Sacred Images

Axelrod’s “Black Jesus”

May 19, 2012
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President Obama was nicknamed “Black Jesus” by his former senior campaign adviser David Axelrod, according to Edward Klein’s new book, The Amateur (p. 59). The Obama painting above—entitled “The Truth” by Michael D’Antuono—was scheduled to go on view in New York’s Union Station on the president’s 100th day in office in 2009, but the artist [...]

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Barack Gump (aka Forrest Obama)

May 18, 2012
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President Obama has routinely assumed the personas of former U.S. presidents. In this photo, Obama is channeling an iconic image of John F. Kennedy known as “The Loneliest Job.” Now the Obama White House has “amended” JFK’s online biography—and the bios of many other of the past century’s U.S. presidents—with a closing “Did You Know?” section in [...]

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From Halo to Gaylo

May 15, 2012
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Newsweek visually punctuates Obama’s support for gay marriage by updating his ubiquitous 2008 halo. The increasingly sensational periodical merges the divine floatation device with the rainbow colors of gay solidarity. Andrew Sullivan attempts to make the case that ”Obama’s life as a biracial man has deep ties to the gay experience” in the accompanying article. Bookmark [...]

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Obama 2012: Deja Vu All Over Again

April 16, 2012
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President Obama’s visit to Florida Atlantic University last week may have served as a preview of his reelection campaign’s coming attractions. The president hasn’t appeared particularly messianic battling the Supreme Court over Obamacare, faulting a Republican House for the poor economy, or blaming “Big Oil” for high gas prices. “An America Built To Last” and ”Fair Share” don’t sound quite [...]

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Resurrecting an Angelic Image

March 1, 2012
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Obama’s winning logo from 2008 has begun to reappear across the American landscape as his 2012 campaign rebranding blankets the nation. Logobama was essential to establishing candidate Obama’s identity the first time around. The iconic image provided millions if not billions of free advertising as devotees embroidered their jackets, tattooed their appendages, and frosted their [...]

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Is J. Crew Rebranding FLOTUS and POTUS?

February 24, 2012
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The First Lady appears to be using the J. Crew brand to help her husband’s political rebranding in 2012. She recently went on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show wearing a gold and mint green ensemble from the preppy brand. Jenna Lyons, J. Crew’s president, assured ABC News that FLOTUS and the First Family paid for their product. “They [...]

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