No Obama Plates = Unpatriotic?

[powerboy]

My state wouldn't. Only beverage distributors and bars are allowed to sell beer, and fireworks are illegal, except for the wussy snakes and sparklers. I don't even consider those fireworks.

That is how it is here

[lordlundar]

What you read will stay in your mind and make you think.

Mind you, if Bush writes like he speaks, it would probably kill brain cells.

[SailorMan]

You support a political leader by reading the books written by or about her/him and make your decisions based on what you can learn.

there's supposedly an Amish saying, "Kissin' don't last. Cookin' does." Let's amend that say, "Kitsch don't last. Cogitatin' does."

Exactly! But unfortunately, popular culture is all about feeling the emotion that an event provides, and not about what its intellectual realities are. That's why things that are an icon of an event (presidential coins, license plates) will always trump books in popular society. This is because books have only token iconic value, being merely the tools of intellectual understanding of the event in question.

[Salesmonkey]

I knew from the moment the infomercial first came on that I wanted Obama plates... not just one, but a full set, to use at dinner parties! You bet I'd use them, and nothing says freedom like polishing off a pork chop, mashed potatoes, and green peas to see the visage of the President!

Also, the plates only cost $20 apiece. The china that my wife wants to buy costs $50 or so per dinner plate. So we's actually be saving money!

[MadMike]

BLASPHEMY!!!!!! Did they at least have beer and fireworks?

My state wouldn't. Only beverage distributors and bars are allowed to sell beer, and fireworks are illegal, except for the wussy snakes and sparklers. I don't even consider those fireworks.

[LibraryLady]

Thank you for that, Danno! The morphing is amazing.!

Why do people think that buying kitsch supports the agenda of a political figure? I remember the ashtrays that came out in the late 60s with the images of JFK, RFK and MLK. Yes, it's a touching thing to see three good men who died before their time on one piece of china but is it really right to be stubbing butts out on their faces?

Also, these mass produced things are not likely to be worth much in the future. How much is a mug from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee worth today? At the time, almost every kid in the UK had one.

Some of the earlier posters got it just right. You support a political leader by reading the books written by or about her/him and make your decisions based on what you can learn.

there's supposedly an Amish saying, "Kissin' don't last. Cookin' does." Let's amend that say, "Kitsch don't last. Cogitatin' does."

Ask the women who lust for plates if they have ever read books written by or about their political idol. Reading what the person has to say and reading what others have to say about her or him is the best way to show support. A plate may break. What you read will stay in your mind and make you think.

[NightWatch]

You know what's truly unpatriotic?

The grocery store being out of hotdogs on the 4th of July.

BLASPHEMY!!!!!! Did they at least have beer and fireworks?

[blas]

You know what's truly unpatriotic?

The grocery store being out of hotdogs on the 4th of July.

[Sliceanddice]

walgreenes has the plates (disappears)

[JuniorMintz]

You should have directed her to the shelves with Obama's BOOK, then asked her how "unpatriotic" your store is.

Ass.

[Danno]

I can't take credit, it's just sort of floating around the internet now. I've failed at figuring out the original source, but admittedly didn't look past the first couple pages of google.

[wagegoth]

Something like the middle pic?

Nice. What program do you use?

[Danno]

Some of the coins they advertise don't even look like Obama. One of them looks like they had the machine set up to print a picture of Bush and just changed the color of the paint.

Something like the middle pic?

[Becks]

except that they don't issue any US president's face on a coin until a year after death. so, if they ask for *that* i'd be apt to start laughing my ass off at them.

Don't forget USPS stamps!!!!

[jerkface11]

Some of the coins they advertise don't even look like Obama. One of them looks like they had the machine set up to print a picture of Bush and just changed the color of the paint. But if you can come up with a way to get people to pay $20 for a $.25 piece more power to you.