Obama-Devil resemblance on 'The Bible'

mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
edited March 2013 in A Moving Train
i can't post the fucking picture
edit, it's posted below
and it really does

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=796589

The resemblance between President Obama and an actor who plays the devil on History's "The Bible" has drawn more than a little notice.

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck was among the first to take to Twitter to point out the resemblance between Obama and actor Mohamen Mehdi Ouzanni. A slew of tweets and news stories ensued, many from Obama supporters who weren't pleased.

Bing: Mark Burnett says God was present on set of 'The Bible'

History did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.

In the miniseries, the actor resembles an older version of the U.S. president. Last year, HBO's "Game of Thrones" came under criticism when its executive producers said in a DVD commentary that a fake head of President George W. Bush was impaled on a spike in one scene.

"The Bible" has been a huge hit for History, drawing 13.1 million for its first episode and 10.8 million for its second. It is executive produced by "Survivor" creator Mark Burnett.

Last week, one of its executive producers, Scott Sassa, resigned as Hearst's entertainment and syndication president after what the New York Post described as a sexting scandal involving a stripper.
fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

"what a long, strange trip it's been"
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    The_Bible_Satan.jpg
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    Eh...I see it but it would not have been the first thing I noticed.
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  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    i think it's so close it's creepy

    (thanks for posting it)
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    That's not very nice, they should have thought that through better.
    Too many will find that offensive. I do ... he's our President after all.
    Show some respect. And yes the resemblance is very noticeable but I have not as of yet
    watched the series. Sometimes a still is different then watching the actor at work.
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    yeah i'm not watching it
    and it was an abhorrent thing to do
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • Go BeaversGo Beavers Posts: 9,190
    pandora wrote:
    That's not very nice, they should have thought that through better.
    Too many will find that offensive. I do ... he's our President after all.
    Show some respect. And yes the resemblance is very noticeable but I have not as of yet
    watched the series. Sometimes a still is different then watching the actor at work.

    Umm.. I think they did think it through. You don't think it was intentional?
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    Go Beavers wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    That's not very nice, they should have thought that through better.
    Too many will find that offensive. I do ... he's our President after all.
    Show some respect. And yes the resemblance is very noticeable but I have not as of yet
    watched the series. Sometimes a still is different then watching the actor at work.

    Umm.. I think they did think it through. You don't think it was intentional?


    hell yes it was intentional
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • aerialaerial Posts: 2,319
    Controversy adds viewers.
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    So are you saying this was intentional because a show about the Bible might pull in a predominantly anti-Obama audience? Because I don't see why else they would intentionally cast this way.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Isn't The Devil described as being Beautiful in the Bible? because i think they missed the mark.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,156
    JimmyV wrote:
    The_Bible_Satan.jpg
    Obama is a Sith Lord?

    Go figure ...

    :fp: :lol:
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it was intentional. how many times was obama called the antichrist on conservative talk shows and in churches? if it were not intentional, some gaffer or key grip somewhere might have said "jeez...satan looks like obama here....we might get some blowback for this..."
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  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:
    81 is now off the air

    Off_Air.jpg
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    81 wrote:
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:

    no
    because the devil is very intelligent
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    I believe this on opposite the Walking Dead. Conversely, that show features many characters who resemble the hunting buddy Dick Cheney shot in the face.
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  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    mysticweed wrote:
    81 wrote:
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:

    no
    because the devil is very intelligent

    zing!!!!!!!!!!!

    :lol::lol::lol:
    81 is now off the air

    Off_Air.jpg
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    81 wrote:
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:
    in game of thrones last season there was a shot of george w bush's head on a pike. i didn't think that was appropriate either, but what can ya do? the director said that his head was one of the ones that they "just had laying around" so they used it.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,156
    Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni's IMDB ...

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653405/

    He does have a long history of starring in movies from biblical times and this series was shot in his homeland of Morocco. Could just be coincidence ...
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    Jason P wrote:
    Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni's IMDB ...

