Obama's Iconic poster's artist "Im very disappointed by Obama’s appointment of Rick Warren"

[FreeState]

http://obeygiant.com/headlines/stopobama-time-stop-intolerance

STOP…OBAMA TIME! STOP… INTOLERANCE!

Tomorrow my illustration for Time Magazine’s “Person of The Year” hits the newsstands. While I’m very honored to be validated by a periodical that is nothing short of an American institution, the moment is bittersweet because I’m very disappointed by Obama’s appointment of Rick Warren to deliver his invocation during Obama’s inaugural address. Rick Warren is against gay marriage and reproductive rights, and he does not believe in evolution (maybe he offers himself as proof of lack of evolution). I understand that Obama is trying to appeal to conservatives and evangelicals, but this move is symbolically a slap in the face to many people. Warren is not a uniter, but a divider… he is intolerant in many of his views. I still think Obama is the best choice for president, but I can’t condone Warren’s involvement in Obama’s inauguration, no matter how insignificant it is. While I’m on the subject of gay marriage, I will be donating a chunk of the proceeds from an inauguration poster of Obama I was asked to create to the movement to overturn Prop 8. At first I was considering pulling my inauguration poster, but I think re-directing funds from it to put into a cause I care about is actually more constructive. Plus, I wouldn’t want withdrawing the image to come across as a blanket boycott of Obama. I’m sure I will ultimately disagree with Obama about many things, but I think I will agree with him on more. I think it is important to speak one’s mind, but also to not let the narcissism of petty differences sabotage our unity and progress.

[libnnc]

1. kicking this

[Maven]

2. K/R. A talented artist

and a good man.

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Kick and rec. n/t

[Luminous Animal]

4. Wow!

Just wow!

[tbyg52]

5. I hope Obama listens and reverses this outrage,

but I don't think he will (reverse). Reading some other posts and thinking about it, I think this is a calculated move and he knew exactly what he was getting into. The only alternative explanation is that he's stupid.