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It's been a little disconcerting to ride my usual Metrobus routes for the last few weeks. I'm always happy to see my friend and fellow DCist editor Martin Austermuhle, but having his steely eyes staring down at me non-stop has been somewhat startling on occasion. "Oh hey, Mart-- oh god, it's that friggin' poster again!" Maybe you're having the same problem. The Reliable Source picked up a little item about Martin's participation in DC Vote's latest ad campaign today, so I was reminded to mention it.
That Martin is a) a kick-ass D.C. voting rights activist and b) not a U.S. citizen isn't news to us, but his mug's increasing ubiquity on our public transit system is worth discussing. If these DC Vote ad buys keep up, I predict that this particular image of Martin will make an appearance in my nightmares. Seriously, the man is everywhere, and he won't stop staring! It's like he's trying to tell me something. Something serious and important. Did I screw up some of your copy, dude? I'm really sorry! Just stop staring. Please?
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I think NewHCE needs to get the NRA to ante up and run a competing set of posters, just for shits and giggles.
His poor soul is stuck inside a poster. I'll put pennies over his eyes so he can sleep.
Herr Austermuhle and I agree on the fundamental issue of going for a vote in the house.
And I am not a fan of the NRA (even tho they agree with me on many issues)
Martin should part his hair on the side. The butt-cut is not very flattering.
My Mom tells me the same thing all the time. I usually ignore her, but coming from the commentariat...
And if the ad for the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival on my bus is any indication, these ads will remain on display long after the franchise has been extended to the residents of the District.
Enjoy your creep out!
Woah woah woah, I don't enjoy immigrants telling me what I should and should not demand with this pro-democracy propaganda, that's America's joerb to do to the rest of the world. Stop taking our joerbs immigrant.
Hopefully one of these days Martin will demand all his rights.
Big FAIL on the poster. It should have something catchy like:
I AM MOLLY
I demand dog rights.
Still waiting for the "I Ain't DC" poster campaign with photos of tourists in fanny packs who frequent our home without fail, ask where the Washington Monument is whilst standing at its base, stand on the left on the escalators (take that, dead horse!) and wonder where underneath that huge dome at the end of the Mall Obama's bedroom is.
Captions reading, "Even They Have Representation." Practically writes itself.
I think the "I Ain't DC" posters should have pictures of Sen. Jon Kyl and the like. They could say "[The District] actually already has representatives in Congress, 100 Senators and 435 House members, all of whom, under the Constitution itself, have the jurisdiction and indeed the obligation to provide for the general welfare of the residents of the District of Columbia," followed by their office phone number.
So Martin is ginger. That explains so much.
I like this campaign. But doesn't it seem a day late and a dollar short? Shouldn't they have been doing this back in January?