Emblems to Stamp Projects Funded by the Stimulus Package

I say this really in jest, but it’s really not necessary. I thought recovery gov was going to provide that info?

Again, we have cheap marketing tricks in lieu of actual, substantive benefit. It’s become a hallmark of this administration already.
But then again, what is a cult of personality without iconography and meaningless sloganeering?

======Rush Limbaugh wants our President to fail.=====
I agree with what Rush said. However, I do not agree with what Mark said Rush said.

Don’t all these symbols from the Obama administration make you feel kind of creeped out?

kat thro-How is the identification of a stimulus project that we’ve paid for amount to iconography and meaningless sloganeering
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Because it is in the shape of his initial and signature campaign logo.

Hey Jake – if I see more mexican illegals working on the side of the road, should I feel better about my country?

MayBee:”Because it is in the shape of his initial and signature campaign logo.”
Always good for a laugh. Now anything ’round’ is Obama’s personal icon! If he wanted a personal logo, I would have expected the inner divisions to be rotated 90 deg to imply a B too.

“How is the identification of a stimulus project that we’ve paid for amount to iconography and meaningless sloganeering? Perhaps you’re confusing your rhetoric with accountability to tax payers.”
Actually, this administration has ZERO accountability to taxpayers. It’s why trillions of dollars in spending has been rushed through in the last 6 weeks. It’s never been about a “stimulus”…it’s about exacerbating a nation’s growing reliance on the government dole. The logos and lip-service to accountability are nothing more than smoke and mirrors to obscure the fact that President Obama has mortgaged this country’s future on programs designed to permanently increase the size of government.
President Bush was fiscally irresponsible in many ways. President Obama is a profligate, dangerous spender with zero knowledge of economics.

You rightwingers just can’t stand to see a Democratic president who’s in control of his message. It’s hilarious to watch you squirm.
Bush was a master of empty stagecraft, and you supported him every step of the way, so don’t pretend for a minute that you have any principled stand against this kind of messaging.
As for the fact that this particular emblem is in the shape of an “O,” and that somehow this is meant to enhance the Obama cult of personality, give me a break. If it were a triangle, you’d be accusing Obama of sucking up to Wisconsin Cheddar lobbyists. You people are shameless.

This is like the “WPA” I see carved into so many public works projects and structures in this area. Every time I see that “WPA” logo on public structures, I am reminded of how great FDR was and how he pulled America up by its bootstraps. I hope that “ARRA” will have the same significance for future generations.

MayBee:”His campaign symbol was an O, an O precisely this round. ”
It’s a CIRCLE. Circles are round – they are precisely, mathematically that round. All of them.

Q: How do we subtly show off our socialist pride?
A: Keep the red, but replace the hammer and sickle with gears! that’s the ticket!”

OMG – Anything “round” is now an Obama logo?.?
okay right winger women – throw out your bras – you need square cups now.
oops – that means Limbaugh’s face is an Obama logo!!!

good god, more logos!! I think this cheapens government!!

What a waste of time and money. In Illinois we just spent thousands upon thousands of dollars taking down all the Blago signs on the tollways, which cost thousands upon thousands to put up just a year or two ago.

Why do you think the three republicans voted for the stimulus, they all sit on the appropriations commitee and looking to benefit themselves because of democrats control.Then we have that Senator from NY, Schumer who believes the American people love pork, if thats the case let send him some….Starting adding all the bills that get passed and how much porks in there, its not a small percent its added to a big percent…American seem to be gullable and not look at the big picture.

I love it.
I know of a few projects in my community that would be a perfect fit for the Recovery Act. I hope that when more and more people see how the funds are being used, we can regain some of the confidence of our great country.

MayBee:”Now the same shape- out of all shapes- is being used as an emblem for his Administration’s signature act.”
The same shape is used for all governmental seals. How many other shapes are used for government seals – it’s circle or square. And even accepting your nefarious conspiracy theory, rather than being pleased that he may personally be associated with a stimulus bill you heartily mock and insist will destroy the country, you’re annoyed? Your hatred is making an utter hash of any logic you may have had behind it.

