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McCain Promises to Balance Budget

tortuca — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:00:44 +0000

Yeah right. With the insane debt we accrued for the Iraq war, this proves he’ll say anything to be elected.

McCain: “I Hate the Bloggers”

tortuca — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:29:02 +0000

McCain: “Now we’ve got the cables, we’ve got talk radio, we’ve got the bloggers–I hate the bloggers, hate ‘em.”

Kerry: McCain Lacks Judgment to be Pres

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:25:44 +0000

John Kerry:”John McCain…has proven that he has been wrong about every judgment he’s made about the war.”

Candidate Flip-Flip Guide

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:06:57 +0000

BBC peers across the ocean at how the presumptive presidential nominees flip-flop, er, tact on issues.

GOP Presidential Logo Hubris

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:03:05 +0000

If you thought Obama’s faux-presidential seal was snobby, the Republicans have him beat times three.

Happy Birthday President Bush

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:25:54 +0000

With his myopic perspective on everything, he is the WORST president in history, but he’s still our president.

French, Not Americans, Most Obnoxious

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:04:03 +0000

The mantle of most irritating tourists has been awarded to the French. Don’t fret, Americans are still #2.

Obama’s Font Suspiciously Similar to Danish Underwear

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:52:31 +0000

Change You Can Go to Bed In

Perhaps all art is imitation, even branding design for presidential campaigns. On a recent trip to Denmark, one observant person makes a startling connection between Sen. Barack Obama’s chosen font and theme, and that of a Denmark underwear company. From Robert Kelley A.Theorizer:

“A few weeks ago the lovely and beautiful Louise V. Nielsen came to visit from Denmark, and upon the night of her arrival I of course took her to a Barack Obama victory party. While Obama was saying all the sorts of things that seem so refreshing to many Americans and so obviously common-sensical to Europeans, Louise noticed that the “Change You Can Believe In” sign looked awfully familiar to her. After thinking about it for a few seconds, she said that Change is the name of a Danish underwear brand, and that their logo looks exactly like it does in Obama’s signage.

And it kind of does, as you can see above. Obama’s change is on top, and the font, as has been widely discussed in the Times among other places, is Gotham (designed by Tobias Frere-Jones - yes, Sasha’s brother). The Danish underwear’s change does not seem to be Gotham, but it’s awfully close - the ends of the “C” are vertical, the inside hook of the “G” is slightly smaller, and the tips of the “E” are of different lengths. That said, you really do have to line the two up side-by-side to be convinced that Obama didn’t just rip off the design of this Scandinavian swimwear and lingerie company (but if you’re going to rip off design, that’s a good part of the world to pick from).

Danish design is hot these days, with brands like Munthe plus Simonsen and Dyrberg/Kern getting more and more international exposure. Alas, Louise assures me that Change is not an elite brand but a mass-market, functionality-oriented line. Which, if he’s going to be associated with European underwear, is probably a lot better for Obama.

I’ll leave you with a fun application of the Change logo.”

http://robertkelleya.wordpress.com/

iPhone Instructions for Iraq

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:10:01 +0000

Apples and oranges, iPhone and Iraq. They’re not as different as you might think. Click for clever video.

Dem Senator Cameos in ‘Dark Knight’

tortuca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:05:32 +0000

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy makes a brief cameo in the summer blockbuster. He’s a lifetime Batman fan.