Obama Bat Signal Appears [UPDATED]
The bat signal is a modified spotlight to project the iconic bat symbol into the sky or onto a building to contact and request the presence of Batman in the case of an emergency. The Obama signal above appears to indicate we are in an emergency and his assistance is needed to get us out of it.
(Thanks, Ginny for the tip)
UPDATE 10/23/08
The light is no longer shining on Exchange Plaza:
The Barack Obama “bat signal” is now pointing at the east side of the Masonic Temple. According to Mark Turner,
a Raleigh police sergeant wandered into my $WORK offices to ask if we were responsible for the Obama signal. He wasn’t surprised when I told him no, and said “everybody’s been denying it.” I got the impression he was dutifully going through the motions but given the million other things RPD has to do it wasn’t exactly his highest priority.
Do we really have the Raleigh Police Department out in search of the person broadcasting the bat signal? Is that really the best way our law enforcement resources can be allocated? Sheesh.
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John Morris
Raleigh Boy
Devin McKim
Sid Fowler
uliveandyouburn
Adrienne Taylor
Ian F.G. Dunn
Ben Spiker
Paul Friedrich
10/19/2008
That’s an awesome picture. It’s interesting to think about the relation that Batman was a just a regular citizen with a calling and a drive (and the Bat-tools) to make a difference. It fits perfectly.
10/19/2008
Ok, how cool is that?? LOL
Dr. Wright
The Wright Place TV Show
http://www.wrightplacetv.com
10/19/2008
Where is that located? That looks like it might be the Mint Exchange building on Fayetteville St…
10/19/2008
Matt K – That is the building where this can be found. This pic was taken from the parking deck near the corner of Hargett and Wilmington Streets.
It appears as though it’s being broadcast from the rear of the Raleigh Times. Perhaps the duck spotlight that used to shine on the side of the Delany Building was repurposed?
10/19/2008
Funny, there was a Obama signal comic made, see it hear: http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2961
What’s up with the guitar?
@klaatu on twitter sent me the link
10/19/2008
*sigh*
Socialism is not the answer. Government meddling in the dynamics of the free market is what got us in this economic crisis in the first place.
I think the Obamabots are setting themselves up for disappointment.
10/19/2008
He has a trusting face, so we hope this new Superhero on the scene can help out with the bad conditions of our economy, cause Batman definitely has his hands full.
Batman’s Utility Belt
http://twitter.com/batmansbelt
10/20/2008
I love it! My son is going to be Batman for Halloween. Perhaps he should just be Barackman instead.
10/20/2008
Folks! The last thing we need in these times is to turn to the government, whether it be the Republicans or Democrats. They are the ones who got us into this mess. This country was built on ordinary citizens achieving greatness, not government.
10/20/2008
So when was this displayed? I saw a spotlight flashing around in the sky on Saturday at around 9:30-9:45 pm. It appeared to be coming from downtown.
10/21/2008
Don’t believe the HYPE!
10/22/2008
The guy who painted that Obama logo must be so excited. I have that sticker, but it looks so much better up in Raleigh.
10/22/2008
pathetic. He has entirely too much money to spend
10/22/2008
This is rediculously insane. I have never seen so many simple-minded people WORSHIP – literally – a mere politician. I hope you all realize that, in your excitement for Hope and Change, you’re idolizing a mere politician. A man who lies, cheats and steals his way into power (very much like every other politician out there). I can understand that the “image” of Obama is sexy and new – but is it really anything more than the same old game repackaged in a spiffy new container?
A critical person would realize that he’s telling you what you want to hear, which is what politcians have been doing since the beginning of time. However, the imagery and idol worship does remind me quite a bit of the propaganda utilized by authortarian control in past: Hilter, Stalin, Kim Jong Il, Mao, etc. Hopefully it works out a little better for you this time. Goooo socialism!
10/22/2008
Hey Cynic:
Obama isn’t just telling people what they want to hear, he has real plans to turn this country around.
And by the way, haven’t you been watching the McCain campaign try to turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse – and I’m not just talking about Sarah Palin here. McCain graduates in the bottom five of his class, crashes three planes and then, in violation of protocol, gets himself shot down and captured. Some hero.
He votes with Bush 90% of the last 8 years, campaigns for him after the ignominious defeat in 2000 and still votes for him? Some “Maverick” ( and the very left leaning Maverick family of Texas really does object to his use of the term).
