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Comments (12)
Hope he doesn't "dodge" any questions at his debate.
Posted by Doc Al | June 21, 2012 3:04 PM
Posted on June 21, 2012 15:04
HEY DOC
You're referring to the fact that his last name can be construed in many ways. Too bad how last names can be obstacles in certain professions
Bob Walk, actual major league pitcher.
Posted by Anonymous | June 21, 2012 7:08 PM
Posted on June 21, 2012 19:08
I saw the name & had to think for a minute. This is a fellow you've done a few book covers for, right?
Cool poster. Looks a bit like a cleaner/detergent logo meets DC onomatopoeia panel. "America did a decent job of cleaning the House, but there's still work to be done. Now it's time to tackle the Senate (& the executive office)."
POW!!!
Posted by Terwiliger | June 21, 2012 9:48 PM
Posted on June 21, 2012 21:48
Definitely eye catching!
Posted by GarandFan | June 22, 2012 12:17 AM
Posted on June 22, 2012 00:17
It is great!
So is he "the Artful Dodger"?
Well, he IS a politician...
Posted by Dr. Bob | June 22, 2012 12:18 AM
Posted on June 22, 2012 00:18
Angus King is the "artful dodger." He's a "Moderate" (nudge-nudge, wink-wink) running as an "Independent" (nudge-nudge, wink-wink). He supports Obama for re-election. The Democrat Party isn't even behind its own candidate (Cynthia Dill)--they're backing King in word, Dill is standing down. The Prog Cartel (Soros/SEIU/ACORN/... and Super Pacs) are spending heavily on King, freeing up hard DEM money to defend other seats. King's campaign is a lot of empty feel-good rhetoric. Not surprisingly, he's "uncommitted" as to what party he'll caucus with (and pretty much any other concrete position). Sound familiar? King's "candidacy" is about one thing: Preserving Obamacare.
Posted by Anonymous | June 22, 2012 1:22 AM
Posted on June 22, 2012 01:22
And some names can be almost a forshadowing of what you're going to become: I knew a priest years ago whose last name was "Divine". And I also knew a doctor who unforutnately had the last name of "Payne".
Posted by Doc Al | June 22, 2012 8:40 AM
Posted on June 22, 2012 08:40
You crack me up, John. Dodge, Payne, Divine, Cox. What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
I recently saw a clip about a guy naming his kids Winner (eldest) and Loser (younger). Interestingly, they went counter-script.
One thing that is clear is that you were faithful in realizing the highest form of the concept art.
Posted by Zeroth | June 22, 2012 1:44 PM
Posted on June 22, 2012 13:44
This is really good -- my favorite two colors together, and short and to the point.
Like I told you before, John, I think your artistry has "gotten better" maybe "more intense" would be a better term, since your medical problem.
Yo
Posted by Yo | June 22, 2012 5:52 PM
Posted on June 22, 2012 17:52
I was riffing the combination of art and Dodge and came up with the Artful Dodger.
In no way did I intend to imply Dodge is a crook.
Perhaps my riff, was a whiff.
As for Angus King, I'd vote against him if I could - what a piece of crap.
A question for John, though - you see a lot of yard signs for national office in blue and white or red and white, and some in red, white and blue.
So the purple really stands out. Was there any significance of the purple (red states are republican, blue states are democrats), was the purple to mean a moderate, or do I think way too much?
Posted by Dr. Bob | June 23, 2012 12:43 AM
Posted on June 23, 2012 00:43
I don't know if this is an effective ad,
but I need to run out and buy a Mopar car right NOW!
Posted by Terry_Jim | June 23, 2012 1:15 AM
Posted on June 23, 2012 01:15
DOC
No whiff. You teed one up very nicely for somebody else to wail on.
TJ
Not just any Mopar. HEMI.
Posted by Grog | June 23, 2012 11:30 PM
Posted on June 23, 2012 23:30