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The designer of the iconic "Hope" poster that came to define Barack Obama's first presidential campaign in 2008 said in a new interview that the president hasn't lived up to his expectations.
"Not even close," Shepard Fairey said when asked in an interview with Esquire published Thursday whether he thought Obama had lived up to the promise of his famous portrait.
"Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he's compromised on that I never would have expected," Fairey said.
He explained that the Obama administration's reliance on drones overseas and domestic surveillance were issues where the president has let him down.
full: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/243360-hope-designer-shepard-fairey-obama-didnt-live-up-to-iconic
eloydude
(376 posts)Because he will bring the real hope and change!
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)olddots
(10,237 posts)you buy the artist not the art .
Skittles
(153,193 posts)Ryano42
(1,577 posts)This twit did nothing but help him...
Octafish
(55,745 posts)And while I back the President, I am very surprised he sided with Karl Rove over Don Siegelman.
Action_Patrol
(845 posts)hunter
(38,326 posts)He's played the cards far beyond what he was dealt and our nation is much improved for that.
God almighty, can you imagine McCain, Palin, Romney, or Ryan as President? Imagine a world without hope...
As a shrewd politician and extremely competent President Obama saved this nation.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)hunter
(38,326 posts)The guy who checks the air in your tires or changes your oil doesn't have to be a mechanic.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)whatever