And do you even know what “socialism” is? You say it like it’s a bad thing, the same way you, no doubt, feel about ‘liberals’.
Just remember when you vote – To go forward, you put it in D. To go backward, put it in R.
10/22/2008
Hey Cynic,
Actually, I have seen simple minded people worship a politician to far greater degrees than Obama. His name was George W Bush and you helped elect him in 2000 and 2004.
So save us with your feigned outrage while we get down to the business of fixing the mess people like you created.
Peace out!
Shane
10/22/2008
Hey Shane, Check again, your buddy, and his fellow democrats have created this mess. Half of the National debt under GWB piled up after Dems took control of congress. This financial mess was caused by subprime mortgages that Obama, the Clintons, Chris Dodd, John Kerry and all the other dems. They were the ones that mandated subprime mortgages, and fought any regulation on them. Stop listening to the stump speaches and do some research. On another note, that sure reminds me of murals of Saddam in Iraq. Strange, two freedom hating individuals acting the same.
10/23/2008
Magnus: “Government meddling in the dynamics of the free market is what got us in this economic crisis in the first place.”
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No, magnus, what got us into this mess in the first place is a lack of regulation over the excesses that produced the over-leveraging, over-securitization and over-rating of subprime loans. Then the free marketeers who always advocated laissez faire and told us the market could correct itself had to come to us, the taxpayers, who have already been burdened with excessive interest and excessive indebtedness, to rescue them, while we lost our pensions and the equity in our homes if not our homes themselves. This debt comes from the Federal Reserve Bank, who loans this money to us in the form of pre-existing debt notes which we will never be able to pay back. In the end, we will be forced to borrow from the IMF. This is the natural course of events with Milton Friedmanism, of which Chile is a prime example. You can learn all about it from Naomi Klein, from Zeitgeist and Zeitgeist Addendum, and From Freedom to Fascism. In what way do you call THIS fair? *sigh*
10/23/2008
Some of you (on the right) need to lighten up. This is an overblown “bumpersticker”… an unusual campaign commercial. If these “Obamalights” pop up all over the country AFTER he’s in office, then maybe you can worry. But we’re in the middle of a political campaign, and this is a political ad, and a creative one at that (assuming the campaign paid for it and it wasn’t just a citizen). It’s not “worship” any more than a billboard is.
If Obama’s campaign DID pay for it, it’s largely because millions of families across the country have donated $10 & $20 at a time because they want a change. Not just random “change for change’s sake” as is so often the charge from the right, but very specific changes on a number of fronts from very specific policies based out of the current White House that have proven to be a failure. Obama won a very hard-fought primary (perhaps the hardest ever) where a many very specific issues were discussed, and many very specific policies for were change put forward.
10/23/2008
Shane: “Hey Shane, Check again, your buddy, and his fellow democrats have created this mess. Half of the National debt under GWB piled up after Dems took control of congress. This financial mess was caused by subprime mortgages that Obama, the Clintons, Chris Dodd, John Kerry and all the other dems. They were the ones that mandated subprime mortgages, and fought any regulation on them. Stop listening to the stump speaches and do some research. On another note, that sure reminds me of murals of Saddam in Iraq. Strange, two freedom hating individuals acting the same.”
Shane, you are on crack. First Bush and the GOP had a blank check for 6 years and took the surplus Clinton created and turned it into record deficits in a year and a half. They racked up this debt with their big spending (the LARGEST EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT IN DECADES) and deregulated everything so there would be ZERO accountability for their actions. Funny how Republicans try to say it was poor people (ie black people) who caused the Sub-prime mess not the predatory lenders that were scamming people into these loans. Of course since the GOP disagreed with oversight of the agencies that could have stopped these lenders, they just go back to their normal racist tact. It’s their usual tactic. When corporations fuck up, blame the minorities.
When spending is too high because of corporate giveaways and corporate welfare, call spending programs for medicare and welfare which cost FAR less than what we’re giving away to the corporate elite, SOCIALISM. BLAME the poor and call them lazy for needing help even though corporations are the ones underpaying them or shipping their jobs overseas.
When illegal immigration is brought up, BLAME those evil Mexicans that come here and sponge off American social services. Don’t blame or enforce the laws on the books that stop corporations from ACTIVELY RECRUITING these people to come here so they can pay them under the table and less than minimum wage while DENYING jobs to American workers.
