Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Thnks Fr Th Obammrs

Pete Wentz is so determined to turn out the Guyliner vote for Obama he's hosting a fund raiser for him and as printed out these shirts.



A logo based off a tattoo five inches away from Wentz Cock, followed by 'obama', followed by the clumsiest political slogan ever.

Really though, people who wear girl jeans should really stick with their own and vote Hillary.

Rant. 3...2...1...

I'm really perturbed by the idea that voting for Obama is more "cool". I guess there is a notion of going against the grain and against the perceived pre-selected candidate. Really though Obama raised more money than Clinton. Sure some of that was from small donors, but the majority was from rich people and the Democratic establishment. If anything I think Obama was just as much pre-selected as Clinton. He's not a left-field candidate; he's had his praise and polish from the establishment. Then there's the thought that electing a black man is more radical than electing a chick. Race is becoming a murkier subject in America, but Gender norms are still heavily ingrained. Electing a woman challenges those notions as well as ones about family and sexuality. Of course, Obama's main cool point is that he was against the war from the start. A lot of Hillary supporters point out that if he was in the senate he may very well have voted for it to. Whatever, fuck the war. I'm sick of hearing about it. I don't care about what was said then, I care about now. The best we can ask for at this point is a candidate who won't sink a bajillion more dollars into it.

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