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| Obama speech stage resembles ancient Greek temple |
| 2008-08-27 |
| DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. The stage, similar to structures used for rock concerts, has been set up at the 50-yard-line, the midpoint of Invesco Field, the stadium where the Denver Broncos' National Football League team plays. Some 80,000 supporters will see Obama appear from between plywood columns painted off-white, reminiscent of Washington's Capitol building or even the White House, to accept the party's nomination for president. He will stride out to a raised platform to a podium that can be raised from beneath the floor. The show should provide a striking image for the millions of Americans watching on television as Obama delivers a speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Politicians in past elections have typically spoken from the convention site itself, but the Obama campaign liked the idea of having their man speak to a larger, stadium-sized crowd not far from where the Democratic National Convention is being held, at the Denver pro basketball arena. Obama was taking a page from the campaign book of John Kennedy in 1960 when the future president delivered his acceptance speech to 80,000 people in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Once Obama speaks, confetti will rain down on him and fireworks will be fired off from locations around the stadium wall. Democratic convention organizers said the theme for the evening is "Change We Can Believe In," which has been a consistent message of Obama's presidential campaign. Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson will sing the national anthem that night. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #20 Try this |
| Posted by: badanov 2008-08-27 20:37 |
#19  |
| Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-08-27 19:56 |
| #18 "How long after that until some people start calling him the AntiChrist?" You're way behind the curve on that one, FG. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-27 19:29 |
| #17 Parthenon for the course. |
| Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-08-27 19:26 |
| #16 This guy's really starting to buy into his own hype. How long will it be before he decides he must have more power and gets the Senate and House to grant him unconditional authority to rule by decree? There are more than a few people in his corner who'd be willing to grant him the authority of a Roman Caesar which seems to be what he's modeling himself after. How long after that until some people start calling him the AntiChrist? |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-08-27 19:17 |
| #15 I have the perfect Cheer. |
| Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-08-27 19:04 |
| #14 Free men gird your loins and keep your xiphos near. The rebirth of the cult of tyrannicides may be at hand. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-08-27 18:40 |
| #13 Chicago BO and the Temple of Doom...opening Thursday. |
| Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2008-08-27 17:59 |
| #12 Swamp Blondie, a small price to pay for a laugh. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-08-27 16:49 |
| #11 Deacon Blues, you owe me a new keyboard. ;) It will be interesting to see how the polls react after this bizarre little coronation scene/superbowl halftime show. I'm betting no change or even negative territory, with stories in the media about how it doesn't matter.....blah blah blah. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-08-27 16:44 |
| #10 I think this will play more into the growing idea with the American public that this guy is all flash and little substance and he thinks very, very highly of himself. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-08-27 16:40 |
| #9 You guys act as if the big 0 isn't a greek god. The MSM is convinced he is. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-08-27 16:21 |
| #8 I think I've seen that episode. I'll load up Elder Scrolls again for another run tonight then. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-08-27 16:15 |
| #7 Loved that final touch with a big star shining upon the podium. Though I doubt anyone can find three wise men in the entire stadium. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-08-27 16:09 |
#6  |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-08-27 16:03 |
| #5 I saw the picture and thought, "Hey, I've seen something like this before." Then I remembered and found a picture (though designed and built by better people than this) of the temple and sports arena. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-08-27 15:41 |
| #4 Aryabhatta was a Greek? Who knew. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-27 15:21 |
| #3 Will Al Gore be there to impart the wisdom of the ages? |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-08-27 14:42 |
| #2 The Greeks did invent the Zero. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-08-27 14:41 |
| #1 Triumph of the Will. Or, as his hip hop supporters would probably call it, Tryumf of Da Will... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-27 13:25 |