Obama T-Shirt Roundup

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Current and Topical, Political

With almost two weeks to go before the election, it’s about time for me to do a full roundup of campaign t-shirts for each candidate. I will start with Obama, given the overwhelming amount of e-mail and comments I have received. Every day people are buying Obama shirts, desiging them, getting suspended from school because of them, and even getting shot with BB guns for wearing them. Before I begin, I’ll make a brief disclaimer that this round-up isn’t comprehensive, and there are thousands of shirts that didn’t make this list, in fact some really good ones. I also want to thank everyone who’s emailed me with their submissions.

The Best

    Obama Superman T-Shirt
  • This quintessential Obama Superman t-shirt belies the extent to which many of his supporters are inspired by Obama’s candidacy. [Via Militant Geek]
    • Yes We Can Obama T-Shirt
  • An inspired and inspirational design, Audacity from Enstru-Mental relates another one of Obama’s campaign slogans.
    • Yes We Can Obama T-Shirt
  • There is no doubt this election has been closely watched from all corners of the globe, and Yes We Can attempts to translate Obama’s message into at least thirteen languages. Knowing how diverse this blog’s readership is, I think that many of you will find these shirts interesting.
    • Yes We Can Obama T-Shirt
  • Straight from Obama’s web-store, “O’Bama” is perhaps one of his catchiest slogans, and can be easily recycled every St. Patrick’s Day. Talk about a “green” t-shirt!
    • Obama Hope T-Shirt
  • I would be hard pressed not to include the iconic Hope by Shepard Fairey, even though I am not sure if you can still buy an official version. You can try finding one on Ebay, or here.
    • Bros Before Hoes T-Shirt
  • Like it or not, Bros Before Hoes captures one of the more significant aspects of the 2008 election.
    • Yes We Can Obama T-Shirt
  • “Obama is my Homeboy” was one of the earliest Obama t-shirts. They also had one for Hillary and just about anyone else you could think of.

Honorable Mentions

The Head Scratchers

Some of the more entertaining t-shirts are ofte\n those you would never be caught dead wearing. With that in mind, here are some tees that either went too far, or didn’t go far enough.

  • Regulate the Banks - Whenever anyone makes a concerted effort to create something, I believe it to be a positive, even if the end result falls short of success. This is why I never like to rag on someone else’s t-shirt making attempts (anything that involves Mike Hunt notwithstanding). Ultimately, this shirt is underdesigned, and it conveys a muddied message by virtue of combining two disparate issues.
  • Obama Ride - This is definitely a headscratcher in the purest sense of the term. It is a strange caricature of Mr. McCain carrying a hot-dog wielding Mr. Obama on his shoulders, presumably to the White House. The only possible explanation is that this shirt is made by an artist commune, which I think is pretty much the case.
  • SuperBadTees - Dare I say… underdesigned? (NSFW)
  • Pop Goes Obama - I happen to think that copying the whole Marilyn Monroe “pop art” motif just doesn’t make any sense nowadays. Not only because it’s formulaic, but because Warhol’s ideas lose their value without their context. Besides, the colors used are just hideous.

Anti-Obama

  • Obama Antichrist - Coming from T-Shirt Hell, this shirt is pretty much an endorsement, although for some religious fundamentalists it may represent a very real fear. For what it’s worth, “Half Honkey, All Donkey” is now gone from T-Shirt Hell.
  • Nobama (keep the change) - “Nobama” has been one of the most common campaign slogans on the McCain trail. This one does it with a clever twist.
  • The Man, The Myth, The Legend. I’ve written about ThoseShirts in the past, and while I don’t agree with some of their heavy-handed slogans, I do suspect that plenty of conservatives find their shirts spot on.
  • I wrote about the Obama/Curious George tee in an earlier post.
  • Jews Against Obama. Ok, so the wheels are really starting to come off the wagon. If you are interesting in knowing more about this $200 shirt go here and here, but don’t read into things too much.

That’s it for Obama. Stay tuned for Palin and McCain t-shirts soon, which should be a lot easier since there won’t be nearly as many shirts to sift through. If you’d like to receive e-mail updates every time I make a new post you can subscribe by email. As always, feel free to add to this list in the comments.

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Robert GERMANY (1 comments.)

Comment on October 20th, 2008.

