Today is the election day for the President Of The United States. Electioneering is a multi-billion dollar industry, and seems to be the number-one export of the USA. Worldwide, citizens are asked to involuntarily contribute to this political machine: this morning, I found out that my credit card had been hacked and that the criminal had used my account to donate to Obama's campaign. While I appreciate the need for the electorate to financially support their favourite candidate, as a Canadian, I don't consider that my credit card should be used to enrich the American presidency. After all, Obama and Romney are just fishing for work, and just a temp job at that.
As I look for work for myself, I am following the American election with a certain amount of interest. I figure if Romney gets in, then that will be quits for Obama and we'll have another four years of Desert Storm. If Obama is victorious, then Romney is toast and we'll see the incumbent win another four years of Nobel Prizes because the giddy Norwegian Committee wants to meet the black President again.
I had fun with Photoshop to make this picture. Although the join is a little sloppy, I was surprised at how much of Mitt Romney's facial structure matches Barack Obama's. For kicks, I placed the composite head on Al Gore's body. All images were US government public domain. The flag is also public domain, courtesy of Petr Kratochvil.
I did have several months of run-up to make this visual joke, so I feel a little ashamed that I waited until the final hour to actually put it together. There are many other entries for "Obamney" already on the Internet. My original title for this was "Oromneybama", but the legendary Bob Dylan beat me to this one. Great minds think alike.
This election was brought to you by Goldman Sachs. Yes, that Goldman Sachs. Because they care so much for democracy, they've financed both Democratic and Republican campaigns. So why did they need my credit card...?
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