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Subject: The Forgotten Man
RockyMTNClimber    9/18/2010 11:31:17 AM
Art is an important part of a culture's contemporary essence. It has been used since the time of cave drawings to mark our progress. That trend continues today.....
 
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RockyMTNClimber    This piece speaks for iteself. Go to McNaughton's website linked below....   9/18/2010 11:34:15 AM
 
 
 
The title of this portrait is ?The Forgotten Man,? and its creator is Jon McNaughton, a 42-year-old artist from Spanish Fork, Utah. McNaughton unveiled the piece last Tuesday with a video describing its origin and a website explaining its meaning. ?For a long time, I didn?t know if I wanted to paint this picture, because I worried that it might be too controversial,? McNaughton intones in the video. Now, however, he?s courting controversy.
 
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Panther       9/18/2010 4:11:40 PM
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Speaking of art, a currency redesign anyone? UGH and BARF! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!... #@%$&%$$#@!#@&#!&*@$%%#@#$
 
 
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Aussiegunneragain       9/18/2010 6:31:42 PM

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Speaking of art, a currency redesign anyone? UGH and BARF! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!... #@%$&%$$#@!#@&#!&*@$%%#@#$


 

Having your bills look different would do wonders to stop Australians on late night drinking sessions in a New York bar accidentally handing over a $20 tip for a single drink. Thanks goodness for honest NY barmaids who point it out.
 
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buzzard       9/20/2010 9:43:54 AM
Those dollar bill selections are obviously not serious. The O is not vain enough to put himself on a bill. Heck, it's obviously selections to get people's goats.
 
The painting (to get back to the thread topic) was fairly interesting, but the painter seems to have a real issue with banks and bankers. If you go to the site and mouse over the various presidents it will give a blurb of varying length describing them. The number of blurbs which expounded on the evil bankers was quite a high percentage. 
 
He also didn't give Cleveland due as a good president, while not even mentioning the corruption during the Harding administration.
 
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