This scene (I’ve captured it the past few years) always reminds me of a water color painting.

Red Bridge at Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia PA

Ajah among the fallen leaves

Barack Obama sticker / Texas (Lonestar) shirt

Ajah (shot from the hip while walking)

Horseback

Photographer: Vincent J. Brown (vincentbrown.com)

What: Sponsored by Citizens Bank, the city of Philadelphia held a mid-day pep rally for World Series contenders, major league baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies.

When: October 22, 2008 @ 12:00PM EST

Location: Philadelphia City Hall (Broad St. & Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107)

Note to Editors, Publishers and Bloggers: Feel free to utilize this photo (with proper credit given) to compliment your writing and posts as long as it is not for commercial use. Black&White versions of each photo are available upon request (email me). An exclusive license for commercial use is negotiable upon request.

Barack Obama - Stronger on opposing CEO greed, in command of numbers and facts, vowed not to give the nations wealth away, both smart and funny, appeared more sincere and honest, not anti-government but wanted to make it work better, thinks and responds quickly but most importantly, accurately.

John McCain - weak on clearly explaining his own policy, lacked facts and details, attack! attack! attack, but guess what, they don’t work, appeared bitter and snappy, some anti-government rhetoric could be construde as anarchist (which just might be bitterness shining through), repeated same old stump speech, left an impression with me that he’s an “angry old man,” and last but not least, I’m convinced that he blinks when he lies.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Photographer: Vincent J. Brown (vincentbrown.com)

What: Protesters gathered to greet republican vice-president candidate Sarah Palin (R-ALASKA), the running mate of presidential contender, John McCain (R-ARIZONA). Many of the protesters held signs criticizing Sarah Palin, while others held signs in support of democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama.

When: October 11, 2008 @ 03:30PM EST

Where: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue (200 S. Broad St., Philadelphia PA)

VIDEO: ACT UP Philadelphia Protest of Sarah Palin

‘ACT UP Philadelphia’ organized a protest of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin as she held a fundraiser inside the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue.

This occured at about at 3:30pm EST on October 11, 2008 in front of 200 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA

Some of the issues brought up were Palin’s stance on: Abortion, abstinence, the economy, foreign policy and her intellect.

Filmed with a 16GB iPhone 3G using the Cycorder app.

A short documentary film examining the contrasting styles of manhood exhibited by Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and Rapper/Mogul Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent.

Props to Eskay for linking this on his blog

(2008 Presidential Candidate) Democratic Senator from Chicago, Barack Obama.

Photographer: Vincent J. Brown (vincentbrown.com)

What: Barack Obama campaigns in the Abington suburb of Philadelphia at Abington Senior High School a day after the Vice Presidential debate between republican Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin and the democratic Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden.

When: October 03, 2008 @ 11:00am EST

Location: Schwarzman Stadium @ Abington Senior High School (900 Highland Ave, Abington, PA 19001)

Note to Editors, Publishers and Bloggers: This photo is available for licensing upon request (email me).

Vincent J. Brown:

October 3rd, 2008 (Abington, PA) - Barack Obama, while campaigning in the Abington suburb of Philadelphia, shook MY hand. A wonderful experience. Here’s the video

In the video, you can hear the Secret Service agent talking to me. First telling me to move my camera behind me because it was hanging over the railing and Barack Obama, speaking directly to me calling me, “Sir.” Better photos from my Canon DSLR to come.

Recorded with a jailbroken, 16GB Apple iPhone 3G (white)

UPDATE: CNN.com features my iReport video under “Latest News”

My photograph “Michelle and the Mayor” from the South-West Philly Barack Obama rally was featured on page 5 of the Oct. 2nd Philadelphia City Paper. CITY PAPER editor Brian Howard got in touch with me through FLICKR to make sure it was ok to use and how I would like to be credited. Really awesome of him and I’m thrilled, as you can probably tell!

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).