I’m looking forward to that. Hint: we’d be glad if you checked out our Election ‘08 category where you might find some goodness.
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jay UNITED STATES

Comment on October 25th, 2008.

I am wearing “O’bamagh Go Bragh” similar to the St Patty shirt, his Irish heritage is rarely mentioned.

Russ AUSTRALIA (1 comments.)

Comment on October 27th, 2008.

I’m glad to see that there are so many great Obama designs appearing. Although saying that there are a lot out there that are pretty rubbish. Hopefully some more good ones will start appearing soon…

James Anthony UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on October 28th, 2008.

NoBama. Really?

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obama boys FRANCE (1 comments.)

Comment on October 31st, 2008.

Bonjour à tous,

Affichez votre soutien à Barack Obama avec le t-shirt officiel “Obama Boys Club”, en vente sur http://www.obamaboysclub.com

A bientôt,

OBAMA BOYS CLUB

Dvir Hazout ISRAEL (1 comments.)

Comment on November 5th, 2008.

Grea collection..
I would go wth the second tee you showed if I had the will to buy Obama tee..

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T Shirt Design INDIA

Comment on November 12th, 2008.

The best was really the best! Super Obama will have some time in the White House!

Obama-Rama UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on November 14th, 2008.

This shirt is the best I’ve seen so far:

http://www.cool-obama-shirt.com

Alex UNITED STATES

Comment on November 14th, 2008.

Yeah, ’tis cool. Any idea who created that image?

Terry UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on November 16th, 2008.

As an internet marketer of Obama Clothing I have found that taste is subjective. I have sold over 100 different designs I created to countries all over the globe.

Designs I that were poor sometimes sell good and designs I thought were excellent sometimes barely sell, so I keep a huge selection on line.

My personal favorite is the T-shirt called Evolution, but it has not sold a single time,while the MLK_Obama clothing always sells strong.

You can check out my work at

http://www.ObamaMegaStore.com

manda UNITED STATES (2 comments.)

Comment on November 19th, 2008.

the obama superman t-shirt is def my fave. love!

http://sparkle-plenty.com/neswcrobtee.html

T-Shirts UNITED KINGDOM (1 comments.)

Comment on November 23rd, 2008.

The Obey T-shirt was great but now every label in the world has try to jump on the bandwagon im feed up of seeing this guys face everywhere..

Rudy UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on November 24th, 2008.

We got all the Superman Super Obama Tshirts in stock at our Obama Toy and Memorabilia shop: http://www.ImagineGate.com

We also have the matching Super Obama Talking Bobblehead - Captain Obama!!

Congratulations Mr. President!!!

Yes, We Can!!!!

alex ROMANIA

Comment on November 27th, 2008.

what do you say about these http://www.designioustimes.com/t-shirt/obama-t-shirt-designs.html

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I.V. Obama UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on December 26th, 2008.

The Obama Superman T-Shirt is one of the best and most powerful T-Shirt designs I have ever seen.

John UNITED STATES

Comment on December 30th, 2008.

How about this one- http://conchtees.com/shirt/men/obamunism.php

Definitely not an endorsement, but still a clever design- and they do hoodies!

Black Half UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on January 18th, 2009.

awesome shirts! here is my favorite that you missed. “I Voted For The Black Half” t-shirt….its awesome, like your blog.

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pixelzzz UNITED STATES

Comment on February 11th, 2009.

You might dig this T-shirt with Obama and Batman http://www.redbubble.com/people/dapixara/t-shirts/2448344-1-batman-yes-i-can

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leroy UNITED STATES (1 comments.)

Comment on June 29th, 2009.

Here is an image of the Buddha Obama t-shirt.

Justin Credible CANADA (1 comments.)

Comment on June 29th, 2009.

Obama shirts from Bang-On!! http://bang-on.com/ls/newamerica/

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Amin Ramjee INDIA (1 comments.)

Comment on August 11th, 2009.

Nice T-shirts article. T-shirts are necessity during the summer months. They are looking very nice and soft. Really I love it. The one of greatest web site is http://www.discountmugs.com/nc/category/t-shirts/

ajay INDIA

Comment on August 17th, 2009.

awesome tshirts you hav uploaded here..and i like the obama’s black t shirt…..

t shirt screen printing PHILIPPINES

Comment on November 29th, 2009.

Good shirts you have there. Just got another idea on supporting Obama, really glad you can just have him print thru t shirt screen printing then walk your way. :)

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