Brownback Shows His Humility
Almost every day, people email me with outlandish tales about Brownback. When I am tempted to post unsubstantiated rumors, I console myself with the knowledge Senator Brownback will always do or say something nearly as funny or embarrassing. Courtesy of MyDD, here is exibit A from that line of thought.
Take a look at the photo to the left. Yes, that is a picture of Senator Sam Brownback in front of a giant American flag with angels at the forefront gazing lovingly upwards. It sure appears that Brownback is a well grounded every-man who can sympathize with normal people. ..
So this is sorta funny. Check out this image to the right. Notice the American flag in the arms of the cherub to the right in the original photo. Look at the flag in the hands of the cherub to the left. Kind of hard to make out, but I think I see the pre-revolution Iranian flag. Compare for yourself and see what you think.
Sure looks like a match. I have to admit, the symbolism here loses me. What is the pre-revolution Iranian flag doing on a painting of Sam Brownback along with apparent angels? Your guess is as good as mine. If anyone has anymore information about this, please send it it in. Until further notice, this is officially creepy.
Update: A person claiming to be a Brownback staffer has posted on the MyDD thread about this painting:
The real scoop: That is a painting that was presented to the senator by a very nice Iranian American gentleman who painted it and wanted to thank Brownback for his work regarding Iran, namely condemning the anti-Semitic comments of their new president and legislation to encourage peaceful democratic reform inside Iran.
Apparently they didn’t know it would be visible from outside and were just storing it in the room. Fair enough. It is still creepy.
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January 10th, 2006 at 9:04 pm
The flag held by the cherub on the right doesn’t look American to me, it looks more like an old flag of Iran (or Persia) as seen at the top of this page: http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iran.htm
The one on the left looks to my eye as the present Iranian flag, it’s just that the colors are all screwed up in the combination of florescent and daylight and cheap camera. The same may also be true of the cherub’s wings.
Meanwhile someone who says he’s a staffer to Brownback has followed up on the MyDD thread this comes from. It may just be one of those weird gift things. Weirder still that someone has the stomach to work in front of that picture staring at them all day…