Economic Shot in the Arm

Barack Obama concentrates on a shot at Schultzie’s, a bar in South Charleston, W. Va., last May. It’s among the photos by Brooklyn photographer Scout Tufankjian in the book 'Yes We Can,' on sale Monday, Dec. 8.


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One place where the economy is not failing is Obama merchandise. Vendors in DC are doing a brisk business selling Obama t-shirts, hats, pins and other ephemera. I keep seeing TV ads for Obama plates and coins. And there will be plenty of coffee table books like this one.

It's not like anyone out there is clamoring for the George W. Bush coffee table books, anyway.

Kitsch

I've got to get me one of these. My old George H.W. Bush "Turn On A Thousand Points of Light" postcard taped to the light switch in my bedroom is getting a bit bedraggled. (Yes, the hole for the switch is right over the crotch of Bush 41's pants. I can't find a picture of it on the interwebs, not surprising as it is at least 15 years old.) This one appeals to the atheist in me. Great kitsch, too.

Hat tip to Shakesville, Via PZ through Amanda, who highlights the best line possible: “For he is the Gloryhole, and the Light.”.