You’ll Never Believe What the “Hope” Poster Artist Thinks About Obama Now
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
Turns out, the artist who designed the iconic Obama “HOPE” poster has some voter’s remorse.
In a Q&A with Esquire magazine, Shepard Fairey expressed his disappointment with the presidential Administration that was supposed to be different:
Esquire: Do you think Obama has lived up to your “Hope” poster?
Shepard Fairey: Not even close.
E: How come?
SF: Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he’s compromised on that I never would have expected. I mean, drones and domestic spying are the last things I would have thought [he’d support]…
It was a reasonable assumption to make, considering Senator Obama held floor speeches in 2008 blasting government surveillance and punishments without due process.