Shepard Fairey's "Progress" Poster

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 8:09 AM PDT

2008/10/29 · 08:09

I wanted to have a large poster (34x46) to put out my dorm room window, unfortunately Shepard Fairey and the Obama campaign have discontinued sale of the famous "Progress" and "Hope" posters.

I think that Shepard Fairey's original art is an excellent way to inspire action and ergo get out the vote. So, I decided to make my own version of the iconic poster, with a little of Shepard Fairey's blessing (in the form of posting a pdf of the b+w image to his website) I set off to create my own version of the poster.*

(Click above to download the high resolution version, as well as a version with a white background for people who want to save on ink. .pdf and .ai version are available through email)

Please print this and post it where you see fit, so that we can remind and encourage people to vote!

santon

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 7:00 PM PDT

2008/10/27 · 19:00

Unfortunately we have all noticed Matt Drudge's recent desperate attempts to change the tone of the media to favor McCain. From the hoax race-baiting to using words like "marxist" and "socialism" to the recent released radio conversation of Obama from 2001. At this point the drudge report is completely at a loss for any further ideas of how to discredit Senator Obama. So what does he do? Post this:

How pathetic...

McCain runs from the Troy King scandal

santon

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Thursday July 17, 2008 · 9:36 AM PDT

2008/07/17 · 09:36

The latest in closeted anti-gay republican scandals: Alabama Attorney General Troy King is denying allegations of having a gay affair. The rumor mills have been buzzing over the past week with the story that King was caught in bed with a young male assistant by his wife Paige Troy, leading to his banishment from their Montgomery home. Not to be too accusatory, but I don't have a single doubt in my mind that the rumors are true.

King was an earlier supporter and had strong ties to John McCain. But I don't even consider that to be an issue at all, why would it be McCain's fault he accidentally made friends with a closeted gay? This connection does matter to his bigoted republican supporters. Which is why McCain removed several references to King from his website this past Friday, as reported by The Pensito Review.

santon

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Monday July 14, 2008 · 7:56 PM PDT

2008/07/14 · 19:56

It's funny.
Four years ago, I did not care about watching the news, nevermind following politics. I was like the majority of my high school friends when it came to politics: apathetic (as many of them still list on their facebook profiles). It was Barack Obama that made me interested in this whole process we call democracy.

Quick story:
I was bored on a Sunday morning, changing channels on the t.v. at my home in New Hampshire when I half-accidentally left it on CNN. At that moment the media was mentioning the praise a senator from Illinois was receiving for his speech at the Democratic National Convention. They showed a short clip.
I was inspired.

santon

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 8:55 PM PDT

2008/06/25 · 20:55

The inspiration for this quick diary comes from the LA Time Blog post here, where John McCain is quoted from a fundraiser last night:

"My friends," he said, "this is a tough race. We are behind. We are the underdog."

And then he uttered another truth that McCain's competitors ignore at their peril, "That's what I like to be."

It's definitely true too. The unfortunate part of Obama being ahead in polls, voter-enthusiasm, and fundraising is that McCain becomes the underdog and gets more of an opportunity to portray himself as a fighter and maverick. Though this won't help McCain enough to win him the presidency, is there anything we can do to fight this archetype? Or should we just let it play out and challenge his candidacy in other ways (like actual political issues)?

Can we make computer literacy a campaign issue?

santon

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 6:29 PM PDT

2008/06/24 · 18:29

Tracy Russo and Mark Soohoo argue yesterday at the Personal Democracy Forum 2008:

Russo's opinions (readable in articles here and here) can be summed up in the following quote from the second link:

Far beyond the party lines and the political divide, I believe we need a leader who has vision - not just an understanding of who we are, but a clear idea of what we can be and where we can go. Understanding how the internet is changing our world and the potential it holds to further revolutionize our daily lives is a critical part of that.

santon

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Sunday June 22, 2008 · 5:02 PM PDT

2008/06/22 · 17:02

At its heart, Obama’s position on FISA is, to some extent, an abandonment of the views of his liberal base. This statement is as subjective as I can get. His position can be observed objectively as: necessary for someone running for president or a complete betrayal of liberal ideals. But forget the relevancy of your personal views of FISA and Obama’s position on it.

One thing is certain to me: our reaction (throughout liberal communities) to Obama’s decision has shown weakness on our side. Weakness in the extent of our support for our Democratic nominee. While the conservative base has come to fully back John McCain (observable in polling of his support among republicans), with a single "wrong" vote we have come to express discontent with our candidate. We shouldn’t allow FISA to become an anti-Obama talking point on the cable news or other media; it is only hurting our cause.

This whole affair has made it apparent that our liberal community’s ability to blindly follow a single person is weaker than the conservative base’s. Most of us wouldn't see this as a bad thing. But, I don’t believe we will be able to beat McCain if we don’t act at least a little less like liberals and a little more like sheep (as unfortunate as that is). Agree or disagree?

What possible reason is there to support McCain?

santon

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Saturday June 14, 2008 · 11:08 AM PDT

2008/06/14 · 11:08

While the Republican Party touts their economic policies as superior, there is absolutely no way someone would rather live under what will be McCain's tax policy over Obama's.

Commentary and graphic courtesy of The Washington Post:

"According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution... Obama's plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make the least, while McCain would give the largest cuts to the very wealthy."

While the mean average cuts pan out to be 2% for McCain and .3% for Obama, one would note that the median tax cuts would flip these numbers. Working off of the U.S. Census Bureau 2006 numbers: the median household income was $48,201.00. The median percent decrease from this graph using that value is roughly 2.4 from Obama and .7 from McCain.

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Shepard Fairey's "Progress" Poster

The Fall of Matt Drudge

McCain runs from the Troy King scandal

The origin of my political enthusiasm

Fighting an archetype

Can we make computer literacy a campaign issue?

Our community’s discontent with FISA, Obama

What possible reason is there to support McCain?