Wednesday, September 1, 2010

We Redecorate: the Oval and Beyond.

As you’ve heard, we had the Oval redone while we were on vacation, so it would look nice for Big Guy’s speech last night.

He was very complimentary of our troops while explaining how George W. Bush divisively sent them into a war that pitted patriots on the right side of the issue (ours) against those misguided patriots who supported Bush’s war. But we didn’t dwell on the negative for long: Big Guy quickly moved on to more important issues and, very graciously,  did not mention Bush by name while blaming him for the economy. Nor did he directly blame W for the ongoing unrest in the Middle East, which Big Guy plans to bring to a peaceful resolution. Why didn’t W. think of that before leading us into such an unpopular war?

But doesn’t Big Guy look good in his newly decorated office?

big desk little man Big desk, little man, take 2: Let’s see, “when you succeed you give credit to others, when you fail you take the blame.” Or is that the other way around?

But let’s focus on something we’re a little more comfortable with: the new visuals:

Oval Office Decor

We’ve pretty much replaced everything except the desk, which makes Big Guy look like he’s in charge when he sits there:

photographersPhotographers taking pictures of Big Guy at his desk: Whoa! He’s not there yet guys!

The redecoration wasn’t just for the optics though, it was a matter of necessity. Little Bo is still having some, uh, youthful rebellion issues. Either that or he’s simply out of control. Let’s just say that the old carpet and sofa were suffering from Bo-nut fatigue.

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Little Bo with Big Guy, and with his real handler

But the Oval wasn’t the only redecoration that took place while we were gone. A much bigger redecoration project took place over at Justice. Like the Oval re-do it was a slick sleek and quick. It didn’t include new furniture, but I think it  will end up being much more expensive in the long run. See what you think:

Here’s the old DOJ banner, as it used to appear on the Justice Department’s website:

DOJ old website Old website header at Justice 

And here’s the new banner as it now appears on the DOJ’s website:

 DOJ new website New website header at Justice

One of the biggest renovations is the little teeny-weenie writing on the top that’s hard to see here, but it says:

"The common law is the will of mankind, issuing from the life of the people." 

That was Big Guy’s idea.  It’s kind of a postmodern re-do of what our Founding Father’s had in mind.You probably recall that they thought we got our inalienable rights from the Creator. Apparently Big Guy and Eric the Holder believe they come from the dead socialist,  C. Wilford Jenks, “who in the 1930's was a leading proponent of the "international law" movement, which had as its goal to impose a global common law and which backed ‘global workers' rights.'”

*sigh* Where is Vereteno now. When we need her most?

Just so you know, for future planning, we’ve got a few more redecoration projects on the drawing board too. And no, none of them involve recycling any of the old draperies.

huggs

If you don’t want to spend too much more of America’s future on redecorating, you might want to do some of your own Congressional redecorating in November.

H/T Larwyn, who also points out that this gives context to the Department of State’s idiotic decision to take Arizona’s state law to the UN – arguably the largest body of Marxists/socialists  on the planet.

50 comments:

  1. AnnonaSep 1, 2010 07:28 AM
    I see MO has taken my advice and wears a white top with a big floppy black bottom. It really doesn't look much better than her black tank over a marshmellow dress.
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  2. KathySep 1, 2010 08:02 AM
    Did you notice that the man she is hugging is not responding to her at all?  He has his hands folded together in front and isn't even leaning towards her as she hugs him.  it is like he is disgusted and is in shock this she-beast is attacking him or something.
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  3. KathySep 1, 2010 08:08 AM
    I don't care for the redecoration of the Oval office.  It is so beige.  It lacks something.  It looks like an empty room, and I mean empty of meaning, significance, dignity.  It has no life.  I can't quite put my finger on it, but if I remember correctly when I have seen the Oval office photos in the past, they had looked more dignified and showed personal touches from each family, ie family pictures, plants, more color.  I think this room would look better if they had some more color, maybe some beautiful blue and red accents.  I dunno.  It is missing something.  But maybe it is designed to mimic  the occupant's personality - empty, lacking in dignity, class and integrity.  
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  4. Montana ReaderSep 1, 2010 08:42 AM
    A great void...totally lacking....just as you said, Kathy. Help us, Dear Lord.
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  5. srdem65Sep 1, 2010 08:57 AM
    The Historical Society's next project should removing all of the clown-y , inappropriate clothes in MO's closet and replacing them with some outfits more suited to her position.
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  6. MichelleIndependentSep 1, 2010 09:04 AM
    <span>"...empty of meaning, significance, dignity..."</span>

    Suits the Obamas perfectly.

