Morrissey Hearts Jon Stewart
First, the post from morrisseymusic.com, then the story behind his shirt...
Here, via e-mail, is the great backstory from the shirt designer, April Hornbuckle..."With all my heart I urge people to vote against George Bush. Jon Stewart would be ideal, but John Kerry is the logical and sane move. It does not need to be said yet again, but Bush has single-handedly turned the United States into the most neurotic and terror-obsessed country on the planet. For non-Americans, the United States is suddenly not a very nice place to visit because US immigration officers – under the rules of Bush – now conduct themselves with all the charm and unanswerable indignation of Hitler’s SS. Please bring sanity and intelligence back to the United States. Don’t forget to vote. Vote for John Kerry and get rid of George Bush!"
- Morrissey, 10/27/04
"i spent this past october going to nine morrissey shows. at the first six he always said something about his love for jon stewart/the petition he was starting to get jon stewart on the ballot/how jon stewart would make the best president/etc. during the show, so when i won a contest run by an atlanta radio station to attend a 'meet and greet' before the show here, i decided to design and screen him some jon stewart shirts he might like and possibly wear on stage. well, i did, and he's worn it on his official site! i know it's a small and seemingly insignificant thing, but morrissey wearing something i actually made myself and gave to him has made my year. (for proof that i actually did make this, here's a picture of me wearing one of the shirts i kind of messed up on."Check April's Moz tour diary here.
Posted at 9:20 PM
Tags: Jon Stewart | Morrissey | The Smiths
(gasp) must...possess...shirt....
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i love morrissey and the smiths almost as much as i am going to love voting for michael badnarik, the libertarian candidate, next week. bush and kerry both suck balls.
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The fact that there are people out there (I know there are, and hope none of them take this personally and pipe bomb me) who would trust Morrisey on politics scares the fuck out of me. And this has nothing to do with either who I'm voting for, or how much I like the guy's music. (like it alot, by the way).
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we've got quite a story about our jon stewart for president t-shirt. after the crossfire brilliance, we hit up illustrator and photoshop to whip up a shirt (mostly for bill at geekwardho.org).
we put it up on zazzle, a few people bought it.. and then it disappeared.
a call to zazzle determined that a small jon stewart face used in the corner of the flag violated their terms of service, which prohibit tshirts using of the name or image of a celebrity.
bastards.
anyways, the moral of the story is that anyone who wants a nice (free) high-res copy in PSD format of our design that they can use to screen or make iron-ons for a shirt.. just email us (optimus at optimuscrime dot com). you can see what it looks like at:
http://www.optimuscrime.com/2004/10/listen-that-tucker-guy-is-dick-but-why.html
lukas optimuscrime,
president,
jon stewart 2008 presidential campaign volunteer corps (canadian outpost)
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anyone know where that shirt is available?
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oh wait, I see it. I'm a dumbass.
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I'm voting for a turd sandwich, South Park stizz...
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By the way, I would probably die happy if something I made was worn by the Mozzer. It really doesn't get much better than that...
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Did you see where Moz was the subject of death threats in Texas because of this and had to cancel two shows?
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>michael badnarik, the libertarian candidate
thanks so much for fuckin it up for the rest of us!
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that's awesome -- what a great story! i'm so happy for april, and i don't even know her. aw.
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ahhhh! She makes Mr. Show buttons. I love her.
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Voting Libertarian does not make you cool this election. 10 out of 10 intellectuals agree.
Vote.
Fucking.
Kerry.
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I like John Stewart and all, but he's a comedian. Is this guy serious about thinking he'd make a good President? I really hope he's not, that's just stupid.
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Oops, I mean Jon
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i don't think moz is serious about making jon "president." i think he just likes the guy, and is trying to make a statement -- implying that jon, a somewhat politically-minded comedian, would serve this country infinitely better than our current "commander-in-chief," an icky politician.
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While Morrissey doesn't dictate my politics for me, I am happy to hear that his fall in line with mine.
Also, I do tend to think that anyone who votes for Bush is useless, but I would never threaten violence to them. Shame Moz had to cancel his shows in Texas, but really, is that a shock?
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ANYONE WHO THINKS MORRISEY IS SERIOUS NEEDS TO CHECK THIER SENSE OF HUMOR. THE FACT IS THAT ANYONE IS BETTER THAN THAT RED NECK OF BUSH!! EVEN PARIS HILTON!!! EVERYONE NEEDS TO VOTE!! AND WHILE I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE LIKE NADER TO WIN , I KNOW THAT I SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND VOTE FOR KERRY!!!! SO LETS KICK BUSH ASS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ALONG WITH HIS ALIEN LOOKING WIFE AND RETARD DAUGHTERS!!!!
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America is not the world.
Also, April rules. I'm not sure what my favorite story on here this week is, it's neck and neck between this and Ashleegate.
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I love the shirt! I have to agree with everyone who said Morrissey was joking. If vote for a candidate because your favorite celeb is endorsing that candidate then you should have your voting rights taken away from you!
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I pray for the day that all musicians and actors stop trying to preach to people about politics. It is so annoying and old. And I don't even like Bush...or Kerry for that matter.
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i so want that shirt.
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THAT GIRL! i was
going to order a shirt
that said "the mozfather" and
was totally the godfather-ish
but my friend talked me out if it.
damn, those shirts were really cool.
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ah!! april's an awesome person. i love her.
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bill hicks for president.
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How can I get a T-shirt (Jon Stewart for President) like the one in the photo above? My 16 year old son wants one for Christmas.
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I bet you can find it on Ebay
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