Obama References

Obama References

I had wondered what responses I would encounter after Obama’s recent election. What references would I find?

All over Italy, EVERY store in a given city launches a sale on the same day, cutting prices by 30-70%. I saw this sign, and immediately knew the reference…

YesWeSale

And with the recent G8 Summit, I was seeing Obama’s face frequently in subway displays:

G8 - Obama Berlusconi

Italian friends at school have mentioned Barack Obama in conversation and their pleasure with his presidency. And Michele Obama is certainly noted, as well! In one of the Fashion Design presentations about trend-forecasting, the closing remarks spoke of Michele’s “New O Glamour”.

The world is taking note, certainly.

G8 Graphics

G8 Graphics

Posters of the G8 participants have been in all of the subway stations, during the time leading up to the G8 Summit that was held in L’Aquila this last week. These were on rotating displays, that changed every few seconds. At one moment, I caught a glimpse of Obama displayed next to Berlusconi, and it seemed Barack was looking askance at Silvio, who was looking away. I had to wait for the display to cycle through and the two images to be side-by-side again.

G8 - Obama Berlusconi

g8-group-of-leaders

“The main issues that the world’s eight leading countries addressed were: La crisi economica internazionale e le crisi regionali (The international economic crisis and regional crises), la sicurezza alimentare (food safety and security), la lotta ai cambiamenti climatici (the struggle against climate changes), and la liberalizzazione del commercio mondiale (the deregulation of world trade).”