republicans officially become brownshirts

[LynnTheDem]

This is as Nazi-esque as it gets;

A popular poster image of President Bush as Uncle Sam that was for sale at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

[chelsea0011]

1. That's the image they have to keep telling themselves he is

losers..all of them

[babsbunny]

2. Well excuse me

while I HURL!!!:puke: :puke:

[Placebo]

3. I remember seeing that long ago...

didn't know it was supposed to be W. :scared:

Republican posters always look more like propaganda than democrats' do. Always showing their leaders doing some type of salute or scary physical stance.

And so, I offer up a few examples:

[starroute]

8. It wasn't originally

I think it goes back to a World War I propaganda poster. They just photoshopped in *'s face (or some really cleaned up and idealized version of it.)

On edit: The only World War I image I can find is the familiar "I Want You" Uncle Sam. But I know I've seem this other one. It makes me wonder if they're violating copyright. Hmmm...

On second edit: See http://www.lazer103.com/Images/Downloads/Downloads/ UncleSam.jpg

(I put a space in so the image itself wouldn't post here. Copy and paste the URL and then remove the space to see it.)

On third edit: See also a version with Bill Maher advertising an HBO special at http://webpub.allegheny.edu/employee/i/iroy/Fall%202004/CA%20275-fall%202004/CA%20275%20indexpage-fall%202004.htm

[Stirk]

4. Yes, very tough. This is who he's getting ready to whale on, BTW:

[noamnety]

5. um ...

shouldn't he be sipping champagne back where it's safe, and leave the real fighting to someone who isn't too skeered?

[rzemanfl]

6. If that'sDubyah then he found Canesco's steriod stash before he

sold the team.

[Blue-Jay]

7. OMFG.

No words can adequately express how disturbing that is. Are we to accept the idea that "might makes right"? That brings the word "disgusting" to a previously unthought of new level.

[madaboutharry]

9. They have become a cult

n/t

[RetroLounge]

10. Blaahhhhh

:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:
:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:
:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:
:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:
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RL

[TerdlowSmedley]

11. I'd like to see this one side-by-side with his cheerleading photo.

[liveoaktx]

12. His face looks like Bill Maher

[Nimrod]

13. Wow, I'm so impressed

How macho. How manly. How rough-n-tumble. And there was much rejoicing. Yay.

[dave123williams]

14. Overstuffed shirt, no balls.

[Clark2008]

15. I took my son to the American Science and Energy Museum today

and, let me tell you, Freepers aren't the first Americans to enjoy the fruits of propaganda.
I was cringing at the "war effort" posters I saw on display - from OUR side. I realize that WWII was a valid war - we were attacked by a country and we were trying to save Europe and rectify the deaths of 6 million Jews - however, the propaganda was nauseating, all the same.
I grew up near Oak Ridge (where the museum is located) and still live here today. I've been to the museum as a child and remember the posters, but the blatant propaganda never hit me until I went as an adult living under the Bush Regime.
The efforts of Rosie the Riveter and the WACs and the rations and the donations was valiant and I take nothing away from the ordinary person who suffered through that time; however, the posters seemed to glamorize something that was not, in any way, glamorous.
Millions of people died in WWII, both at the hands of Hitler, and at the hands of my favorite past president, Harry S. Truman, and for very different reasons - valid or not.
But the fact remains that, "War is Hell."
And we're at war for the very soul of the country: Democracy.