Marso 20, 2011

"State of Despair."

Yesterday at the Capitol:

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34 (na) komento:

Quaestor ayon kay ...

If Wisconsin is the "State of Dispair" why bother protesting?

(note the retro fab sixties cap)

Unknown ayon kay ...

More like State of De Nile.

(I'm surprised they're not using that with a "Walker - Egypt us" theme)

(Nah, too cereberal for Lefties)

Quaestor said...

If Wisconsin is the "State of Dispair" why bother protesting?

(note the retro fab sixties cap)


They (the caps) must be coming back. The Blonde has one like that, but in faux leopard, to go with a car coat.

SCOTTtheBADGER ayon kay ...

Nothing like a good wallow in a nice warm pool of self pity.

Automatic_Wing ayon kay ...

In Illinois our Democratic governor is going to fire 17,000 teachers, but for some reason he's not just like Hitler.

Nora ayon kay ...

And in Washington state teachers are taking a huge cut in their salaries, but there are no protests at state capitol and our Dem governor have not been called Hitler either.

Ralph L ayon kay ...

At first glance, I thought Althouse had grabbed a sign and joined the revolution.

Toad Trend ayon kay ...

More affirmation that the left is staffed by drama queens.

wv - porpeeg

rhhardin ayon kay ...

A table passing out taxpayer dollars would be popular.

TMink ayon kay ...

So the people who have had their retirement bills paid by the taxpayers are now victims?

Please.

Grow up and start to pull your weight for a change. Oh, and you need to get a LOT better at teaching kids to read by the 8th grade.

Trey

Franklin ayon kay ...

That's actually a cool poster.

She's a fascist and totalitarian for her positions, but I'll give her credit for her poster.

Mr. D ayon kay ...

It's geographically correct, that's for sure. The giant screaming mouth is right over Madison, where it should be.

PaulV ayon kay ...

Doesn't she know UW beat KState. No burning sofas or riots in street?

Michael ayon kay ...

Franklin: The poster is so derivative, so like her hat. But I would despair too if I lived up there with all the whining white people protesting every freaking day.

The Dude ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
madAsHell ayon kay ...

Is this the same woman that had her friends "Hi Everybody / Fuck you" sign yesterday.

It is so hard to distinguish people when they wear their 1969 uniforms.

w/v: virobit - no, you can't get it from toilet seat.

DADvocate ayon kay ...

Could that be Slimer from Ghostbusters having a bad hair day?

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

She must be an art teacher.

http://tinyurl.com/4rr3jee

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

I thought it was the best poster I've seen at the protests. She said she was an artist.

The Dude ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
Phil 314 ayon kay ...

I like it

but I'm not sure she really wanted to convey as sense of

isolation

depression

despair

Paddy O ayon kay ...

"In Illinois our Democratic governor is going to fire 17,000 teachers"

Maguro, well as long as he doesn't impact the power and income of union leaders or administrators, he's still being fiscally prudent.

In California they're cutting billions of dollars in services to the poor and needy, but again as long as union leaders aren't affected, it's no problem.

Quaestor ayon kay ...

She said she was an artist.

That explains everything.

vnjagvet ayon kay ...

The use and rendition of The Scream in the poster is at least literate and clever. You've got to give her that.

Quaestor ayon kay ...

Yeah, baby. But aren't we all artists?

wv: portypr - I've been waiting for tahtone, er I mean that one. See what I mean?

Quaestor ayon kay ...

Well, not literate, not technically. Clever? I'm not so sure about that, either. The Scream is the subject of a lot of interpretive criticism, it's every ModArt 300 student's favorite, and everybody is encouraged to view it as a seminal piece. Recognizing it and having an opinion about is de rigueur in regional, state university college town social circles. Clever? I suppose if the pond is small enough.

DADvocate ayon kay ...

at least literate and clever.

Semi-literate and not clever. It's been done thousands of times already.

vnjagvet ayon kay ...

This is a tough crowd today.

To art students it might seem mundane. But not to dummies like me.

It's been done thousands of times already.

But not in Wisconsin;>)

vbspurs ayon kay ...

As much as I liked the Edvard Munch hommage on the lady's poster (and I really did), wouldn't it have been better to draw the face in the shape of the State of Wisconsin? Or does Wisconsin resemble an open-mouthed bone-chilling scream?

Toad Trend ayon kay ...

@vbspurs

"As much as I liked the Edvard Munch hommage on the lady's poster (and I really did), wouldn't it have been better to draw the face in the shape of the State of Wisconsin?"

If you look closely at it, I think that is what she intended - to sort of 'meld' the rough outline/shape of Wisconsin with 'The Scream'. Hence, 'State of Wisconsin'.

Again, overly dramatic, relatively speaking. The people attempting to equate Walker with Hitler, etc etc are desperate to hold their advantage over the taxpayers, so they will squeal like pigs in the process. This is what is being seen, played out.

Squeal pigs, squeal.

wv - uheriest

Uheriest person I know.

David ayon kay ...

Hey, it's a great poster. That is no substitute for thoughtful analysis, but it's a great poster nonetheless. Contact the Smithsonian pronto.

vbspurs ayon kay ...

Don't Tread wrote:

If you look closely at it, I think that is what she intended - to sort of 'meld' the rough outline/shape of Wisconsin with 'The Scream'. Hence, 'State of Wisconsin'.

OH RIGHT, I see it now! Well, hell, in that case this is the best protest poster I've seen. Even if she is a drama queef.

Anne M Ford ayon kay ...

@ DT2012 "so they will squeal like pigs in the process." A stuck pig squeals the loudest.

Anne M Ford ayon kay ...

@ Mr D, "The giant screaming mouth is right over Madison, where it should be."
Actually it looks more like a giant black hole sucking up all the taxpayers dollars. And giving nothing back.

chickelit ayon kay ...

Looks like a piece of green Swiss cheese.

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