The Daily Politics is having a caption contest…

(h/t: Gothamist)

Bragging about receiving illegal money on Facebook!

h/t: Ben Smith

It was a half-hour later when I realized this had all happened and saw one of my friends tweet that it should be a T-Shirt. I must have muttered aloud well that’s not hard. Ten minutes later or so:

This is a Big F***ing Deal (censored)

Later I would create another edition with the official Obama signature and approval stamp on back, then a shirt with CHANGE WE BELIEVED IN and the signature/stamp. There’s even a coffee mug, and I have a few new ideas as well. And while my shirt was maybe the 2nd one to emerge, it won an award on Zazzle – and here’s the kicker: I’ve had a few larger orders from DC, including one the same morning Obama mentioned to his staff that he loved the quote and wanted to get a t-shirt made. So it’s entirely possible, and this would of course be pretty cool, that Obama will emerge on the basketball court some day soon wearing a shirt I designed (!@#$!). And this all started as a joke!

Your Creative Director’s Accidental T-Shirt Empire (Zazzle)

Messaging Strategy

So…

Hiram Monserrate didn’t seem to get the message on Tuesday and is apparently looking at running for State Assembly, you know, for that recently vacated seat of the guy who left the Assembly to replace (and beat) some jerk who was expelled for roughing up his girlfriend. How long before Queens will be rid of this infection? What other offices can Hiram lose a run for?

Or is it, as many of us believe, all just a continuing ploy to raise money to pay off his legal fees?

Ousted Senator Monserrate Gunning for Assembly (Gothamist)

Did Someone Copyright that Logo (Ben Smith @ Politico)

“This use of the logo is neither approved nor supported by Organizing for America. The campaign did not seek nor do they have permission to use the it. We are asking them to remove it from their materials.”

Considering that being expelled from the Senate didn’t seem to influence him, we’ll have to see if Monserrate complies…

( h/t: Ben Yee )

UPDATE:

Not only have they not stopped using the logo yet, but Monserrate’s campaign has launched a brand new
(not entirely functional) website, using the logo in multiple places, including the site’s favicon:

The updated website makes no mention whatsoever of the coup or his expulsion.
Its tagline is “Leadership That Works for Us!”

It also includes this bit of irony:

Bring it on Hiram.

Phonebank for José Peralta

UPDATE x2:
Apparently Ben Smith provoked the original response from OFA after which we received the same statement.

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