Hillary's new poster: amusing irony

[anigbrowl]

So, by now everyone and their dog has seen Shepherd Fairey's 'Change' and 'Progress' posters for Obama:



This week, there's a new Hillary poster:



I couldn't help noticing that while Obama is for change, Hillary is for Hillary. Hmm.

Anyway, Ms Browl saw this and wondered if it was an official poster or not, and indeed it is. According to her website it was 'Designed by Hollywood screenwriter Tony Puryear'. I wondered why you would get a screenwriter to design your poster instead of a graphic designer, but hey. But Tony Puryear...where have I heard that name before...oh yes! He's famous for one other thing!

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkxOTA2Njc2Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDExODYxMQ@@._V1._SY400_SX600_.jpg

Hmm...is he trying to make amends for his previous art crimes? Or does he just have a thing for action heroes? After all, Hillary was dodging sniper fire about the same time this Schwarzenegger film (not exactly classic Arnold fare) came out. COINCIDENCE?!?!?!!!!!

[Alexander]

1. Your pic doesn't show.

[anigbrowl]

might be your browser. Works fine in firefox. Which one?

[quantass]

6. Works fine in mine too (FireFox user)

[QC]

29. Not working here either.

The source might be blocking it. That's why you should serve graphics from your own space, like a Photobucket account, rather than steal bandwidth.

[Arrowhead2k1]

2. "Hillary is for... Hillary!"

Yup, that pretty much sums up her entire campaign at this point. :rofl:

[TexasObserver]

3. Hillary: dedicated to singlehandedly bringing back the Mullet!!

Mrs. Joe Dirt working all those "white working class" voters.

[NewHampshireDem]

4. Chairman Hillary!

Seriously, who thought that was a good idea?

Edited to remove links to pics that were way too big. Sorry!

[ruby slippers]

5. Hillary poster...modeled after Chairman Mao's?

[ruby slippers]

7. Is this how Hilbot sees herself in this excerpt below....

From: "The Mao Cult" http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/cult2.html

"...But no matter how Mao was depicted, he had to be painted hong, guang, liang (红光凉，red, bright, and shining); no grey was allowed for shading, and the use of black was interpreted as an indication that the artist harbored counter-revolutionary intentions. His face was painted usually in reddish and other warm tones, and in such a way that it appeared smooth and seemed to radiate as the primary source of light in a composition. In many instances, Mao's head seemed to be surrounded by a halo which emanated a divine light, illuminating the faces of the people standing in his presence..."

counterl-revolutionary intentions?????

[Alamom]

18. Like this one.......

A little too yellow for me......like the chairman's.

[MethuenProgressive]

26. JESUS!

Golden Child.

[rodeodance]

27. ah ..Obama as the .....

Chairman??

sarcasm alert.

[NewHampshireDem]

32. It's clear that the Obama poster is evocative of African-American folk art

while Hillary's, on the other hand, is evocative of Maoist propaganda. I'm not really sure how anyone could argue that is a good thing. :shrug:

On edit: I notice that your link is from photobucket ... is that an official Obama campaign poster?

[Buzz Clik]

34. High yellow, perhaps? More overtones, and I don't mean the artwork.

You people make me sick.

[krkaufman]

39. Yeah, that poster's a bit over the top, like Hillary's latest

The saintly glow is definitely a bit much, just like in Hillary's... but her's leaves you wondering if she's making some subtle argument for the Japanese Imperial Army.

[ruby slippers]

42. durn, I'm dizzy now from all these spirals.......

is this some kind of new mind control by DU'ers?

[calimary]

8. Um... I kinda like it.

I really do.