    Tacky-O Michelle must have chosen that ugly coffee table. At least it has an easy-clean surface to accommodate her messy
    ice-cream binges.

    Don't worry--Barry's Den will be converted back to the Oval Office in 2 years with a real president and a first couple with taste.
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  7. MarianWWSep 1, 2010 09:16 AM
    O looks like a seven year old in a grown man's suit behind that towering desk. Another apt simile for The Precedent.

    The pic of MO is just bizarre.  Why is she bear hugging that poor man? What's with the bulge under her armpit?  Does anyone know the context of this photo?
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  8. MorightSep 1, 2010 09:19 AM
    The dull decor suits the grim socialists and Soviet era ideals. Obumbles also wore a 1970's brown suit for his latest whiny droner; who wears brown suits?? 
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  9. Mrs. PeperiumSep 1, 2010 09:24 AM
    Obama sure likes the color brown.
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  10. Granny JanSep 1, 2010 09:43 AM
    It's a layered top with a tank underneath. That accounts for the bulge,
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  11. ChristineSep 1, 2010 10:07 AM
    Something I know!!! This man is a WWII veteran who was among the folks who saw the O's off from the Vineyard. Under (her exquisite!) arm is a glop of deodorant.
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  12. ChristineSep 1, 2010 10:08 AM
    Something I know!!! This man is a WWII veteran who was among the folks who saw the O's off from the Vineyard. Under (her exquisite!) arm is a glop of deodorant.
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  13. ChristineSep 1, 2010 10:08 AM
    Something I know!!! This man is a WWII veteran who was among the folks who saw the O's off from the Vineyard. Under (her exquisite!) arm is a glop of deodorant.
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  14. LindaSep 1, 2010 10:08 AM
    New Oval office decor = Hampton Inn lobby.

    Just sayin'
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  15. MichelleIndependentSep 1, 2010 10:19 AM
    Barry did look like a grim, arrogant, demented little dictator last night speaking from his beige room, didn't he?
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  16. MichelleIndependentSep 1, 2010 10:28 AM
    Kathy, you mentioned the Oval Office "lacks something."

    It surely does: it lacks someone; a real POTUS.
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  17. Stand Up ChuckSep 1, 2010 10:42 AM
    Eric Holder's justice departmant banner should say Vereteno's statement "We are on the correct path, comrades."
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  18. AlanaSep 1, 2010 10:58 AM
    That new Department of Justice banner - it looks just evil.  Like Darth Vadar or something.

    But it does hammer home its message, which to me is, "We will get you."  "You" meaning us, the American citizen.

    They want us to be afraid of them.
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  19. Madame DeFargeSep 1, 2010 11:28 AM
    You are right!  Cripes Suzette points out that you can clean the coffee table with Mop and Glo...just like linoleum
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  20. AnonymousSep 1, 2010 11:32 AM
    BO sitting at that desk reminds me of Edith Anne sitting in her extra large rocking chair.........."and that's the truth plffffff."
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  21. JaniceSep 1, 2010 11:47 AM
    <span>"Don't worry--Barry's Den will be converted back to the Oval Office in 2 years with a real president and a first couple with taste."</span>

    And I think Sarah will probably have Todd take the lead in that.  It will be a nice relief from the girly-men that did this particular bit of decorating.  Maybe a few moose-heads, and a nice bear rug, and some genuine beautiful Indian blankets (made by real native Americans, rather than some Chinese sweatshop).  And a bust of Winston Churchill would look just grand over on one wall.  I know this sounds a bit tongue-in-cheek, but seriously I'd like to see some real American stuff in the Oval Office.

