Slog - Comments on To McCain, It's A Game http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game American photojournalist Christopher Morris is having a show at London's Host Gallery of his icy-cold images from the 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns of Bush, McCain, and Obama. (Above is one of his Republicanbots.) I'm not sure how effective these images are, but the show is called My America, and The Guardian has a video interview with him here. Here are some more of his images.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0800 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:02:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Amy the "more images" link isnt working

good God it's not working - I need to see more icy-coldness

]]> Amy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181596 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181596 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:04:50 -0800 Comment by Vince Dreamy guy! I'd do him.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181640 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181640 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:39:06 -0800 Comment by inkweary If that image were black and white it would be hard to tell this audience from one from the late fifties; all those suits, white shirts and simple ties. They could be listening to Joe McCarthy.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181657 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:46:07 -0800 Comment by Sikes I agree with Vince. That's a pretty nice looking Republicanbot.

]]> Sikes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181671 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:55:56 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves Weird: the link is working for me. Here's the URL:

http://www.viiphoto.com/photographer-bio.php?photographer=Christopher%20Morris

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181674 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181674 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:58:12 -0800 Comment by bibliogrrl None of the links are working for me at all. SUCKS.

]]> bibliogrrl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181695 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:07:21 -0800 Comment by Karl Schuck @ 1& 6 when you get to the page you have to click on "photographers" on top of the otherwise empty page.

He rather looks like one of those angelic young men so often depicted in photos of Hitler Youth rallies. Pretty isn't everything. Sometimes it isn't even very much. (BTW, no other pretty boys in the portfolio of images)

]]> Karl Schuck http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181702 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:13:33 -0800 Comment by sxtxixtxcxh it's a republicant!

]]> sxtxixtxcxh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181811 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181811 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:15:25 -0800 Comment by Toe Tag Get his book (same title as the show); spooky reportage of Bush's 2004 campaign.

]]> Toe Tag http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181814 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181814 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:17:40 -0800 Comment by The CHZA Republican men are totally better looking than our schlubby asses.

]]> The CHZA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1181941 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:21:53 -0800 Comment by Seajay I knew it, dammit! This election is really all about Demobots versus GOPcepticons for control of all the energon in the galaxy!

Go, Obamptimus Prime! Smash that evil Mccaintron!

*dons tinfoil hat, starts humming*

Can-DIDD-ates!--more than meets the eye;
Can-DIDD-ates--robots in disguise ...

]]> Seajay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182107 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:07:20 -0800 Comment by just sayin That is one very very white crowd of people.

]]> just sayin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182146 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:55:55 -0800 Comment by threnody Eek. Reminds me of Bobby Beausoleil (of the Manson family). Same dead eyes. Not hot. Looks like he'd write helter skelter on the wall with your blood.

]]> threnody http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182207 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/to_mccain_its_a_game#c1182207 Visual Art Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:02:36 -0800