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RedState Graphic Design Contest 3: Obama Ditches Wounded Troops For Shopping in Berlin

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Here are the rules.

Here’s your prize for this one: a coffee mug from the RedState Store.

There is no starting picture here.

Here is the topic:

Barack Obama went to Germany and said to the German people he was not speaking as a candidate for office, but as a citizen of the world.

He then cancelled a trip to visit wounded soldiers at Landstuhl in favor of a shopping trip in Berlin. His excuse is that, contrary to what he told the press and public, he really was on a political trip and did not want to see the wounded troops as a result. Never mind that he mixed and mingled with the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Back during Katrina, the left photoshopped Bush playing guitar while New Orleans flooded and the victims cried.

Create a picture emphasizing Obama ditching the troops in favor of shopping in Berlin.

Put the picture in the comments (host it at Flickr or somewhere and show it in the comments). Remember in the comments it should be no more than 425 px wide.

COMMENTS

  • Cowboy

    In the movie Pure Country the star (George Strait)is asked why he is burnt out and doesn’t want to perform any more.

    His answer is that he feels like the dancing chicken that he saw at the county fair when he was a boy.

    Turns out that the chicken was standing on a hot plate and would dance when the carnival man would turn up the heat.

    I am low tech but would love to see someone put Obama in a chicken suit and show his handlers and puppet masters standing behind the curtain turning up the heat.

  • streetwise
  • Erick

    He’s been in Orlando.

  • Canthros

    This practically begs for a Chicago Obama doll.

  • deetoo

    I’ve jumped on many of the RS action items that land in my mailbox, but this story seems kind of fishy.

    I’m not buying the “he decided to ditch the soldiers and go shopping” thing.

  • Neil_Stevens

    What’d he do then?

  • sergee3

    I am not a graphic designer, and I do not intend to claim that this is so great, nor do I plan to improve it (I don’t know how). Really, I hope to see some wonderful stuff from everyone here at RS. That being said, here’s what I got:

    (Backup for Hayes’s quote here.)

    Keeping with the theme, remember George Washington said, “With the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the Command I [am] honored with,” when he was apppointed commander-in-chief.

    Ok, so not every president can be a war hero, but for more on 2008 as it relates to Eisenhower-Stevenson 1952, and for why Barack is not like Andrew Jackson, check out Commodore Perry.

  • blooch

    the fireworks more than one night, it could be a long convalescence.

  • PatrickMurdock

    I've got more important things to do than visit you.

  • blooch

    the fireworks more than one night, it could be a long convalescence.

  • blooch

    the fireworks more than one night, it could be a long convalescence.

  • Brad_G

    obama in landstuhl

  • jpaul

    Hilarious stuff so far guys especially this one! The amputee pictures are especially hard-hitting!

  • Moe_Lane

    Get the hell off of my website, moby.

  • Brad_G

    obama in landstuhl

  • miguel

    There’s nothing Barack loves more than mugging for the camera, so this story seems weird. TPM says it was the pentagon that told him he couldn’t go {with his campaign staff. Naughty, naughty – Moe Lane} .

  • Moe_Lane

    When I let you survive after your last mobying attempt, it was because I thought that you had potential. Alas, not to be. But rejoice! You got to try to defend a man who refused to visit wounded soldiers without his own entourage – and then you got to try to lie that the military said that he couldn’t!

    Preen. Preen.

    Somewhere else.

  • Eschelon

    The bag labels are the best part…

    If you wanna see it full-size, here’s the link:
    http://bp1.blogger.com/9oJtvH78w8Y/SIpZM4refbI/AAAAAAAAABQ/foBqwqOY5Z8/s1600-h/Obamashopping.jpg

  • Eschelon

    Sorry, kids. Not sure why the picture screwed up like that

    My bad

  • speciallist
  • speciallist

    “Oh…And I see there is Twenty more Dead or wounded soldiers I’m not going to visit”

  • speciallist

    I shoulda bought cups but I spent my Walkin around money on..uhh..something else

  • 4BordersPundit

    a href=”h ttp://idisk.mac.com/pfaelzer/Public/fourborderspunditobamaberlin.jpg” target=blank>

    //hate 450px wide//

  • Moe_Lane

    Particularly the ones involving profanity.

  • speciallist

    Edwards: “You told me we were going shopping?”

    “Are you kidding?..She told me her name was Hope and I Believe in her!…your my wingman..keep that Loudmouth blond busy”

    Edwards: “I better go fix my hair”

  • backwoodspundit

    Look at the size of that dude’s hand behind the Bavarian chicks. He’s gonna crush her!

  • backwoodspundit

    Nice work. This one looks real, and I love the fact that Obama went shopping at Crate & Barrel and Old Navy, and the other guy at the Disney Store. Hilarious!

    Nice job adding a German flag lapel pin to Obama’s suit, since we know he won’t wear an American one.

  • speciallist

    But I must point out that he totally Gyped that pic from Eschelon.

  • Sticky_Notes

    Priceless
    Shopping for votes
    All About Me

  • speciallist

    n/t

  • Angel_Artiste
  • Angel_Artiste

    arrogance

  • 4BordersPundit

    Moe Lane, maybe this is better?

  • Moe_Lane

    We tend to be hard-nosed on profanity; thanks for re-editing.

  • Eschelon

    My brother (who made the original) modified the same image I uploaded a few days ago with a few nifty changes.

    New and improved! Now with soldier!

  • Eschelon

    …also, if you want to see the picture in full-size, just click the pic

  • gameshark123

    Obama