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New Portrait of Michelle Obama and Daughter Coming to Twin Cities

I was just reading about the exhibit by artist Peyton, who has done portraits of people such as Curt Cobain. She has a show at a gallery in New York City and her portrait of Michelle Obama was just sold to an undisclosed buyer.  There were quite a few articles, but I had a hard time tracking down an image of the actual painting.  When I did, I noticed that it is  going to be displayed in the Twin Cities before long.
information on the artist, Elizabeth Peyton 

Elizabeth Peyton, "Michelle and Sasha Obama Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention August 2008" (2008) - unveiled in NYC 11/08/08

Re: EXIT POLL Ohio Voters ONLY

Exit Polls have proven over time to be one of the most accurate predictors of elections.

With that in mind, we're starting a new feature on Barack Like Me dedicated to Exit Polls, starting with the Great State of Ohio, but we want to expand to all States in the coming weeks,

A similar poll has been set up at The Daily Kos at the below link:

http://digital-components.dailykos.com/

As of this writing McCain is standing at 71% on Barack Like Me and Obama is at 80% on Kos, and with that in mind we'd like to broaden the range out to get a clearer picture of where things might lie, so please pass this along to any and all Good Americans that you may know now to see where their sentiments are.

Thanks!

~Nyc

Pre-RNC Photo Diary: Homelessness, Vandalism and Hope

I had a homeless friend over for lunch today. He fell on some hard times about a year ago, and is living in a homeless shelter in Minneapolis. After some homemade pizza, I asked him if he wanted to ride with me to St Paul to look for some pre-RNC photo ops. He is apolitical; right now he’s worried about a lot of things and politics isn’t one of his priorities. But he said he would like to ride in my car. He hadn’t been in one for a while.

When we got to St Paul, we saw the Xcel Energy Center decked out for the RNC.

Across the street from the convention center is the Dorothy Day Center, a shelter for homeless or near homeless persons in the metro area. Many of the persons seeking refuge in the center were on grassy areas all around the Xcel Center. A sign posted prominently on the wall of Dorothy Day Center reads: “Our Political Agenda: Food, Shelter and DIgnity.

We walked a block away and saw a bus stop with a political message: More tax breaks for oil companies. Does this looks like change to you?

Next, we stopped by Mickey’s Diner, an art deco style restaurant that has been around since the 1930s. It’s a down-to-earth place that features french fries, hamburgers and soft drinks, among other things. We had orange and grape Crush in bottles.

My homeless friend spent the night in Mickey’s about a month ago. He had won tickets to see Neil Diamond and the concert ended after 7 pm, the time that his shelter closed. Because he couldn’t get into his shelter, he sipped a drink all night in the 24-hour diner.

I asked the cook if he thought McCain would eat at his diner. He didn’t know, but he thought it would be a big deal if he did - something that was likely to happen early in the morning while other diners aren’t around. I asked the cook if he had heard that McCain didn’t know how many houses he owned. His response: “That’s bullshit. Everyone knows how many homes they own. He just didn’t want to say it.” It would be funny if the cook asked straight talking McCain if he really said that. After all, the $500 Italian shoe owner who doesn’t know how many homes he owns may go there to prove what a regular guy he is. I suggest that progressives hang out in there to ask McCain questions if he shows up.

On the way back to Minneapolis, my friend said he wanted to stop by his grandparents former home to see it. He was pleased that we went there, and I was too. On the way we passed by the Obama headquarters and the windows were boarded up. Apparently, someone threw bricks through the windows and shot the place up with paint balls.

It was business as usual inside. In fact, the workers were preparing a handmade sign to decorate the wooden windows while we were there.

I used the opportunity to purchase a yard sign. The vandalism encouraged me to fight back.

We returned to my place for dinner. After dinner, I drove my friend to someone’s house who was storing some of his personal belongings. We picked them up and I drove him back to his shelter. He has some health concerns and doesn’t know if he will be able to receive the care he needs. I hope that things get better for all of us after the next presidential election.

