Hey Kids! Before you break open that fresh box of Crayolas, make sure you read the fine print:
https://www.barackobama.com/artworks/official-rules
https://www.barackobama.com/artworks/submission-terms
Yes, there's so much of it they need two separate links. Only who wants to read all that? It's almost as big as the jobs bill itself. Allow me to try and condense it for you.
Even though we are all citizens of the world, and everyone in the world should be allowed to vote as many times as they want in U.S. presidential elections without ever being asked for any kind of proof of who they are and where they're from, you'd damn well better be a citizen or legal resident of the United States if you want to donate your time and talent to this endeavor. And the Obama campaign has every right to demand proof! It's not that OFA is bigoted, it's just that those pesky Republicans will raise a big stink about allowing non-citizens/residents to participate in OFA in any way, and that may lead them to want to open investigations into whether other OFA activities are being conducted in a like manner; and Republicans will do this for no other purpose than to score cheap political points. That, and OFA stands for Obama For America, not Obama For The Thousand Countries That Make Up The Whole Planet Earth.
Once you enter this contest, the Obama campaign will own all rights to your entry as well as your pathetic soul
until even after you die.
If you win, your prize will be the thrill of having your entry framed and signed by either Obama or Obama's automatic pen. You will receive no money (unless you're somehow able to unload the thing on eBay); however, you may be asked to fill out tax forms—you know, just in case!
Even if you don't win, you'll still get plenty from OFA—just for entering! This includes unlimited spam; people knocking on your door at all hours to demand why you haven't donated as much money as everyone else on your block, and why you haven't swapped out your bunny slippers for marching boots; and the use of your contact information “for other purposes.” To paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, you must enter this contest to find out what those other purposes are. They could include a lifetime supply of Free Stuff™, but there's only one way to know for sure! It's just our little way of saying “thank you” for sharing your ID info with us!
What's more, OFA gets to use your name and likeness any way they want, as often as they want, without offering you any kind of compensation, and if you don't like it, well . . . don't forget they can use your name and likeness ANY way they want!
Oh, and by the way—your entry better not be copied from someone else's stuff. However, OFA can copy your stuff and even take all the credit for it. Go pound sand if you don't like it!
Finally, if anything goes wrong with your entry, or even with your wretched, worthless life, as a result of participating in this endeavor, that's your problem. Pound more sand.
Now what are you all waiting for? Can't you see Obama has just created a job for you? I don't see any poster contests from Speaker Boehner or the RNC, so this is a lot more than what the Republicans are doing!
