Have ya’ll ever seen anything like this [1] before?
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Caption: Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) stand behind banners printed with his name in Hebrew as they wait for his arrival at the Western wall in Jerusalem July 23, 2008.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Whether or not they were “official” or not (and knowing the Obama campaign [2], they probably were official), someone from the campaign should have removed the dang things. The Western wall is not a place for a political campaign advertisement, for crying outloud, let alone the display of the idol-like image of the candidate’s face!
Sheesh!
Short story here [3].
Update: Here’s what Drudge has up [4] about Obama’s visit to the Western wall:
OBAMA VISITS WESTERN WALL IN OLD CITY JERUSALEM… ARRIVES AT 5:08 AM LOCAL TIME [10:08 PM ET]… SUNRISE… SHOUTING MAN: ‘JERUSALEM IS NOT FOR SALE, OBAMA’… MOB SCENE… CHAOS… BOWING HIS HEAD IN PRAYER… PLACES NOTE IN WALL… POSES FOR PHOTOS… LOTS OF SHOUTING… LEAVES 5:20 AM… DEVELOPING…
I’m serious – watching all this imagery, seeing him act like he’s already a head of state? It’s just not right.
Thur AM Update: Here’s video [5] of Obama visiting the wall. What a complete spectacle.