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Obama campaign asks artists to ‘work for free’ on jobs posters, sparking outrage
The Daily Caller ^
| 10/20/2011
| Steven Nelson
Posted on 10/20/2011 6:19:39 AM PDT by martosko
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To: martosko
“The compensation? A copy of their artwork, signed by the president”
Huh? That’s weird. Obama putting his name on somebody else’s work :).
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:38:52 AM PDT
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: muawiyah
During the Great Depression artists were hired by the government to do permanent artwork for government buildings.
I've seen one of these murals in a post office in Iowa.
Several of the “workers” have hammer and sickle logos on
their clothing.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:39:57 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
To: martosko
Obama supports American jobs? I just read a story on Drudge about DHS and Napolitano supporting american jobs for illegals. So which is it?
To: HIDEK6
It astounds me that so many musicians, art types, etc. are still big government types when this sort of thing goes on. That would be because talent does not equate to brains, intelligence, education, common sense, or even common decency.
Liberalism, on the other hand, is inversely proportional to all of the above.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:45:13 AM PDT
by
chesley
(Eat what you want, and die like a man. Never trust anyone who hasn't been punched in the face)
To: blackdog
“Occupy Wall Street”.
Roughly translated to Mandarin: Cultural Revolution.
To: Huskrrrr
HA! I love it! You should submit that pic to the campaign.
Or send in a picture of an 0 campaign button in a jar of urine.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:47:26 AM PDT
by
lwd
To: martosko
Of course the 'rats don't think artists need to be paid. Didn't Pelosi say we were going to give them health care for free? Good old Uncle Sam will take care of feeding them and clothing them too. Why those poor dears... ;-/
OTOH... In a free market system, if their work is any good, someone will buy it. If their work isn't - has no appeal to anyone willing to buy it - then they get out of the art business. In the real world, not every singer goes platinum, not every actor/actress wins an Oscar...and not every piece of sculpture and/or painting ends up on public display. Of course, kids today are raised, praised, and rewarded even when they haven't really achieved anything (academically, socially, in sports, etc) They simply expect to get rewarded "for the effort." BS We have a whole generation (or two or three) of really damaged kids and young adults out there.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:53:02 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: lacrew
Hello??? "NARCISSIST." What part of that haven't you understood? :)
I doubt not one whit that they believe that giving an artist a copy of their own work autographed by the Ego in Chief would be more than just compensation. LOL
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:00:09 AM PDT
by
Sudetenland
(There can be no freedom without God--What man gives, man can take away.)
To: muawiyah
During the Great Depression artists were hired by the government to do permanent artwork for government buildings. They were paid. Today's Democrat party doesn't believe artists need to be paid. Money has to be given to Union bosses, PR honchos, ACORN types...you know - the important people. There isn't enough left to pay artists for their work...
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:00:18 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(OWS - a scam to shift blame for unemployment and misery away from Obama..)
To: martosko
If Obama was assured of winning again you would not hear any complaints. Just think of 2008 how many artists complained and does anyone think Obama paid them. This time is different since Obama and the liberals cant be sure this will guarantee then access to NEA taxpayers funds. Without a sure bet of free money they want payment upfront this time.
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:14:16 AM PDT
by
shoff
(Environmentalists are the 21st centuryÂ’s luddites.)
To: martosko
SUPPORT AMERICAN JOBS
.................fire Obama.................
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:26:52 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
To: Cringing Negativism Network
They are still acting like he has super star status and power, it should be pay enough to serve the One.
They are so out of touch with reality. They will resort to other means..Voter fraud, manufactured crisis, rent a mobs, fake media stories... any means will be used for 2012.
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:32:27 AM PDT
by
opentalk
To: CrazyIvan
Still, the pictures are part of the historic record of the period.
We had a fellow who was a refugee from Cuba whose job for a good while was to make sure this stuff was preserved as post offices were remodeled. A good number of them had been painted over to preserve them back during the period when the Post Office Department thought everything should be green and mauve.
It was horrible.
Anyway an anticommunist was in charge of NOT removing those hammers and sickles and Joe Stalin moustaches in some cases. I guess that makes it all OK eh!
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posted on
10/20/2011 7:32:27 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: lwd
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10/20/2011 10:10:27 AM PDT
by
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posted on
10/20/2011 10:39:15 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
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To: HIDEK6
It astounds me that so many musicians, art types, etc. are still big government types when this sort of thing goes on. It doesn't astound me considering how many of those same type clymers were in that Demi and Kelso "I pledge to be a servant of Barack Obama" disgustathon video. Seems like Barry is just taking them up on their pledge.
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posted on
10/20/2011 11:09:29 AM PDT
by
Dahoser
(Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
To: blackdog
"Villagers would bring their little girls to him every night for him to glorify them with his stink." I don't get it - what does that mean??
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posted on
10/20/2011 12:08:57 PM PDT
by
jackibutterfly
(The American Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.)
To: martosko
Maybe we should flood them with Work for Free posters for the campaign.
To: martosko
You really can’t blame these folks for being outraged. After all, how much will Zero’s signature be worth in a year? Zero?
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posted on
10/20/2011 12:52:14 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: jackibutterfly
It’s a family forum here. You get it. Mao refused to bathe. He declared his private parts clean by doing you know what in little virgin girls. It was discussed in a documentary on the history chanel on the five most evil men ever to walk the earth. Mao, Stalin, Pol-Pot, Musselinni, and Hitler. It documented their lives in full detail.
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posted on
10/20/2011 1:01:23 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
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