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Controversial Artist Depicts Obama Trampling The Constitution
CBS ^ | February 3, 2012

Posted on 02/03/2012 4:05:03 PM PST by NCjim

In front of the White House a man is sitting on a park bench in the throes of depression. He is surrounded by 43 presidents. In the forefront, purposefully ignoring the depressed man is President Obama, whose right foot is stepping on the Constitution. James Madison is next to Obama, pleading with him to stop.

This tableau is called “The Forgotten Man”, a painting by Jon McNaughton, an artist who is known for his politically-charged work.

The painting, which uses objects such as discarded dollar bills as symbols and scraps of paper with individual constitutional amendments scrawled onto them, has been making the rounds across the Internet.

(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegas.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2020election; election2020; forgottenman; jonmcnaughton; mcnaughton; obama; theforgottenman; utah
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1 posted on 02/03/2012 4:05:07 PM PST by NCjim
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To: NCjim

I think this is much more powerful ::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KGlBHyVeYU&feature=youtu.be


2 posted on 02/03/2012 4:06:59 PM PST by zimfam007 (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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3 posted on 02/03/2012 4:10:54 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: NCjim
Gotta read the comments........

Sounds like a bunch of FReepers...mainly.

4 posted on 02/03/2012 4:12:53 PM PST by Osage Orange (A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.)
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To: NCjim

If its ‘controversial’ I guess he should get his $500,000 federal arts grant, huh?


5 posted on 02/03/2012 4:13:23 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: NCjim
3200 x 2149 Pixels
6 posted on 02/03/2012 4:14:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (FOREIGN AID: A transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries)
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To: NCjim

CBS calls it “controversial.”

Well it might make lefties recoil at the truth it illustrates, it’s not even as edgy in approach as your typical Marboro man. Still I might not mind a tableau like that on my pickup truck, if I could afford to have it done.


7 posted on 02/03/2012 4:15:42 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
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To: NCjim

So, truth is now labeled as controversial?


8 posted on 02/03/2012 4:17:27 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: GeronL

It’s gotta be “racist” because the rogue president (Obama) is black. Really, I think I’m going to barf at what the lefties have foisted on America.


9 posted on 02/03/2012 4:17:50 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I bet CBS defended government funding of Maplrthorpe’s photo’s of bound and gagged naked children.


10 posted on 02/03/2012 4:17:52 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

ping


11 posted on 02/03/2012 4:18:02 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: GeronL

I know he did a ‘Urine’ Christ, but no idea he did this too.


12 posted on 02/03/2012 4:19:14 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
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To: NCjim

Yes, it is very powerful. And to be completely historically accurate, I’m assuming Lincoln is clapping, as well; his hands are apart as if he is, though his facial expression is somewhat confusing. Lincoln was the first president to truly trash the Constitution, so his clapping would make sense.


13 posted on 02/03/2012 4:26:21 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: NCjim
IIRC, Glenn Beck showed this on his show 1-1 1/2 years ago.

I know I've seen it before, but for today especially, it is quite apropos to be on Drudge.

14 posted on 02/03/2012 4:37:17 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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self ping


15 posted on 02/03/2012 4:40:23 PM PST by gop4lyf (Socialism is the political dream of the unachiever, the excuse maker, and the lazy.)
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To: NCjim

Wow. I am famous. I got my picture on See B.S. news.


16 posted on 02/03/2012 4:45:05 PM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Note Clinton and the two Roosevelts clapping.


17 posted on 02/03/2012 4:48:19 PM PST by nhwingut (Sarah Palin 12... No One Else (Maybe Tim Thomas))
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To: NCjim

bttt for commentary...


18 posted on 02/03/2012 4:50:06 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Spoiler Alert! The secret to Terra Nova: THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!)
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To: NCjim

Is that Clinton and FDR applauding on the right? What about Jimmah?


19 posted on 02/03/2012 4:50:43 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Obama: The Dr. Kevorkian of the American economy.)
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To: NCjim
i'm not positive, but... i think the artist is a FReeper

i've seen this painting and a couple others by the same guy here on Free Republic before

if not a FReeper, someone here knows him

20 posted on 02/03/2012 4:56:10 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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