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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
President Barack Obamas re-election campaign is asking artists to design promotional posters that convey a message: support American jobs. The brutal irony for artists, however, is that they will receive no payment for their work.
The campaign, which has $61 million on hand, will reward only the three artists whose work is selected for use. The compensation? A copy of their artwork, signed by the president.
The Graphic Artists Guild isnt pleased with the ask. On Saturday, the guild issued an open letter to the campaign voicing outrage over what it called a shameful competition.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0evil; artists; campaignposters; obama; shepardfairey; vulgar
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In other words, the Obama campaign's 2012 pop art will be created by starving artists. By STARVING ARTISTS.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:19:53 AM PDT
by
martosko
To: martosko
They are no longer doing this covertly.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:21:36 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: martosko
Shouldn’t democrats be paying full scale UNION painters???
/not one bit of sarcasm!
To: martosko
I’m a capitalist and would be happy to come up with something for him....for a fair price.
Capitalism is the most non ideological, non racist economic system on the planet.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:22:31 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a permanent Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
To: martosko
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.
This campaign should be boycotted and any artist seeking a little fame trying to skirt around the edges to get at the Obama Money should be dealt with harshly by his or her fellows.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:22:59 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: muawiyah
This is pretty much what these elitists are envisioning for their future -
the elite live a life of royalty,
and all the peasants work for them basically as slaves.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:24:40 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
To: martosko
Isn’t it funny that liberals are generous with other people’s money, but they are very tight with their own.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:24:57 AM PDT
by
fhayek
To: martosko
The art guild could rename itself as a solar-energy company and get a govt loan for a million bucks (or 500)...
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:25:34 AM PDT
by
moovova
(Report my sarcastic, fear-mongering lies to www.AttackWatch.com by clicking HERE.)
To: martosko
It astounds me that so many musicians, art types, etc. are still big government types when this sort of thing goes on.
Government entities sponsor concerts that compete with private entertainment ventures, and the concerts don't pay!
The musicians can't see that big government is not only directly competing with them, but also lowering the standards and the pay scale.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:26:34 AM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: martosko
now where's my Lincoln bedroom sleepover voucher?
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:26:38 AM PDT
by
WOBBLY BOB
(See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
To: martosko
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:26:53 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: martosko
Well of course boy zero would ask useful idiots to do it for free and they will too.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:27:24 AM PDT
by
Tigen
(I shall raise you one .)
To: martosko
The Graphic Artists Guild will be getting a visit from the Obama collective explaining to them that they had better get with the program or find themselves lumped with the Tea Party and kicked off the Hope and Change train.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:28:02 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: martosko
Looks like the O is a lot tighter with his money than with ours.
To: fhayek
It's always been that way. Look at all the rich liberals (Warren Buffet et al.) who are out there screaming "raise my taxes". They really mean, raise other people's taxes, because the libs will always find a way around paying their taxes.
Look, if these people wanted to pay more, they can do so. We've all pointed out how the government is more than happy to take voluntary contributions. Just send the Treasury a check, they'll deposit it.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:29:57 AM PDT
by
chimera
To: martosko
Obviously these artists just can’t appreciate being part of the “collective”
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:31:08 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Huskrrrr
That’s priceless ... and it’s not even signed.
;)
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:32:22 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: martosko
The proletariat’s are now openly being engaged to support their supreme leader for spiritual sustenance.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:33:07 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: martosko
Work for the government for nothing?
Well they’ll give you some turnip soup.
Sign of things to come?
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:38:15 AM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(2012—They vote twice— we'll vote three times.)
To: BunnySlippers
Reminds me of the psychosis affecting China under Mao. Villagers would bring their little girls to him every night for him to glorify them with his stink. Artists and craftsmen would have to produce works for him or face prison and certain death.
We're not quite there yet, but close.
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posted on
10/20/2011 6:38:34 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
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