In front of the White House a man is sitting on a park bench in the throes of depression. He is surrounded by 43 presidents. In the forefront, purposefully ignoring the depressed man is President Obama, whose right foot is stepping on the Constitution. James Madison is next to Obama, pleading with him to stop.
This tableau is called “The Forgotten Man”, a painting by Jon McNaughton, an artist who is known for his politically-charged work.
The painting, which uses objects such as discarded dollar bills as symbols and scraps of paper with individual constitutional amendments scrawled onto them, has been making the rounds across the Internet.
The painting was initially released in 2010 and has resurfaced, causing a stir when it appeared for a caption contest on MSNBC's Rachael Maddow's blog.
The responses have ranged from sarcastic — “We’ll trade you this peasant for that constitution. We’ll even throw in the bench.” – to Photoshop works of art.
McNaughton released an accompanying YouTube video for his painting. The video shows McNaughton painting the piece with a soundtrack that emulates a movie trailer.
“For a long time I didn’t know if I wanted to paint this picture, because I worried it might be too controversial,” McNaughton explains in a voice over. “(T)his man (on the park bench) represents every man, woman, and child who is an American… he hopes to find the American dream of happiness and prosperity.
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The truth hurts Obama has made a mockery of the Constitution
ReplyDeleteIf the constitution was adhered to 100%, everyone would be better off.Realize that it's when our governing bodies begin changing it that everyone is adversely affected.The idea that it was written centuries ago seems to allow changes,but it was written to remain the same forever and to eternally apply.The problem is that once the constitution has been tweaked,or changed,it becomes very difficult,if not impossible,to return to the ver-batem original.
ReplyDeleteTypical arrogant stance of our dictator in chief!
ReplyDeletepic - sad but true. we must vote him out for our future and the future of our children. the U.S. constitution is the greatest constitution on earth. as citizens; we have a responsibility to protect it. we can do it.
ReplyDeleteI can;t believe he actually posed for this. -Republican Voter
ReplyDeleteOur Founding Father's wouldn't beg him to stop.....they would shoot him! In the back if necessary! And then they would hang those responsible for allowing this terrorist to take control of this Country!
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ReplyDeleteOur Founding Father's wouldn't beg him to stop.....they would shoot him! In the back if necessary! And then they would hang those responsible for allowing this terrorist to take control of this Country!
February 6, 2012 12:46 PM
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