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Winter, Mark 1958- :Past tense, the Present-dent. 27 May 2011
- Date
- 2011
- By
- Southland times (Newspaper)
- Reference
- DCDL-0017935
- Description
Text reads 'Past tense the present-dent' (wordplay on 'president' and 'present' as in tense, and 'precident') and a caricature of the head of President Obama says 'Hey... I remembered my name... The still gives me a 50% strike rate'. A second version has text reading 'Not setting a presentdent' and shows the president saying 'Hey...numbers aren't my strong suit. A third version has the text 'Past tense' and the president saying 'I'm the president.. I can have any date I want!' Context - During his European tour President Obama wrote in the visitors' book in Westminster Abbey "it is a great privilege to commemorate our common heritage, and common sacrifice", he signed the book, and then added the date, "24 May 2008" (instead of 2011)
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- Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers / Winter, Mark, 1958- :[Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers]
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- 3 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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Southland times (Newspaper). Winter, Mark 1958- :Past tense, the Present-dent. 27 May 2011. Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers. Ref: DCDL-0017935. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23256347More information can be found in our terms of use.