Carving the Pumpkin

Slugbug: Cheney s/p trephination & prefrontal lobotomy

Kayakbiker: PeacePumpkin
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Meanwhile, back at reality:

20 headless corpses found in Iraq, police say
U.S. brigadier general injured in IED attack; 29 killed in suicide bombing

BREAKING NEWS
MSNBC News Services

BAGHDAD - Twenty decapitated bodies were found dumped near a police station on Monday west of the volatile city of Baqouba in Iraq, police said Monday.

There was no immediate information on who the victims were. Baqouba, about 40 miles northeast of Baghdad, is a mixed Sunni and Shiite city that has been torn sectarian violence.

In Baghdad, a U.S. brigadier general was wounded in an IED attack Monday, the U.S. military reported. He was the highest-ranking American officer to be hurt since the conflict began in March 2003.

more...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21522861/

You Honk, We Drink

Students at the University of Minnesota are relaxing on Friday evening, getting ready for final exams. Do you think they (the students in general) are following the race for the US presidency that is on cable news 24-7?

                            Think again.

Do you think that they are planning to fight in Iraq after they graduate? 

                            Think again.

Do you think they will bury Republican party in the next election? You bet your ass they will.

                             Count on it.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that it's a toxic climate for the Republican party. And the latest Rolling Stone features another long list of recent anti-Bush songs by popular artists. The list is too long to place here, but words like Katrina, Iraq, and high gas prices, to name a few, are becoming negative trade marks  of the soon to be decimated Republican Party. 

Honk For Christ and for Lucky

I was shopping today with Miriam in St Paul. We drove and, as usual, we passed a bunch of signs about guns and divorce as we approached the freeway ramp at Dale and I94 on the return trip to our home in Minneapolis.  Today, however, was different. There was a black man sitting beside the signs and he was waving to cars as they passed.  I stopped to talk with him for a few minutes. His name is Lucky Rosenbloom. Lucky didn't want his picture taken.

Lucky told me that he now runs his Dad's business and is responsbile for those signs by the roadside.  He also told me that the fellow holding the sign that says "Honk for Christ" is of his late father.  His father was St. Paul icon Jack "Tiger" Rosenbloom, who for fifty years sold candy, firewood, and various other items from his tiny store front at the corner of Dale Street and St. Anthony Ave.  Tiger Jack died in 2001. He said his dad always was on that corner holding his sign and that everyone in the neighborhood knew him. He said he got the image of his dad from the state historical society.  So if you are ever in St Paul, stop by and honk for Christ and get yourself a cheap divorce and a gun while you are at it.

Progresive Pan Handler Promotes Randi Rhodes

I was exiting the interstate highway (35W) in Minneapolis at Stinson Blvd. when I saw someone standing at the end of the exit ramp with a sign asking for money. In the past few months, these people are everyone.  Some have some unique signs, and this fellow can be included among that group. On one side, his sign said "Thanks, Veteran Down and Out in the land of Oz." While I was waiting for the light to change, he flipped the sign over and I saw "AM 950, 9 p.m. Randi Rhodes."

That was a sight I had never seen, so I parked my car at a nearby store and went back to offer the man some money. He told me his name is John and that he has fallen on some bad luck. After giving him the money, I asked John if I could take his photo. He said that would be fine; he said homeland security already likely had his photo on file.

Randi Rhodes is my favorite Air America D.J. My guess is that even in liberal Minneapolis, the selection of her name isn't a big money maker. It worked for me, but I don't represent the majority, especially for the exit ramp that he selected -- that road leads to a conservative subburb.

Nan

Nan is a 92 year old Filipino immigrant living in Minneapolis. She lives off of social security, and she travels by foot and by bus.



And she is ready for robbers. Notice that she carries her purse under her coat. "HAHA." "Let them try and get it."