I was astounded to happen upon an Obama You Lie T-Shirt as I surfed the net today.
I was just looking for some funny T-Shirts (you know, funny ha ha) and found the afore mentioned you lie t-shirts.
I can’t believe that these things have gone into production so quickly.
OK, so you need to know that I’m not political and I’m not making a political point here, I’m simply remarking on the way the machine moves to produce these things so quickly.
I mean, how do they even determine there’s are market for these You Lie shirts? Do people call them up demanding their production?
Do people really buy these things, and if they do, do they wear them in public?
BTW, If you don’t already know, I don’t live in the US, so I don’t really know how things work there.
I can’t imagine anything like this happening where I am.
Sure, slogan t-shirts are seen all over the place where I live but it would be extremely unusual to see political statements being made in this way.
I was already aware of this episode but only vaguely, as I skimmed the newspaper – and if I’ve got this right, the back story is that during President Obama’s healthcare reform speech, Congressman Joe Wilson yelled, “YOU LIE“.
And now there are TShirts. Amazing.
I also caught sight of an article suggesting Wilson’s outburst set a bad example for children, which interested me as I’ve written previously about ‘setting a good example’ on this site.
I don’t know whether this incident is even remotely funny to most Americans, or whether it is being treated very seriously, but honestly, I was amused to find out about the You Lie T-Shirts.
Again folks, not a political comment, not looking to stir up a debate, it’s just that the t-shirts caught my eye and made me want to look out for more ‘unusual’ merchandise.
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