Look, I just turned 55. One of the things that I cannot get away from every time I see her is - she is really quite a lovely woman. Yes, it's an image and it's a rendering and you don't see wrinkles and stuff, but I keep going back to - DAYUM she's been through a lot and she still looks pretty damn good for age - what? Sixty? Especially considering the inevitable lack of sleep all these people are suffering. And yes, I know this is a drawing, not a photo, but still. In her photos, in many of them she looks pretty great, pretty elegant, dressing for her figure (note the longer jackets and the elongating one-color outfits - very smart if you think you have crappy hips and thighs - something to which I can relate), the hair flatters her face, and I just think she looks pretty good. She looks like a professional, an executive woman. She's a handsome woman, and she's aged well, particularly when you look at how unexceptional she looked as a younger woman.

Not that I agree with the stuff that's gone on during her campaign and other such things. But I have to admire her for many reasons. I'm proud of the subtle but certain evolution of her campaign - where she's now hitting at bush and mcsame, and not targeting Obama. I think she's dialing down, and trying to do it in a graceful way. I think overall, she's performed well and with grace - and I'm talking over the past couple of decades, considering what all has been thrown at her. She doesn't always get it correct, but she's cutting through fresh snow, sometimes up to nose or even scalp-level. Overall, I give her points. And I'm an Obama supporter.

I like this image. I like a whole bunch of the images I've seen of her. I don't feel the hostility toward her that some feel - here and elsewhere. I see too much of myself in her, as a working mom, a college graduate, something of an achiever although at nowhere near her level. Someone who had to do the suit thing - even if it was pantsuits. I won't ever get past that. She was the first First Lady to whom I could relate on a personal level. That's had a very powerful impact upon my psyche.

Sort of a rambling way to talk about it here. Sorry. But back to the original point - I don't mind that image of Hillary. I think it looks handsome.

[symbolman]

9. Listen Calimary

we've got to get you a 100 million bucks and show you just what that kind if money can do :)

One of my nightmares, and I've shared it with my wife, is waking up to find Hillary completely naked and sans makeup, hair goo, etc, etc in the bed next to me.. As my sainted old mother used to say, "Thats when you have to decide whether to cut their throat, or Your Own.."..

You'd be amazed at what Hollywood can do, just takes Mondo money :)

[glowing]

11. my goodness... I hope your wife never becomes 55-60 because

most people age.. shit even men get saggy balls, love handles, and hair everywhere but their heads... come on.. people age.. I do think she does look well after a long campaign season.

[rug]

14. Obama will never get saggy balls!

Take it back!

:cry:

[union_maid]

15. Oh, yeah

That's a little uncalled for. I'm entirely for Obama and if I wanted to - which I don't - I could list a number of things I object to about Senator Clinton this last few months. But the fact that she doesn't look 30 isn't one of them. I'm a couple of years younger than she is and I wish I looked as good.

[symbolman]

23. Gee, I'm 55 so I guess that means I'm not welcome to voice an opinion

about aging..

Saw my grandma naked by accident as a little kid, it horrified me that the human body could Decay so much, teeth in a glass by the bed..

Get off the PC high horse, aging IS a fact, and there's nothing Pretty about it physically.

Fact..

Now mentally we also all get a shot at Senile Dementia too, another Cute item..

Once again, the mini-minds attack, tho its themselves they should be looking at in the mirror :)

[sufrommich]

19. So you would rather not fuck Hillary....

Thanks for sharing. Tip O'Neil wasn't a terribly attractive man, but he was a great Democrat,I don't recall having nightmares about being forced to wake up with him naked next to me.I think your nightmare says more about you than it does Hillary.This is a sick little thread.

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. Did Tip O'Neil ever run ads asking what you wake up to at 3am?

:rofl:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. The 3:00 am wake-up

usually a "call of nature", nothing to get all nukular about
:rofl:

You know: the more you drink ...
And you're talkin' Tip O'Neill
:party:

[symbolman]

24. Who said anything about Fucking Clinton?

If anyone is Sick, its those with a dirty mind that go straight to the nasty shit..

Of course the Trillion dollar "Make me Young!" market exists in a void?

Get real, if anything the woman is Ugly where it counts the most -- in her Mind.

