The Posters: Hope or Nope. You Decide.

I just loved Shepard Fairey’s iconic silk-screened poster of Obama. Great simplified portrait, fantastic use of red, white and blue, and lovely clean typography. And you've gotta love OBEY and their "propaganda engineering." As the original HOPE print is no longer available, we'll just have to settle for the NOPE version. It's clearly derivative and the portrait is not nearly as flattering. The inclusion of that wretched Optima Bold McCain logo doesn't help either. But, I suppose it will just have to do. Oh yeah, it's also available on a t-shirt.

Why Can't They Place Nice?

Here's what happens in my fantasy world: Barack and Hillary are disco partners:


Those JibJab guys are truly brilliant. Thanks for making us laugh in our hour of need.

The Snub: Is this News-worthy?

Was yesterday a slow news day, or what? I've never seen so much media analysis of a potential snub. Did Obama intentionally turn away from Hillary (I'm doing it: that first name thing) or was he focused on something else? Maybe he was just zoning out or thinking about how badly he needed a very dry martini. I can imagine him as a CIA operative (remember those great early days of Alias?) listening intently to his earpiece: Boy Scout, target within handshake range; move out. Is this news? I was extremely disappointed in Hillary when she commented that she hoped to have the opportunity to shake Barack's hand in the near future. Why even dignify such nonsense with a passive aggressive response? Again, issues people: can you talk about actual issues instead of petty would-be snubs dreamed up by idiots who spend way too much time analyzing non-events? Those of us trying to select a presidential candidate worthy of our vote would really appreciate it.