I met a unique artist at a recent Democratic fundraiser for
Stephanie Studebaker, the Congressional candidate in Ohio's third district. In addition to being a great liberal, this artist also makes great bedpans. In fact, he claims to be the only bedpan artist in the country (and probably the world).
As it just so happens, because there are, as of yet, no bedpan galleries to display his creations (even his new George W, Bush Bedpan of Shame), he also travels to flea markets around the area to sell them.
Gauging from the reactions he gets from the typically NASCAR/Red State crowd he finds at the shows, he is ready to predict a landslide victory for Democrats this fall (provided, of course, no Diebold machines or tabulating software are used again). I'll explain after the fold.
Here is his
entry from a
WOXY.com (a great on-line radio station) message board.
As background, the "Giant Jesus" he refers to is one of the worlds ugliest large-scale statues of Jesus sitting on the front yard of a large fundamentalist church in clear violation of the second commandment. The flea market is adjacent to the church.
In the Shadow of Giant Jesus, Bush is Sinking Low
Yes, I do a lot of flea markets on the weekend, selling extra wares for $$$.
And a couple of weekends ago, at the Turtle Creek Flea market in Monroe, Ohio, I set up shop with a couple of products that I thought would get me lots of mean looks and insults.
But boy was I surprised.
Right in the shadow of Giant Jesus, NASCAR fans, old folks, young folks and every other kind of folks reacted with glee to see my George W. Bush bedpan of shame.
It was a giant hit.
I cannot tell you how many blue collar folks came by, laughed and asked if they could take a dump in it right then and there. And we're talking what would be thought of as pure red blooded red staters here.
I guess the NASCAR blue collar crowd has wised up and figured that taking over the world for corporate feudal lords isn't really worth losing their jobs and homes for, or paying $4 at the pump soon.
The tide it has turned, and quite dramatically.
Click here to see the original post with a larger photo.
Click this link to visit bedpanart.com
While nothing is assured (this unscientific gauge has a margin of error of 65%) this is yet another piece of evidence that our hard work will pay off this year if we insist on honest vote counting.
Shameless self-promotion:
If you have a spare moment, click here to see my own artwork currently on display at the Huffington Post's Contagious Festival.