This world has gone insane! Has anyone seen the movie "300"? Remember the character of Xerxes? Does anyone see the parallels between Xerxes and our president other than me?
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No, I didn't see "300", but I heard that Xerxes was grossly misrepresented.
Mickey Mouse, Xotan? I was thinking more of Howdy Doody/Alfred E Neuman.
@Xotan & Caustic Gnostic:
Why would you insult Mickey Mouse, Howdy Doody OR Alfred E. Neuman like that?
Let's see: tries to conquer the world through imperialist warfare, demands to be treated as a god, is a giant, wears very few clothes, is incredibly camp, isn't very good at fighting Greeks... yeah, sounds just like Obama.
This world has gone insane!
Eh no, not the world, just *you*!
They're both black.
They both have facial jewelry--oh wait.
They were both elected by their people--wait more.
Nope. The black is the only thing.
To answer your questions: Yes, yes, and no. Also, have a free clue: When you are the only one to see "parallels," there might be a reason.
So, you see non-existent parallels between Obama and the villain of a movie released a few years before he took office that was based on a comic released over 10 years before he took office. If there are parallels between even Bush and Xerxes, I'm the king of France.
You're just jealous because, even with the unreliable narrator editing his story to pack in more action and massive amounts of bias towards the side he supports, 300 still bears more resemblance to the Battle of Thermopylae than the Bible does to observable reality.
Ummm, no. Does every person you disagree with remind you of some movie villain? If so, your delusional little world must be verrrry interesting.
Hold on, a cop that reminds me of Darth Vader just pulled me over. I don't know wtf his problem is. It's almost like posting on the internet while driving* is illegal.
*through 4 red lights with a car full of inflated balloons. Don't ask.
The real Xerxes wasn't black. He was Persian. You know, Ayatollah Khomeini-ish in appearance.
The only way Obama could resemble the Xerxes portrayed in "300" is if he starred in a remake of "Road Warrior" crossed with the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." And added platform sandals.
I thought Xerxes was identified with King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, who, after marrying Esther (without knowing she was Jewish) and seeing through various plots by the evil Haman, eventually gives Mordechai, Esther's cousin, an honored place in his kingdom and keeps her as his Queen. His freeing of the Jewish people from the destruction plotted by Haman is commemorated in the feast of Purim, which involves acts of charity toward the poor and hungry. If that's Obama, I nominate either Shotgun Cheney or Karl Rove for Haman.
Your meds need adjusting.
"This world has gone insane!"
"I'm not crazy, it's the rest of the world!"
Get my drift?
Yeah, yeah, Leonidas wanted to see if the name of the elite warrior group, the "Immortals"... er, "Secret Service" was really true, and it turned out they weren't really "secret" after all. I mean, everyone knows they exist.
Xerxes sent in elephants. They slipped in the poo. Just like Obama's elephants. In the Moon.
Yes, yes it has.
Seen it, and yeah, I remember Xerxes.
But nobody else is seeing those "paralells", unless you're comparing him to Bush, in which case, YES.
The "300" portrayal of Xerxes is remarkably simmilar to G,W,Bush.
Both display profound megalomania.
The historical Xerxes was a more humble man,
A beurocratic ruler who ruled through compromise and trade incentives
Obama is a camp, eyeliner-wearing guy with way too many piercings, a deep bass voice, who does everything in dramatic slow-motion, and hardly wears any clothing at all?
Wow, you're special (read: stupid).
The film portrayal of Xerxes was terribly inaccurate, to put it mildly.
The real Xerxes was not black, he was Persian (Iranian). If you've seen any footage of the protests in Iran, then I think you can see that Iranians are not black. Nor was Xerxes a giant with multiple piercings.
You saying that Obama looks just like the film version of Xerxes because they both are black is like me saying that George W. Bush looks like Adolf Hitler because they're both white. There are no parallels. Stop being so paranoid.
Overpowering army, god complex, attacking smaller countries...
Seems more like our last president, to be honest.
um, baldness?
that's all I got man.
But...he wasn't even...
Oh, fuck you.
Just how did you get Obama out of this?
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If it's the dark skin, then I can consider 95% of the human race "just like Obama". I'm so white, I glow in the dark.
Let's see:
Xerxes: Self-proclaimed god-king, has a harem of malformed women, wants to take over the world, has too many piercings, wears almost no clothes, and get's his ass kicked by 300 nearly-naked men.
Obama: Elected president of the United States, has 1 wife, wants everyone to cooperate in getting out of the current economic crisis, has no piercings, wears sharp suits, and is also dealing with 2 wars at the same time.
Not many parallels there.
"Does anyone see the parallels between Xerxes and our president other than me?"
WHY YES I DO!
I distinctly remember Obama doing these things just like XERXES:
-Executing his generals by chopping off their heads publicly for failure.
-Desperately trying to invade and rule the entire world
-Demanding that all people must worship him to be free, or become slaves.
-filling the whitehouse with half naked whores and sex slaves surrounded by all types of intoxicants.
-Obama hass all of his jewelry and chains under his suit.
-Obama just had a huge golden throne created for his slaves to carry him around on so that the masses may worship him as a god.
-Obama is known to use slaves backs for steps
-Obama once had a spear thrown at him by a Spartan king and he has the scar on his cheek to prove it.
-Obama has mutants, giants, sword armed freaks and magicians in his army.
-Obama slays every warrior that fails him with public decapitation.
YES. THE PARALLELS BETWEEN XERXES AND OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT IS UNCANNY!
The only way Obama could resemble the Xerxes portrayed in "300" is if he starred in a remake of "Road Warrior" crossed with the "Rocky Horror Picture Show." And added platform sandals.
I would pay triple the normal ticket price to see that. Evening show, not matinee, even.
Yes, I saw that film when it came out, and he did remind me of your president. Let's see.. Invading foreign army, demanding others join him (an if you're not with me you are against me attitude)
Wait, who was president in 2006?
Confused?
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