Voting

[Bestwifeever]

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Originally Posted by ItDontMeanAThing "Blue dog <name of a political party>" is a phrase I haven't heard in many years, but at one time it's partisan meaning was clear. No idea if Rodrigue was aware of that.

Wikipedia has an interesting article on blue dog Democrats (it's not a partisan article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition). Perhaps a myth but one of the theories about the name is that Rodrigue's paintings happened to be on the wall of the office where the group was founded, so full circle. Nothing political re Rodrigue either. I think the voting sticker honors the artist, not the group.

I did not know this artist before this thread (but I did know the term "blue dog Democrat") so thanks W2R for introducing me to his work! I like it.

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by ItDontMeanAThing "Blue dog <name of a political party>" is a phrase I haven't heard in many years, but at one time it's partisan meaning was clear. No idea if Rodrigue was aware of that.

Oh OK, thanks. I have heard "Yellow Dog <name of that political party>" but just hadn't heard of the blue variety. I don't think Rodrigue meant anything by it since the Blue Dog was supposed to be depicting his own dog Tiffany.

[athena53]

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Originally Posted by Another Reader I can still remember a middle aged blonde lady in Illinois being interviewed on TV just before the 1960 election. She said Kennedy should not be elected, because then the Pope would run the country.

I used to go to the library and read back issues of Time magazine when I was younger and I remember that was a big worry. I wonder how JFK's philandering would be perceived now. I doubt it could be covered up as neatly as it was in the 1960s.

[growing_older]

I didn't mean to imply that Blue Dog stickers were partisan politics in action, just that I was surprised that given the political connotation they were approved for distribution. Whether the artist, or even the general electorate, was immediately familiar with the symbol wasn't so much the issue. But I would be completely surprised if someone who supervises elections as a profession would be unaware of the history of the symbol.

But they are cute stickers.

[folivier]

But if you were from Louisiana then you would understand. Mr. Rodrigue is well known for his art.

[rodi]

With the election over - this thread has run it's course.