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Archives for September, 2008

MAD McCain

“Truth is what you get other people to believe” - Tommy Smothers (2008)

MAD MCCAIN: Where the truth lies
Photoshopped in a couple of minutes.

I had this idea, today, as I watched CNN re-air John McCain’s latest, sleezy ad. It reminded me of something the 1960’s advertising executives in AMC’s award winning drama, Mad Men would do. Also, their tag line for the show, "Where the truth lies," fits so perfectly to my understanding of how John McCain has run this campain. Or, better yet, how his party and its surrogates have been running it for him.

So, I was sitting in my room, sick with a head cold, watching the presidential debates on CNN while twittering feverishly, just amazed at how "presidential" Barack Obama looked and sounded, standing next to a 26 year Senator and "war hero." McCain, on the other hand, fell short of any expectation I had of him performing well on that night, September 26, 2008. I guess that’s what happens when you make an empty gesture of suspending your campaign to wreck negotiations in Congress.

I listened to the talking heads on CNN, MSNBC and yes, even FOX News, much to my chagrin. They all do a GREAT job of spinning you right around. Whatever thoughts you had post-debate, were essentially considered null and void by these blabbering fools, talking in circles amongst themselves about issues WE THE CITIZENS should be deciding for ourselves, impartially if it can be helped.

That said, I was all but fed up with cable news coverage so I went to sleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night to a John McCain ad that essentially cherry picked "John is right" clips that Barack Obama uttered only a few times. Of course, the McCain M(AD) MEN, as well as cable news stations did not accurately portray Sen. Obama’s full sentiments. They even were as clumsy to allow stay in the video Senator Obama saying "but…" at the end of a sentence outlining mutual respect and support for John McCain’s understanding of a particular issue.

None of that matters when you’re behind in key polls and your Vice Presidential candidate can’t speak for 4 minutes without making Katie Couric look like Madeleine Albright.

Legal?
This is considered a political parody. Not endorsed by any politician or party. It represents my views and creative spirit at the time. All rights reserved their respective owners. In particular, AMC for the promo ad for Mad Men and Electricity & Lust, where I swiped the image from (thanks, Google).

Tags: AMC, Barack, Debate, election, Mad Men, McCain, obama, Opinion, Palin, Photoshop, Presidential

09/27/2008 | Current Events, General, Rants | No Comments

PHOTOS: Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Ed Rendell, Mayor Nutter!

Interesting people and places captured in these two sets. The first set is from the Joe Biden “Community Gathering” at Linvilla Farms in Media, PA. The second set is of Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter at the Francis Myers Recreation Center in South West
Philadelphia.

SET #1: Joe Biden Community Gathering, Media PA

SET #2: Michelle Obama / Jill Biden Campaign Rally, Philly PA

Hope you enjoy the photos…

UPDATE: Danielle Belton over at The Black Snob has sent some solid hits over here so I would like to acknowledge her for that. Also, fellow Philadelphia photographer, Phillybits, gave me a shout out on his blog.

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Tags: Barack, biden, campaign, obama, Philadelphia, photos, Rally

09/26/2008 | Current Events, Entertainment, Philadelphia, Photography, Rants, deviantART | 2 Comments

Brigantine

For Labor Day weekend, myself and some friends crashed at a lovely home a block from the beach on the northern crest of Brigantine, NJ. I had a wonderful time. It was my first time to the island. I spent most of my childhood summers into my teenage years at our family house in Ocean City, NJ. Brigantine, to me, is most like Ocean City than any other spot on the NJ coast. I’ve been to Wildwood twice this summer already, so a quiet respite in Brigantine was much deserved. Here are some choice photos I got while there:

The complete set is available to view on Flickr