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For a moment I considered crafting a submission to Obama For America's poster contest. I voted for him. I understand that it's a donation. I even donated money to his 2008 campaign.
The contest is for a poster to promote Obama's JOBS program. Yes, of course I want more jobs in America. So I thought about designing a poster. After all, I'm a famous poster artist. My first thought was - How will I prioritize this? When I put this on my To Do list, it will be listed there next to a bunch of other jobs that pay money. Naturally, it will come last.
I was disappointed. How can I put enough energy and resources into such a project to make it compelling? I can't. Then I heard that the Obama campaign has over $80 million in its coffers, presumably to pay for advertising. So, what is this poster, if not advertising?
Then I thought, what if I lose? I can't even recycle the concept for another JOB. All submissions become the property of Obama For America.
HEY WAIT A MINUTE! This is supposed to promote the JOBS program!?
I DON'T THINK SO. It's not as if I'm one of the 1%. Who do they think I am? Do they think artists and designers haven't suffered enough in the Great Recession?
Do you think this is as stupid as I do?
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10-31-2011, 03:36 PM #1
Obama campaign seeks design submissions to promote jobs program
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10-31-2011, 03:52 PM #2
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10-31-2011, 08:50 PM #3
What would FDR have done?
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11-01-2011, 10:52 AM #4
I feel bad for the staff that's gonna have to go through the thousands of sophomoric submissions
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11-01-2011, 11:06 AM #5
I'm totally gonna win! No one else entered!
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11-01-2011, 11:18 AM #6
Great First Post chrispeterson, famous poster artist!
You really drive the point home when you go all caps.
Please refer to the link hartman provided, to an exhaustive discussion of everything about this.
Oh wait...you're gone.
Bye!
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11-01-2011, 05:05 PM #7 Obama campaign seeks design submissions to promote jobs program
I could not find the link you refer to. I'd love to discuss it with Hartman or anyone else who's interested.
Originally Posted by crosshair
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11-01-2011, 05:14 PM #8
click the YADA YADA, all will be revealed. You need to keep up Chris
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11-01-2011, 05:15 PM #9
Richie won, the new poster has already driven unemployment down below 5%.
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11-01-2011, 05:22 PM #10
I did one and didn't even care if what I came up ever get's used again. I'm kind of crazy like that
-loco
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