This is socialism. I don’t know what it means because I’ve never seen a textbook, but I like to throw it around when I disagree with something.
My neighbor is a socialist because his dog pooped on my lawn.

His ego knows no bounds. I have just two words: grow up.

What’s next, a photo of Obama required in the homes of every American? This guy’s ego knows no bounds. Can we add this emblem to the diving stockmarket he’s now responsible for too?

Most tyrants use dear leader’s face …
But at least with this labeling, I will know what to avoid

Your hatred is making an utter hash of any logic you may have had behind it.
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I don’t recall any of Maybee’s comments as hateful. He/she doesn’t call other commenters liars, or question their intelligence, or resort to labels.

I keep hearing this “saved or created” jobs line. What does that mean, exactly? Why does no one question it? Saved means “not lost” – to me that means ZERO jobs created. Why does the administration insist on using the “saved” label? Are they hedging their bets? Are they lowering expectations? What about the hope? Saying “saved” doesn’t mean hope, it means retrenchment. If there’s a slight uptick in job creation, it’s a success, since it beat the “saved” label. It’s BS, and they know it.

“The more I think about it, the sillier it sounds. A certain country in WWII emblazoned a certain emblem on state funded projects as well. I can’t say cause it will get deleted to point out a historic fact, somehow its “hate”.”
Okey dokey then.

“You can either get on board with the program, or continue to sit there in flyover country and whine.”
Those who live in flyover country have a right to whine since most of us won’t see one cent of the recovery money (no large cities [read: Obama supporters] here.) But hey, at least we won’t have to look at those stupid signs.

Jake,
I double dog dare you to ask Baghdad Gibbs if they are going to stamp these emblems on the front door of every single deadbeat homeowner I have to bail out. Enquiring minds want to know.

Well played c17wife

“I keep hearing this “saved or created” jobs line. What does that mean, exactly? Why does no one question it? Saved means “not lost” – to me that means ZERO jobs created. Why does the administration insist on using the “saved” label? Are they hedging their bets? Are they lowering expectations? What about the hope? Saying “saved” doesn’t mean hope, it means retrenchment. If there’s a slight uptick in job creation, it’s a success, since it beat the “saved” label. It’s BS, and they know it.”
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Jeff Weimer,
The ONLY possible way to actually know if a job is “saved”, is to know for sure that it was going to be “lost” in the first place!
The ONLY way to know if a job was on the cutting board is for every business in the country to openly announce upcoming layoffs by job! Then if they receive “stimulator” money directly or in directly and then do not have to lay off those workers, those jobs can be offically counted as “saved”.
ANY other mechanism that does not follow this model closely, results in “magic” numbers for so-called saved jobs!
Anyone with at least a few brain cells left can understand the reasons why NO businesses would ever go along with this kind of scheme!

Re- “saved or created”… this is simple.
Let’s say a State (North Dakota) for instance was going to “cut” 1,000 jobs due to budget shortfalls (teachers, firemen, police) without any additional funds.
Due to the Recovery Package, that state now receives funds to replace that deficit.
Thus, the ARRA “saves” 1,000 jobs.
This is a NET POSITIVE for the economy of North Dakota and to the lives of those who would have lost their jobs.

Ever notice how fans of government control are in love with logos? G
This reminds me of FDR’s Blue Eagle, which was the sign that a store was observing his mandated price controls. Some business owners went to prison for NOT CHARGING ENOUGH. That’s what happens when government starts making the rules.
On the whole “want the President to fail” thing. Let’s see. Our Prez wants to increase the size of government, reduce individual liberties, kill the youngest and oldest in our society, silence opposition, offend our allies, and meet with our enemies.
Yes, I’d like very much for those plans to fail. Now, if Obama was to have a “road to Damascus” moment, then I’d happily support his new raft policies.

