George Bush And Presidential "Ghost Mouth" Syndrome

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George Bush is seen here with ghosts coming out of his mouth. Someone told me that this is a common thing with U.S. presidents, that at night they are often kept awake in their bedrooms as they choke on the ghosts of people who have died during their presidency because of decisions they have made. Whether the President's decisions were good or bad, right or just, all men with so much power must feel the spirits of those they have caused to die inside their flesh and they must choke on the ghosts of the dead. George Bush must choke on the dead of 911 and the dead, fallen warriors who so bravely have fought for this nation during the Bush years.

Have you noticed that the newly-annointed President Obama has been coughing alot lately? A couple days ago at a news conference he was ranting about insurance giant, AIG, giving out bonuses to its employees after receiving billions of dollars of bailout money from the American people. He started coughing during the rant and joked that he was "choking on anger." hahahaa. It was another one of Obama's charming, wonderful moments that make him so alluring but it was interesting to think that he was actually choking on the ghosts of the dead that the power of his office is responsible for. Of course he will not say this. He will not start coughing in public and say, "Sorry, folks, I'm choking on the ghosts of our fallen warriors" but those who are in the metaphysical, paranormal "beltway" know EXACTLY what causes the coughing. It is the dead the President is responsible for. Obama said just a few days after his inauguration that one of the most sobering experiences he had as President so far, when the weight of his office really hit him, was when he had to sign letters to the families of our fallen soldiers. In time he will learn to control his ghostly coughing and keep it confined to to the bedroom as the ghosts keep him awake at night and he tries to sleep during these coughing fits. The dead never let you forget and that is the way it should be!

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Tacos, Underwear And A Failed Attempt At "Feel Good Art"

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There are some things that even a tasty taco cannot reconcile. There are some things so horrible and anger-inducing and sad that even injecting a delicious, zesty taco into the picture cannot alleviate the negativity. And no, not even underwear can help, either. In this picture you see Osama bin Laden with his arms around a ghost of a fallen 911 fireman. He has a pair of American underwear on his head and a Mexican taco in his hand. I thought it would be interesting to try and make a portrait of forgiveness and unity. I've tried to align the victim with its murderer, add a taco and a pair of underwear and see if it would make me feel better, if somehow through art I could paint a prettier picture and grant myself at least a bit of redemption, give myself a bit of peace over the fact that our country wasted 7 long years fighting the WRONG WAR in Iraq to fill the coffers of despicable, money-grubbing, greedy corporate hands who lied us into thinking they were trying to save us from the "boogeyman." No taco and no pair of funny, humorous underwear on someone's head can make me feel better, can make me feel as if I have not been swindled and blatantly deceived by my nation and its leaders. Not only am I angry at Osama bin Laden but I am mad at my own country. A major element in President Obama's campaign was that of "HOPE" and I am hoping he will set things right, that he will be successful in Afghanistan, that he will set right the financial disaster the war and those corporate crooks have left our country with. I have hope that Obama is our man, that he is right and he is just and that by the end of his presidency the taco will lie peacefully alongside the underwear and I can look at pictures of Osama bin laden without wanting to scream.

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The Possible Use Of Tom Brady As A Government Propaganda Tool

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Here we see New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, hanging out with his buddy, Dick Cheney. Just as strange as Barack Obama's ascendency to the Presidency was, I think you can also say the same for the way Tom Brady stepped in during the 2001 NFL season and began his now Hall of Fame career and the New England patriots dyansty. I've thought for a long time that there is something going on with the NFL, that it is rigged in some mysterious way that goes well beyond perhaps members of gambling rings paying off players to under-perform. I have a gut feeling that Tom Brady is some kind of "plant," a robot or perhaps extra-terrestrial, or at the least that he was brainwashed by Bush/Cheney and their cronies to aid the Bush administration in a post 911 subliminal propaganda campaign urging us all to be "Patriots" and support the "Patriot Act" in addition to whatever executive decisions Bush might make or whatever other tricks the government had up its sleeve to further their oil-grubbing agenda in the MidEast. Don't you find it strange that during the NFL season in which Bush is to step down, last season, Tom Brady gets injured for the remainder of the year in the first game of the season? Could it be that he was just no longer needed?

And today at a St. Patrick's Day dinner, President Obama announced that Dan Rooney would be the ambassador to Ireland. This is the same Dan Rooney who owns the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that won the Super Bowl this past February. And what do the 2001 Tom Brady and and the 2008 Dan Rooney have in common? They both beat a team in the Super Bowl that had Kurt warner as its starting quarterback. This is part of the reason why I like to portray NFL quarterbacks in their underwear, to express a need for the government to finally tell us the "naked truth" behind how it uses NFL quarterbacks to manipulate public sentiment.

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Obama Smoking A Cigarette Serves As Positive Reminder Of His Humanity

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Here we have Barack Obama standing tall between the two towers of the World Trade Center, smoking a cigarette as a plane crashes into one of them during 9/11. In the write-up I made about this larger Obama and 9/11 painting, I talked about this portrayal of Obama smoking being symbolism for the way he seems to remain cool, calm and collected during big events. I suppose it can also be taken as a play on Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burns. What is funny to think about, though, is that Obama more than likely still smoked cigarettes on 9/11/2001 and he was probably just like me as he sat there puffing away on a cigarette, watching the events unfold on the news as he said, "Holy crap."

Obama has since said he quit smoking cigarettes but I'm not sure how much anyone really believes him. My portraying him with a lit cigarette in his hand is in no way meant to criticize him or portray him in a negative light, but to focus on the fact that he is, indeed, human. He has been in office a couple months now and already I see polls where his approval rating is going down and people are starting to question his "competency." I don't agree in the least with any of these rash criticisms. People are already blaming Obama for the failing economy so I suppose they will be blaming him for 9/11 soon too, right? What I want to express here is that I fully realize Obama is human and in alot of ways Obama, the man, is not what I voted for this past election. What I voted for was the idealism and hope and respect for my fellow Americans I felt being awakened inside me when Obama was campaigning. I think it is important not to forget that; especially as Obama begins to have to make tough decisions which are bound to isolate people, I want to keep in mind that they can never take away the memories I have of having faith in my country restored or the joy and pride I felt when he was actually elected President in November, the night we all said no to fear and YES to so much more.

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Obama And The Ghosts Of 9/11

In this painting, Dick Cheney is seen trying to crush the conspiracy theory that says the Twin Towers actually fell due to a flaming red hot jalapeno that he, himself, placed in the basement of each building, and which were set to explode at his evil command. This theory probably isn't true but for the past few years since that horrible day in 2001, I've noticed how conspiracies about what REALLY happened ON 9-11 and who was responsible have become more accepted as mainstream. At first it seemed that those who said the government was somehow responsible, or at least that they conspired to let it happen, were considered to be mentally ill and their ravings were deemed as ludicrous. But in the years that followed, as the Bush administration continued on their course of war and violation of human and civil rights and liberties, it seemed to become more believable to many Americans that perhaps there was some truth in the fact that the official story of 9-11 is not entirely accurate. Many Americans seemed to become more amenable to the idea that perhaps our own government would be willing to kill its own people, endanger the lives of our own brave firemen, policemen, soldiers and businessmen for the sake of justifying a "War on Terror" whose result was simply invading another country, Iraq, for their OIL? And who benefits from these profits? Is it you and me? The last I heard, the price of gasoline is going up, not down. . . . .. . . click here to read more

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