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653405/

    He does have a long history of starring in movies from biblical times and this series was shot in his homeland of Morocco. Could just be coincidence ...
    why didn't they just use dave grohl from "the pick of destiny"? seems about as believable to me :lol:
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    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Jason P wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    The_Bible_Satan.jpg
    Obama is a Sith Lord?

    Go figure ...

    :fp: :lol:
    :mrgreen:

    Thanks for the further clarification in your later post, too.
  • tvismyfriendtvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Jason P wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    The_Bible_Satan.jpg
    Obama is a Sith Lord?

    Go figure ...

    :fp: :lol:
    I knew that the White House was lying when they said that they had non intention of building a Deathstar.
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    Jason P wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    The_Bible_Satan.jpg
    Obama is a Sith Lord?

    Go figure ...

    :fp: :lol:
    I knew that the White House was lying when they said that they had non intention of building a Deathstar.
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:



    :geek:
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    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    81 wrote:
    mysticweed wrote:
    81 wrote:
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:

    no
    because the devil is very intelligent

    zing!!!!!!!!!!!

    :lol::lol::lol:

    the difference is unfortunately i have to believe that Bush exists
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Go Beavers wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    That's not very nice, they should have thought that through better.
    Too many will find that offensive. I do ... he's our President after all.
    Show some respect. And yes the resemblance is very noticeable but I have not as of yet
    watched the series. Sometimes a still is different then watching the actor at work.

    Umm.. I think they did think it through. You don't think it was intentional?
    Well I don't normally jump to conclusions like that. I haven't seen the series nor researched
    if the makers are anti Obama. Are you thinking they are just making noise?
    Attention grabbing so people will watch? Like I said I saw some commercials for the series
    but haven't watched, I'm a bit in the dark. Don't like the resemblance though for whatever reason.
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    JimmyV wrote:
    Eh...I see it but it would not have been the first thing I noticed.
  • oceaninmyeyesoceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    81 wrote:
    i can see it...but lets be honest, if you were going to devilize a president, wouldn't bush jr been a better choice :?:

    Maybe not if your audience generally thinks the current president is the devil himself. In my experience in my own family, the gun-totin' bible thumpers tend to think Pres. Obama is evil incarnate. And you know that it is always good to give crazy people more reason to ponder and/or act on their crazy inclinations. :fp:
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    pandora wrote:
    Go Beavers wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    That's not very nice, they should have thought that through better.
    Too many will find that offensive. I do ... he's our President after all.
    Show some respect. And yes the resemblance is very noticeable but I have not as of yet
    watched the series. Sometimes a still is different then watching the actor at work.

    Umm.. I think they did think it through. You don't think it was intentional?
    Well I don't normally jump to conclusions like that. I haven't seen the series nor researched
    if the makers are anti Obama. Are you thinking they are just making noise?
    Attention grabbing so people will watch? Like I said I saw some commercials for the series
    but haven't watched, I'm a bit in the dark. Don't like the resemblance though for whatever reason.

    Mark Burnett supported Obama in his first election, and supported the democratic party as a whole thos last time around. I'm doubting this was done on purpose, unless Burnett didn't have much to do wit it outside of funding.
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  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    how can any logical person NOT think it was deliberate?

    obviously producers, directors, casting agents etc. had to know the core audience will be christian conservatives...so does it really come as any surprise?

    especially when in this series jesus is being portrayed by a european white guy?
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    prism wrote:
    how can any logical person NOT think it was deliberate?

    obviously producers, directors, casting agents etc. had to know the core audience will be christian conservatives...so does it really come as any surprise?

    especially when in this series jesus is being portrayed by a european white guy?

    Jesus is often depicted as a European white guy.

    I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but this is what the guy looks like out of costume:

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    Not really Obama's long lost twin.
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  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    whooooo gives a shit?
    Talk about a manufactured controversy.....
    Can we go back to arguing about clotheslines again?
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