03-Jul-2005
Eye on Symbols, Part I by William Henry
William Henry?s
Eye on Symbols
#1
July 4, 2005
GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE SEAL OF ATLANTIS
On August 30, 2004 the GOP convention convened in New York
City. President George W. Bush accepted the Republican
nomination for a second term with a lofty speech casting his
reelection as crucial to the spread of democracy across the
world and to the security of Americans at home.
The choice of the city was symbolic after 9/11. The choice
of the president?s stage was symbolic too.
In preparation for the president?s speech the throng of
supporters on the convention floor was parted. The sea of
people surrounded a red carpet ?c?. Inside the "C" was a
platform formed of concentric rings. Painted upon its flat
surface was the Seal of the President of the United States.
A long blue plank extended from the concentric rings.
Suddenly, George W. Bush appeared. He strutted to the podium
in the middle of the Great Seal and began his speech.
It was a heckuva sight. Bizarre even. Masterful stagecraft
courtesy of the President?s advisors.
Little did any one notice that when the president gave his
speech he was standing in the Seal of Atlantis combined with
the early Christian symbol of the Messiah.
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