Obama Then: It’s Inappropriate to Use Presidential Seal While Campaigning…Obama Now: I Take it Back
Source: www.theblaze.com - Saturday, July 07, 2012
[caption id="attachment_360670" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="(L) President Obama in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012; (R) President Obama in Pittsburgh, Friday, July 6, 2012 (AP)"] [/caption] Barack Obama has always been more of a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of president. In the latest example, Obama busted out the presidential seal for the first time during his re-election bid on Friday, displaying it clearly and prominently on his lectern. While using the seal while campaigning certainly breaks no laws -- he is the president mind you -- the Obama administration has previously said the presidential seal would not be used at "strictly political" events because they felt it was inappropriate, CBS News reports . Now, they've apparently changed their minds. CBS News has more : Until now, a campaign sign was often affixed to the lectern at campaign events. Earlier in the day, at a campaign speech in Poland, Ohio, a placard bearing the slogan "Betting on America" was affixed to the lectern. The same was the case yesterday at other stops on his bus tour. Displaying the presidential seal serves to enhance the prestige of the event and contrast Mr. Obama's incumbency from Mitt Romney's status as a challenger. There's nothing illegal about displaying the presidential seal at a political event being addressed by the president, but until now, the Obama White House felt it was inappropriate. In 2010, White House Press SecreRay Allen Leaves Boston Just As He Found It: In Shambles [Ray Allen]
Source: deadspin.com - Saturday, July 07, 2012
# rayallen Last night Ray Allen told Miami Heat officials that he will be accepting their "mini mid-level" contract offer of about $3 million. Boston is reacting with its usual restrained dignity. He's now being called a traitor or Judus . (Funny story about Ray Allen: he was once in a movie and played a guy called " Jesus Shuttlesworth.") More »
