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This is new.
As soon as the tidal wave of inauguration/new administration items
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The person who is most responsible for Obama's
iconoclastic image is his official poster-maker, Shepard
Fairey, who also loves Marx, Mao, and the rest.
One of the most prominent Los Angeles artists, Fairey, made a brief statement, noting his
"great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President."
Poster sales, he added, would underwrite "a large statewide poster
campaign."
In addition to popping up on many streets, the image later made its way
onto a T-shirt, created in collaboration with the San Francisco
street-wear brand Upper Playground -- and apparently onto the radar of
the Obama campaign. The candidate himself sent a thank-you note
(at link) and his campaign had Fairey create a new poster that became
the inaugural offering in an "Artists for Obama" section of the
barackobama.com online store. Fairey told Creativity Online that
while he has been politically active, there’s something new in the
enthusiasm he now professes to feel. "I just thought it was time to
stick my neck out."
Lots of
Fairey's anti-American graphics here.
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Obama’s economic plan is to tax the rich in order the give money to
the poor. Of course, this is nothing more than the core philosophy of
the welfare state. It is also the core principle of socialism. |
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Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child,
so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by
featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's
editor-in-chief.
"How great is that? The commander in chief to be is actually a
nerd in chief," Quesada said. "It was really, really cool to see
that we had a geek in the White House. We're all thrilled with
that."
The comic starts with Spider-Man's alter-ego Peter Parker taking
photographs at the inauguration, before spotting two identical Obamas.
Parker decides "the future president's gonna need Spider-Man," and
springs into action, using basketball to determine the real Obama and
punching out the impostor.
Obama thanks him with a fist-bump.
The Obama story is a bonus in Marvel Comic's Amazing Spider-Man #583,
available in comic book shops nationwide on Jan. 14 for $3.99 and is
expected to sell out, with half the covers devoted to Obama.
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Topps is
jumping on the Obama Superstar bandwagon and releasing fanboi
photocards of the Obama pre-presidency. Obama's rookie season
cards include inspiring sayings and his life story. One assume
they don't include the part about having an Indonesian passport.
Early reports that Obama's minor league batting average statistics would
be supplied by Larry Sinclair have proven to be unfounded. |
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The marriage of the Times' flag and Obama’s silhouette was jarring.
One guest remarked that the poster looked like something put out by
Pravda. |
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Can't get enough of Barack Obama? How about an Obama
license plate?
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White today
unveiled an "Illinois Salutes Barack Obama" temporary license plate,
which can be used for 60 days beginning Tuesday.
The plates
feature a smiling President Obama, seemingly gazing towards your
temporary numbers. A waving American flag fills the background.
The plates are only good through April 17. They cost $50 -- with
proceeds benefiting Illinois libraries.
The temporary "special
event" plates are available at
www.ila.org/obama |
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A San Francisco novelty store is
featuring a large display window of "Saint Obama" candles. The
candles feature Obama's head atop the body of St. Martin de Porres, a
Peruvian-born Dominican friar, who became one of the first black saints
in the Americas upon his canonization in 1962.
St. Martin de
Porres was born to a white and a black parent, and is considered to be
the patron saint of people of mixed racial heritage. |
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"The Truth" by Painter Michael D'Antuono which will be
unveiled on President Obama's 100th Day in Office at NYC's Union
Square.
Is he dissing Christ or praising Mohammad? So confusing -- all I know is I am going hurl. Have the Christians started rioting yet? |
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We had to go to Target the other day with Mrs. Sic and dammit if a bunch of Barack Obama
propaganda wasn’t staring us in the face at every turn … in practically
every aisle. Seriously, there were Barack Obama DVD’s, Barack
Obama books, Barack Obama commemorative coins, pins and plates and -- get
this -- two Barack Obama children’s books. No really …
one of them was called "Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope." In fact, for every age group there was at least one book or video
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