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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Oliver Burkeman

Anti-Obama propagandists don't understand proper use of the ellipsis

Fake Obama flyer

An unpleasant leaflet being pushed through doors in Wisconsin, photographed by Rachel Hulin (via BoingBoing). Looking on the bright side, it's so incompetently produced and clunkily unsubtle that it's hard to imagine it convincing too many people. (Imagine the scene: "Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to the first staff meeting of Obama '08. My name's David Axelrod, I'll be running this campaign, and we need a slogan. I've jotted down a few ideas. What about 'Change means BLACK'? Anyone have any thoughts about that?") Then again, Hulin notes that "the man who brought this flyer in was an older Democrat. He thought it was absolutely real."

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