Creator of Obama “Hope” poster beaten up by "Danish Leftists"

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Posted: 8/13/2011 7:47:44 PM EDT

Creator of Obama "Hope” poster beaten up in Denmark misunderstanding

By Muriel Kane

Friday, August 12th, 2011 –– 7:24 pm

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/12/creator-of-obama-hope-poster-beaten-up-in-denmark-misunderstanding/

Shepard
Fairey's widely acclaimed "Hope" poster in support of Barack Obama's
2008 presidential campaign has gained him international renown, but an
apparent misunderstanding recently caused Danish leftists to view him as
a pro-government propagandist. Now Fairey and a colleague are
recovering from a beating by two men who accosted him outside a
Copenhagen nightclub last Saturday, accused him of being an "Obama
illuminati," and told him to "go back to America."

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:48:43 PM EDT

[#1]

Andre the Giant has a Posse.

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:50:03 PM EDT

[#2]

Now that is change I can believe in.

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:54:21 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Now that is change I can believe in.

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:57:05 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Now that is change I can believe in.

ROFL COPTER, YOU ARE CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF!!!!

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:59:08 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Now that is change I can believe in.

ROFL COPTER, YOU ARE CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF!!!!

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:59:08 PM EDT

[#6]

I would buy them a beer...

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:59:48 PM EDT

[#7]

Attempting to give a fuck......

Posted: 8/13/2011 7:59:50 PM EDT

[#8]

Ok, I laughed. Am I a bad person for that?

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:01:55 PM EDT

[#9]

Want to bet he has a change of heart now?

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:04:23 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Andre the Giant has a Posse.

Obey, bitches.

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:05:32 PM EDT

[#11]

There's something rotten there, I guess.

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:12:43 PM EDT

[#12]

LT Frank Drebin-"Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes."

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:13:10 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Now that is change I can believe in.

ROFL COPTER, YOU ARE CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF!!!!

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:18:38 PM EDT

[#14]

I hope he has learned his lesson.

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:18:59 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Attempting to give a fuck......

I'm sure your attempt failed just as mine did...

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:19:00 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Now that is change I can believe in.

ROFL COPTER, YOU ARE CLEAR FOR TAKE OFF!!!!

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:22:30 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I would buy them a beer...

...and then mace them!

Posted: 8/13/2011 8:22:58 PM EDT

[#18]

`

Quoted:
Attempting to give a fuck......

Posted: 8/13/2011 10:20:41 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Creator of Obama "Hope” poster beaten up in Denmark misunderstanding

By Muriel Kane
Friday, August 12th, 2011 –– 7:24 pm
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/12/creator-of-obama-hope-poster-beaten-up-in-denmark-misunderstanding/

Shepard Fairey's widely acclaimed "Hope" poster in support of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign has gained him international renown, but an apparent misunderstanding recently caused Danish leftists to view him as a pro-government propagandist. Now Fairey and a colleague are recovering from a beating by two men who accosted him outside a Copenhagen nightclub last Saturday, accused him of being an "Obama illuminati," and told him to "go back to America."

They didn't misunderstand at all.

Posted: 8/13/2011 10:23:16 PM EDT

[#20]

So the plagiarist gets a beat-down. Okay.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/13/shepard_fairey_obama_hope/

Posted: 8/13/2011 10:38:28 PM EDT

[#21]

I rost!

Posted: 8/13/2011 10:46:23 PM EDT

[#22]

Posted: 8/13/2011 10:50:01 PM EDT

[#23]

One down, 69,456,896 to go.

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:12:26 PM EDT

[#24]

How would they have known who the hell he was unless he was going around passing shit out and offering autographs for his douchebag name or blabbing his stupid mouth to everybody?

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:20:28 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

So the plagiarist gets a beat-down. Okay.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/13/shepard_fairey_obama_hope/

Modus Operandi for that turd.

http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Obey/index.htm

A strange aside. I have this print from him that I bought around 2001. Probably should bust it out and sell it. No idea what it is worth.

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:32:00 PM EDT

[#26]

Social justice, eh? Not enough but it's a start.

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:38:01 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Creator of Obama "Hope” poster beaten up in Denmark misunderstanding

By Muriel Kane
Friday, August 12th, 2011 –– 7:24 pm
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/12/creator-of-obama-hope-poster-beaten-up-in-denmark-misunderstanding/

Shepard Fairey's widely acclaimed "Hope" poster in support of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign has gained him international renown, but an apparent misunderstanding recently caused Danish leftists to view him as a pro-government propagandist. Now Fairey and a colleague are recovering from a beating by two men who accosted him outside a Copenhagen nightclub last Saturday, accused him of being an "Obama illuminati," and told him to "go back to America."

They didn't misunderstand at all.

My thoughts exactly. What- as opposed to the 'anti-government' lefties?

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:46:15 PM EDT

[#28]

lol

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:56:35 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
Now that is change I can believe in.

Posted: 8/13/2011 11:56:48 PM EDT

[#30]

You guys are so uncaring! Where is the compassion? Geez....

I mean really, those guys could have hurt their fists, gotten dirty or worst yet...they had to touch a liberal!

Posted: 8/14/2011 12:39:47 AM EDT

[#31]

I find it hilarious that Obama campaigned heavily on a platform of international diplomacy.

Posted: 8/14/2011 12:41:31 AM EDT

[#32]

People who go around accusing liberals of being "illuminati" tend not to be "leftists" they tend to be the Alex jones types of followers.
Guess what? They also hate the gubbmint and tend to be paranoid, that doesn't make them leftists.

Posted: 8/14/2011 12:08:51 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

People who go around accusing liberals of being "illuminati" tend not to be "leftists" they tend to be the Alex jones types of followers.

Guess what? They also hate the gubbmint and tend to be paranoid, that doesn't make them leftists.

I hear ya. I'm just going with what the article said.