Monday, September 22, 2008

New design: Barohn McBama campaign buttons

Barohn McBama for President

Barohn McBama for President!

It's official -- Barohn McBama has thrown his hat into the ring. As a third major candidate, he should liven things up a bit: he's the perfect politician, completely pliable to your whims. He's for whatever you're for, and when you change your mind, he changes his too! He's quite possibly the perfect human being, and if he has any shortcomings then his running mate Jack Ocain will surely compensate for them. And even though Thomas Hobson had already given his full endorsement to both Obama and McCain in turn, he's given it now to Barohn McBama.

Barohn McBama: he's Hobson's choice!

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Basically Barohn is a mashup of Obama and McCain that I came up with because I felt I needed a way to express my frustration with the current system: in a country where your choice of 8 varieties of carbonated tooth-rot comes standard with every fast-food meal (and Coca-Cola has come up with a way to do 100... hmm...) having only two choices for President always struck me as rather a large problem. (I dabble in understatement every now and then; I'm told it's good for me.) Especially when you look at what these men actually represent, and you find that all in all, they're not really that different. They say different things sometimes, sure, but we all know how much that means. So this November I've decided that I'm not doing the lesser-of-evils thing any more: I'm going to live the cliche, and actually vote my conscience. I'm not sending anyone to the White House, but I guarantee you I'll sleep better.

In the mean time, you can pick up Barohn McBama campaign buttons at www.cynicwear.com.