Obama-Joker-Socialist Thing Spreads on Web, Not So Much on Walls

By Roy Edroso Tue., Aug. 4 2009 at 10:38 AM

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The liberal media et alia are still talking about that Obama-Joker-Socialist poster which was first described in April and has, at this writing, been shown in photos at two (2) locations (and at a KFC in Atlanta though, call us paranoid, it looks Photoshopped). Nonetheless it is described as "popping up," "all over the city of Los Angeles and Atlanta," "plastered all over Hollywood," etc.

It can be said with greater authority that this thing has gone "viral," in that lots of web sites mention it. This has got to be good news to advertising agencies who commonly spend millions on promotional campaigns: A couple of pics, a dedicated cadre, and your guerrilla marketing effort is on fire.

Following standard practice, the next step would be for rightbloggers to demand critics show all the locations at which the poster does not appear. But before it gets to that, we expect some other cowboys with printers and paste-pots will get a few more of them up. Meantime the M.O. is to accuse complainers of liberal hypocrisy, as mean images of Bush were circulated back in the day. That they were, and were attributed at the time to Bush Derangement Syndrome, the DSM-IV listing for which will apparently have to be updated.

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We aren't putting these posters up for racial reasons what-so-ever. this is political... he could just as easily be a green martian, and we'd still be doing it. This is our right to protest when our leaders, and our government are making moves we think people should be looking into, and be more aware of. Until people worldwide began putting up these images, the President seemed to have this fanatical fan support system, he was going to fix everything, he could do no wrong... but all politicians are capable of corruption. It's important to remember, Obama, IS a politician. Also important to remember: Obama isn't the devil himself, but the pretty packaging marketed to us by the worst of the worst, the most corrupt of corrupt, & most evil of evil to sell us so easily on their own plans so there's no protest. Important for American's to research all unelected, newly appointed Czars in the U.S. These people will be deciding your fates on so many issues. Also point to bring up, We have a social health care system in Europe... but what so many die-hard American social health care supporters need to research is the major drawbacks invovled... it isn't free... not at all. We pay loads in taxes each pay period that equal, or surpass what most Americans pay to insurance companies for monthly co-pays or premiums (depending on whether your employer matches the payment), plus we pay co-pays between 10-50 euro each doctor visit, and another 10-50 euro for our meds... great not seeing a doctor bill later for sure... but not free, and completely mandatory that we must pay into it. (no longer a choice) you also have to factor in that the government will now control what type of health care you'll receive. I went to my doctor with pneumonia (mild) last February, and he gave me one ibuprofen for my fever (you can't get anything not homeopathic over-the-counter here) and told me to sleep it off. It would have been very nice during those two painful weeks to have had some anitbiotics. Then of course, there's the taxing the "rich" issue, where regular small business owners get totally screwed, (like a family member of me who has a post-construction company in the U.S.) and he already only made for himself around $10-12 per hour worth of pay, paying all his employees and business expenses first...but with the economy what it is, and what he will be having to pay on his "Rich" tax next year, he will surely lose his business completely, and all 9 of his employees will lose their jobs with him. Graffiti-style, pictures are always made for politicians & leaders, it's our way to make people walking by on the street, stop, and think, and not always believe what the media tells you, but to research the facts for yourself. People were making these protests in ancient Rome, and we'll be making them until the world ends. I wish the point weren't getting lost in the pathetic attempts to make it a race issue. Check infowars.com for good info.start
What a great piece of political satire. Kudos to whoever thought that one up. They ought ot hang it in the Louvre (of course Will will have to point out Paris for us on a map, won't you genius boy?)
This is just like that Andre the Giant OBEY thing from a few years ago, only I actually saw those outside of the internet.
"The media should start being a bit more Cronkitish." I'd settle for the media being more Jon Stewart-ish. By the simple act of doing some research, and having a memory that goes back further than three minutes, he blows CNN out of the water. The problem is, investigative journalism takes a lot of time and money that the Corporation can more profitably invest in snazzy 3-D CGI logos. And it tends to scare away their ad-time-buyers.
Given that about half of our population does not know how long it takes the Earth to go around the sun or is able to pin point Japan on a World map it is not surprising that the Republican scheme to bombard Obama with bullshit like the place of his birth is showing some promise to them. Let's face it, we are, by and large, a nation of dumb fucks, luckily heavily concentrated in the South and among religicos. Yet, it does not look good for the Country, folks. Unless we educate and stay vigilant, the neanderthals will win if only by repeating bullshit over and over and over again. The media should start being a bit more Cronkitish.
"Bush Derangement Syndrome" That's like "Strychnine Allergy", right?