I find the new Obama "presidential seal" both ridiculous and mildly offensive. The presidential seal is intended to convey the power and prestige of the US presidency to both the American people and foreign nations. By co-opting and modifying the seal, Obama has presumptuously appropriated a symbol of national unity for narrow partisan purposes. And the addition of the Latin motto is just silly.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Vero Possumus
I find the new Obama "presidential seal" both ridiculous and mildly offensive. The presidential seal is intended to convey the power and prestige of the US presidency to both the American people and foreign nations. By co-opting and modifying the seal, Obama has presumptuously appropriated a symbol of national unity for narrow partisan purposes. And the addition of the Latin motto is just silly.
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