    Including who is President.
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  22. MichelleIndependentSep 1, 2010 11:54 AM
    Even MoDo doesn't like it. She more or less
    called it the Ugly Office.
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  23. JulesSep 1, 2010 12:08 PM
    Great post, MOTUS!  Minimizing 'Big Guy'  is such a great touch.  Reminds me of shrinking BO and his diminishing 'presidency'!
    Last night he came across as a little, little man: when he demeaned  his predecessor by downplaying the role he played in Iraq's final outcome.  But the belittling, putting down and cutting down to size extends to our country itself; instead of proclaiming our greatness, he detracted from it.  
    The purportedly 'victory' speech petered out seemingly into, a talk about a war of dwindling returns. Decreasing, lessening and reducing how much we have accomplished in Iraq in the process.
    He looked smaller somehow:  shrunken and shriveled, even appeared to be in decline; all life drained out of his face.  And his voice weakened, tapering off into the night. 
    As for our men and women in the armed forces they will continue unabated , not quelled, and undeterred.  Because no amount of being dumped on, even the lowered expectations from their C-in- C would caused them to slacken, subside their fervor or allow them to retrench, recede; or curtail their desire to fight evil and depreciate their ability to win.  And in spite of hopes of some that we as a country would ebb, wane and fade away, we will prevail and be victorious or as Tennyson put it:
    "Though much is taken, much abides; and though
    We are not now that strength which in old days
    Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
    One equal temper of heroic hearts,
    Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
    To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
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  24. stonegrigioSep 1, 2010 12:24 PM
    Beiges, browns and black--Muslims don't like bright colors much, except for SEIU purple.
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  25. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 09:32 PM
    Yep, you nailed it ... a void ... empty ..lacking in class, integrity ....  don't forget, when redecorating, it's important to reflect the personality of the new occupant .... /sarc/

    Also, after seeing obeyme on that girl's bike in MV, and at the desk during his Oval Office address last night, I vote that we get him one of those children's desks from the early/mid 20th century -- small, with an attached chair, and a lift-up lid and space for books and things like the nuclear launch code "foot ball" .... proper proportion is also important when redecorating .... :-D
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  26. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 09:36 PM
    eeewwww .... glop.of.deodorant...... ewwww .... we have a winner, over heah' !!!
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  27. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 09:39 PM
    Actually, Ronald Reagan wore brown suits ... and to his sartorial advantage ... I remember GQ or some such commenting at the time that the general "rule" is/was NO brown suits, but that RR pulled it off with class and style ... Obeyme, nope, "I rolled in dog poop" is the image conveyed ...
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  28. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 09:54 PM
    Yep, so I submitted a complaint/comment about the change .... if you don't hear from me in the next day or two, I'm be chillin' in Guantanamo or the Gulag Archipelago ;)
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  29. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 09:57 PM
    Oh my, no, I hadn't noticed that ! heh heh heh ...
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  30. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 10:05 PM
    Yep, you nailed that one ... grew up with hunting dogs ... no telling what they'd have done with the big BO ... likely gone on point for a dead bird, or attempted to retrieve him :-D
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  31. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 10:11 PM
    Even a "beta" dog will become an "alpha" when around a weak human ... BO (the dog) strikes me as a beta dog ... no way BO (the human) is going to be able to dominate ... MO, maybe ... but she doesn't strike me as a "dog person" .... on another note, just who is that (clearly alpha) male with BO (the dog)? That's not Reggie Love, is it? If so, I bet BO (the human) would happily wear the leash /sarc/
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  32. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 10:12 PM
    ooh, huge correction -- BO (the dog) strikes me as an ALPHA dog ...
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  33. BookWorm 2Sep 1, 2010 10:14 PM
    Oh my, that was a classic episode .... I'm howling ....
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  34. BijouSep 1, 2010 10:19 PM
    That WAS a classic. Besides the hilarious visual of Carol in that 'creation', Harvey Korman was cracking up, himself, which always made the skits even funnier.
    Brilliant comedians!
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  35. pwitterSep 1, 2010 10:23 PM
    Apparently MO took the Moochettes to Gettysburg Battlefield National Park today.  Any pics?  Haven't seen any.  This looks like MO cubed - the third Michelle Obama Make Over since we were graced with her appearance on the national scene.

    The first MOMO occurred shortly after she debuted her fabulousness during the Presidential campaign of 2007-8.  How can we forget?  "America is a mean country (it sent her to Princeton in the place of someone who actually had the grades/scores to qualify but was not black)"; America keeps raising the bar on her -- making her pay back her loans and pay for her daughters tap dance camp; etc"

    After she was yanked from the campaign trail she underwent MOMO -- emerging at the Democrat convention as Michelle -- wife, mother, sister, etc.  Nary a word about her "career" in various no-show jobs -- no, it was all Brady Bunch and her kids, etc. (Incidentally, her daughters have never attended Sunday school in their lives, and Michelle did not attend church as a child -- but she's a real Christian and very religious...or spiritual,  or something).

    MOMO squared occurred after the Dem Convention - when a certain Alaska Governor planted her open-toe pumps in the ring.  Wait....we're supposed to be sexy?  Not wholesome?  Well....OK...So, new line,  BO and she can hardly keep their hands off each other, they're so hot...etc.  Suddenly we had Michelle the fashion icon, international sex symbol...good grief.

