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DEL.ICIO.USThe new Obama poster
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
They’re selling it here, to help fund the inauguration.
The poster is an updated version of the popular red, white and blue campaign image by Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey — which is headed for the National Portrait Gallery, and expected to be on display by the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Fairey’s artwork became the central portrait of the Obama campaign. The bottom of the poster-like image features the campaign slogan “Hope,” which changed to “Change” and “Vote” in subsequent versions.
Comments
By that_guy
January 14, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this
Wow.
This country has endured for so long precisely because we focused on principle, on substance, over show. When we clothe a man with the trappings of saviorhood, we ignore the reality that he is simply a man. Obama is as capable of the mistakes and foolishness of any other man (no matter how smart he may be or how darling his smile). He finds himself in a position of historical importance, no doubt, and that position is not to be belittled. But at the end of the day, when the confetti is swept up and the banners taken down, Obama will settle into the Oval Office and make decisions that will profoundly affect, either directly or indirectly, every corner of the globe. At the end of the day, he is the President of the U.S., and in that capacity, he deserves the same scrutiny and skepticism as did any other man in that office. We did not elect the Rockstar in Chief, the Celebrity in Chief, or the Showboat in Chief. We voted to elect the Commander in Chief. That is presently the most powerful political office in the world, and the decisions thereof directly or indirectly affect every corner of the globe. Giving a one’s complete confidence to anyone in such a position is signing a black check.
But already we see how the media has kowtowed to his sensibilities and refused to press him on past associations, inconsistencies, poor judgment, and general policies. Perhaps persuaded by their own rhetoric, they refused to make much to-do about much of anything in his campaign. Now, some reporters have said his press-conferences border on scripted: http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1360142,CST-EDT-carol04.article
This is a dangerous mentality so many have adopted. Whether or not you believed Obama was the better choice on policy grounds, every American should view his presidency with the same skepticism reserved for any other politician. He is not the Savior, come to rescue us from ourselves, and no matter which party pilots the vessel, a bigger, more expansive government will not make our lives simpler or easier - not that our lives are unduely harsh in this country anyway.
Our Constitution is the most important part of our society - taken with the Bill of Rights and the Dec. of Independence, we profess a belief that all men and women are equal under the law and a belief in a society governed by Rule of Law that is not capricious or oppressive - and when he subordinate the liberties and safeguards therein to an idea that this man will make everything we don’t like better, we disgrace ourselves and the ideas that make this nation the greatest on earth.
Check yourself.
By that_guy
January 14, 2009 12:43 PM | Link to this
Wow.
This country has endured for so long precisely because we focused on principle, on substance, over show. When we clothe a man with the trappings of saviorhood, we ignore the reality that he is simply a man. Obama is as capable of the mistakes and foolishness of any other man (no matter how smart he may be or how darling his smile). He finds himself in a position of historical importance, no doubt, and that position is not to be belittled. But at the end of the day, when the confetti is swept up and the banners taken down, Obama will settle into the Oval Office and make decisions that will profoundly affect, either directly or indirectly, every corner of the globe. At the end of the day, he is the President of the U.S., and in that capacity, he deserves the same scrutiny and skepticism as did any other man in that office. We did not elect the Rockstar in Chief, the Celebrity in Chief, or the Showboat in Chief. We voted to elect the Commander in Chief. That is presently the most powerful political office in the world, and the decisions thereof directly or indirectly affect every corner of the globe. Giving a one’s complete confidence to anyone in such a position is signing a black check.
But already we see how the media has kowtowed to his sensibilities and refused to press him on past associations, inconsistencies, poor judgment, and general policies. Perhaps persuaded by their own rhetoric, they refused to make much to-do about much of anything in his campaign. Now, some reporters have said his press-conferences border on scripted: http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1360142,CST-EDT-carol04.article
This is a dangerous mentality so many have adopted. Whether or not you believed Obama was the better choice on policy grounds, every American should view his presidency with the same skepticism reserved for any other politician. He is not the Savior, come to rescue us from ourselves, and no matter which party pilots the vessel, a bigger, more expansive government will not make our lives simpler or easier - not that our lives are unduely harsh in this country anyway.
Our Constitution is the most important part of our society - taken with the Bill of Rights and the Dec. of Independence, we profess a belief that all men and women are equal under the law and a belief in a society governed by Rule of Law that is not capricious or oppressive - and when he subordinate the liberties and safeguards therein to an idea that this man will make everything we don’t like better, we disgrace ourselves and the ideas that make this nation the greatest on earth.
Check yourself.