The imperial color, ancient and modern

In ancient Rome, the emperor had a purple toga. In modern America, the emperor has purple lips.

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Anthony Damato writes:

The Obama “purple lips” quip had me in stitches. Please, it’s 1:32 AM in Transylvania. As I scrolled down to see what was next, the Obama-as-Mussolini photo with the lip-line came to view. I laughed so hard, I almost woke up my wife!

Posted by Lawrence Auster at January 04, 2010 02:35 PM | Send