Obama – Yes We Did poster

This huge 24″ x 36″ poster now hangs proudly in my study. It may seem a little over the top akin to worshipping of The One but I simply love Shepard Fairey’s artwork. A smaller version of the poster in a sticker form will go up on my laptop lid soon. Considering that this is the town that hosts the George Bush I Presidential Library, it might seem as if I’m rubbing it in their face but hey, I lived eight years which incidentally is my entire duration in the United States, under his son’s torturous rule.

Thanks to Parag for buying and sending the poster to me since being a non-citizen, I couldn’t buy it from Move On.org as it constitutes a political donation.

Tweet This“Obama – Yes We Did poster” [Short URL: http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=2822] was published Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm by Patrix, filed under Art & Architecture, Politicking, United States, and tagged as , , . Both comments and linkbacks are closed.

«
»

Related Posts

  1. Barack Obama Action Figure
  2. Obama Rally in Missouri
  3. The World according to Ronald Reagan

  • James

    I lived eight years which incidentally is my entire duration in the United States under his son’s torturous rule.

    I have to ask… what exactly was so torturous for you?

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      James, Watching an otherwise intelligent nation vote twice for an incompetent spoiled moron who thinks he is the ‘decider’. Need I say more? I can.

      Rhucha, I wonder why Democrats cannot be more forthright of their opinions. After all, this is a country that genuinely respects free speech. At least you were in a state that may vote Democrat next time; Texas is still some election cycles away.

  • http://www.rpsam.blogspot.com Rhucha

    First of all, it’s a beautiful and meaningful creation. Secondly, I admire you to be forthright about your feelings about “You Know Who!!” It’s quite interesting that we (democrats) always whisper about what we think about other party and while the others have no problem in saying their mind at the top of their voice.
    My friend works for the state of AZ , which is of course a red state. She mentioned that her coworker whispered to her that she was very happy for OBAMA! Another friend of mine is a police officer and she said he was totally excited after Obama’s victory but kept it to herself and did not discuss it in office.
    This is a free country then why should be quiet about our political views. And by expressing views am not saying “throw mud at others”.
    Thanks for sharing the photograph of this one with us.

  • http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/ Supremus

    I loved your response to James ;)

  • James

    So the democratic process of a US election which resulted in a win for someone you don’t like was torture?

    Just trying to get things straight.

    Bush is hardly a moron… being a poor public speaker with a thick accent ≠ idiocy. All too often in today’s political climate, if you do not agree fully with a leader on policy decisions, it’s just easier to pass it off as “well they’re just stupid”.

    Obama has yet to actually LEAD this country and I pass off any final judgments until he does so for at least one term. I feel he is a very well spoken man, we just tend to wholeheartedly disagree on almost everything.

    You cannot please all of the people all of the time. I know some who felt Bill Clinton was the second coming of Jesus Christ… and others who would shoot him in the face if they crossed his path. So is the life of politics..

    Was Bush a good President? I think he did the best he could with what he had… and I think he, like those before him made some huge errors in judgment. Hardly “torture” though.

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      James, of course by the Bush definition of torture as organ failure hardly anything in this world is. Bush was clearly the most incompetent person we could have had in times of crises. It is always easier to hide behind “he did what he thought was best”. Clearly his best wasn’t good enough.

      More than 75% of Americans agree with me. I’m not worshipping Obama and I don’t agree with anyone who engages in hero-worship . Of course, he still has to live up to the promise he shows but Bush, we have seen and experienced for eight long years. Is America better off or worse off than it was eight years ago? And try being a brown person and traveling anywhere. You are always the ‘random’ person pulled out and I hail from the country that has been the target of more terrorist attacks than the U.S. so spare me the 9/11 changed everything crap. It changed because certain elements always wanted it changed and 9/11 offered the perfect foil.

  • James

    For the record… compared to times during Jimmy Carter’s time in office… you had it pretty damned good these past 8 years.

    And try being a brown person and traveling anywhere. You are always the ‘random’ person pulled out…

    That’s hogwash, I have a slight tan but I am your average white male and I’ve been searched to the gills numerous times while “brown people” were waved on through. You only catch wind of their experiences due to the sensationalist media who want to make a point out of everything.

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      James, Interestingly according to an opinion poll released just this week, 64% have a favorable opinion of the Carter presidency; much higher than when he left office. Did Carter do something really good post-Presidency? Probably but seeing the Bush presidency, those people suddenly had a new-found respect for Carter. Don’t worry, around 10-20% of the country still think Bush is doing a good job so you are not alone; just as 7% in Illinois think Blagojevich is a swell guy.

