If you are following the Obama campaign (and what Offal reader could resist), then you will run across the Shepard Fairey Obama poster. He originally developed two: Hope and Progress. A first print run of 350 was sold out within minutes for $45 a piece. They started to pop up on eBay for as much as $10,000 in no time. What started as a poster of a politician had quickly become an pop culture icon.

And what becomes iconic quickly becomes a target for parody. Here are some of my favourites:

You can count on the other side not getting off easily.


There is a fine collection of other Obama poster parodies here.

And what becomes iconic quickly becomes a target for parody. Here are some of my favourites:

You can count on the other side not getting off easily.


There is a fine collection of other Obama poster parodies here.
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