Obama among the Ruins

Barack Obama used some ancient ruins as an effective backdrop for his press conference in Amman, Jordan, according to this AFP story:

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.

Overlooking sun-bleached homes and minarets of the Jordanian capital, Obama spoke about his stealth mission to Iraq, against a backdrop seemingly chosen to suggest a young dynamic potential president, at home and abroad.

It was another example of the Obama campaign's flair for political imagery, and a world away from frigid icebound Iowa, or hard-knocks schools in rustbelt towns in Ohio where presidential candidates usually hang out.

The McCain campaign's retort [fictional!]:  "It wasn't enough that he saw himself as some kind of Messiah - now he's positioning himself for the demigod slot as well?"

[Thanks to RogueClassicism]

Comments

[Paul]

I bet it must have been hot though in that business suit!