It’ll be time consuming avoiding major thoroughfares and bridges. Good luck on your journeys.
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Not that time consuming. Most of the money didn’t go to roads and bridges. Boston.com puts it at 5% for “infrastructure”. Forbes said it was $27 bn is going to states for roads, which is more like 3%.

What happened to the $250 Billion highway Bill passed in 2005? That bill dwarfs this one for infrastructure.

I can’t believe how divided our country has become, listen to what you all have written, the bitterness between the parties is just plain discouraging, i wish we could all get behind someone whom we could all trust, that we know, i mean KNOW who will lead our country to what we all hope for our children.
what is wrong with the form of government that set the forum for individual liberty and mans ingenuity and brought us everything from cars, to computers, sent man to the moon, and has the capacity to make a nuclear device. the greatest men to ever walk this earth, by devine province, fashioned this country on moral fiber and hard work, and the blood that they were so willing to shed for the sake of those freedoms, who are the men and women of congress today, to think that they may omit the very things those founding fathers were willing to die for. is this really the change that so many mandated? i dare say NOT! what about transparency? what about lobbiests? term limits? business as usual in congress and now still the white house, shame to all politicians who are no lonmger looking for the best interests of this nation, and the individual states therein.

What a great idea. Government accountability. A concept Bush/Cheney thwarted at every turn. No wonder rightwingers are so upset.

I suppose only folks with a vested interest or high political motivation bother to comment on these blogs. But, the nastiness of some the comments reminds us that old order really can’t stand that the majority of Americans are behind this President. Enjoy your daily dose of Limbaugh red meat. The rest of us have turned the page and are very grateful leave the fear mongering Bush years behind. At least Obama is willing to invest in the middle class, instead of greedy Wall Street con artists. Government of, by, and for the people is making a come back. Keep up the good work, Pres!

How the heck much did THAT cost? And notice it’s in the shape of an “O?”
The campaign for ’12 has already started…

It takes a bold visionary to stare crisis in the face, and calmly design an emblem to lead us forward.
Tapper – “C17Wife” posted an excellent question that I, and many others, would absolutely love to see you ask the Obama Administration. Please consider it.

Wow. All the anger over a simple logo.
I’m a graphic designer, and I think this is a fantastic idea. Firstly, to all of you worried about cost, a logo doesn’t have to cost much at all, but it is a very effective & efficient form of communication. This mark is a great affront to those who believe gov’t can do no good whatsoever, and that corporations are the sole purveyors of goodness. You should all be upset, instead, over the saturation of for-profit marketing we’re deluged with on a daily basis. It’s mind-numbing.
Anyway, it’s just information. It also happens to be a very intelligent political concept, and is harmful to no one.

A brilliant writer already stated this and I just feel the need to repeat her words: “The mark of the Beast.”

The second TIGER designation seems like a bad idea. It will only cause confustion. The main ARRA logo is a great idea though. It should counter the fact that most of the money is going to relatively small, but necessary, projects rather than mega-projects like the Hoover Dam.

It’s all about restoring confidence.
People want to see that somebody “is doing something about the problem”. They want to be able to point to something that’s concrete evidence of progress on solving the economic mess.
That makes them more confident…they are more likely to spend money…that creates jobs…which leads to more people spending money…which leads to prosperity…
The economic problems are by no means “just psychological”. But psychology plays a big role in making things better.

My opinion on the logo: I don’t care much for the rounded corners, and the images bleeding off into white just looks strange for the stars and throws everything off balance, too much space on the upper right. Definitely not as refined as his campaign logo, done by a totally different team of designers.

Wow, its pretty sad reading what some of you guys and girls write over things as innucuous as this. Now you hate emblems, news to me.
I guess Roosevelt’s national WPA infrastructure initiative was a terrible thing because it had its own logo, too? Give me a break.

Jake, any thoughts on why the president hasn’t taken a shine to you?

