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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Paul Owen

Website pokes fun at Cameron's 'airbrushed' poster

Some of the doctored David Cameron posters on the mydavidcameron website.
Some of the doctored David Cameron posters on the mydavidcameron website.

Gordon Brown embarrassed himself a bit yesterday at PMQs with his relentless focus on the key issue of whether David Cameron's face was airbrushed for his recent campaign poster.

The people behind the mydavidcameron website have been mocking the poster too – to more comic effect. At the time of writing the site shows 17 doctored images poking fun at the smooth, cartoon-like face of the Tory leader on the recent ad.

So smooth is Cameron's face, in fact, that in my opinion the funniest pastiche is this one that suggests Cameron would be more at home in the halls of Madame Tussauds than the House of Commons.

The Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds poster has a certain surreal charm, too, and the use of the Conservatives' sinister 2005 slogan "Are you thinking what we're thinking?" alongside Father Dougal's gormless gaze is also a gem.

The website's success has prompted Labour to copy its tactics, although as Guido Fawkes rightly points out: "There are no votes to be gained from repeating your message to faithful party supporters on the official website."

A Labour spokesman said using the images was part of a conscious strategy to utilise views and ideas from outside party HQ in its election campaign.

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