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Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

Jill Miller Zimon — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:14:12 -0000

I exchanged emails with the artist. Here's what he says about the illustration.

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

runasim — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:45:54 -0000

But is it art?

This is strictly a personal preference issue,. If it 'speaks' to some people, that's great.
If others want to take a pass, that's fine.
If some are repulsed, don't get copies!

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

Degrance — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:07:25 -0000

If you hadn't told me that was supposed to be Obama I never would have guessed. Maybe somebody who made it through their senior year art class with a passing grade could white out the head and draw in a picture that looks kinda like the intended subject.
Parody gets a big fat FAIL if you can't even figure out who you are supposed to be laughing at without subtitles.

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

Mike_P — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:19:59 -0000

Prince Sparkle Pony!

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

RememberNovember — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:17:56 -0000

"The theme that WW was going for was a baptismal Jesus-ish sort of thing to embody this cultish worship crazy adoration going on.."

I don't think it's a worship thing any more than say Huckabee going on about to his flock in rewriting the USC to remap it to the Bible.
( as far as I know, there were no guns in Jesus time, so ya might wanna rethink that Huck)

"The picture actually reminds me of one of these drugstore novel covers, though I suppose you would need Michelle soaking wet with her shirt clinging and hanging loose from her shoulder."

Obama as Fabio on a Harlequin novel...or like those Urban novels I see on the streets here....

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

Lynx — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:40 -0000

Awww RememberNovember, lighten up! I'm a firm Obama supporter, and I think it's funny as hell. It's a stereotype, and no stereotypes are true, but most have an at least small connection to reality (some Obama supporters ARE cultish, but not all, McCain IS old, but not Salomon, and Clinton IS kinda shrill, but not the wicked witch of the west....I think).

The picture actually reminds me of one of these drugstore novel covers, though I suppose you would need Michelle soaking wet with her shirt clinging and hanging loose from her shoulder.

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

janinedm — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:57:46 -0000

If I owned a van, that would be airbrushed on the side of it.

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

RememberNovember — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:54:06 -0000

Nice to know you've bought into the RW spin of Supporters of Obama being "culties"
Ever actually listen to the man speak? Could say the very same about Bushies or McCainanites.
Lets all throw donuts at the feet of the Great War Hero...
( since when is it heroic to be a bad pilot and have daddy pull strings so you get out 4 years ahead of your co-captives?)
Not so much for the shrill shrieking of Hillary....
All in the delivery, just sayin'.

Nice illustration, tho a tad West Village looking.

Re: Best Candidate Drawing Ever!

StockBoySF — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:35:48 -0000

I love it, too! I totally agree that it's awesome- thanks!