      And you have a slight tan? Wow! Welcome my brown brother. Now if you tan a little more, you can claim affirmative action benefits. Don’t try to walk in our shoes. I’m not thinking of a “sensationalist media” when I’m being frisked ‘randomly’.

  • James

    Time does funny things to memories… looking back on difficult times in ones life, you tend to lessen the hard times and inflate good memories. Given that people in this country tend to have a memory span of about 10 years, it doesn’t shock me that his favorability would be so high. He HAS done a lot of good things (habitat for humanity comes to mind) post Presidency.

    With double digit inflation rates, mortgage rates in the double digits and GDP down sharply… coupled with an energy crisis, things were worse than right now although strikingly similar to today. The Carter years were hardly a walk in the park.

    For the record I am not a card carrying Bush supporter. He has done more in his second term to make me wish we could have chosen some other Republican to install as President in ’04. Still, I don’t look at all that has happened in the last 8 years and see “the worst President in history.”

    As for the race thing… I guess, being a normal “white” German descendent in the US, I have no built in race card to play when I’m frisked “randomly”. I flew out of Washington D.C. a mere 6 months after 9/11 happened and was pulled aside and asked to essentially remove anything that wouldn’t make me nude in public along with a black teenage girl and an elderly white woman in her EIGHTIES. Allowed to pass without a blink in the direction of security, were 2 men who could have easily passed as extras in a documentary for Osama Bin Laden himself.

    People in this country are terrified of actually profiling people for fear of being sued or called a racist. I don’t speak for your personal experiences here in the US but from what I’ve seen in high security situations, people like me have generally been more of a target than people that fit the current “mold” of a terrorist.

    The second that 85 year old white grandmas in wheelchairs begin taking down skyscrapers with airplanes and bombing US warships overseas I will be first in line asking for grandma Jones to be profiled @ security.

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      James, the so-called security procedures are a joke and mere theater as Jeffery Goldberg from The Atlantic recently proved. But I don’t recall white men being subjected to additional scrutiny after Timothy McVeigh’s dastardly act in Oklahoma. Heck, even Reid the shoe bomber was white so what would be the use of racial profiling if the terrorist simply use other people to do their acts? BTW those extras for OBL documentary you noticed, were they Sikhs? Because I haven’t seen any Middle Eastern men in turbans in the U.S. yet.

      Bush is definitely not the worst president. Yet. James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover might hold that rank. But their position was cemented only in hindsight. So don’t count Bush out yet. He just might make it to #1. Also, Bush senior’s approval ratings jumped by double digits in the same survey so perhaps people did not mind the father if given a choice.

  • James

    @Rhucha: One thing to note about the political discussions from your friends under their breath:

    People who work for the state are typically barred from political discussions in the workplace regardless of party affiliations. I have a friend of mine who can’t even post comments to blogs @ work due to the laws regarding political commentary for military employees on base.

    The only reason I would make a political comment under my breath @ work is to avoid the violent outbursts from the woman across the office. I don’t mind a good debate, but she doesn’t debate, she just blows up in your face with no real point so it’s stupid and pointless. Doesn’t keep me from posting all my political quips on my wall for all to see though.

  • Sriram

    Is America better off or worse off than it was eight years ago? And try being a brown person and traveling anywhere. You are always the ‘random’ person pulled out and I hail from the country that has been the target of more terrorist attacks than the U.S. so spare me the 9/11 changed everything crap. It changed because certain elements always wanted it changed and 9/11 offered the perfect foil.

    This is inductive reasoning idiocy of the highest order. I am a fairly frequent flyer and never have been searched when boarding a domestic flight in US. I was searched comprehensively – only once – in Paris – and Sarkozy wasn’t ruling then. What do you make of that? I don’t even know what to say of equating terrorist attacks on India and 9/11 – just that it is overwhelmingly fallacious.

    If Carter is more appealing now, it is not because of juxtaposition with Bush. It is because of the luxury of retrospection. When more than 75% Americans agree with you, you all are right. But when more than 50% vote for a man, they all are stupids voting for a spoilt moron.

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      Sriram, I don’t know why I waste time arguing with you especially when you use the same ‘inductive reasoning idiocy’ that you accuse me of to prove your point.

  • Sriram

    Good for you. I did not generalize or draw a conclusion the way you did.

  • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

    I’m closing this thread as no good is going to come off this discussion. Feel free to carry your rantings on your blog.


Copyright © 2012 Nerve Endings Firing Away. Designed by ckunte. Powered by WordPress.