OMG THESE PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE! The wheels are coming off the bus and CORPORATE WELFARE by the BILLIONS is tanking the stock market. As today’s WSJ said, they are rapidly running out of people to blame.
Are you Obama voters figuring out that Obama is bailing out the WEALTHY OF WALL STREET and sending the bill to the small business sector, the ONLY private sector who’s still creating jobs?
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN? Just wait until the small business jobs evaporate.
Then he’ll come for the middle class…and on down.
You people just elected the biggest snake oil scam artist in history. He makes Bernie Madoff look like an amateur.
And you who elected him, will share the ‘sacrifice’ for his grand ‘vision’.

America’s government never uses logos in this manner. I’ve seen signs on the highway that say “prisoners at work”. This is the beginning of socialism in portraits. God Help Us. Even if you don’t believe in God, you have to know deep down this is just WRONG. A branding from the Obama WH.

To Mike_C:
Yes, it’s a little more difficult to pinpoint jobs “saved” in the corporate sector.
It is not difficult to do so for state and local governments. Thos budget shortfalls (and the proposed layoffs) are there for the eye to see.
In almost every city/state in this country, there are teachers, cops, firefighters, and city/state workers who will now be able to keep their jobs.
And yes, those roles are “jobs”, not “work”.

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Elaina

And the money for these stamps comes from where?
If jobs are created the American people can, and will, see them. We don’t need to spend more money we don’t have to point out to us what we can already see under our noses. Children we are not, Mr. President.

I think it’s missing something in that upper-right quadrant. Oh, yes: It needs a black quadrant with a red flame surrounding a $, symbolizing all of the money that’s gone up in smoke!

This most downheartening. The ramifications of the actions being taken now will impact everyone for the next 30 years. Obama needs to understand that; yet he can’t.
The United States of America is NOT a YMCA in South Chicago; Obama needs to understand that; yet he can’t.
Obama was put in office by voters who could not look passed the flowery prose and charasmatic appeal. Obama says so much without actually saying anything. Obama needs some fundamental training… in order to lead the United States of America, one needs to understand the United States of America. In order to understand her, one needs to love the United States of America (with ALL it’s flaws) and embrace the principals of its founding; yet he can’t.
Obama needs to understand that, as President, he is a human starting pistol – the immediate and consequential results of his statements; yet he can’t.
Support Obama – Nope – I can’t.
To say that one supports the President, but not his policies…? What? That’s as moronic as supporting our troops, but opposing their actions in defense of this country – at the direction of the President, as approved by CONGRESS. Just as moronic as spending billions of dollars on “special projects” while calling it stimulus.
Stand by – if not stopped, this will indeed become an Obamanation.
Simple fix? Fire all 535 and replace them with working mothers and fathers; laid off employees who know how to budget their income. Americans who know the difference between a want and a need, and have actually held positions in that “small business” who argued the point. Americans who live their daily lives outside the “golden parachute” of the DC Beltway in the real economy, buying real gas, real food, real clothes.
These same Americans are just as (if not more) educated then Obama. They bring a diversity of thought and proven concept of practice.
The United States of America is not easy. It’s advanced citizenship. It’s as plain as the nose on your face, and as elusive and mysterious as the Blue Whale. You have to want this IDEA to succeed, not simply point out all it’s faults and place blame.
Obama needs to understand that to be a true leader, he needs to embrace the idea of America, understand America, listen to her people, and act accordingly; yet he can’t.

How much did we pay for this out of tax payers money. Is it necessary?

Slightly better than the pepsi logo; only slightly.

when did graphic design become “communist?”
i like it.

All this talk about money being spent frivolously. How about the boatloads of money dished out during the Iraq escapade the last couple of years. Its about time we spend some money here sustaining life.

The process of establishing economic recovery is the bus being driven by the President. He is the only driver we have, yet some would rather be dropped off in the ditch of economic disaster. Well they can do that if they choose to, but what is objectionable are those hanging on the bus drivers neck, while the bus is racing down the mountain road. What is worse those were the same folks that set us on this terrible path. And now we are trying to safely get to the bottom, and all they can do is cry and distract the driver, making the bad situation worse. Thanks alot.