacity, or as his political enemies would have it, a dearth of humility, in the symbolic shadow of Jordan's Temple of Hercules.
As he tries to convince Americans he will keep them safe, the White House hopeful held his first major press conference abroad as presumptive Democratic nominee near ancient Roman ruins and a shrine to the mighty Greek mythic hero.
No, no, no. I'm not talking about the fact that he's aligning himself with the image of a super-humanly strong mythic savior figure. That's actually one of his more humbling displays, because Hercules was only half god.
What I'm talking about is this…
Obama's press conference, the first public appearance of his tour, took place at the Amman Citadel and the Temple of Hercules, where human settlements date back to the bronze age.
The temple's terrace dates to 161 to 180 AD, and overlooks a complex of period Roman ruins, including an ampitheatre, an Odeon and Nymphaeum.
He's campaigning right in McCain's old neighborhood!
Ba-dum-bump! Thank you, I'll be here all election season.
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Dearth Humility, isn't that one of the Lesser Sith? Much, much lesser.
Does Comedy Central know you're Chasing the Chubbos under their trademark banner, Sir?
(PS – The Captcha I was asked to enter was "UFAG." I'm going to try not to take that personally.)
Love and a great amount of disrespect,
Elvis Q. Dingeldein
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