Thursday, October 23, 2008

Katharine Reiner - Week 9 - Joe the Plumber Fan Art


While we discussed this in class a while ago, the portrait of George W. Bush that we looked at in class struck me in such an interesting way.  How does that face inspire confidence? What is it about a flag that brings us a sense of piece and security?  So, following campaign news, I was a bit shocked to find a link to "Joe the Plumber Fan Art."
It was just so interesting to me to find the juxtaposition of this image of an Apollo-like plumber with the backdrop of the American flag. I'm not sure if this falls under cartoon, propaganda, or what, but I thought it was an interesting thing to share.