Obama Printing German Fliers

Just in case you thought Obama was already the President on a foreign tour, he’s printed flayers in German for his appearance there.  Clearly, this is a campaign event, which makes the slobbering media coverage all that more obscene.

Hat tip BBA.

1. Between the German language and the Soviet style artwork…

   That’s eery.

   Posted by on July 23, 2008 at 2010 hrs




2. I’m getting sort of an art deco World’s Fair vibe.

   Posted by on July 23, 2008 at 2021 hrs




3. Obey.

   Posted by Fuzz on July 23, 2008 at 2053 hrs




4. Leni Riefenstahl would be so proud.

   Posted by on July 23, 2008 at 2108 hrs




5. (Flyers, not flayers. Although, with the Nazi backdrop...)

   Posted by HeatherRadish on July 23, 2008 at 2203 hrs




6. What a bunch of ridiculous pap.  You can’t even make up your minds which smear you want to decide to use.

   If he’s holding an event in Germany why would the flyers be printed in any language except German?

   I can understand your despair.  Your candidate has no message and is being outcampaigned everywhere, especially on the tour he dared Senator Obama to take.  I’m just amazed at the goofiness of your attacks on Senator Obama.

   This is desperation smearing here.

   Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 0559 hrs




7. Sorry Grumps,

   The flier is kind of creepy

   Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 0733 hrs




8. Is it too early to start calling it Obama Derangement Syndrome?

   Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 0825 hrs




9. Grumps...Your candidate has no message either other than he wants to put America in a longer and deeper economic slump.

   The flyer reminds of old USSR “motivational” posters.  Appropriate.

   Posted by The Asian Badger on July 24, 2008 at 0916 hrs




10. Your candidate has no message and is being outcampaigned everywhere,

    Well if you think the media obamagasm is considered “out campaigning” then I guess I can’t help but agree with you.

    McCain isn’t my candidate, but neither is Obama.

    I will say that I’m not about to let ABC NBC and CBS decide who should be president.

    I can’t speak for the sheep in this country but I hope they don’t either.

    Sorry Grumps,

    The flier is kind of creepy

    I agree…

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1023 hrs




11. There is a guy in LA I believe who made some other soviet-style posters about Obama.

    I guess the guys style is known for its strong propoganda aesthetic

    http://obeygiant.com/post/obama

    I wonder if he had a part in this design.

    Its interesting that guy’s website brags about “propoganda engineering” and has a brand “subliminal projects”

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1057 hrs




12. http://www.fuzzmartin.com/images/commies.jpg

    Just in case the image doesn’t appear, here’s another socialist’s poster.

    Posted by Fuzz on July 24, 2008 at 1104 hrs




13. The flyer swipes design cues from the Bauhaus tradition of German design.  When the Nazi’s took control of Germany the Bauhaus practitioners fled the country.  One of the founders of the Bauhaus school was a guy named Walter Gropius.  He became a naturalized American citizen, taught at Harvard and became one of this country’s most influential architects.

    Condemning the flyer as foreign and creepy is as ignorant and jingoistic as Joe McCarthy on a bad day.  Sadly you guys are more than happy to carry on the worst of the WI GOP traditions.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1109 hrs




14. The flyer swipes design cues from the Bauhaus tradition of German design.  When the Nazi’s took control of Germany the Bauhaus practitioners fled the country.  One of the founders of the Bauhaus school was a guy named Walter Gropius.  He became a naturalized American citizen, taught at Harvard and became one of this country’s most influential architects.

    Getting dizzy with all that spin 3rd way?

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1113 hrs




15. It is not spin.  It is design history.  When I look at that flyer I think of the Bauhaus and Gropius.  The story of the modernist designers that immigrated to this country to flee Nazism and contribute to the design culture of America is pretty interesting and something we should be proud of.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1126 hrs




16. Bauhaus is in fact foreign.  It also is considered cold and dehumanizing by lots of people.  Thus a large number of people will find it “foreign and creepy”. 

    Bauhaus designers also went to the Soviet Union, and the comparisons to soviet era posters are entirely understandable.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1135 hrs




17. That’s a stretch. Creating Leninist-style posters and removing American flags from anything at any cost doesn’t scream “pride” whatsoever.

