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The Power And Danger Of Iconography
A little long, but very interesting (08:09)
Branding Of An Ideology
Barack Obama ran an unprecedented presidential campaign -- utilizing the
power of design to usurp the seat of the President of the United States
of America. However, his
iconic emblem,
the ever present "O", holds more power than even Obama knows. Bill
Whittle points out the dangers of branding an ideology with an icon and
how, perhaps, the powerful symbol will be used against the very man it
built up.
Hope -- You Can Survive Obama
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."
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.
Spider-Man
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.
Topps Cards
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.
The Poster
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.
Zero -- How Subliminal
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
Saint Obama
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.
The Truth
"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?
Obey Obama
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
devoted to "The One."
Obamopoly
Click the image to see a larger version -- then click
that one for a really big copy.
Obama Joker
Thomas Lifson
says that socialism is out; fascism is in. Photographed by
an American Thinker reader at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Sunset
Boulevard between the Hollywood Freeway and Gower, in Los Angeles,
in the heart of Hollywood.
Undoubtedly, there will be a federal task force formed
immediately to investigate, apprehend and prosecute the evil-doers
that have perpetrated this vicious hate-crime.
The Stamp
The United States Postal Service (USPS) created a stamp with a
picture of Barack Obama on it. The USPS noticed that the stamp was
not sticking to envelopes. This enraged Obama, who demanded a full
investigation.
After a month of testing and $11.73 million in
congressional spending, a special commission presented the following
findings:
1. The stamp is in perfect order. 2. There is
nothing wrong with the glue. 3. People are spitting on the wrong
side.
Rimshot!
Obama Nation
This is from a local United Auto Workers-based newspaper, but they tend to
have better local news coverage than the longtime Tribune.
This Obamanation was spotted on a street in Kokomo, IN -- It's
the real McCoy -- NOT A PHOTOSHOP! -- You can buy these flags on
eBay.com.
Scary Marxist Clown Mask for sale at Amazon.com.
Click here for large image.
The TRUTH -- Part Deux
Here's a website called, "Truth First" that boldly states "Obama is
the TRUTH!" and that the world recognizes Obama as a leader of peace and
justice.
The Truth First website says that it cannot be denied that the world
has entered a new golden era of economic and social justice. An era of
peace led by and made possible by Resident Obama.
Resident Obama
is the son of Kings and Queens who ruled over the greatest civilizations
in human history. The world waited a long time for the arrival of
Obama. We did not always know what his name would be or what he
would look like but we knew a son of Africa would return to restore
light to the world.
Resident Obama is of such character that
always sees a task to it's completion. He has an extraordinary
spirit of inquiry such that he will always find the most wise course of
action. He loathes greed and hate and he treasures truth and
justice.
It is natural and is the destiny of historical truth
that he leads us today.
You
need to visit this asylum and look at the rest of the offerings to the
Obamamessiah -- click
here . . .
ObaMao
For those
of us who thought White House press liaison Anita Dunn was just another
Obama moonbat, here is the evidence proving she was simply ahead of the
Chinese Communist curve:
"The Chinese
internet has been flooded with pages and pictures praising Obama and
comparing him to
Mao Zedong."
It seems Obama is huge
in China, with comparisons between America's dear leader and the
ruthless mass murderer who destroyed the Chinese economy and cultural
institutions during his absurdly misnamed Great Leap Forward and
subsequent Cultural Revolution.
See the
link to the
Polish news service for more examples of Chinese ObaMao posters.
TWAP
In the tradition of the Barack Obama
Hope poster and the more recent socialism poster, a new image of
Obama has begun to turn up in Downey and other neighborhoods
in and around Los Angeles.
The new poster depicts President
Obama as a medieval court jester and features the label "TWAP," the
intended meaning of which is unknown.
Obama Ecstasy
There is now a line of
Ecstasy pills made in the image of Barack Obama, according to Texas
police who have snatched a batch off the streets. The drugs look
like a "vitamin for kids," police spokesman Lenny Sanchez said.
Ecstasy is known for a sense of elation, diminished feelings of fear and
anxiety, and ability to induce a sense of intimacy with others.
It's continued use can make the user believe Obama is eligible to serve
as Commander-in-Chief.
The stash of the brightly colored tablets was found
Monday during a south Texas traffic stop. There is no word on the
22-year-old driver's political affiliation, but he's expected to face
felony drug possession counts.
Obama Acid
Obama Offers
Massachusetts Voters Blotter Acid
Chia Obama
Chia Obama commercial
video parody by
mcgingernation.
The Statue
Jake Tapper is
reporting that a six-and-a-half foot statue of Barack Obama, aka
Barry Soetoro, as a 10-year-old boy, wearing a monkey-god pendant, has been commissioned in Jakarta,
Xinhua reports.
Barry spent five of his formative years there as
a boy, where he was educated at
Catholic and
Indonesian schools.
Barry, described as "quite
religious in Islam" by his classmates, also studied
studied "mengaji," the
recitation of the Quran in its native Arabic.
A group
called "Friends of Obama" made the announcement today, saying the statue
will be inaugurated on December 10 in a playground in the Jakarta suburb
Menteng Dalam, where Barry lived from 1967 until 1971 with his mother
and stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, a practicing Muslim.
"The statue is
designed to inspire Indonesian children that they can be anyone they
want to be," said Friends of Obama chairman Ron Muller.
