by Frank James
Italian craftsman Genny Di Virgilio arranges a retail display of ornaments beside his own work featuring sculptured figurines of 2008 U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani, on November 14, 2007, in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Gettyimages)
Dogs in the manger, yes, but never have I heard of presidential candidates in the manger until now. Or to be more accurate, carvings of the candidates.
As the photograph shows, Italian artisan Genny Di Virgilio has made creche figures out of some of the U.S. presidential candidates. (Is there someone in Indiana carving Italian politicians? I wonder.) We're pretty sure they're creche figures since our Italian-English dictionary tells us presepe means "manger" or "creche."
Apparently, Di Virgilio is following the national polls. Notice how Sen. Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are standing side by side with a bit of distance between Sen. Barack Obama and Clinton while Sen. John McCain is definitely in the second tier?
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Comments
The little Rudy character looks like the plastic toy Skeletor doll that my dog always pee's on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_90nRRoXK8
Dude looks like a lady...
Posted by: The Smirking Chimp | November 14, 2007 3:41 PM
SMIRKING CHIMP.... Hillary looks a little like Ellen DeGeneres, maybe your dog could pee on her too..
Posted by: Gary H. | November 14, 2007 3:59 PM
I wish they were in a manger, far far away
Posted by: Gary H. | November 14, 2007 4:01 PM
OBAMA HAS BUNDLER- SOROS A BILLIONAIRE ENDORSE HIM AND HELP HM AND OTHERS- THAT EMANS DOUBLE STANDARD?U OBAMA VERY BAD GUY- SO EDWRDSA/ RECIVE PAC MONEY FROM THE TOP AND HE RECIVED TRIAL LAWYERS AS WELL. HIS DAUGHTER RECIVE MONEY FROM MURODCH AS WELL EVERYTHING HERE IS IN INTERNNET TO READ DONT PONT ALL THE CLINTON.
BUSH /OIL OWNER AND ETC. PLUS SAUDE- DUD.OBAMA AND EDWRDS IS DESPERATE.
obama same zodiac sign like hilter and sadam hussine even though diffrent birthyear. same traits dudn-ur traits nalayzer. laurazof
Posted by: laura | November 14, 2007 4:02 PM
Me thinks Genny is a very smart man...if you look at the national trends over 07, neither Clinton or Giuliani has ever trailed!
http://thetomoreport.blogspot.com/2007/11/2008-presidential-primary-data-tracker.html
Posted by: tomo | November 14, 2007 4:10 PM
they're ugly..all of them. hillary looks like a manly woman. rudy looks like ralphie from a christmas story 90 years older. barak looks like a goofy dazzed chris rock. mccain looks like old jimmy carter except his hair is parted to the other side and he's wearing more blush. creepy hands on all of them. just what i want under my christmas tree.. freaky politicians.
Posted by: july | November 14, 2007 4:12 PM
I know I'm supposed to hate French people but what about Italians?
Posted by: Typical Republican | November 14, 2007 4:15 PM
Posted by: laura | November 14, 2007 4:02 PM
See kids: Just say no to drugs!
Posted by: Nancy R. | November 14, 2007 4:32 PM
http://www.toymania.com/columns/spotlight/badmotuskel.shtml
Looks like Rudy is still wearing a dress when he puts on his "Skeletor" outfit.
Posted by: John E | November 14, 2007 4:41 PM
"SANTA SPEAKS THROUGH CHENEY"
NOW THIS IS HOW YOU ASSIMILATE IN AMERICA CHILDREN.
SO NEXT YEAR YOU BETTER BE NAUGHTY AND NOT NICE!
Posted by: Roger Morris | November 14, 2007 6:15 PM
Dear Genny Di Virgilio,
Dont quit your day job... unless this is your day job.
Posted by: Smirky McFlightsuit | November 14, 2007 8:56 PM
Where are the Bible beaters on this one?
Posted by: lochnessmonster | November 15, 2007 6:55 AM
It's interesting to note that the artist has reduced all of them to the least common denominator, which is Hillary/Bill. She looks wonderful in that, uh, suit? I'm sure this is one artist who won't be the Uffizi. At least not any time soon.
Posted by: GW | November 15, 2007 10:23 AM
"Posted by: Nancy R. | November 14, 2007 4:32 PM"
Nancy, we said this to you in the 80's and we're saying it to you NOW. "JUST SAY NO" is a HORRIBLE thing to teach a child about drugs.
It should be "Just say, 'No, THANK YOU.'"
Posted by: Op109 | November 15, 2007 11:46 AM