 merrie says: On Jan. 18, Alkhateeb uploaded the image to photo-sharing site Flickr (shown at right). Over the next two months, he amassed just a couple thousand hits, he said. Then the counter exploded after a still-anonymous rogue famously found his image, digitally removed the references to Time Magazine, captioned the picture with the word "socialism" and hung printed copies around L.A., making headlines. Alkhateeb says he wasn't actively trying to cover his tracks, but he did want to lay low. He initially had concerns about ... ... connecting his name with anything critical of the president -- especially living in Chicago, where people are "very, very liberal," he said. "After Obama was elected, you had all of these people who basically saw him as the second coming of Christ," Alkhateeb said. "From my perspective, there wasn't much substance to him." "I abstained from voting in November," he wrote in an e-mail. "Living in Illinois, my vote means close to nothing . . . . . . as there was no chance Obama would not win the state.” If he had to choose a politician to support, Alkhateeb said, it would be Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich. Possibly becoming a villain in his home city wasn’t his only worry. Time’s cover and the Joker obviously aren’t Alkhateeb’s copyrights to fool around with. Concerned about a lawsuit, Alkhateeb, an unnamed superstar whose nationally recognized artwork had stunned friends and family, was relieved that the situation had floated for months without any major news organizations discovering that he was the man behind the paint. After we contacted him, he hesitantly agreed to an interview. If it’s any consolation, the Electro... I'm just waking up, so let me get this straight while I rub my eyes for clarity: The creator of this poster that made libs go absolutely nuts, and moan and wail at this horrific deed because they just assumed it was the work of a "right-winger".....and as it turns out, the guy is a Palestinian and a liberal leaning Kucinich supporter? And a Chicagoan? Well shit. I need another cup of coffee. .....and as it turns out, the guy is a Palestinian and a liberal leaning Kucinich supporter? And a Chicagoan?  I know, it sounds like some sort of SNL sketch and the way you phrased it was priceless, I just burst out laughing. Pretty crazy, huh? I'd say it's more like Steven King, Or Rod Sterling. I don't understand why anyone is surprised that artist is politically on the left. There are people on the left who despise Obama - always have and probably, always will. There is still one unsolved mystery about this poster: who added socialism and distributed the poster around LA? A Liberal? Conservative? a still-anonymous rogue famously found his image, digitally removed the references to Time Magazine, captioned the picture with the word "socialism" and hung printed copies around L.A., making headlines. |
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