The Musical
A preview of the new play "HOPE -- The Obama Musical Story," was
staged in Offenbach, Germany this week, and judging by these
photos and video, it looks like a rollicking good show. The
Broadway-style political biopic is sung in English, and all the major
characters from the 2008 presidential race make an appearance, including
a scantily clad former Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, a
gospel-crooning Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former Democratic candidate
Hillary Clinton, and former Democratic candidate Barack Obama along with
his wife, Michelle. "HOPE -- The Obama Musical Story" will debut
in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan. 17.
King Of The Blue Planet
A float called "Yes we can be ecologist,"
depicting Barack Obama, parades
during the 126th edition of the Nice Carnival, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010,
in Nice, southern France. The carnival celebrates the theme "King
of the Blue Planet."
Obama The Saviour
A carnival float representing a fallen Barack Obama, with the words "Obama as
messiah" on his
shirt, is pictured during the traditional Rose Monday carnival
parade in the western German city of Duesseldorf, February 15, 2010.
The Rose Monday parades in Cologne, Mainz and Duesseldorf are the
highlight of the German street carnival season.
Looks like it translates to,
"Obama, the Loser," to me. Either way, it looks like the rose
is off the bloom in Germany.
The translation of Erloser from Ferman is
savior. The picture presumably refers to a
recent movie,
"Jesus Christus Erlöser" (2008). It appears as though Obama
was compared to the latest Klaus Kinski character.
The Comic Book
Forget Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian and meet
Barack the Barbarian in his latest fictional role. Barack Obama is
featured in a series of new comic books which will be published in June.
In one called Barack the Barbarian: Quest for the Treasure of
Stimuli the Democrat leader is pictured as the muscle-bound,
loincloth-wearing President of 'Kickassistan'.
In another called
The Righteous Retribution of Barack the Barbarian, he is pictured in a
fight to the death with a screeching enchantress.
In the Quest
for the Treasure of Stimuli, he takes on his Nemesis, former Republican
vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who sports a cape made from
wolf skin and her trademark glasses - and very little else.
Obama's Oil Spill Iconograph
This oil-smeared Obama logo is a long way from the
Hope and Change at the top of the page.
Jared H. McAndersen
says he think he's starting to understand one of the reasons why
President Amateur Hour slaps his logo on EVERYTHING. To give
the perception that HE is in CONTROL. I'm not sure that tactic
is going to actually work for him for too much longer.
"Little Obama" -- The Movie
Only in theaters
Obama Prayer Rug
Properly identified as a commemorative rug from
Tanzania. Swahili translates "Congratulations Barack Obama". Phrase
below is "Upendo na Amani Tujalia Mungu" ("God Has Blessed Us With Peace
And Love").
Obama Inflatable Sex Doll
The Huffington Post
is reporting that the Asia Adult Expo in China is offering anyone
who's ever fantasized about making love in the Oval Office the next best
thing, having unveiled an inflatable sex doll in Obama's likeness at the
event last week. Albeit, the product isn't the first to cater
towards those who may find U.S. politicians sexy, as an
Obama dildo hit shelves last year. And let us not forget the
Obama condom.
Just who this doll will appeal to is anyone's
guess. Is it for those who want to love Obama, or for those who
want to hate him?
The
perfect gift for Obama.
Commie Tees
Obama The Commie Tees Are Still A Big
Seller In Communist China
Regrets
I'll admit that I got swept up by the Obama hysteria
last year...and that's why I got his tattoo on my gut. But, I have
now seen the light...
Cabbage Patch Obama
He has no birth certificate, just like the real one.
The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action
Figure
Madison Gray
is reporting that after the excitement of hearing that Obama
orchestrated the strike and kill against Osama bin Laden, it didn't take
long to put out an action figure of the Commenter in Chief.
Oxford, Conn.-based toymaker Herobuildershas
produced a super-bad SEAL Team Six replica of Obama in full urban
fatigue gear, wearing a "Punisher" t-shirt with the numeral 6 printed on
it, and carrying a military issue M4A1 rifle.
The toy will sell for $34.95 and is
available through the Herobuilders.com website. Osama bin
Laden figure sold separately.
Related:Rush Limbaugh says they used
Michelle's body!
This statement, published by the once-great Time made me wince,
"Obama orchestrated the strike and kill against Osama bin Laden."
He did no such thing. Our CIA and military did that.
Obama Disappoint-Mints
Rachel Quigley
is reporting that a university bookstore was forced to pull boxes of
mints from its shelves after a state legislator complained that it
satirized Barack Obama. The red and blue box of mints -- which were on sale for $2.99 at the
University of Tennessee -- bear a picture of Obama with the words 'This
is change? Disappoint-Mints' underneath. Officials were forced to pull the product after Democratic state Rep
Joe Armstrong visited the bookstore and told the manager he found the
mints offensive.
Obama Bowling
A bowling alley
in Clearwater, Florida, Bowl-O-Bama, is doing record business despite a
bad economy. The alley also reports a record number of 300 games.
Since opening in November 2010, 963 patrons have bowled a perfect game,
including strikes in the warm-up frames. This alley also has the
highest bowling league average in the country, with a 237 -- and that’s
the senior league.
Obama Sex Toy
Amanda Hess
says check out this baby: the Barack Obama shaped dildo you never
knew you didn't want! This "Official Obama Pleasure Toy," dubbed
the "Head O State," stands 7.5
inches tall, measures two inches in diameter, weighs 14 ounces, and a
bunch of other specifications I do not wish to know how the
manufacturers decided upon. I didn't think that anyone could make
Obama so unsexy, but it turns out anything is possible.