When the sub-prime lending mess gets out of hand, BLAME minorities and stupid poor people for being tricked into scam loans rather than having REGULATIONS and OVERSIGHT in place to prevent them from proposing such risky scam loans. As someone who worked as a home loan servicer (not a mortgage lender) for awhile I saw plenty of smart people that didn’t understand the intracacies of their loans. For first time home buyers the terms are not always spelled out in ways that are easy to understand. Knowing this these lenders threw in as dangerous of terms as they could to scalp these people for more money on interest rate schemes.
It’s ALWAYS the fault of the poor or the minorities and never the fault of the people putting these deals together nor the people who had FULL BLANK CHECK CONTROL for 6 years.
You people are pathetic. The last 8 years was Clinton’s fault (even though he was out of office) or the Democrats’ fault (even though they didn’t have a large enough majority to get anything through the Senate or bypass Bush’s veto). I’m guessing the next 8 years will be Obama’s fault too. Conveniently passing up any damage Bush did in the interim.
Rp
10/23/2008
I’m sorry my post was directed at JON not SHANE.
My apologies to Shane for the mixup.
Rp
10/23/2008
Kudos to MessiahRp-
I just got back from our family cabin in Western NC near Highlands. I found it amusing how many fancy vacation homes for sale (they have a 60 month supply of homes for sale in that market, and markdowns are from 30 to 50 percent) have a McCain/Palin sign right next to the “for sale/price reduced” sign in the front yard.
Few of the modest modular homes with Obama signs in the yard are for sale. Of course, everyone is aware that despite Clayton Homes having >40 percent subprime mortgages, they have a lower than average default rate?
10/23/2008
Hey Messiah, check your facts. There was no surplus from Clinton. There was a projected surplus from clinton. You people seriously need to read up on things instead of taking these democratic talking points as facts. Do some independent research, then try to talk. I can back everything I say up with facts, Its a shame that none of the liberals are able to do this.
10/23/2008
Vote for Obama on the 4th. Some good reasons here for any undecided people: http://acropolisreview.com/2008/04/top-reasons-to-give-barack-obama-your.html
Feel free to share with others.
10/23/2008
Hawai’i Supreme Court petition, Andy Martin, Michael Hodges, Grandfather Economic Report series, Thomas D. Schauf and Federal Reserve.
gudnite!
10/23/2008
The real debate. Sound familiar to anyone? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63SRpGXBHE
10/23/2008
THERE ARE FACTS TO BE FOUND — NOT OBAMA’S FICTION
LIKE THE THREE GUYS THAT MADE THE BIG MESS WITH FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC – AND WALL STREET
FRANK RAINES – FORCED TO RETIRE WITH $240 MILLION – WHERE IS HE NOW? WORKING FOR OBAMA AS CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR
TIM HOWARD – ( HE COOKED THE BOOKS) HE GOT $20 MILLION – IS ALSO WORKING AS CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO OBAMA
JIM JOHNSON – HE ONLY GOT $28 MILLION – WHERE IS HE? OBAMA HIRED HIM AS SENIOR OBAMA FINANCE ADVISOR
DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE TO TRUST THE VERY MEN WHO RAPED AND PILLAGED WAL ST. TO PLAY ANY ROLE IN REBUILDING WALL STREET’S FUTURE?
WELL , AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
HOW CAN ANYONE TRUST A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO EMPLOYS CROOKS?
10/23/2008
TO CYNIC
IT’S TOO BAD MORE PEOPLE DON’T LISTEN TO YOU
EVERYONE SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT THEY ASK FOR– THEY MIGHT GET IT
ODINGA —OBAMA’S COUSIN IN KENYA – HIS BEST ‘FRIEND’ : OBAMA WENT TO KENYA TO CAMPAIGN FOR ODINGA IN 2007 – ODINGA WANTED TO RUN THE COUNTRY…HE LOST – ODINGA HERDED MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHIDREN INTO A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND BURNED IT TO THE GROUND..- OBAMA CAME HOME WITH HIS CAMPAIGN SLOGAN ABOUT ‘CHANGE’
THE MAN WHO DI D WIN IN KENYA STEPPED DOWN TO SAVE THE PEOPLE AND ODINGA IS NOW PRIME MINISTER….
THE FIRST PERSON OBAMA CALLED THE NITE HE WAS NOMINATED BY THE DEMS WAS ODINGA……
THIS MAN , OBAMA , IS NOT WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE…..
