Obama as messiah
by Carder
Hot Air reports a thwarted attempt at artist Michael D’Antuono‘s unveiling of his painting “The Truth,” in honor of President Obama‘s 100th day in office.
A PR Newswire press release claims…
The 30? x 54? acrylic painting on canvas depicts President Obama appearing much like Jesus Christ on the Cross: atop his head, a crown of thorns; behind him, the dark veil being lifted (or lowered) on the Presidential Seal. But is he revealing or concealing, and is he being crucified or glorified?
Outrage predictably ensued, even from outspoken Jewish blogger Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs:
Is he dissing Christ or praising Mohammad? So confusing — all I know is I am going to hurl. Have the Christians started rioting yet?
Enough opposition convinced D’Antuono not to display his piece as planned. He issued this statement to the National Review Online:
I didn’t mean to make fun of anybody’s religion; maybe I did so naively but I didn’t mean it that way. In the Bible, Jesus is The Truth and comparing Obama that way isn’t something I meant to do at all.
The title of D’Antuono’s piece leaves us to wonder, then, what his intentions really were.
[Image courtesy of HotAir.com]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
“I didn’t mean to make fun of anybody’s religion;”
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You have GOT to be sh*tting me!!! This is already blasphemy!
This is how some folks really seem to view him! Ick!..I was driving down the road today and saw tons of Obama/Biden bumper stickers on cars………… Ick again!
If the artist wanted to stimulate political instead of religious debate, why did he insert so many religious symbols into the painting? The painting doesn’t cause me to feel anything in particular toward Obama. It evokes disgust in me toward the artist. The more I look at it, the more it strikes me as a mockery of the Divine Mercy and Sacred Heart images.
I get a kick out of Pam Geller. As jewish as she is, she takes no prisoners when it comes to exposing the liberal agenda.
She stands up for all things righteous.
But back to the painting…needs blood.
Gee, what will Obama have to say about it?
This is quite boring in my opinion and I assume most of Obama’s followers wouldn’t get the inference (is that the right word?) of the piece. I won’t give the artist the satisfaction of a reaction. Blah.
Gee, what will Obama have to say about it?
Posted by: Carla at April 30, 2009 3:26 PM
Anyone who is a true Christian would never allow other people to refer to them as a “messiah.” There is only one true Messiah and that is Jesus. Christians know this. To call anyone else that is blasphemy.
It makes me think of his address at Georgetown where all symbols of Jesus are covered and he quotes scripture without ever referring to our Lord and Savior — CHILLING.
This is the result of the “worship” started by the likes of Oprah and her “church” of Barack Obama of Latter Day Fools.
Its blasphemous!
They used the wrong character. Should have been Judas holding the pieces of silver.
In our case – the Soros payment for damning America.
Well to be fair to pbho, no asked his permission to market chia obama:
http://www.chiaobama.com/
I doubt the artist sought pbho’s approval for this equally goofy opportunity to captialize on his likeness.
Did you know that in Nazi Germany some Germans believed that if they had a photograph of the Fuehrer hanging on the wall in their home the Allied bombs would not hit their house?
As Cliff Claven would say, “It’s a little known fact.”
yor bro ken
Ken, I never knew that about Germany.
Good, I’m glad we stopped him from displaying it! I sent him an email saying “Outrageous!”