Obama's Presumptuous Presidential Seal

Barack Obama
June 20, 2008

"Vero possumus." — A Latin phrase, roughly translating to the Obama mantra "Yes We Can."

The fancy-looking motto was featured on a presidential-looking seal debuted by the campaign on an Obama lectern during a governor's conference. The campaign later retired the seal, saying it was for "one-time use" after the prop was widely mocked.

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