Chicagoist: Obama License Plates an Overdose?

dopplerd

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:51:22 -0600

The difference here is that Obama didn't ask for the plate. A library group is looking to raise money by exploiting the image of the president, likely without his knowledge. While this plate annoys me for other reasons what you mention is more like the gratuitous name plastering that Blagovjvech, Daley and Stroger find so necessary. I'm waiting to see if Quinn goes down the same road as his predecessor.

Sears Tower

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:52:36 -0600

I was always under the impression that the government could not make products which support a political leader currently in office. This was because in theory, the government is supposed to remain neutral and not make things which support a candidate, lessening the chance of the USA looking like Pyongyang, Havana, etc.... The reality is, based solely on the items, these are not that much different than a Fidel Castro statue or Kim Jong-Il poster. Of course, in comparison to everything else the US is obviously far different.

dopplerd

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:05:37 -0600

All of these different license plates really piss me off. I remember when I was a kid each state had one style and everybody got it. Now there are 50 different plates from each of the 50 states. The purpose of a plate is to identify the car, likely in the commission of a crime not show your love of teddy bears or the great outdoors. Now with the state name obscured by the vanity plate surround and no standard colors I have no idea what state the guy is from who just fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian. If you care so much about an organization give them the 50 bucks directly and put a bumper sticker on your car.