Semiotics in Action : Obama's Presidential Seal

And a big WTF!

We know that Barack Obama is a control freak when it comes to his image (the suits just tells you all you need to know). But honey, this is getting friggin' ridonculous. I mean, they have in Latin, "Yes We Can" (Vero Possumus).

I keep reading that as "Very Possum", so that's how "too much" that seal is.

My question is, who's the semiotician in his PR and communications team.

H/T Dave Winer, via Twitter

Image Courtesy of BarackObama.com at Flickr.

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Submitted by liza on 20 June 2008 - 4:20pm.
Communications | Image | Public Relations | Semiotics | WTF | 2008 Presidential Elections | Barack Obama

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The Seal of Barack

Submitted by ptgustan (not verified) on 20 June 2008 - 10:15pm.

Man, that Obama cat is so possum.

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