DNC kicks off 2012 Convention plans, unveils new (weak-looking) logo

SaintPetersBlog ^ | 9/6/11 | Peter Schorsch

[bigtoona]

With the unveiling of a new convention logo, organizers of the 2012 Democratic National Convention officially kicked off the event Tuesday morning in uptown Charlotte just under one year before the convention that is expected to name President Barack Obama as the party’s nominee again, writes Derrick Rose.

More than 1,000 people gathered inside Time Warner Cable Arena in uptown Charlotte for the event. The area will also host main events during the week of Sept. 3, 2012.

Along with the new logo, which is similar to the Barack Obama logo, but now features a group of people embracing one another, officials started the first part of pumping money into Charlotte’s economy by offering merchandise with the new DNC 2012 image.

Speaking at the event were Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Both talked about several themes that will be seen throughout the convention.

Earlier Tuesday Wasserman Schultz talked about how the convention will be “the people’s convention” despite how big and spectacular the convention will be when it takes over the Queen City.

“I think people are so tired of special interest control of the political process, special interest access to the public policy, they want to make sure the average person, working class, middle class family want to make sure there isn’t that special interest filter between them and the people who are asking for their vote,” she said.

The convention is expected to attract to more than 35,000 delegates, media members and guests to North Carolina’s largest city, where it’s likely that Barack Obama will be named the party’s presidential nominee again.

[myrabach]

Look... it’s we the people sinking in red ink!

[SueRae]

Looks like a meltdown of the old Hopey-changey logo.

[Alex Murphy]

I think it’s very appropriate—a big zero with a bunch of reds in front of it.

ROTFL!

[upchuck]

It attracts the lowest common denominator.

Well then, considering, it's perfect!

[brownsfan]

[SueRae]

I still have that one on my bulletin board at work from the last election. The caption reads:

Obama/Biden
What could possibly go wrong?

Indeed.

[EternalVigilance]

And you get to pay for it.

The Republican's booze-fest, too.

To the tune of tens of millions of dollars.

GOP and Dems get taxpayer subsidies for conventions [Boozin' it up with the media on YOUR dime]

[C210N]

[wintertime]

It looks like a bloodshot eye.

[Charles Martel]

Even the RATS aren't happy with it http://bluenc.com/new-obama-centric-dnc-logo-bothers-me

That particular complaint-fest was from last year and was aimed at the overall DNC logo, not the new convention logo. However, I'll bet there are plenty of Dems who dislike the new one as well.

It is obviously derived from the 2008 Obama campaign symbol, which states pretty clearly that they're not anticipating a primary challenge for Zero. We'll see.

[newzjunkey]

Bloodshot with a blown pupil. Totally appropriate for the DNC.

[wbill]

Zombies? You decide.

[Liberty Valance]

[Maurice Tift]

  It is a pretty lame logo. Why don't they just use a picture of Che Guevara and a cool slogan like 'Workers Unite!'

[MinuteGal]

Heaven's elevator unloads it's daily contingent of Democrats into the netherworld's fiery furnace.

Two die-hards continue to high-five Barack Obama to the end.

Leni

[wintertime]

Bloodshot with a blown pupil. Totally appropriate for the DNC.
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That's good! :-) ( laughing!)

[andy58-in-nh]

[GlockThe Vote]

Looks like Mao image.

[NativeSon]

No, Zombies had brains.

brains, brains, brains

[So Cal Rocket]