    To the average Joe Public who is not a designer and doesn’t know nor care about design history, this screams, “socialism” and “communism.”

    Remember, this is the same candidate who has a Che Guevara poster hanging at his headquarters.

    HopeChange.

    Posted by Fuzz on July 24, 2008 at 1137 hrs




18. Remember, this is the same candidate who has a Che Guevara poster hanging at his headquarters.

    Not quite, Fuzz. A volunteer hung the poster at a Houston campaign office. It was quickly disavowed in a campaign statement that said the poster “does not reflect Senator Obama’s views.”

    To the average Joe Public who is not a designer and doesn’t know nor care about design history, this screams, “socialism” and “communism.”

    Or, to use the more familiar conservative cry, the poster obviously reflects the elitist values of education and a broad worldview.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1213 hrs




19. No, this is the same candidate who had a really, really low level staffer in a really, really far flung field office with a Che Guevara poster. Note the past tense.

    Really, this is starting to border on the ridiculous.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1217 hrs




20. Re: “your candidate has no message”

    And “change” whatever is a message?

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1238 hrs




21. If this artwork is something to be proud of, then he shouldn’t have a problem with it appearing en masse (via distribution) in, say, Des Moines… But alas, I have a sneaking suspicion it won’t.

    And Bauhaus and Gropius?  Poll ten people and less than 2 will know who you are talking about.

    Moreover, isn’t art supposed to evoke emotional reactions?  But yet, some people on here would even suggest we, the unwashed, are having the wrong emotional reaction… Does their condescension know no bounds?

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1246 hrs




22. I think everyone should remember this is a poster intended for a German audience, not an American one.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1307 hrs




23. Oh my G-d!!!!!

    I already knew Barack Hussein bin Osama was a terrorist Moslem, thanks to all my right-wing friends. But wait, that’s not all…

    Now BHbO is in kahoots with the facist nazi socialist german-speaking baby killing autobahn drivers!!!

    First BHbO wants us to speak Spanish, now he wants us to speak German?

    Will it ever end!?!

    My head is just spinning (to the right). Bob Barr for president!

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1442 hrs




24. Christ, is this all you guys got?  It’s like one notch above the “Osama” smear.  You don’t like his poster?  It’s “creepy” to you?  Aww. 

    And by the way, if it was such a campaign event why was it so non-partisan in tone? 

    Let’s all be a little more honest here and talk about the actual reasons you don’t like Obama and other Demcorats--the policy and ideological reasons--rather than take these continual name-calling and cheap ass swipes at character.

    Posted by scott on July 24, 2008 at 1451 hrs




25. Bob Barr for president!

    Right on! 

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1451 hrs




26. Let’s all be a little more honest here and talk about the actual reasons you don’t like Obama and other Demcorats--the policy and ideological reasons--rather than take these continual name-calling and cheap ass swipes at character.

    I think Obama’s european trip isn’t going as well as planned.  There’s an article today on foxnews.com that shows he has lost ground to McCain.

    I think his strategy is backfiring. 

    As I’ve said before… He’s trying to pander to some pretty polarized demographics.

    How do you pander to the unions, the black community, gays, southern democrats, etc all at once… eesh…

    I don’t think he can pull ahead.  If he makes a little headway with a certain demographic he’ll lose it with another.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 1517 hrs




27. Yeah, and when McCain panders to homophobic haters, Reagan Republicans, Libertarians and corporate America its just called “reaching out.” Plus, he’s done a great job at bringing all these factions on board. 

    He’s winning, right?

    Posted by scott on July 24, 2008 at 1555 hrs




28. Alright, you want an issue, how about the fact that Obama is in fact an internationalist and not a patriot? 

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7522738.stm

    Peace isn’t unnecessarily unpatriotic, but selling out your nations interests in favor of a global community sure seems that way.

    Posted by on July 24, 2008 at 2237 hrs




29. When you start actually wanting to debate whether the other guy is loyal to his country or not, when you actually want to introduce that as a serious topic of political discussion, it’s a clear indicator that you’ve drunk some pretty strong kool-aid, mixed and served up by the most partisan of hacks in your own camp.

    Posted by scott on July 25, 2008 at 0803 hrs




30. Michelle Malkin has an awesome version of the Obama poster.

    Posted by on July 25, 2008 at 2132 hrs