    Another re-do.  Major spackling, cinching, false eyelashes, cleavage....OK, there's only so much we can do with what we have to work with...we have a huge butt, can we use that?  For the past 2 years we have had Inappropriate Michelle -- wearing shower curtains, tight skirts, cocktail dresses to Medal of Honor ceremonies, shorts...groping people who don't want to be touched, the WWII vet on Cape Cod, Queen Elizabeth, etc.  Unforgettable sights of her hideous enormous meaty thighs sitting down, standing with legs wide apart, so on.

    Now all of a sudden its Prim&Proper Michelle "No photos please"...we're totally awed by American history.  We're really patriotic and all...this will be her profile as she campaigns for Dems this fall.  Michelle Obama, proud American and regular Mom, etc.  These people have no shame.
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  36. TxPepperSep 1, 2010 11:13 PM
    BO can't even keep his word about a darn rug!

    I came across a blog while I was trying to find a pic of GW Bush's oval office decor and found this:

    ...And we've read with interest all the comments about the current Oval Office decor, and how President Obama  "loves" the Bush rug, and plans to keep it. ....

    And the post has a lovely pic of George's rug and furnishings.   A huge difference in the taste (or lack thereof) exhibited by BOMO.

    *sigh*
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  37. TxPepperSep 1, 2010 11:24 PM
    And to follow up:

    This is where ValJar says BO likes George's rug. 

    And this is from NYMag:  President Obama Installs Appropriately Less-Optimistic Rug in the Oval  (comments are pretty funny).
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  38. greenlanternSep 1, 2010 11:47 PM
    Thank you for the rundown of this evolution, pwitter. Those poor Dems have everything going against them now.
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  39. greenlanternSep 2, 2010 12:06 AM
    Why no comments on the silver ballet slippers in this whole thread? I'm starting to doubt the existence of God. 
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  40. srdem65Sep 2, 2010 05:09 AM
    I'm still laughing, the O's papered the door!  You have to look closely to the right of the bookcase.  Papered the door!!??!!
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  41. The Plague FairySep 2, 2010 05:45 AM
    Headline about the redecorating from a UK paper:

    The Audacity of Taupe

    I lol'd.  Had to share...

    Must run.

    (((poof))
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  42. MichelleIndependentSep 2, 2010 07:30 AM
    Yes, all those cushy throw pillows give the impression of real work
    getting done! ROFL.
    Why doesn't Barry just install a wide-screen TV over the fireplace!
    (Oops, don't let MOO read this; she will think it's a good idea)

    Hey, Barry's Den is just temporary. The big makeover in personnel will come in 2012.
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  43. MichelleIndependentSep 2, 2010 07:39 AM
    Audacity of Taupe. ROFL!!

    Barry insisted on having a bevy of throw pillows so that he, Gibbsy, and Rahm could have pillow fights.
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  44. Montana ReaderSep 2, 2010 07:50 AM
    Papered the door?????  Oh, my goodness...what idiots!
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  45. AnonymouseSep 2, 2010 08:05 AM
    She has gained a LOT of weight, all over.  More unholstery batting than the new Oval Office couches.  There is no way that she can be photographed in an uncontrolled setting and have this disguised.  Her Bulkiness is on full display, everywhere she goes, no matter what she wears - even a burqa would display that extra wide load.
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  46. AnonymouseSep 2, 2010 08:15 AM
    The excerpt copied/pasted in from elsewhere picked up an embed.  Disregard.  Still getting two or three posts for the price of one. 
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  47. Lola LBSep 2, 2010 09:08 AM
    Vereteno is busy working on a book.  She'll likely come back once she's done with it.
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  48. JaniceSep 2, 2010 10:38 AM
    They papered the door on the other side, too.  The one next to the grandfather clock.
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  49. JaniceSep 2, 2010 10:43 AM
    The big ugly coffee table is actually a hidden portable fridge with the beer.  Top just lifts up . . .

    I'm still not sure where they are hiding the big screen TV.
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  50. AnonymouseSep 2, 2010 11:32 AM
    This presumably Brit commenter captures it:

    Colour somewhat diarrhoeal.

    Perhaps to match that in which The One now finds himself.


    Read the whole thing - a huge giggle:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherhowse/7976211/For-trendy-dcor-the-writings-on-the-carpet.html
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