On the heels of my Obama as Mr. T design (a.k.a. B.A. Barackus Obama), I came up with another idea, found an awesome artist in India (after some fits and starts with a serious flake in the Phillipines) and got a drawing of Barack Obama as Urkel from "Family Matters".

Now, anyone who reads this blog knows I support Obama, but they also know I've got a twisted sense of humor. I couldn't resist.

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Say what you will, but I love it.

So, when people would say Barack Obama's name, pronouncing the "rack" like "clothes rack" instead of like "rock", it would make me think of Mr. T's character, B.A. Baracus from "The A-Team". And then a fun thought entered my head... Wouldn't it be fun to dress up Barack Obama like Mr. T? Show my support for Obama, plus get in doses of kitsch and 80s retro all at the same time?

So I hooked up with one of my regular illustrators who does exclusive clip-art for Fun Draw and commissioned a drawing. It turned out great.

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I pity the fool who votes for Hillary.

What better mix is there than Obama, 80s retro, and kitsch? Lovin' it!

Tonight I got a fundraising letter from the Obama campaign. In it, Barack complained of a new wave of attacks from Hillary Clinton that denigrate his supporters.

Over the weekend, an aide to Senator Clinton attempted to diminish the overwhelming number of contests we've won by referring to places we've prevailed as "boutique" states and our supporters as the "latte-sipping crowd."

I'm not sure how those terms apply to Mississippi and Wyoming -- or Virginia, Iowa, Louisiana, or Idaho for that matter.

Yeah, but he also "prevailed" in Washington, birthplace and corporate headquarters of Starbucks. In certain parts of Seattle, you can stand outside a Starbucks and see... another Starbucks.

Maybe it's unfair to apply the "latte-sipping crowd" label to Mississippi, but when it comes to Washington, if the shoe fits...

Still, I'd like to see how many latte cups sit on desks in Hillary campaign offices. I'd like to see how many of her hardcores drink good, old fashioned Joe from a calcified pot and how many hit a coffee bar at least once a day.

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones, Hillary, or you may find yourself caught in a latte-gate.

Hillary Clinton took the Ohio primary handily and is predicted to take Texas by a narrower margin, but did she really win, or is her success the result of Republicans trying to prolong the fight within the Democratic ranks?

We all heard about how Rush Limbaugh called for Republicans to go vote for Hillary in the Texas and Ohio primaries. Since McCain was a virtual lock on the nomination and he felt the Republican party wasn't going to strike hard at Obama, he told Republicans to make their votes count and vote for Hillary, because she'd do the GOP's dirty work for them.

CNN reports they asked the question in their exit polls and 10% of people voting in the Democratic Party primaries in both Texas openly identified themselves as Republicans. On top of that, another 22% in Ohio and 25% in Texas identified themselves as independents.

Now, to be fair, some of those could be the Republicans who, disgusted with McCain, defected to Obama. There is a small, but vocal group of those. But are there enough to make up 10% of the Democratic Party's turnout?

While Ohio has been a key battleground state in presidential elections, the number of votes cast in the democratic primary was more than twice that cast in the Republican party. Some of this could be due to the fact that the Democratic primary is seen as competitive while the Republican primary was seen as a lock for McCain. Considering how the Democrats and Republicans are normally somewhat evenly matched, the combination of a two-to-one turnout, with 10% of the Democratic Primary voters self-identifying as Republican, it's just really fishy.

In Hillary's eyes, this manna is a mandate, and she'll use it as an excuse to push forward. Her eyes are so bright with avarice, she'll refuse to see that she's being used to help divide and fracture the party, to beat up Obama by proxy for the Republicans. She will fight this quixotic battle with every ounce of strength and penny of funds she can muster, and she'll only too gladly help the Republicans "bloody" Obama long before he has to face McCain in the general election.

If Hillary truly believes she won today, we -- as a party and as a nation -- have lost. The Republicans outstrategized us again, and Hillary will only be too glad to take the Democratic Party down with her.