HIS FATHER WAS NOT A FREEDOM FIGHTER IN KENYA – HE WAS A MONSTER………….
10/23/2008
To MYWORLD,
That is the most blatantly heinous thing i have ever heard. I must ask however… where in the world are you acquiring this information and these “facts”???
10/24/2008
It is apparent that Obama is now not only Superman and Jesus, but also Batman.
This makes perfect sense when you realize that any Republican who is not a selfish capitalist (like Lex Luthor) or willing to completely sell the country out for a handful of silver (like Judas) has to be completely fugbuck insane. Like The Joker.
Hey McCain, why so serious?
10/24/2008
Nobody believes that Obama is correct on every issue, or that he has all the answers. But he does not only talk, or make promises – he LISTENS as well. That is the appeal he has for so many people, he doesn’t just talk, he doesn’t just push his ideas on everybody else, he listens, quite the opposite of the totalitarians that the previous commenter compared him to.
And by the way, he is consistently respectful, even to people who do not agree with his conclusions. Another contrast with those totalitarians, and also with the most fervently right-wing partisans in this country. And a reason he is admired around the world.
Those qualities, along with his brilliant intellectual ability, add up to thoughtful leadership. That is what is required at this point in our history, and what we needed all along. He inspires people to do what is right by appealing to their better nature. I am going to follow his example and refrain from lambasting the spewers of venom out there, but I do feel compelled to respectfully point out where your opinions are in error.
10/24/2008
Yeah… I was going to read that, but it was in all caps.
Seriously, all of y’all need to get a life. Half of you need to stop worshipping Obama, and the other half of you need to stop pretending that Obama worship is anywhere NEAR as bad as what you people put us through over the last eight years.
Did you vote for George W. Bush? If so, YOU are the reason that Barack Obama is going to be the next president. So shut the hell up, take your medicine, go sit in the corner, and think about what you did.
You can come back out when you’re ready to apologize.
10/24/2008
I wish the McCainanites were so tied up with worshiping their McCain messiah.
10/25/2008
i think giant blank building walls are entirely underutilized and people should beam more images on to them. it’d certainly liven raleigh up! imagine the possibilities – i’m glad someone has finally found something neat to do with all that empty wall space. regardless of the message and regardless of the projection onto that wall, you have to admit it makes it look better! you could advertise theatre or businesses or artwork or a city calendar or messages or a giant ncaa tournament bracket or sports scores or photos or anything else… i wonder how much one of those projectors costs? haha
10/25/2008
The reality is that if you listen to Obama, what you hear is common sense. Not so with McCain – all dogma, no solutions.
10/25/2008
Absolutely fantastic!!!!
10/25/2008
To the haters,
You’ll have EIGHT LONG YEARS to practice reciting, “Hail to the Chief, President Obama!”
Joe the plumber, meet Eff the republican.
10/26/2008
Socialist…Socialist…Socialist.
The wingtards repeat what they hear from talk radio and the Murdoch network and they don’t even know what the f@cking word means or what countries are actually Socialist. Low info, believe everything they’re told loons. What losers.
10/26/2008
Mind you, the US is ALREADY applying “socialist” measures : the Wall Street bailout! So, how does it feel living in socialist hell?
The Wall Street thieves watn to socialize the losses and privatize the profits, that is.
Most people who talk about socialism do not even know what is it is anyway.
Most of the countres where the life expectancy and health index are good are social-democrat (not socialist) countries. e.g. Sweden. People there live longer than in the States and there is less poverty.
10/30/2008
it’s amazing how people who NEVER met obama, can tell u in great detail who his friends are and what he does in his private life. (insert eye roll here.) get over it and stop listening to faux news.
obama ‘08
a.k.a ‘the non-socialist’
b.k.a ‘the barkack-onator!
11/03/2008
ditto on Nu’s comment to My World.
utterly laughable, My World – how embarrassing for you.
and learn how to get your keyboard off CAPS, you OBNOXIOUS SIMPLETON.
01/13/2009
Obama is an empty suit. He is what his handlers tell him to be. He is also a 1 note samba change
If the lawsuit against him goes through which is has the weight to he will not be anything. He can not prove his birth in this country with a fake birth certificate. Even if he gets to the white house he can still be impeached and tossed in jail I hope. Get off the false god thing will you! he is
nothing.