Houston Mayor (and friend) Bill White has stirred up a bit of controversy with a recent ad in a Houston newspaper. The origin of the ad’s design, which has been discussed here, here, and here, is in dispute. Whatever its origin, it has certainly generated some interesting dialog.
As interesting as this is, in the big scheme of things, this is small potatoes. For example, I’m not sure Mayor White’s participation was ever more crucial than at the Yalta Conference, when Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin joined Mayor White to discuss plans for a post-World War II Europe. Yet, not a peep from bloggers or reporters.
Similarly, I don’t recall any big ordeal when Mayor White attended The Last Supper – it’s natural that during this difficult time, Saint Paul may have been looking for some encouraging words. Plus, the Mayor was undoubtedly hungry, and, well, it was supper.
And if anybody else wants to play “Lets Inappropriately Photoshop Bill White Into a Famous Photo,” please feel free to do so – just email me the result in the next couple of days, and I’ll post the best ones. But please – no porn. Really. I can’t even imagine.
(Thanks to Vince for knowing how to drive Photoshop!)
Aw Fub, you’re making a too big a deal out of a minor typo. Replace the H with a D and it all makes sense.
This cracked me up at the end of a crazy day.
Love it.
I can’t photoshop, but I look forward to some of the creative ideas your readers come up with.
Anonymous (if that is indeed your real name):
I can’t drive Photoshop either, but ohhhhhhh trust me, a few good ones have been sent in and will be posted soon.