I've seen the picture of her and also Schwartzenegger minus makeup, and THAT is what reminded me of the $$$ Hollywood miracle non-aging machine..

You PC mental midgits trapped in your chainlink personality trying to export your intolerance make most everyone sick..

Your ancestors were the ones who burned people at the stake, weren't they? :)

[NashVegas]

28. Wow

Have you considered getting professional help?

sufrommich is right; your comment says WAY more about you than it does HC.

[Name removed]

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[FlaGranny]

33. There's a little movie

called "Boynton Beach Club" about a bunch of older people's romances. In one memorable scene, one of the men is telling another one about having sex for the first time after becoming a widower. Says it's different than with your wife or when when you're young, as you realize for the first time you're actually going to have sex with an old person. Something like that. Gave this elderly woman a chuckle.

[symbolman]

38. Lol! That's funny!

I had a crude old construction guy tell me that now that he was old each partner was very grateful for sex, as they think it may be the last time :)

From what I've heard having worked in the Mental Health industry is that sex is rife in the old folks home, no chance of pregnancy, close quarters, etc..

Gonna look for that film, thanks!

[Phillycat]

37. My, aren't you a delight.

[Beacool]

48. I wonder what YOU look like.

Hillary is a beautiful woman. She's not 25, but she looks great for someone her age who hasn't had plastic surgery. She has great skin, beautiful deep blue eyes and a megawatt smile. Besides, what makes you think that she would even look at you twice?

[symbolman]

49. Well, my eyes are Actually BLUE for one..

I don't have phony Blue contact lenses as does she.. I have actual Blonde hair, not dyed like hers, yeah my teeth are yellow since I smoke, but I don't have a 100 million bucks at my disposal.. I've also seen many beautiful older women who need no make up, they don't need to plaster it on like Tammy Fay Baker..

Like I said, her being a liar makes her Ugly inside..

I'm GLAD she would have nothing to do with me, as I don't associate with morally bankrupt folks like her :)

[Indenturedebtor]

10. Reminds me of Schprokets

It's dance time everybody!

[TexasObserver]

13. do NOT ask if you can touch her monkey!!

unless your name is Huma

[Indenturedebtor]

36. LOL I think I would get assasinated if I even mentioned said primate...

:hide:

[susankh4]

12. I agree with you!

Thanks for speaking up!!

[shadowknows69]

16. Objectively?

She's blue. What can you say, the woman is blue in this poster. She looks like Violet in "Willy Wonka" as she's turning into a giant blueberry. Sorry, Chairman Mao jumped to my mind too. I'm not sure I even like the one above of Obama.

[Perry Logan]

17. I can just hear the Hillary people switching over.

We all know that braying like an ass at Hillary's poster is a surefire vote-getter--and a great party unifier to boot.

Say what you will, those Obamites are geniuses at strategy.

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. Must suck to lose to such imbeciles!

:rofl:

[Perry Logan]

22. The Republicans have given me plenty of practice.

[alcibiades_mystery]

35. And yet...

:rofl:

[Beacool]

46. Good one!!!

:rofl:

[DemVet]

31. BOTH posters are rather sickening...

...reminding me of:



I think a good portrait or "in the crowd" shot for either candidate would be much better.

[krkaufman]

40. And, yes, that Hillary poster's for real... and can be purchased at the following URL

http://www.hillarystore.com/store/HC0925.html

[Renew Deal]

41. Hillary looks like Chairman Mao

[IndianaGreen]

44. Or Evita Peron

They share the same love of power and corruption.

[Beacool]

47. Lay off Evita!!!

To the poor and disenfranchised in Argentina Evita is beloved even to this day.

[IndianaGreen]

43. Hillary's uses Japan's Imperial amy flag as a backdrop

I am sure this will bring memories to the victims of Japanese aggression.

[Poll_Blind]

45. Well, they ARE planning to throw wave after wave at the convention in hopes of disrupting it.

BANZAI!!!

PB