Hope springs eternal

Many years from now I'd imagine that Shepard Fairey's 'Hope' poster for the Obama campaign will be celebrated as one of the most iconic images of the 21st century.

Here's a great little video courtesy of the LA Times on the creation and impact of the image.

Lincoln Vs Obama

There's been much made about the links to Abraham Lincoln in the Obama inauguration.

The train trip to Washington. The use of the Lincoln bible etc.

The wordle image above shows the key words used by Obama in his speech. Whilst the one below shows key words from Lincoln's inauguration.

Obviously the times and circumstances of both speechs are very different. Which these wordles clearly demonstrate.


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