Obama!
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- creez0
obama is the shit
- Jimbo820
There's no doubt that he ran for presidency for the right reasons and not to be labelled as "first black president", that would be ludicrous. What we are talking about is him being called a black man when in reality he is mixed race.
My best mate has just had a mixed race baby, I asked him about this today, he said his son was mixed race, not black. He said pretty much the same thing as creative- in that if his son is classed as black then he would be disregarding his white mother's heritage and that wouldn't be right.
- Wolfboy0
yeah, it's like when I moved away from the north and my accent became a little more neutral so that when I went back to visit my family and northern friends they would all take the piss, doing posh voices and calling me soft. But in the south my accent is still strong enough for my southern friends to do the old 'ee by gum' or 'alright are kid' schtick.
It is like that isn't it?
Still, last night/this morning was incredible, I was really moved by the speeches and celebrations - this image of Jesse Jackson was so powerful, probably more so because of his differences with Obama. The western world feels like a positive place today, for the first time in a few years.
- Watch out. Jesse will be taking credit for Obama's success before too long.404NotFound
- rafalski0
Since many QBNers (if not most) work in advertising, it might be a good time to congratulate whomever run this campaign.
It was absolutely brilliant propaganda. A proper logo. The choice and timing of changing taglines (did I say CHANGING? see?). Getting influential artists to produce posters (and blog about it). The brand is so strong, people have to be aware of it when choosing Gotham a.k.a. "the Obama font", he owns it now.
It was amazing how his middle name was smoothly avoided in the campaign - you won't even learn it from the bio on his website!Just so that it would be clear - I don't believe in Obama's proposed policies and his actions so far seem to confirm my worries (take his support for the Paulson scam). If I voted for him, it would be on a "lesser evil" principle.
Having said that I'm amazed with how this winning seems to have raised American spirit, at least from what I can see from here online.
It shouldn't be underestimated what it has suddenly done for the US worldwide, public relations - wise either.
Americans are no longer the baddies and I bet they're getting welcome back drinks in pubs around the world. That is probably good..
- gramme0
I still love Gotham in spite of Obama.
- I still like you in spite of some of your opinionshallelujah
- same to you sir :)gramme
- I also share your constant love of this typeface. I am still floored by its rhythm and poise, it's powerful yetmikotondria3
- effortless command of the space around it, and they way it gets away with that quirky x-height. Perfect for Obama.mikotondria3
- and be condemned who say it is just Avenir with the ascender trimmed down!rafalski
- What unreconstructed whelp of a whore said that?gramme
- ukit0
Despite Obama, I'm starting to get a bit sick of it.
- mikotondria30
Honestly, Im so proud of them all.
As a foreign national living here I oftentimes shake my head in disbelief at things like my neighbors who have 2 hummers, of the constant presence of Ranch Dressing and syrup near food and domestic beers, but I'm seriously delighted that in a country where this man couldn't sit at the front of the bus 2 generations ago can now embody the dream that seemed for so long to be a cruel hoax, now reclaimed.
Even if he is technically a useless president, the popularity of his victory and what it represents is something that cannot ever now be lost. As Oblermann stuttered last night - politically, this is man-on-the-moon stuff, and it really is, and I feel like I'm watching it from the kennedy space center, wearing a thin tie.
- studderine0
my gf works for a screen printer and one of the designers there made a run of 200 shirts to go and sell at grant park. obama with the ziggy stardust lighting bolt w/ changes as the text. i got me a free shirt!