One Nation, Under a New Obama Salute

U.S. News and World Report ^ | August 7, 2008 | Paul Bedard

[cdchik123]

George Bush had his three-fingered W salute that supporters flashed when greeting him at presidential campaign events in 2000. And now, if a Los Angeles creative agency gets its way, Sen. Barack Obama will see fans meet him with his own salute like the one above. "Our goal is to see a crowd of 75,000 people at Obama's nomination speech holding their hands above their heads, fingers laced together in support of a new direction for this country, a renewed hope, and acceptance of responsibility for our future," says Rick Husong, owner of The Loyalty Inc.

Husong tells me that he got the idea after seeing the famous Obama-Progress poster by artist Shepherd Fairey. "We wanted to get involved some way," he says. So, the agency came up with their own a symbol of hope and progress that also plays off Obama's name. "We thought, 'Let's try and start a movement where even while walking down the street, people would hold up the O and you would know that they were for Obama,' " says Husong.

[John123]

I think I saw a thread on that already...

[Hazwaste]

"We thought, 'Let's try and start a movement where even while walking down the street, people would hold up the O and you would know that they were for Obama,' " says Husong.

If someone flashes me the "O" sign I'll be sure to flash my special sign back at them.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Whatever happened to the “Obama For America” seal that resembled the presidential seal? If we’re into symbolism, that seal should still be out there.

[DugwayDuke]

My first thought was that looks an awful lot like one’s asshole. Somehow, that seems rather appropriate.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

We have those in our toilets.

[snippy_about_it]

Is it for a big ZERO?

[SolidWood]

Hitler salute meets A**hole.

[Disambiguator]

I've got that "Big O" feeling!

[Fred911]

My first impression was something along the lines of masturbatiion.....

[traditional1]

"My first thought was that looks an awful lot like one’s asshole. Somehow, that seems rather appropriate."

Amen !

[GoCards]

They have, about 5. But did you notice in the story they mention GWB did it with 3 fingers for W. They see it as the same thing.

[RC2]

How about a one finger salute?????????????

[SolidWood]

Little pinkie up? At least in SanFransicko.

[American in Israel]

A change for the Children

[Nick Danger]

[centurion316]

You have captured the real Obama salute. But, that flag - its gotta go.

[Popman]

"We thought, 'Let's try and start a movement where even while walking down the street, people would hold up the O and you would know that they were for Obama,' " says Husong.

What a freaking loon.

Do that in many major urban center, you might get shot or at minimum arrested for flashing gang signs

[danmar]

...are you calling me an a$$ hole?!

[bpjam]

Now, just keep your hands in that shape and then move your hands down in front of the fly on your pants and then move both hands forwards and back repeatedly.

And this will let others you meet on the street know that you feel about Obama the same way they do - that his campaign has been one long, long $#*# off!

[xmission]

We should start calling this the “O-Hole” maybe it won’t catch on...

[DeltaZulu]

I can’t bring myself to post the link to youtube, but this whole “O” thing keeps reminding me of an off-color (hmmm, is it racist to say “off-color”?) scene in Office Space about the “O” face. There is a hilarious music remix of the scene by a Japanese fellow.

[Candor7]

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the Obama sign the one which means "vagina" in American Sign Language for the Deaf?

[grey_whiskers]

OFF-COLOR POST.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

[Maceman]

The Obama Goose Egg salute.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[snippy_about_it]

LOL. Good one. I'm sure all the clever freepers will have some good ones. Most of my ideas would be x rated but for a quick one this one with Marx in the center will do. I have lots of thoughts but no talent!

[HundredDollars]

Unless you've never been around adolescent boys, you've seen Obama's symbol before.

[10mm]

The new "GoatseObama" logo:

[Red_Devil 232]

That is actually how the flag was saluted when saying the Pledge of Allegiance at one point in our recent past.

[HundredDollars]

!!!!WARNING TO ALL FREEPERS!!!

Do NOT Google "Goatse"

I wish I hadn't!

!!!!WARNING TO ALL FREEPERS!!!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

[10mm]

Sorry, my bad. I meant to post a warning at the bottom of the graphic. I hope you recover quickly.

[centurion316]

And will be how it will be saluted in the Obama Reich.

[P-Marlowe]

[HardStarboard]

Somebody please photoshop the "hands in an O" poster to read Over at the bottom.

[Arthur McGowan]

By the appearance of the children, I’d say up until late 1941.

[Canedawg]

LMAO!

[HundredDollars]

I’ve scheduled electroshock.

If that doesn’t work I’m having the right hemisphere of my brain removed.

[celtic gal]

What? Not that sort of power knuckle knock thingy?
By the way did you see the upgrades he did to his jet? Took the American flag off the vertical stablizer and put his goofy round logo thingy on it...God help us.

[CaliGirl-R]

Put some hair around it!

[struggle]

Another Goatse victim. Some things are better left unseen.

[Islander7]

[Islander7]

Oh goody! For my fellow FReepers who photoshop, here is a link to a very large image of the 'O' sign. It is in PDF format. O sign
Have fun!

[JRochelle]

Here is a link to another version, might not be appropriate for posting.

:)

http://minx.cc/?post=270277

[BloodOrFreedom]

Hahahahaha. this is a riot. Thanks for the laugh guys!

[rlmorel]

I had to make sure it wasn’t a parody when I saw that.

I think what is most disturbing is...that it isn’t.

[rlmorel]

They had to remove that Obama logo because of the ridicule.

They replaced it with this:

[rlmorel]

Ooops....

[huldah1776]

“We want to see it everywhere, but more importantly we want this sign to take the world by storm.”

This is the conclusion of the article: they want to take the WORLD by storm. Hmmmmmm.

[El Gato]

You know if you made that sign to someone in Europe, you'd probably get a poke in the eye, unless you made it to a “French” yute, and then you might find yourself missing a head.