Ping!
A good analysis of Fairey, and Obama's interest in him:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121506/posts
Obama’s Venomous Artist-Fundraiser
"The political messages in Fairey's art are:
1) Communist dictators are god-like supermen
2) The United States is a police state at home and an imperialist oppressor abroad
3) Capitalism is an evil system based on greed and exploitation
4) Ordinary Amerikkkan workers are guilty of blithely supporting an unjust system
5) The only good Americans are those who fight The System
6) The communist Peoples' Armies will soon triumph over Amerikkkan imperialism and bring peace to the world out of the barrel of a gun."
We should never forget that Shepard Fairey is not only an Obama propagandist, but a huge FUNDRAISER -- bringing millions of dollars into the Obama campaign through those poster / button / t-shirt / coffee mug / etc. sales.