Strawberry Shortcake’s Mother Backs Obama
I admit this is a pretty trivial endorsement but no less significant than a quarterback from the Cleveland Browns backing McCain. Strawberry Shortcake’s first choice was Hillary but then after Hillary was not successful, she got behind Obama and persuaded the rest of Strawberryland to do the same. (The exceptions being the Peculiar Purple Pieman who is backing Nader and Sour Grapes who isn’t for anyone but herself.) Strawberry’s backing is not because of some oft repeated slogan, Change, Yes We Can, etc., but because things need fixing. Not with just duck tape like some broken toy but real fixing and if that doesn’t work possibly replacement.
The Strawberry Shortcake backing was just to get your attention. I could have as easily said (as the concept artist behind the Care Bears) that Care Bears back Barrack. Or maybe it is just Tender Heart Bear that backs Obama (although Tender Heart may prefer Biden). There are so many Care Bears they could actually fill some cabinet positions. Picture if you will Cheer Bear as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Good Luck Bear as Secretary of the Treasury or Fun Shine Bear as Secretary of Energy (solar of course).
Now if this is painting me as kooky liberal so be it. It’s who I am. I am sympathetic character who creates warm and sympathetic characters. When it comes to Obama and Biden having the needed diplomacy to reach across aisle to form alliances, the Get-Along-Gang could definitely throw their support behind them. Or maybe Obama/ Biden might want to tap into the Get-Along-Gang for some advice on how to make it all work.
After much campaigning I tried to get lil’ iffi to commit but then as her name implies is not at all sure enough to back anyone. Sometimes I draw what I want out of my characters but something they take on a life of their own.
Note: All characters named where and are ones that I graphically created in my career as illustrator/ designer.
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