SEAN TINER

(Shepard Fairey by Tiner ) No hanging chad here. Shepard Fairey is the visual artist of year. (Obama by Fairey) Throughout the year Fairey's iconic portrait of Obama has solidified his reputation as a prominent 21st-century artist. From having the portrait featured on the cover of Time to posted on millions of social networking profiles, Shepard's portrait of Obama has been viewed all over the world. Ironically, it was the public that previously helped Fairey rise to prominence in the art community over twenty years ago. While attending RISD in Providence, RI, Fairey started posting images of Andre the Giant around North Eastern communities. Fairey dubbed the campaign an "experiment in phenomenology." Interest in the experiment grew and soon Fairey's admirers were posting images of Andre the Gian t on billboards, walls, and behind crosswalk signs. (Andre the Giant, source: globalgraphica.com ) As more images of Andre the Giant were posted throughout the world...

Obama found in public.

(The Future American President, stylized portrait by Tiner). Just how "cool" is John McCain? Well, lets take a look. He has over 55 thousand Myspace friends. Yes, that's kinda cool ...but Obama has over 390 thousand. Okay, so this is not a popularity contest. Well, lets take a look at his website. Today, McCain is offering a Father's Day Golf Pack , if you donate $50 dollars. ...First of all, I thought Father's Day was yesterday? And, I'm sure Dad would really "impress" his friends with a shiny new set of golf balls. How many people that McCain is promising to "help," actually golf? ...If he is promising to help Americans with lower gas prices, I'm sure these same people really enjoying driving to golf course and using their disposable income to play. Wouldn't you rather give your Dad a cool piece of art ? Thanks Obama. It must be cool, since it's sold out. Okay, so McCain joined the Go Green bandwagon and is offering 20 ec...