August 24, 2008
Obama's ego problem
More and more signs (quite literally) point to Barack Obama as a man with an outsize ego. The One We Have Been Waiting For breaks precedent in demoting his running mate to not just a smaller typeface, but darker, washed-out, weak-looking lettering on campaign signs. The cult of the personality may not wear as well with Americans as with North Koreans.
Eagle-eyed Doug Ross spotted the approach of Obamessiah to the mere mortal chosen by the Chosen One, and found plenty of contrast with earlier candidates of both parties.
Here are the brand new first official Obama-Biden signs:
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