The Conical Glass: When life gives you Obamas, make Obamanade

Monday, October 13, 2008

When life gives you Obamas, make Obamanade

I have been meaning to post this photo, which I took in Albuquerque, but hadn't gotten around to it yet. Since New Mexico is a swing state, it's getting a lot of attention these days, so it's still relevant. These folks were standing outside the National Hispanic Culture Center, and they did indeed give me a refreshing glass of Obamanade... though something about their display reminded me a little too much of the expression "drinking the Kool-Aid" (which, as people who commit all of my blog entries to memory know, is one of my pet peeves). Also, the woman on the left looks like she's holding a sign that says, "Who broke the economy? Obama." A better view appears below:

See, that's why you should leave sign making to the professionals. Still, I admired the incredible fervor of the many Obama supporters in met in NM (I'm sure there are lots of McCain supporters too -- my friend Neal says there are several McCain signs in his Albuquerque neighborhood -- but you're not gonna meet them at a world music concert. Now, if Toby Keith had been headlining...). Here in California everyone is pretty laid back about their part in the race because the Dems have the state in the bag, but the swing state folks are passionate! I met a woman from the "red" part of Virginia the other day and she was practically bursting with excitement about her volunteer efforts for Obama.

I wish I'd had my camera handy this afternoon, because I was stopped at a light behind a car with a Sarah Palin bumper sticker. Yes, just Sarah -- nothing about her running mate, what's-his-name. It featured a take-off of the famous Shepard Fairey Obama poster, and said something like, "Change we can REALLY believe in." I wonder if the creator of the sticker purposely left off McCain's name just so he or she can stockpile the leftovers for 2012.

Like Steve, I've already voted, though unlike Steve, I didn't vote no on all the propositions -- what's the matter, no love for the high speed rail? We like to stay away from partisan politics here at the Conical Glass, but I will reveal that I cast my presidential vote for Fred Armisen, not Darrell Hammond.

posted by 125records @ 7:06 PM

4 Comments:

At 9:49 PM, 2fs said…

Yeah, it's definitely getting to that point...I'll be glad when the election's over, just so I don't have to have other people's ignorance thrust in my face. I mean, Sarah Palin?!? I mean, aside from comedians, for whom she's been a positive gift, since neither Obama nor Biden provide much in the way of comic material and McCain gives very little other than tired "old" and "grumpy" jokes...who could possibly possess such a shallow understanding of the job of the vice presidency that they could imagine Sarah Palin is even close to qualified to hold it? Other than, of course, Sarah Palin - who herself had no idea what the VP did only a few months ago. ("Stir up lots of publicity," apparently.)
At 9:58 PM, 125records said…

Note to my Republican readers: sure, 2fs is a leftie, but don't forget that right winger David Brooks (he worked for the National Review under William F. Buckley!) called Palin "a fatal cancer to the Republican party." So Palin bashing is hardly confined to the left. Now I hope we can stop talking about politics here and resume talking about "Dancing with the Stars." Did Cloris redeem herself tonight?!
At 7:42 PM, Joe said…

Yes, Cloris did redeem herself. Next season: the sexy gov vs. the Hills tart: Sarah vs. Lauren!
At 8:57 AM, James said…

Good bad joke: After the election, John McCain will have a new job -- he's going to be the new spokesperson for Depends because that's change HE can believe in!