Shepard Fairey declared new Propaganda Czar


08/20/2009

By Alexander Meyer
     TrepaNation

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I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw that headline on tomorrows MSNBC homepage. With the amount ofunconstitutional “Czars” created under Obama now topping 28, (second most ever, being 5). Until it is formally declared though, it can be the title of this article. Why such a biting sarcasm you ask? Well… I suppose there is an element of dramatic effect in my motives, but honestly it is more a result of my feeling of betrayal.

If you are unaware of who Shepard Fairey is, you may be more familiar with his enormously popular poster portraying President Obama is the harbinger of hope. Now Fairey has bridged his preference for a political spokesman with his other “hope”; a bright future of clean energy and responsibility to the planet. As a matter of fact, that is this author’s hope as well, but that hope comes with a strict requirement for it to be done in a way that is actually effective, built on a sustainable model rather than a bubble model, and not created for and by the banks as the current reform plan is.

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Shepard Fairey is also known for his clothing line “Obey”. Now… this is where that aforementioned feeling of betrayal comes in. As a fledgling graphic artist in my da Read More