Comments on: Obama Votive??

By: Mark Purtill

Mark Purtill — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:02:47 +0000

I am the photographer who took the picture and sent it to Mark Steyn at the National Review Online. I still have the original image on my camera. The candle was definitely NOT St. Martin de Porres, and was modified to look like Sen. Obama. The candle in the middle was quite large, perhaps 30 inches tall, and the vendor was also selling normal sized (10″) candles with the Senator’s image as well. One picture certainly has been worth 1000 words, as this photo is now all over the web. At this same street fair were other vendors selling various T-shirts and other articles using Obama’s image in a variety of noble poses.
Mark Purtill, Davis, CA

By: thescribespen

thescribespen — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:58:55 +0000

Okay…this is getting confusing. Again, I’m not Catholic so my knowledge of saints is nil, but this does look exactly like Obama to me.

By: Margie

Margie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:49:11 +0000

That is not St. Martin, he looks nothing like that, it is Obama.

By: thescribespen

thescribespen — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:30:16 +0000

Thank you, Pedro. I’m not Catholic, so I don’t know all the sites, but the resemblance is uncanny! It kinds of relieves me it’s a real saint who just looks like Sen. Obama.

By: Pedro B

Pedro B — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:24:31 +0000

It’s actually a common votive candle of St. Martin de Porres. However, it’s uncanny how much it looks like Obama.

By: thescribespen

thescribespen — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:40:22 +0000

Barb..at this point nothing would surprise me.

By: Barb B

Barb B — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:09:00 +0000

This doesn’t surprise me, since most people think is some kind of messiah who is going to save us all. I wonder if the next thing we’ll see is the White House being transformed into a giant temple dedicated to the worship of this guy.