Magellan Media Network http://www.magellanmedia.net Circumnavigating the News Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 TheMagellanMediaNetworkhttp://feedburner.google.com Painting of Obama as Jesus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMagellanMediaNetwork/~3/YFOY4tcmQRE/ http://www.magellanmedia.net/2009/04/29/article=1198-painting-of-obama-as-jesus/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:05:12 +0000 Marc http://www.magellanmedia.net/?p=1198 RIO: Painter Michael D&#8217;Antuono, created this depiction of Barack Obama posed as Jesus Christ. The painting is a powerful statement about America, as it is the U.S.&#8217;s sins Obama is dying for. Article from O Globo: Pintor retrata Barack Obama como Jesus Cristo More discussion at Painter depicts Barack Obama as Jesus Christ Marc is a writer and improviser [...] Related Posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.magellanmedia.net/2009/02/24/article=829-mail-guardian-down-on-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mail &#038; Guardian Down on Obama'>Mail &#038; Guardian Down on Obama</a></li><li><a href='http://www.magellanmedia.net/2009/01/30/article=569-doubting-obama/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Doubting Obama'>Doubting Obama</a></li><li><a href='http://www.magellanmedia.net/2009/02/28/article=890-obama-troop-withdrawal-imperative/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama Troop Withdrawal &#8220;Imperative&#8221;'>Obama Troop Withdrawal &#8220;Imperative&#8221;</a></li></ol> barack christ Painting of Obama as JesusRIO: Painter Michael D’Antuono, created this depiction of Barack Obama posed as Jesus Christ.

The painting is a powerful statement about America, as it is the U.S.’s sins Obama is dying for.

Article from O Globo: Pintor retrata Barack Obama como Jesus Cristo
More discussion at Painter depicts Barack Obama as Jesus Christ

Marc is a writer and improviser in Chicago. Check out his improv work at Octavarius.com>

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Video from Russia Today

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I usually don’t like posting things from the Western media, because we get so much of it already, but this one was really great. This woman is like the coolest Grandma to ever run a country.

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Video from Al Jazeera English

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“Most of the farmers here are indebted and only God can save the ones who do not have a bore well.”

Article fromThe Independent: 1,500 farmers commit mass suicide in India

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