Obama Rallies the Faithful
President Obama launched his first official reelection campaign event in a half-empty arena at Ohio State University—the largest college in the crucial swing state—on Saturday. Mitt Romney’s campaign...
View ArticleFrom Halo to Gaylo
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...
View ArticleInside Rev. Wright’s “Cardboard Box”
Edward Klein’s new book about Barack Obama, The Amateur, takes its title from an alleged quote by former President Bill Clinton. Calling Obama an “amateur” is only one of many stunning claims offered...
View ArticleBarack Gump (aka Forrest Obama)
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...
View ArticleAxelrod’s “Black Jesus”
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...
View ArticleJust Your Average Joe-bama
The kitchen table chat is a staple visual metaphor for politicians. In this photo, President Obama appears to be making a point to Val and Paul Keller. The couple recently refinanced their underwater...
View ArticleObama’s Football Photo-Op
Team Obama tweeted this photo of the president tossing a football in Chicago’s Soldier Field above the words “clear eyes, full hearts” on Monday. The tweet was a reference to the now defunct...
View ArticleBill Clinton’s Rhetorical Switcheroo
“We’re facing a tidal wave of anonymous, unlimited spending,” the e-mail read. “It’s unprecedented.” But this message wasn’t about Obama racking up $5 trillion in new debt. And it wasn’t from another...
View ArticleWill “Black Jesus” Rise Again?
“And from the heart of the Power of Life, when the time was expedient and the time was right, about 2000 years after the birth of Jesus. . .there came the fulfillment of the hopes and dreams of...
View ArticleWhy Obama Beat Romney
Mark, first, congratulations on picking Obama as the winner back in May. Why did Obama Win? Romney never really had a chance because the Obama brand, created from 2004 to 2008, became one of the most...
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