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Campaign-o-Lanterns: Putting Politics on Your Pumpkin

 

Published 10/24/2008 at WSJ.com: Washington Wire

Sara Murray reports on mixing politics and pumpkins. With 11 days to go before Election Day, Barack Obama supporters haven’t stopped searching for new and innovative ways to promote their candidate. And now they’re carving his likeness into pumpkins. (After all, Halloween’s only eight days away.) Yes, there are at least three Facebook groups and a handful of websites dedicated to Obama lanterns and the like: www.yeswecarve.com even has festive–albeit not particularly witty–slogans like “Grab Change by the Stem.” For the less crafty Obama supporters who can’t free-hand the Illinois senator’s likeness, there’s “OOOBAMA”, “Barack the Vote” and “OBAMA ’08″ stencils . And for those in particularly dire straits, www.obamalantern.com (tagline: “Bringing hope to Halloween”) has step-by-step instructions for recreating the Obama logo straight onto your favorite gourd. As for Obama’s rival John McCain , ... (link)

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