Obama-Joseph-and Mary

From CBS Chicago:

"A sculpture depicting Senator Barack Obama as Jesus has caused a stir now that it is on public display and Obama's campaign is trying to distance him from the artwork.

Undergraduate art student David Cordero created the sculpture for his senior show at the School of the Art Institute, which opened Saturday. He said the intention was to create a dialogue.

Obama's spokeswoman said the senator respects the First Amendment, and does not believe the artist was trying to be offensive.

But the spokeswoman said Obama is not a fan of art that offends religious sensibilities.

The figure shows Obama with his trademark smile, standing under a blue neon halo and wearing robes resembling those in which Jesus is often depicted, and with his hands in the traditional peace sign of Jesus' sacred heart."

Move Over Brownback, Here Comes Obama

The junior senator from Illinois scooted on down to neighboring Kentucky over the weekend...even though Brownback had Jesus send a snowstorm to Chicago to try to keep Obama out.

"Obama apologized for the delay, saying snow in Chicago kept him from arriving sooner.
"There was no way I was not going to make 3,000 people coming out," he said to audience members who paid $25 a ticket for the event. A higher dollar fundraising event was scheduled later at a nearby hotel."