New T-Shirts On The Block - Politicians and Babies.

July 7, 2008

I’ve a rather diverse selection of tee news for you today, starting with a few Barack Obama t-shirts available at ThrivingInk.com. Before you ask, I would feature McCain tee shirts here if they were as funky as Thriving Ink’s, but I somehow doubt that Republicans would want to wear anything as out there as these (first two) beauties. I do lean towards Obama for obvious reasons, the world oil crisis which has worsened so much more since the initial attack on Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and the travesty of the Iraq war as a whole, plus the fact that Obama looks awake!

I suppose the British equivalent of the Republicans is the UK’s Conservative Party, but in truth I’m sure most Brits would say that Tony Blair (Ex-Labour PM) was probably the most right-wing leader we’ve had since Margaret Thatcher! The fact is the few times a Conservative MP has tried to look funky (take William Hague - their last failed Shadow Cabinet Leader - who sported a baseball cap whilst he ‘got down with the kids on the street’, his political campaign failed shortly after that, coincidence? Either way, most Conservative and Republican men would rather wear a suit any day, so the argument is rather inconsequential anyway! On to the tees at Thriving Ink, all available at $21.95 and good quality tees they are.

Captain Obama T-Shirt - what a great name! I used to read Marvel and DC comics as a kid, they were really expensive here in the UK in the 1970’s, I’d probably not get more than a few a year and most newsagents seem to frown upon 7 year old kids buying them, I’ve no idea why? Perhaps it’s the same thinking that went into banning a Transformers T-Shirt at Heathrow Airport recently! The rough and ready design truly appeals to me, an example of real grunge rather than just a few vector effects, absolutely mad looking I grant you, but truth be told I love it.

Let’s not get into a Barrack Obama love fest here, I’ must remember I’m reviewing t-shirts, and not the future political direction of the USA. I just hope that America has better luck than we did with Tony Blair. Perhaps the comparison is slim but I do remember a lot of hopeful messages for the future, yet plenty of promises were broken. Then again Labour did splurge most of their budget (profits from the Conservatives selling off the nation’s assets in the 1980s and 1990s) on the Iraq War, so I’m thinking Obama won’t break the bank by beating up on any country soon. Fingers crossed the US has a potentially great president in the running, if he can back up his message, which so far seems to be about ‘change’, then perhaps something will. I like a change now and again, although changing your mind too often isn’t a good thing.

08ama is ‘def’ as they say in the hip-hop world, again the treatment is great, very grainy, very ‘Straight Outta Compton’ - although I don’t know how appropriate it is for a potential president, I am hoping it’s more than a happy coincidence that the dripping lines look like a barcode, it would make a snazzy subtext about personal liberty. Who knows I could be wrong.

Pop Goes Obama hasn’t quite captured the Warhol look that the designer probably anticipated, in fact it looks a little lame to me, more like something from Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in than a happening, but I get the point. Pop icon for the millennia, nice idea:/

There are plenty of cool grunge tees at ThrivingInk.com, check them out sometime.

Well we all know how politicians kiss babies to enhance the caring side of their political campaigns so it’s only right I mention the latest sale on at Threadless.com

Threadless are holding a Baby Shower Promotion at the moment.

July and August have the most number of births than any other month in the year. To help celebrate the arrival of all of those little bundles of joy our next promotion is all about the baby and mommy too. Save 15% off any product in the kids and baby category or the maternity t-shirt. Minimum $10.00 purchase required. Discount is not valid on shipping.

Your Coupon Codes: BABY208 & CADBABY20

Political Tees Wanted!
As a matter of fact Threadless.com have also given a shout out to all their best t-shirt designers to start submitting more political tees for the contest, they say that demand is high, so get cracking and make sure you have a winner on your hands by checking out the competition first!